sófte
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Add Him bið swíðe sófte things will go very easily for him, Hml. Th. i. 164, 2. Þæt ǽlc mann drunce be þám þe hé sylf wolde and him sóftost wǽre, Hml. A. 92, 23
un-writen
Unwritten
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Unwritten Ne lét ic ðæt unwriten, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 26. Hí for heora slǽwþe forléton unwriten ðara monna þeáwas and heora dǽda ðe on hiora dagum foremǽroste wǽron, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 34
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wæl-spere
A battle-spear ⬩ spear with which slaughter is to be wrought
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
cométa
A comet ⬩ cométa ⬩ cométes ⬩ κομήτης
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. = κομήτης, ov; m. long-haired Higegleáwe hátaþ cométa be naman the wise-minded call a comet by name Chr. 975; Th. 228, 38, col. 1, 2, 3; Edg. 52
on-worpenness
An injection; fig. of a feeling which has been inspired
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An injection; fig. of a feeling which has been inspired Ðá ic getihtode bi ðære gítsunge onworpennesse and ðá wæs ic gesprecende ðone man and sécende wæs ðæs þinges cúðnesse æt him, Shrn. 36, 19
fóre-mǽre
Fore-great ⬩ very honourable ⬩ illustrious ⬩ eminent ⬩ famous ⬩ celebrated ⬩ præclārus ⬩ illustris ⬩ excellens ⬩ fāmōsus ⬩ celeberrĭmus
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Hú he fóremǽrost seó how he may be most illustrious, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 34: 18, 3; Fox 64, 35. Se wer se foremǽresta the most eminent man, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, note 37
brǽdan
broad ⬩ latus ⬩ To make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch out ⬩ dilatare, propalare, expandere ⬩ To be extended or developed, grow or rise up; ⬩ dilatari, adolescere
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Treó sceolon brǽdan trees shall rise up, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343. 20; Gn. Ex. 160
cwylla
A well, spring ⬩ fons
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A well, spring; fons Riht súþ be eástan ðam cwyllan óþ ða wýde strǽte right south by east of the spring as far as the wide road, Cod. Dipl. 409; A. D. 946; Kmbl. ii. 265, 32
puslian
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to pick out the best bits Wyl on meolcum óþ ðæt hié sýn wel mearuwe, pusla snǽdmǽlum pick them out by a bit at a time, Lchdm. ii. 356, 13. 'Peuselen summis digitis varia cibarria carpere,' Kilian
ge-orwénan
To despair, to be out of hope ⬩ despērāre
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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3
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un-becweden
Unbequeathed ⬩ not left by will
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Unbequeathed, not left by will On ǽlcum þingum ðe ðær unbecweden bið, on bócum and an swilcum lytlum, Chart. Th. 538, 24. Ðæt land æt Sendan and æt Sunnanbyrg unbecwedene and unforbodene wið ǽlcne man, 208, 38
castel-burg
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Hec sunt confinia . . . inde in montem susibrem urbs antiqua et postea bi þǽre aldan cestelbyrig on nunnena beorgas, C. D. B. i. 205, 8. [Ne moste na mon cumen wiðinne þon castelburi, Laym. 6714.]
geáp
andergilde
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, and the proverb be translated: Never let it get so bad with you that you don't hope for something better by things righting themselves
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beó-breád
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Ger. bí-bród: O. H. Ger. bí-brót.]. v. beón-breád in Dict
ge-dafenlíc
Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ decent ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ hăbĭlis
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Kmbl. 2333; El. 1168 : Bt. Met. Fox 31, 42; Met. 31, 21 : Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 43. Hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his reáf ne beó hórig it is becoming that his vestment be not dirty, L. Ælf. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 20.
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á-sittan
to sit up ⬩ to remain sitting ⬩ to be aground ⬩ to reduce by siege ⬩ to be apprehensive ⬩ afraid
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Bd. 5, 12;S. 627, 14: 5, 19;S. 640, 27. Hé nǽfre ne mihte of his reste árísan ꝥ hé upp ásǽte. Gr.
geornlíce
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Geornlíce ongitan, Bl. H. 203, 25: 205, 2
god-cund
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God hí gesceóp tó gemágum, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 30. Geweorþod mid godcundum geofum, Bl. H. 133, 3: Gen. 2810. Mid godcundum wuldrum, Bl. H. 125, 17. of persons Godcunde bydelas, Ll.
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forþ
forwards ⬩ from an upright position ⬩ from a point of rest ⬩ denoting continuity of movement or direction, on ⬩ along with ⬩ and so on ⬩ forth ⬩ hence forth ⬩ on ⬩ to go on doing ⬩ at an advanced point ⬩ at a later part of a book ⬩ forth ⬩ out ⬩ so as to be seen or known ⬩ forth ⬩ away from a place ⬩ out ⬩ to (such) a degree
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Ða fór hé forð bí ðǽm scræfe, Past. 197, 13: Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 22. Férdan hié ealle forð be him, and heora nǽnig him tó cerran nolde, Bl. H. 213, 34.