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ge-treówfæst

(adj.)
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ge-treówfæst, adj.
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True, trustworthy, faithful Hí getreówfæste wǽron, dydon swá hí ǽr gemynton, Hml. S. 23, 340. Geinsæglod mid twám sylfrenan insæglan þe þá twǽgen getreówfæste menn þǽrinne lédon, 757

land-firding

(n.)
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land-firding, e; f.
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Military operations on land Æt ðám ende ne beheóld hit nán þing seó scipfyrding ne seó landfyrding búton folces geswinc and feós spylling, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 36

Linked entry: firding

ofer-fyllo

(n.)
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ofer-fyllo, n.
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Ramgeallan þone fágan cnúa on níwe ealo ǽr þon hit ásiwen sié ; sele ꝥ oferfyllo drincan þreó niht, Lch. ii. 124, 15

ofet

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æt him ofet, and þæt þæt hé on wuda findan mihte, ii. 38, 8. Add

on-bregdan

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Þú hit mé hæfst nú swíðe sweotole gereht, swylce þú hæbbe þá duru ábróden (anbróden, v. l. ) þe ic ǽr sóhte, Bt. 35, 3; S. 97, 24. Add

sixtig

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Hé hit geeóde syxtygum wintra ǽr Crístes cyme, Bd. 1. 2; Sch. 13, 29. Feówer hunde wintrum and feówer and siextigum, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 2. Add

yfelung

(n.)
Grammar
yfelung, yflung, e; f.
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Ill-treatment, injuring Wæs his mód gecyrred tó mycelre árwurðnesse þæs biscopes, þæs ylcan þe hine ǽr lyste wítes and yflunge ( cujus poenam sitiebat ), Gr. D. 197, 12

Eástre

(n.)
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Ǽr Eástrun, 115, 18

bríd-bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bríd-bletsung, e; f.

A marriage-blessingnuptialis benedictio

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Ælf. P. 43 ; Th. ii. 382, 33

Linked entry: brýd-bletsung

tó-þerscan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-þerscan, p. -þærsc, pl. -þurscon

To knock to pieces

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To knock to pieces Ðá com him swilc wind ongeán, swilce nán mann ǽr ne gemunde, and ða scipo ealle tóbeót and tóþræsc, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 5

arce-stól

(n.)
Grammar
arce-stól, es; m. [arce chief, stól a stool]

An archiepiscopal see or seatsedes archiepiscopalis

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An archiepiscopal see or seat; sedes archiepiscopalis Æt his arcestóle on Cantwara byrig at his archiepiscopal see in Canterbury, Chr. 1115; Th. 371, 5: 1119; Th. 372, 32

cýs-gerunn

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-gerunn, es; n? [ge-runnen cougulatus]

Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curdlactis coagulum

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Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd;lactis coagulum Butergeþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losaþ eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19

eolet

(n.)
Grammar
eolet, es; n.

The sea, oceanmăre, ōceănus

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The sea, ocean; măre, ōceănus Ðá wæs sundliden eoletes æt ende then was the sea-voyage at the end of the ocean, Beo. Th. 453. note; B. 224

for-feran

(v.)
Grammar
for-feran, p. de; pp. ed [for-, feran to go]

To go or pass awayperishpĕrīre

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To go or pass away, perish; pĕrīre Fórneáh ǽlc tilþ on mersclande forferde very nearly all the tilth in the marsh-land perished, Chr. 1098; Erl. 235, 13

for-gedón

(v.)
Grammar
for-gedón, p. -gedyde, pl. -gedydon; pp. -gedón

To do fordestroyperdĕre

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To do for, destroy; perdĕre Ǽr Rómaburh abrocen wǽre and forgedón ere the city Rome was broken into and done for, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 10, note

syn-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
syn-rǽs, es; m.

A sinful impulse

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A sinful impulse Þence hé swíðe georne hwæt tó bóte mǽge ongeán ǽlcne synrǽs, ðe þurh deófles sǽd ǽr wearð áweaxen, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 9

carcern-weard

(n.)
Grammar
carcern-weard, es; m.
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Sc̃s Arthemius wæs ǽr carcernweard, 89, 23, 27

fundung

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Ðis godspel sprecð ymbe ðæs Hǽlendes fundunge, and hú hé betǽhte ealle ðá geleáfullan his Fæder ǽr ðan ðe hé úp ástige, Hml. Th. ii. 362, 15. Add

molcen

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Fela henne ǽgru gesleá on án fæt swá hreáw, geþwere þonne and þicge, and gemenge ǽr wiþ flétan, and nán óþer molcen þicge, Lch. ii. 264, 26. Add

nytweorþlíce

(adv.)
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Ðæt hí ðæs ðe nytweorþlícor gehiérden ðá hálgan láre, ðe hí ǽr wilnodon ðæt hí gehíran mósten ut quanto anxie quaererent, tanto utiliter audirent, Past. 443, 12. Add