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langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode: v. impers. with acc. of pers.
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Ðæt ús nú æfter swelcum longian mǽge swelce ðá wǽron that we should now long for such times as then were, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 27. Ðá ongan hine eft langian on his cýððe then he began to long again for his native land, Blickl. Homl. 113, 15

ge-wunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wunelíc, -wunolíc; adj.

Accustomedwontedusualordinaryconsuetus

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On úre wísan us to spræcþ swá ðæt we þurh ða gewunelícan sprǽce ða þing oncnáwan ðe us uncúþe wǽron speaks to us in our manner so that through the speech to which we are accustomed we may understand those things that were unknown to us, Boutr.

Linked entry: wune-líc

side-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
side-ful, [<b>side-full</b>] ; adj.
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Ða heáhfæderas wǽron sidefulle on þeáwum and sýferlíce lybbende, Homl. As. 37, 327.

þider-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-weard, adv.
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Hié wǽron flocmǽlum þiderweard they were flocking to the place, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 19: 5, 13; Swt. 246, 21. Ðá hé ðyderweard wæs when he was on the way to it, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 179: Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 3.

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, adj.

Not criminalinnocent

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Not criminal, innocent Wǽron earme men beswicene and út of ðisan earde gesealde swýðe unforworhte fremdum tó gewealde, Wulfst. 158, 13, Úre hláfordes gerǽdnes is ðæt man cristene menn and unforworhte of earde ne sylle, L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 15.

Linked entries: for-wyrcan fór-wyrcan

un-rím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rím, and un-ríme; adj.

Innumerableincalculablenot to be numberedan immense, incalculable good

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Wǽron on ðyssum felda unríme gesomminge erant in hoc campo innumera conventicula, S. 629, 24. Monige sindon geond middangeard, unrímu cynn, Exon.

á-gildan

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Þá ǽrran þing ágoldene wǽron. Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 31

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan

blódig

(adj.)

bloodthirsty

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Ox. 3023. smeared with blood Þá eár wǽron blódege (cruentae), Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. On blódigum limum, Hml. S. 31, 981. Blódigum (cruentis) handum, An. Ox. 11, 149. of colour, red as blood Ástígeþ blódig wolcen, Bl.

flota

a shipa fleeta sailor

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Wæs se cyning mid þám flotan þe on Temese læg (wǽron, v.l.) . . . Se cyning gewende fram þám flotan, Chr. 1013; Th. 272, 12, 19. the crews of the skips Se flota eall gecuron Cnut tó cyninge. Chr. 1014; P. 144, 28.

fleám

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Hí tógædere féngon and sóna þet wærod on fleáme gebróhtan. Chr. 1006; P. 137, 9. Onstealdon þá heretogan ǽrest þone fleám, 993; P. 127, 28: 1010; P. 140, 12. the flight of a fugitive, criminal, &c.

frécednes

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On heora frécednyssum and on earfoðnyssum hí wǽron getrýwe Gode, Hml. A. 109, 222. Frǽcednyssum, Hml. Th. i. 354, 7. Add

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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Manige wundra scínaþ and mǽrsiað (clarescunt) þe lange ǽr wǽron mannum bemiþene, 330, 21

sceáwung

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Add Bysceopas mid folcum bútan ǽnigre áre sceáwunge ætgædere fornumene wǽron praesules cum populis sine ullo respectu honoris absumebantur, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 43, 18.

sígan

(v.)
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Add Þá sáh him on ꝥ cyrlisce folc swíðe wédende (cf. gearn mycel menigeo tó him and ealle swíðe erre wǽron, Bl. H. 223, 5), Hml. S. 31, 466. Bellatores . . . healdað úrne eard wið þone sígendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 24. <b>II a.

tyhtan

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Hí tihton heora geféran ꝥ hí unforhte wǽron, and bǽdon ꝥ hí áwurpon heora wǽpna him fram, 28, 61. with dat. of person, to urge something on a person Hé arn swá swá him his nytenlice yld tihte plegende mid his efenealdum, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 4

fyrmest

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, adj.

excellent

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On þám geférscipe wǽran þá fyrmestan Mellitus, . . .

CRÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.

A chariotCART curruspilentum

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Wǽrun Godes cræta gegearwedra tyn þúsendo currus Dei decem millibus Ps. Th. 67, 17. On horsum and on cratum equis ac curribus Deut. 11, 4. Mid gebeótlícum crætum and gilplícum riddum with threatening chariots and proud horsemen Homl.

Linked entry: crat

on-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
on-tendan, p. -tende; pp. -tended, -tend.

to kindle, set fire to, to fireto kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

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Hí on ða burh feohtende wǽron, and eác hí mid fýre ontendan woldon, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 12. Ðonne hé ( the moon) of hyre (the sun ) ontend byþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 12. Ontend succensus, Hpt. Gl. 507, 17. Antend, 471, 22.

baþian

(v.)

to immerse in a liquid by way of torment,

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Heó wolde seldhwænne hire líc baðian . . . heó wolde ǽrest ealle ðá baðian þe on ðám mynstre wǽron, Hml. S. 20, 44-7: 11, 151. with reflex, pron.:--- Ic mé nǽfre bet ne baðode, Ap. Th. 13, 21. Ðá baþode hé hine on gehálgedum wætre, Guth. 60, 2: Gr.

Linked entry: bæþ

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, gen. byres; dat. byre; acc. byre: pl. nom. acc. byras, byre; gen. byra; dat. byrum; m.
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Ðǽr hyre byre wǽron where her sons were, 2381; B. 1188. Ðæs ða byre siððan gyrne onguldon, ðe hí ðæt gyfl þégun for which their children since with grief have paid, that they ate that fruit, Exon. 61b; Th. 226, 22; Ph. 409.

Linked entry: ge-byre