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á-pullian

(v.)
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Add: — Gif þú smyrest hraðe ðá stówe þe þá hǽr beóð of ápullud, ne geþafað seó smyrung ꝥ hý eft wexen, Lch. i. 362, 10

Linked entry: pullian

ceáp-cniht

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Substitute: A (young) man who has been bought, a slave Ceápcneht empticius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 18. Ceápcniht, 29, 28. v. cýpe-cniht in Dict

dæg-langes

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Ac gyf unc swá þince uton gebyddan unc hǽr dæglanges and spurian tó morgen furður sed hodie satis, ut puto, scripsimus, Shrn. 188, 17. Add

heardung

(n.)
Grammar
heardung, e; f.

A hardening

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A hardening, a being or becoming hard: Heardung þǽre lifre butan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, Lch. ii. 198, 13. Be þǽre lifre heardunge, 160, 21

warenian

(v.)
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In the first passage one MS. has Warnode hé him, Bd. Sch. 53, 24.]

heals-wiða

(n.)
Grammar
heals-wiða, an; m.

A necklace

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A necklace Me healswiðan hláford sealde my lord has given me a chain for my neck, Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 12; Rä. 5, 4

hearpung

(n.)
Grammar
hearpung, e; f.

Harping, playing on the harp

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Harping, playing on the harp Hé hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he hath deserved her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 8

sealmian

(v.)
Grammar
sealmian, p. ode

To play on the harp (and sing)

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To play on the harp (and sing) Ic singe and sealmige cantabo et psallam (I sal sing and salme, Ps.), Ps. Spl. M. 107, 1

FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the hand ⬩ the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ mănus

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The palm of the hand, the hand; palma, mănus Folm mec mæg bifón the hand may grasp me, Exon. 111a; Th. 425, 6; Rä. 41, 52: Ps. Th. 79, 15. Of sceaðan folme from the hand of the foe, Andr. Kmbl. 2268; An. 1135.

Linked entry: folme

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, p. de; pp. ed, -rǽdd, -rǽd.

to arrange, dispose, direct, advise, determine, ordain, consult for, provide for ⬩ decernere, statuere, edicere, consulere, providere ⬩ to enjoin ⬩ to arrange ⬩ to read ⬩ legere

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Icel. greiða hár to dress the hair.] Bíðon girǽded disponentur, Rtl. 86, 24. Ic ðone friþ gerǽdd hæbbe I have ordained the peace, L. Ath. v. § 11; Th. i. 240, 14. Gerǽd ordained, § l0; Th. i. 240, 2: L. Eth. vi. 32; Th. i. 324, 1.

hwelian

(v.)
Grammar
hwelian, p. ode, ede
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Gif ðæt líc heard sí útan lege on ðane lǽcedom ðe ðæt heard forði hwelige and ðæt yfel út teó if the body be hard on the outside apply such leechdom as the hard part may turn to matter thereby, and may draw out the mischief, L.

Linked entries: hwelca hwele ge-hweled

feaxede

bushy

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Add: having hair Ðeós wyrt is greáton bógum and swýþe smælon leáfon swylce heó má fexede gesewen sý this plant is with thick boughs and very narrow leaves, it looks rather as if furnished with hair, Lch. i. 250, 20. bushy, full of foliage (?)

apl

(n.)
Grammar
apl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. aplas, m; nom. acc. pl. apla, n.

An apple ⬩ a ball

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C. apla] mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 19 b, 28: Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28

a-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wirgan, p. de; pp. ed

To strangle ⬩ strangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

delfere

(n.)
Grammar
delfere, es; m.

A digger ⬩ fossor

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A digger;fossor Gif se delfere ða eorþan nó ne dulfe if the digger had not dug the earth, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 7

dyrne-geliger

(n.)
Grammar
dyrne-geliger, gen. -geligre ; f. [dyrne secret, geliger a lying]

A secret lying, adultery ⬩ adultĕrium

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A secret lying, adultery; adultĕrium Heó hæfde dyrne-geligre she [Eurydice] had secret adultery, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 39: Ps. Spl. C. 72, 26

eln-boga

(n.)
Grammar
eln-boga, an; m.

An elbow ⬩ cŭbĭtum

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An elbow; cŭbĭtum Se earm nǽnige bígnesse on ðam elnbogan hæfde the arm had no bending at the elbow, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23

Linked entries: el-boga elm-boga

feax-feallung

(n.)
Grammar
feax-feallung, e; f.

Falling off ⬩ loss of the hair ⬩ the mange ⬩ crīnium amissio ⬩ alōpĕcia ⬩ άλωπεκία

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Falling off; or loss of the hair, the mange; crīnium amissio, alōpĕcia = άλωπεκία Feaxfeallung alōpĕcia, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 56; Wrt. Voc. 19, 58

Linked entry: feallung

feorr

(adj.)
Grammar
feorr, adj.

Far ⬩ distant ⬩ longinquus

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Far, distant; longinquus Ðeáh him mon feorr land gehéte though a distant land was promised him, Past. 50; Hat. MS: Andr. Recd. 850; An. 423

under-flówan

(v.)

to flow under

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to flow under Wæs ic neoþan wætre, flóde underflówen beneath had I water, the flood flowing under me, Exon. Th. 392, 3; Rä. 11, 2