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on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Th. 397, 22; . 16, 23. Hé wæs him onsittende ðæt hine sum man gecneówe, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 494

bán

bonea bonethe bone of a limba leg or arm

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Wæter wearð tó báne (ice), . 68, 3. a bone Bánes byrst, Ps. Th. 108, 18: Gú. 670. Gíf man findeð án bán unforbærned, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 12. Gif hwá mid his fét ofstepð ǽttrig bán snacan oððe nǽddran, Lch. i. 152, 2. Hwǽr sint nú þæs Wélondes bán?

ÆSC

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSC, g. æsces; pl. nom. acc. æscas, ascas; g. æsca, asca; d. æscum, ascum; m;

an ash-treefraxinus excelsiorthe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨan ash-speara spearlancehasta fraxineahastaa small shipa skiffa light vessel to sail or row innavisnavigiumdromo

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Se torhta æsc the remarkable Rune æsc, Exon. 112a; Th. 429, 24; . 43, 9. an ash-spear, a spear, lance; hasta fraxinea, hasta Byrhtnóþ wánd wácne æsc Byrhtnoth brandished his slender ashen spear, Byrht. Th. 132, 68; By. 43: 140, 59; By. 310.

Linked entries: æscen asca barþ

BYSGU

(n.)
Grammar
BYSGU, bísgu, býsigu, bísigu, býsegu, bísegu; gen. e; dat. e; acc. u, o: nom. acc. pl. u; gen. a; dat. um; f.
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Óðer bísgo dreág the other suffered toil, Exon. 114a; Th. 438, 14; . 57, 7: 82b; Th. 311, 6; Seef. 88. Óþ-ðæt he ða býsgu oferbiden hæfde until he had surmounted the trouble, Exon. 40b; Th. 135, 2; Gú. 518.

CLIF

(n.)
Grammar
CLIF, clyf, cleof, es; n.

A CLIFF, rock, steep descentpromon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium

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Kmbl. 619; An. 310: Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 15; . 4, 28. Ðú hluttor lǽtest wæter of clife clǽnum thou lettest forth clear waters from the pure rock, Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 11; Az. 137: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 25; Met. 5, 13.

Linked entries: cleof cliof clyf

mæðel

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel, meðel, medel, es; n.

an assemblya deliberative or judicial meetingcouncilspeechaddressharangueconversation

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Sum in mæðle mæg módsnottera folcrǽdenne forþ gehycgan, ðǽr witena biþ worn ætsomne, Exon. 79 a; Th. 295, 30; Crä. 41: 128 b; Th. 494, 16; . 83, 2. On meðle, Elen. Kmbl. 1088; El. 546: 1182; El. 593.

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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Th. 385, 28; . 4, 51. Mid ðám strǽlum ðæs hálgan sealmsanges hé wið ðám áwerigedum gástum sceotode, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 24, 12. Sume scotedon mid arewan tóweard ðám háligdóme. . . .

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

ge-býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býsgian, [or - bysgian?], -bísgian, -býsigan, -biesgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge, býsgian occupare, affligere, tribulare]

To occupybusyafflicttroublevexoppressovercomeagitateweakendestroyoccupareaffligereturbarevexareopprimerecorripereconficere

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Ic eom lég býsig, fýre gebýsgad I am a busy flame, with fire occupied, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 21; . 31, 3. Móde gebýsgad in mind afflicted, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 20; Vy. 20 : 47 b; Th. 162, 34; Gú. 985.

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Heó wile gesécan sundor ǽghwylcne feorhberendra, 420, 18; . 40, 5: Salm. Kmbl. 130; Sal. 64. in a manner different from others Ilco ðoht óðer suindir áurát eundem sensum alius aliter expressit, Mt.

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not stillunquietnot at restmovingliking movementunquietrestlessunrulyunquietdisturbednot at peacetroubled

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Swift wæs on fóre, dreág unstille winnende wéga, 434, 24; . 52, 5. Eall ðiós unstille gesceaft, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 23. Ðæt unstille hweól ( velox rota ) ðe Ixion wæs tó gebunden, 35, 6; Fox 168, 31. Ða unstillan woruldgesceafta, Met. 11, 19.

Linked entry: stille

wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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Th. 209, 18; Ph. 172: 417, 2; . 35, 7

Linked entry: blód-wyrt

fǽr

a calamitydisasterevilaccident

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Gif se ǽrra fǽr genam if the former got hurt, . 54, 12. ¶attack of disease?

Linked entry: fǽr

guma

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Guman ríce and heáne, . 33, 12. Ðá foremǽran bisna þára gódena gumena and þǽra weorþgeornena wera, Bt. 40, 4 ; F. 238, 29. Gumena maenigeo, hæleð in healle, Dan. 728. Folcstede gumena, hæleða éðel, An. 20.

BRIM

(n.)
Grammar
BRIM, brym, es; n. m.

Surf, the sea, ocean, surface of the seaæstus aquæ, mare, pelagusπέλαγοςæquor

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Ic of fæðmum cwom brimes I came from the bosom of the sea, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 13; . 11, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 884; An. 442: Beo. Th. 5599; B. 2803. On ðám brádan brime on the broad ocean, Exon. 55 a; Th. 194, 20; Az. 142: Elen.

Linked entry: brym

ge-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sund, adj.

Soundhealthyentireunhurtsafefavourableprosperoussanusintegersalvusincolumisprosperfelix

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Hý beóþ ðý gesundran they will be the healthier, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 28; . 27, 19. Ðæt ic ðé lǽte brúcan sinces gesundne that I will let thee enjoy wealth uninjured, Cd. 126; Th. 161, 14; Gen. 2665.

cáfer-tún

(n.)
Grammar
cáfer-tún, es; m.
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Bos. 18, 15: Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 30. Seó fǽmne geneálǽhte ðam cáfertúne ðyses húses the maiden came nigh the court of this house, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 36: 5, 2 ; S. 615, 2: Ps. Lamb. 95, 9.

Linked entry: ceafer-tún

ge-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hrínan, -rínan; he -hríneþ, -hrínþ; p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touchtake hold ofseizeaffecttangĕrecontingĕrerăpĕreaffectāre

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Heó sóna wæs gehrinen and genumen of middanearde rapta confestim de mundo, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 5 : 4, 8; S. 575, 30. Hia gehrínadon ł gehrínad hæfde tetigerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 36

gegninga

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Sé þe gelíð, raðe hé styrfð oððe génunge hé áríseð, Lch. iii. 188, 21. Þæt hié gegnunga gyldon sceolde that they should at once sacrifice, Dan. 212. Þǽr þú gegninga gúðe findest, An. 1351: 1356.

wáce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáce, adv.

Weaklyfeeblyfaintlywithout boldnessfeeblyinefficientlywithout energyremissly

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Ic wáccor hýrde Dryhtne ðonne mín rǽd wǽre, Exon. Th. 453, 18; Hy. 4, 16. Gif hé wáccor hý behwyrfð ðonne ðæt hé him tó ágenum teleþ, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 10

Linked entry: wác-scipe

fyrmest

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, adj.

excellent

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Thw. 2, 34. marking order in rank, importance. of persons Maurus wæs fyrmest muneca tó ðám mǽran Benedicte, Hml. S. 6, 51.