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bredende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
bredende, adj. [part. , of bredan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus

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cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [MS. sendan] hí Marius, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, a swá lytigne, and á swá bredende, swá he wæs they sent Marius, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and so crafty, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 106, 29; notes

Linked entry: bregdan

open

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H. 61, 12. of a space, not shut in, not enclosed Gelícost openre byrig, ðǽre ðe mid náne wealle ne bið ymbworht sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu, Past. 277, 20. (3 a) of a battle :-- Hé hine ǽr openum gefeohte ofercóm, Past. 229, 8. not covered

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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S. 22 ; Th. i. 388, 11, 12, and note b

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

a-sealcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sealcan, pp. asolcen

To languishto be or become weakidleslothfulremisslanguescereremitteredesidiosum fieri

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To languish, to be or become weak, idle, slothful, remiss; languescere, remittere, desidiosum fieri Ne lǽt ðú ðe ðín mód asealcan wǽrfæst willan mínes let not thou thy mind languish [to be] observant of my will, Cd. 99; Th. 130, 30; Gen. 2167.

Linked entry: a-solcen

cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
cearig, ceareg, ceari; adj. [cearu = care, sorrow]

Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, diresollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus

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Ne þurfon wyt beón cearie æt cyme Dryhtnes we need not be anxious at the Lord's coming, Exon. 100a; Th. 376, 29; Seel. 162

Linked entries: carig ceareg ceari

F

At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

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The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

for-þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þryccan, -þrycan; p. -þrycte; pp. -þrycced, -þryct

To tread underoppress greatlysuppressoverwhelmopprĭmĕresupprĭmĕre

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Næs ǽnig ðara ðæt mec þreám forþrycte there was not any of them that overwhelmed me with reproofs, Exon. 73 a; Th. 273, 22; Jul. 520. Þreám forþrycced oppressed with afflictions, 50 a; Th. 174, 1; Gú. 1171: Elen. Kmbl. 2551; El. 1277.

Linked entries: þryccan for-þriccan

gǽst

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst, es; m.

The soulspiritmindspīrĭtusanĭmus

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Nyle he ǽngum ánum ealle gesyllan gǽstes snyttru he will not give all wisdom of mind to any one man, Exon. 17 b; Th. 43, 5; Cri. 684. Gúþlác in gǽste bær heofoncundne hyht Guthlac bare heavenly hope in his spirit, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 10; Gú. 141.

heolfor

(n.)
Grammar
heolfor, es; n.

Blood from a woundgorecruor

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Blood from a wound, gore; cruor Blód út ne com heolfor of hreþre ðeáh mec bite stíðecg stýle there came not out blood or gore from my breast though the steel with stiff edge bit me, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 9; Rä. 88, 13.

Linked entry: helabr

magu-timber

(n.)
Grammar
magu-timber, es; n.

A childprogenyall those who are born

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Icel. manns-efni (efni material, stuff) a promising young man.] progeny, all those who are born Ne sý ðæs magutimbres gemet ofer eorþan gif hí ne wanige se ðás worulde teóde there would be no bounds upon earth to those who are born, if they waned not

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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Human joy, joyous life among men, joyous noise Ðú ne gemyndgast æfter mandreáme, ne wást bútan wildeóra þeáw thy mind shall not be according to human life, nor shall thou (Nebuchadnezzar) know aught but the habit of wild beasts, Cd. 203; Th. 251, 30;

ge-trýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trýwan, p. de

To trusthope

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To trust, hope Ða ðe noldan on hine getrýwan those who would not trust in him, Blickl. Homl. 159, 11. Ic getrýwe in ðone torhtestan þrýnesse þrym I believe in the most glorious virtue of the Trinity, Exon. 42 a; Th. 140, 28; Gú. 617.

geongor-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
geongor-dóm, geonger-dóm, es; m.

Youngership, minority, subjection, obedience, service, vassalagejuvĕnīlis status, obsĕquium, obēdientia, ministĕrium

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Unc wearþ God yrre forðon wit him noldon hnígan mid heáfdum þurh geongordóm God was angry with us two because we two would not bow to him with our heads in subjection, 35; Th. 46, 12; Gen. 743: 30; Th. 41, 26; Gen. 662.

Linked entry: geongerdóm

geond-féran

(v.)
Grammar
geond-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred [geond through, féran to go]

To go through, traversepertransīre, peragrāre

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To go through, traverse; pertransīre, peragrāre Ne móstan ðé geondféran foldbúende earth's inhabitants may not traverse thee, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 8; Hö. l01.

ge-sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceamian, -sceomian, -scamian, -scomian; p. ode ; pp. od.

To blush, be ashamed, be confoundederubescĕre, confundiTo shame, cause or bring shame to, confoundpūdēre, confundĕreto be ashamed

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Ne gesceamaþ hý it shall not confound them; non confundentur, Ps. Th. 36, 18: 30, 1. Gesceamige heom erubescant, Ps. Lamb. 6, 11: Ps. Th. 30, 19. Gisceomiga confundas, Rtl. 125, 15

Linked entries: ge-scamian ge-scomian

sticels

(n.)
Grammar
sticels, es; m.
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Sticels (not sticel) vel gádísen, 15, 15. Mé is geseald sticels mínes líchaman. . . . Ic bæd mínne Drihten ðæt hé áfyr*-*rode ðæs sceoccan sticels fram mé ( there was given to me a thorn in the flesh. . . .

Linked entry: sticel

miþian

(v.)
Grammar
miþian, p. ode
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To conceal, keep from appearing openly Se ealda feónd ne mihte ádreógan þás wísan swígiende ne deógollíce þurh swefn miðgian (the old enemy could not suffer these things in silence nor keep them from being generally known by entrusting them to the secrecy

stów

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Th. i. 98, 28. v. andfeng-, burn-, cenning-, costnung-, den-, gebed-, gebeorg-, gecwed-, gemynd-, geþing-, hege- (not heg-)

wácian

(v.)
Grammar
wácian, p. ode.

to be or become weakwant resolution or courage.to be or become weaknot able to endureto failto become poor or mean.

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Th. 132, 2; By. 10. of things, to be or become weak, not able to endure, to fail Ne wáciaþ ðás geweorc, Exon, Th. 351, 26; Sch. 86. Teoriaþ hwílum, wáciaþ wordbeót, 469, 22; Hy. 11, 6. to become poor or mean.

Linked entry: ge-wácian

hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
hæftan, p. hæfte; pp. hæfted, hæft

To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprisonto bind, fetter

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To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprison Gif hé nite hwá hine áborgie hæfton hine if he knows not who will be his surety let them arrest him, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 8.