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scip-gebroc

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Petrus se apostol eóde mid drígum fótum ofer þone sǽ, and Paulus geþrowode scipgebroc in þám sǽ ibi Paulus ire cum navi non potuit, ubi Petrus pedibus iter fecit, Gr. D. 91, 10. Add

sealt-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-ærn, -ern, es; n.
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A salt-house, a place where salt is prepared .i. sealtern, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 64, 28. Bútan ðem sealtern and bútan ðem wioda ðe tó ðem sealtern limpþ, 66, 22. Sealtearn, iii. 426, 19

sceát-líne

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-líne, an; f.

The sheet of a sail

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The sheet of a sail, the rope fastened to the lower end of a sail Sceátlíne (sceac-, MS.) propes, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 62: 63, 58. Cf. fótráp propes, 48, 25, and Icel. skaut-reip

Linked entries: fót-ráp sceac-líne

scilcen

(n.)
Grammar
scilcen, [The word has not necessarily a bad meaning. With the passage given compare the description of the same incident in Gr. D.
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Hé sænde .vii. nacode mǽdenu (puellas), 119, 11] :-- Scylcen, fǽmne, meówle iuuencula, i. uirguncula, An. Ox. 2112. [Þer com o schelchene gon þat wes myd Kayphas (uenit una ex ancillis summi sacerdotis, Mk. 14, 66), Misc. 45, 279.]

ágan

(n.)
Grammar
ágan, g. d. acc. etc. of áge, an; f. property.
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Cd. 216; Th. 274, 1; Sat. 147;

ge-sæcgan

(v.)

to say, tell

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to say, tell, Ps. Th. 77, 8

efen-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-heáh, adj.

Equally high ⬩ æque altus

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Equally high; æque altus, Salm. Kmbl. 85, 28

Linked entry: heáh

feolo

(num.; adj.)

many

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many, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 26; Sat. 421

ge-cwyþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwyþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-cweðan.

speaks

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speaks,Cd. 227; Th. 304, 9; Sat. 627;

BEORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
BEORHT, berht, byrht, bryht; adj.

BRIGHT ⬩ light ⬩ clear ⬩ lucid ⬩ splendid ⬩ excellent ⬩ splendidus ⬩ lucidus ⬩ coruscus ⬩ clarus ⬩ formosus ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ magnificent ⬩ noble ⬩ glorious ⬩ sublime ⬩ divine ⬩ holy ⬩ clarus ⬩ præclarus ⬩ eximius ⬩ augustus ⬩ divus ⬩ sanctus

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[the Lord's prayer] Salm. Kmbl. 87; Sal. 43

Linked entries: bearht byrht berht bryht

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagle ⬩ aquĭla

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He sende blódige earnas he sent bloody eagles, Salm. Kmbl. 943; Sal. 471

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

HÝÐ

(n.)
Grammar
HÝÐ, e ; f.

a port ⬩ haven

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Th. 106, 29; Exon, 20 b ; Th. 53, 34; Cri. 860: Salm. Kmbl. 489; Sal. 245

Linked entry: húðe

here-láf

(n.)
Grammar
here-láf, e; f.

The remnant of an army or people ⬩ what is left of an army after a battle ⬩ what is left after a battle ⬩ spoil

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Þurh gítsunge wearþ beswicen Sawl se cyning ðá ðá him leófran wǽron ða forbodenan hereláfa ðonne Godes willa through avarice was king Saul betrayed when he preferred the forbidden spoils of the host [of the Amalekites, v. 1 Sam. xv. 9] to the will of

Linked entry: fird-láf

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, feorrane, feorren; adv.

Afar ⬩ far off ⬩ at a distance ⬩ from far ⬩ a longe ⬩ prŏcul ⬩ longe ⬩ e longinquo

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Kmbl. 1982; El. 993: Rood Kmbl. 114; Kr. 57; Salm. Kmbl. 357; Sal. 178: Exon. 103 a; Th. 389, 15; Rä. 7, 8: Boutr. Scrd, 17, 11. Feorran and neán from far and near, Beo.

Linked entries: feoran feorren ferran firran feorrane ge-fearrian

wíd-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽre, adj.
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Hafaþ se cantic wídmǽrost word, Salm. Kmbl. 101; Sal. 50

FRETAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRETAN, ic frete, ðú fritest, fritst, he freteþ, friteþ, fritt, fryt, pl. fretaþ; p. ic, he fræt, ðú frǽte. pl. frǽton; pp. freten [for-, etan to eat?].

to eat up ⬩ gnaw ⬩ FRET ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ to break ⬩ burst ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ rumpĕre

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Friteþ wildne fugol it eats the wild bird, Salm. Kmbl. 596; Sal. 297: 808; Sal. 403. Deáþ misfédeþ oððe fritt hig mors depascet eos, Ps. Spl. T. 48, 14. Fýr fryt land mid his wæstme ignis devŏrābit terram cum germĭne suo, Deut. 32, 22.

Linked entry: gefrett

geond-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten.

To look through, see through, look over ⬩ perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre ⬩ To look about, look around ⬩ circumspectāre

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To look through, see through, look over; perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre He selfa mæg sǽ geondwlítan he can himself look through the sea, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 18; Sat. 9: Beo. Th. 5335; B. 2771.

ancra

Grammar
ancra, ancera an anchorite.
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Paulus and Antonius ðá ǽrostan ancran, Sal. K. 190, 24. Óþer muneca cyn is ancrena, þæt is wéstensetlena, R. Ben. 9, 5. Add

ecg-lást

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-lást, [The gender is doubtful, the word occurring both m. and f. in the only passage where it is found: lást a track is m.]
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is mildra ðonne middangeardes swétnissa; and seó winstre ecglást ðæs ilcan wæpnes hé is scearpra ðonne eal middangeard, Sal. K. p. 150, 14-22

ofer-heáfod

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[Overhofen sal be over Yban his fruyte, Ps. 71, 16. Goth. ufar-hafjan sik to exalt oneself: O. H. Ger. ubar-heven sih.]

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