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sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, f.
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Add Ne wuldra þú on teónan fæder þínes, nys þé wulðor ac sceand (confusio), Scint. 174, 8.

a-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [a, spendan to spend]

To spend entirelyconsumesquanderto spendexpendlay outbestowdistributeconsumeredissipareexpenderesumptum facereerogareimpertiri

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Ben. interl. 58 : Scint. 1

sundor-hálga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-hálga, an; m.
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Twegen men . . . án wæs sunderhálga, and óðer wæs openlíce synful, Bóceras and sunderhálgan, Scint. 203, 3. Ða Fariséiscan and sundorhálgan (scribes) hine tó deáðe fordémdon, H. R. 9, 28. Manega ðæra sunderhálgena (Pharisaeorum), Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7.

Linked entry: hálga

un-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þæslíc, adj.

Unsuitableunseemlyunbecomingunfit

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Unþæslíce míslára inportunas suggestiones, Scint. 33, 19

út-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lendisc, adj.
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Útlendiscum extraneo, Scint. 193, 16. Hig noldon ðæt útlendiscum þeódum wǽre ðes eard þurh ðæt ðe swíðor gerýmed ðe hí heom sylfe ǽlc óðerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 31. Hé útlændisce hider in tihte, 959; Erl. 121, 3

á-teorung

exhaustionfaintnesswearinesswasting awaydecayfailing

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Heó scínð búton ǽteorunge hire beorhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 444, 2. Getácnað se móna áteorunge úre deádlicnysse, 154, 29

ceorung

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Gif ǽnig ongeán sumne hæfð ceorunge ( querelam ), Scint. 24, 3. Add

cystig-ness

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Voc. ii. 50, 21. abundance Hé metta mid cystignysse wealð aescarum largitate feruescit, Scint. 56, 2

ge-emnettan

(v.)
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Z. 296, 2. to equal Þæt hé micelnysse synna mæge geemnyttan ( exaequare ) mid genihtsumnysse mægena, Scint. 43, 13. to adjust, square Him bið hefigtýme geðúht ðæt hí heora þeáwas be his regole geemnetton, Hml. Th. i. 524, 18. intrans.

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Sum hund scipa fóron súð ymbútan, and sum feówertig scipa norþ ymbútan, 894 ; Erl. 91, 6. Tó farenne eást ymbútan, Ors. 6, 36; Swt. 292, 29. Ðá ongon hé sprecan swíþe feorran ymbúton velut ab alio orsa principio disseruit Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 11.

Linked entry: emb-útan

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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Hié þá scipu binnan Lundenbyrig gebróhton, 896; P. 89, 21. Sume þá scipu gewendon binnon Scépíge, 1052; P. 180, 1. Binnan byrig oþþon búton, Ll. Th. i. 286, 26. with acc. Sume binnan ꝥ fæsten oðflugon, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 23.

BOTM

(n.)
Grammar
BOTM, es; m.
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A BOTTOM; fundus Scipes botm a ship's bottom, the keel; carina, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 64; Wrt. Voc. 48, 3: 103; Som. 77, 112; Wrt. Voc. 56, 32.

Linked entry: bodan

Humbre

(n.)
Grammar
Humbre, an; or indecl. f.

The Humber

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Com Tostig eorl intó Humbran mid lx scipum, 1066; Erl. 201, 6

lysu

(n.)
Grammar
lysu, wes; n.
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Gif frí wíf leswæs hwæt gedéþ xxx scill. gebéte, 73; Th. i. 20, 7. Lot sceal mid lyswe, list mid gedéfum [v. list], Exon. 92 a; Th. 345. 16; Gn. Ex. 189

prýte

(n.)
Grammar
prýte, an; f.
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Prýte heáge út áwyr[p]þ elatio excelsos deiect, Scint. 46. Gelíce ðám dwæsan ðe for heora prýtan léwe (sáre, MS. C.), ( on account of the infirmity of pride in them ) nellaþ beorgan, Wulfst. 165, 9.

Linked entry: prýde

un-wita

(n.)
Grammar
un-wita, an; m.
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Gebíg fram unwitan ( insensato ), and ðú ná wiþerast on stuntnysse his, Scint. 188, 11. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó sinoðe gefædne man tó cnihte and nǽnigne unwitan ðe disig lufige, L. Edg. C. 4 ; Th. ii. 244, 14.

drǽdan

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Mann wís on eallum drǽtt homo sapiens in omnibus metuit, Scint. 67, 1. & wolde hine ofsleán & dreórd him ꝥ folc et volens illum occidere timuit populum, Mt. R. 14, 5.

notu

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Add Tó singenne sóðlíce notu unrótnysse heortan gefréfrað psallendi enim utilitas tristitiam cordis consolatur, Scint. 33, 7. Note utilitati, An.

singal

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add: of a person or action, assiduous, unremitting Micelum framaþ gebed rihtwíses singal ( assidua ), Scint. 30, 14. On bebodum his syngal (assiduns) beó þu, 66, 11. On hálgum spǽcum singal, 220, 2. Singalre crebra (lectionis assiduitate), An.

fóda

victualsprovisionssustenancesupport

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Ox. 4636- particular kind of food Of fódum de alimentis, Scint. 53 13. On fótum in alimentis, R. Ben. I. 68, 15. Mínre wylne ic sylle fódan (alimenta), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 101, 2. figurative Mid wordes fódan (pabulo) geþanc gereordian, Scint. 53, I.