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laur

(n.)
Grammar
laur, lawer, es; m.

Laurel ⬩ bay

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Mid lawere gebeágod crowned with laurel, Blickl. Homl. 187, 27

mægen-eácen

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-eácen, adj.

Endowed with strength ⬩ powerful

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Endowed with strength, powerful Móde mægen-eácen, Exon. 79 b; Th. 299, 7; Crä. 98. Mægeneácen folc ( the victorious Hebrews ), Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 35; Jud. 293

gedwol-mist

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-mist, es; m.

Mist of error ⬩ errōris năbŭla

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Mist of error; errōris năbŭla Mid ðam gedwolmiste with the mist of error, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 1 : Bt. Met. Fox 22, 65; Met. 22, 33

ge-hlýd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlýd, part.

Covered ⬩ tectus

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Covered; tectus Of flýsum mínra sceápa wǽron gehlýde þearfena sídan the sides of the poor were covered with the fleeces of my sheep, Job Thw. 165, 2

Linked entry: hlýd

ge-mildscad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mildscad, part. p.

Mixed with honey ⬩ mulsus

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Mixed with honey; mulsus Gemildscad wæter melicraton, i. e. mellis mistura, sc. cum aqua: hydromeli. Gemildscad wín mulsum, i. e. mellis mistura cum vino, Cot. 137; Lye

hreófla

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Add: one covered with sores Hreófla ulcerosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 63. Tiberius wæs swá unhál myd myslýcum wundum ꝥ hé wearð hreófla, Hml. A. 181, 17

þurh-féran

Grammar
þurh-féran, <b>. II.</b>
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add: to penetrate with the mind Þes Godes wer þurhférde (þurheóde, v.l.) þá díglan þing þǽre godcundnesse este vir Dei divinitatis secreta penetravit, Gr. D. 136, 4

wǽl-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-ráp, es; m.

A rope that binds the deep ⬩ a rope with which frost binds the water

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A rope that binds the deep, a rope with which frost binds the water Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, onwindeþ wǽl-rápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610

hneáw-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hneáw-líce, adv.

Sparingly, ⬩ stingily

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Sparingly, stingily; Him ðæs leán ágeaf nalles hneáwlíce to him for that the Lord gave reward with no sparing hand, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 20; Gen. 1809

wíg-blác

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-blác, adj.

Splendid with warlike equipment

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Splendid with warlike equipment Werud wæs wígblác (cf. beran beorht searo, 191, 23; Exod. 219. Wígbord scinon, 207, 14; Exod. 466), Cd. Th. 190, 24; Exod. 204

orped

(adj.)
Grammar
orped, adj.

Grown up, of full strength, stout, active, bold

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Grown up, of full strength, stout, active, bold Lá orpeda cleric, gif ðú wylle witan ða terminos ðe wé ymbe sprǽcon, wite hwylc gér hyt sý ðæs mónan ðæt man hǽt lunaris, Anglia viii. 325, 5.

on-secgan

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(l aα) to sacrifice with something, Bl. H. 41, 10 (in Dict.), cf. . (1 aβ) to sacrifice something Ongunnan sceuccum onsæcgean suna and dohter immolaverunt filios suos et filias suas daemoniis, Ps.

ærdon

(v.)
Grammar
ærdon, = ærndon? from ærnan; p. de

To run ⬩ run away ⬩ currere

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To run, run away; currere He gehleóp and his bróðru mid him begen ærdon he fled and both his brothers ran away with him, Byrht. Th. 137, 25; By. 191

dennian

(v.)
Grammar
dennian, p.ode ade; pp. od ad

To become slippery ⬩ lubrĭcum fiĕri

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To become slippery;lubrĭcum fiĕri Feld dennode [dennade, col. 1] secga swáte the plain became slippery with the blood of soldiers, Chr. 937; Th. 203, 10, col. 2; Æðelst. 12

em-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
em-sárig, adj.

Equally sorry ⬩ æque tristis

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Equally sorry; æque tristis Hí woldon ðæt ða óðre wíf wǽran emsárige heom they wished the other women to be equally sorry with themselves. Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 1

Linked entry: emn-sárig

feówer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
feówer-gild, es; n.

A fourfold payment or compensation ⬩ quadruplex compensātio

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A fourfold payment or compensation; quadruplex compensātio Ǽlc tíhtbýsig man gilde feówergilde let every man of bad repute pay with fourfold compensation, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 10

fýr-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-sweart, def. se -swearta; adj.

Fire-swart ⬩ blackened with fire ⬩ igne obscūrātus

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Fire-swart, blackened with fire; igne obscūrātus Færeþ æfter foldan [se] fýrswearta lég the fire-swart flame shall pass along the earth, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 14; Cri. 984

Linked entry: sweart

óþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
óþ-hilde, adj.
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Content Ánum were óþhylde heó ne biþ she will not be content with one man, Lchdm. iii. 188, 6. Óþhelde (cf. éþhylde, l. 1), 194, 14. v. eáb-, éþ-hylde

bindele

(n.)
Grammar
bindele, byndele, byndelle, an; f.

A binding, tying ⬩ vinculis constrictio

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A binding, tying, fastening with bands; vinculis constrictio Be mannes bindelan concerning [the] binding [putting in bands] of a man. L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 1, note 2

Linked entry: byndele

un-gesegnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesegnod, -gesénod; adj.

Not marked with the sign of the cross

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Not marked with the sign of the cross Gif ðæt deófol méteþ ungesénodes mannes múð and líchoman, and hit ðonne on forgitenan mannes innelfe gewíteþ, Salm. Kmbl. p. 148, 10

Linked entry: ge-segnian