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god-spell

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Add: the body of doctrine taught by Christ and his apostles Þis godspel byð bodod ofer ealle eorðan praedicabitur hoc evangelium regni in universo orbe, Mt. 24, 14: 26, 13. On ealle þeóda ǽrest gebyrað beón ꝥ godspel gebodud, Mk. 13, 10.

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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Mid swylcum monnum byð hell gefylled swá swá fald mid sceápum, Ps. Th. 48, 13. On ðone ealdan fald; of ðám ealdan falde . . . On Bunningfald; of Bunningfalde on æscfald; of æscfalde . . . on Wufincgfald, C. D. vi. 56, 9-15: Cht. E. 290, 31.

lyft-edor

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-edor, es; m.
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An enclosure formed by clouds [? v. lyft] Síðboda lyftedoras bræc the pillar of fire broke through the clouds, Cd. 155; Th. 193, 24; Exod. 251

scild-weall

(n.)
Grammar
scild-weall, es; m.
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A shield-wall, the shields held by a line of soldiers: — Ðonne strǽla storm scóc ofer scyldweall, Beo. Th. 6227; B. 3118. Cf. scild-burh

Linked entry: bord-weall

scip-hamer

(n.)
Grammar
scip-hamer, es; m.
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A hammer carried in the hand, by which a signal is given to the rowers Sciphamor portisculus vel hortator remigum, Wrt. Voc. i. 48, 20

sige-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
sige-bróðor, m.
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Matthew, who was not daunted by his heathen captors, Andr. Kmbl. 366 ; An. 183

un-geǽsce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geǽsce, adj.
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That cannot be found out by enquiry, indescribable Se leóma geteáh mid ungeǽscre fyrhtu (inaestimabili pavore ) þá heortan þǽra ætstandendra wífa, Gr. D. 284, 20

bócung

Grammar
bócung, For '
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Dele' substitute: Conveyance by charter or deed Ic geaf ... ðonæ hagan ... tó ðǽre ilcan bócunga ðæ ðæt land gæbócod is, C. D. v. 257, 12

sǽ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-fór, e; f.

A journey by sea, a voyage

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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42

hearpung

(n.)
Grammar
hearpung, e; f.

Harping, playing on the harp

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Harping, playing on the harp Hé hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he hath deserved her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 8

ge-smeáh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-smeáh, gen. -smeáges[?]; n.

Intrigue

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Intrigue Ðǽr wearþ se cyng of France þurh gesmeáh gecyrred there the king of France was turned back by intrigue, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 23

ár-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
ár-gebland, es; m.

The mingling of the oarsthe sea disturbed by the oarsthe oar-disturbed searemorum commixtiomare remis turbatum

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The mingling of the oars, the sea disturbed by the oars, the oar-disturbed sea; remorum commixtio, mare remis turbatum, Andr. Kmbl. 765; An. 383

býrignes

(n.)
Grammar
býrignes, bírgnes, -ness, e; f.
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A tasting, a taste; gustus Mid býrignesse ðæs wæteres by the tasting of the water, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 29. Bírgness gustus, Cot. 97

Linked entry: bírg-nes

múþ-hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-hǽl, es; n.

Salutary words pronounced by the mouth

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Salutary words pronounced by the mouth Módiges (Moses) múþhǽl(cf. éce rǽdas Moyses sægde. Th. 210, 15-17), Cd. 170: Th. 213, 14; Exod. 552

gehlot-land

(n.)
Grammar
gehlot-land, es; n.

Land appointed by lotan inheritanceterra sorte assignātapossessio

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Land appointed by lot, an inheritance; terra sorte assignāta, possessio Híg hine bebirigdon on his gehlotland sepĕliērunt eum in fīnĭbus possessiōnis suæ, Jos. 24, 30

strídan

(v.)
Grammar
strídan, p. strád, pl. stridon.
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to stride -Strídit varicat Txts. 105, 2078. to get by force (?), pillage, rob Strád (streád ? from strúdan) conpilat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 14: 96, 74

canter-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
canter-stæf, es; m.
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A staff used by a cantor (v. preceding word)] III. canterstafas III. baculi cantorum (baculi quibus in ecclesia utebantur cantores, Migne), Cht. Th. 429, 23

for-strogdness

(n.)
Grammar
for-strogdness, dispersion (?). Forstrogdnis is given as the gloss to praecipitationis in Ps. 51, 6, Nap. 25.
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This word is glossed by fortrúgadnisse in Ps. Srt. 51, 6: Ps. Spl. T. 51, 4: could for-strogdnis be an error for this form?

emn

(adj.)
Grammar
emn, adj.

Even, equal, plain, level, justæquus, plānus, æqualis

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On emn on even ground, by, near; in æquāli, juxta, Gen. 16, 12: 21, 19: Jos. 10, 5: Homl. Th. i. 30, 16: Byrht. Th. 137, 9; By. 184. To emnes over against, opposite; adversus, contra, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 21, 8: 3, 9; Bos. 68, 25: Cod.

Linked entry: tó-efnes

ge-ærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ærnan, he -ærneþ; p. de; pp. ed.

To runcurrĕreTo run forto gain by runningcursu certārepropalma cursu contendĕre

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To run for, to gain by running; cursu certāre, propalma cursu contendĕre He nimþ ðone læstan dǽl, se nýhst ðæm túne ðæt feoh geærneþ he takes the least part, who nearest the town, gains [by running] the property, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 40