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lungen-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
lungen-ádl, e; f.
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Disease of the lungs, Lchdm. iii. 20, 24: 22, 8

for-logen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-logen, pp. of for-leógan to lie.

lied greatly

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lied greatly, Lupi Serm. 1, 12; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 41;

Linked entries: -logen for-leógan

gaming

(n.)
Grammar
gaming, e; f.

A GAMING ⬩ playing ⬩ gesticulation ⬩ lūsus ⬩ gannātūra ⬩ sive ⬩ mīmĭca ⬩ gestĭcŭlātio

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A GAMING, playing, gesticulation; lūsus, gannātūra, sive mīmĭca, gestĭcŭlātio, Cot. 203

earfoþ-recce

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-recce, adj. [reccan to relate]

Difficult to be told ⬩ diffĭcĭlis narrātu

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Difficult to be told; diffĭcĭlis narrātu, Lupi Serm. 5, 3, Lye

Linked entry: -recce

mild-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
mild-beorht, adj.

Mildly bright ⬩ serene

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Mildly bright, serene Miltbeorhtum leóhte luce serena, Hpt. Gl. 484, 29

neádunga

Grammar
neádunga, <b>, neádunge.</b>
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Is óðer ðeówt neádunge búton lufe, óðer is sylfwilles mid lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 524, 5 : i. 580, I. Genam se sciphláford mé neádinga æt him, Hml. S. 30, 358. Þá þe hé bepǽcan ne mæg, þá hé wile neádunga nýdan, Wlfst. 84, 21. Add

Linked entry: nídinga

gold-wecg

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wecg, es; m.
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A lump of gold Goldwecg (-wecd, MS.) auri metallum, An. Ox. 451

Linked entry: gold-óra

lungen-ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
lungen-ǽder, e; f.
Entry preview:

A lung-vein Lǽt him of lungenǽdre blód. Lch. ii. 106, 24

gleó-gamen

(n.)
Grammar
gleó-gamen, -gomen, es; n.

Glee-pleasure ⬩ merriment ⬩ sport ⬩ jocus ⬩ ludus jocularis

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Glee-pleasure, merriment, sport; jocus, ludus jocularis

innane

(adv.)
Grammar
innane, adv.

Within

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Within Hig beóþ innane reáfigende wulfas intrinsecus sunt lupi rapaces, Mt. Kmbl. 7,15

Linked entry: innan

sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, true.
Entry preview:

Add Seó sóþe lufu karitas, Scint. 7, 5

be-smitenness

Grammar
be-smitenness, In I. 2 after colludio add:
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Colludium, turpis ludus, Corp. Gl. H. 35, 643

Linked entry: smitenness

wiccian

(v.)
Grammar
wiccian, p. ode
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To practise witchcraft Gif hwá wiccige ymbe ǽniges mannes lufe, and him on ǽte sylle, oððe on drince, oððe on ǽniges cynnes gealdorcræftum, ðæt hyra lufu for ðon ðe máre beón scyle . . .

ge-lustfulling

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-lustfullung</b>, e; f. a taking pleasure, delight, v. ge-lustfullian; Nán gelustfullung flǽsces, nán lust yfel nulla delectatio carnis, nulla voluptas mala, Scint. 3, 9.

langmódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
langmódlíce, adv.
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Patiently, with long-suffering Bróþerlice yfelu sóð lufu langmódlíce ( longanimiter ) byrð, Scint. 5, 2

lúcan

Grammar
lúcan, [The transitive and intransitive uses should be separated. ]
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Luce conderet, i. clauderet, An. Ox. 28, 18. Add

feoh-gestreón

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Þá lufe feohgestreóna amorem pecuniae, Chrd. 76, 34. Add

á-plantian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Þá ðé heora heortan wyrtruman on his lufe áplantodon, Hml. Th. i. 612, 29. Áplanta on ðínre heortan þá sóðan lufe, ii. 410, 1. Hé hæfde áplantod án fictreow binnon his wíngearde, 406, 35: Ps. Th. 1, 3. Add

tó-blǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-blǽdan, p. de

To inflate, ⬩ puff up

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To inflate, puff up Sóð lufu ná byþ tóblǽdd caritas non inflatur, Scint. 82, 10

Linked entry: blǽdan

blód-hrǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
blód-hrǽcung, e; f.

peripleumonia

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Inflammation of the lungs; peripleumonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 37

Linked entry: hrǽcung

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