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for-healdan

(v.)

to withholdkeep backdisregarddetinēreneglīgĕrecontemnĕre

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to withhold, keep back, disregard; detinēre, neglīgĕre, contemnĕre Hæfdon forhealden helm Scylfinga they had disregarded the helm of the Scylfings [had deserted him ], Beo. Th. 4751; B. 2381: Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 17

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gielpan

(v.)

to gloryboastvauntgloriārijactāre

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to glory, boast, vaunt; gloriāri, jactāre Ðæt gielpan ne þorftan dǽdum that they should not boast of deeds, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 21; Gú. 210: 114 b; Th. 440, 4; Rä. 59, 12

æt-slídan

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Þá ætslídendan (printed -slidan) beheald labentes respice , Hy. S. 7, 13

ceaster-geware

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-geware, ceaster-gewara; pl.
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Citizens Ealle cæstergewara heofonlice omnes cives celici, Hy. S. 118, 27. Cæstergewara blissigendra civium gaudentium, 56, 1: 103, 25. Ceastregewara, Hpt. Gl. 452, 39. Ceast(re)gewara, 414, 7. v. ceaster-ware, and preceding word

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gristbitian

(v.)
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gristbitoton ( stridenunt ) on mé tóþum heora, Ps. Rdr. 34, 16. Add

líc-rest

(n.)
Grammar
líc-rest, e; f.

tombsepulchre

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Heó hyre lícreste geceás ón élíg byrig she chose her burial place in Ely, Lchdm. iii. 430, 17

sunn-stede

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-stede, es; m.
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Ða Gréciscan onginnaþ hyra geár æt ðam sunnstede, 246, 19. God sette twegen sunnstedas, ðæne ǽnne on .xii. kl. Ian. and ðone óðerne on .xii. kl. Iulii, Anglia viii. 299, 16

un-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leás, adj.

Not falsetrue

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Gelýf hys hálgum, for ðam hí wéron swíðe unleáse gewitan, Shrn. 199, 24. Unleásra manna sægena, 195, 29. Hweðer ðé ðince Honorius wísra oððe unleásera ðonne Crist, 196, 27. Wísran and unleáseran ðegnas, 197, 8

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wlóh

(n.)
Grammar
wlóh, (; gen. wléh ; f. ?)

A hemfringe

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Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite, næs hyre wlóh ne hrægl, ne feax ne tel, fýre gemǽled, Exon. Th. 277, 34; Jul. 590. Wlóh wédes his fimbriam veslimenti ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 20: 14, 36. Wglóana (wlogana?) míð ðý gehrán fimbria tactu, p. 17, 10.

sand-ceosol

(n.)
Grammar
sand-ceosol, es; m.

Sand, gravel

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Hé getimbrode hys hús ofer sandceosel supra arenam, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 26. Hí beóþ gemenigfylde ofer ðære sǽsandceosol they shall be multiplied above the sand of the sea, Homl. Th. ii. 524, 21

fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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Ic bicge hýda and fell, and wyrce of him pusan and fætelsas ĕgo ĕmo cŭtes et pelles et făcio ex iis pēras et marsūpia, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 1

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ge-díglian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-díglian, ge-dígliian, -déglan, -dýglan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed, ad

To hideconcealcoverabscondereoperire

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Helme gedýgled concealed by a covering, Hy. 11, 13

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á-þecgan

to take foodconsume

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Willað hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7

Ercol

(n.)
Grammar
Ercol, es; m: Erculus, i; m.

Lat. Hercules Hercules

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Hercules; Hercules Ercol ðǽr gebrohte Hercules brought them there, Ors. 3, 9 ; Bos. 68, 6. Erculus wæs Iobes sunu Hercules was the son of Jove, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 23

clǽn-georn

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Sýn clǽngeorne, R. Ben. 140, 7. Add:

ge-byrdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-byrdlic, adj.
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Orderly, harmonious Þú hæfst æalle gesceapene gebyrdlice and gesóme, and tó þám geþwǽre þæt heora nán ne mæg óðerne mid ælle fordón dissonantia usque in extremum nulla est, Solil. H. 5, 13

hnescian

(v.)
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To become soft Wylle ealle ðas rinda on háligwætere oð ðæt wel hnexian, Lch. Iii. 14, 6. trans. To make soft Sió hnescað que modlit (sermones suos), Kent. Gl. 25

sceand-word

(n.)
Grammar
sceand-word, es ; n.

A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word

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A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word Ðæt ic (the devil) wolde, ðæt (wicked men) ðé (God ) áfremdedon and ðíne circean forgeáton and æt mé leornedan sceandword, Wulfst. 255, 15

CLYPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPIAN, clypigan, clipian, cleopian, clepian, part. clypiende, clypigende, ic clypie, clypige, ðú clypast, he clypaþ, pl. clypiaþ, p. ode, ade ; impert. clypa, pl. clypiaþ; pp. od, ad

To make a vocal soundspeakspeak aloudto cry outcallsayloquiclamarevocaredicere

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Clypiaþ hyne vocate eum Ex. 2, 20

geócor

(adj.)
Grammar
geócor, [or geocor? cf. geocsa]; adj.

Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sadstrife, anger

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sceolon forgietan ðara geócran gesceafte habban him gomen they shall forget the harsh fate and have pleasure, 92 a; Th. 345, 4; Gn. Ex. 183.