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for-dwínan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dwínan, he -dwíneþ, -dwínþ; p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen

To dwindle awayvanishevānescĕre

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Mannes ege hrædlíce fordwínþ awe of man quickly vanishes, Homl. Th. i. 592, 12. Se sceocca fordwán of his gesihþe Satan vanished from his sight, ii. 504, 4

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Iudas férde and mid gryne hyne sylfne ahéng Iudas wente awey and goyinge awey he hangide hym with a grane, Wyc; laqueo se suspendit, Mt. Bos. 27, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 30, 22. Mid ðý ilcan grine in laqueo isto, Ps. Th. 9, 14.

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

micga

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Hí beguton hine ealne mid ealdum miggan. . . se migga þurh Godes mihte wearð tó swétum stence áwend, Hml. S. 35, 153-157. Add

á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive awayforce awayto press outthrust outsqueeze outto press into

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Hé hié áweg áþéwde, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 2. Út áþýde egessit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 10. Út áþýdum depulsae. Ps. L. 61, 4. to press out, thrust out, squeeze out Hé of ðám geclystrum út áþýde lytelne dǽl wínes, Gr. D. 58, 19.

á-sceádan

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Add Áweg álúcan oððe ásceádan discludere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 51.

Linked entry: sceádan

á-brastlian

(v.)
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to resound, crash Áweóx and ábraslude mára swég and hefigra gravior sonitus excrevit, Gr. D. 236, 12

Linked entry: brastlian

un-áteald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áteald, adj.

Uncounted

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Uncounted Gif se dæg bið forlǽten unáteald, ðǽrrihte áwent eal ðæs geáres ymbrene ðwyres, Boutr. Scrd. 28, 32

Linked entry: á-tellan

bræclian

(v.)
Grammar
bræclian, p. ode

To cracklerattleresound

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To crackle, rattle, resound Áweóx and bræclade mára swég and hefegra gravior sonitus excrevit, Gr. D. 236, 12

a-wǽcan

Grammar
a-wǽcan, For'
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Dele' substitute Seó miígð áwéht (wǽced, v.l.) wæs (premeretur ) mid þí wæle. Bd. 3, 30; Sch. 331, 4

EGE

(n.)
Grammar
EGE, æge, eige, es; m.

Fear, terror, dread, AWE tĭmor, terror, formīdo

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Fear, terror, dread, AWE; tĭmor, terror, formīdo Eorþcynincgum se ege standeþ terribĭli ăpŭd rēges terræ, Ps. Th. 75, 9.

Linked entries: æge eige

for-meltan

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Voc. ii. 53, 22. ꝥ ís formealt on eallum þám mere and þ wæter waerð áwend tó wynsumum baðe, Hml. S. II, 198. Add

tún-rǽd

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Þe ǽlce geáre oftost wæs áwést þurh hagol ... þá sende se túnrǽd sumne getrýwne ǽrendracan tó Martine his helpes biddende, Hml. S. 31, 1219. Add

hæslen

(adj.)
Grammar
hæslen, adj.

Of hazel

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Lǽt ðæt blód on grénne sticcan hæslenne weorp ðne ofer weg áweg ðonne ne biþ nán yfel let the blood run into a green spoon of hazel-wood, then throw it away over the road; then no harm will come of the bite, 68; Lchdm. ii. 142, 19-21

under-etan

(v.)

to eat away belowto sapsubedere

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to eat away below, to sap; subedere Ðæt mennisce mód bið undereten and áweged of his stede ðonne hit se wind strongra geswinca ástyroþ, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17

rúmgifolness

(n.)
Grammar
rúmgifolness, e; f.

Liberality, bounty, munificence

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Hwá áwent gítsunge mid rúmgifulnysse bútan strece? Homl. Th. i. 360, 6

ge-hæftnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæftnys, -nyss, e; f.

Captivitycaptīvĭtas

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Captivity; captīvĭtas Ðonne awent oððe acyrreþ God gehæftnysse oððe hæftnóde folces his cum convertit Deus captīvĭtāctem plēbis suæ, Ps. Lamb. 52, 7

Linked entry: -hæft-nes

á-þerscan

(v.)

to thresh out

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to thresh out Sum tún wæs þe ǽlce geáré wæs áwést þurh hagol, swá ꝥ heora æceras ǽr wǽron áþroxene ǽr ǽnig ryftere ꝥ gerip gaderode, Hml. S. 31, 1217

Linked entries: a-þrescan á-þroxen

wín-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wín-líc, adj.

Of wine

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Hé gemét ðæt wæter tó wínlícum swæcce áwend (cf. 1. 16), Homl. Th. ii. 58, 31: 64, 29

neáh-lic

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Hé dyde gelíce þon swylce hé swýþe leóhtlíce slépe and wæs áweht tó þǽre neálecan stefne (ad vicinam vocem), Gr. D. 8S, 9. Add

sticca

(n.)
Grammar
sticca, an; m.
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</b> the pointer of a dial :-- Se sticca on ðæm dægmǽle, Anglia viii. 317, 20. a spoon (cf. spón) Lǽt yrnan ðæt blód on grénne sticcan hæslenne, weorp ðonne ofer weg áweg, Lchdm. ii. 142, 20: 144, 7: 104, 7.