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elm-rind

(n.)
Grammar
elm-rind, e; f.

ELM-RIND or barkulmi cortex

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ELM-RIND or bark; ulmi cortex Elmrind bark of elm, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 116, 2. Well elmrinde boil elm-rind, 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 5. Nim elmrinde take elm-rind, 1. 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 8: 3, 29; Lchdm. ii. 324, 15.

agén-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-sendan, p. -sende

To send againsend backremittere

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To send again, send back; remittere He hine agén-sende to Herode remisit eum ad Herodem, Lk. Bos. 23, 7: 23, 11

hracca

(n.)
Grammar
hracca, hnacca

occiput

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the back part of the head; occiput, Som. [Cf. a rack of mutton, dorsum ovile, E. D. S. vol. 3, B. 18.]

Linked entries: hræca hrecca hnecca

lud-geat

(n.)
Grammar
lud-geat, es; n.

postern

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A back door, postern Þurh ludget per seudoterum [ψευδoθυρoν ], Wrt.Voc. ii. 67, 72. þorh ludgæt, 116, 70: Ep. Gl. 18 b, 16

ofer-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-spreca, an; m.
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One who talks extravagantly or inconsiderately Swá swá unsceamfæst oferspreca hé bæd ut inpudens procax imprecabatur, An. Ox. 2819. ofer-sprecan; II

Linked entries: ofer-sprecan spreca

hærn

(n.)
Grammar
hærn, e; f.

The tide, waves, seaa wave

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Hærn eft onwand back went the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 1062; An. 531

Linked entry: hraen

feorran

(v.)
Grammar
feorran, p. de; pp. ed

To remove to a distancewithdrawremŏvēreelongāre

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To remove to a distance, withdraw; remŏvēre, elongāre Ne wolde feorhbealo feorran he would not withdraw the mortal bale, Beo. Th. 314; B. 156

swǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽlan, p. de
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Onǽl ł swǽl ł bærn lændenu ure renes Ps. Lamb. 25, 2. Hé sende of heofonum swǽlende lég, Wulfst. 213, 6

wundor-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-wyrd, e; f.

A wondrous case

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A wondrous case Be ðám næglum frignan ongan cwén, Cyriacus bæd, ðæt hire gástes mihtum ymb wundorwyrd willan gefylde, Elen. Kmbl. 2139; El. 1071

blysa

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Man mid blysum ontende his bare líc, Hml. S. 37, 159. Hé hét ontendan blysan (blasan v. l.) æt his sídum, 14, 44. Add

wíg-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bealu, wes; n.

War-baleharm caused by warthe calamity of war

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War-bale, harm caused by war, the calamity of war Wígbealu weccean to kindle the wasting flame of war, Beo. Th. 4098; B. 2046

of-habban

(v.)

to keep from, hold back, restrain

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to keep from, hold back, restrain Gif ðú ðæt (letting the people go) git dón nelt and ðæt folc ofhæfst (retines), Ex. 9, 2

Linked entry: of-healdan

FLOTA

(n.; part.)
Grammar
FLOTA, an; m. [floten, pp. of fleótan to float] .

a shipvesselfleetnāvisclassisa sailorpiratenautapīrāta

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a ship, vessel, fleet; nāvis, classis Flota stille bád on sole the vessel abode still in the mud, Beo. Th. 608; B. 301: 426; B. 210. Næs se flota swá rang no fleet was so insolent, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 26: 1006; Erl. 140, 6.

Linked entries: ǽg-flota ge-flota

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Bad weather, tempest Nú cweðaþ sume men ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went nǽfre náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde is, Lchdm. iii. 268, 4.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

clýsing

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Add: closing, stopping; a bar Higlísta écer[e] clýsunga (cf. écum loce, R. Ben. 22, 5) wé fordémað scurilitates aeterna clausura dampnamus, R. Ben.

ge-risenlic

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Add: meet, fitting, proper as a matter of duty Ꝥ þes móte beón eall swá rihta wyrðe, ꝥ inc byð bám þearflic for Gode and eác gerysenlic for worolde, Cht. E. 232, 23.

ge-springan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-springan, p. -sprang, -sprong, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen.

To springboundarisego outgo forthprosilireexoririabireprocedereTo get by going[?]to cause to springeructare

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, to cause to spring; eructare Wíd-gongel wíf word gespringeþ a rambling woman gets words [ = a bad reputation, or reproofs?] by wandering, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 15; Gn. Ex. 65. [Or has gespringan the same meaning as in the following?]

Linked entry: gi-sprunt

cwéman

(v.)
Grammar
cwéman, part.cwémende ; p.de; pp. ed ; v. a. dat.

To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy placere, satisfacere

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God tostencþ bán heora ða ðe mannum cwémendra Deus dissipavit ossa eorum qui hominibus placent, Ps. Spl. 52, 7. Ic cwéme Drihtne on ríce lýfigendra placebo Domino in regione vivorum, 114, 9; Ps. Th. 53, 6.

Linked entry: cwǽman

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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Ðá ðwóh man ða hálgan bán and gelogodon hí up then the holy bones were washed and laid up, Swt. Rdr. 100, 158. Hí gelogodon sce Ælfeáges hálgan líchaman on norþhealfe weofodes they placed S.

Linked entry: lógian

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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H.) bán bið þyrel L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 15. Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta they forgot the foreign wars, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24. Wurpaþ hyne on ða úttran (útteran, MS. A. ðǽm útmestum, Lind.) þýstro mittite eum in tenebras exteriores, Mt.

Linked entry: ýtera