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gúþ-geþingu

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-geþingu, pl. n.

The lot to be expected from impending war

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The lot to be expected from impending war, Andr. Kmbl. 2044; An. 1024: 2088; An. 1045

carleás-nes

(n.)
Grammar
carleás-nes, -ness, e; f.
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Freedom from care, security, CARELESSNESS; securitas, Ælfc. Gl. 89; Som. 74, 113; Wrt. Voc. 51, 26

Linked entry: cearleás-nes

fyrn-gid

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gid, -gidd, es; n.

An old prophecyvĕtus prŏphētia

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An old prophecy; vĕtus prŏphētia Fyrngidda fród prudent in old prophecies, Elen. Kmbl. 1079; El. 542

norþan-eástan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan-eástan, adv.

From the north-east

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From the north-east Ðonne se stearca wind cymþ norþan-eástan, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 19

Linked entry: be-eástan-norþan

norþan-westan-wind

(n.)

a wind from the north-westcorusaquilo vel boreas

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a wind from the north-west; corus, aquilo vel boreas, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 16, 18

út-fór

(n.)
Grammar
út-fór, e; f.

A going out from the bodyan evacuation

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A going out from the body, an evacuation Be drencum and útfórum, Lchdm. ii. 14, 30

wearm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wearm-líc, adj.

Warm

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Warm Wearmlíc wolcna scúr the warm rain from the clouds, Cd. Th. 238, 5; Dan. 350

ge-andwlatod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-andwlatod, adj.

Bold-faced

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Bold-faced Geandwlatade sceamleáste fron-tosam inpudentiam An. Ox. 8, 365. Geandwlatude, Angl. xiii. 37, 277

Linked entry: -andwlatod

lyt-hwón

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blaming him, they urged him on), B. 203. gradually, little by little Lythuón onginnes from fruma, æfter ðon ðý æfterra . . . paulatim incipiens a primo, deinde secundo . . .

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

AndrewAndreas

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Fram Bethsaida, Andreas ceastre and Petres a Bethsaida, civitate Andreæ et Petri, Jn. Bos. 1, 44. Philippus sǽde hit Andreæ Philippus dicit Andreæ, Φίλιππος λέγει τῷ Ἀνδρέᾳ, 12, 22.

fóre-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-setnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

a thing proposedpropositionpurposeintentionpropŏsĭtiopropŏsĭtumthat which is placed beforea prepositionpræpŏsĭtio

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Ic sprece fóresetnyssa fram frymþe lŏquar propŏsĭtiōnes ab inĭtio, 77, 2. that which is placed before, a preposition; præpŏsĭtio Præpŏsitio mæg beón gecweden on Englisc fóresetnyss præpŏsĭtio may be called in English a fore-setting, Ælfc.

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recoververtirecuperare

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Sóna ðæt him bet wæs, and gewyrpte fram ðære untrumnysse melius habere cœpit, et convalescens ab infirmitate, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 7

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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So in Frs. fiúr boetsje struere focum.] Ðá hét he bétan micel fýr then he ordered a great fire to be lighted, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 10. to remedy, compensate, make amends; compensare Ic hit béte I will remedy it, Deut. 1, 17

Linked entry: bétte

ge-freoðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-freoðian, p. ode; pp. od

To protectguardfreekeep

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To protect, guard, free, keep We wǽron gefreoðode feónda gafoles we were freed from devils' tribute, Blickl. Homl. 105, 23. Se ðe his ánum her feore gefreoðade he who here protected only his life, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 32; Gú. 413.

Linked entry: ge-friðian

teart

(adj.)
Grammar
teart, adj.

Tart, sharp (of pain, punishment, etc.)severe; acer, asper

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Hé álýsþ mé fram teartum worde ( a uerbo aspero ), Ps. Lamb. 90, 3. Beó him gesǽd ða teartan wítu, Homl. Th. ii. 344, 32: Homl. Skt. i. 11, 82. Mid teartum wítum getintregod, 8, 156. Mid teartum swingellum acribus uerberibus, R. Ben. 54, 4.

twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
twǽman, p. de
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Wé nellaþ, Drihten, nǽfre fram ðé twǽman, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 169

þweorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þweorlíce, adv.

awryaskewin reversed orderin a way that offers oppositionobstinatelyflatlyperverselyevilly

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Icel. synja, neita þverliga; or angrily, Similar entries v. þweorh, III) and hí mid gedréfedre ǽbilignysse him fram ádráf Homl.

drý

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Hé wearð álýsed frám þæs drýes bendum ... and arn bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 24: 412, 30. Ánes drýes folgere, i. 468, 8. Þá deóflu gecyrdon tó ðám drýe ... Cwæð se apostol tó ðám drý, 416, 9-13. Drýas marsi, An. Ox. 4476.

earfoþnes

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Áfyrseþ hé þás earfoðnesse ( a flood) fram ús, Bl. H. 247, 4: (St. Andrew's imprisonment ), 243, 18. For þissum earfoðnessum þe wé þissum mannan dydon for the hardships we have inflicted on the man, 247, 18.

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transformto corrupt

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I a Hé wæs fram deóflum forbróden and hé sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps.