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sige

Grammar
sige, victory.
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Add Oft ðone geðyldegestan scamað ðæs siges ðe hé ofer ðone dióful hæfde mid his geðylde, Past. 227, 20. Sigeas trophea, An. Ox. 37, 9

stæþ

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Andlang díc útt on Terstán (cf. on Tærstán streám, iv. 105, 4) on ðone sýðeran steð; ðonne andlang steðes; ðæt beneoðan beámwær on ðone norðere steð, andlang staðes æft on Twyfyrde, C. D. v. 148, 19-22.

snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽsan, p. de

To spit, run through with a pointed implement or weapon to spit

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.), gielde ðone wer bútan wíte; gif beforan eágum ásnáse (ásnǽse, MS. H.) gielde ðone wer L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 13. [ Þe deoflen schulen mid helle sweordes al snesien (snesen, MS. C.: sneasin, MS. T.) ham þuruhut A. R. 212, 22.]

Linked entries: snás á-snǽsan

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Ágife hé ðone teóþan sceat Gode, and dǽle þeáh his ælmessan forþ of ðon nigeoþan dǽlon let him pay the tithe to God, and still go on distributing alms from the other nine parts, Blickl. Homl. 53, 21.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Úre Álýsend ne elcode ná ongeán ðone deáþ ac hé hine oferswíðde Enoch and Elias delay to meet death, and do not at all avoid it . . . Our Redeemer did not delay to meet death, but he overcame it, Homl. Th. i. 308, 2-8.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Ǽr ic mé sylfne ofsleá, ǽr ðon ic sende míne hond on ðás fǽmnan, Shrn. 130, 26. superlative (ǽrest), first Ðú meaht ǽlcne unðeáw on ðǽm men ǽresð be sumum tácnum ongietan . . . ǽr hé hit mid wordum cýðe, Past. 157, 19.

al-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
al-líc, aaj. [eall all, líc like]

Universalgeneralcatholicuniversus

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Universal, general, catholic; universus we ealle ða ðe asettan ðone allícan geleáfan nos omnes qui fidem catholicam exposuimus, Bd. 4, 17; S. 586, 16

Linked entry: eal-líc

án-waldan

(v.)

to have sole power overto exercise absolute rulesolam potestatem haberedominari

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to have sole power over, to exercise absolute rule; solam potestatem habere, dominari He ðone ánwaldeþ he rules it, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 154

deáw-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
deáw-wyrm, es; m.

A ringworm, tetter impetīgo

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A ringworm, tetter; impetīgo Wið deáw-wyrmum genim doccan for ringworms take dock, L. M. I, 50; Lchdm. ii. 122, 21: 124, 5, 7

Egeles ford

(n.)
Grammar
Egeles ford, es; m.

Ailsford

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Ailsford Eádríc gewende ðone cyning ongeán æt Egeles forda Eadric went to meet the king at Ailsford, Chr. 1016; Th. 282, 10, col. 1

full-hearde

(adv.)
Grammar
full-hearde, adv.

Full stronglyvery firmly or tightlyfirmissĭmeartissĭme

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Full strongly, very firmly or tightly; firmissĭme, artissĭme He ðone fullhearde geband he bound it very tightly, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 3; Gen. 444

Linked entry: ful-hearde

récels-reóce

(n.)
Grammar
récels-reóce, (?), an; f.
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Burning incense On ðone tíman man offrode on ðære ealdan ǽ, and mid récelsreócan on ðam temple ðæt weofod georne weorðode, Btwk. 218, 8

Linked entry: reóce

wóm

(n.)
Grammar
wóm, es; m.

Soundnoise

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Sound, noise Wunian ðone werigan sele, ðǽr is wóm and wóp wíde gehéred, and gristbítunge, and gnornunge mecga. Cd. Th. 285, 5 ; Sat. 333

weorold-hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-hlísa, an ; m.
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Worldly fame, earthly renown Habbon hí ðone woruldhlísan ðe hí sóhton, ná ða écan méde ðe hí ne róhton, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 6

heáfod-haga

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-haga, an ; m.
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On ðone ealdan heáfodhagan, C. D. vi. 64, 7

wíf-cyþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cyþ, wíf-cyþþ, e; f.

A visit to a womanfamiliarity with a woman

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A visit to a woman, familiarity with a woman Ðá geáscode hé ðone cyning on wífcyþþe (-cyððan. v. l. ), Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 29

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, monna; indecl.

Manna

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Manna Nemdon ðone mete manna, Ex. 16, 31: Ps. Spl. T. 77, 28: Num. 11, 9. Monna, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 125, 19

ge-ryhtan

(v.)

to set rightdirĭgĕre

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to set right; dirĭgĕre He wolde ðone Cristes geleáfan geryhtan he would set right the faith of Christ, Chr. 680; Erl. 40, 12

gelp-scaða

(n.)
Grammar
gelp-scaða, an; m.

A boastful foe

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A boastful foe Ðone gelpscaðan ríces berǽdan to deprive that boastful foe of his power, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 99; Met. 9, 49

þyrelung

(n.)
Grammar
þyrelung, e; f.

Perforationpiercing through

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Perforation, piercing through 'Ðurhðyrela ðone wág' ... Hwæt is sió ðyrelung ðæs wáges 'fode parietem.' ... Quid est parietem fodere? Past. 21; Swt. 153, 25