swica
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Th. ii. 392, 25. one who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor Him man wearp on, ðæt hé wæs ðes cynges swica and ealra landleóda that he was a traitor to his king and country, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 4.
Linked entry: ǽ-swíca
torn
Causing violent emotions of grief ⬩ anger, grievous, distressing, bitter
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Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129
ge-rýman
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Wæs benc gerymed, 492.
hergung
Harrying ⬩ harrowing ⬩ plundering ⬩ devastation ⬩ waging war ⬩ an irruption ⬩ incursion ⬩ invasion ⬩ a raid ⬩ plunder
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Harrying, harrowing, plundering, devastation, waging war, an irruption, incursion, invasion, a raid, plunder Seó hergung wæs þurh Alaricum Gotena cyning geworden inruptio quæ per Alaricum regem Gothorum facta est, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 11.
Linked entry: heregung
úhta
the last part of the night ⬩ the time just before daybreak ⬩ the time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturns ⬩ De nocturna celebratione.
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Úhtna gehwylce, 287, 3; Wand. 8: 471, 24; Rä. 61, 6. as an ecclesiastical term, the time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturns De nocturna celebratione.
FEL
skin ⬩ hide ⬩ pellis ⬩ cŏrium ⬩ cŭtis
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Sió wæs orþoncum gegyrwed dracan fellum it was cunningly prepared with dragon's skins, Beo. Th. 4183; B. 2088
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clumian
To murmur, mutter ⬩ mussitare
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To murmur, mutter; mussitare Hí clumiaþ mid ceaflum ðǽr hí scoldon clypian they mutter with their jaws where they ought to speak aloud, Wanl. Catal. 30, 14
leóht-leás
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Without light Hé sǽde ðæt hé wǽre gelǽd tó leóhtleásre stówe he said that he was conducted to a place without light, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 29
ge-witfæst
Of sound mind
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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17
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swelgan
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Ic wát eardfæstne ánne ( a bookcase) standan, ... sé oft dæges swilgeð lácum (books are often put into it ), Rä. 50, 2. Blód lifrum swealg, An. 1278. Add
heaðu-grim
Very fierce, cruel with the cruelty of war
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Very fierce, cruel with the cruelty of war Hungur heaðogrimne heardne famne fierce and fell, Ps. Th. 145, 6: Beo. Th. 1100; B. 548: 5375; B. 2691
briord
A brim, margin, rim, the highest part of anything; ⬩ labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum
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War. 2, 7
bróh-þreá
terror ⬩ calamitas ⬩ Terrific calamity ⬩ calamitas terroris plena
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Terrific calamity; calamitas terroris plena Ðæt bróhþreá Cananéa wearþ cynne getenge the terrific calamity was grievous to the Canaanites' race, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 29; Gen. 1813
be-wendan
round
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ꝥ Mód wiþ his bewende, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 29. denoting purpose, to turn one's attention Iudas hine bewende and wan wið ðá hǽðenan. Hml. S. 25, 385
gǽsne
Barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ empty ⬩ wanting ⬩ void of ⬩ lifeless ⬩ stĕrĭlis ⬩ inānis ⬩ ĕgēnus ⬩ destĭtūtus ⬩ expers ⬩ exănĭmis
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Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæstene this year was barren in mast-fruit, Chr. 1116; Th. 371, 16. Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte the keepers lay lifeless on the sand, Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086. v. Grm. Andr. Elen. p. 124, 1085 : Graff. IV. 267
Linked entry: gésne
hreóf-lig
Leprous
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Getácnode ðes hreóflia man eal mancyn ðe wæs átelíce hreóflig . . . Láðlíc biþ ðæs hreóflian líc this leper betokened all mankind that was foully leprous ... Loathsome is the body of the leper, 16-21: 33.
hwearfung
A turning ⬩ revolution ⬩ change ⬩ exchange ⬩ barter
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A turning, revolution, change, exchange, barter Ðé wæs ðeós hwearfung betere forðam ðe ðissa woruldsǽlþa tó wel ne lyste this change was more tolerable to thee, because thou didst not take too much pleasure in temporal blessings, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 23
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blíðe-mód
Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful ⬩ lætus animo, lætus, hilaris
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Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful; lætus animo, lætus, hilaris Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás cyning [MS. kyng], ðeáh he lang ǽr, lande bereáfod, wunode wræclástum the innocent king was ever blithe of mind [cheerful], though he long before, bereft of land, dwelt
ge-eácnian
To increase ⬩ conceive ⬩ become pregnant ⬩ augēri ⬩ concipĕre ⬩ augēre
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In synnum geeácnod wæs he was conceived in sins, Ps. C. 50, 61; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 61
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ge-fremming
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furtherance, a making effectual Godes miht him wæs mid tó gefremminge heora bodunga God's power was with them to make their preaching effectual, Hml. Th. i. 310, 16. operation, effect Syle drincan .ix. dagas, þú wundrasð ðǽre gefrem-mincge.