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un-ádwæscedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ádwæscedlíc, adj.

That is not quenched or extinguished

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That is not quenched or extinguished On ðæt unádwescedlíce fýr into the fire that is not quenched, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 394, 17. Of ðǽm unádwæscedlícum lígum, Th. ii. 396, 5

beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
beorht, adj.
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Hé áwrát muneca regol mid beorhtre sprǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 17. Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule þonne snáw, Bl. H. 147, 17. Þá beorhtestan wununga, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 32. Add

up-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
up-riht, adj.

uprighterectlying with the face turned upwards.

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upright, erect Ic uppriht ástód, Beo. Th. 4191; B. 2092. Mannum hé gesealde uprihtne gang, Homl. Th. i. 276, 4. lying with the face turned upwards. Upriht ástreht supinus, Hpt. Gl. 457, 33

bresne

(adj.)
Grammar
bresne, adj.

Strong, powerful, bold;potens

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Strong, powerful, bold; potens Ic his cynn gedó brád and bresne I will make his race wide-spread and powerful, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 17; Gen. 2801: 180; Th. 226, 18; Dan. 173

Sodomisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sodomisc, adj.

Of Sodom

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Of Sodom Sodomisc cynn Cd. Th. 116, 12; Gen. 1935. Used as a noun, sodomita Sodomisce .vii. geár fæston sodomitae .vii. annos jejunent L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 5; Th. ii. 228, 16

merigen

(n.)
Grammar
merigen, merien, mergen, es; m.

morningthe morning of the next daymorrow

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morning Úres andgites merigen is úre cildhád, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 14. Ðá se mergen geworden wæs when it was morning, St. And. 10, 3. Mergen þridda, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 11; Gen. 155: Beo. Th. 4213; B. 2103: 4255; B. 2124. Merien mane, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 53. On

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sceáp

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp, scép, scíp,es; n.

A sheep

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A sheep Scép ovis, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 54. Ðæt dysige scép, Ps. Th. 118, 176. Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése óþ midne sumor, L. In. 69 ; Th. i. 146, 10. Emban ceápgild ... sceáp tó sciłł., L. Ath. v. 6,2 ; Th. i. 234, 2. Man healde .iii. niht hýde and

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ge-þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þicgan, -þicgean; p. -þah

To takeacceptreceivesumereaccipere

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To take, accept, receive; sumere, accipere Waldon ða swángeréfan ða læswe forður gedrífan and ðone wudu geþicgan ðonne hit aldgeryhto wéron the swainreeves wanted to push the pasturage and take the wood further than the old rights extended, Th. Ch. 70

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swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs, adj.
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(one's) own; proprius. v. swǽslice, Ðæt selegescot ðæt ic mé swǽs on ðé gehálgode the tabernacle that I hallowed me as my own in thee Exon. Th. 90, 29 ; Cri. 1481. the word, which occurs rarely in prose (see, however, the first passage cited), is used

Linked entries: swáse swés

a-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-búgan, p. -beág, -beáh, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen

To bowbendinclinewithdrawretirese verteredeclinareinclinareaverti

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To bow, bend, incline, withdraw, retire; se vertere, declinare, inclinare, averti Abúgaþ eádmódlíce inclinate suppliciter. Coll. Monast. Th. 36, 3. Ac ðé firina gehwylc feor abúgeþ but from thee each sin shall far retire, Exon. 8b; Th. 4, 22; Cri. 56

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æt-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-rihte, adv. [æt at, rihte rightly, justly, well]

Rightly or justly atnearat handalmostpænehaud multum abest quin

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Rightly or justly at, near, at hand, almost; pæne, haud multum abest quin Ætrihte wæs gúþ getwǽfed, nymþe mec God scylde, the contest had almost been finished, had not God shielded me, Beo. Th. 3319; B. 1657. Wæs him endedógor ætryhte his final day was

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ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

