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gár-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
gár-heáp, es; m.

A spear-band ⬩ armed band ⬩ hastĭfĕra turma

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A spear-band, armed band; hastĭfĕra turma Hæfdon him beácen arǽred in ðam gárheápe they had a signal reared in the armed band, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 11; Exod. 321

heolstor

(adj.)
Grammar
heolstor, adj.

Dark

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Dark Ðǽr wunian sceal in ðam heolstran hám hyhtwynna leás there shall dwell in that dark abode reft of the joys of hope, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121

masc

(n.)
Grammar
masc, max, es; n.

A mesh ⬩ a net ⬩ toil

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A mesh, a net, toil Ic wyrpe max míne on eá pono retia mea in amne, Coll. Monast, Th. 23, 9: 21, 13. On ðám maxum in retibus, 21, 19

Linked entries: mæscre max

niþer-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer-weardes, -weard; adv.

Downwards ⬩ in a downward direction

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Downwards, in a downward direction Niþerweardes per praeceps, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 32. Nyþerwerd deorsum versum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 63. Niþerwurd in praeceps, deorsum, Hpt. Gl. 499. 66

stig-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
stig-ráp, es ; m.
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A stirrup Stigráp scansile, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 1. Stíráp, 23, 17. (In each case the word occurs in a list of words connected with riding.) Stírápas scansilia, 41, 34

Linked entry: stí-ráp

dígan

(v.)
Grammar
dígan, (?); p. deóg
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To die Deáðfǽge deóg, siððan dreáma leás in fenfreoðo feorh álegde, hǽðene sáwle deathdoomed he died, after he joyless in the fenfastness life laid down, his heathen soul, B. 850

Linked entries: ge-dígan deágan deóg

hleótend

(n.)
Grammar
hleótend, es; m.
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One who obtains Swá þéh his sylfes wyllan hé wæs lytel (hleótend, v. l.) in ðám midle Crístes þegna tamen sponte fit parvulus in medio discipulorum Gr. D. 218, I

on-rád

(n.)
Grammar
on-rád, e; f.

Riding on horseback

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Riding on horseback Sécen hié him broc on onráde and on wǽne let them seek for themselves fatigue in riding on horseback and in a carriage, Lchdm. ii. 184, 13

eádi-

(prefix)
Grammar
eádi-, happy, v. Ps. Th. 64, 14,
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in eádig-líc, eádi-líc

ge-píled

(adj.; part.)
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In l. 4 read swipum

earfoþian

(v.)
Grammar
earfoþian, v. eærfoþian
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in Dict. and ge-earfoþian

eár-plǽttan

Grammar
eár-plǽttan, l. -plættan, see plættan
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in Dict., and ge-eárplættan

ge-lodr

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In 1. 3 read gelodr

Linked entry: -lodr

ge-swíþfrom

(adj.)
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See swíþ-from in Dict

ge-wíde

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See wíde; II in Dict

gifes

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in the phrase tó gifes

sidung

(n.)
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Take here sydung in Dict

wala

(n.)
Grammar
wala, (?) a root (?). Perhaps for 'ad walan' ad palam should be read. The gloss is on Ald. 32, i. Cf. An. Ox. 2313, ad liquidum, i. manifeste openlíce : for the use of a preposition with palam see
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in palam, Mk. 4, 22

wind-gefanne

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See wind-fana in Dict

Linked entry: ge-fanne

wyn-dreám

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In 1. 2 dele 'Lamb'

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