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-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in
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Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,' 1070; Erl. 209, 35. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head

swearcian

(v.)
Grammar
swearcian, p. ode.
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Th. ii. 258, 15. to make or to become troubled, to dismay, Similar entries v. á-swarcian, and preceding words

Linked entry: swarcian

wyrm-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wyrm-líc, es; n.
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The body of a serpent or of a worm, of carving on a wall. Cf. wyrm-fáh Weal wundrum heáh, wyrmlícum fáh, Exon. Th. 292, 13; Wand. 98. fig. cf. wyrm, II a Ic eom oferfongen mid synnum tó wyrmlíce, Anglia xii. 501, 22

eald-spræc

(n.)
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An old form of words, a proverb, byword þú hæfst ús gedón tó ealdsprǽce, þæt óðre þeóda nyton hwæt hý elles sprecon búton úre bysmer posuisti nos in similitudinem gentibus, Ps. Th. 43, 16

cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
cræftig, adj.

Ingenious, skilful, CRAFTY, cunning, virtuous, powerful ingeniosus, peritus, astutus, probus, potens

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Án reordode, ðam wæs Iudas nama, wordes cræftig one spake, whose name was Judas, crafty in word Elen. Kmbl. 837; El. 419; Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 18; Wal. 72 ; Beo. Th. 2936; B. 1466. He sende cræftige wyrhtan misit architectos Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 7.

on-wendan

(v.)
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Ðis is ðæt mennisc ðe ealle míne dǽda mid heora wordum ( destroyed by their words the effect that my actions should produce ), ðæt hié mé ne gelyfdon, Blickl. Homl. 175, 25.

mapulder

(n.)
Grammar
mapulder, (-dur, -dor); m.(?) f.(?)

A maple tree

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The word is found in several place-names in the Charters v. Cod. Dip. vi. 313, and still occurs, e.g. Mappledurwell in Hampshire, Mapplederham in Oxfordshire

Linked entry: mapul-treów

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.
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Th. 3869; B. 1932. applied to that which is good, awful, exciting awe or reverence, venerable Him wæs freán engla word ondrysne, Cd. Th. 173, 14; Gen. 2861.

ge-tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽlan, -télan; p. ede; pp. ed
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Word his getéla verbum ejus repræhendere, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 26. Óðerne getéleþ alterum contemnet, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 24. Nǽfre getéldon gé ða unsuinnigo numquam condemnassetis innocentes, 12, 7. Ðætte hé getéldon him ut accusarent eum, 10: Mk. Skt.

Linked entry: ge-télan

sehtlian

(v.)
Grammar
sehtlian, (?); p. ode.
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to settle, bring to an agreement, settle a dispute between people (the word seems to occur only in the later part of the Chronicle) [ Ðá eodon góde men heom betwénen and sahtloden heom, Chr. 1066 ; Erl. 203, 27.

Linked entry: sæhtlian

tealt

(adj.)
Grammar
tealt, adj.

in a physical sense, unsteadyin a figurative sense, unstable, not to be relied on, untrustworthy, precarious

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Similar entries v. next word

Linked entry: un-tealt

þri-líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-líðe, (?); adj.

Having three months named Líða

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Having three months named Líða, a term applied to the year in which a fourth summer month was intercalated; the passage in which the Latinized form of the word occurs is as follows: Quotiescunque communis esset annus, ternos menses solares singulis anni

á-niman

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Add: to take, accept, retain Gif ic þá word ániman wolde si ipsa verba tenere voluissem, Gr. D. 9, 15. to take away, remove Þá ánam hé þæt fúr fram manna bearnum, Wlfst. 213, 10: 221, 32. Ánimað, ánimað hraðe þá réþan wiccan, Hml. S. 7, 209.

ge-anwyrde

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.), þeáh him ꝥ word of scute his unnþances debuit esse delator patriae, quod ipse cognovit ita esse, licet verbum illud improviso exprimeret Chr. 1055 ; P. 185, 7

god-webb

(adj.)
Grammar
god-webb, adj.
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Here the word seems to be a noun: see last passage under god-webb; I.]

hǽwen

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Voc. ii. 90, 43. v. blǽ-hǽwen, grén-hǽwen, lín-hǽwen, sweart-hǽwen, wel-hǽwen, and preceding word

hyrst

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. ¶ The word occurs in a great many place-names. Where the first part of the compound is the name of a tree hyrst probably belongs to I. e. g. æsc-, hæsel-, hnut-, holen-, mapolder-, seal-, þorn-hyrst. So, too, perhaps in earnes, úlan hyrst.

ge-weorc

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Án gylden calic swíðe wundorlices geworces, Chr. 1058 ; P. 189, 20. a work, deed, action, v. gúþ-, níþ-, undern-, wuldor-, wundor-geweorc, a work, what is made Weblic gewurc textrinum opus, Hpt. Gl. 431, 4.

ge-singan

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Þá seó cyrice gehálgad wæs and se bisceop mæssan gesungene hæfde, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 21. to celebrate in words Sculan wé martira gemynd . . . wrecan wordum forð, wisse gesingan, Men, 70. (O.H.Ger. ge-singan canere, psallere.)

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.
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Wéndon hie wera cwealmes þræge hnágran they expected the death of men, a still worse time, Andr. Kmbl. 3195; An. 1600. Nó ic me hnágran talige ðonne Grendel hine I think myself no worse man than does Grendel himself, Beo. Th. 1359; B. 677.