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swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Homl. Th. i. 426, 22. Ðæt hé swá lange swungen wǽre óþþæt hé swylte. Blickl. Homl. 193, 4. metaphorical, to chastise, afflict, plague Ic ðreáge and suinge (swinge, Cote. MSS. ) ða ðe ic lufige . . God suingeþ (swingeþ, Cole.

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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Ðurh ða bróþorlícan ðingunge per intercessionem fraternam, Bd. 4, 22; S. 593, 22: 5, 19; S. 640, 42: Homl. Th. i. 76, 22. Ðǽr nǽnige þingunga ne beóþ, Blickl. Homl. 95, 30. Wé biddaþ þingunga æt hálgum mannum, Homl. Th. i. 174, 9.

wel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

of good willbenevolentbenignantkind

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Hé hit þearfum dǽlde mid wellwillendum móde Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 59. Tó ðam welwillendan Hǽlende Homl. Th. ii. 230, 11: Homl. Ass. 80, 186: 101, 329. Wynsum ús byð ðæt wé welwyllende beón 10, 267.

FLÝS

(n.)
Grammar
FLÝS, fiís, fliés, flés, fleŏs. es; n.

A fleecewoolvelluslānūgo

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A fleece, wool; vellus, lānūgo Dis flýs hoc vellus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 12. Gilde ðæt flýs mid twám pæningum let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, MS. H. Mid his flýse with its fleece, L.

FORST

(n.)
Grammar
FORST, es; m.

FROSTgĕlu

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Fox 407; Men. 205: Homl. Th. i. 84, 15. Forstas and snáwas frosts and snows, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 31; Dan. 378

Linked entry: frost

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of beesgrex ad censum

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Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole it behoves a keeper of bees, if he hold a taxable hive [stock of bees], that he then shall pay what shall be ordered in the country.

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

lencten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lencten-líc, adj.

Vernallenten

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Stuntlíce fæst se lenctenlíc fæsten, se ðe on ðisum clǽnum tíman hine sylfne mid gálnysse befýlþ, Hontl. Th. ii. 100, 13-17

pearroc

(n.)
Grammar
pearroc, es ; m.
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On ðisum lytlum pearroce búgiaþ swíðe manega þeóda hoc ipsum brevis habitaculi septum plures incolunt nationes, Bt. 18, 2 ; Fox 62, 27. Ðis sindon ða landgemǽro. Ǽrest . . . on Bogeles pearruc; of Boceles pearruce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 277, 11.

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398, 1. joined with fýr to mend or repair a fire, to light, or make a fire, to kindle; focum reparare; [In this sense böten is used in Low German at the present day Böt füer make

Linked entry: bétte

glæs-fæt

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hóf upp glæsene leóhtfatu . . . þá feóll án of his handum, ꝥ hit wearð tóbrocen, Gr. D. 49, 18

ofer-hygd

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242, 20. add: magnanimity, highmindedness Geclǽnsa mé ðá hwíle ðe ic on þisse worulde sí, and gedó mé unmódigne; sile mé oferhýda; dó mé gesceádwísne and rihtwísne and foreþancfulne and fulfremedne, and gedó mé lufiende þínes wísdómes jubeas me dum hoc

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Homl. 113, 14. Ongan se Hǽlend him andswarigende tó cweþan, Mk. Skt. 13, 5. Hí ongunnon ða eár pluccigean, 2, 23. where a case follows Se mon ðe gód onginneþ and ðonne áblinneþ. . . Se ðe gód onginneþ and on ðon þurhwunaþ, Blickl. Homl. 21, 34-36.

a-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren [a, hreósan to rush]

To rushfallfall downirrueremerecorrueredecidere

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Homl. Th. i. 72, 2, 5. He ahreás he fell, Homl. Th. i. 192, 20

Linked entries: a-hruron a-reósan

fór-rynel

(n.)
Grammar
fór-rynel, fóre-rynel, es; m.

A forerunnerpræcursor

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Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 484, 34: 356, 21: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28. Ðæs mǽran fórryneles of the great forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 364, 6

martyr-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
martyr-dóm, es; m.

Martyrdom

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Martyrdom Mid sige martyrdómes, Homl. Th. i. 374, 24. Hé ( Stephen ) is fyrmest on martyrdóme, ii. 34, 22. His martyrdóme wyrþe ejus martyrio condigna, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 7. Hé gearcodon heora mód tó ðam martyrdóme, Homl. Skt. 5, 150.

ge-fulwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fulwian, -fulgwian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To baptize

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Homl. 219, 1. Gefulguade baptizabat, Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, 22. Gefulwad, Blickl. Homl. 213, 14 : Elen. Kmbl. 2085; El. 1044. Gifulgwado baptizati, Rtl. 26, 9

ge-hwǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hwǽde, adj.

Littlemoderatescanty

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Little, moderate, scanty Hí wǽron gehwǽde acwealde they were killed while little, Homl. Th. i. 84, 21 : ii. 162, 2 : Gen. 19, 20. Úre gehwǽda wæstm our little fruit, Homl. Th. 526, 22.

Linked entry: hwǽde

weorf

(n.)
Grammar
weorf, es; n.
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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł. . . . wilde weof mid . xii. Sciłł., oxan mid .xxx. p̃, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 4. Ungewylde weorf, nýten ł hors indomitos subjugales, Hpt. Gl. 458, 1. v. next word

ymb-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-scínan, p. scán
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Homl. 7, 36. Seó sunne ymbscínð ðone blindan, and se blinda ne gesihð ðære sunnan leóman, Homl. Th. ii. 446, 32. Berhtnise Godes ymbsceán hiá (him ymbesceán, W. S.) claritas Dei circumfulsit eos, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 9. Hié leóht ymbscán, Andr.

un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortunemishap

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Wé sceolon ǽgðer ge on gelimpe ge on ungelimpe cweðan: 'Ic herige mínne Drihten on ǽlcne tíman, Homl. Th. i. 252, 13: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 251. Ic andette míne scylda and seófige mín ungelimp, Ps. Th. 21, 2: Homl. Th. i. 584, 5.