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wíde-ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíde-ferhþ, -ferþ, long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative, alone or with eall, with adverbial force,
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for a long time, for ever, for all time Heora noma leofaþ wídeferhþ in écnesse nomen eorum vivet in generationes et generationes, Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 29. Mihtig God manna cynnes weóld wídeferhð, Beo. Th. 1408; B. 702. Hié ne wéndon ðæt hié wídeferhð landgeweorc

eorþ-crypel

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-crypel, -cryppel; gen. -crypeles , -cryples, -crypples; m. A creeper on the earth, one having the palsy, a paralytic person; părălytĭcus = παραλυτικός
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Lind. 2, 9. Brengende to him ðone eorþcrypel fĕrentes ad eum părălytĭcum, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 3: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 2. Gebrohtun him eorþcryplas obtŭlērunt ei pă;rălytĭcos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 24

wóh-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-full, adj.

Wicked ⬩ evil

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Lind. 20, 15. Suno sindon yfelwyrcende ł wohfulra (nequam), 13, 38. Mid unrehtuísum ł wóhfullum iniquis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 28. From gástum wóhfullum ł yflum ł unrehtwísum (malignis), Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 2. Wóhfulro nequiores, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 45

arþ

art

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Lind. Rush. War. 14, 70: Jn. Lind. Rush. War. 1, 19

ge-fællnis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fællnis, -fælnis, se; f.

A fall ⬩ transmigration

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Lind. 2, 34; transmigration, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 12

giwian

(v.)
Grammar
giwian, giowian, giwan; p. ode; pp. de

To ask ⬩ petere ⬩ postulare

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Lind. 17, 7. Giuiga petere, Rtl. 179, 34. Ic giuge wælle petam, Mk. Skt, Lind. 6, 24. Huu giues ðú quomodo poscis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 9. Se ðe giuæþ qui petit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 8. We giugaþ poscimus, Rtl. 52, 10. Giude mendicans, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 16.

Linked entries: giowian giuan

ge-ræstan

(v.)

to rest, sit ⬩ quiescere

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Lind. 9, 10: Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 15: Jn. Skt. Lind. 21, 20

wág-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
wág-hrægel, es; n.

A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)

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Lind. 15, 38, Wághrǽl(-hrægl, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 45. Wághruhel, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 51. Bitwih wághrǽle (wǽghrægle, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 51

ge-ebolsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ebolsian, -eofulsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blaspheme

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Lind. and Rush. 15, 29; Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27. 39

mór-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
mór-sceaþa, an; m.

A bandit ⬩ a robber who lakes refuge in the moors

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Lind. 23, 33

cewl

(n.)

a basket

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Lind. 16, 9: Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 8

ge-sæltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sæltan, pp. -sælted, -sælt

To salt

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Lind. 5, 13: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 49

oht-ríp

(n.)

harvest ⬩ messis

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Lind. 9, 38: Lk. Skt. Lind. 10. 2.(?)

from-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
from-gangan, -geonga, -gonga

To go away ⬩ abire

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Lind. Rush. 6, 67; Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11. 7

cott

(n.)

a bed-chamber

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Lind. 6, 6; Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 7; 12, 3

un-trymig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trymig, -trymmig; adj.

Weak ⬩ sick ⬩ infirm

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Lind. Rush. 14, 38. His sunu untrymig uæs filius infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 46: 11, 2. Untrymig is infirmatur, 11, 3. Untrymmig infirmus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 36, 43. Ða ðe wérun untrymige (-trymig, Lind.) qui infirmabantur, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 2.

Linked entry: trymig

bær-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-synnig, -sinnig, -suinnih, -sunig; adj. [bær bare, open; synnig sinful, wicked]

Openly-wicked ⬩ an open or public sinner ⬩ a publican ⬩ apertus vel publicus peccator ⬩ publicanus

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Lind. Stv. 18, 17: 21, 32: Mk. Lind. War. 2, 16: Lk. Lind. War. 15, 1: Mt. Lind. Stv. 9, 10

Linked entries: bear-swinig synnig beor-swinig

ceawl

(n.)
Grammar
ceawl, ceaul

a basket ⬩ cophinus

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Lind. Stv. 14, 20: Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 43

ceol

(n.)

a basket ⬩ sporta

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Lind. 15, 37: Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 20

ge-léfan

(v.)

to allow ⬩ permit

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Lind. 12, 10 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 16

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