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lang-lífe

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-lífe, -líf; adj.

Long-lived

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Long-lived Langlífe longævus, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 95; Wrt. Voc. 28, 72. Langlíf [MS. C. langlífe, Zup. 320, 1] longaevus, Wrt. Voc. 85, 59. Ðæt ðú sí langlífe ut longo vivas tempore, Deut. 5, 16: 4, 1. Longlífe and gileáffull suǽ Sarra longeva et

god-wrac

(adj.)
Grammar
god-wrac, -wrec; adj.
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Impious Crist forlét mid him beón ðone godwracan þeóf Christ let that impious thief [Judas] be with him, Blickl. Homl. 75, 26. Ðá æféstgodon ðæt sume godwrece men then certain wicked men were envious of that, Shrn. 74, 28. Gangaþ út git godwrecan and

rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
rinnan, p. rann, pl. runnon; pp. runnen
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To run Ic on wísne weg worda ðínra rinne viam mandatorum tuorum cucurri, Ps. Th. 118, 32. Satan seolua ran and on susle feóll, Cd. Th. 309, 20; Sat. 712. Wǽn æfter ran, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 32; Rún. 22. Gif lioþole út rynne, Lchdm. ii. 12, 24. Blód and

Linked entries: a-rinnan irnan

fæs

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Ꝥte fæse giwédum his gehrionon ut fimbriam uestimenti ejus tangerent, Mk. R. 6, 36. Þone munuc sum sweart cniht teáh út be þám fæsce (per fimbriam) his hrægles, Gr. D. 111, 28. Gihrán fæste tetigit fimbriam, Lk. R. 8, 44. Heó gehrán ꝥ fes (fæs, v. l.)

spearnlian

(v.)
Grammar
spearnlian, p. ode

To spurnstrike out with the feetkick

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To spurn, strike out with the feet, kick Ðæt ðú ne spear[n]last ut non calcitres, Hpt. Gl. 463, 77. Se sticca him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod in tó ðære eorðan and hé ætforan hire spearnlode mid fótum the nail went through his head into the earth, and he

efen-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-scearp, adj.

Equally sharp æque acūtus

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Equally sharp; æque acūtus Hí heora tungan teóþ sweorde efen-scearpe exăcuērunt ut glădium linguas suas, Ps. Th. 63. 3

fnæs

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Þ te fasne gewoede his gehrinon ut flmbriam uestimenli eius tangerent, Mk. L. 6, 56: Lk. L. 8, 44. Add

mis-þeón

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Hwæs cépð hé, bútan hú hé mage þeónde mis-þeón? quid agit nisi ut crescendo decrescat ? Chrd. 79, 18. Add

preóst-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-reáf, es; n.
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Vestments of a priest Be þǽre gesceádwísnysse on gyrelan þæs preóstreáfes ut in cultu vestium discretionem teneant, Chrd. 64, 27

wæter-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ádl, e; f.

Dropsy

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Dropsy Se ðe him seó wæterádl, Lchdm. i. 354, 8. Wið wæterádle . . . seó wæterádl út áflóweþ, 364, 19-20, 11

Linked entry: wæter-seócness

fýr-þolle

(n.)

An ovenclībănus

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An oven; clībănus Ðú setst hig swá swá fýrþolle fýres pōnes eos ut clībănum ignis, Ps. Spl. T. 20, 9

Linked entries: þolle fýr-hole

eácnigende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
eácnigende, part.

Bringing forthpartŭriens

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Bringing forth; partŭriens Ðǽr sárnessa swá swá eácnigendes wífes ibi dolōres ut partŭrientis, Ps. Lamb. 47, 8; part. of eácnigan

hreran

(v.)
Grammar
hreran, [?]

to fall

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to fall: Ðæt ic hryre ł gefealle [ = ? hrure ł gefeólle] ut caderem, MS. T: hí hrǽron, Ps. Spl. 117, 13

Linked entry: hrǽron

ge-lǽte

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Gif hwá gǽð út on strǽte oððe gǽð sittan æt wega gelǽtan ( in biuiis residere temptauerit ), Chrd. 61, 6. Add

hwirflede

(adj.)
Grammar
hwirflede, adj.
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Rounded, round Sinewealt (and) hwyrflede teres atque rotunda (ut globus astrorum. Ald. 272, 22), An. Ox. 23, 42. Cf. hwirfling

heáh-gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gnornung, e; f.

Deep grief, sorrow, mourning

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Deep grief, sorrow, mourning Hé gehýrde heáhgnornunge ðæra ðe gebundene bitere wǽron ut audiret gemitum vinculatorum, Ps. Th. 101, 18

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence)to drive off, drive awayexpellere, repudiare

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Add: to drive, cause to move (with violence) Heó geseh niman hyre cild, and ádrífan ísene næglas þurh ðá handa, Hml. Th. i. 146, 11. to drive off, drive away Ic ádrífe depellar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 68. Hé ðá hereláfe tó his lande ádráf, Ælfc. T. 9, 38

cifes-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
cifes-gemána, an; m.

Fornication concubinatus

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Fornication; concubinatus We lǽraþ, ðæt man geswíce cifesgemánan [MS. cifesgemanna] docemus, ut cessent concubinatus, L. Edg. C. 21; Wilk. 84, 1

hundteóntigfeald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hundteóntigfeald-líc, adj.

Hundredfold

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Hundredfold Ðæt hé ón ðyssum life hundteóntigfealdlíce méde onfénge ut in hoc vita centuplum acciperet, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 36

súþ-eást

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-eást, adv.
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South-east Donua múða ðære eá scýt súðeást út, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 5: Cd. Th. 42, 1; Gen. 667