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fóre-þancul

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

Forethinkingprovidentprudentprōvĭdusprūdens

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

siðða

(adv.)
Grammar
siðða, adv.
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Afterwards Ðonne meaht ðú siðða sóðes leóhtes hab*-*ban ðínne dǽl, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 59. v. next word

táh-spora

(n.)
Grammar
táh-spora, -spura, an; m.

The point of the toe(?)

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Voc. ii. 127, 47. v. hand-spora, hél-spure, sporu

un-gerǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerǽd, (?); adj.

Stupid

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(The MS. has ungeræd, v. Wülck. 165, 16.)

Linked entries: an-gerǽd ge-rǽde

deþþan

(v.)
Grammar
deþþan, (?); p. deþede
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; L. has gediides) ubera quae suxisti, Lk. R. 11, 27

ge-cǽlan

(v.)
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In Lk. 16, 24 one MS. has gehǽle, in another this is altered to gecǽle (= gecéle? v. ge-célan)

scealu

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Add Hé hæfð wǽga on handa; and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 7

on-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hende, adj.

On hand, demanding attention

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On hand, demanding attention Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta ðe him anhende wǽron, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24

Linked entry: of-hende

on-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
on-wealda, an; m.

One who has power, a ruler

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One who has power, a ruler Ic gelýfe in écne onwealdan ealra gesceafta, Exon. Th. 140, 14; Gú. 610

smæll

(n.)
Grammar
smæll, es; m.

A smack, blow with the open hand a smackingcracking sound

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A smack, blow with the open hand Dynt ł smæll mið honde uutearde alapam Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 22

Linked entries: hand-smæll smillan

helian

(v.)
Grammar
helian, p. ode, ede

To hideconcealcover

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Heó helode hire nebb ðæt hé hig ne mihte gecnáwan she had covered her face that he might not know her, Gen. 38, 15. Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige we enjoin that no man in orders conceal his tonsure, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13

Linked entry: eorþ-hele

in-fiht

(n.)
Grammar
in-fiht, -feoht, es ; n.
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An attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis

líc-rest

(n.)
Grammar
líc-rest, e; f.

tombsepulchre

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A place of rest for a dead body, tomb, sepulchre Hé hæfde ðæt land syððan him sylfon tó lícreste he had the land afterwards for his own burial place, Gen. 23, 20. On líchryste in cœmeterio, Hpt. Gl. 507, 67.

Cananéisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Cananéisc, adj.
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Canaanitish; Chananæus Cham ys fæder ðære Cananéiscre þeóde Ham is the father of the Canaanitish people, Gen. 9, 18

ferren

(adj.)
Grammar
ferren, ferlen; adj.

Far offdistantremotelonginquus

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Hat. 19, 12

fryccea

(n.)
Grammar
fryccea, an; m.

A crierpreacherheraldpræco

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A crier, preacher, herald; præco Se dumba fryccea the dumb herald, Past. 15, 3; Hat. MS. 19 a, 28

þearlwís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearlwís-líc, adj.
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Severe, hard Drihten hyne þreáde myd þearlwýslícere swingle the Lord punished him with a severe flogging, Shrn. 98, 15

ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, ge-bégan; p. de
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To crown Hié þá swá sigebeorhte and swá gebégde mid mycelre blisse tó hám fóran, Bl. H. 203, 30

hearpene

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gloss upon which the word has been based is:

láþ-leás

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Th. i. 164, 17) wið ǽlce hand, Ll. Lbmn. 144, 13. Add

Linked entry: lǽþ-leás