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næder-wyrt

Grammar
næder-wyrt, nædre-wyrt, e; f.

Adder-wortpolygonum bistortaadderwort

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man uiperinam and óðrum naman nædderwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 96, 11. Nædderwyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man basilisca and óðrun naman nædder- (næddre-, MS. O) wyrt nemneþ, 242, 7 : iii. 8, 24. Genim næderwyrte, ii. 110, 25. [v. E. D. S. Pub.

óþ-sceótan

(v.)
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Man gehylt ðæt hé. hæfþ gif hé him ondrǽt ðæt hit him óþsceóte a man guards what he has, if he is afraid that it will escape from him, Prov. Kmbl. 18

fiscian

(v.)
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Ofer þone man becóm fǽringa godcund wracu for þám þe hé ficsode on Sunnandæg, Shrn. 126, 23. Hí mid nette fixodon on sǽlicum ýðum, Hml. Th. i. 576, 21.

slingan

(v.)
Grammar
slingan, p. slang, pl. slungon

To wind, twist, worm, move as a serpent.to move quickly to wind to wind

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Gif heó (the adder) ðæt heáfod innan ðone man bestingþ ðonne slingþ (= slincþ ?) heó mid ealle inn if it strikes its head into the man, then it winds itself quite in. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 15

hleówe

(adj.)
Grammar
hleówe, adj.

Warm, sheltered

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Warm, sheltered Gefere ðæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan and wearmne gereste him swíðe wel hleówe ðǽr and wearme gléda bere man gelóme inn carry the man into a room very fast shut and warm, let him rest himself there quite warm and snug, and let warm

for-liger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liger, adj.

Adulterousădulter

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Adulterous; ădulter Yfel cneórys and forliger [μοιχαλίς adulterous] secþ tácn genĕrātio măla et adultĕra signunt quærit. Mt. Bos. 12, 39

mis-scrýdan

(v.)

to clothe improperly

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to clothe improperly Bindaþ ðone misscrýddan ( the man who had not on the wedding garment ), Homl. Th. i. 530, 13

mynster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mynster-líc, adj.

Monastic

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Monastic Man árǽrde cyrcan on his ríce geond eall and mynsterlíce gesetnyssa (monastic institutions), Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 71

ge-útlagian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-útlagian, p. ode; pp. od

To outlawproscrībĕre

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To outlaw; proscrībĕre Man geútlagode Ælfgár eorl earl Ælfgar was outlawed, Chr. 1055; Erl. 188, 27: 1020; Erl. 161, 22

Linked entry: út-lagian

gram-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-mód, adj.
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Of fierce or cruel mind Hine nǽnig man grammódne ne funde no one found him cruel, Blickl. Homl. 223, 33

scipian

(v.)
Grammar
scipian, p. ode
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To put in order, equip, man a ship Ðá lǽt Eádweard cyng scypian XL snacca, Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 33

under-dón

(v.)

to put undersubjicere

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to put under; subjicere Ðone wudu ðe man ðæt fýr sceal underdón ligna quibus subjiciendus est ignis, Lev. 1, 12

un-lygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lygen, adj.

Unlyingtruthful

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Unlying, truthful Ceápige man on ðæs portgeréfan gewitnesse oþþe óðres unlygenes mannes, L. Ath. i. 12; Th. i. 206, 10

Linked entries: lygen un-gelygen

un-sýferlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sýferlíc, adj.

Impureuncleanly

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Impure, uncleanly Sume synna beóþ swíþe unsýferlíce, ðæt se man wandaþ ðæt hé hí ǽfre ásecgge, Blickl. Homl. 43, 17

ge-winfullic

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Swíðe gewinnfullic ( laboriosum ) ꝥ is ꝥ man on symbel hine behealde wiþ þæs feóndes searwe, Gr. D. 222, 7. Add

gnorn

Grammar
gnorn, sorrow.
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Nú is hálwende þæt man hér wépe . . . Glæd bið se Godes sunu gif þú gnorn þrowast, Dóm. L. 86. Add

ídel-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-lic, adj.
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Idle, vain, useless Hwæt is swá ídellic oððe swá untrumlic swá swá ꝥ man fordéme þone sóþan déman ?, Nap. 40

nigon-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
nigon-gilde, adv.
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With ninefold compensation Gif frig man cyninge stele, .IX. gylde forgylde, Ll. Th. i. 4, 3. Cf. án-, twi-gilde

tó-stician

(v.)
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Hét mé man ꝥ ic ðone swile tósticode jusserunt me incidere tumorem illum, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 447, 3. Add

æt-þringan

(v.)

To take awaydeprive oferipere

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To take away, deprive of; eripere Ða ðé feorh ætþringan who may deprive thee of life, Andr. Kmbl, 2742; An. 1373