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un-ádwæscendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ádwæscendlíc, adj.

Unquenchableinextinguishable

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Kmbl. 3, 12: Homl. Th. i. 526, 22: Homl. Skt. i. 17, 32

ufera

Grammar
ufera, uferra. II.
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Þá þá seó lættre tíd cóm, and seó ufere þæs dæges weóx and ágán wæs cum jam hora tardior excrevisset, Gr. D. 128, 13. Seð ufere (lætre, v.l.) tíd hora tardior, 129, 2. Add

up-fléring

(n.)
Grammar
up-fléring, e; f.

an upper flooran upper chamber

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an upper floor Seó upfléring tóbærst under his fötum, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 3. an upper chamber Hí ástigon upp on áne upfléringe (coenaculum, Acts 1, 13), Homl. Th. i. 296, 9: 314, 7

cancer-hæbern

(n.)
Grammar
cancer-hæbern, es; n. [cancer a crab, hæbern = hæb-ærn a place, dwelling-place]
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A crab-hole; caverna, cavernula D

Linked entry: cancer

cildru

(n.)
Grammar
cildru, acc. pl. of cild.

children

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children, Homl. Th. i. 80, 20;

dæg-hwomlíc

(adj.)

daily

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daily, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 30

dryht-né

(n.)

a dead body of a host

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a dead body of a host

Linked entry: neó

birc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
birc-holt, es; n.

A birch holt or grovebetuletum

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A birch holt or grove; betuletum

brémblas

(n.)
Grammar
brémblas, pl. of brémbel.

brambles,

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brambles, Homl. Th. i. 18, 17;

on-feng

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizingtaking, with the idea of wrongful takingdefence, protection (cf. and-fenga) attack, onset, assault

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Homl. 209, 29. attack, onset, assault Wurdon hié on ðam onfenge forhte, and on fleám numen, Andr. Kmbl. 2679 ; An. 1341. Hé hine scilde wið onfengom earmra gǽsta, Exon. Th. 126, 24; Gú. 376: 133, 15; Gú. 490

Linked entries: and-feng on-fang

ge-strangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strangian, -strongian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [strangian to strengthen]

To make strongstrengthenconfirmestablishrōbŏrārecorrōbŏrāreconfortāreconflrmāre

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Ne biþ gestrangod man non confortēmur hŏmo, Ps. Spl. 9, 20: Ps. Th. 138, 4, 15. Wes ðú gestrangad and ne ondrǽd ðú ðé be thou strengthened and fear not, Blickl. Homl. 231, 2: Lk. Bos. 1, 80.

Linked entries: strangian ge-strongian

wissung

(n.)
Grammar
wissung, e; f.

guidancedirectiondirectioninstructionteachingrulegovernmentdirection

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Dathan and Abiron forsáwon Móyses wissunge, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 224 note

angil

(n.)

a hook

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a hook, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 11

be-dofen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dofen, pp. of be-dúfan.

drownedsubmersus

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drowned ; submersus,Homl. Th. ii. 472, 5 ;

Linked entry: be-dúfan

clencan

(v.)
Grammar
clencan, te; pp. ed

To CLINCH, hold fastprehendere, prensare

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To CLINCH, hold fast; prehendere, prensare., Supl

for-sǽde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sǽde, pl. -sǽdon

accused

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accused, Homl. Th. i. 50, 14, 16;

Frige ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
Frige ǽfen, es; m.

Thursday evening

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Thursday evening, Homl. Th. i. 216, 21

ge-fangennes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fangennes, se; f.

A takinglaying hold ofapprehension

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A taking, laying hold of, apprehension,Som

of-healdan

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D. of-hold]

wódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wódlíce, adv.

madlyfuriouslyfranticlyblasphemously

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Homl. Th. ii. 230, ii

Linked entry: wód