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wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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Hwæþerne woldest ðú déman wítes wyrþran, ðe ðone ðe ðone unscyldgan wítnode, ðe ðone ðe ðæt wíte þolode? cui supplicium inferendum putares, eius qui fecisset, an qui pertulisset injuriam? Fox 208, 16.

framlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
framlíce, adv.

Stronglyfirmlystoutlyfortĭterstrēnue

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Benedictus ðone síþfæt framlíce to Róme geferde Benedict stoutly went his journey to Rome, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 45

ildend

(n.)
Grammar
ildend, es; m.
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5

portian

(v.)
Grammar
portian, p. ode
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To pound, bray in a mortar Ðeáh ðú portige ðone dysegan on pílan swá mon corn ðéþ mid piilstæfe ne meaht ðú his dysi him from ádrífan si contuderis stultum in pila, quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia ejus, Past. 37, 2

Linked entries: pyrtan ge-portian

god-þrym

(n.)
Grammar
god-þrym, gen. -þrymmes; m.
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Divine majesty He geseah ðone hǽlend silfne standan on his godþrimme he saw the Saviour himself stand in his divine majesty, Shrn. 32, 2.

grið-brice

(n.)
Grammar
grið-brice, -bryce, es; m. [grið peace; brice, bryce a breach, violation]
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Béte man ðone griðbryce let a man make amends for a breach of the peace, L. Eth. ix. 4; Th. i. 340, 21: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 12

ge-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon; pp. dolfen

To digdelvefodereeffodere

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To dig, delve;fodere, effodere Wæs ðǽr sum hláw ðone men gedulfon there was a mound which men had dug, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niðer gedolfen the pit of hell was dug beneath for thee, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423

ge-fleógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fleógan, p. -fleág, -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flyfly overvolaretransvolare

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Ne mæg ǽnig ðone mearcstede fugol gefleógan nor may any bird fly over the boundary place, Salm. Kmbl. 435; Sal. 218

ge-mercian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mercian, p. ode; pp. od

To mark outsignāre

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Gemercadon ðone stán signantes lapidem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 66. Ðæt gemercod wére all ymb-hyrft ut describeretur universus orbis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 1

Linked entry: ge-mearcian

weorþung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung-dæg, es; m.
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Voc. ii. 132, 29. [ a day for worship or celebration Setteres dei wes heore Sunedei, and bet heo heolden heore wurðingdei þene we doð, O. E. Homl. i. 9, 9. ]

ge-síman

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Se sceaða wæs on róde scyldig and mánfull, mid undǽdum eall gesýmed, Dóm. L. 58. Ge-sýmedum (-sém-, Hpt. Gl. 468, 26) honustis, An. Ox. 2644

Linked entry: ge-sýman

ge-swæccan

(v.)
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to smell, v. swecc; Hý mid nosan ne magon náht geswæccan bútan unstences ormǽtnesse foetor ingenti complet putredine nares, Dóm. L. 206. Nosa hí habbað and ne gestincað (geswæccað, v. l. ), Ps.

Linked entry: ge-sweccan

ge-edleánian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edleánian, p. ode
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To reward, requite, repay Ic gedleániu (retribuam) dóm feóndum, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 196, 23. Geedleánas retribues, 130, 2. Hé ágelt ł geedleánaþ mé retribuet mihi, Ps. L. 17, 25. Geedleánades retribuisti, Ps. Srt. ii. 191, 42.

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, a wharf.
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Ic wille ðat sainte Petre and ðá gebróðera in Westminstre habben ðat land and ðone wearf ðe Ulf and his wíf ... gáfon, ... and ic anu alswá ðat hí habben fulne frídóm on allen þingen ðá ðár úp áspringed be lande and be strande, C. D. iv. 221. Add

stán-ceastel

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Bewestan ðǽre ealdan byrig on ðone stánihtan weg, of ðan wege to ðan stáncystlum, vi. 234, 32

sáwlian

(v.)
Grammar
sáwlian, ode

To give up the ghost, expire

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Flaccus hét ðone preóst beswingan óþ ðæt hé sáwlode, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 291. Sóna swá hé ðyder com swá sáwlode ðæt mǽden, 22, 101: Homl. As. 59, 202.

heáhdeór-hund

(n.)
Grammar
heáhdeór-hund, es; m.

A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game

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A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game Twegen hafocas and ealle his heádórhundas two hawks and all his deer-hounds, Chart. Th. 501, 7. Twegen and twegen fédan ǽnne heádórhund duo et duo pascant unum molossum, L. R.

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Ðonne wite he ðæt God gesceóp, to mǽran engle, ðone ðe nú is deófol; ac God ne gesceóp hine ná to deófle; ac ðá ðá he wæs mid ealle fordón and forscyldgod þurh ða miclan upahefednysse and wiðerweardnysse, ðá wearþ he to deófle awend, se ðe ǽr wæs mǽre

Linked entry: deóful

un-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-spédig, adj.

without meanspoorindigentbarrenpoorunproductive

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Ðonne ðú geseó geongran man ðonne ðú sý, and unwísran, and unspédigran, Prov. Kmbl. 31.

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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líchoman; and ðonne seó sáwl hié gedǽleþ wið ðone líchoman, hwylc biþ hé ðonne búton swylpe stán, oððe treów?

Linked entry: sáwel-leás