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Frys-land

(n.)
Grammar
Frys-land, Fres-lond, es; n.

FrieslandFrīsia

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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36.

Linked entry: Fres-lond

geofon

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Ymb geofenes stæð gearwe stódon sǽmearas, El. 227. Ofer geofenes streám across the sea, 1201. Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte, and hine gebringeð on Crístes cempena fæðmum?, Sal. K. 146, 27. Þes bát glídeð on geofone, An. 498.

here-beácen

a war-signala beaconan ensigna lighthouse

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Hí átendon heora beácna (herebeácen, herebeácna, v.ll.) swá swá hí férdon, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 2. an ensign Mín weorod . . . herebeácen and segnas beforan mé læddon totum agmen me sequebatur cum signis el uexillis, Nar. 7, 16. a signal for a fleet, a

on-sendan

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On gramra gemang hetend hildenæ̂dran forð onsendan, El. 120. of speech, to address, direct prayer, send a message Þislic æ̂rende se pâpa eft onsende and þâs word cwæð, Bl. H. 205, 22. Hê oft his word Gode ûp onsende, Gû. 748.

un-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽge, adj.

Not feynot appointed to die

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Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽgne eorl, ðonne his ellen deáh, 1150; B. 573

Linked entry: un-fǽglíc

lǽþ

Grammar
lǽþ, land, <b>lǽþ</b>
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Of Æglesforda and of ellan þám lǽþe þe þǽr tó líþ de Æilesforda et de toto illo lesto quod ad illum manerium pertinet, C. D. B. iii. 659, 25

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Hreósan under heolstorhofu, Elen. Kmbl. 1525; El. 764: Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 25; Cri. 1413. Gesihþ hreósan hrím and snáw, 77 a; Th. 289, 14; Wand. 48. Hit hreósan wile sígan sond æfter réne, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 44; Met. 7, 22.

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Hér biþ feoh lǽne hér biþ freónd lǽne hér biþ mon lǽne in this world shall not wealth endure, or friend, or man, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 32; Wand. 108 : Elen. Kmbl. 2539; El. 1272. Ðis lǽne líf ðe wé lifiaþ on this transitory life in which we live, Ps.

LUST

(n.)
Grammar
LUST, es; m.

LUSTdesirepleasurevoluptuousness

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Kmbl. 2046; An. 1025: Elen. Kmbl. 276; El. 138. Wedres on luste glad on account of fair weather or[?] desirous of fair weather, Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 28; Wal. 26. Of luste flǽsces ex voluntate carnis, Jn. Skt. Rush. 1, 13. In lust in luxum, Wrt.

Linked entry: lustume

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Denoting the whole, a shield, buckler [Icel. rönd a shield] Rand dynede, campwudu clynede, Elen. Kmbl. l00; El. 50. Ðonne rond and hand on herefelda helm ealgodon, Andr. Kmbl. 18; An. 9 : 824; An. 412.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Word hiere suna, Elen. Kmbl. 443; El. 222: Exon. Th. 6, 34; Cri. 94. Heó ne gehýrde ná hyre leófan sunu stemne ( but suna ll. 20, 24), Wulfst. 152, 16. Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu geþeóþ, L. Wg. 11; Th. i. 188, 10.

Linked entry: suna

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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</b> in an indefinite sense :--- On healfa gehwǽr, sume hyder, sume þyder, Elen. Kmbl. 1093; El. 548. as antecedent Ðá ferede hine Godes hand þider, þǽr hine men siððan áredon, Shrn. 57, 5. Uton ácerran þider, þǽr hé sylfa sit, Cd.

Linked entry: þyder

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Ðæt hé hláfes ne gýme, gewende tó wǽdle and ða wiste wiðsæce (choose want as his portion and refuse the food), Elen. Kmbl. 1230; El. 617.

Linked entry: wéðel

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Blissum hrémig exulting in gladness, Elen.

Linked entry: blíþs

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Ðæt hió ðære cwene oncweðan meahton swá tiles swá tráges, swá hió him tó sóhte, Elen. Kmbl. 649; El. 325. Tile and yfle the good and the evil (at the day of judgment), Cd. Th. 303, 10; Sat. 610.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Gif ðín willa síe ðæt rícsie se ðe on róde wæs, Elen. Kmbl. 1544; El. 774. Se mǽra wyrhta ðe ríhsigende wylt eal ðæt hé geworhte, Lchdm. iii. 432, 15. Wihtrǽde ríxigendum, L.

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Nergend him naman oncyrde, Elen. Kmbl. 1004; El. 503. Ne meahte hé ðæs wealdendes willan oncirran, Beo. Th. 5707; B. 2857. Hí woldon his mód oncyrran, Andr. Kmbl. 2921; An. 1463.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Gé onscunedon ( rejected ) ðone Scippend, and gedwolan fylgdon, Elen. Kmbl. 739; El. 370. Onscuna ðú leásunga (cf. fleóh leasunga. Ex. 23, 7), L. Alf. 44; Th. i. 54, 14. Godes willan onscunian Dei voluntate resistere, Gen. 50, 19.

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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what man is this, Elen. Kmbl. 1798; El. 901. Múþ habbaþ and ne mágon wiht hleódrian os habent, et non loquentur, Ps. Th. 113, 13. Hleóðrian increpare, redarguere, Cot. 51, 105, Lye. Mid hleóðrigende dreáme consona vocis harmonia, Hpt. Gl. 467.

be-tweoh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweoh, be-tweohs, be-tweox, be-twih, be-twyh, be-twyx, be-twyxt, be-twuh, be-twuht, be-twux, be-twuxt, be-tuh, be-tux; prep. dat. acc. [be by, with; twi, twihs, tweox, twux duo]

Between, BETWIXT, among, amid, in the midstinter, in medio

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Els. 11, 14. Hǽðe stent betuh Winedum and Seaxum and Angle Haddeby stands in the midst of the Winedi, Saxons and Angles, Ors. 1, 19; Bos. 21, 30. acc Swá lamb betweox wulfas sicut agnos inter lupos, Lk. Bos. 10, 3.