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snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor, snottor (-er, -ur); adj.

Prudent, wise, sagacious prudens

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Á sceal snotor hycgean ymb ðysse worulde gewinn Menol. Fox 570; Gn. C. 54: Beo. Th. 1656; B. 826. Snotur Ps. Th. 118, 23. Ðæs snottor in sefan ðæt hé ána mǽge ealle geríman stánas on eorðan Cd. Th. 205, 19; Exod. 438. Fród wita, snottor ár Exon.

Linked entry: snytre

hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight Ic mé hrycg hlade ðæt ic habban sceal I load my back with what I am to have, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 21; Rä. 4, 65. Wyrd wóp wecceþ weán hladeþ fate awakens grief, heaps up misery, Salm.

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Ðæt sceal wrecan swefyl and sweart líg sáre and grimme hǽðnum folce, Cd. Th. 145, 32 ;Gen. 2414. where hurt is inflicted on account of injury, to avenge, Grammar wrecan, absolute Se wrecenda brynæ vindex ardor, Dóm. L. 154.

a-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weccan, -weccean ; ic -wecce, ðú -wecest, -wecst, he -wecceþ, -weceþ, -wecþ, pl. -weccaþ,-wecceaþ; p. -weahte,-wehte, pl. -weahton, -wehton; impert. -wec, -wece, pl. -wecceaþ; pp. -weaht, -weht ; v. trans.

to awakearouse from sleepawake from deathe somno excitaresuscitareresuscitareto exciterousestir upcall forthraise upraise up childrenexcitareconcitaresuscitareresuscitare

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Ðæs sǽdes corn biþ simle aweaht mid ascunga, eác siððan mid gódre láre, gif hit grówan sceal the grain of this seed is always excited by inquiry, and moreover by good instruction, if it shall grow, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 80; Met. 22, 40.

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISHpiscis

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Fisc sceal on wætere cynren cennan [MS. cynran cennen] the fish shall propagate his kind in the water, Menol. Fox 514; Gn. C. 27: Salm. Kmbl. 841; Sal. 420.

Linked entry: fen-fixas

M

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The form of the rune accompanying the Runic poem is ᛗ Kmbl. plate 16, fig. 11, and the verse attached to it the following Man byþ on myrgþe Men will be cheerful, his mágan leóf dear to their friends, sceal ðeáh ánra gehwylc shall yet each one óðrum swícan

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merrylætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilaratelætificare

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To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate; lætificare Sum sceal on heápe blissian æt beór bencsittendum one shall in company delight the bench-sitters at beer, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 34; Vy. 78.

Linked entry: blyssian

ge-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogede, -hogode; pp. -hogod [see March, § 222]

To thinkconceiveconsiderdevisereflectbe mindfulthink aboutcareintendresolve

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Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwilc ðæt he ne abælige bearn wealdendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 25; Sat. 195 : 219; Th. 282, 7; Sat. 283.

sigor

(n.)
Grammar
sigor, es ; m.
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Ic sceal his róde sigor ( the triumph of Christ's cross ) swíðor wíscan ðonne ondrǽdan, Homl. Th. i. 594, 20. Sigor æt sæcce, Elen. Kmbl. 2363 ; B. 1183. Folc ðe hé on deóflum genom þurh his sylfes sygor, Exon. Th. 36, 24 ; Cri. 581.

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Th. 497, 8, 19: 496, 1. where the obligation is to the lord: On sumon landum se geneát sceal hláford feormian, Ll, Th. i. 432, 14. to feast Feormode se ealdorman his heáhþegnas fecit cenam servis suis, Hml. A. 111, 282.

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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Ꝥ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him hí geeáþmédon, Bl. H. 47, 30. with a case and a clause in apposition Ic þæt forhicge, þæt ic sweord bere, B. 435: Ph. 552. with infin.

ge-beorg

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Ox. 5395. of things Rand sceal on scylde, fæst fingra gebeorh, Gn. C. 38

ge-rǽdnes

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Ðis is seó gerǽdnyss hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal, 258, 2. Sé þe of þissa gerǽdnesse gá, 214, 3.

óþ

(prep.)
Grammar
óþ, prep. l. oþ.
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Oð ðiss wé rehton hwelc se hierde bión sceal, Past. 173, 14. (1 a) add :-- Hé hét ádelfan seáþ oþ gyrdyls deópne, Shrn. 125, 32. Welle swíþe oþ þriddan dǽl boil it down to a third, Lch. ii. 36, 22. Þæt man hine oð deáð swunge, Hml. Th. i. 384, 6.

wær-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wær-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness

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Ðære culfran biliwitnesse sceal gemetgian ðære nædran wærscipe, ðý læs hine se wærscipe gelǽde on tó micle hátheortnesse ut simplicitatis bono prudentiam adjungant, quatenus sic securitatem de simplicitate possideant, ut circumspectionem prudentiae non

Linked entry: wer-scipe

geá

etiam, jam

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'; Volosianus hym andswarode, and þus cwæð: '; Geá, '; hláford, and gif ic swylcne man geméte, hwylce méde sceal ic hym behátan?, '; Hml. A. 188, 200. Geá lá gę̄ amen Ps. Rdr. p. 302, 18. in the Lind. and Rush.

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To growgrow upincreasethriveflourishprospercrescĕreprofĭcĕrevĭgēre

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To grow, grow up, increase, thrive, flourish, prosper; crescĕre, profĭcĕre, vĭgēre Lofdǽdum sceal man geþeón a man shall flourish by praiseworthy deeds, Beo. Th. 50; B. 25: 1825; B. 910: Homl. Th. i. 12, 26. Erigende ic geþeó arando profĭcio, Ælfc.

lǽran

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Wé rehton hwelc se hierde bión sceal; nú wé him willað cýðan hú hé lǽran sceal qualis esse debeat Pastor ostendimus, nunc qualiter doceat demonstremus 173, 15.

FEL

(n.)
Grammar
FEL, FELL, es; n.

skinhidepelliscŏriumcŭtis

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Se byrdesta sceall gyldan fíftyne mearþes fell the richest must pay fifteen skins of the marten, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36. Sió wæs orþoncum gegyrwed dracan fellum it was cunningly prepared with dragon's skins, Beo. Th. 4183; B. 2088

Linked entry: fell

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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Ðú scealt ða fóre geferan thou shall go the journey, Andr. Kmbl. 431; An. 216: 673; An. 337: Exon. 40 b; Th. 136, 8; Gú. 538. Ðú ongeáte fóre mine inlellexisti semltam meam, Ps. Th. 138, 2.