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á-cwincan

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Add: of fire (lit. or fig.) Ðá candela ácwuncon, Hml. S. 35, 314. Ácwunce delitesceret (scintilla ), Angl. xiii. 365, 9. Ðæt leóhtfæt sceolde ácwyncan, Hml. S. 23, 810. of other things Ic ácwince fatesco, Hpt. Gl. 501, 21.

costere

(n.)
Grammar
costere, costnere, es; m.

A tempter tentator

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of mankind [lit. of the race of men] hath begotten in thee the unrest of this evil thought Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 46, 9. Se costere cwæþ to him tentator dixit ei Mt. Kmbl. Rush. Lind. 4, 3

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for-bod

(n.)
Grammar
for-bod, es; n.

A forbiddingprohibitioncountermandprohibitio

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A forbidding, prohibition, countermand; prohibitio Ðæt hit ðara manna forbod wǽre that it was forbidden by those men [lit. that it was the forbidding of those men ], L. Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 19. On Godes forbode with Gad's prohibition, L. N. P.

habban

Grammar
habban, <b>;
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</b> add On þysum dagum nǽnige geflitu sceolon beón hæfde ( nulle lites essi debent ), Chrd. 115, 31

bord-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bord-stæþ, es; pl. nom. acc. -staðu; n. [stæþ a shore, bank]

The sea-shorelitus

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The sea-shore; litus Eágorstreámas beóton bordstaðu [bordstæðu MS.] the ocean-streams beat the sea-shores, Andr. Kmbl. 883; An. 442

ǽ-blǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-blǽte, (?); adj.

Livid, pale

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v. ǽ-blǽce) and w[litan] albo vultu, An. Ox. 46, 19

fæstlic

firmsolidresolutevigorous

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Add: lit. firm, solid Geseah ic wíngeard trumlicne and fæstlicne vineam solidam miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28. resolute, vigorous Fæstlic on færelde, Rún. 27. Suelce hé fæsðlicu and stranglecu weorc wyrce quaedam robusta exerceat, Past. 235, 18.

ge-sméþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sméþian, p. ode
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To make smooth, remove inequalities from a surface (lit. or fig. ), level an inequality Þonne ic fram fyrde gecyrre ic tówurpe ðás burh and hí gesméðige. Hml. Th. i. 450, 10. Clincig gesméþiende síþfæt asperum planes iter, Hy. S. 104, 35.

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cyrfel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrfel, es; m. [cyrf a cutting off]

A little stake, a pegpaxillus

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A little stake, a peg; paxillus Cyrfel vel litel stigul [ = sticel?] paxillus, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 46; Wrt. Voc. 26, 45

slægu

(n.)
Grammar
slægu, e; f.
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Slag, dross Slaegu, slægu, slegu lihargum ( = lithar*-*gyrum), Txts. 75, 1230. Slægu liliagrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 6

for-sendan

exilebanishto throw awaycast awaydestroy

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Add: to send away from a country, exile, banish Þisne æþeling Cnut cyng hæfde forsend on Ungerland, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 9. to throw away, cast away. lit.

bearo-næs

(n.)
Grammar
bearo-næs, -næss, es; m.

A woody shore or promontorylitus nemorosum

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A woody shore or promontory; litus nemorosum Trædaþ bearonæssas they tread the woody promontories, Exon. 114 b; Th. 439, 5; Rä. 58, 5

blóstm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
blóstm-bǽre, adj.

Floweryblooming

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Flowery, blooming (lit. or fig.) Blóstmbǽre floriferum, blóstmbǽres florigeri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 53, 54. Blóst(m)bǽre florulenta, florida (tellus), An. Ox. 812. Ðeós blóstmbǽre stów locus iste florifer, Hml. Th. ii. 352, 31.

ful

(n.)
Grammar
ful, full, es; n.

a cuppōcŭlumwhat contains liquidsA collection of waterthe seacloudsreceptācŭlum liquĭdimărenūbes

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Ic wíde toþringe lagustreáma full I widely disperse the clouds [lit. the collection of water-streams ], Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 1; Rä. 4, 38

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast þan deoren,and duden of þan wilden al heora willa, Laym. 1129. At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10

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un-deóp

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deóp, adj.

Not deepshallow

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Not deep, shallow (lit. and fig.) Nis ðæt rǽdlíc ðing, gif swá hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 65; Swt. 469, 6.

swét-mete

(n.)
Grammar
swét-mete, es; m.
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A sweet-meat, delicacy Of ðám swétmettum and of mistlícum dryncum ðæs líþes onwæcnaþ sió wóde þrág ðære wrǽnnesse, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 16: Met. 25, 40

DENN

(n.)
Grammar
DENN, es; n.

DEN cubīle, lustrum?

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Geseah he wundur on ðæs wyrmes denn he saw wonders in the dragon's [lit. worm's] den, 5512; B. 2759

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BRǼÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼÞ, bréþ, es; m.

An odour, a scent, smell goodbad, a savour, BREATHodor, odoramen

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Ongan se cealc mid ungemete stincan, ðá wearþ Iuuinianus mid ðam brǽþe ofsmorod the plaster [lit. chalk] began to smell excessively, and Jovian was smothered with the smell, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 12. Bréþ odor, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Wrt. Voc. 42, 58

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ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, to defend.
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Suíðe deóp pól wǽre gewered, 279, 15. to defend at law, disprove claims made in court upon property v. werian ; <b>III b</b> Qui terram lite tutam praestiterit, eandem possidetor.