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un-gewǽpnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewǽpnod, adj.

Unarmed

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Ðá hét se cyning healdan Martinum, ðæt hé wurde áworpen ungewǽpnod ðam here, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 14. Ðá geseah Æþelfrið heora sacerdas sundor stondon ungewǽpnade, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39

á-hlocian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hlocian, [-locian ? cf. á-lúcan]; p. ode
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R.) 5, 29 (the late southern version has here aholeke: can hloc- in the older form = holc-? v. holc, and holk in N. E. D.).. Áhlocadum, ach ocadum effossis, Txts. 59, 721

Linked entries: á-locian hlocian

fódnóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fódnóþ, fódnoþ, es; m.

sustenancesupportfoodannona

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Sch. 42, 36, the passage here glossed), Txts. 180, 20

Linked entry: fóddernoþ

fleah

Grammar
fleah, l. fleáh,
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Ðeós eáhsealf mæg wiþ ǽlces cynnes broc on eágon, wiþ fleán on eágon, Lch. iii. 292, 2. take here II under fleá in Dict., and add:

ge-íwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-íwian, ge-íwian.
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Take here <b>ge-ýwan</b> in Dict., and add Hé hí gehýt . . . and eft geéwð, Bt. 39, 8; S. 131, 7. Gehíwygiende meditata (meditari indicare, significare, Migne), Germ. 390, 98. Ðá wǽron geiéwde, Past. 195, 18

meltan

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perhaps some of the forms given here should be taken under miltan, q. v. II. Add Geríst ꝥ him mon lytlum þá mettas selle þá þe late melten, leax, and þá fixas þá þe late meltan, Lch. ii. 176, 22-24

weorold-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-friþ, es; n.
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Cf. cyric-friþ Ðæt woroldfrið stande betweox Æðelréde cynge and eallum his leódscipe, and eallum ðam here ðe se cyng ðæt feoh sealde, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 9

gíme

Grammar
gíme, care.
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Take here <b>gýme</b> in Dict., and add Gif wé habbað suá micle sorge and suá micle giéman úrra niéhstena suá suá úre selfra si ut nostram, sic curam proximi gerimus Past. 45, II

hwirflung

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Take here <b>hwerflung</b> in Dict. and add: change, vicissitude Huoerflunges vicissitudinis Rtl. 28, II. Ðæt gér byð áwend mid twi six hwyrfolunga, and hyt hæfð twá and fíftig wucan, Angl. viii. 301, 36

Linked entry: hwerflung

deáh

Grammar
deáh, is of use, is good or virtuous, avails, Herb. 2, 22; Lchdm. i. 86, 18. Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 15: Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 5; Fä. 48: Beo. Th. 1151; B. 573; pres.
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of dugan

Linked entry: dég

be-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brecan, he, heó -briceþ, -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon ; pp. -brocen

To break off deprive by breakingto break to piecesconsumecarpendo spoliareconfringereconsumere

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To break off deprive by breaking, to break to pieces, consume; carpendo spoliare, confringere, consumere Beám heó abreóteþ and bebriceþ telgum it crusheth the tree and deprives it of its twigs, Salm. Kmbl. 592; Sal. 295. Bebrocene wǽron ealle hyra hláfas

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Basing

(n.)
Grammar
Basing, es; m.

Basingold Basing, near Basingstoke, Hampshirenomen oppidi ita hodie vocatum in agro Hantoniensi

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The name of a place, Basing, old Basing, near Basingstoke, Hampshire; nomen oppidi ita hodie vocatum in agro Hantoniensi Wið ðone here æt Basingum with the army at Basing, Chr. 871; Th. 138, 28, col. 2; 139, 27, col. 1, 2

be-horsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-horsian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To deprive of a horseequo privare

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To deprive of a horse; equo privare Ðá eode se here to hyra scipum ... and hí wurdon ðǽr behorsode then the army went to their ships ... and they were there deprived of their horses Chr. 886; Th. 152, 28, col. 3

níþing

(n.)
Grammar
níþing, es; m.

A villainone who commits a vile action

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Se cing and eall here cwǽdon Swegen for níþing ( Swegen had treacherously put Beorn to death ), Chr. 1049; Erl. 174. 31

ge-bild

Grammar
ge-bild, boldness.
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Take here ge-byld in Dict. and add Uton mid gebylde búgan tó fulluhte, Hml. S. 3, 52. Cwæð Cecilia mid gebylde, 34, 137: Hml. Th. ii. 508, 29. Ic ðás bóc áwende; ná þurh gebylde mycelre láre, i. 2, 19

híre-mann

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Take here hýre-mann and hýrig-mann in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hýre-mann

réþ-ness

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Take here hréþ-ness, and <b>I a.</b> add Þǽra Langbeardna réðnes ( saevitia ) byð gemetegad þurh his gife, Gr. D. 234, 1. Sealde hé bysne his folgerum ꝥ hí móston forbúgan réðnysse, Hml. A. 72, 176

Linked entry: hréð-ness

sígere

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Grundswylige, sýr senecio (here sýr seems to have a meaning similar to that of swylige, cf. swelgan), i. 68, 42. (?)

abrotanum

(n.)
Grammar
abrotanum, =

abrotononsouthernwood

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abrotonon southernwood, Herb. 135; Lchdm. i. 250, 16

fenol

(n.)

the herb fennelfēnĭcŭlum

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the herb fennel; fēnĭcŭlum, Wrt. Voc. 79, 8