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belt

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Helmstán þá undǽde gedyde þæt hé Æðerédes belt forstæl, Cht. Th. 169, 20

strácian

(v.)
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Nægelsexes tánc his þæt þú mid þínum scytefingre dó ofer þínne óþerne swilce þú ceorfan wille, and stráca syþþan on þín leór mid þínum fingre swilce þú sceáran wille, Tech. ii. 127, 2. Add

á-hleápan

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Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes swá áhleóp ( saltum dedit ) ꝥ hit ná gehrán þæs scræfes hrófe, 213, 28. Ðá áhleóp se líchoma up of ðám wætere, Shrn. 143, 27. Add

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; m.
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Aþelbaldes gefére, þæs nama wæs Ecga, wæs fram þám áwyrgedan gáste unstille, Guth. 60, 9-13. Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . cóm Æþelbaldes geféra þæs nama wæs Ova, 66, 20. Gefére comitem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 42

sigor-fæst

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Add: as an epithet of men Ne byð nǽfre nǽnig leán þæs sigores búton hit sý mid gewinne gecampod. Hwanon beóð hálige men sigorfæste (victores), nymðe hí campian wið þám searwum þæs ealdes feóndes?, Gr. D. 221, 9: 234, 2

wyrt-geard

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Þá gelǽdde hé hine tó þæs wyrtgeardes (-túnes, v.l.) gate eum duxit ad horti aditum, Gr. D. 25, 14. Paulinus onféng þá nytte þæs wyrtgeardes (horti). And þá þá se cyningces áðum gelómlíce eóde in þone wyrtgeard (hortum), 180, 28. Add

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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(the right or left) side, hand: Gif þú færst tó þǽre winstran hælfe, ic healde þá swíðran healfe; gif þú þá swíðran healfe gecíst, ic fare tó þǽre winstran healfe, Gen. 13, 9.

Nicénisc

(adj.)
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Nicene Se bisceopsinoð þæs Nicéniscan geþeahtes, Angl. xi. 8, 1

crístnere

(n.)
Grammar
crístnere, es; m.
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A catechist Seó tíd sancte Petres þæs crístneres, Shrn. 89, 6

here-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
here-beorg, e; f.

Harbourshelterlodgingsquarters

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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam hé þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82

þrowend-hád

(n.)
Grammar
þrowend-hád, es; m.
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Martyrdom Þæs þrowendhádes seó geearrung martyrii meritum, Gr. D. 231, 8

uferor

(adv.)
Grammar
uferor, adv.
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Higher Swá swá heálícor, þæs uferur ut altius, An. Ox. 5058

Linked entry: ufor

bréman

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Þæs bisceopes gebod bréman uoluntatem episcopi implere, Chrd. 18, 35. Add

búend

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Þá búendan ( inhabitatores ) þæs landes, Ps. L. 242, 2: 3. Add

húsel

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Gif wé sceáwiað þæt hálige húsel æfter líchamlicum andgite, þonne geseó wé þæt hit is gesceaft brosniendlic . . .

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Th. i. 170, 11 : 404, 12. with pronoun in apposition to clause Hú geworhte ic þæt, . . . þæt ic þé ongitan ne meahte?

hleápettan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápettan, p. te

To jump aboutskip

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To jump about, skip: Cwið seó bóc þæt hé úp ástóde and ongunne hleápettan (hleáppettan, v. l.). . . and á wæs gangende and hleápende (hleappetende, v. l.) and Dryhten herigende, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 560, 5-10

Linked entries: hleápan hleáppettan

on-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
on-sǽte, es; n. (?)
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A sitting on an animal Æfter þám onsǽte (-sitte, v. l.) swá háliges biscopes þæt hors wiðsóc ꝥ hit wíf bǽre post sessionem tanti pontificis equus mulierem ferre recusavit, Gr. D. 183, 10. Cf. on-setl

scippend

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Add: a creator Nú cwǽdon gedwolmen þæt deófol gesceópe sume gesceafta, ac hí leógað; ne mæg hé náne gesceafta gescyppan for ðan ðe hé nis ná scyppend, Hml. Th. i. 16, 21. v. frum-, ge-scippend

simble-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
simble-gemaca, an; m.
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, þæt hí eft tó fóstre beón, Hml. Th. i. 20, 35. Cf. sin-híwan