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hægtesse

(n.)
Grammar
hægtesse, an; f.

A witch, hag, fury

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Gif hér inne sý ísenes dǽl hægtessan geweorc hit sceal gemyltan ... gif hit wǽre ylfa gescot oððe hit wǽre hægtessan gescot nú ic wille ðín helpan if herein there be a bit of iron, a witch's work, it shall melt ... if it were an elf's shot or it were

Linked entry: hǽting

smiþþe

(n.)
Grammar
smiþþe, an; f.

A smithy, a smith's workshop officina, fabrica

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Dip. Kmbl. v. 332, 23

ge-sweðerian

(v.)
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For additional examples see sweðrian in Dict. : ge-sweðrung. v. ge-swædrung, sweðrung in Dict. and add :--

swát

(n.)
Grammar
swát, es; n. [The passages in which the gender is marked are doubtful. Ðæt swót. Lchdm. iii. 98, 17, occurs in a late MS.; ísen swát, ii. 296, 18, may be a compound; ða swát, iii. 72, 28, may be a mistake for spátl, v. ii. 56, 15. Dutch has a neuter, German and Scandinavian have masculines.]
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On róde ðú ðín blód águte for heó and [hý] mid ðínum ðam æþelan swáte gebohtest, Wulfst. 255, 23. Cwealmdreóre, monnes swáte, Cd. Th. 60, 24; Gen. 986. Be sídan ðǽr Hǽlend his swát forlét, 299, 6; Sat. 545 : Andr. Kmbl. 1935; An. 970: Exon.

Linked entry: swǽtan

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to alongathwarttransverselycrosswise as opposed to lengthwayson the flankperverselywrongly

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Binnan ðam díce ðe wé gemynegodon ðæt Severus hét ðwyrs ofer ðæt eálond gedícian intra vallum quod Severum trans insulam fecisse commemoravimus, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 19.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhaustedfaint,to lose heart or energyget wearyfaintto get exhaustedcome to an endfailbe wantingto be defective

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Ðín mægn is áterod, Hml. S. 3, 611. Áteoredum exhausta, Hpt. Gl. 462, 26. in grammar, to be defective On ó;ðrum stówum hí áteoriað, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 205, 13

on-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
on-ǽht, e; f.

Possession

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Possession Ic sellu ðé þeóde erfeweardnisse ðíne and onǽhte ðíne gemǽru eorþan dabo tibi gentes hereditatem tuam et possessionem luam terminos terrae, Ps. Surt. 2, 8

atul

(adj.)
Grammar
atul, adj.

Direterriblehorrid

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Dire, terrible, horrid In ðæt atule hús into that dire house, Exon. 40 b ; Th. 136, 1 ; Gú. 534 : Andr. Kmbl. 106; An. 53 : Ps. Th. 118, 123

deáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáf, dived, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 18; Rä. 73, 4; p. of dúfan

to dive

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to dive, q v

cist-beám

Grammar
cist-beám, v. cyst-beám
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in Dict. for ex

for-sweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorfan, to wipe out, destroy.
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See sweorfan in Dict

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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Ðis gebýraþ oftost to náðrum cynne, swá swá is ðis word hoc verbum: this oftest belongeth to the neuter gender, as is ðis word this word, 6; Som. 5. 35. Twílíces cynnes ðæt Is dubii generis, 6; Som. 5, 46.

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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Ac mé swá ðeáh nó ne lícade on him ðæt hé ða weorþunge Eástrena on riht ne heóld however I did not like in him his not keeping Easter rightly, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 2.

Linked entry: ge-lícian

geó-sceaft-gást

(n.)
Grammar
geó-sceaft-gást, es; m.

A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?]

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A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?] Ðanon wóc fela geósceaftgásta wæs ðæra Grendel sum thence arose many dire spirits, Grendel was one of them, Beo. Th. 2536; B. 1266

wicel

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the next article is: Gif ðú lytel drencefæt habban wylle) blede tácen is ðæt ðú árǽre up ðíne swýþran hand and tósprǽd ðíne fingras, Techm. ii. 125, 9

cwolen

(v.; part.)

died

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died; pp. of cwelan

cwæl

(v.)
Grammar
cwæl, pl. cwǽlon
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died; p. of cwelan

firen-þearf

great distressdire need

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great distress, dire need

á-lífedlic

Grammar
á-lífedlic, v. á-lýfedlic
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in Dict. , and add:

díran

(v.)
Grammar
díran, to hold dear. v. deóran
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in Dict., and add:

Linked entry: dýran