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a-dýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dýdan, -dýddan; p. -dýdde; pp. -dýded, -dýd; v. a. [a, dýdan to die]

To put to deathto destroykillmortifyperdereoccidere

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Ðæt ic náteshwon nelle heonon forþ eall flǽsc adýdan mid flódes wæterum that I will not, by any means, henceforth destroy all flesh with the waters of a flood, Gen. 9, 11.

Cartaina

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaina, indecl: Cartaine, an; f.
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Ðæt mon ealle Cartaina towurpe that one would overthrow all Carthage, 4, 13; Bos. 99, 25. He þohte Cartainan toweorpan he wished to overthrow Carthage, 4, 13; Bos. 100, 3

cwylmian

(v.)
Grammar
cwylmian, part.cwylmigende ; p. ode ; pp. od [cwealm pain, torment]

To suffer, suffer torment or pain cruciāri

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Gehwylce mánfulle geféran on ðám écum tintregum cwylmiaþ all wicked associates shall suffer in everlasting torments, i. 526, 27

fant-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
fant-fæt, gen. fant-fætes; pl. nom. acc. fant-fatu; n.

A font vessel, the font for baptism baptistērii vas

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gebroht synfull þurh Adames forgǽgednysse, to ðam fant-fæte, ac hit biþ aþwogen fram eallum synnum wiðinnan, ðeáh ðe hit wiðútan, his hiw ne awende a heathen child is brought to the font-vessel, sinful through Adam's transgression, but it is washed from all

Linked entry: fant

ful-oft

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-oft, full-oft; adv.

Full oftvery oftensæpissĭme

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Alf. 46; Th. i. 54, 18. Sió wyrd fuloft dereþ unscyldegum fate very often injures the guiltless, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 71; Met. 4, 36: Beo. Th. 964; 8. 480: Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 16; Seef. 24: Cd. 216; Th. 274, 11; Sat. 152: Salm. Kmbl. 695; Sal. 347

Linked entries: oft full-oft

ge-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽtan, p. -bǽtte; pp. -bǽted, -bǽt [ge, and bǽtan to bridle]

To bitbridlecurbfrēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕrefrēnāre

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Hæfþ se Alwealda ealle gesceafta gebǽt mid his bridle the Almighty has restrained all creatures with his bridle, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 45; Met. 11, 23

Lǽden-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-ware, pl.

The Latinsthe Romans

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The Latins, the Romans Lǽdenware wendon hié ealla on hiora ágen geþeóde the Romans turned them all into their own language, Past. Pref; Swt. 6, 3. On Lédenwara gereorde lingua Latinorum, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 4.

niht-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
niht-gerím, es; n.

Reckoning by daysnumber of days

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Ealra hæfde Similar entries v. and syxtig ðá hé forþ gewát and nigon hund eác nihtgerímes in all the number of his days when he died was nine hundred and sixty-five years, Cd. Th. 72, 28; Gen. 1193

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrust

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Ðæt on ðínum upstige geblissian and gehyhton ealle ðíne gecorenan that in thy ascension all thine elect may rejoice and trust, 87, 25

Linked entry: hyhtan

GEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
GEÓL, giúl, iúl, geóhol, es; n.

festum jolense, festum natalitiorum Christi, festum quodvis, convivium

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Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 23, note: Menol. Fox 59, note a. Ðý twelftan dæge ofer geóhol Epiphaniæ, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 8.

swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
swíðan, p. de; but a strong form swáð
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also occurs. to make strong, give strength to, strengthen, support Leng ne woldon Elami*-*tarna aldor swíðan folcgestreónum, Cd. Th. 119, 16; Gen. 1980. Ongan Abimæleh Abraham swíðan woruldgestreónum, 164, 18; Gen. 2716.

þearl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-líc, adj.
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Sceal se dæg weorþan, ðæt wé forð beraþ firena gehwylce; ðæt biþ þearlíc gemót ( a meeting that will be a severe ordeal for all ), Exon. Th. 447, 9; Dóm. 36. Deáþes cwealm, þearlíc wíte, 240, 25; Ph. 644. Þurh þearlíc þreá, 283, 20; Jul. 678

hridder

Grammar
hridder, Add: <b>, hríder, hriddern</b>
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., and all but the first here refer to the same incident.]

ge-strínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed

To obtaingetacquirebegetprocreateacquīrĕregignĕreprocreāre

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Alf. pol. 8; Th. i. 66, 19. Ðe hit on fruman gestríndon who first acquired it, 41; Th. i. 88, 19

hláford-hyldo

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-hyldo, f. -hyld, -held[?] m; or -hyldu, e; f.

Fidelity to a lord, loyalty

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Eall ðæt wé ǽfre for riht-hláfordhelde dóþ all that we ever do from true loyalty, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 10

Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu

tó-sceácerian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceácerian, p. ode

To waste,devastate,scatter

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Ðá wurdon hí ealle ðearle áfyrhte, and heora gesomnunga ealle wurdon sóna tósceácerode then (at the coming of the emperor Decius) they (the Christians) were all very frightened, and their congregations were at once scattered, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 23

Linked entry: sceácerian

spyrd

(n.)
Grammar
spyrd, es; m.

stadiuma coursea measure of distancea coursea distancestadium

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In all these passages the West-Saxon uses furlang

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Ald. 35, 28), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 58. secular, an army, a host Heáp (the host of the Huns) wæs gescyrted, láðra lindwered; lythwón becwóm Húna herges hám eft þanon, El. 141.

un-fǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽle, adj.

Evilillbad

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Unfǽle dira (the passage is: dira vinculorum ligamina, Ald. 44), Anglia xiii. 34, 178

drync

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Voc. ii. 110, 23: 42, 24 (cf. 78, 43 :-- Mortiferum poculi haustum, Ald. 25, 14). Ðætte hié ðone hálwendan drync ðæs æðelan wínes ne gehwyrfen him selfum tó áttre quia saluberrimum vini potum in veneni sibi poculum vertunt, Past. 365, 9.