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ge-feónd

(n.)

an enemy

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an enemy Þeáh hié ǽr longe gefiénd wǽren, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 118, 13

listig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
listig-, liste-líce; adv.

Skilfully

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Skilfully: Seóð æt leóhtum fýre listelíce, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 7

oþ-feolan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-feolan, -felgan

Linked entry: feolan

betrymian

(v.)
Grammar
betrymian, -trymman
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Hig woldon þ æs cynges scipa ábútan betrymman, Chr. 1052 ; P. 180, 20. Add:

of-wítan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-, oþ-wítan. (?)

Linked entry: wítan

recen

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add: Seó tunge áwylspaþ seó þe ǽr hæfde ful recene sprǽce, Nap. 74, 18

heáh-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þearf, e; f.

Great need

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Great need Æt heáhþearfe at my greatest need, Ps. Th. 117, 16, 20, 27

ænbręce

(n.)
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ǽn (cf. ǽn-lic), and the meaning be unique (?)

weorþ-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-georn, adj.
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Eálá gé eargan and ídelgeornan . . . hwý gé nellan ácsien æfter ðám wísum monnum and æfter ðám weorþgeornum . . . ðe ǽr eów wǽron . . . hí wunnon æftr wyrþscipe on ðisse worulde, and tiledon gódes hlísan, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 238, 28-240, 5.

be-geondan

(prep.; adv.)
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Begeondan lordánen, Mt. 19, l. temporal Ne mæg beón ǽr þám dæge ne begeondan xiii. Kl. Mai . . . ne mæg beón ǽr xi. kl. Aprl., ne begeondan vii. kl. Mai, Angl. viii. 309, 38-40. adv.

CWYRN

(n.)
Grammar
CWYRN, cweorn, e; f:cweorne , an; f.

A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola

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Æt ðære cweornan ad molam, Ex. 11, 5

Linked entries: cwearn cweorn

ge-sécan

Grammar
ge-sécan, <b>; II c.</b>
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add: (c α) where the subject is a thing Bið him leófre ꝥ hine geséce ǽlc þǽra yfela þe ǽfre on helle sý, and hine ǽlc ýð geséce ... and hine ǽlc tor geséce ... Verc. Först. 94, 3-13

feolan

Grammar
feolan, l. feólan, take here passages under felgan,
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Þæt fýr fiólan ne mæg eft æt his éðle (cf. ne mæg cuman tó his earde, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 32), Met. 20, 154

mǽtan

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Þá gemunde Iósep þá swefen þe hine æt sumon cyrre ǽr mǽtte recordatus somniorum, quae aliquando viderat, Gen. 42, 9. Hé nán þincg þǽre byrig ne cúþe gecnáwan . . . and hé wundrigende þóhte swilce hine on niht mǽtte . . .

morgen-gifu

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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.

sam-tinges

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

immediately, forthwith, ⬩ continuo

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Snáw cymþ of ðám þynnum wǽtan ðe byþ gefroren ǽr ðan hé tó dropum geurnen sý, and swá semtinges (sæm-, MS. P.) fylþ, Lchdm. iii. 278, 25

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

óþ-spyrning

(n.)
Grammar
óþ-spyrning, e; f.
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Cf. æt-spyrning

burg-weorod

Grammar
burg-weorod, -wered body of citizens.
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An gewitnysse ðes hírédes æt Crístes cirican and ealles buruhweredes, C.D. ii. 3, 36. Add

ǽrendian

(v.)
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Add: to deliver a message Ic gefrægn for hæleðum, hring [ǽr]endean, Rä. 49, I

six-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
six-hynde, adj.
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Syxhyndum men . c. scił ł. gebéte, 10; Th. i. 68, 10. applied to the wergild Æt twýhyndum were mon sceal sellan tó monbóte .xxx. scił ł., æt syxhyndum .lxxx. scił ł., L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 14