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heard-fyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-fyrde, adj.

Difficult to carry

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Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245

ÆPPEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLEfruit generallymalumpomumwhat is round as an applethe apple of the eyea ballboluspillquidvis globosumpupillaglobusboluspilula

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Æppel unsǽlga, deáþ-beámes ofet the unblest apple, fruit of the tree of death, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 10; Gen. 637. Ða reádan appla the red apples; mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; MS. Hat. 19b, 28.

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

GÁR

(n.)
Grammar
GÁR, es; m.

A dartjavelinspearshaftarrowweaponarmsacŭlumpīlumhastahastæ cuspissăgittatēlumarma

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Fleág giellende gár on grome þeóde the yelling shaft flew on the fierce nation, Exon. 86 b; Th. 326, 13; Wíd. 128. Lǽtaþ gáres ord, in gedúfan in fǽges ferþ let the javelin-point plunge into the life of the doomed one, Andr.

GRÁPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÁPIAN, grópian; p. ode; pp. od
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Hie wurdon sóna ablinde and grápodan mid heora handum on ða eorþan they at once became blind and groped on the ground with their hands, Blickl. Homl. 151, 6. Grápiaþ palpate, Lk. Skt. 24, 39.

Linked entry: grópian

an-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-lǽdan, p. de

To lead on or toadducere

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To lead on or to; adducere Ðǽr eorp-werod an-laddon there led on the swarthy host. Cd. 151; Th. 190, 5; Exod. 194

cáser-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cáser-dóm, es; m.
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An emperor's rule; imperium Ðá wæs syxte geár Constantínes cáserdómes then was the sixth year of Constantine's imperial rule, Elen. Kmbl. 16; El. 8

fold-ræst

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ræst, e; f.

Earth-restscpulcrālis requies

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Earth-rest; scpulcrālis requies Weorþeþ foldræste æt ende shall be at the end of their earth-rest, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 34; Cri. 1029

ealdor-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
ealdor-lang, adj.

Life-long sempĭternus

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Life-long; sempĭternus Hí ealdorlangne tír geslógon æt sæcce they won life-long glory in the battle, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 3; Æðelst. 3

ge-frige

(n.)
Grammar
ge-frige, es; n.

Inquiryknowledge resulting from inquiry

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Inquiry, knowledge resulting from inquiry Gefreogum gleáwe men wise from the knowledge obtained by their inquiries, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 22; Ph. 29

Linked entry: -frige

ge-hióran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hióran, p. de; pp. ed

To hearaudīre

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To hear; audīre Ða [MS. ðe] eáran ongitaþ ðæt hí gehióraþ the ears perceive that which they hear, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 8

ge-miltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miltan, p. -milte; pp. -milted

To melt, soften, subdueliquefăcĕre, emollīre

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To melt, soften, subdue; liquefăcĕre, emollīre Woldon áninga ellenrófes mód gemiltan they would entirely subdue the bold man's mood, Andr. Kmbl. 2785; An. 1395

Linked entries: miltan ge-meltan

hátheort-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hátheort-líce, adv.

Furiously, ardently, fervently

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Hie wǽron tó ðon hátheortlíce yrre ðæt hie woldan ðone cásere cwicenne forbærnan they were so furiously angry that they wanted to burn the emperor alive, 191, 11

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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already said, the contents of a document Ðeós forespréc and þás gewriotu ðe hér beufan áwreotene stondaþ (the reference is to the provisions of a will), Cht.

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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they went backward; abierunt retrorsum, Jn.

Linked entry: BÆC

CUMAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUMAN, part. cumende; ic cume, ðú cymst, cymest, he cumeþ, cymþ, cymeþ, cimþ, pl. cumaþ; p. ic, he com, cwom, ðú cóme, pl. cómon, cwómon; imp. s. cum, cym, pl. cumaþ; subj. indef. ic cume, cyme, pl. cumon, cumen, cymen; p. cóme, pl. cómen; pp. cumen, cymen.

COME go, happen venire, ire, accidere, evenire

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Cum to ðam lande, ðe ic ðé geswutelige come to the land, which I will shew thee, Gen. 12, 1 . Ne cumon eów ðás worde of gemynde let not these words depart out of your mind, Deut. 4, 9. Ðonne wíg cume when war happens, Beo. Th. 46 ; B. 23.

Linked entry: aweg-cuman

hreówig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hreówig-mód, adj.
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Hí hreówigmóde wurpon hyra wǽpen of dúne they disconsolate flung down their weapons, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 33; Jud. 290

ge-nehlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nehlíce, adv.

Sufficiently, abundantly, frequently

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Sufficiently, abundantly, frequently Gé sceolon myngian eówre hýremen ðæt híg hyra gebedu genehlíce begán ye shall admonish your parishioners that they sufficiently cultivate their prayers, L. E. I. 29; Th. ii. 424, 39

ge-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýdan, -hídan, -hédan; he -hýdeþ, -hýt, pl. -hýdaþ; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd.

to hideconcealcondĕreabscondĕreto watchguardheedobservāreto bring into safetymake firmfastenallĭgāre

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Fint he ðǽr ða ryhtwísnesse gehýdde mid ðæs líchoman hæfignesse he will there find the wisdom concealed by the heaviness of the body, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 11.

fóre-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, es; m.

A forewarderscoutantecursorexplōrător

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, he then secretly led his army between the warders, Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 95, 12

mǽg-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-lagu, e; f.

Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen

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Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen (mǽgas), e. g. in the matter of paying or receiving certain parts of the wergild if one of their number slew or was slain Hé (mynster-munuc) gǽþ of his mǽglage ðonne hé gebýhþ tó regollage, L.