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for-sencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sencan, p. te

drop

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To let fall, drop Forsencð hé ðone wæsðm his gǽstes ferre fructum spiritus recusat, Past. 347, 13

Linked entry: sencan

mid-hilte

(n.)
Grammar
mid-hilte, an; f.
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The middle part of the hilt Midhilte capulus, manubrium gladii vel uniuscuiusque rel, Wülck. Gl. 199, 21

Linked entry: hilte

gát-ánstíg

(n.)
Grammar
gát-ánstíg, gát-ánstig ?.

a goat-path

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a goat-path (gát-ánsty ?) On horsweg; of horswege innan gátánstíge, C. D. B. i. 417, 12

Linked entry: stig

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

bed-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
bed-gemána, an; m.

Cohabitation

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Cohabitation Ðone ymbhogan hé ne forlét ðæs flǽsclican beddgemánan nec stratum carnalium sollicitudine deserit, Past. 99, 25

Linked entry: ge-mána

feon

(n.)
Grammar
feon, feonn, es; m.

A fenvpălus

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A fenv; pălus Geond ða feonnas about the fens, Chr. 1010; Erl. 143, 29: 656; Erl. 31, 10, 26

fóre-þancul

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-þancul, -þoncol, fór-þoncol; adj.

Forethinkingprovidentprudentprōvĭdusprūdens

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Past. 41, 5; Hat. MS. 57 b, 16

ge-líffæstan

Grammar
ge-líffæstan, <b>; I 2.</b>
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Add Hé hiene geliéffæsð, Past. 259, 12. Add Genim sumne dǽl þæs gelýffæstan blódes, Hml. S. 23 b, 623

scot-lira

(n.)
Grammar
scot-lira, an; m.
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The fleshy part of the leg, the calf of the leg Scotliran suras, Lchdm. i.lxxiv, 19. Cf. spear-lira

þefian

(v.)
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to pant, to be agitated Þefiendra anhelantium, Hpt. Gl. 406, 8. Þefian aestuare in animo, Dial. 1, 9 (Lye)

Linked entry: of-þefian

Fariséisc

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, Past. 363, 3. Þǽre fariséiscre farisaicę, An. Ox. 1259. Add

frum-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
frum-tíd, e; f.
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The first part of a period On þǽre frumtíde his inbetýnednesse inclusionis suae tempore primo, Gr. D. 212, 5

Sadducéas

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Hé geseah ðæt folc Phariséo and Saducia his éhtan . . . ðá Saducie antsacodon ðǽre ǽríste, Past. 363, 1-5. Add

brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
brǽdels, es; m? [brǽdan
to spread or stretch out
]

to spreadstretch outAnything spread or stretched out,a carpet, covering, garment, dress;palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium

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Anything spread or stretched out, a carpet, covering, garment, dress; palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium Brǽdels stragulum, R. 4, Lye

hlæd

(n.)
Grammar
hlæd, es; n.

A heap, pile, mound

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A heap, pile, mound Beraþ hiere hlæd tó comportabis aggerem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 5; 163, 10, 11

Linked entry: hlæd-disc

tó-flówende

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-flówende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Affluent,confluent

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Affluent, confluent Ðæs tóflówendan walan affluentibus prosperitatibus, Past. 50; Swt. 391, 11. Tóflówendum confluentibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 62

tó-hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hlystend, es; m.

A listener

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Past. 15; Swt. 96, 8, 18

á-gímeleásian

(v.)
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MSS.) ðone ymbhogan, Past. 137, I. with clause Gif se hierde ágiémeleásað ðæt hé hiera helpe, 137, 14. Hé ágýmeleásede ꝥ hé heólde his líchaman forhæfdnesse, Gr. D. 241, 17. Ðæt hié ne ágímeleásien ðæt hí hira mód gebrídligen, Past. 215, 6

ge-æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æfnan, p. de; pp. ed [æfnan to perform, execute] .

to performexecuteperpetrateaccomplishcompletemakeperfĭcĕrepatrārepræstārefăcĕreto stir upexciteexcĭtāreto bearsufferenduresufferresustĭnēre

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to perform, execute, perpetrate, accomplish, complete, make; perfĭcĕre, patrāre, præstāre, făcĕre He nele láþes wiht ǽngum geæfnan he will not perpetrate aught of harm to any, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 23; Pa. 33 : 95 b; Th. 356, 28; Pa. 18.

cyning-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-feorm, cyninges feorm, e; f. [feorm food, support]

Royal purveyance, tribute for the royal household regis firma

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nú get to cyninges handa ageofan sceolan of ðam dǽle ðe ðǽr ungefreód to láfe wæs ðære, cyningfeorme, ge on hlutrum alaþ, ge on beóre, ge on hunige, ge hryðrum, ge on swýnum, ge on sceápum I free them for ever from the impost which they have still to pay