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ge-mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mynegian, p. ode; pp. od
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Rush. 2, 22: Mt. Bos. 14, 8. Seó gemynegode cyninges dóhter memorata regis filia, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 3

Linked entry: mynegian

yfel-wyrcende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrcende, adj. (ptcpl. )
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Rush. 18, 30. Yfelwyrcende nequam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 23: 13, 38. Mið yfelwyrcendum and synfullum cum publicanis et peccatoribus, 9, 11. Hé hataþ ða yfelwyrcendan and ða unrihtwísan, Homl.

hægtesse

(n.)
Grammar
hægtesse, an; f.

A witch, hag, fury

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A witch, hag, fury Helle-rúne vel hægtesse pythonissa, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 102; Wrt. Voc. 60, 11. Hægtesse Tissiphona, 113; Som. 79, 115; Wrt. Voc. 60, 22.

Linked entry: hǽting

oft

(adv.)
Grammar
oft, adv.

Oft, often

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Rush. ) sepe, Mk. Skt. 5, 4: interdum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 38. Hú oft quotiens, Lk. Skt. 13, 34. Swá oft swá ða óðre hergas út fóron, ðonne fóron hié, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 5. Hí beóþ ðæs ðe lator ðe hí oftor ymbþeahtiaþ, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 2.

smeócan

(v.)
Grammar
smeócan, p. smeác, pl. smucon; pp. smocen

To smoke, emit smoke To smoke, fumigate fumo, fumigo

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. : smíkende, Rush.) flex linum fumigans Mt. Kmbl. 12, 20. trans. To smoke, fumigate Smeóc ðone man mid gáte hǽrum Lchdm. i. 352, 1. Smeóce mid hǽþe 354, 23. Heortes hǽr beóþ swíðe, góde mid tó smeócanne 338, 4

Linked entries: smícan smocian

tó-nama

(n.)
Grammar
tó-nama, an; m.

A surname,cognomen

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; Rush. has noma) is?' And cuoeð tó him: 'Here tónoma mé is' quod tibi nomen este? Et dicit ei: 'Legio nomen mihi est,' Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 9. Ðes wimman hadde on toname Magdalene, O. E. Homl. ii. 143, 13.

Linked entry: tó-namian

a-fón

(v.)
Grammar
a-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen

To receivetaketake uphold upsupportseizelay hold ofsuscipereassumerecorripereoccuparetradere

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Rush. Stv. 4, 12

feórþling

(n.)
Grammar
feórþling, es; m: feórþung, e; f. in Anglo-Saxon; but m. in Northumb. v.

A fourth part of a thingFARTHINGquadrans

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Rush. 21, 2

læfer

(n.)
Grammar
læfer, e; f.

a rush

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a rush Læfer pirus [l. papyrus], gladiolus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 15; Wrt. Voc. 33, 15: scirpio, Wrt. Voc. 69, 9: scirpia, 289, 44. Lebr scirpea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 81. Eórisc, leber scirpea, 120, 17.

Linked entries: leber lifer

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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Meodo heall monig ᛗ dreáma full, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 14; Ruin. 24. Hé ána hwearf mondreámum from, Beo. Th. 3435; B. 1715

ge-un-rótsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-un-rótsian, -un-rótsigean; p. ode; pp. od.

to make sorrowfulto offendcontristarecontribularescandalizareto become troubled, discontented

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Rush. 14, 9. Geunrótsade swíðe contristati valde, Lind. 26, 22: Mk. Skt.

giwian

(v.)
Grammar
giwian, giowian, giwan; p. ode; pp. de

To askpeterepostulare

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[Rush. giowa] 6, 22. Giwas petite, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 7. Giuwende petentes, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 14. Giuendo postulata, 18. Giuiendum petentibus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 11

Linked entries: giowian giuan

þeáwfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
þeáwfæstness, e; f.
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Adherence to the rules of right conduct or method, discipline, obedience to rule Þeáwfæstnesse discipline, Hpt. Gl. 432, 34. Be sealmsanges ðeáwfæstnesse de disciplina psallendi, R. Ben. 45, 2.

un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to doimpossibledifficult to beargrievoustroublesome

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Rush. 12, 40

un-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gleáwness, e; f.

Want of understandingunskilfulnessfoolishnessblindness

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Rush. 3, 5

Linked entry: un-glædnes

eald-hláford

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Substitute: An old lord, a lord whose right to rule is of ancient date, a rightful, liege lord Hiera ealdhláfordes sunu regis filium, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 33.

hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
hæftan, p. hæfte; pp. hæfted, hæft

To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprisonto bind, fetter

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Rush. 4, 18

tó-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton

To rush in different directionsto dispersehurriedly,scatter

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To rush in different directions, to disperse (intrans.) hurriedly, scatter Tóscutan dissiliunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 9.

hæleþ

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Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást-Denum . . . þus Heardingasþone hæleð nemdun, Rún. 22. Byð for eorlum æðelinga wyn hors hófum wlanc, þǽr him hæleþe ymb welege on wicgum wrixlað sprǽce, 19.

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc