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mægen

Grammar
mægen, <b>. I.</b>
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S. 26, 82. add: a virtuous action Þæt wé beón gódum mannum gelíce in ðám mægenum þé wé dón magon, Verc. Först. 169, 3.

ǽ-fæst

Grammar
ǽ-fæst, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest).

religiousmarried

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Se weorðscipe ðisse worolde is gecierred tó weorðscipe ðǽm ǽwfæstum, ðæt ðá sindon nú weorðoste ðe ǽwfæstoste sindon; for ðon lícet monig ðæt hé ǽwfæsð láreów sié, Past. 27, 2-5. Ǽfeste (eáwfæste, v. 1.) men R.

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Lífes waldend, heofona hyrde, Dóm. 86 a keeper of a prison, one on the watch to prevent, a guard, watchman Hié gemétton þæs carcernes duru opene and þá seoton hyrdas deáde licgan, Bl.

hýnþ

(n.)
Grammar
hýnþ, e; hýnþu [-o]; indecl. f.

Humiliationabasementdisgracecontemptinjuryharmloss

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Hénþa, Dóm. L. 6, 88. Ic heóld nú nigon geár wið ealle hýnþa ðínes fæder gestreón I have kept now nine years thy father's wealth from all losses, Homl. Skt. 9, 42

Linked entries: hénþ hiénþo

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, es; m.

a blast, blowing, breath, spirit, life, mindflamen, flatus, inspiratio? spiritus, vita, animusenjoyment, prosperity, abundance, success, blessedness, gift, reward, benefit, glory, honourfruitio, prosperitas, abundantia, successus, beatitudo, donum, præmium, beneficium, gloria, dignitasflatus

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Eorþan blǽdas the enjoyments of earth, 116 b; Th. 447, 28; Dóm. 46. He heóld blǽd mid bearnum he possessed prosperity with his children, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 5; Gen. 1608.

Linked entries: bléd bléd

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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Dómas and dihtas rihte man geornlíce, þæt leód and lagu trumlíce stande, Wlfst. 74, 8

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Ðá hié ðá in ðone heofon lócodan æfter him as they looked after him unto heaven, Blickl. Homl. 121, 21.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

gift-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gift-hús, es; n.

A wedding-housenuptiarum domus

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A wedding-house; nuptiarum domus Ðá wǽrun ða gyfthús mid sittyndum mannum gefyllede impletæ sunt nubtiæ discumbentium, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 10

scorfed

(adj.)
Grammar
scorfed, sceorfed, scurfed ; adj.
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Rough, scabbed Wið scurfedum nægle (unguium scabritiem ); nim gecyrnadne sticcan, sete on ðone nægl wið ða wearta. Lchdm. ii. 150, 4

Linked entry: scurfed

gerian

(v.)
Grammar
gerian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothevestīre

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To clothe; vestīre Ðám ðe ðone líchoman Cúþberhtes geredon quĭbus corpus Cudbercti vestierant, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 5, MS. B

þýmel

(n.)
Grammar
þýmel, es; m.

A thumbstallfingerstallthimble

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A thumbstall, fingerstall, thimble Wiþ scurfedum nægle ... wyrc þýmel tó, and lege eald spic onufan ðone nægl, Lchdm. ii. 150, 6

Linked entry: þúma

weorf-tord

(n.)
Grammar
weorf-tord, es; n.
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Dung of beasts Hé mæg of woruftorde ðone þearfendan áreccan de stercore erigens pauperem, Ps. Th. 112, 6. v. preceding word

Linked entry: tord

be-hæpsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hæpsian, p. ode
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To fasten with a bolt, bolt a door Hé hét hí gán út and behæpsode þá duru, Hml. S. 31, 214

Linked entry: hæpsian

á-hwá

(pronoun.)
Grammar
á-hwá, g. -hwæs; d. -hwám; acc. -hwone; pron. [á, hwá who]

Anyonealiquis

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Any, one; aliquis Gif he áhwám geweólde if he have done violence to any one, L. Pen. 16; Th; ii. 284, 6

Linked entry: hwá

a-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed

To weanablactare

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To wean; ablactare Ǽr ðone, ðæt acennede bearn, awened sí quoadusque, qui gignitur, ablactatur, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8 ; S. 493, 33

drehnigean

(v.)
Grammar
drehnigean, drehnian, dreahnian; p. ode ; pp.drehnigod

To strain out, DRAINexcolāre, percolāre

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To strain out, DRAIN; excolāre, percolāre Lá blindan látteówas, ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg duces cæci, excolantes culĭcem, Mt. Bos. 23, 24

Linked entry: dreahnian

frætig

(adj.)
Grammar
frætig, def. se frætga; adj.

Proudperversewickedsuperbusperversus

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Proud, perverse, wicked; superbus, perversus Forfóh ðone frætgan seize the proud one [the devil ], Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 18; Jul. 284

lud-geat

(n.)
Grammar
lud-geat, es; n.

postern

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A back door, postern Þurh ludget per seudoterum [ψευδoθυρoν ], Wrt.Voc. ii. 67, 72. þorh ludgæt, 116, 70: Ep. Gl. 18 b, 16

Súþ-Seaxisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Súþ-Seaxisc, adj.
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South-Saxon, of Sussex Wulnóð cild ðone Súð-Sexiscan (-Seaxscian, col. 1: -Seaxcisan, 260, col. 2), Chr. 1009; Th. 261, col. 2

Linked entry: Seaxisc

súþ-wág

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-wág, es; m.
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Wið ðone súðwág tómiddes ðæs wáges, Blickl. Homl. 207, 15