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gleáwlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gleáwlíc, adj.

Wisewaryastute

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Monast. Th. 32, 29

un-libbende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-libbende, adj.

Not livingdead

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Not living, dead Se dyde monig wundor ge lybbende ge unlybbende, Shrn. 127, 22

Linked entry: un-lifigende

meolcian

(v.)
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Hí on þǽm mónðe þriwa on dæge mylcedon heora neát, Shrn. 78, 1. Add

for-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow awayinflateinflāre

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Gif mon síe forbláwen if a man be inflated, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 240, 4

læt-hýdig

(adj.)
Grammar
læt-hýdig, adj.

Slow-mindeddull

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Slow-minded, slow of thought, dull Nis mon on moldan ... ðæs læthýdig ðæt hine sé árgifa ealles biscyrge módes cræfta no man is there on earth so dull, that the bounteous giver hath quite cut him off from powers of mind, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 5; Crä.

mynster-hám

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-hám, es; m.

A monastic housemonastery

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Ðone oferécan mon gedǽle gind mynsterhámas tó Godes ciricum in Súðregum and in Cent, Chart. Th. 482, 18

nón-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
nón-gereord, es; n.

A repast after the service of nones

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A repast after the service of nones Siððan hýðone forman cnyl tó nóne gehýren, gangen hý ealle from hyra weorce and dón hý gearuwe, ðæt hý mágon tó cirican gán, ðonne mon eft cnylle. Ðonne eft æfter heora nóngereorde rǽdan hý eft heora béc, R.

on-drǽding

(n.)
Grammar
on-drǽding, e; f.
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Hé sume hwíle wénde ðæt hine mon gefón sceolde, and hé for ðære ondrǽdinge ðæs ðe swíðor on ðæt weorod þrong, 5, 12; Swt. 244, 12

weorold-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-geriht, es; n.
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A secular or civil right Woruldgerihta ic wille ðæt standan on ǽlcum leódscipe swá góde swá hý mon on betste áredian mæge . . . And ic wille ðæt woruldgerihta mid Denum standan be swá gódum lagum swá hý betst geceósan mægen, L. Edg.

bycgan

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L. 4, 8. in reference to marriage Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, Ll. Th. i. 122, 3. to hire workmen Bycgæ wyrhta conducere operarios, Mt. R. 20,1

ísern-gelóman

(n.)
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D. 201, 19. p him mon íserngelðman (issern-, v. l. ) bróhte, Bd. 4, 28; S. 520, 20. Ðæt wǽron mi stáncræftigan . . . hý gesénedon ǽlce morgen heora ísern-gelóman, Shrn. 146, 15. v. í-gelóma

gagátes

Grammar
gagátes, l. gagates

jet,

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., and add Hér bið geméted gagates stán; sé bið swylce blæc gim, gif mon déð on fyr, nǽdran fleógaþ áweg ðone stenc gignit lapidem gagatem; est nigrogemmeus, et ardens igni admotus incensus serpentes fugat, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 9. 5

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Ásca . . . huulíc monn sé, is lár gesceáwig, Mt. L. 10, 14 note.

slídan

(v.)
Grammar
slídan, p. slád; pp. sliden

To slideslipfallto slideglideto make a mistaketo failerrto fallinto an unhappy conditionto pass awaybe transitoryperishable

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Þer on geð him one in one sliddrie weie, he slit & falleþ sone ; and ter monie goð togederes, . . . gif eni uoð on uorte sliden, be oðer breideð hine up er þen he allunge ualle, A. R. 252, 10-12. Mony folk slod to helle H.

Linked entry: sliden

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, beorh, biorg, biorh; gen. beorges; dat. beorge; pl. nom. acc. beorgas; gen. beorga; dat. beorgum; m.

a hillmountaincollismonsa heapBURROW or barrowa heap of stonesplace of burialtumulus

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Ǽlc múnt and beorh byþ genyðerod omnis mons et collis humiliabitur Lk. Bos. 3, 5.

Linked entries: beorh berg biorg

CIRM

(n.)
Grammar
CIRM, cyrm, es; m.

A noise, shout, clamour, uproarstrepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor

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Cyrmum clangoribus, Mone B. 6276

Linked entries: cearm cyrm

fýr-spearca

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-spearca, an; m.

A fire-sparkscintilla

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Monast. Th. 31, 5

Linked entry: spearca

un-wǽded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wǽded, adj.

Not clothed

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Not clothed Monno unwéded mið wéde hominem non vestitum veste, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 11

Linked entry: -wǽded

wíg-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hyrst, e; f.
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The trappings of war Beorn monig goldbeorht wíghyrstum scán. Exon. Th. 478, 3; Ruin. 35

of-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
of-sleán, to kill or
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Monast. Th. 21, 19. Ic on morgenne ofsleá mânes wyrhtan in matutino interficiebam omnes peccatores, Ps. Th. 100, 8. Gif man mannan ofslæhþ, L. Eth. 21 ; Th. i. 8, 3. Ofsleahþ, 6; Th. i. 4, 6. Ofslehþ, 7; Th. i. 4, 9.

Linked entry: of-gesleán