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mynster

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His mód wæs ǽfre embe mynstru smeágende oþþe embe cyrcan, Hml. S. 31, 28. v. Élíg-, neáh-, West-mynster. Add

on-bærnan

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.) :-- Gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð, Lch. ii. 218, 23. Add Hit byþ onbærned (accenditur) of wiðmetennesse gódra wera tó þǽre lufan þæs tóweardan lífes, Gr. D. 8, 19

ærn

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Healde hine mon on óðrum ærne (húse, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 64, 15: Bl. H. 221, 16. Seó reáde netele ðe þurh ærne in wyxð, Lch. iii. 52, 12. Genim grun-deswyligean ðá ðe on ærenu wexeð, 48, 29. Add: [older ræn. ]

hám-sittende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
hám-sittende, part.

Sitting, dwelling at home, resident

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Sitting, dwelling at home, resident Wé beódaþ se mon se ðe his gefán hámsittendne wite ðæt hé ne feohte ǽrðam ðe hé him ryhtes bidde we command that the man who knows his foe to be dwelling at his home fight not before he demand justice, L.

on-hǽtan

(v.)

to heat ⬩ of violent emotion, to inflame

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Ðá ðæt ( the brazen bull ) onhǽt wæs, Ors. l, 12; Swt. 54, 28. of violent emotion, to inflame Hira mód ne beóþ onhǽt mid nánre manunge, Past. 52; Swt. 411, 7. Heorte is onhǽted. Judth. Thw. 22, 30; Jud. 87

Linked entry: in-hǽtan

or-treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
or-treówe, -triéwe, -trýwe; adj.

despairing, hopeless ⬩ faithless, perfidious

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despairing, hopeless Da him eorla mod ortrýwe wearþ, Cd. Th. 18 f, 21; Exod. 154. Wé tó wáce hýraþ Qrum Drihtne, and wg to ortreówe (-trýwe, MS. A. : -truwe, MS. C. ) syndan Godes mihta and his mildheortnesse, Wulfst. gi, 14.

Linked entry: or-trýwe

á-swellan

Grammar
á-swellan, p.-sweoll

To swell up

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Gif se geswollena mon swá áswollen gebít, 200, 18-23. Add:

Linked entry: swellan

be-bod

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Man mót wífian æt þám þriddan cneó æfter þǽre ealdan ǽ bebode (secundum veteris legis sanctionem), Ll. Th. ii. 216, 21. Hét hé beódan þæt hié fóron ealle út ætsomne. Þá ætsǽton ða Centiscan beæftan ofer his bebod, Chr. 905; P. 94, 6.

á-drýgan

to dry up ⬩ to extract the moisture from material ⬩ to dry up a fluid ⬩ to dry up moisture on material, wipe off ⬩ to dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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Ǽlc mon ádrýge of óðerra monna móde ðone wénan be him ǽlces yfeles, Past. 451, 22. Ðæt hé mæge ádrýggean (-drýgean, Hatt. MS.) tergat of monna heortan ðæt fúles sié, 74, 21. Hát gefeormian mín blód and ðonon ádrýgan, Bl.

Linked entry: á-drígan

strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl, strél, streál, es; m.: e; f.: stræle, an ; f.

An arrow, shaft, dart

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Ðá sóna mid ðan ðe se strǽl on flyge wæs, ðá com swíðe mycel windes blǽd, ðæt seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and ðá ðone ilcan mon, ðe heó ǽr from sended wæs, hé sceát, Blickl. Homl. 199, 17-23.

Linked entry: streál

mǽr-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽr-líc, adj.

Great ⬩ magnificent ⬩ glorious ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious

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Hwæðer má miérlecra dǽda gefremed hæfde ðe Philipus ðe Alexander which had performed more splendid deeds, Philip or Alexander, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 27.

þreágan

Grammar
þreágan, I.
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add: (i) the object a person Ne ðreáð ús nán monn, ne furðum áne worde ne tǽlð ne verbi quidem ab aliquo invectione laceramiur, Past. 117, 21. Ðonne ðá ealdermenn ðreágeað ðá scyldgan cum delinquentes subditos praepositi corrigtint, 12.

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.

Drinking ⬩ with the idea of quenching thirst ⬩ with the idea of feasting

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Substitute: Drinking, with the idea of quenching thirst Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnesse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde. Ll.

unriht-crafing

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-crafing, e; f.
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge þá and ǽfre mó, Cht. Th. 633, 16-28

Linked entry: crafing

-an

(suffix)
Grammar
-an, -anne, v. -anne, in alphabetical order, and TO; prep.
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The termination of most Anglo-Saxon verbs is in -an; but -án is found, which seems to be contracted from aa, agan, ahan, as, — gán to go, from gaan: smeán to consider, from smeagan: sleán to slay, from sleahan, etc.

a-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grafan, p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen

To engrave ⬩ inscribe ⬩ sculpere ⬩ cælare ⬩ sculptare ⬩ inscribere

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To engrave, inscribe; sculpere, cælare, sculptare, inscribere He sealde Moise twá stǽ nene wexbreda mid Godes handa agrafene dedit Moisi duas tabulas scriptas digito Dei, Ex. 31, 18.

Linked entries: a-græfen a-gróf

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, p. de; pp. ed [a, fligan]

To drive away ⬩ put to flight ⬩ fugare ⬩ arcere

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Afliged mon an apostate, Prov. 6

Linked entry: a-flian

fæderen-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-mǽg, fædern-mǽg, fædren-mǽg, -mág, es; m. [mǽg a relation]

A relation on the father's side, paternal relative ⬩ a patre cognātus, agnātus

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Fædrenmǽgum hiora dǽl mon agife let their share be given to the paternal kindred, 8 ; Th. i. 66, 22. Fædernmágas agnāti, Ælfc. Gl. 92; Som. 75. 37; Wrt. Voc. 51, 79

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time ⬩ jējūnii tempus

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-tidan] geornlícost beorgan one ought most earnestly to take care at festival-times and fast-times, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17.

feohte

(n.)
Grammar
feohte, an; f.

A fight ⬩ combat ⬩ pugna

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A fight, combat; pugna Wearþ him seó feohte tó grim the fight was too severe for them, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 16; Mód. 66. Nó ic gefrægn heardran feohtan I have not heard of a harder fight, Beo.