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þeóster-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
þeóster-cofa, an; m.
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Ðæt heó ðis bánfæt beorge bifæste, láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan, Exon. Th. 173, 29; Gú. 1168

underling

(n.)
Grammar
underling, es; m. (the word seems to occur only in late texts)

An underlinga subordinatea subject

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Dip. Kmbl. iv. 218, 14

wirgend

(n.)
Grammar
wirgend, es; m.

a curseran evil-doera malignant person

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Skt. i. 17, 42. an evil-doer, a malignant person v. wirgan Míne wergend gehýrde ðín ágen eáre insurgentes in me malignantes audivit auris tua, Ps. Th. 91, 10

Linked entry: wergend

cirice

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Take here passages at cyrice, circe, cyrce in Dict. and add Seó cierece, Shrn. 53, 25. Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 23. Beforan ðǽre ciricean dura, Past. 105, 13. On ðæs pápan ciericean, Shrn. 51, 21. On eallum cierecum, 54, 1

efen-cuman

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Efnecwóm ( convenit ) ðiú menigo, Mk. L. 3, 20. Efnecwómon (-cómun, R.) ðá apostolas convenientes apostoli, 6, 30. Efencómon (efne-, -cwómon, v. ll.) wé conuenimus, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 373, 17.

sǽ-grund

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Add: the deep Se apostol Paulus sǽde ꝥ hé sylf wunode on sǽgrunde middan ofer dæg and ofer niht ( nocte et die in profundo mares fui; a night and a day I have been in the deep, 2 Cor. 11, 25), Hml. S. 31, 899

fyrhtan

Grammar
fyrhtan, fyrhtian.

to make afraidto become afraid.

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Rtl. 102, 21 (in Dict.)

dýfan

(v.)
Grammar
dýfan, p. de; pp. ed

To dip, immerse immergĕre

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To dip, immerse; immergĕre Mec feónda sum dýfde on wætre some enemy dipped me in water, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 32; Rä. 27, 3. He hine on ðam streáme sencte and dýfde he sank and immersed himself in the stream, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 22

leóht-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-bǽre, adj.

Luminousbrilliantsplendid

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Á ðæs dóm áge leóhtbǽre lof se ús ðis líf giefeþ ever therefore may he have glory, splendid praise, who giveth us this life, Exon. 80 a; Th. 299, 34; Crä. 112

mót-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
mót-geréfa, an; m.

The geréfa who presides at a court or mót

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Dip. Kmbl. iv. 200, 9. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 181, 155, note 2

ge-fiðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fiðerian, -fiðerigan, -fiðrian, -fyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To give wings toprovide with wingsālas addĕrepennis instruĕre

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To give wings to, provide with wings; ālas addĕre, pennis instruĕre Ic sceal ǽrest ðín mód gefiðerian I must first give wings to thy mind, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 31. Gefiðerigan, 36, 2; Fox 174, 6.

tídan

(v.)
Grammar
tídan, p. de
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Dip. B. iii. 75, 6, 10, 13

Linked entry: tídung

ceáp-strǽt

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B. ii. 305, 22-26. v. cýp-strǽt in Dict. Add

cípa

(n.)
Grammar
cípa, an; m.
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Th. i. 118, 13. v. cépa, cýpa, I in Dict

Linked entry: cýpa

fore-cuman

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fore-cuman, (for-).
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Take here fór-cuman (l. for-) in Dict., and add

Linked entry: fór-cuman

ge-scyldru

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Take here <b>ge-sculdre</b> in Dict., and add: The shoulder-blades Mid gescyldrum his scapulis suis, Ps. Srt. 90, 4. On ðone lið þǽra eaxla betweox gesculdrum, Lch. ii. 242, 12, Ofer gescyldru super scapulas, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 192, 33

ge-þersc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þersc, es; n.
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Beating, whipping, flogging Þá þá onsittendas þára horsa mid langum geþersce ( diu caedendo ) hyra hors geswencton, Gr. D. 15, 11. Þá gelæhte hé þone fótscamul and beót Libertinum on ꝥ heáfod ...

ge-birhtan

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Take here ge-byrhtan and ge-brihtan in Dict. and add : to make bright -Geberhtes clarificabit, Jn. L. 16, 14. to become bright, to shine Ic áhyrde míne sunnan, and heó gebyrhteð ; þonne forbærned heó ealle þíne æceras, Wlfst. 260, 8.

ge-find

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ge-find, enemies.
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Take here ge-fýnd in Dict., and add Þá sendon tó Læcedemonium and bǽdon ꝥ hié gefriénd wurden, þéh hié ǽr longe gefiénd wǽren Lacedaemonios quondam hostes, tunc socios adsciscunt, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 118, 13. Gefýnd (inimici) úre synt déman, Cant.

Linked entry: ge-fýnd

gingre

(n.)
Grammar
gingre, an; f.
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Dict. a deputy. Cf. gingra; 2 b Heó arn tó þǽre fǽmnan þe þá ðæs mynstres abbodesse wæs, Hilde gingre (geongra, v. l.) cucurrit ad uirginem, quae tunc monasterio abbatissae uice praefuit, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 470, 17