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dúnig

(adj.)
Grammar
dúnig, (?); adj.
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Down, mountain Tó dúnian mere to the mere on the downs (?), C. D. v. 245, 22

for-corfian

(v.)
Grammar
for-corfian, (?)

to cut off

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to cut off Ðá hé ðone læppan forcorfedne (-ceorfedne, -corfenne, v. ll.) hæfde, Past. 198, 17

Linked entry: corfian

ge-métnes

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On ðone þryddan dæg þæs mónþes byþ mǽrsod Scé Stephanes líchoman gemétnes, Shrn. 113, 2. Add

beám-wer

(n.)
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31

samodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
samodlíce, adv.

Together, unitedly in a body

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Together, unitedly in a body Iedon ealle samodlíe tó ðone kyng, Chr. 1123; Erl. 250, 10

wág-þyrel

(n.)

a door-way

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a door-way Swá swá wáge l wágþeorles áhyldum tamquam parieti inclinato, Ps. Lamb. 61, 4. (?)

hors-gærstún

(n.)
Grammar
hors-gærstún, es; m.

A meadow for the pasturing of horses

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A meadow for the pasturing of horses Onbútan ðone horsgærstún, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 414, 25

Linked entry: gærs-tún

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Líg reád and reáðe, Dóm. L. 152. Réðe, Exon. Th. 51, 3; Cri. 810. Sprecan réðe word (;of the judgment passed on the wicked;) 50, 11; Cri. 798. Hé him sylfum réðne ðóm and heardne geearnaþ, Blickl. Homl. 95, 34. Regnas réðe, háte of heofenum, Ps.

Linked entry: hréðe

be-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hreósan, pl. -hreósaþ; p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush downfallruerecorruereincidere

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To rush down, fall; ruere, corruere, incidere Behreósaþ on helle incidunt in gehennam Lupi Serm. 5, 8

feax-eacas

(n.)
Grammar
feax-eacas, -eacon?

Hair hanging down the foreheadforelocksantiæ frontissive a fronte dependentes

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Hair hanging down the forehead, forelocks; antiæ frontis, sive a fronte dependentes, Cot. 6, Som. Ben. Lye

mán-folm

(n.)
Grammar
mán-folm, e; f.

A hand that does evil

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A hand that does evil Alýs mé and genere wið mánfolmum fremdra beorna. Ps. Th. 143, 8

swippan

(v.)
Grammar
swippan, p. te
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To scourge, beat, strike Hafaþ hé gyrde lange and ðone feónd swipeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185; Sal. 92

Linked entry: swipian

tweohsn

(prep.)
Grammar
tweohsn, tweoxn occurs in the place name Tweoxneám
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= between streams Ðone hám æt Winburnan and æt Tweoxneám ( Christchurch, in Hampshire ), Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 27

þurh-fón

(v.)

to get throughpenetrate

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to get through, penetrate Heó ðone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte láþan fingrum, Beo. Th. 3013; B. 1504

for-heard

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Þú mé forhæardne lǽrst thou dost teach me a very hard doctrine, Solil. H. 42, 18. Add

on-dúne

(adv.)
Grammar
on-dúne, adv.
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Down: — Þá onhylde se hálga cnyht hys ansýne ondúne and noldon hig ná geseón, Shrn. 152, 27

stán-walu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-walu, e; f.
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A bank of stones In stánwale; andlang ðǽre wale on ðone portweg, C. D. iv. 98, 28

bold

Grammar
bold, <b>. I.</b>
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Se biseeop sceal habban þá preóstas on his ágenum bo[l]de ( domo ), Chrd. 44, 35. Add

ofer-climban

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-climban, -climman

to ascend, climb upon

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to ascend, climb upon Alexander ðone weall oferclom cum murum escendisset, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 13

ofer-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-méde, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuoussuperbus

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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Cyning gefeaht wið ðone ofermédan (-módigan, MS. E.) aldorman, Chr. 750; Erl. 48, 10