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cyne-ríce

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Ger. chuni-ríchi regnum, res publica.] Cf. cyning-ríce

full-dón

(v.)
Grammar
full-dón, p. -dyde
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Ger. fol-tuon perficere. ]

Linked entry: dón

ofer-sprecan

(v.)

to say too much, use too many words ⬩ to say too much, more than is just ⬩ blasphemare

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Ger. ubar-sprehhan blasphemare.]

tó-worpness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-worpness, -wyrpness, e;

dispersion ⬩ a throwing out ⬩ ejection

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Ger. zi-worfnessi desolatio.]

Linked entries: -worpness tó-wyrpness

ge-rennan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rennan, p. ge-renned
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To coagulate (trans. ) Þá meolc geren mid cýslybbe. Lch. iii. 18, 11. Dún gerenned mons coagulatus, Ps. Cant. 67, 16

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Gerǽd destinatum, Germ. 397, 429. Hi rǽddon swá ꝥ hí woldon þone cyng gesettan út of þám cynedóme, and hit wearð sona gecýdd þám cynge hú hit wæs gerǽd, Chr. 1075; P. 211, 2. Næs nán máre unrǽd geréd (-rǽd, v. l. ) þonne së wæs, 1016 ; P. 151, 4.

ge-ríf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríf, es ; n.
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A garment Fðtsíd gerif limus (limus vestis quae ad pedes prodmitur, Isidor, v. Nap. 25), Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 45

Linked entry: -ríf

bæftan

(adv.)
Grammar
bæftan, bæfta; adv. [be-æftan, q. v.]

After ⬩ behind ⬩ hereafter ⬩ afterwards ⬩ postea

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After, behind, hereafter, afterwards; postea Git synd fíf hungor gér bæftan adhuc quinque anni residui sunt famis, Gen. 45, 11. He ána beláf ðǽr bæfta he alone was left there behind, Gen. 32, 24.

láwerce

(n.)
Grammar
láwerce, an; f.

A lark ⬩ laverock

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Ger. Lériehanvelt

Linked entry: lǽwerce

mere-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
mere-torht, adj.

Bright from bathing in the sea

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Ger. mári-mihil], Cd. 160; Th. 199, 29; Exod. 346

Linked entry: mǽre-torht

tiér

(n.)
Grammar
tiér, distillation (? cf. teár); ornament, splendour (? cf.
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Ger. ziarí, zierí, ceerí ornamentum, venustas, decus); treasure (? cf. Icel. taurar; pl. treasures); glory (?

á-fýran

Grammar
á-fýran, (and á-fýrd, -fýrida).
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Ger. ar-fúren castrare.] Add

Linked entry: á-fýrida

brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
brýce, adj.
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Ger. brúchi.] Add

ofer-heáfod

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Ger. ubar-heven sih.]

on-scógan

(v.)
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Ger. ant-(int-)scnohón denudare (pedem).] Cf. un-scóg(i)an

Linked entries: an-sceón an-scód

wál

(n.)

(?) some part of a helmet

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Ger. wæl, wæle contrivance for fastening the crest of a helmet]

girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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Healf þæt blód hé dyde on geryde (or under Or could possibly geryde be a corruption of (ge)eárede? Cf. eárede fæt cratera, 24, 25) orcas (in crateras), Ex. 24, 6. to prepare oneself to do something Hió hié tó deáþe gerede, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 30.

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Se engel him to cwæþ dixit illis angĕlus, Lk. Bos. 2, 10: 1, 13 : Mt. Bos. 28, 5 : Gen. 22, 12. Godes engel stód on emn hí the angel of God stood before them, Homl. Th. i. 30, 15, 17: Mt. Bos. 1, 20, 24: Jn. Bos. 5, 4. Ðæt mæg engel ðín eáþ geferan that

Linked entries: ængel Angel angel Angle englas engyl

sceadd

(n.)

a shad

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a shad Ic geann Ælfhelme and Wulfáge ðæra landa betwux Ribbel and Mærse and on Wirhalum . . . on ðæt gerád ðonnesceaddgenge sý ðæt heora ǽgðer sylle .iii. þúsend sceadda intó ðære stówe æt Byrtúne I grant to Ælfhelm and Wulfeah the lands between the

Linked entry: sceadd-genge

á-wlǽtan

To make loathsome ⬩ disfigure ⬩ pollute

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Áwlǽttre pollutae, oblitae, Germ. 397, 466

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