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swylt-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
swylt-dæg, es; m.
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Death-day, day of death Ǽr his swyltdæge, Cd. Th. 74. 12; Gen. 1221: Beo. Th. 5588; B. 2798

firgen-beorh

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ðone feórdan æcer æt Feregenne, C. D. iv. 264, 12.)

Linked entry: fergen-berig

geó-hwílum

(adv.)
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Cf. ær-hwílum

ge-feónd

(n.)
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an enemy Þeáh hié ǽr longe gefiénd wǽren, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 118, 13. v. ge-fýnd in Dict

láþ-leás

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Ǽr hé sý láðleás (lǽeth;leás, Ll. Th. i. 164, 17) wið ǽlce hand, Ll. Lbmn. 144, 13. Add

Linked entry: lǽþ-leás

riht-nama

(n.)
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a right name, name correctly given Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, Hml. S. 23, 547

wítegendlic

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Hé fela þing feorran oft wiste, ǽr þan þe hit gewurde, þurh wítigendlicne gást, Hml. S. 31, 1010. Add

á-þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
á-þreátian, p. ode

To force away

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To force away Ðæt mon wielle æt óðrum his yfel áðreátigan, and hine on ryhtum gebringan, Past. 293, 10

tiht-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
tiht-bisig, adj.
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Gif hé fúl wurðe, æt ðam forman cyrre béte ðam teónde twygylde . . . And æt ðam óðran cyrre ne sý ðǽr nán óðer bót bútan ðæt heáfod, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 9-282, 2.

fǽmne

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Æt Sc̃a Marian, þǽre unwemman fǽmnan, Wlfst. 251, 8-13. Add

hón

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Add: to place a thing so that it is supported from above Mon héhþ ǽnne heáfodbeáh æt ærneweges ende, Bt. 37, 2; F. 188, 8. Hí gedydon ánne scyld and áne anlícnysse, and áhéngon (héngon, v. l. ) hí úp on heora Capitolium, Ors. 6, 25 ; Bos. 125, 2.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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Manige wundra scínaþ and mǽrsiað (clarescunt) þe lange ǽr wǽron mannum bemiþene, 330, 21

a-wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To deceivedeludefrustratedisappointcause to faileluderefrustrariirritum facere

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Ǽr awǽged síe worda ǽnig ere any word be made to fail, Andr. Kmbl. 2876; An. 1441. Awǽged ne dó ðú wedd irritum ne facias fædus, Hymn, Lye

Linked entry: wǽgan

bisceop-hám

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-hám, es; m.
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An episcopal estate Ic gean þes landes æt Hedhám ... intó Paulusbyrig æt Lundænæ tó bisceophámæ, Cht. Th. 520, 14. Tó biscopháme, 523, 23. On ǽlcon bisceopháme ǽlcon men freót þe wíteþeów wǽre, Cht. Crw. 23, 28.

Linked entry: hám

ge-hendan

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Add: to grasp, seize, catch Nyle deáð ǽnig swæð ǽfre forlǽtan, ǽr hé gehende (? gehede, MS., the prose corresponding to the passage is :-- Ǽr hé geféhþ ꝥ ꝥ hé æfter spyreð, Bt. 39, I; F. 212, l) ðæt hé æfter spyrede, Met. 27, 15.

fyrest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fyrest, adj.

Firstfrontprīmus

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First, front; prīmus Æt ðám feówer tóþum fyrestum for the four front teeth, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 2

norþ-gemǽre

(n.)

a boundary to the north

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a boundary to the north Ðara landa norþgemǽro sindon æt ðǽm beorgum Caucasus, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 26, 33

óþ-stillan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-stillan

wíþig-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-mǽd, f.

A meadow where willows grow

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A meadow where willows grow Ǽrest æt wíðig*-*mǽde . . . ðæt eft on wíðigmǽde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 464, 18-30

ge-cnáwness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwness, e; f. An acknowledgement, v. ge-cnáwan; II. 2
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Nú dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe tó gecnáwnisse þám canonicon ánne penig tó Eástron ǽlce geáre, Cht. Th. 609, 7

Linked entry: -cnáwness