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cwealm-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-cuma, an; m. [cuma, q. v. a comer, guest]

A deadly guest ⬩ advena cædem parans

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A deadly guest; advena cædem parans Nolde eorla hleó ðone cwealmcuman cwicne forlǽtan the refuge of the earls would not leave the deadly guest living, Beo. Th. 1588; B. 792

droppetung

(n.)
Grammar
droppetung, e; f.

A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop ⬩ stillicĭdium

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A dropping, falling by drops, drop by drop; stillicĭdium Swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung droppende ofer eorþan as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth, Ps. Lamb. 71, 6

Linked entry: dropung

fram-bringan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-bringan, p. -brang, pl. -brungon; pp. -brungen

To bring from or away ⬩ dedūcĕre

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To bring from or away; dedūcĕre Gyf he ðone him eáðelíce frambringan ne mǽge if he cannot easily bring it away from him. Herb. 158, 2; Lchdm. i. 284, 24

hundes fleóge

(n.)
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a dog-fly Hundes fleóge cinomia, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 119; Wrt. Voc. 23, 37. Hundes fleógan muscam caninam, Ps. Th. 77, 45: Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 1

iú-leán

(n.)
Grammar
iú-leán, es ; n.
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A reward for something done long ago Iúleán ðæs ðe hine of nearwum Widia út forlét a reward, because in time past Widia released him from straits, Wald. 2, 7

Linked entry: geó-leán

pricele

(n.)
Grammar
pricele, <b> (a?),</b> an; f. m. (?)
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Ðone hlætmesto pricclu (pricla, Rush.) nouissimum minutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 59

bleáte

(adv.)
Grammar
bleáte, adv.

Wretchedly, miserably ⬩ misere, miserabile

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Wretchedly, miserably; misere, miserabile He geseah ðone leófestan lífes æt ende bleáte gebǽran he saw his dearest [friend] bearing [himself] wretchedly at life's end, Beo. Th. 5640, note; B. 2824

un-gewiderung

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiderung, e; f.

Bad weather

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Bad weather Syððan com, þurh ða myeclan ungewiderunge ðe cómon, swýðe mycel hungor ofer Engeland, ðæt manig hundred manna earmlíce deáðe swulton þurh ðone hungor, Chr. 1086; Erl. 219, 33

Linked entries: -widerung ge-widerung

west-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
west-sceáta, an; m.
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A western angle or promontory Sicilia is ðryscýte. . . ðone westsceátan man hǽt Libéum Sicilia tria habet promontoria . . . tertium, quod adpellatur Lilybaeum, dirigitur in occasum Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 5

ealning

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Ðú wuldres God ealning ábidde ꝥ hé þé ne forlǽte láðum tó handum, Dóm. L. 30, 28. Alning (ealling, v. l. ), Gr. D. 146, 8: 290, 14: 324, 11. Add

ge-brastl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brastl, es; n.
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Crackling sound Ne bið þǽr líges gebrasl, ne se láðlica cyle, Dóm. L. 259: Wlfst. 139, 29. Þǽra lígetta blǽst (gebrastl, v. l. ), 186, 5. Gebrastles salis .Germ. 398, 226

Linked entry: brastl

stán-weall

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Úp oð ðone ealdan stánweall . . . on stánwealles bróc, C. D. iii. 416, 12-22. Add

rídere

(n.)
Grammar
rídere, es; m.

A knight

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A knight Hé begeat ðone castel æt Albemare and ðárinne hé sette his cnihtas . . . Æfter ðisum hé begeat má castelas and ðǽrinne his ríderas gelógode, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 30

oft-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
oft-síþ, es; m.

A time that often occurs ⬩ ofttimes

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A time that often occurs Hwæt he hæfde Godes þeówum on oftsíþas tó láðe gedón what he had ofttimes done to hurt God's servants, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 29

byrðen-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
byrðen-mǽlum, adv. [byrðen, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By burdens ⬩ oneribus

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By burdens; oneribus Se déma hǽt his englas gadrian ðone coccel byrðen-mǽlum the judge will command his angels to gather the tares by burdens, Homl. Th. i. 526, 22

stocc

(n.)
Grammar
stocc, es; m.

a stock, trunk, log ⬩ a wooden trumpet

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Óþ ðone calewan stoc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 1. Hé gefeól on ðone stocc be ðære stǽnenan strǽte ðe is geháten sacra uia, and tóbærst on feówer dǽlas.

wiþer-rǽde

Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, <b>. II.</b>
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Ꝥ úre nán ne beó wiþerrǽde wiþ þá hálgan drohtnunga, ac wilsumlíce dó ꝥ hé dó, Hml. S. 33, 72. Add

bryc

(n.)

a bridge ⬩ pons

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a bridge; pons Ðæt he dó bryc-geweorc that he do bridge-work, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 2

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ requite ⬩ pay

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Ðú ús leánest unfreóndlíce those dost requite us unkindly, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 29; Gen. 2688.

Linked entry: lǽnian

HÝF

(n.)
Grammar
HÝF, e; f.

A HIVE

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Hé wunede eall riht swá dráne dóþ on híue he lived exactly as drones do in the hive, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 20

Linked entries: híf héf