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réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fierceness ⬩ rage ⬩ cruelty ⬩ severity. ⬩ ferocitas ⬩ austeritas ⬩ feritas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia ⬩ furor ⬩ feria, insania ⬩ savageness ⬩ fierceness ⬩ ferocity ⬩ harshness ⬩ severity

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Síe ðær eác réðnes næs ðeáh tó stíþ sit vigor, sed non exasperans, Swt. 127, 2. Ðonne sió lár wint on réðnesse suíður ðonne mon niéde scyle cum sese increpatio, plus quam necesse est in asperitatem pertrahit, 21, 7; Swt. 167, 8

ǽfre

ever ⬩ semper, ⬩ at all times, on every occasion ⬩ ever, at any time, in any case ⬩ unquam ⬩ whatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Ǽfre ðeáh any how for his hálgena earnunge, hé him ðis geþanc on móde ásende, 313. Ǽfre ǽlc dǽl his cynnes, 348. Ǽfre ǽlcne Deniscne cyning útlagede hí gecwǽdon, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 11. Ymbe ǽfre ǽlce neóde, Wlfst. 20, 19: Ll. Th. i. 372, 30.

a-fyrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyrran, -fyran; p. ede, de; pp. ed [a from, fyrr far]

To remove ⬩ take away ⬩ expel ⬩ deliver ⬩ amovere ⬩ avertere ⬩ elongare ⬩ auferre ⬩ eripere

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Ic ðé wolde cwealm afyrran I would remove death from thee, Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 17; Cri. 1426. Dream wæs afyrred joy was removed, 42 a; Th. 142, 9; Gú. 641. He hæfde feóndas afyrde he had the fiends expelled, 43 b; Th. 147, 1; Gú. 720

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CIRM

(n.)
Grammar
CIRM, cyrm, es; m.

A noise, shout, clamour, uproar ⬩ strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor

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A noise, shout, clamour, uproar; strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor Hlynn wearþ on ceastrum, cirm árleásra cwealmes on óre din was in the cities, the clamour of the shameless at the point of death, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 31; Gen. 2547.

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Eádgár

(n.)
Grammar
Eádgár, es; m. [eád happy, gár spear]

Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years. He was, therefore, king for twenty years, from A.D. 955-975

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Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years.

regnian

(v.)
Grammar
regnian, p.ode

To set in order, arrange, dispose, regulate

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Inwitnet óðrum bregdan, dyrnum cræfte deáþ ré[nian], Beo. Th. 4343;B. 2168. Sum biþ searocræftig goldes and gimma ðonne him gumena weard háteþ máððum rénian one is a cunning workman in gold and gems, when a prince of men bids him set a jewel, Exon.

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ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, ge-líffæstian; p. ge-líffæste, ge-líffæstade; pp. ge-líffæst, ge-líffæsted.
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to make alive. of physical life Se Fæder áwecð þá deádan and gelíffæst, Jn. 5, 21. Þurh þone gást syndon gelíffæste ealle þá gesceafta þe se Fæder gesceóp, Hml. A. 2, 20. of spiritual life Þú gelíffæst mé viuificabis me, Ps. L. 137, 7: 142, II.

gyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gyrn, es; n.

Grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ evil ⬩ calamity ⬩ injury

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Gyrn þurh gástgedál affliction through death, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 31; Gú. 834. Gyldaþ nú mid gyrne ðæt heó goda ussa meaht forhogde requite now with evil her contempt of our gods' might, 74 b.,Th. 279, 25; Jul. 619.

