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á-þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
á-þryccan, pp. -þryht

To press ⬩ oppress

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To press, oppress Wé biðon áðryht premimur, Rtl. 15, 30. ꝥte ué sié áðryht opprimamur, 82, 27

cot-setla

(n.)
Grammar
cot-setla, cote-setla, an; m. [MS. kot-setla, kote-setla]

A cottager ⬩ casārius

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Debet habere quinque acras ad perhabendum, plus si consuetudo sit ibi, et parum nimis est si minus sit quod deservit, quia sæpius est operi illius.

ge-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tang, adj.
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.), ac sió yld þá geogoðe tólicge adolescentiores fratres juxta se non habeant lecta, sed permixti cum senioribus, R. Ben. 47, 15

self-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
self-líce, adj.

Self-satisfied ⬩ self-complacent ⬩ conceited ⬩ arrogant

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dives humilis, sit pauper elatus, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 11.

fæderen-mǽg

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Swá hwylc mínra fædrenméga swá þæt sió, ꝥ hine tó þan gehagige, Cht. Th. 481, 24. Add

scear-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
scear-wund, (?); adj.
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Wounded in the share Gif man [s]cearwund sié .iii. sciłł. gebete, Ll. Th. i. 18, 9

Linked entries: cear-wund wund

un-wæstmberende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wæstmberende, adj.
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Not bearing fruit, barren, sterile Þonne syððan bið sió hreównes and þǽra teára mægen unwæstmberende. Nap. 66

Linked entry: wæstm-berende

un-wrǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrǽne, adj.

Not lustful

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Not lustful Lǽcedómas gif man tó wrǽne sié oþþe tó unwrǽne, Lchdm. ii. 14, 25: 144, 20

Linked entry: wrǽne

ofer-smeáung

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-smeáung, e; f.

Excessive consideration of a subject

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Excessive consideration of a subject Sió ofer-smeáung mirþ ða unwísan, Past. 15, 6; Swt. 97, 17

fóre-gísel

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-gísel, gen. -gísles; m. [gísel a hostage]

A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses

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Norþhymbre and Eást-Engle hæfdon Ælfréde cyninge áþas geseald, and Eást-Engle fóregísla vi the Northumbrians and East-Angles had given oaths to king Alfred, and the East-Angles six principal hostages, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 4

ofer-feohtan

(v.)

to conquer, vanquish ⬩ expugnare, devincere

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Sió burg biþ micle ðé iéðre tó oferfeohtanne ðe hió self fieht wið hié selfe tanto ille sine labore superat, quanto et ipsa, quae vincitur, contra semetipsam pugnat, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 25

tá

(n.)
Grammar
tá, (contracted from) , an; f.

A toe

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Sió micle tá ... sió æfterre tá ... sió midleste tá ... sió feórde tá ... sió lytle tá, L. Alf. pol. 64; Th. i. 96, 19-24. Seó mycle tá ... ðare mycclan táan nægl, L. Ethb. 70, 72; Th. i. 20, 2, 5.

Linked entries: táhae tán

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, adj. Add: <b>I a.</b> of weather
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Add God ealla g gað sída gesceafta, sófta geþwérað, Met. 29, 47

be-grynian

(v.)
Grammar
be-grynian, p. ode; pp. od

To ensnare ⬩ entrap ⬩ illaqueare ⬩ irretire

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To ensnare, entrap; illaqueare, irretire Ðæt híg swá beón begrynode ut sic irretientur Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 17

mónaþ-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ-gecynd, e; f.

Menstruum

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Menstruum Gíf wífe tó swíðe of flówe sió mónaþgecynd, L. M. 3, 38: Lchdm. ii. 330, 26, 13

un-deáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deáw, adj.

Without dew

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Without dew Gewyrc ða wyrt on morgenne ðonne hió gedeáw sié, sume beóð undeáwe, Lchdm. ii. 92, 15

á-freón

(v.)
Grammar
á-freón, p. de
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Ué sié áfriódo liberemur , Rtl. 91, 22

Linked entry: freógan

wrigelness

(n.)
Grammar
wrigelness, e ; f.
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Covering, protection Ic sié gescilded on wrigelnesse fiðra ðínra protegar in uelamento alarum tuarum, Ps. Vos. 60, 5

ge-hweled

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hwelian;</b> pp. ed To inflame with foul matter Sió diégle wund bið sárre ðonne sió opene, for ðám ðæt worsm ðæt ðǽrinne gehweled bið, gif hit bið út forlǽten, ðonne bið sió wund geopenod tó hǽlo ðæs sáres vulnera clausa

firenian

(v.)
Grammar
firenian, firnian, fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to sin ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to revile ⬩ călumniāri

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to sin; peccāre Firenaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus will the body sin, Exon. 99b; Th. 373, 3; Seel. 103.