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ge-unrétan

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Hí wurdon ealle geunrétte ( contristati ), Gr. D. 125, 8. Add

Linked entry: un-rétan

hálig-wæter

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Sprænge se mæssepreóst háligwæter ofer hig ealle, Ll. Th. i. 226, 23. Add

heáfod-haga

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-haga, an ; m.
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On ðone ealdan heáfodhagan, C. D. vi. 64, 7

lyb-lác

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Add: — Uton forbúgan þá synleahtras þe ús forbodene synd, ꝥ is . . . lyblác and ealle þá unþeáwas þe deóflu on mancynn gebringað, Wlfst. 135, 3

middaneardlic

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Add Ealle middaneardlice ðing beóð geendode, Hml. Th. i. 538, 35. Add His mód áwrecce hé of middan-eardlicum gedwyldum. Hml. A. 53, 74

Creácas

(n.)
Grammar
Creácas, gen. Creáca; pl. m.

The Greek ⬩ Græci

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The Greek; Græci Mid eallan Creáca cræftum with all the arts of the Greeks Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 29, 31; Bos. 34, 6

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, <b>; II.</b>
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Ðis wæs úre ealra seht. Wulfstán and his sunu sealdon þæt and clǽne Leófríce, arid Leófríc and Wulfstán and Wulfríc þám bisceope, clǽne land and unbesacan, 377, 12-18. [Ælfred hauet yseld his land sacleás and clǽne (pacifice ei quiete), C. D. iv.

FROGGA

(n.)
Grammar
FROGGA, froga, frocga, an; m.

A FROG ⬩ rāna

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He afylde eal heora land mid froggum [MS. froggon] he filled all their land with frogs, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 20

Linked entries: frocga frox

and-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofa, -lifa (an-), an; m.
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Eal hé sealde búton ðone dæghwámlican andleofan þe hé néde big lifgean sceolde, 213, 20: Sat. 522. Eów andlifan syllan and eów eówre þearfe forgifan quae uictui sunt necessaria ministrare, Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 55, 11. Andleofan, 20.

Linked entry: an-leofa

þilian

(v.)
Grammar
þilian, þillian, þillan

to plank ⬩ lay planks as in making a bridge

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to plank, lay planks as in making a bridge Ðá hét Maxentius oferbricgian ða eá eal mid scipum, and syððan ðylian swá swá óðre bricge, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 22. Tó þilianne plancas ponere, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 659, 33. Tó þillianne, 5, 8, 10, 14.

Linked entry: þylian

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one

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Ús biþ ðonne leófre ðonne eal eorþan wela gif hé ús miltsian wile if he will shew us mercy, shall we not prefer that to all the wealth of earth? 51, 29.

Linked entry: leóf

hangra

(n.)
Grammar
hangra, an; m.

A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,

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Ealle ða hangran betweónan ðam wege and ðam ðe tó Stánleáge ligþ gebyriaþ ealle tó Fearnebeorgan all the meadows between the road and that which goes to Stanley all belong to Farnborough, iii. 409, 17

æt-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-samne, adv.

In a sum ⬩ together

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Ealle ætsamne all together, Ps. Th. 148, 18

Linked entry: -samne

full-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
full-georne, adv.

Full earnestly ⬩ very diligently ⬩ diligentissĭme

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Full earnestly, very diligently; diligentissĭme Ic míne earfeðu ealle fullgeorne fóre him sæcge I tell all my troubles very diligently before him, Ps. Th. 141, 2

ge-bild

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-bild, adj.

Bold ⬩ brave ⬩ confident ⬩ audax ⬩ fortis ⬩ fīdens

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Bold, brave, confident; audax, fortis, fīdens He mid gebildum móde hine ealne gedranc he drank it all with a bold mind, Homl. Th. i. 72, 25

Linked entry: ge-byld

andet-nes

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Mid andetnessum eallra þǽra mǽrða, Hml. S. 25, 505. Add

rún

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Add Adames sagu wearð of gemynde æfter ðám flóde, and Iobales rúna ealle unnytte, and Nóes and Abrahames and mæniges óðres word ofergytene, Wlfst; 3, 38

ofer-hylmend

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hylmend, es; m.

One who conceals, who does not act openly ⬩ to hide, conceal ⬩ to hide, cloak ⬩ a hiding, cloaking

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One who conceals, who does not act openly Ic oferhylmend ealle getealde ða on eorþan yfele wǽron praevaricantes reputavi omnes peccatores terrae, Ps. Th. 118, 119

Linked entries: -hylmend for-hylman

Cwén-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Cwén-sǽ, gen. s; m.

The White Sea ⬩ hyperboreus oceanus

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The White Sea ; hyperboreus oceanus Fram ðære eá Danais, west óþ Rín ða eá . . . and eft súþ óþ Donua ða eá. . . and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwénsǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, Germania from the river Don, westward to

for-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
for-cuman, p. -com, -cwom. pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To surpass ⬩ overcome ⬩ destroy ⬩ harass ⬩ wear out ⬩ supĕrāre ⬩ vexāre

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Yrfe ðin eall forcóman hæredĭtātem tuam vexāvērunt, Ps. Th. 93, 5. Bring us hǽlo líf, wérigum wíteþeówum, wópe forcymenum bring to us weary slaves, worn out by weeping, a life of health, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 13; Cri. 151

Linked entry: for-cinnan