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hete-lic

malignanthardsevere

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Add: of persons, malignant Dydon þá heáfodmenn swá swá ꝥ hetelice wíf (Jezebel) him bebeád, Hml. S. 18, 194. of things, hard, severe Hé mæg him wénan hetelices leánes, Wlfst, 191, 23.

ge-belgan

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Add: with reflex, acc. Ne gebelg þú þé wið mé . . . Ne gebelge ic mé náwiht wið þé, ac fagnige þæs þú cwyst, Solil. H. 35, 6-10. Ðá sǽde heó ꝥ heó nán land hæfde þe him áht tó gebyrede, and gebealh heó (acc, or nom. ? Cf.

ǽ-breca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-breca, (ǽw-breca, q. v. in Dict.), an; m.
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An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy Se man ðe his rihtǽwe forlǽt and óðer wíf nimð, hé bið ǽwbreca ( adulter ), Ll. Th. ii. 184, 22.

frí-man

(n.)
Grammar
frí-man, -mann, es; m.

A freemanlīber hŏmo

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A freeman; līber hŏmo Gif fríman edor-brecþe gedéþ, vi scillingum gebéte if a freeman commit house-breaking, let him make amends with six shillings, L. Ethb. 27; Th. i. 8, 15: 29, 31; Th. i. 10, 3, 6: L. Win. 11; Th. i. 40, 1: L. N. P.

hunig-teár

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-teár, es; m.
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Sý gemenged tógædre hunigteár and wín let virgin honey and wine be mixed together, Lchdm. iii. 292, 16. Besmyra mid hunigteáre, 11

GEST

(n.)
Grammar
GEST, es; m.
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Gest hine clǽnsie sylfes áþe on wiofode let a stranger clear himself with his own oath at the altar, L. Wih. 20; Th. i. 40, 19

hláford-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-scipe, es; m.
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To the end that he might not exalt himself with so great lordship, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 28. Ðu winsþ wið ðam hláfordscipe ðe ðú self gecure you strive against the rule you have yourself chosen, Bt. 7,2; Fox 18, 30.

spring

(n.)
Grammar
spring, spryng, es; m. (but eá-spring; n. )
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Tó sealfe wið springe, Lchdm. ii. 80, 8. Wið ðæt man wille spring on gesittan, i. 2, 19. Láðlíc biþ ðæs hreóflian líc mid menigfealdum springum and geswelle, Homl. Th. i. 122, 22: 336, 33.

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GEÓ

(adv.)
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GEÓ, gió; adv.
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Wæs ðis eálond geó gewurþad mid æðelestum ceastrum this island was formerly adorned with the noblest cities, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 25. Geþenc se snottra fengel hwæt wit geó sprǽcon do thou, sagacious prince, bear in mind what we have before spoken, Beo.

æt-feallan

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S. 12, 216. fig to fall away, diminution Ætfealle sió bót þǽm godfæder swá ilce swá ꝥ wíte þám hláforde déð. Ll. Th. i. 150, 18. deterioration Ꝥ geleáfa swá earmlíce ætfeallan sceolde, Hml.

of-hreówan

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Hé wæs tó þám earmheort ꝥ him ofhreów ꝥ ástépede wíf, gif hé ne gehulpe hire dreórinesse, Gr. D. 18, 13. Add: with dat. of pers. only Gode ofhreów ðá and cwæð tó ðám engle, Hml. S. 13, 254. Þe lǽs þe ofhrýwe þé ne forte peniteat te, Scint. 177, 2

ge-pós

(n.)
Grammar
ge-pós, es; n.
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The POSE, a cold in the head, catarrh; grăvēdo Wið gepósu for colds in the head, Herb. 46, 1; Lchdm. i. 148, 12. Wið gepósum for poses, L. M. 1, 10; Lchdm. ii. 54, 17

giccan

(v.)

to itchprurire

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to itch: prurire Wið giccendre wombe for an itching stomach ; [Cockayne prefers to translate the verb to hiccup, v. his Glossary] Lchdm. iii. 50, 13. Wið óðrum giccendum blece for other itching blotch, 70, 27

Linked entries: gicce gice-ness

twisprǽcness

(n.)
Grammar
twisprǽcness, e; f.
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Uton beorgan ús wið tǽlnysse and wið twysprǽcnysse and wið leáse gewitnysse caveamus nobis a vituperatione et a biloquio et a falso testimonio, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 32. Twyspécnessæ, Wulfst. 290, 30.

ge-sceððan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceððan, [with the same form in the infinitive are to be found, apparently, two verbs, one belonging to the strong, the other to the weak conjugation. Corresponding to the Gothic verb skaþjan, skóþ is sceððan, scód; [cf. sceppan, scóp.]
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With regard to the form 'scód' instead of 'skóþ,' see Grm. And. u. El. 93] To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy to; nocere, adversari Gisceðeþ nocebit, Rtl. 8, 29.

ælf-siden

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-siden, -sidenn, e; f.

The influence of elves or of evil spiritsthe nightmareimpetus castalidumdiaboli incubus

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Wið ælfsidenne, L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm, ii. 138, 23

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hwyrf-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwyrf-ness, e; f.

Giddiness

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Giddiness Wið brægenes hwyrfnesse, Lchdm. iii. 70, 20

un-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scearp, adj.

Not sharp

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Not sharp Unscearp wín, Lchdm. ii. 212, 4

lungen-ádl

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Add: — Dolhsealf wið lungenádle, Lch. ii. 92, 13

yrre

(adj.)
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yrre, adj.
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(l β) with preposition :-- Hé wæs yrre wið Aaron adversum Aaron iratus, Deut. 9, 20. Se cyning wæs yrre wið mé iratus rex servis suis, Gen. 41, 10. of an animal Siþþan hé ( an elephant) irre wæs and gewundod, Ors. 4, I; S. 156, II

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