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hunig-teár

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-teár, es; m.
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Sý gemenged tógædre hunigteár and wín let virgin honey and wine be mixed together, Lchdm. iii. 292, 16. Besmyra mid hunigteáre, 11

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Ann ic his mínra swæstarsuna swælcum se hit geðián wile, C. D. i. 311, 15. Cf. ge-þicgan

druncen

(adj.)
Grammar
druncen, adj.
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Is tó wyrnanne bearneácnum wífe ꝥ hió beór drince, ne swínes flǽsc ete, ne druncen gedrince ( get drunk ), Lch. ii. 330, 8. Wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg of (fore, v. l. ) druncen beón, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21.

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Hǽle wið deófla níþum, 171, 30. Hé mec wile wið ðám níþum genergan, Exon. Th. 116, 24; Gú. 212 : 140, 34; Gú. 620. Ofer ða níþas ðe wé nú dreógaþ, 105, 8; Gú. 20. Ic mé forhtige fyrenfulra fǽcne níþas conturbatus sum a tribulatione peccatoris, Ps.

háte

(n.)
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a bidding, an invitation. v. wín-háte

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Ne mæg hé wið ofermétta, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 10. Múþ heora spræc ofermétta superbiam Ps. Lamb. 16, 10: Met. 7, 8

huntian

(v.)
Grammar
huntian, p. ode

To hunt

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To hunt Ic ásende míne fisceras and hí gefixiaþ hí míne huntan and hí huntiaþ hi of ǽlcere dúne and of ǽlcere hylle I will send for many fishers and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters and they shall hunt them from every mountain

for-clýsan

(v.)
Grammar
for-clýsan, he -clýseþ, -clýst; p. de; pp. ed [clýsan to close, shut]

To closeshut upocclūdĕre

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To close or shut up; occlūdĕre Ðis sceal to ðám eárum [MS. ðan earen] ðe wind oððe wæter forclýst this shall [do] for the ears which wind or water closes up, Lchdm. iii. 92, 24

Linked entry: clýsan

norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan, adv.

From the north

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From the north Se wind se ðe ǽr súþan bleów, hine norþan áwearp, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 28. Gif hér wind cymþ westan oððe eástan, súþan oððe norþan, Cd. Th. 50, 11; Gen. 807

wáþ

(n.)
Grammar
wáþ, e ; f.

wandering roving hunting

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Ic (a storm) beámas fylle . . . wrecan on wáþe wide sended I fell trees . . . sent driving a-wandering far (cf. Aldhelm's Ego rura peragro), Exon. Th. 381, 14; Rä. 2, 11. Hý síð tugon, wíde wáðe, lyftlácende, 100, 29; Gú. 116.

Linked entries: wǽðe wǽðan

tó-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -blawen.

to blow in different directions,scatter by blowing,blow awayto inflate,puff up,distend with wind,swell,to cause the breast to swell

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Tódrifen mid winde, swá weorþaþ axe giond eorþan eall tóbláwen, Met. 20, 106. On ðam (helle)fýre gé beóþ tóbláwene, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 139. to inflate, puff up, distend with wind, swell, lit. v. next word Gif se maga biþ tóbláwen. Lchdm. iii. 58, 13.

Linked entry: tó-blǽdan

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.
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Cyning stíðmód sý wið yfele, L. I. P. 3 ; Th. ii. 306, 26.

freónd-rǽden

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Þeáh þe hé séce tó godum freóndrǽdenne, Jul. 220. cf. freónd, Freóndréddene healdan wið þone ꝥ ('b-bar' for 'bishop'?) to keep on good terms with the bishop, Cht. Th. 141, 6, 9.

mægen-þyse

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þyse, an; f.

Violenceforce

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Violence, force Sóna ðæt onfindeþ se ðe mec féhþ ongeán and wið mægenþisan mínre genǽsteþ ðæt hé hrycge sceal hrusan sécan soon doth he find that fights against me, and with my force comes into conflict, that with his back he must visit the earth, Exon

Linked entry: þyse

buteruc

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Næfdon hí nán wín búton on ánum gewealdenan butruce . . . wæs se buteruc brerdful wínes. Hml. S. 6, 274-282.

ge-sárgian

(v.)
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Add: to wound, of physical injury Wið liþa sáre, gyf hý of hwylcum belimpe gesárgude beoð if they are injured by any accident, Lch. i. 312, 2.

ge-drycnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drycnan, pp. ed
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To dry up, emaciate with disease Án wind cóm, and se wól mid þǽm winde.

Linked entry: -drycnan

plantian

(v.)
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Add: literal Swá swá treów ꝥ planted ( plantatum ) is wið ryne wætera, Ps. Rdr. 1, 3. figurative Þín hand plantade (plantavit) úre foregengan, Ps. Th. 43, 3.

weald

Grammar
weald, power.
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Rdr. 31, 9. the groin, v. ge-weald ; Wið cyrnlu þe on wealde (v. gewealde, 106, 13) weaxeþ, Lch. i. 12, 9

wæl-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rǽs, es; m.

A deadly attackan attack in which men are slain

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Mé ðone wælrǽs wine Scyldinga leánode, 4208; B. 2101