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Scot-land

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Add Igbernia, ꝥ wé Scotland hátað Hibernia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 24, 16

twi-sprǽcness

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Forlǽtan wé leásunga and lícettunga, tǽlnessa and twysprǽcnessa, Verc. Först. 94, 3. Add

Linked entry: -sprǽcness

un-geteórigendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geteórigendlic, adj.
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Inexhaustible, unfailing Wé magon þurh ꝥ ús gegaderian þæne ungeteórigendlican goldhord, Nap. 87

declínian

(v.)
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Swá swá wé ǽr declínodon mea ancilla, Ælf. Gr. Z. 102. 18. Add

bécnan

(v.)
Grammar
bécnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To indicate ⬩ denote ⬩ signify ⬩ indicare ⬩ significare

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To indicate, denote, signify; indicare, significare Ðe we mid ðæm bridle bécnan tiliaþ which we will denote by the bridle, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 158; Met. 11, 79 : Exon. 110 a; Th. 421, 31; Rä. 40, 26 : 106 b ; Th. 407, 5 ; Rä. 25, 10

freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freóndlíce, adv.

like a friend ⬩ kindly ⬩ ămīce ⬩ benigne

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like a friend, kindly; ămīce, benigne We ðe freóndlíce wíc getǽhton we kindly assigned to thee a dwelling-place, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 25; Gen. 2686: 76; Th. 95, 16; Gen. 1579: Past. pref; Hat. MS. Freóndlícor more kindly, Beo. Th. 2058; B. 1027

brim-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
brim-hengest, es; m. [brim, hengest
a horse
]

a horse ⬩ A sea-horse ⬩ ship ⬩ marinus equus ⬩ navis

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We brecaþ ofer bæþweg brimhengestum we sail over the sea in ships, Andr. Kmbl. 1026; An. 513

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, Substitute: ge-fæstan; p. te.

to place ⬩ to make fast, make steadfast, confirm ⬩ to commit, entrust

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to place. to make fast, make steadfast, confirm Wé wurðiað þone gefæstan heáp Godes cýðera we honour the steadfast band of God's martyrs, Hml. Th. i. 542, 23. to commit, entrust Hé ágæf ł gefæste ðá ðǽm londbígencgum locavit vineam agricolis, Mk.

ildend

(n.)
Grammar
ildend, es; m.
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5

impe

(n.)
Grammar
impe, [?], an; f.

An imp ⬩ scion ⬩ graft ⬩ shoot

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An imp, scion, graft, shoot Ðæt is sió hálige gesomnung Godes folces ðæt eardaþ on æppeltúnum ðonne hie wel begáþ hira plantan and hiera impan óþ hié fulweaxne beóþ ecclesia quippe in hortis habitat, quæ ad viriditatem intimam exculta plantaria virtutum

mǽg-hand

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-hand, a; f.

A relation ⬩ kinsman

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Wes hit becueden his bróðar suna and siððan néniggra méihanda má ðes cynnes, 465, 20. Cf. ða nýhstan hand mé, 491, 13

ymb-snidenness

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-snidenness, e; f.
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Circumcision Wén is ðæt eówer sum nyte hwæt sý ymbsnidennys, Homl. Th. i. 92, 30. Se intinga ðære æftran ymbsnidennysse, Jos. 5, 6. Beóð éstfulle heortan mid dæghwonlícere ymbsnidenysse áfeormode, Homl. Th. i. 98, 14.

Linked entry: sniden-ness

be-hydig

Grammar
be-hydig, l. be-hygdig, -hýdig (big-, bí-, bi-),
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and add Wes þú behýdig and gemyndig Marian þinga, Bl. H. 67, 32. Heó wearð behý-dig be þissum, Hml. S. 33, 47. Mid behygdige móde solerti animo, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 355, 21. Behýdigne and sorhfulne be þisse wísan, Guth. 84, 24. v. big-hýdig in Dict

ge-wascan

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Genim þás wyrte ... and gewæsc hý wel mid ecede, Lch. i. 104, 2. Mid wætere gewæsc, 204, 19.

hám-weardes

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Þá hé hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps. Th. 22, arg

sticca

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Add Gyf þú sticcan behófige, þonne wege þú þíne hand swilce þú mid sticcan etan wile, Tech. ii. 123, 5. v. fiter-, mete-, teld-sticca

sǽ-rima

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-rima, an; m.

The sea-shore, coast

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The sea-shore, coast Hí mycel yfel gedydon ǽgðer ge on Defenum ge wel hwǽr be ðæm sǽriman, [Bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande in littore marino alicubi in Anglia,Chart. Th. 422, 2.] Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 20: 994; Erl. 133, 19.

óþ-feallan

(v.)
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to fall away, cease to have connection with Óþ-fealle se wer (in the case of a man who, upon a charge of theft, being forsaken by his kinsmen, forfeits his freedom) ðám mágum the kinsmen shall have no further concern in the 'wer' L.

ymb-sín

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-sín, (-seón), e; f.
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Beholding, regard Clǽnum gisceáwiga wé ymbseáne puro cernamus intuitu Rtl. 35, 37

Linked entry: ymb-seón

healf-nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-nacod, adj.

Half-naked

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Half-naked Gesáwon wé mennisce men feá healfnacode (seminudos), Nar. 10, 16

Linked entry: nacod