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feónd-scipe

(n.)
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Ꝥ wé wǽron ealle swá on ánum freóndscype swá on ánum feóndscype that we should all be united alike in friendship and in enmity, Ll. Th. i. 234, 22.

hæppan

(v.)
Grammar
hæppan, (?); p. te
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H. 223, 17 : all three passages refer to the same event in the life of St. Martin), Hml. S. 31, 477. [Cf. N. E. D. hap to go by chance.]

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awful ⬩ awful, exciting awe ⬩ reverence, venerable

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Wæs hé for his árfæstum dǽdum eallum his geférum leóf and weorð and ondrysne he was beloved, honoured and reverenced by all his companions for his pious deeds, Blickl. Homl. 213, 12.

gold-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
gold-geweorc, es; n.
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ðæt goldgeweorc eall todreás swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre there was an image of the sun made of gold, and it was on a golden chariot, and there were golden horses to the chariot ... then came there a horrible devil out of the goldwork, and the goldwork all

burh-ware

(n.)
Grammar
burh-ware, burg-ware; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Inhabitants of a city, citizens ⬩ urbis incolæ, cives

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Inhabitants of a city, citizens; urbis incolæ, cives Him cyrdon to mǽst ealle ða burh-ware almost all the inhabitants of the city turned to him, Chr. 919; Ing. 133, 15.

Linked entry: burg-ware

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Alf. 34; Th. i. 52, 16. Earme wydewan, Cd. Th. 128, 27; Gen. 2133

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.

Servile, ⬩ not free ⬩ bond

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Alf. 12; Th. i. 46, 13. Þeów mennen, Agar, Cd. Th. 135, 22; Gen. 2246. On þeówum dóme ł tó ðeówan wæs geseald in seruum venundatus est, Ps. Lamb. 104, 17. Se ðe sleá his ágenne þeówne esne, L. Alf. 17; Th. i. 48, 12.

aluwe

(n.)
Grammar
aluwe, an; f.

Aloe

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Aloe, Lchdm, iii. 2, 15

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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With the reading hrǽs for hrær the passage might be translated 'first of all sank down Garulf ... around him moved many a stout man weak or wounded in body: the raven wheeled round swart and dusky.'

Linked entry: lacra

éc

(con.)
Grammar
éc, conj.

EKE, also ⬩ etiam

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EKE, also; etiam Ða us éc bewrǽcon who also have sent us forth. Cd. 189; Th. 235, 12; Dan. 305: 151; Th. 190, 5; Exod. 194. Éc sceoldon his þegnas ðǽr gewunian his followers must also inhabit there, 220; Th. 284, 23; Sat. 326: Beo.

Linked entry: EÁC

mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrsung, e; f.

a making known ⬩ report ⬩ rumour ⬩ fame ⬩ renown ⬩ celebrity ⬩ celebration ⬩ a making great ⬩ magnifying ⬩ glorification ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ excellency ⬩ honour ⬩ favour

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Lind. 13, 7. fame, renown, celebrity Gesprang mérsung his in alle Syria abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 24. Herodes gehérde mérsung (famam) Hǽlendes, 14, 1. Gesprang mérsung (rumor) his in all lond, Mk. Skt.

mǽr-lacu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-lacu, a boundary stream, v. lacu,
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where also see gemǽr-lacu

girela

(n.)
Grammar
girela, gierela, am; m.: <b>girelu,</b> e; f.
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Hét hé míne geféran ꝥ hié ealne heora gerelan him of ádydon ponere amicos uestes imperauit, Nar. 27, 13. a garment, robe Wudewan gierela theristotedes (sumpto viduitatis theristro, Ald. 76, 8), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 46. Gyrlan stola, Germ. 397, 10.

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hǽmed

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Gl. 525, 13) lenocinia (spreto spousali peplo blanda procorurn lenocinia conternnens, Ald. 76, 9), 5245. ¶ a marriage feast; nuptiae :-- Of hǽmdum ł of brýdlðpurn de nuptis, Jn. p. i. 3. Tó ðǽrn færmum ł hǽmdum ad nubtias, 2, 2. <b>I a.

herung

praise ⬩ approbation ⬩ praise ⬩ lauds

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Ald. 67, 13), An. Ox. 4723. Herunga opinionum (oujus vitam tantis opinionum rumusculis extollit. Aid. 33, 29), 2424: pręconiorum, 4950.

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishness ⬩ cowardice ⬩ timorousness ⬩ pusillanimity

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Þurh lyðre yrhþe Godes bydela ðe clumedon mid ceaflum ðǽr hí scoldon clipian through the vile sluggishness of God's messengers, who mumbled with their mouths when they should have cried aloud, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 111, 202

Linked entry: irhþ

ge-springan

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., to spread, be diffused Gesprang mérsung his in alle Syria abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam, Mt. L. 4, 14. Gesprang ( processit) mérðu (rumor ) his in all loud. Mk. L. l, 28. to reach by spreading, spread and reach (fig.)

on-ufan

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I. 3 Mæht hénisæs onufa all mæht fióndes potestatem calcandi supra omnem uirtutem inimici, Lk. L. 10, 19

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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Þe shell tooclef, Alis. (Skt.) 1009. In later English the word is used transitively and intransitively

swǽman

(v.)
Grammar
swǽman, p. de

To trouble, afflict, grieve.

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Cf. also: His hert began to melt For veray sweme of this swemeful tale, Lydgate (cited ib. p. 199). Swemyn molestor, mereo; sweem, swemynge or mornynge tristicia, molestia, meror Prompt. Parv. 482, col. 1. In A.

Linked entry: á-swǽman