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spild

(n.)
Grammar
spild, es; m.

Destructionruindesperatio, effusio

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Ðæt mód. . . ongit hine selfne on swelcne spild forlǽd mens . . . sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, 58, 2; Swt. 441, 27. Ðurh deófles spild through the ruin caused by the devil, Elen. Kmbl. 2235; El. 1119

tin

(n.)
Grammar
tin, es; n.

Tin

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Ðæt tin, ðonne hit mon mid sumum cræfte gemengþ and tó tine gewyrcþ, ðonne biþ hit swiðe leáslíce on siolufres hiewe. Suá hwá ðonne suá lícet on ðære swingellan, hé biþ ðæm tine gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 2-5. Tinnes stagni, Hpt.

GE-DÉFE

(adj.)
Grammar
GE-DÉFE, -doefe; comp. -ra; superl. -est, -ust; adj.

Becomingfitproperseemlyconvenientagreeabledecentquietmildmeekgentlekindbenevolentcongruusconvĕniensdĕcensopportūnushŏnestusquiētusmansuētusbĕnignus

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Ealra démena ðam gedéfestan to the most benevolent of all judges, Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 4; Sch. 58

Linked entry: deáf-líc

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht; adj.

Lightbrightcheerfulshiningclear

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Eác wǽre ðam earman leóhtne on móde gif hé ðæs rícan mannes welan ne gesáwe also the poor man would have been more cheerful, if he had not seen the rich man's wealth, Homl. Th. i. 330, 11.

ge-feohtan

(v.)
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Gif mǽgleás mon gefeohte and mon ofsleá, 78, 20. fig. to struggle, strive for supremacy Efne þǽm gelícost swylce ðá gesceafta ( wind and flame ) twá him betweónan gefeohtan sceoldan, Bl.

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Th. 408, 2; Rä. 27, 6. to cut as a surgeon does, to lance or to amputate Mon sníð ða bearneácnan wíf secuerunt praegnantes Past. 48, 2; Swt. 367, 14.

róf

(adj.)
Grammar
róf, adj.

Valiantstoutstrong

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Ic on morgen gefrægn módes rófan hebban herebýman, 183, 28; Exod. 98

mára

more

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twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Unclǽnu and twiefeald mód impura corda, Swt. 245, 12. double (as in bent double), placed together Ǽlc wág biþ gebiéged twiefeald on ðæm heale duplex semper est in angulis paries Past. 35; Swt. 245, 13.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Hit næs ná gesǽd hwæt Pirruses folces gefeallen wǽre, for ðon hit næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe wieldre wæs (mos est, ex ea parte quae vicerit occisorum non commemorare numerum) Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 21.

-mang

(suffix)
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-mong

á-mirran

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Swá hwá swá nylle ꝥ hine ǽnig mon oððe ǽnig ðing mage ámerran quisquis cupit nullis devis falli, Bt. 35, 1; F. 154, 21. to hinder, prevent right course or action, of persons Wyrð ðæt mód ámierred from ðǽre incundan hreówe mens ab intentione poenitentiae

ge-cnáwan

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mæg sweotole ongitan, ꝥ ǽlc mon ðæs wilnaþ, ꝥ hé mæge ꝥ héhste gód begitan, ðǽr hí hit gecnáwan mihtan, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 35.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Biþ hlíseádigra sé ðe hit selþ ðonne sé þe hit gaderaþ . . . ge eác þá welan beóþ hlíseádigran þonne þonne hié mon selþ þonne hié beón þonne hié mon gadraþ and healt, 13; F. 38, 11-15.

preóst

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Gif hwylce preóstas and Godes þeówas sýn bútan hálegum hádum gesette siqui sunt clerici extra sacros ordines constituti, 1, 27; Sch. 63, 4. (2 a) in the phrase descriptive of the tonsure :-- Gif mon cierliscne mon tó preóste bescíre unbundenne, mid .xxx

mǽg

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Se wer gebirað mágum (mǽgðe, v. l. ), 186, 4. where protection, assistance, support, is given Mon mót feohtan mid his geborene mǽge, Ll. Th. i. 90, 24.

cwic

(adj.)
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Heora godas bǽdan þæt him mon sealde ǽnne cucne (cucenne, Th. 330, 23) mon, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 28. Hé nánne ne lét cucne (cucune, Th. 472, 27), 6, 2; S. 256, 1. Hine cucene þe deádne, Shrn. 47, 3. Cucenne hine forbærnan, Hml. Th. i. 372, 10.

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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</b> of abstract things :-- Ðæt is ðonne suelc mon mid forewearde orde stinge, ðæt mon openlíce on óðerne rǽse mid tǽlinge to rush on another openly with blame is as much as to thrust with the point; ex mucrone quippe percutere est impetu apertae

furþor

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Add: local Ðá eóde hé furþor oþ hé gemétte ðá graman gydena, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 23. to or at a more advanced point of progress Lǽre mon siððan furður on Lædengeðióde ðá ðe mon furðor lǽran wille, and tó hiéran háde dón wille, Past. 7, 14: Gú. 1195.

arodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
arodlíce, arudlíce, ardlíce; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelycitosine mora

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Quickly, immediately; cito, sine mora Hí hebbaþ swíðe arodlíce ða earce up arcam sine mora elevant, Past. 22, 2; Hat. MS. 33 b, 9

Linked entries: ardlíce arudlíce