hyht-lic
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Wile mon mec hátan hyhtlic gewǽde, Rä. 36, 12. giving ground for hope, hopeful, promising, v. hyht-ful; Þ á wearð Iafede geogoð áféded, hyhtlic heorðwerod heafodmága, Gen. 1605
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bær
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Bær without clothes, Rä. 32, 22. Bare (nudam) róde bar (mudus) folgaþ, Scint. 218, 15. Hé læg on þǽre baran flóra, Hml. S. 31, 853. Wísdóm geseón bærne, Shrn. 186, 30.
a-rédian
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Áblend þisse þeóde andgyt, þæt hí rǽd ne áredian, Wlfst. 47, 21. Hié nabbað ðá gesceádwísnesse ðæt hié cunnen ðæs ðinges tíman áredian, Past. 287, 7. Rihtne weig áredian tó þám écan háme. Shrn. 163, 27.
ǽtren
Poisonous ⬩ venenosus
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Me of bósme fareþ ǽtren onga from my bosom comes a poisonous sting, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405,18; Rä. 24, 4: Ps. Th. 139, 3. Him æt heortan stód ǽtterne ord [sc. gáres] the poisonous point[ the spear] stood in his heart. Byrht. Th. 136, 4; By. 146: Frag.
CWELAN
To die ⬩ mori
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To die ; mori Cwele ic I die, Exon. 125a ; Th. 482, 2; Rä. 66, 1. Swá swá fixas cwelaþ gyf hí of wætere beóþ, swá eác cwelþ [cwylþ MSS. R.
feónd-sceaða
A fiend-enemy ⬩ dire enemy ⬩ robber ⬩ hostis nŏcīvus ⬩ latro
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Ic sceal forstolen hreddan, flýman feóndsceaðan I shall rescue the stolen, make the robber flee, Exon. 104 a; Th. 396, 5; Rä. 15, 19
gearo
Promptly ⬩ readily ⬩ entirely ⬩ altogether ⬩ prompte ⬩ omnīno ⬩ prorsus
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Se mec gearo [or geáro; see next word] on bende legde he who altogether laid me in bonds, 105 b; Th. 402, 14; Rä. 21, 29
hell-ware
The inhabitants of hell
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Wuldorweorudes and helwara of the glorious host and of the dwellers in hell, Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 20; Cri. 286: 114 a; Th. 437, 12; Rä. 56, 6
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midde
The middle
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Múð wæs on middan, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 10; Rä. 33, 9. On æge biþ gioleca on middan, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 339; Met. 20, 170
slúpan
To slip, glide ⬩ to slip, creep
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Th. 385, 3; Rä. 4, 39
hring
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Ic sceal þegne mínum hringum hæfted hýran georne, Rä. 5, 2: 87, 4. Wyrc feówer hringas ( circulos ), and áhóh hié on ðá feówer hyrnan ðǽre earce; and hát wyrcean twégen stengas . . . and sting út ðurh ðá hringas, Past. 169, 20-24.
FROGGA
A FROG ⬩ rāna
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A FROG; rāna Frogga rāna, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 16; Wrt. Voc. 24, 20: 78, 58. He asende on hig froggan [frocgan. Spl.] mīsit in eos rānam, Ps. Lamb. 77, 45. Acende eorþe heora ýcan oððe froggan [frogan. Spl.] edĭdit terra eōrum rānas, 104, 30.
hringan
To ring
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Byrnan hringdon their byrnies rang, Beo. Th. 660; B. 327. Hí ringden ða belle they rang the bells, Chr. 1131; Erl. 259, 37. Hringe tácn sonet signum, Lye.
bec
A brook ⬩ BECK or small rapid stream ⬩ rivulus
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A brook, BECK or small rapid stream; rivulus Of ðan bece [MS. bæce] from the beck, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. 121, 16
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dropung
A dropping ⬩ stillicĭdium
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A dropping; stillicĭdium Þurh dropunge deáwes and rénes through dropping of dew and rain, Ps. Th. 64, 11: Ps. Vos. 71, 6
fell
Ruin ⬩ death ⬩ lapsus ⬩ ruīna
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Ruin, death; lapsus, ruīna Ðéh ðe fell curen synnigra cyan though the race of sinners chose death, Andr. Kmbl. 3217; An. 1611
hracca
occiput
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[Cf. a rack of mutton, dorsum ovile, E. D. S. vol. 3, B. 18.]
morgen-regn
Rain that falls in the morning
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Rain that falls in the morning Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest, leódum tó freme, mildne morgenrén, Exon. 54a; Th. 191, 2; Az. 82
cneóris
a generation ⬩ race ⬩ tribe ⬩ family
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a generation, race, tribe, family Mk. Bos. 8, 12; Ps. Th. 74, 6; 121, 4; Cd. 79; Th. 98, 29; Gen. 1637
ge-lǽran
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. ¶ rǽd gelǽran to give counsel :-- Ne meahton wé gelǽran leófne þeóden rǽd ǽnigne þæt hé ne grétte goldweard þone we could not give the dear prince any counsel that would prevent him attacking the dragon, B. 3079.