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DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD mortuus

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Bos. 11, 14: Mt. Bos. 9, 24: Jud. 3, 25: Elen. Kmbl. 1761; El. 882: Bco. Th. 939; B. 467: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 19; Rä. 73, 4. Næs ðǽr nán þing deád of ðám nec erat quidquam mortuum de his, Ex. 9, 7; 21, 34.

Linked entry: déd

án-weald

(n.)
Grammar
án-weald, án-wald, es; m.

Single, sole, monarchical, or royal powerempiredominionjurisdictionrulegovernmentbiddingsolius dominatusunius imperiummonarchiapotestasimperiumditiodominatiojusarbitriumnutus

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Bos. 28, 18. Ánweald Godes is potestas Dei est, Ps. Spl. 61, 11. Ðín ánweald dominatio tua, Ps. Th. 144, 13: 135, 20: 118, 91: Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 15: Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 12.

cáfer-tún

(n.)
Grammar
cáfer-tún, es; m.
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Bos. 11, 21: Jn. 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

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Scrd. 21, 35 : Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 17. Dauid eóde to ánwíge ongeán ðone ent Goliam David went in single combat against the giant Goliath, Ælfc. T. 14, 3: Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 29.

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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Bos. 4, 3: 5, 18. v. impers. cum acc. To happen, come to pass, come together, agree; evĕnīre, convĕnīre Ne meahte hie gewurþan they might not agree, Cd. 81; Th. 101, 32; Gen. 1691

ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasantpleasinggratefulacceptablefitjŏcundusgrātusplăcĭtuscomplăcĭtusacceptus

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Bos. 11, 26 : Jn. Bos. 8, 29. Ðǽr is bráde land in heofonríce Criste gecwémra there is a spacious land in heaven's kingdom of the grateful to Christ, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 5; Sat, 217. Gecwémre complăcĭtior, Ps. Spl. 76, 7.

twi-béte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-béte, adj.
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Needing double compensation; a term applied to an offence when from special circumstances the bót was twice that to be paid in an ordinary case Gif hwá nunnan mid hǽmedþinge oþþe on hire hrægl oþþe on hire breóst bútan hire leáfe gefó, sié hit twybéte

Linked entry: -béte

a-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽtan, a-létan; p. -lét, pl. -léton; pp. -lǽten; v. a. [a from, lǽtan to let]

To let golay downleavegive uploserenounceresignremitpardondeliversinereabjiceredeponererelinquereremitterecondonarerelaxareliberare

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Hý heora líf aléton they lost their lives, Ors. 3, 8: Bos. 63, 10. Ðá ðæt fýr hie alét when the fire left them, 4, 7; Bos. 87, 19

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortunedamnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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Ne wéne ic ðæt ǽnig man atellan mǽge ealne ðone dem ðe Rómánum gedón wearþ I do not think that any man can tell all the harm which was done to the Romans, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 28.

Linked entry: demm

æmtig

(adj.)
Grammar
æmtig, æmteg, emtig, æmetig, emetig, æmettig; adj.

VacantEMPTYfreeidlevacuusinanis

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Bos. 12, 44: Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 5. > Híg synd emtige they are idle, Ex. 5, 8. Æmtege wífemen unmarried women, Past. 21, 8, Lye

æ-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æ-scære, adj. [æ = a, scær, p. of sceran to shear, cut]

Without tonsureuncutuntrimmedneglectedintonsusincultusneglectus

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Without tonsure, uncut, untrimmed, neglected; intonsus, incultus, neglectus Deóplíc dǽd-bót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed that scissors [iron] come not

Linked entries: a-scære -scǽre

a-wyrt-walian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrt-walian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a out, wyrtwalian to root, to fix roots]

To root uperadicateextirpateexterminateeradicaresupplantare

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Bos. 17, 6 : Bt. Met. Fox 12, 51; Met. 12, 26 : Ps. Th. 36, 9. Awyrtwala hine supplanta eum, Ps. Spl. 16, 14

Linked entry: a-wurtwarian

a-wyrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgan, -wirgan; p. de; pp. ed

To stranglesuffocatecorruptinjureviolatestrangularesuffocarecorrumperelædereviolare

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To strangle, suffocate, corrupt, injure, violate; strangulare, suffocare, corrumpere, lædere, violare He hine sylfne hæfde awirged he had strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38.

Linked entry: a-wirgan

freá-wine

(n.)
Grammar
freá-wine, es; m.

A dear or beloved lorddŏmĭnus cārus

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He of hornbogan his freáwine fláne geswencte he laid low his dear lord with an arrow from his horned bow, 4867; B. 2438. Cf. Grm. D. M. 82, 192

ge-feccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feccan, -feccean ; p. -feahte, -fehte; pp. -feaht, -feht

To fetchbring toaddūcĕre

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He him hét to wífe gefeccean Cleopatran he commanded [them] to bring Cleopatra to him for a wife, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 44 : Blickl. Homl. 187, 15

Linked entry: ge-fetian

a-werian

(v.)
Grammar
a-werian, -wergan, -wergean ; p. ede ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to ward offdefendrestrainprotectcoverdefendereprohibereprotegereto ward off from oneselfspurn from oneselfaspernarito wearwear outtereredeterere

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He hine awerede he defended himself, Ors, 3, 9 ; Bos. 68, 23, 29: 5, 3 ; Bos. 103, 25: Ps. Th. 105, 24. Ðú mín heáfod scealt on gefeohtdæge feóndum awergean obumbrasti caput meum in die belli, 139, 7.

Linked entry: a-wered

ge-biddan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-biddan, p. -bæd, pl. -bǽdon; pp. -beden; often followed by a reflexive dative [ge-, biddan to ask, pray]

To praypray toworshipadoreōrāreadōrārecŏlĕre

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Bos. 6, 5. Ðonne ðú ðé gebidde cum orāvĕris, 6, 6. Lǽr us us gebiddan dŏce nos ōrāre, Lk. Bos. 11, 1. For ðé gebitt ōrābit pro te. Gen. 20, 7. Ic him á gebæd ego autem ōrābam. Ps. Th. 108, 3.

Linked entries: ge-beden ge-bitt

ge-þyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyld, e; f.

Patienceresignationpatientia

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Bos. 8, 15. Gehafa geþyld on me patientiam hăbe in me, Mt. Bos. 18, 26: Exon. 79 b: Th. 298, 3; Crä. 79: Beo. Th. 2795; B. 1395. Mid geþylde with patience, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 12: Ps. Th. 91, 13.

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, p. -fánd, pl. -fúndon; pp. -fúnden

To finddetectfeelexperienceinveniredeprehendereexperirisentire

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Bos. 8, 4: Bt. 35, 5 ; Fox 162, 31

Linked entry: a-fúnden

a-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreón, -wreóhan, -wrióhan, -wrión ; p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon ; pp. -wrogen ; v. a. [a not, wreón to cover]

To uncoverdiscoverdiscloseopenrevealrevelare

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Bos. 10, 22. Ðú ðás þing lytlingum awruge revelasti ea parvulis, 10, 21. Drihten awreáh rihtwísnysse hys Dominus revelavit justitiam suam, Ps. Spl. 97, 3. Awreóh Drihtne weg ðínne revela Domino viam tuam, Ps. Lamb. 36, 5