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grǽg

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S. 7, 135. v. æsc-grǽg, deorce-grǽg ( perhaps deorce should be taken as an independent adverb), dun-grǽg, flint-grǽg, fold-grǽg, ísen-grǽg, ísern-grǽg. Add

geond-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-þencan, p. -þohte; pp. -þoht [þencan to think]

To think over, consider, contemplateaniĭo lustrāre, contemplāri

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Se ðis deorce líf deópe geondþenceþ he profoundly contemplates this dark life, 77 b; Th. 291, 29; Wand. 89

hǽwen

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Gréne, hǽwen, fáh, deorc ceruleus, i. glaucus. Color est inter album et nigrum, subniger, 130, 34. Hǽwen stán cyanea lapis, 137, 74. Hacele hǽwen subucula iacinthina, An. Ox. 5318 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 56. Héwen (ex) iacintho, 77, 19.

wéstan

(v.)
Grammar
wéstan, p. te
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To lay waste, devastate, desolate Hine wilde deór wéstaþ and frettaþ singularis ferus depastus est eam Ps. Th. 79, 13. Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt 78, 7. Hié wæron ðæt lond herigende and wéstende, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 20

wundor-clam

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-clam, wundor-clamm; es; m.

A wondrous clasp

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A wondrous clasp Wæs gebunden deóran since duru ormǽte, wundurclommum bewriþen, Exon. Th. 19, 33; Cri. 310

heolstor

Grammar
heolstor, [In the first passage perhaps hrúse might be read for hrúsan and heolstre be dat. (inst.), as in El. 1082 þá þe in foldan deópe bedolfen sindon, heolstre behýded. Or possibly (?) a form heolstre exists alongside heolstor. v. Germ. 399, 447 infra, and cf. eówestre (?).]
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Helostr, heolstr secessus, Txts. 94, 901. Heolstre latebra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 18. Heolstre, dígelnesse latibulo, i. tenebrositate (taciturnitatis) An. Ox. 3354. Heolster latebram, 3289. Hé sette ðeóstru heolstur (latibulum) his, Ps. Srt. 17, 12. Þé (Satan

fæted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fæted, fætt; part.

Covered with gold, gilt, golden, ornamented bracteātus

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Gesáwon fæted wǽge, dryncfæt deóre they saw the golden cup, the precious drinking vessel, Beo. Th. 4499; B. 2253: 4553; B. 2282: Exon. 113 b; Th. 434, 27; Rä. 52, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 601; An. 301

Linked entries: fætt fǽtan

wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
wǽge, wég[e], es; n.

A cup

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Fǽted wǽge, dryncfæt deóre, Beo. Th. 4499; B. 2253. Hé mandryhtne bær fǽted wǽge, 4553; B. 2282

slíþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþ-heard, adj.

Excessively hard very fierce, savage very hard, cruel

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Excessively hard of living things, very fierce, savage Slíþherde deór (the boar and the bear) Exon. Th. 344, 22; Gn.

blǽc

(adj.)

brightpale

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Þæs deóres híw, blǽc brigda gehwæs, Pa. 26. pale Blaec thrustfeil bitiligo, Txts. 45, 296

sorh-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-cearig, adj.

Having grievous care, oppressed with anxiety or sorrow, anxioussorrowful

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Th. 379, 4; Deór. 28: 278, 25; Jul. 603: 285, 4; Jul. 709: Beo. Th. 6294; B. 3152. Gesyhþ sorhcearig wínsele wéstne, 4901; B. 2455. Wreclástas settan sorhgcearig, Cd. Th. 276, 15; Sat. 189

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Hálig feoh and wilde deór, Cd. Th. 13, 13 ; Gen. 202. Eoferas and wilde deór aperet singularis ferus Ps. Th. 79, 13. Wildu diór, Met. 27, 20: Cd. Th. 91, 22; Gen. 1516. Wildu deór and neáta gehwylc, 240, 20; Dan. 389. Cómon wilde beran and wulfas.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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Deorc deáþscúa seomade the dark shadow of death hung over them, Beo. Th. 324; B. 161. Sum sceal on galgan rídan, seomian æt swylte, Exon. 329, 14; Vy. 34.

Linked entry: semian

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, in composition of adjectives.
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v. ácol-, an-, án-, ǽttren-, ǽwisc-, blíðe-, deór-, dreórig-, eád-, eáð-, forht-, freórig-, gál-, gealg-, geómor-, gewealden-, glæd-, gleáw-, gúþ-, heáh-, heán-, heard-, hreóh-, hreówig-, hwæt-, irre-, láðwende-, leóht-, meagol-, meaht-, micel-, ofer-

ge-síþ

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A body of followers, retinue Hé earfoða dreág, hæfde him tó gesíððe sorge and longað, wintercealde wræce, Deór. 3

brigd

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Þæs deóres (the panther) híw blǽc brigda gehwæs beorhtra and scýnra the beast's hue, splendid with every bright and beauteous variety of colour, Pa. 26. Substitute

wulf

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wulf, <b>. I.</b>
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Wæs micel wundor ꝥ án wulf wearð ásend þurh Godes wissunge tó bewerigenne ꝥ heáfod wið þá óþre deór . . .

dóm-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
dóm-georn, adj. [georn desirous, eager]

Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuousjustĭtiæ appĕtens, justus

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Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous; justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, dear and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310.

án-hyrned

(v.)
Grammar
án-hyrned, p. part.

One-hornedhaving one hornunicornis

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One-horned, having one horn; unicornis Biþ upahafen swá swá ánhyrnedes deóres mín horn exaltabitur sicut unicornis cornu meum, Ps. Lamb. 91, 10: 77, 69

Linked entry: hyrned

griþian

(v.)
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Deóres fnæstum griþode ( plebem) bestię flatibus eripuit (i. liberauit ), An. Ox. 2473. Godes cyrican wé sculan griðian and healdan unwemme, Wlfst. 67, 17. Griðian and friðian, 143, 9. Add