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níd-behéfness

(n.)
Grammar
níd-behéfness, e ; f.
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What is needful Ealle nýdbehǽfnysse hé wæs dǽlende þám þe þæs behófodon, Hml. S. 30, 8

Linked entry: be-héfness

ofer-þeón

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Þe oferþyó ealle ýsta sanda (alimoniam) quae cuncta diliciarum fercula praecellat, An. Ox. 11, 33. Add

bisceop-weorod

(n.)
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a bishop's band Mid ealle his biscopweorode (campwerede, v. l. ), Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 11

hilde-deóful

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-deóful, es; n.

A devil, ⬩ demon

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A devil, demon Sindon ealle hǽðene godu hildedeóful omnes dei gentium dæmonia, Ps. Th. 95, 5

á-scyndan

to drive away

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Add: to drive away Drihten hí ealle mid gebeáte út áscynde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 8

be-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od

To sell ⬩ vendere

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Beceápa ealle ðíne ǽhta sell all thy possessions, ii. 400, 12

namcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
namcúþlíce, adv.

By name

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[Þurh him and ðurh ealle his freónd namcúðlíce, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 12.]

innemest

(adj.)
Grammar
innemest, adj.

Inmost

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Inmost Ealle ða innemestan geþohtas all the inmost thoughts; omnia cogitationum interiora. Past. 21, 3 ; Swt. 155, 7

úht-floga

(n.)
Grammar
úht-floga, an; m.

A creature that flies in the early morning

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A creature that flies in the early morning Ðæs wyrmes denn, ealdes úhtflogan, Beo. Th. 5513; B. 2760

lim-gesihþ

(n.)
Grammar
lim-gesihþ, physical vision, sight by means of the bodily eye (? cf. A man has na lym þat he is warere wiþ þan wiþ his eghe, Hamp. Ps. 16, 9. Þe lyme of syȝte
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D. under limb; I) Ealle menn árísað mid limgesihðum (corporibus), Ps. Rdr. 301, 4

Linked entry: ge-siht

swétness

Grammar
swétness, <b>. I.</b>
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Hí ealle þá stówe gemétton mid ambrosie þǽre wyrte swétnysse ( ambrosiae odore ) gefylde, Guth. Gr. 168, 130. Add

un-onwendedlic

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Add: immoveable Hé ealle niht staþpolfæst and unonwendedlic þurhwunode immobilis permansit, Gr. D. 112, II. See next word

Linked entry: on-wendedlic

wudu-fald

(n.)
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a fold in a wood Æt ðám ealdan wudufald; forð syððan be efisce, C. D. v. 281, 33

on-þringan

(v.)
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Beofode ðæt eálond foldweng onþrong [onsprong the earth cracked with the shaking (?)], Exon. Th. 181, 28; Gú. 1300. (?)

ge-snyttro

(n.)
Grammar
ge-snyttro, f. n.[?]

Wisdom

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Wisdom Gúþlác wæs ealra gesnyttra goldhord Guthlac was a treasure of all wisdom, Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 92, 17

Linked entry: snytro

þeówetscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeówetscipe, es; m.

Service

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Service Hé ealle ðæs regoles bebodu and fulfremednysse ðæs munuclícan þeówtscypes geheóld, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 26

ealdian

(v.)
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Ðonne hé ealdað cum senuerit, Kent. Gl. 815. Þonne se sunu wyxð, þonne ealdað se fæder, Hml. Th. i. 278, 25. Ic aldade senui, Ps. Srt. 36, 25. Ðá ðá hé ealdode, and his sunu wífian sceolde, Hml. Th. ii. 234, 24.

Finns buruh

(n.)
Grammar
Finns buruh, = Finnes burh; gen. -burge; f.

Finnsburg

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Finnsburg Swylce eal Finnes buruh [MS. Finns] fýrenu wǽre as if all Fin's castle were on fire, Fins. Th. 72; Fin. 36.

Linked entry: Finn

mæsse-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-reáf, es; n.

Vestment used when celebrating mass

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Vestment used when celebrating mass Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽlc preóst hæbbe corporalem ðonne hé mæssige, and subuculam under his alban and eal mæssereáf wurðlíce behworfen, L. Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 250, 28: L. Ælfc. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 19.

furður

(adv.)
Grammar
furður, adv.

Further ⬩ more ⬩ ultĕrius ⬩ ultra

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Ðæt ðé cyning engla gefrætwode furður micle ðonne eall gimma cynn that the king of angels adorned thee much more than all the kinds of gems, 3035; An. 1520