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fénix

(n.)
Grammar
fénix, es; m.

the fabulous bird phœnix ⬩ φoινιξ ⬩ a genus of palms ⬩ the date tree ⬩ date palm ⬩ phœnix dactylĭfĕra

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Fénix, swá hátte án fugel on Arabiscre þeóde, se leofaþ fíf hund geára, and æfter deáþe eft aríst ge-edcucod, and se fugel getácnaþ úrne æríst on ðam endenéhstan dæge phœnix, so a bird in Arabia is called, which lives five hundred years, and after death

nerian

(v.)
Grammar
nerian, p. ede

To save

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To save Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽægne eorl if a man's death be not doomed, oft destiny saves him, Beo. Th. 1149; B. 572. Of neádum heora hé nerode ( eripuit ) hig, Ps. Spl. 106, 6. Hié hálig God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 13; Gen. 1397: 90, 6; Gen. 1491.

un-weorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþlíce, adv.

unworthily ⬩ in an unsuitable manner ⬩ with indignity ⬩ with contempt ⬩ ignominiously ⬩ with indignation

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unworthily, in an unsuitable manner Him is micel ðearf ðæt hié geornlíce geðencen ðæt hié tó unweorþlíce ne dǽlen ðæt him befæsð bið necesse est, ut sollicite perpendant, ne commissa indigne distribuant, Past. 44; Swt. 321, 14. Unwurðlíce, Cd.

hálwendlíce

(adv.)
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Is ús micel ðearf ðæt wé hálwendlíce ( to cur spiritual profit ; salubriter) geðencen ðá gód ðe wé forgiémeleásodon, 467, 7. Hálwendlíce ( salubriter ) geþreád, Gr. D. 160, 20.

mæssian

(v.)
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Hé hét mæssian for þæs forðfarenan sáwle, and árǽrde þone deádan, Hml. S. 6, 209. Hé stód æt ðám weófode swylce hé wolde mæssian, 21, 355. Smeágung . . . hwilcan tíman on sunnandagan oþþe on óðran dagan man mæssian móte, Angl. xi. 7, 3, 6.

æl-fremed

Grammar
æl-fremed, (el-).

strange, foreign, not belonging to one ⬩ stranger to anything, without a share in, free from

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Swá freóh fram deáðes sárnysse swá swá ælfremed fram líchamlicere gewemmednysse, Hml. Th. i. 76, 15. Culfre is fram geallan biternysse ælfremed, 584, 35.

of-gifan

(v.)

to give up, leave, abandon ⬩ destituere

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Mec deádne ofgeáfun fæder and móder, ne wæs mé feorh ðágén in innan, 391, 7; Rä. 10, i. Hí heora land ofgeafan patria profugi, Ors. 1, 4; Swt. 32, 20. Ofgǽfon, Cd. Th. 6, 8; Gen. 85. Ne ofgif ðú mé ne elonges a me, Ps. Th. 70, 11.

spellian

(v.)
Grammar
spellian, p. ode.

To talk ⬩ converse ⬩ discourse ⬩ To announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ tell ⬩ utter ⬩ amare conterens impudentem ⬩ to tell, announce ⬩ to talk

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Mid deádum spellian, gestrión hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 202, 5. Man ne mót spellian ne sprǽce drífan binnan Godes cyrcan, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 69: L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, 28.

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, disig, dysi, es; n.

An error, ignorance, folly, foolishness ⬩ error, stultĭtia, insānia. insĭpientia

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Ðeáh ic mid dysige þurhdrifen wsére though I was thoroughly penetrated with folly, Elen. Kmbl. 1410; El. 707: Ps. Th. 75, 4. We sinna fela didon for úre disige we committed many sins through our foolishness, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri

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Ðeáh hine rinca hwilc æfter frigne though any man inquire about it, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 91; Met. 22, 46. Gif he frugnen biþ if he is asked, 12, 104; Met. 22, 52: Invent. Crs. Recd. 1083; El. 542

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eardian

(v.)
Grammar
eardian, eardigan, eardigean, ærdian; part, eardiende, eardigende, eardende; ic eardige, ðú eardast, he eardaþ, pl. eardiaþ, eardigaþ; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To dwell, live, feed ⬩ habĭtāre ⬩ To inhabit ⬩ inhabĭtāre

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Ðeáh hí somod eardien though they dwell together, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 292; Met. 20, 146. For yfelnesse ðara eardiendra ðǽr on ðære byrig a malītia inhabĭtantium in eo, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 22: Ps. Th. 82, 6: 135, 27: Ps. Spl. 16, 13. Eardendra, Ps.

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