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túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Ára ðínum earmum eorþan túdre (cf. help ðínum earmum moncynne, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 11), Met. 4, 31. Túdre fyllaþ eorðan, incre cynne, sunum and dohtrum, Cd.

Linked entry: tuddor

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Sumurlange dagas swíðe háte, Met. 4, 19. Swegl byð hátost, Gn. C. 7. of fire, or anything burning or glowing Líg . . . hát ofer helle, Gen. 377. Bryne . . . hát, Cri. 1060. Þone deópan grund þæs hátan léges, Bl. 103, 15.

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Met. Fox 10, 57; Met. 10, 29. Deóre ríce Engla landes in the glorious kingdom of England, Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 38; Edw. 19. Is mín módor mægþa cynnes ðæs deórestan my mother is of the noblest race of women, Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 11; Rä. 34, 10

Linked entries: dýre dióre

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Ðǽr ábidan sceal maga máne fáh, hú him Metod scrífan wille, Beo. Th. 1963; B. 979.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plumpcorpulentobesefattedplumpfull-bodiedsubstantialoleaginousunctuousrichfertileproductiverich

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Bið swá sélre swá hé fǽttron mete ete, and gif hé mæge gedrincan ge ðǽre buteran, iii. 22, 14. referring to fluids, oleaginous, unctuous: Ðý fǽttan crasso (crassa olei pinguedine, Ald.), Wrt.

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Ðú rihtlíce dǽlest mete ðínum mannum, Hy. 7, 70, rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case Swíðe ryhtlíce hit wæs áwriten æfter ðǽm nítenum ðæt ða heargas wǽron átiéfrede recte post animalia idola describuntur, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157

leóþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-cræft, es; m.

poetryversea poem

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Ða gemetu gebyriaþ tó lédenum leóþcræfte metres pertain to Latin poetry, 50; Som. 51, 66. Sixfealdum leóþcræfte exametro heroico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 47. Hé ðone leóþcræft geleornode canendi artem didicit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 40

ge-geótan

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Add: to pour a liquid Yfel wǽte bið gegoten on ꝥ lim, Lch. ii. 284, 28. to pour molten metal, found, cast Þú gegute fundasti, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 12. Hig habbað him gegoten án gylden cealf fecerunt sibi vitulum conflatilem, Ex. 32, 8.

læfer

(n.)
Grammar
læfer, e; f.

a rush

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Genim læfre neoðowearde take the lower part of a bulrush, Lchdm. i. 382, 21. a thin plate of metal Gylden læfr bractea, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 111; Wrt. Voc. 38, 34.

Linked entries: leber lifer

blíð-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð-heort, adj.

BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyfullætus corde, hilariskind of heart, mercifulbenignus corde, misericors

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Kmbl. 1319; An. 660. kind of heart, merciful; benignus corde, misericors Gebletsode blíðheort Cyning, Metod alwihta, wíf and wǽpned the merciful King, Lord of all things, blessed female and male, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 28; Gen. 192

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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Ðæt ðín líchama sí eallum fugelum tó mete sit cadaver tuum in escam cunctis volatilibus cæli, Deut. 28, 26. Ðis is mín líchaman [líchama, MS. A.] hoc est corpus meum, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 26.

á-fédan

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Chr. 1085; P. 216, 1. of material which is food Manna wæs geháten se heofon-lica mete þe áfédde þæt folc on wéstene. Hml.

ferian

(v.)

to carrymoveconveyto leadconduct

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Wegférende móton for neóde mete ferian, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 26. Ic seah rǽpingas on ræced fergan I saw captives carried into a house, Rä. 53, 1. Synna ána mid him ferigende, Hml.

wamb

(n.)
Grammar
wamb, e; f.

a belly, stomacha womba hollow

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Be cilda wambum and oferfyll, and gif him mete tela ne mylte. ii. 240, 12. where there is reference to the bringing forth of young, a womb Western wombe (wambe,Ps. Spl. C.) fructus ventris, Ps. Surt. 126, 3. Ðú átuge mé of wombe ( ventre) . . .

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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Þonne hé gehérað hleóðrum brægdan óðre fugelas, hí heora ágene stefne styriað, Met. 13, 47

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Wudufuglas tela átemede, Met. 13, 36. Ic ðé teala forgulde ealle ða gehát, Ps. Th. 65, 13. Ðǽr ðú mé teala hǽle, 70, 2. Se ðe teala cúþe, Exon. Th. 349, 9; Sch. 43.

lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽstan, p. te.

to followattendaccompanyto doperformobservecarry outexecutedischargeto continuelast

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Met. Fox 1, 54; Met. 1, 27. Him se líchoma lǽstan nolde the body would not do him service [of Grendel powerless in the grasp of Beowulf], Beo.

ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

witssenses[right] mindmindintellectknowledgeunderstandingconsciousness

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Met. Fox 26, 200; Met. 26, 100. He him gewit forgeaf he gave him intelligence, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 29; Gen. 250: Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 26; Cri. 1178. Ic wát ðæt ðæt lýf á byþ and ðæt gewit I know that life and mind will always exist, Shrn. 199, 30. 26.

Linked entry: wit

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a giftgracefavourdonummunasbeneficiumgratiavirtusfacultasthe Anglo-Saxon RuneRUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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Met. Fox 20, 453; Met. 20, 227. Næs hió to gnéþ gifa she was not too sparing of gifts, Beo. Th. 3864; B. 1930. Neorxna wang stód gifena gefylled paradise stood filled with gifts, Cd. 11; Th. 13, 28; Gen. 209: Exon. 41 b; Th. 138, 18; Gú. 578.

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openlypublicly, in a way by which not a few only are affectedwithout concealment, without reserve, freelyplainly, evidently, clearly, manifestlywithout obstruction, at large

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Bt. 19: Fox 70, 8 : Met. 13, 72. Hú ne is ðé genóg openlíce geeówad. Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 19: 32, 2; Fox 116, 33. Ic ongite openlíce . . .