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for-sacan

renounceabandonforsake

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gefréde ǽr hé hit geseó, for ðǽm hé wénð, gif hé hit ǽr geseó, ðæt hé hit wille forsacan ut secantem gladium sentiret aeger antequam cerneret, ne, si ante cerneret, sentire recusaret, Past. 187, 11. to refuse to do what one is called upon to do Hé hine ful

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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In a schaȝe (the reference is to the gourd under which Jonah sat) þat schade ful cole, Allit. Pms. 105, 452. Wodschaweȝ, 9, 284. For love of hym thou lovedst in the shawe, I mene Adon, Tr. and Cr. 3, 671.

hearm-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-beorg, es; m.
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Furn. 373

innemest

(adj.)
Grammar
innemest, adj.
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Innemyste his fulle synd fácne interiora eius plena sunt dolo, Scint. 19, 14. Add

ǽfen-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-geweorc, es; n.

Evening-work

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Evening-work Sele bollan fulne tó gedrin-canne æfter ǽfengeweorce, Lch. ii. 190, 3

dop-enid

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Doppaenid (dop-) fulix, Txts. 65, 936. Dop*-*ened, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 20. Add

brémel-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-þorn, es; m.

A bramble

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A bramble Andlanges furh on brémelþornan on ðá ealdan díc, C. D. iii. 10, 22

wlitig-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig-fæst, adj.

Beauteousglorious

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Beauteous, glorious Swá se æþela fugel wlitigfæst wunaþ wyllestreámas, Exon. Th. 204, 29; Ph. 105

cwic-rind

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-rind, e; f.
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Cwicrinda hand fulle, 358, 15

ge-cryppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cryppan, p. te
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To crook a finger, close the hand Genim gecrypte hand fulle, Lch. ii. 276, 13

Linked entry: cryppan

deáþ-berende

(adj.)
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Áttres uoercdédo deáðberendo viri operationes mortiferas, Rtl. 125, 37. (1 a) figurative :-- Hé cwæð ðæt sió tunge wǽre deáðberendes átres (veneno mortifero ) full, Past. 281, 7.

ge-heápod

(v.)
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Gód gemet and full, geheápod mensuram bonam confertam et coagitatam Lk. 6, 38: Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 13. to accumulate, get a large amount of Geheápað coacervat (divitias usuris), Kent, Gl. 1045, Gihappia ( = ?giheápie) accumulet Rtl. 85, 29.

ge-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, es; n.
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Maniges þinges hí wilniaþ þe full gód ne biþ, ac hit hæfþ ðeáh hwæthwegu gelíces goode, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 33.

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, continuo

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In close connection (as regards time), immediately, forthwith, continuo Meahtest ðé full recen on ðæm rodere upan siððan weorþan, and ðonne samtenges æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran, Met. 24, 18.

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

wíd-scop

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-scop, -sceop; adj.
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Fugla and deóra wornas wídsceope swá wæter bibúgeþ. Exon. Th. 356, 3; Pa. 8

Linked entry: -scop

fénix

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Án fugel fæger Fénix geháten, E. S. viii. 475, 21 (and see pp. 474-477). Add

un-gemetfæst

Grammar
un-gemetfæst, <b>. I.</b>
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Hý wǽron ungemetfæste on eallum tídum heora lífes and oferhýdo tó fulle. Wlfst. 255, 3. Add

BÓSUM

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSUM, bósm, es; m.

The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior partssinus, gremium, pectus, internasinus

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Án man mihte faran ofer his ríce, mid his bósum full goldes, ungederad a man might go over his kingdom, with his bosom full of gold, unhurt, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 4.

þearllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearllíce, adv.
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.), Lchdm. i. 70, 10. violently Swá biþ be ðám heáclifum and torrum, ðonne hí hlifiaþ feor up ofer ða óðre eorðan, hý ðonne feallan onginnaþ and full þeaclíce hreósan tó eorðan ( come with a great crash to the ground ).

Linked entry: þeaclíce

bealo

(n.)
Grammar
bealo, bealu; n.

hurtmischiefdestructionmalice

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Hé wæs bealwes full, Hml. S. 7, 396. Gebealh hine Acitofel and mid bealwe wearð áfylled, 19, 208: Ps. Th. 58, 2