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ge-dréfedlic

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Substitute: of darkness, thick, dense Þýsbernes swá gedréfedlic þæt hit man gefélan mihte tenebrae crassitudine palpabiles, Ors. I. J; S. 38, 14

hwearf

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hwearf, [The word is neuter in the two instances given in the (late) charter]
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Add: Nó man ne worðe suuá dirsty ðat ðis ilk wharf ( commutationem ) and ðis ilk forward breke, C. D. iv. 242, 29

mete-þing

(n.)
Grammar
mete-þing, es; n.
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An operation connected with cooking Hí man geornlíce tý ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón and tó ǽlcum meteþingum. clǽngeorne, Chrd. 19, 19

un-wís

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Add: mad, insane Hé wénde ꝥ hé sprǽke on unwís, þá hé bebeád ꝥ . . . (quod quasi insana praeciperet), Gr. D. 58, I

yfelian

(v.)
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Add Þæt mennisce cynn bið á yfeled and á in forwyrd gelǽded omnia mala erunt; interitus generis humani , Verc. Först. 120, 5

wæl-rún

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rún, e; f.

The secret of approaching slaughter

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The secret of approaching slaughter Fyrdleóð ágól wulf on walde, wælrúne ne máð (proclaimed the coming carnage), Elen. Kmbl. 56; El. 28

gyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To preparemake readymakeput onclotheadornpărārefăcĕrevestīreornāre

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To prepare, make ready, make, put on, clothe, adorn; părāre, făcĕre, vestīre, ornāre Angan hine gyrwan he began to prepare himself, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 26; Gen. 442; Andr. Kmbl. 1590; An. 796.

ceorl-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ceorl-strang, adj.

manlikefortis, virilis

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Strong as a man, manlike; fortis, virilis Ceorl-strang fǽmne a manlike woman; virago, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 10; Wrt.Voc. 17, 18

fela-sinnig

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-sinnig, adj.

Very sinfulvalde facĭnŏrōsus

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Very sinful; valde facĭnŏrōsus Ðǽr ðú findan miht felasinnigne secg where thou mayest find the very sinful man, Beo. Th. 2762; B. 1379

mónaþádlig

(adj.)
Grammar
mónaþádlig, adj.

Suffering from mónaþádl

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Suffering from mónaþádl Gif hwylc man gangeþ tó mónaþádligum wífe si quis vir ad menstruatam mulierem accedat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 42

ge-leðran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leðran, p. ede; pp. ed

To lathersaponem illineresapone bullas excitare

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To lather; saponem illinere, sapone bullas excitare Ðæt heó sý eall geleðred so that it may be all lathered, Lchdm. iii. 2, 3

ge-plantod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-plantod, part. [plantian to plant]

Plantedplantātus

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Planted; plantātus Sum man hæfde án fíctreów geplantod on his wíngearde arbŏrem fīci hăbēbat quīdam plantātam in vīnea sua, Lk. Bos. 13, 6

Arabisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Arabisc, adj.
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Arabian Arabisc man hic et haec Arabs, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 65, 12. Hie Fenix, swá hátte án fugel on Arabiscre ðeóde, 70, 12

heáh-þeód

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Substitute: An illustrious race Sum æþela man on þǽre héhþeóde Myrcna ríce vir de egregia Merciorum stirpe, Guth. Gr. 104, 2: 152, 19

nearwe

Grammar
nearwe, <b>. I.</b>
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Ne ǽnig man óðerne to nearwe ne hæfte, Wlfst. 70, 5. Add

ornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ornlíce, adv.
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Excessively, immoderately Þá hé (man) fédde his líchoman orenlícost mid smeámettum, þá geearnode hé mé (the soul) þæs écan hungres, Verc. Först. 155

Linked entry: orne

wæter-frogga

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-frogga, an; m.
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A water-frog Wæterfrocgan (ranę in aqua) hwílon hí man gesihð of wætere, and swá þeáh sécað tó fúllicum mórseohtrum, Chrd. 96, 27

Linked entry: frogga

beard-leás

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Add:: For buteo = a young man, cf. Du Cange, buteo = juvenis; and see glossary in Hpt. 31, 16, 446, probum buteonem gódne geongan

fæstlíce

(adv.)
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Þreáge hine man fæstlíce seuerissime correptus, 55, 4

mónaþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ-bót, e; f.

Penance extending over a month

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Penance extending over a month Sumon geárbóte, sumon geára ...; sumon mónþbóte, sumon mónþa; sumon wucubóte, sumon wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 12