An OARremus

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An OAR; remus Drugaþ his ár on borde his oar becomes dry on board, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 15; Gn. Ex. 188. Sume hæfdon lx ára some had sixty oars, Chr, 897; Th. 174, 43, col. 1. Sǽrófe árum bregdaþ ýþbord [MS. yþborde] neáh brave seamen draw the vessel

be-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fyllan, p. -fylde, -fealde; pp. -fylled; v. trans. [be, fyllan, fellan to fell]

to fellstrike downcædere, prosternereprojicereto deprive by fellingbereavecædendo orbare

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to fell, strike down; cædere, prosternere, projicere Hwæt befealdest ðú wærfæstne rinc why didst thou fell the upright man? Cd. 48; Th. 62, 6; Gen. 1010. He us hæfþ befylled he has struck us down 19; Th. 23, 17; Gen. 361. to deprive by felling, bereave

el-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
el-þeód, æl-þeód, el-þiód [ell-]; gen. e; pl. nom. acc. a. e; f.

A foreign nation, strange people gens pĕregrīna, alienĭgĕnæ, pĕregrīni

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A foreign nation, strange people; gens pĕregrīna, alienĭgĕnæ, pĕregrīni Éhton elþeóda they pursued the strange nations, Elen. Kmbl. 277; El. 139. Fóre elþeódum before strange nations, Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 12; Cri. 1337: 23 b; Th. 67, 6; Cri. 1084. On

fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽcne, fácne; adj.

Deceitful, fraudulent, guileful, wickedsubdŏlus, dŏlōsus, mălignus, nēquam

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Deceitful, fraudulent, guileful, wicked; subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, mălignus, nēquam Swá oft sceaða fǽcne forféhþ eorlas as oft the guileful robber surprises men, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 20; Cri. 871. Hæfde fǽcne hyge he had a crafty soul, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 1; Gen

Linked entries: fácne fácne

finta

(n.)
Grammar
finta, an; m.

a tailcaudawhat followsa sequelthe consequence of an actionconsĕquentia

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a tail; cauda Ðonne is se finta fægre gedǽled then is the tail [of the phoenix] beautifully divided, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 15; Ph. 295. what follows, a sequel, the consequence of an action; consĕquentia Ðonne he ðæs fácnes fintan sceáwaþ when he sees

freó-man

(n.)
Grammar
freó-man, frí-man, frig-man, -mann, es; m.

A freemanfree-born manlībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmovir ingĕnuus

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A freeman, free-born man; lībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmo, vir ingĕnuus Ðæt ǽlc freóman getreówne borh hæbbe that every freeman have a true surety, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 7: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 19. Hwæt gifest ðú me freómanna to frófre what givest thou

fyrdung

(n.)
Grammar
fyrdung, e; f.

an army prepared for wararmamentexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastra

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an army prepared for war, armament; exercĭtus Beó man georne ymbe fyrdunga let the armaments be diligently attended to, L. Eth. v. 26; Th. i. 310, 24: vi. 32; Th. i. 322, 32. an expedition; expĕdītio On fyrdunge in the expedition, L. C. S. 79; Th. i

Linked entries: forðung fyrding

heóre

(adj.)
Grammar
heóre, hýre; adj.

Gentlemildpleasant

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Gentle, mild, pleasant Nis ðæt heóru stów it is a savage place, Beo. Th. 2749; B. 1372. Culufre fótum stóp on beám hýre the dove with her feet stepped on to the tree, gentle, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 20; Gen. 1468. Ðǽr se hýra gæst þíhþ an þeáwum where the gentle

óþ-beran

(v.)
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to bear forth, bear away (cf. æt-beran) Nó ic eów sweord ongeán óþberan þence, Exon. Th. 120, 20; Gu. 274. Mec sǽ óþbær on Finna land the sea bore me forth to the land of the Fins, Beo. Th. 1163; B. 579 : Exon. Th. 404, 20; Rä. 23, 10. Sumne fugel óþbær