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áweg-áworpenness

(n.)
Grammar
áweg-áworpenness, e; f.

Abortion

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Abortion Ðá wíf þe dód áwegáworpnesse heora bearna, (abortionem) Ll. Th. ii. 154, 34

Linked entry: á-worpennes

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Háwa ðæt se inra wind ðé ne tówende look that the inward wind do not cast thee down, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32. Háwa hwæðer his ceaflas sín tóswollene notice whether his jowls be swollen, Lchdm. iii. 140, 8.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Gif wé áslaciaþ ðæs weddes ðe wé seald habbaþ, ðonne máge wé wénan ðæt ðás þeófas willaþ ríxian gyta swíðor ðonne hig ǽr dydon these thieves will get the upper hand yet more than they did before, L. Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 23.

clough

(n.)

cleft of a rockdown the side of a hill

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a cleft of a rock, or down the side of a hill, Som. Ben. Lye

norþeást-ende

(n.; adj.)

the north-east end

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the north-east end Óþ ðone norþeástende ðisses middangeardes, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 14, 14

Linked entry: ende

plúm-feðer

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-feðer, e; f.
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Down Plúmfeðera hnescnyss geonglíce lima ná gehlýwe plumarum mollities iuuenilia membra non foveat, Scint. 43

ge-fælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fælan, -fællan; p. de; pp. ed

To overturnoverthrowthrow downprosternere

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To overturn, overthrow, throw down; prosternere, Ps. Vos. 105, 25 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 18

Linked entry: a-fælan

un-settan

(v.)

to displaceput down

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to displace, put down Tó unsettanne (-setanne, Rush.) ad deponendum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 36

wudu-herpaþ

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-herpaþ, es; m.

A public road through a wood

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A public road through a wood On ðone wuduherpaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 213, 2

éþel-ríce

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Wið ðæs úplican éþelríces towards heaven which is our home, Dóm. L. 32, 73. Add

frum-ácennes

(n.)
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nativity Ðone blindo from frumácennise caecum a natiuitate, Jn. p. 5, 19. Cf. frum-byrd

mylen-steall

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On ðone mylensteall; ðæt of ðém mylenstealle andlang Ycenan, C. D. v. 121, 10. Add

onlíce

(adv.)
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Hié beóð onlícost suelce hí beren ðone ceák velut luterem portant, Past. 105, 12. Add

pleg-stede

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-stede, es; m.
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A play-place On ðone plægstede; and of ðan plægstede, C. D. vi. 244, 8

wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
wærlan, p.de

To wend, turn

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To wend, turn Ðona foerde ł mið ðý wærlde praeteriens, Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 1

Linked entry: ge-wærlan

æcer-weg

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-weg, es; m.

A field-road

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A field-road Andlang æcerweges . . . eft on ðone æcerweg, C. D. vi. 137, 17, 22

ge-þylmédan

(v.)

to make patientbring down

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to make patient, bring down Hí geþylméde synt ipsi obligati sunt, Ps. Lamb, 19, 9

beán-land

(n.)
Grammar
beán-land, es; n.

Land on which beans are grown

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Land on which beans are grown Ðone þriddan æcer beánlandes, C. D. iii. 366, 20

for-tredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tredan, ðú -tretst, -trydst, -trytst; p. -træd, pl. -trǽdon; pp. -treden

To tread upontread under footconculcārecalcāre

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Seó fortredene heorte the trodden down heart, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 16

súþ

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ, cpve. súþra; spve. súþmest; adj.
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On ðone sýðeran steð . . . on ðone norðere steð, v. 148, 20. Ðone súðran sunnstede, Lchdm, iii. 252, 15. Ðone súðran steorran, 270, 18. On ðæm súðmestan onwalde, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 15.

Linked entry: be-súþan