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æfter-fylgend

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Him sylfum and his æfterfiligendum eallan, Chr. 995; P. 128, 39. Add

Linked entry: fylgend

ofer-hyge

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hyge, (?), es; m.

Pride, arrogance

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mé ofer corresponding to super me in the Latin) on ealle gelǽddest omnes elationes tuas super me induxisti, Ps. Th. 87, 7

Linked entry: hyge

scripp

(n.)
Grammar
scripp, es; n. (?)

A scrip ⬩ bag

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A scrip, bag Petrus forlét lytle þing, scripp and net, ac hé forlét ealle þing, ðá ðá hé for Godes lufon nán þing habban nolde, Homl. Th. i 394, 7

sigel-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigel-torht, adj.

Bright with sunshine ⬩ bright as the sun

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Bright with sunshine or bright as the sun, cf. sigelbeorht Swá wæs ealne dæg óððæt ǽfen com sigeltorht (epithet of ǽfen or of Andrew ?) swungen, Andr. Kmbl. 2493; An. 1248

emn-éce

(adj.)
Grammar
emn-éce, adj.

Co-eternal ⬩ coæternus

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Ealle þrý hádas emnéce him sylfum synt totæ tres personæ coæternæ sibi sunt, 201, 27

for-úton

(con.)
Grammar
for-úton, conj.

Without ⬩ besides ⬩ except ⬩ sĭne ⬩ nĭsi

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Without, besides, except; sĭne, nĭsi Se fír forbearnde ealle ðe minstre, forúton feáwe béc the fire burnt all the monastery except a few books, Chr. 1122; Erl. 249, 8

gærs-cíþ

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-cíþ, es; m.

A blade of grass ⬩ grāmĭnis germen

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A blade of grass; grāmĭnis germen Gærstapan cómon and frǽton ealle ða gærscíþas locusts came and ate up all the blades of grass, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 42

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, a species of ( wild) beast.
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Add:after deórcynn (l. 4) and ealle nýtena þe on feówer fótum gáð (cf. God geworhte þǽre eorðan deór ( bestias) æfter hira híwum and þá nítena (jumenta ). Gen. 1. 25)

ge-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swápan, p. ge-sweóp
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To sweep together, take possession of, get into one's power Ptholomeus tógædere gesweóp ealle Egyptum and Arabia Ptolemaeo Aegyptus Arabiaeque pars sorte provenit, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 27

lengþ

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Add: height, v. lang; 2 a Ðone munt ðe sý in ðǽre lengoðe seó líne ðe wile .xxxiii. síþa ealne eorðan ymbehwyrft útan ymblicgan, Sal. K. p. 152, 5

leód-scipe

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For ðone cincg and ealne his leódscipe, C. D. iii. 315, 16. Cf. leód-rǽden. Add

líf-leást

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Wé synd ealle beléwde tó úre lif-leáste traditi sumuss Add: —

út-drǽf

(n.)
Grammar
út-drǽf, e; f.

Ejection ⬩ expulsion

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Ejection, expulsion Ðá onscunode se Eádsige Aðelwold, and ealle ða munecas ðe on ðam mynstre wǽron, for ðære útdrǽfe ðe hé gedyde wið hí, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 85

hlýp

(n.)
Grammar
hlýp, e; f.[?]
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Dis sind ða landgemǽra ... of ðære ealdan hæcce into Presta hlýpe ... of ðam æssce tó ðære ældan hlýpe of ðare hlýpe, Chart. Th. 394, 16: 395, 9, 34, 35

sele-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
sele-þegn, es; m.

A hall-thane ⬩ chamberlain

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A hall-thane, chamberlain Him (Beowulf) seleþegn síðes wérgum forþ wísade, se ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (the chamberlain who saw after everything Beowulf needed), Beo. Th. 3592; B. 1794

be-fón

to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action

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Helmstán þis eal on þon áþe beféng, Cht. Th. 170, 27. Befongen compressa. Wrt.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Ne sín ealle circan ná gelícre mǽðe wyrðe, 340, 26. Nabbaþ ealle gesceádwíse gesceafta gelícne frýdóm libertatem non in omnibus aequam esse constituo, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 21: Solil. H. 65, 25, 21, 22.

mǽgþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-hád, es; m.

Kinship ⬩ relationship

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Ealle wé sind gebróðra ðe on God gelýfaþ and we ealle cweþaþ 'Úre Fæder þe eart on heofonum.' Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgþháde bútan sóðre lufe 'he who loveth not his brother continueth in death' ...

heardness

hardness ⬩ callosity ⬩ obduracy ⬩ strictness ⬩ severity ⬩ austerity

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Add Heardnissae rigore, Txts. 92, 871. hardness, callosity, hard material Wið ǽlce heardnysse, fearres smeru mylt . . . ealle þá sár and ꝥ hearde hyt gelíðigaþ and gehnesceaþ, Lch. i. 366, 26.

a-pinsian

(v.)
Grammar
a-pinsian, p. ode; pp. od, ud

To ponder ⬩ weigh ⬩ estimate ⬩ ponderare ⬩ pensare

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To ponder, weigh, estimate; ponderare, pensare Ðá ðá he ðæra Judea misdǽda ealle apinsode when he estimated all the misdeeds of the Jews; cum Judeæ singula delicta pensarentur, Past. 53, 3