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celmert-mon

(n.)
Grammar
celmert-mon, -monn, es; m.

A hired servant, hireling ⬩ mercenarius

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Lind. War. 10, 12. Ða celmertmenn mercenarii, Lk. Lind. War. 15, 17. From celmertmonnum ðínum de mercenariis tuis, 15, 19: Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 20

þeófend

(n.)
Grammar
þeófend, þeófent, e; f. (the word seems to occur only in the plural)
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Lind. 19, 18: Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 20. Ðiáf[]nto, Rtl. 103, 3

þorfend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þorfend, es; m.: þorfende; adj.
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Lind. 16, 20, 22. Ofer armne and ðorfend super egenum et pauperem, Rtl. 175, 33. Ðorfendo pauperes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 7. Eádgo ða ðorfendo beati pauperes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 20. Ic sello ðorfendum do pauperibus, 19, 8: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 5.

ge-fía

Grammar
ge-fía, -fiáge

to hate

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Lind. 7, 7. Gefíeþ odit, 3, 20 : 12, 20. Gefíweþ odiet, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 13. Gefíadon oderant, 19, 14

Linked entry: ge-feógan

gémnis

(n.)
Grammar
gémnis, se; f.

Care, anxiety ⬩ cura

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Lind. 10, 40: 34: Mt. Kmbl. Lind 9, 12. Gémnisse sollicitudo, 13, 22

sunn-set

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-set, es; n.
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The place where the sun sets, the west From sunsete (sunnsett, Lind.) ab occasu, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 54. Sunset occidentem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 27

búta

(prep.)
Grammar
búta, prep, [be, út out]
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Lind. Rush. War. 5, 10. Búta ðæm wíngeard extra vineam, Mt. Lind. War. 21, 39

nestan

(v.)
Grammar
nestan, p. te

To spin

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Lind. 6, 28. Nestaþ, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 27

ge-giwian

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

To demand ⬩ ask ⬩ postulare ⬩ petere

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Lind. 6. 23. Gegiwade postulans, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 63

Linked entry: giwian

yfelsian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelsian, p. ode
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Lind. 9, 3. Ebolsas (heofolsaþ, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 7. Ebolsas (eofolsas, Rush.), 3, 29. Ebolsaþ (eofolsigaþ, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 10. Efolsade (efalsade, Rush.) blasphemavit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 65. Ebolsadon (eofulsadun, Rush.), Mk.

Linked entry: eofulsian

for-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leógan, p. -leág, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [leógan to lie]

To lie greatly ⬩ belie ⬩ valde mentīri ⬩ ementīri

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To lie greatly, belie; valde mentīri, ementīri Hí mid leásum gewitum forleógan woldon they would lie with false witnesses, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 16. Leáse gewitan hine forlugon false witnesses belied him, Homl. Th. i. 44, 28. Mænige synd forsworene and

Linked entry: for-logen

hwástrian

(v.)
Grammar
hwástrian, hwǽstrian; p. ede

To whisper ⬩ murmur ⬩ mutter

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Lind. 20, 11: Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 7: Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 41, 61. Huǽstria murmurari, 6, 43. Huǽstrende murmurantem, 7, 32

Linked entry: hwǽstrian

acas

(n.)
Grammar
acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.

An axe ⬩ securis

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Lind. Stv. 3, 10. Acase, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 9 [id. Lind. Acasa, a Northumbrian form]. Axe, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 10

Linked entry: axe

rípere

(n.)
Grammar
rípere, es; m.
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A reaper Ða ríperas (hrípemenn, Lind.) messores, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 39. On ðam ríptíman ic secge ðám ríperum (hrippemornum, Lind.), 13, 30. Cf. riftere

Linked entries: ríp-mann rýpere

stǽner

(n.)
Grammar
stǽner, (? v. stǽnen, I)
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Lind. 13, 5. Stǽner, 20. Ofer stǽnere super petrosa, Mt. Skt. Rush. 4, 5, 16. Stǽnero, Lind. 4, 16

un-meahtiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtiglíc, adj.

weak ⬩ impossible

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Uumihtiglíc, iii. 74, 23. impossible Unmæhtiglíc (-iclíc, Lind.) inpossibile, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 37: 17, 1. Suíðe unmæghtiglíc, Lind. 18, 24

Linked entry: un-meahtelíc

ge-cwellan

(v.)

to kill

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Lind. 13, 12. Ðætte hia woere gecuelledo ut interficerentur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 32

Linked entry: cwellan

ge-frásian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frásian, p. ade; pp. ad

To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri

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Lind. 16, 13. Geascade oððe gefrásade sciscitābātur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 4

ge-temesed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temesed, -temsud; part.

Sifted; ⬩ cribratus

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Lind. 12, 4: Lk. Skt. Lind. 6. 4. Nim getemsud melu take sifted meal, Lchdm. iii. 134, 20

Linked entries: temesian ge-temsud

ge-flítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flítan, -flýtan; p. -flát, pl. -fliton; pp. -fliten

To strive ⬩ fight ⬩ dispute ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ certāre

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Lind. 12, 19. Geflioton disputaverant, Mt. Skt. Lind. 9, 34. Geflítan [-flítta, Lind.] contendere, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 40

Linked entry: ge-flýtan

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