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weorold-wlencu

(n.)
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weorold-wlencu, (-o); indecl.: -wlenc; e; f.
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Syððan hý hit habbaþ, hí glencgaþ heora wíf mid ðam ðe hí weofoda sceoldan, and maciaþ eall heom sylfum tó woruldwlence, 19 ; Th. ii. 328, 9.

blówan

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Gl. 240, 27, 34. of other matter Heora hálgan líchaman hí gesáwon eall blówende, Hml. S. 23, 439. fig. Þeáh, bleów floruerit, An. Ox. 1500. Blówende ríce, Dóm. L. 28, 2

eges grime

(n.; v.)
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Hé wæs eall sweart and behrúmig, and flogon hine his ágene mæn, and wéndon þæt hit wǽre larbo, ꝥ is egesgríma (cf. atrum phantasma, Ald, 66, 31), Shrn. 69, 31. Egesgríman larbam (v.

geornfulnes

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Add: eagerness. desire to have Þæs écean lífes hé sceal mid ealre geornfulnesse ( concupiscentia ) girnan, R.

grund-weall

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Swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre tóworpen fram þam grundweallum ( a fundamentis ), Gr. D. 236, 14. the lowest part of a mountain Grundwellas munta, Ps. L. 17, 8. figurative. of persons God sceal beón grundweall þínes lífes, Wlfst. 247, 6.

norþ

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ, adj.
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On ðám norðran dǽle wunað eall manncynn, Lch. iii. 260, 25. On ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 21. Add

of-spring

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Eádríc hæfð geboht Sǽgyfu æt Ælfsige . . . tó écum freóte, and eall hire ofspring, C. D. vi. 209, 11. Tácnu wurðað on eów and on eówrum ofspringum (in semine tuo), Deut. 28, 46. Ofsprincgum (ofsprincge, Hpt.

smǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
smǽte, adj.

Refined, pure

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Smǽte gold ðæt in wylme biþ þurh ofnes fýr eall geclǽnsod Elen. Kmbl. 2616;El. 1309. Beág on ðam siex hund wæs smǽtes goldes gescyred sceatta Exon. Th. 324, 8; Víd. 91: Salm. Kmbl. 29; Sal. 15. On smǽtum in obrizum Hpt. Gl. 449, 10.

burne

(n.)
Grammar
burne, an; f.
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Abene ðíne hand ofer ealle ódas, ge ofer burnan, ge ofer meras, and ofer ealle wæter-pyttas extends manum tuam super omnes fluvios, et rivos, ac paludes, et omnes lacus aquarum. Ex. 7, 19.

Linked entries: BURN byrne

ge-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scínan, p. -scán; pp. -scinen

To shine, shine upon, illuminatefulgere, collustrare, illuminare

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To shine, shine upon, illuminate; fulgere, collustrare, illuminare Ne mæg heó ealle gesceafta gescínan, ne ða gesceafta ðe heó gescínan mæg, ne mæg hió ealle endemest gescínan she cannot shine upon all creatures, nor those creatures which she may shine

æt-gædere

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Hí ne mihton ealle ætgædere gewunian, Chr. P. 3, 9. Þá hergas fóron bégen ætgædere, 894; P. 87, 10: 1014; P. 145, 18. marking simultaneous action Þe lǽs wé ætgædere ealle forweorðan, Wlfst. 166, 3.

ge-wild

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ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Cómon hí tó heora ágenum scipum, and þá óþre hindan offóran, and hié ealle him tó gewildum gedydan búton v. classem hostiliter invaserunt, quinque tantum navibus per fugam elapsis, 4, 1; S. 154, 6

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ánlǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To make onejoinuniteunāreunīre

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Þurh ðæs Hálgan Gástes tocyme wurdon ealle gereord geánlǽhte through the advent of the Holy Ghost all languages became united, Homl. Th. i. 318, 24. Geánlǽcan adsciscere, miscere, Hpt. Gl. 504

Linked entry: án-lǽcan

ilf

(n.)
Grammar
ilf, e; f.

An elf

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An elf Ðanon untydras ealle onwócon eotenas and ylfe thence sprang all monstrous things, giants and elves, Beo. Th. 224; B. 112.

Linked entry: ylf

Lǽden-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-sprǽc, e; f.
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The Latin speech or language Ealle naman lédensprǽce [also lédenre sprǽce] all Latin nouns, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 55. On lédensprǽce, 2; Som. 2, 47. Hálige láreówas hit áwriton on lédensprǽce, Homl. Skt. p. 6, 51. Se cræft geopenaþ lédensprǽce [MS.

meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
meaht, adj.

mightypowerfulpossible

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Ealle ðínes múðes meahte dómas, Ps. Th. 118, 13. possible Alle mæhte sindun mið God omnia possibilia sunt apud Deum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 27

ge-treówlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówlíc, adj.

Faithfulfĭdēlis

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Faithful; fĭdēlis Getreówlícu oððe getrýwe ealle bebodu his synd fĭdēlia omnia mandāta ejus sunt, Ps. Lamb. 110, 8.

ge-edstaðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaðelian, p. ode; pp. od

To restoreinstauraresuscitare

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To restore; instaurare, suscitare ÐDa hǽr beóþ ealle geedstaðelode the hairs shall be all restored, Homl. Th. ii. 542, 35 : i. 62, 11, 12. Se cyng férde and ða burh geædstaðelede the king went and restored the town, Chr. 1092; Erl. 228, 15 : Th.

Linked entry: ge-edstaðolian

un-sóþfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sóþfæst, adj.

untruthfulunveraciousunjustunrighteous

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Wé unsóþfæste ealle wǽron injuste egimus, 105, 6. Sóðfæst fore unsóðfæstum justus pro injustis, Rtl. 21, 32

Linked entry: sóþ-fæst

æt-samne

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Þæt hié fóron ealle út ætsomne, Chr. 905; P. 94, 4. Add: