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berhtm-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
berhtm-hwæt, adj.

Swift as an eye-blink ⬩ celer ut oculi nictus

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Swift as an eye-blink; celer ut oculi nictus Ðec lígetu bláce, berhtmhwate ða ðec bletsige the pale lightnings, swift as an eye-blink, these shall bless thee, Cd. 192; Th. 240, 3; Dan. 381

Clod-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
Clod-hangra, an; m. [clod, hangra a meadow]

Clodhanger

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Clodhanger Þurhút Clodhangran; of ðan hangran andlang róde út on Mules dene out through Clodhanger; from the meadow along the road out to Mule's dean, Cod. Dipl. 1198; A. D. 956; Kmbl. v. 374, 28

feónd-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
feónd-seóc, adj.

Fiend-sick ⬩ demoniac ⬩ dæmŏniăcus

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Fiend-sick, demoniac; dæmŏniăcus Ðætte seó ylce eorþe mihte to hǽle feóndseócra manna and óðra untrumnyssa ut ipsa terra ad ăbĭgendos ex obsessis corpŏrĭbus dæmŏnes grātiæ salutāris hăbēret effectum, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 35

fésian

(v.)
Grammar
fésian, he féseþ; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To drive away ⬩ put to flight ⬩ fŭgāre ⬩ in fŭgam ăgĕre

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To drive away, put to flight; fŭgāre, in fŭgam ăgĕre Ðæt oft on gefeohte án féseþ tyne ut in pugna ūnus sæpe dĕcem in fŭgam ēgĕrit, Lupi Serm. i. 14; Hick. Thes. ii. 103, 20

mann-werod

(n.)
Grammar
mann-werod, es; m.

A band of people ⬩ an assembly

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A band of people, an assembly Ðá Philippuse gebyrede ðæt hé for ðæm plegan út of ðæm monweorode árád, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 33. Gemun ðín mannweorod memento congregationis tuæ, Ps. Th. 73, 2

eág-dúru

Grammar
eág-dúru, l. -duru,
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and add Glád þæt deófol út swá swá smýc æt his eágdura, Shrn. 52, 33. Geseah hé sittan ðone Hálgan Gást on culfran híwe on ðæs carcernes eágdura, 54, 15, Þurh þá eágduru, 78, 27

fæst-hafolnes

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Swá ðá rúmmódan fæsthafolnesse lǽren, swá hí ðá uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen sic prodigis praedicetur parcitas, ut tenacibus periturarum rerum custodia non augeatur, Past. 453, 28. Add

scip-hláford

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Þá geseah þæs scypes hláford ꝥ Eustachies wíf swíðe fæger wæs; þá gewilnode hé hí habban . . . þá bícnode se sciphláford tó his mannum ꝥ hí hine (Eustachius) út sceoldon wurpan, Hml. S. 30, 169. Add

waþema

(n.)
Grammar
waþema, waþuma, an ; m.

Moving water ⬩ wave ⬩ flood

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Moving water, wave, flood Ðá cwom wópes hring út faran, weóll waðuman and hé worde cwæð, Andr. Kmbl. 2561; An. 1282. Tungol beóþ áhýded, gewiten under waþeman westdǽlas on, Exon. Th. 204, 13 ; Ph. 97

Linked entry: waþem

swelgere

(n.)
Grammar
swelgere, es; m.

A glutton ⬩ glutto

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A glutton Ic ne eom swá micel swelgere ðæt icealle cynn metta on ánre gereordinge etan mǽge non sum tam vorax, ut omnia genera ciborum in una refectione edere possim, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 35

Linked entry: swelgend

Tróiesc

(adj.)
Grammar
Tróiesc, tróisc; adj.

Trojan

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M. 306, 20) wæle ealle ða landbigengan wolde út ámǽran tragica caede omnes indigenes exterminare contendit, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 6, Of þan Troyscen monnen, Laym. 410

streám-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
streám-ryne, es; m.

The running of a stream

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The running of a stream Ðæt wæter swá genihtsumlíce út fleów' ðæt hit streámrynes of ðam munte the water flowed out so abundantly, that it ran streaming from the mountain, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 8

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birth ⬩ origin ⬩ beginning ⬩ parentage ⬩ family ⬩ lineage ⬩ nativitas ⬩ origo ⬩ stirps ⬩ genus ⬩ nature ⬩ quality ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ natura ⬩ qualitas ⬩ conditio ⬩ sors ⬩ fatum

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birth, origin, beginning, parentage, family, lineage; nativitas, origo, stirps, genus Bearnes þurh gebyrde through the birth of a child, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 28; Cri. 76. Þurh bearnes gebyrd through child-birth, 8 b; Th. 3, 18; Cri. 38. On dæg gebyrde die

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen

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Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

ge-incfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-incfullian, p. ade; pp. ad

To offend ⬩ scandalize

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To offend, scandalize We ðonne ðýles geincfulligæ hiæ ut autem non scandalizemus eos, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 27. Se ðe ne biþ in me geincfullad qui non fuerit scandalizatus in me, 11, 6 : 15, 12

Linked entry: incfullian

ge-bird

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-bird, ge-birde.
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Take here ge-byrd in Dict. grown up; pubes Gebierdne, þone æþelan geongan indolem (perhaps the passage glossed is: Pulcherrimam pubertatis indolem, Aid. 63, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 80. v. un-gebeard[e]

manigfealdian

(v.)
Grammar
manigfealdian, p. ode
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Þte gié monigfaldiga ut abundetis, Rtl. 13, 17. Mænifeal[dian] amplificare, An. Ox. 5215

wealg

(adj.)
Grammar
wealg, adj.

Nauseous

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Halliwell gives wallow = flat, insipid; wallowish = nauseous) Se wearma welð on gódum cræftum, ðý læs hé sié wealg for wlæcnesse, and for ðæm weorðe út áspiwen ( ne evomatur tepidus ) Past. 58; Swt. 447, 18

swǽre

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽre, swáre; adv.

Grievously, oppressively ⬩ graviter

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Grievously, oppressively Eam ic swǽre geseald ðǽr ic út swícan ne mæg traditus sum, et non egrediebar Ps. Th. 87, 8. Se hláford hefig gioc slépte swáre on ða swyran sínra þegena, Met. 9, 56

Linked entry: swáre

angel

(n.)
Grammar
angel, g. angles; m.

A hook ⬩ a fishing-hook ⬩ hamus

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A hook, a fishing-hook; hamus Wurp ðínne angel út mitte hamum, Mt. Bos. 17, 27. Swá swá mid angle fisc gefangen biþ as a fish is caught by a hook, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 11

Linked entries: angil Engel Ongel