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lyft

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Cómon twégen deóflu tó him of þǽre lyfte velut ex aere lapsi, Guth. Gr. 123, 7. Fliógan ofer þám fýre þe is betwux þám rodore and þǽre lyfte, Bt. 36, 2 ; F. 174, 10. Hé ongan fleógan on þá lyfte, Bl. H. 187, 28.

forht

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L. 1, 20. expressing fear Þá blácan andwlitan and þæt bifiende wered, se forhta cearm and þǽra folca wóp, Wlfst. 186, 18

ge-dyrstignes

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Th. i. 270, 24) þe folces men wiðhæfton þǽre gelómlican myngunge, Ll. Lbmn. 206, 22. Þ gé gehýrdon þá oferhygdlican gedyrstignesse þæs elreordgan kyninges, Nar. 19, ii.

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micel-ness

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</b> a mass Wearð upp áscoten swýðlicu mycelnes þæs ungemǽtan stánclifes ingentis saxi moles erupta esl, Gr. D. 12, 9. Eall tóweaxen mid mycelnessum þára clifstána saxorum molibus asperum, 159, 26.

breáw-ern

(n.)

a brew-house

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this word is glossed previously : Baðiendra manna hús, þǽr hí hi unscrédað inne), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 11. Cf. Brewarne pandoxatorium, 174, 14: brywhowse pandocsaiorium, 274, col. I: brewster pandoxator, 214, col. 1. Substitute

for-byrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
for-byrdig, (fore-); adj.

Patientforbearing

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Hér hé is swíðe forebyrdig ofer ús, ac hé is þǽr swíðe réðe, Ll. Th. ii. 394, 5

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ge-hátan

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Hæfdon hí hire geháten ꝥ hí on hyre rǽdenne beón woldon, Chr. 918; P. 105, 24. combining and Ic þæt geháte þæt ic heonon nelle fleón, By. 246. Þú him þæt gehéte . . . þæt þú heora fromcyn ícan wolde, Dan. 316: An. 1420. with dat. infin.

milite

(n.)
Grammar
milite, pl.
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Wǽron þá milite þæs geréfan men, Nap. 45. Þá milite geworhton þyrnene coronan and setton on his heáfod (milites praesidis (þæs geroefe kempe, R. ) . . . plectentes coronam de spinis posuerunt super caput ejus, Mt. 27, 27-29), 13, 22. See next word

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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þæt gecýðde, þæt hé cræft hæfde. Sae. 200.

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firenlíce

(adv.)

flagitiouslycriminallygrossly

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Hé geclǽnsod hæfde ꝥ hálige templ fram eallum þám fýlðum þe hé fyrnlíce þǽr árǽrde, Hml. S. 25, 538. Add:

Linked entry: firen-lic

leax

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Hé wearp út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormǽte leax, Hml. S. 31, 1275. Him mon þá mettas selle þá þe late melten, leax and þá fixas þá þe late meltan. Lch. ii. 176, 23. Add

á-sparian

(v.)
Grammar
á-sparian, p. ode

To sparekeep

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To spare,keep Se Godes wer nolde ꝥ þǽr wǽre áht tó láfe in þám mynstre, ꝥ ǽnig man cweþan mihte ꝥ hit wǽre þurh unhýrsumnysse ásparod ne in cella aliquid per inobedientiam remaneret, Gr. D. 159, 24

ge-biddan

Grammar
ge-biddan, <b>; II 4.</b>
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Ic wæs gemedemod gebiddan þá gerýnu þǽre róde, Hml. S. 23 b, 466. Add

á-fǽttian

(v.)
Grammar
á-fǽttian, p. ode
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To fatten Ele þæs synfullan ne áfǽttaþ ( inpinguet ) heáfod mín, Ps. L. 140, 5

be-snǽdan

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For first passage substitute Engel hét þæt treów ceorfan, . . . Hét þonne besnǽdan seolfes blǽdum

cáser-lic

(adj.)
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Þæs cáserlican húses imperialis hypodromi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 45

feor-land

(n.)
Grammar
feor-land, -lond.
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Geácsode se foresprecena wræcca on feorlandum þæs hálgan weres forðfóre, Guth. 94, 2. Add:

frǽ-mǽre

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Þæt frǽmére eximiam, 66. Add

forliger-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
forliger-lic, adj.

Adulterous

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Adulterous Þǽre forligerlicere adulterinae, An. Ox. 4246. Forligerlicum incesto, 4249. Forligerlicum húsum prostitutis, 5174

ge-dyrstlǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyrstlǽcing, e; f.
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Boldness Mid gedyrstlǽcinge his (bylde þǽre, v.l.) híwcúðnysse ausu familiaritatis, Gr. D. 71, 18