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BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Ic eom brǽdre ðonne ðes wong gréna I am broader than this green plain, Exon. 111 a;Th. 425, 3;. 41, 50: 111 b;Th, 426, 32;. 41, 82.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

EARM

(adj.)
Grammar
EARM, ærm, arm; comp. earmra; sup. earmost; adj.

poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretchedpauper, mĭser the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision paupĕres

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Ic wolde cweðan ðæt hi wǽron earmoste I should say that they were most miserable, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 13: Exon. 110 a; Th. 421, 6; . 40, 14. the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision; paupĕres Be teóðunge.

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Sax. that werod béd hwan ér the fródo man gifrumid habdi waldandes willeon], Exon. 108 b; Th. 413, 29; . 32, 13. indefinite, at some time Se ilca ús wile nú hwonne eft mid eallum egesan gesécan the same will visit us again at some time with all terror

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Th. 407, 11; . 26, 3. Nabbaþ wé tó hyhte nymþe cyle and fýr, Cd. Th. 285, 10; Sat. 335. Eaforan syndon deáde nymþe feá áne, 128, 30; Gen. 2134. Similar entries Cf. nefne

Linked entry: nemþe

síþ

(prep.; adv.; con.)
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Ǽr oððe síþ, ǽfre ever, at any time, 56, 1 ; Cri. 894 : 65, 12 ; Cri. 1053 : 471, 28 ; . 61, 8. Míne gyltas ðe ic síþ oððe ǽr ǽfre gefremode, L. de Cf. 11 ; Th. ii. 264, 24 : Elen. Kmbl. 1947 ; Elen. 975. Sýþ oððe ǽr, Menol. Fox 398 ; Men. 200.

strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl, strél, streál, es ; m. : e ; f. : stræle, an ; f.
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Th. 386, 4 ; . 4, 56. Hé ða strǽle ðara áwerigdra gásta him fram ásceáf, Guthl. 6 ; Gdwin. 42, 24. Strǽle bitere sendan, Ps. Th. 77, 11 : 76, 14

Linked entry: streál

un-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelíc, adj.

Unlikedifferentdissimilardiverse

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Th. 380, 5; . 1, 3. Hé tiolaþ ungelíc tó biónne ðam óþrum, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 7: Cd. Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356. Hit is ungelíc úrum gecynde, Met. 20, 33. Unilícum háde dispari sexu, Hpt. Gl. 461, 5. Ungelíce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 41.

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, m.

a blowingbreathbreathingspiritinspirationflameblazeprosperity

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Voc. ii. 149, 24: fla(b)ra, 37, 21. Blǽdas (-es, MS.) auras, An. Ox. 50, 4. Tóworpen þurh windes blǽda (blǽde, blǽdum, v. ll.), Lch. iii. 276, 16. figurative: Blǽdum fasti vel superbiae flatibus, Wrt.

Linked entry: blæst

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid;palpebra

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Ic eom wíde calu, ne ic bréaga ne brúna brúcan móste I am very bald, nor can I make use of eye-lids nor eye-lashes, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 32; . 41, 100. Betwux oferbrúan and brǽwum intercilium [= intercilia], Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 70; Wrt.

heáh-nes

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L. 5, 4. non-physical. of persons or their attributes, loftiness of rank or character, high rank or quality, majesty, dignity On heálicere héhnysse ł geþinþe geuferede edito (uirginitatis) fastigio sublimati, An. Ox. 930.

Linked entry: heá-nes

ETAN

(v.)
Grammar
ETAN, to etanne; part. etende; ic ete, ðú etest, etst, itst, ytst, ætst, he, heó, hit, yt, ytt, et, ett, eteþ, ieteþ, iteþ, yteþ, pl. etaþ; p. ic, he æt, ðú ǽte, pl. ǽton; subj. indef. ic ete, æte, pl. eten; p. ǽte, pl. ǽten; pp. eten; v.a.

EAT, consume, devourĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre

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Ne wiht iteþ nor eats a thing [creature ], 114 b; Th. 439, 28; . 59, 10. Gé etaþ ye eat, Gen. 3, 5. Ðú- ǽte of ðam treówe thou hast eaten of the tree; cŏmēdisti de ligno. Gen. 3, 17. He æt ða offring-hláfas pānes prōpŏsĭtiōnis cŏmēdit, Mt.

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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Ða gecorenan freógaþ folces Weard the chosen shall love the Lord of mankind, Exon. 32a; Th. 100, 27; Cri. 1648: 1143; Th. 436, 36; . 55, 12. Freóþ hý fremde monnan strange men love them, 90b; Th. 339, 32; Gn. Ex. 103.

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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Swá hie fundedon as they desired, Cd. 115; Th. 150, 17; Gen. 2493: Exon. 1063; Th. 404, 11; . 23, 6

hruse

(n.)
Grammar
hruse, an; f.

The earthground

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Ðǽr mé siteþ hruse on hrycge there the earth presses on my back, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 5; . 4, 6. Ic goldwine mínne hrusan heolstre biwráh I buried my lord, 76 b; Th. 287, 32; Wand. 23.

GRÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÓWAN, part. grówende; ic grówe, ðú grówest, gréwst, he gróweþ, gréwþ, pl. grówaþ; p. greów, pl. greówon; pp. grówen
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To GROW, increase, spring, sprout, spring up; crescere, frondere, virere, germinare, florere Lǽteþ hió ða blówan and grówan it lets these blow and grow, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 6; . 35, 9: 90 a; Th. 338, 3; Gn. Ex. 73: Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 5: Bt.

Linked entry: ge-grówan

sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotole, adv.
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Ða siex stafas sweotule bécnaþ, 407, 5: . 25, 10. Sweotolor, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 3: 11, 1; Fox 30, 29: Met. 12, 23: Shrn. 188, 31. Hwæðer ðú hit á sweotolor ( any more clearly ) ongiton mǽge, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 16.

Linked entries: swetole swotole

frymþ

(n.)
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Þé ( Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223: 121. referring to time, the beginning of the world Hé mec worhte æt frymðe, þá hé þisne ymbhwyrft ǽrest sette, . 41, 6. the beginning of a condition; æt (on) frymþe at the outset

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Th. 394, 20; . 14, 6.

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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[wele]ra labium, 418) Kent. Gl. 596. Welure labia Ps. Surt. 11, 3. Weolure 62, 6: 65, 14: 70, 23. Weolere 30, 19: 62, 4. Weolre 11, 5: 118, 171. Weolera labiorum 20, 3: 58, 13. Weolerum labiis 58, 8: 118, 13: 119, 2: 139, 3. Weolure labia 11, 4.

Linked entry: weoler

spor

(n.)
Grammar
spor, es; n.

a trace, track, spoor a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. a woundtracing, tracking

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Th. 497, 8 ; . 85, 26.