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heáh-fæder

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Rachel hátte Iacðbes wíf ðæs heáhfæderes, Hml. Th. i. 84, 28. Ealra óþerra heáhfædera mægen hé ( John the Baptist ) oferstígeþ, Bl. H. 167, 23. Heáhfædra fela, Hö. 47. Apostolas wið þám heáh-fædrum and wið wítgum, Ps. Th. 44, 17.

tó-sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sprǽdan, p. de
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Wíf tósprǽddum loccum a woman with dishevelled locks. Lchdm. iii. 208, 10

HREDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HREDDAN, p. de

To RIDtake awaysaveliberate

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Bútan ðú úsic æt ðam leódsceaþan hreddan wille unless thou wilt save us from the destroyer, Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 23; Cri. 274.

hǽmed-þing

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Add: with no sense of criminality Þes bisceop sǽde... ꝥ hé nǽfre on his lífe ne cóme neáh wífe þurh hǽmedþing, ac heóld his clǽnnysse, Hml. S. 3, 204.

be-gitan

Grammar
be-gitan, (I a)
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Hine wíg begeat, B. 2872. Mec bigeat nearo nihtwaco, Seef. 6. Begeáte, B. 2130

sting

(n.)
Grammar
sting, es ; m.
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Wið scorpiones stincg, Lchdm. i. 168, 3 : 248, 21. Wið scorpiones stincg, genim ðás ylcan wyrte . . . lege tó ðam stinge (cf. lege tó ðære wunde, 168, 7), 272, 22-24. v. in-, on-sting ; stingan, <b>Ia.</b>

ge-dreccednes

Grammar
ge-dreccednes, <b>ge-drecednes</b>.
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Ox. 3948. trouble in a medical sense Wiþ geswel and wið fótádle and wið gehwylce gedrecednessa, Lch. i. 322, l

sweord-plega

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-plega, an, m.
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-Æt ðam sweordplegan wíg forbúgan, Wald. 22; Vald. 1, 13

un-wítnigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wítnigendlíce, adv.
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With impunity Unwítnigendlíce oððe bútan wíte inpune, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 233, 6

Linked entry: wítnigend-líc

wundor-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-fæt, es; m.

A wondrous vessel

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A wondrous vessel Byrelas sealdon wín of wunderfatum, Beo. Th. 2328; B. 1162

yfel-sacian

(v.)
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yfel-sacian, p. ode
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To calumniate Ðe læs hé mé yfelsacode wið God, Blickl. Homl. 189, 24

Linked entry: eoful-sæc

híran

(v.)
Grammar
híran, (?)

to exaltworship

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to exalt, worship Hé þá hǽðengild hýran ne wolde, wíg weorþian, Ap. 47

ge-beorgan

Grammar
ge-beorgan, <b>; I 2.</b>
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Swá swá hé wille beón wið Godd geborgen, Cht. Th. 391, 24. Add

ge-spreca

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Drihten spræc wið Móises swá man spricð wið his freónd, Ex. 33, II), Wlfst. 13, 5. Add

tihtan

(v.)
Grammar
tihtan, p. te
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Win. 22; Th. i. 42, 3: 23; Th. i. 42, 6: 24; Th. i. 42, 10, 11

morgen-wlǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-wlǽtung, e; f.
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Nausea in the morning Wið morgen-wlǽtunga, Lch. iii. 44, 19

Linked entry: wlǽtung

un-hǽlu

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un-hǽlu, un-hǽlo.
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Deáh hit wið ǽghwylcre innancundre unhǽlo, Lch. i. 86, 19. Add

á-flígung

(n.)
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a putting to flight Wid nǽdrena áflígenge, Lch. i. 338, 12

Linked entry: flígung

hǽlan

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Wið úrne Drihten Hǽlendne Críst, 159, 33- v. for-hǽlan, ge-hǽlan, þurh-hǽlan, un-hǽlan

sceaþenness

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþenness, e; f.
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Injury, damage Án wíf mihte gegán bútan ǽlcere sceaþenysse fram sǽ tó sǽ ofer eall ðis eálond ut etiam si mulier vellet totam perambulare insulam a mari ad mare, nullo se laedente valeret, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 2.

Linked entry: sceþeness