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on-bíd

(n.)
Grammar
on-bíd, (-bid ?), es; n.

Awaiting, expectation

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Long is ðis onbíd worulde lífes long in this life is this waiting for the next, 164, 30; Gú. 1019.

Linked entry: an-bíd

CNOTTA

(n.)
Grammar
CNOTTA, an; m.

A KNOTfasteningknitting; nexus

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Gyt hér is óðer cnotta ealswá earfoðe there is yet another knot equally difficult Homl. Th. ii. 386, 22. To onlýsanne MS. onlýsenne ða fæstan cnottan MS. cnotten to loosen the fast knots Th. Diplm. A. D. 1035; 334, 9: Wanl. Catal. 42, 23.

a-sprincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprincan, p. -spranc, pl. -spruncon ; pp. -spruncen

To spring upariseoririexoriri

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To spring up, arise; oriri, exoriri Aspruncen is on þýstrum leóht exortum est in tenebris lumen, Ps. Spl. 111, 4: C. R. Ben. 7

Linked entry: a-spruncen

célan

(v.)
Grammar
célan, de;ed; v. intrans.

To be or become coldalgere, refrigerari

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To be or become cold; algere, refrigerari Célan is of untrumnysse ðæs gecynnes algere ex infirmitate naturæ est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 15

Linked entries: a-célan ge-célan

in-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
in-gewinn, es ; n.
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An intestine struggle Scortlíce is hæbbe nú gesǽd hiora ingewinn I have now shortly related their intestine struggles, Ors. 2, 6 ; Swt. 88, 29

í-síðes

(adv.)
Grammar
í-síðes, adv.

At that timeat oncedirectly

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At that time, at once, directly Man ísíðes sóna ðǽræfter swytelaþ it is immediately thereafter manifested, L. I. P. 24; Th. ii. 338, 11

Linked entry: í-dæges

leás-sagol

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-sagol, adj.
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Saying what is false, mendacious Se ðe wǽre leássagol weorðe se sóðsagol he that told lies, let him tell the truth, Wulfst. 72, 16

Maroara

(n.)

The people of Moravia

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Be eástan Maroara londe is Wisle land, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 10-17

ráp-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ráp-gang, (?), es; m.
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Cf. 1. 33, where gegon is written for gegong [v. p. 33, 65]) funambulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 36

scír-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
scír-þegen, es; m.
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The thane of a shire Ðises is tó gewitnesse . . . Godwine eorl . . . Ælfwine abbod . . . and ealle scírþegenas on Hámtúnscíre, Cod. Dip. B. i. 544, 8

ge-rýnu

Grammar
ge-rýnu, <b>;
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</b> add Nú is eówer gerýnu geléd on Godes mýsan, and gé underfóð eówer gerýnu, Hml. Th. ii. 276, 20

be-wefan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wefan, p. -wæf, pl. -wǽfon; pp. -wefen

To cover over, envelopeobtexere, obducere

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To cover over, envelope; obtexere, obducere Biþ ðæt brægen mid reáman bewefen the brain is covered over with a membrane, Lchdm. iii. 146, 4

ge-brehtnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brehtnian, p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od

To become bright

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Gibrehtnad [geberehtnad, Lind.] is clarificatus est, Jn. Skt. Rush. 13, 31

ge-hweled

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweled, part.

Inflamedinflammātus

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Inflamed; inflammātus Ðæt ðǽrinne gehweled biþ which is inflamed therein, Past. 38, 3; Swt. 273, 22; Hat. MS. 51 a, 12 : Swt. 275, 5

Linked entry: hwelian

ge-líclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líclíc, adj.

Likelyfitaptus

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Likely, fit : aptus Swíþor ðonne hit gelíclíc síe more strongly than is proper, L. M. 2, 16 : Lchdm. ii. 194, 14 : Hpt. Gl. 506

ge-rifod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rifod, part. p.

Wrinkled

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Wrinkled On ealdlícum geárum biþ ðæs mannes neb gerifod in the years of old age man's face is wrinkled, Homl. Th. i. 614, 14

Linked entry: -rifod

þeód-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-stefn, es; m.
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A stock, people Betere is tó geblídanne ánne dæg mid ðé, ðonne óðera on þeódstefnum þúsend mǽla, Ps. Th. 83, 10. Cf, leód-stefn

un-andwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andwís, adj.

Inexperienced

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Ðý unandwísan inexperto (the passage, however, is in experto terrore, Ald. 34), 79, 39

cambiht

(adj.)
Grammar
cambiht, cambihte; adj.
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; the passage is: Gigantem crista cassidis indutum, Ald. 71, 33.) Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 79: 19, 10

freóls-bóc

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Ðis is seó freólsbóc tó Cheolcar and ealra ðáre landa ðe intó ðǽ mynechina lífe æt Wiltúne forgifene synt, C.D. iii. 117, 24. Add