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weorpan

Grammar
weorpan, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>Ib.</b> where the implement used in throwing is given
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Þá hét hé mid þǽm palistas . . . þæt hiere mon mid þǽm þwyres on wurpe, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 10. 2. add Þá forceáw hé his ágene tungan, and wearp hine þǽr mid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 52, 25.

swógan

(v.)
Grammar
swógan, p. sweóg; pp. swógen.
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Ðǽm swógendum, hleóðregendum argutis, 5, 36: 86, 74. fig. to move with violence, enter with force, invade. v. in-swógenness Ðæt nǽnig bisceop óþres bisceopscíre on swóge ut nullus episcoporum parochiam alterius invadat, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 32

Linked entries: swégan ge-swógen in-swógenness on-swógan

BEARD

(n.)
Grammar
BEARD, es; m.

a BEARD ⬩ barba

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Lamb. 132, 2. the Anglo-Saxons were proud of their beards, and to shave a layman by force was a legal offence Gif man ðone beard ofascire, mid xx scillinga gebéte.

tweóne

(num.; adj.)
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two; only in combination with the preposition be, either immediately following it (v. be-tweónum) or being separated from it by the governed noun, the two words together in either case having the force of between Be sǽm tweónum, ofer eormengrund, Beo

Linked entry: tweónum

wíde-feorh

(n.)
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long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative with adverbial force, for a long time, for ever. v. wíd, VII. Wé sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé widefeorh ( through all time ) weorcum hlódun, Exon. Th. 49, 11; Cri. 784.

þrili

(adj.)
Grammar
þrili, This word has the form of an i-stem adjective in the glosses
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ðrili trilex, Txts. 35, 29; drili triplex, 115, 158; þrielig hrægil triligium, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 53

Linked entry: þrilig

fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wing ⬩ āla ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ

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A wing; āla:Wings; ālæ, pennæ Gif his óðer fiðere forod biþ if one of its wings [lit. one wing of it] is broken, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 29. Fiðera [Spl. fyðera: Lamb. fyðeras] beóþ culfran fegeres seolfres pennæ cŏlumbæ sunt deargentātæ, Ps. Th. 67, 13.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
    • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
    • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgment ⬩ a decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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In the sense of judicial decision, judgment the word is used by O. Frs. O. Sax. O. H. Ger. (v. Richthofen, the Heliand and Graff), but in A. Sax. it is found only in the special sense, which belongs also to the O. Frs., of a decision which follows an

Linked entries: ísen-ordál wæter-ordál

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHER ⬩ gather together ⬩ collect ⬩ store up ⬩ lĕgere ⬩ collĭgĕre ⬩ congrĕgāre

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To GATHER, gather together, collect, store up; lĕgere, collĭgĕre, congrĕgāre Næs nán heáfodman ðæt fyrde gaderian wolde there was not a chief man who would gather together a force, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 10.

Linked entries: gadorigean gadrian gæderian gaðerian

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive Swǽr is seó byrðen ðe Godes bydel beran sceall, gif hé nele georne unriht forbeódan, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 35: Wulfst. 178, 8. Hé bið deófles tempel, and byrð swíðe swǽre byrðene on his

Linked entry: swár

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street

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a close (?), an enclosed place (?) Út on rigewyrðe (the rye-close ?) westeweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 35. Uppan rigeweorðe on ða ealdan díc; of ðære die út on rigewurðe heal, v. 377, 21. On lindwyrðe, iii. 375, 6. an enclosed homestead, a habitation

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

fét

(n.)
Grammar
fét, to or for a foot, feet,
  • Ex. 21, 24: Ps. Lamb. 72, 2: Mt. Bos. 18, 8
; dat. sing.
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and nom. acc. pl. of fót

feó

(n.)
Grammar
feó, for or with cattle or money,
  • Cd. 126
    • ;
  • Th. 161, 2
    • ;
  • Gen. 2659: Beo. Th. 2765
    • ;
  • B. 1380
    • ;
dat.
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and instr. of feoh

ðryhte

(n.)
Grammar
ðryhte, in
  • Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 31,
seems an error for ðý ryfte which glosses clamyde in the sane passage of the Lindisfarne Gloss.

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ge-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýwan, -þýan, -þíwan, -þéwan, -þeón, -þeówan; p. -þýwde, -þýde; pp. -þýd

To press ⬩ impel ⬩ urge ⬩ force ⬩ impress ⬩ rebuke ⬩ oppress ⬩ prĕmĕre ⬩ trūdĕre ⬩ urgēre ⬩ compellĕre ⬩ imprĭmĕre ⬩ incrĕpāre ⬩ opprĭmĕre

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To press, impel, urge, force, impress, rebuke, oppress; prĕmĕre, trūdĕre, urgēre, compellĕre, imprĭmĕre, incrĕpāre, opprĭmĕre Se snáw geþýþ hý and geþreátaþ the snow presses and afflicts them, Salm. Kmbl. 607; Sal. 303.

Linked entries: ge-þeón ge-þéwan ge-þíwan

níd-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-dǽda, an ; m.

One who does something under compulsion

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H.) wǽre (unless he were forced to do it in self-defence ), L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 21. Cf. Se ðe hine nédes ofslóge oððe unwillum oððe ungewealdes, 13; Th. i. 46, 22

Linked entries: nídes níd-wraca níd-wyrhta

ge-fyrhto

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrhto, p. l. ge-fyrhto (-u); indecl.; [ge-fyrht, e]; f., dele passage from Bl. H. (for which see ge-wyrht),
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and add Se cwylra mid gefyrhto genam his swurd and hire heáfod of áslóh, Nar. 48, 22

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, a secret place. In Ps. Spl. T. 16, 13 perhaps ge-hídum should be read for gehildum. Cf. ge-hýddum
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abditis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 34: 4, 17

ǽ-gift

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-gift, e; f.

A giving up, return, repayment, restoration

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A giving up, return, repayment, restoration Sigelm ágef Godan .xxx. punda . . . Ðá ætsóc Goda ðæs feós ǽgiftes Goda negavit sibi xxx libras persolutas fuisse Cht. Th. 201, 29: 202, 6. Bæd Ælfsige ǽgiftes his mannes a woman who had been stolen from him

efne-

(prefix)
Grammar
efne-, This form is used in the Northern specimens to render the prefix con- in many Latin verbs, e. g. efne-árísa con-surgere, efne-ceiga con-vocare, efne-fornioma com-prehendere, efne-senda
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com-mittere. For other compounds

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