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cél-nes

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Dele cól-nes, and add Hé wæs eall biernende, and ðeáh ðá tungan suíðust mǽnde, and him ðǽre kélnesse bæd totus ardens refrigerari se praecipue in lingua requirebat, Past. 309, 11. Coelnisse refrigerium, Ps. Srt. 65, 12: Rtl. 36, 17.

feferian

(v.)
Grammar
feferian, p. ode

feverish

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To be feverish, suffer from fever Febrende wæs febricitans, Mk. L. 1, 30. Gyf hé feforgende (fefrigende, v. l.) sý, Lch. ii. 220, 18. Syle drincan fefergindum, 122, 15. Tó þám fefergendan (-um, v. l.), 138, 5: 212, 13.

Linked entry: febrende

ge-hyspan

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Ox. 1474. to reproach, upbraid Se wer þe wæs Gode gehálgod gehyspte Arrianum þone gedwolbiscop swá swá hit gebyrede ( exprobravit ut debuit ), Gr. D. 238, 15

ge-lofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lofian, p. ode
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Heofenan ríce wæs álǽten þisum gebródrum for heora nette and scipe, and ðám rícan Zachéo tó healfum dǽle his ǽhta, Hml. Th. i. 580, 21: 582, 28

Linked entry: lofian

ge-þersc

(n.)
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ge-þersc, es; n.
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Ðá þá hé swá swíðe mid geþersce mistucod (swá swíþe geswungen vehementer caesus ) wæs, 20, 33

-geaplíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-geaplíce, l. <b>geáplíce,</b>
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Þá betealde hé ( Herod ) hine swíðe geáplíce, swá swá hé wæs snotorwyrde, Hml. Th. i. 80, 9. Hig tósceádað ꝥ stæfgefég on þrým wísan geáplíce swíðe, Angl. viii. 313, 17

gingre

(n.)
Grammar
gingre, an; f.
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Cf. gingra; 2 b Heó arn tó þǽre fǽmnan þe þá ðæs mynstres abbodesse wæs, Hilde gingre (geongra, v. l.) cucurrit ad uirginem, quae tunc monasterio abbatissae uice praefuit, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 470, 17

gúþ-frec

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The epithet is applied to the cannibals who, distressed by hunger, were eager for the death of the victim they meant to eat Þá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb þæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded tó þám beaduláce, An. 1119

Wealh-cyn

(n.)
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Wealh-cyn, Wealh-cynn, es; n.

The Celtic race

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Griffin wæs kyning ofer eall Wealcyn, 1063; Erl. 195, 12

brægden

(v.; adj.; part.)
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brægden, adj. [= bregden; pp. of bregdan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty;dolosus

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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [sendan MS.] hí Mariurn, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne, and á swá brægdenne, swá he wæs they sent Marias, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and always so crafty, Ors.

Linked entries: ge-brægden brǽden

niht-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
niht-hwíl, e ; f.
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The space of a day, four and twenty hours Gif ǽnig man wǽre áne niht on helle, and hé eft wǽre æfter þám of álǽdd . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þisum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre for þǽre ánre nihthwíle, Wlfst. 147, 9

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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freezing, chilled, frigid, frozen; frīgens, frīgŏre rīgens, frīgĭdus, gĕlĭdus Ic wæs mundum freórig my hands were chilled [lit. I was freezing in my hands ], Andr. Kmbl. 982; An. 491.

EARG

(adj.)
Grammar
EARG, earh; comp. eargra, earhra; sup. eargost; adj.

inert, weak, timid, cowardlyiners, ignāvus, segnis, tĭmĭdusevil, wretched, vileprāvus, imprŏbus

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Tarcuinius hiora eallra eargost wæs Tarquin was the most vile of them all, 2, 2; Bos. 41, 26. Swá fela eargra worda so many evil words, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 32; Gen. 580: Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 29; Cri. 1298

ge-bod

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Th. i. 232, 12. a command, an order of the Deity Gif ꝥ sóþ is . . . hit wæs unnet gebod . . . ꝥ God beád. Bt. 41, 3 ; F. 246, 32. ' þis bebod se Hǽlend ús sealde . . . ' 'Gif þis gebod eów wǽre geseald fram eówrum Drihtne . . .' Bl. H. 233, 21.

Sciððeas

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.
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wæs mid firde farende on Sciððie on ða norþdǽlas, 1, 10; Swt. 44, 7 : 2, 4; Swt. 76, 4. On Sciððie (Sciððige, Bos. 43, 42), Swt. 72, 24

ge-hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To share or appoint by lotto getreceivesortirinancisci

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Hit wæs gehloten to Iosepes bearna lande it was allotted to the land of the children of Joseph, Jos. 24, 32. Ic wæs gehloten mid ánum wífe in ánes ceorles ðeówdóme I was allotted with a woman to the service of a certain man, Shrn. 38, 13

Linked entry: ge-hloten

þegen-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-riht, es; n.
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Gif massere geþeáh ðæt hé férde þrige ofer wídsǽ, se wæs þegenrihtes weorðe, 6; Th. i. 192, 10

Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer

ǽ-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-spryng, eá-, -sprynge; m. f. (?): -spring; n.
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Cúðberihtus án ǽspring (eá-, v. l. ) of drígre eorðan wæs gelǽdende, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 518, 2. Of éspryngum de fontibus. Ps.

á-delfan

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Dict. to dig up the ground Hí ádulfon gehwylcne dǽl þæs wyrtgeardes þæs þe þǽr ǽr undolfen wæs cuncta horti illius spatia quae inculta fuerant coluerunt, Gr. D. 202, 3. Seó eorðe wæs swíðe heard and hé ne mihte heó ádelfan, Hml.

Linked entry: a-dylf

cwíþan

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Unsac hé wæs on lífe, Lch. iii. 288, 4. v. un-cwíd[d]