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sweoloþ

(n.)
Grammar
sweoloþ, swoloþ (swóloþ?), es; m.

Heat, burning

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Hét Hildeburh æt Hnæfes áde hire selfre suna sweoloðe befæstan, bánfatu bærnan and on bǽl dón, Beo. Th. 2235; B. 1115

wed-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bryce, , es; m.

Breach of a pledge or engagement

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Breach of a pledge or engagement Gif hé ðæs weddie, ðe hym riht sý tó gelǽstanne, and ðæt áleóge . . . béte ðone wedbryce swá him his scrift scrífe, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 6-21.

á-bígan

(v.)

to deflect, turn away

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to deflect, turn away Hé ná ne áflýmde ne ne ábýgde fram him sylfum ðone ege his módes the verbs here seem a mistranslation of divulgavit in the original Gr. D. 107, 16. Ne mihton hí ðone streám ábýgan deflectere 192, 24.

ge-lácian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácian, ic, he -lácige; p. ode; pp. od [lác a gift]

To give ⬩ bestow ⬩ present one with a thing ⬩ munerare ⬩ munerare aliquem aliqua re

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To give, bestow, present one with a thing; munerare, munerare aliquem aliqua re Gelácige mid eádigum gifum donis beatis munerabit.

Linked entry: -lácian

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, to drincenne, ic drince, ðú drincst, he drincþ, dryncþ, pl. drincaþ; p. dranc, pl.druncon; pp.druncen [drinc drink] .

DRINK, imbibe ⬩ bibĕre, potāre, imbĭbĕre

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Ðonne híg druncene beóþ cum inebriāti fuĕrint, Jn.

ágan

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Th. 108, 27. of obligation, to have to do something Æt swá miclon swá mín bróðor wát ꝥ ic heom mid rihte tó gyldanne áh, Cht. Th. 561, 31. ꝥ Micel is ꝥ sácerd áh tó dónne, Ll. Th. i. 360, 30. Swilce þénisce dón swilce hig ágon tó dóne, Cht.

líg-spiwol

(adj.)
Grammar
líg-spiwol, adj.
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Vomiting flame Ðǽr beóþ ða welras gefylde lígspiwelum bryne, Dóm. L. 14, 209: Wulfst. 139, 9

niht-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
niht-weorc, es; n.

A work done at night

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A work done at night Nihtweorce ( the defeat of Grendel ) gefeh, Beo. Th. 1659; B. 827

stán-gefeall

(n.)
Grammar
stán-gefeall, es; n.
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A mass of fallen stones Twá wíf áhýddon ðone lýchaman under myclum stángefealle, Shrn. 152, 4

Linked entry: ge-feall

for-corfian

(v.)
Grammar
for-corfian, (?)

to cut off

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to cut off Ðá hé ðone læppan forcorfedne (-ceorfedne, -corfenne, v. ll.) hæfde, Past. 198, 17

Linked entry: corfian

ge-métnes

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On ðone þryddan dæg þæs mónþes byþ mǽrsod Scé Stephanes líchoman gemétnes, Shrn. 113, 2. Add

wíte-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-lic, (?); adj.
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Cf. wíte-dóm

beám-wer

(n.)
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31

samodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
samodlíce, adv.

Together, unitedly in a body

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Together, unitedly in a body Iedon ealle samodlíe tó ðone kyng, Chr. 1123; Erl. 250, 10

hors-gærstún

(n.)
Grammar
hors-gærstún, es; m.

A meadow for the pasturing of horses

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A meadow for the pasturing of horses Onbútan ðone horsgærstún, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 414, 25

Linked entry: gærs-tún

ge-metlíce

(adv.)
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Hé wæs lícumlicre untrym-nesse þrycced, hwæþere tó ðon gemetlíce ( adeo moderate) ꝥ hé ealle þá tíd mihte ge sprecan ge gongan, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 488, 14. regularly, in due order.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first

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Ðú wilt higian ðon ǽr ðe ðú hine ongitest, Bt. 11, 2; F. 34, 8. Ðonne ǽr ðe hé ðæt gewealdleþer forlǽt . . ., ðonne forlǽtaþ hí ðá sibbe, 21; F. 74, 31. cpve. earlier, before Dæge ǽr pridie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 50. Ǽr dudum, ante, An.

be-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hreósan, pl. -hreósaþ; p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush down ⬩ fall ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere ⬩ incidere

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To rush down, fall; ruere, corruere, incidere Behreósaþ on helle incidunt in gehennam Lupi Serm. 5, 8

feax-eacas

(n.)
Grammar
feax-eacas, -eacon?

Hair hanging down the forehead ⬩ forelocks ⬩ antiæ frontis ⬩ sive a fronte dependentes

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Hair hanging down the forehead, forelocks; antiæ frontis, sive a fronte dependentes, Cot. 6, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-hlǽg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlǽg, es; n.

Scorn ⬩ ridicule

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Scorn, ridicule Hí gehlǽges tilgaþ they strive after scorn, Exon. 116 a; Th.446, 1; Dóm. 15

Linked entry: -hlæg