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swól

(n.)
Grammar
swól, es; m. (?), n. (?)
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Oa swóle byrneþ þurh fýres feng fugel mid neste, 212, 23; Ph. 214. of the sun's heat swá swíþe swǽtte swá in swóle ( caumate ) middes sumeres wǽre, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30 MS.

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, l. á-findan ; p. -fand, -funde; pl. -fundon; pp. -funden,
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hyne áxode hwæt áfunde be þám Hǽlende, St. A. 44, 11. ne mihte on his móde áfindan ( he could not find it in his heart ) þæt þone nacodan ne gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25. Gif ǽnig mǽden mihte beón áfunden, Hml. A. 94, 72.

ge-mána

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Wit uncerne dǽl oðfæstan uncrum mǽge, on þá gerǽdene ðe hit eft gedyde unc gewylde . . . ; and swá dyde, ge ðæt yrfe, ge ðæt mid uncre gemánan begeat, and ðæt sylf gestrýnde, C. D. ii. 113, 2-8. Ðæs ðe on uncrum gemánan gebruce, 13.

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Shrn. 154, 26. to shove, thrust, cause to move with violence. literal Ðá ne gelífde Apollonius ðæt heó his gemæcca wǽre ac sceáf hí fram him, Ap. Th. 25, 6. sceáf reáf of líce. Cd. Th. 94, 20 ; Gen. 1564.

freá-wrásen

(n.)
Grammar
freá-wrásen, e; f.

A noble or royal chaina diademnōbĭlis torquisdiadēmaδιάδημα

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A noble or royal chain, a diadem; nōbĭlis torquis, diadēma = διάδημα Se hwíta helm hafelan werede, since geweorþad, befongen freáwrásnum the bright helmet guarded his head, ornamented with treasure, encircled with noble chains, Beo.

be-snǽdan

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For first passage substitute Engel hét þæt treów ceorfan, . . . Hét þonne besnǽdan seolfes blǽdum

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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wæs áwǽged from þǽm tungulkræftgum, (inlusus) Mt. R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform Gif beswicen byð, ꝥ his behát áwǽgð, R. Ben. 102, 3: Hml. A. 34, 244.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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Hét ða wídan duru wolcen ontýnan heá of heofenum and hider rignan manna mandavit nubibus desuper, et januas coeli aperuit; et pluit illis manna manducare, Ps. Th. 77, 25. with the agent not expressed Rínþ pluit, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 6.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

for-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-býgan, -bígan, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downabasehumbledestroydeprimĕrehumiliāreimminuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, abase, humble, destroy; deprimĕre, humiliāre, imminuĕre He hellwarena heáp forbýgde he humbled the multitude of hell's inmates, Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 3; Cri. 731: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 13; Hö. 35

Linked entries: for-bégan for-bígan

metian

(v.)

to supply with food

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to supply with food Ðá beád ðæt man sceolde his here metian (MS. C. mettian) and horsian he ordered that his army should be supplied with food and with horses, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 3

Linked entry: mettian

and-weard

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Add: -wurd, -wyrd. local is ǽghwǽr andweard . . . is on ǽlcere stówe, Hml. Th. i. 158, 4. Ic wæs and*-*weard sumum bréðer, Gr. D. 267, 24. Him biþ beforan andweard engla cynn, Bl. H. 83, 11.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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He ða fǽmnan hét nacode mid sweopum swingan, Exon. Th. 253, 30; Jul. 188: 251, 8; Jul. 142. byþ geseald ðeódum tó swingenne (tó swinganne, Rush. ad flagellandum), Mt. Kmbl. 20, 19: Exon. Th. 99, ii; Cri. 1623.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Nǽfre ǽr ne siððan heardran hæle fand never before or since did he find a stouter warrior, 1442; B. 719.

ge-léfed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-léfed, part. [léf infirm, weak]

Corruptedinjuredputrĭdus

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Hér sindon ðurh synnleáfa sáre geléfede to manege here through impunity in sin too many are injured, Swt. Rdr. 110, 174

Linked entries: -léfed ge-lýfed

healoc

(n.)
Grammar
healoc, es; m. n.[?]

A hollow, corner, bendingangulus, latibulumcorner

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A hollow, corner, bending Hér sint tácn áheardodre lifre ge on ðám læppum and healocum and filmenum here are symptoms of a hardened liver both on the lobes and hollows and membranes, L. M. R. 21; Lchdm. ii. 204, 5

Linked entry: healc

wyllen

(adj.)
Grammar
wyllen, adj.

Woollenof woolwoollen stuff

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Ne wyllenra hrægla breác, ac línenra ealra, Shrn. 93, 7 : 94, 28. Heó nǽfre línenum hræglum brúcan wolde, ac wyllenum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 6. ¶ used substantively, woollen stuff Heó wyllen weorode, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 44: L. Edg.

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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Heó wile late áþreótan þæt heó fǽhðo ne týdre she will be slow to weary of exciting enmity, Sal. 447. with dat. infin. Mé sceal áðreótan tó ásecgenne taedet referre, Ors. 1, 8;S. 42, 12. personal. Dele the meanings given

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

freclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freclíce, adv.
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Greedily Geseah heó ǽnne leahtric ... heó hine freclíce bát ( avide momordit ), Gr. D. 31, 1

Linked entry: fræclíce

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Languagespeechidiomtranslationlingua

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Ðǽr ðǽr hine nán man ne can ne he nǽnne mon ne furðum ðæt geþeóde ne can where no man knows him nor he any man, nor does he know even the language, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 23. Ðæt ys gereht on úre geþeóde quod est interpretatum, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 23: Mk.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

ge-gada

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læg swá deád . . . ðá wéndon his gegadan ꝥ wǽre gebysgod . . ., Hml. S. 7, 174. Cóm þæs geréfan suna mid his sceandlicum gegadum, 163: 19, 40. Seó myltestre began faran tó hire gegadan, Hml. A. 195, 21.