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wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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Hé (a cup) in healle wæs wylted and wended wloncra folmum, Exon. Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19

on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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wæs of líchoman álǽded, and hé geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne hé mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

híw-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
híw-scipe, híg-, es; m.

A family, household, house

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Wæs sum híwscipes fæder and hína ealdor erat paterfamilias, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 9. Ðá onféng heó ǽnes híwscipes stówe accepit locum unius familiæ, 4, 23; S. 593, 18. Ealle híwscipas þeóda universæ familiæ gentium, Ps. Lamb. 21, 28

Linked entries: híwisc híg-scipe

be-ceorfan

to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting

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wæs heáfde becorfen, 173, 5: Shrn. 123, 6: Hml. Th. i. 420, 4

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Ðá áxode is hwylc se weg tó ðære eá ealra ríhtost wǽre, Glostr. Frg. 108, 28.

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Hé heora helpend wæs on heora sáre, Bd. 3,9 ; S. 533, 26. a grief, sorrow, pain, wound Hit wæs swá gewunelíc on ealdum dagum, ðæt gif hwam sum fǽrlícsár ( affliction ) becóme, ðæt hé his reáf tótǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 14.

yrfe

(n.)
Grammar
yrfe, (cf. orf; or (?) irfe, q. v.), es; n.
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Ðá ðæt land ǽrest mín láford mǽ tó lǽt, ðá wæs hit ierfelæás ( omni peccunia caruit) . . . . And ic sælf ðæt ierfæ (peccuniam) tó gestríndæ . . . .

Linked entry: erfe

glæs-fæt

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Gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt wel micel, gedó wínes tó v sestras, Lch. ii. 252, 8. a drinking-glass Ꝥ glæsfæt on þám wæs se wólberenda drync gehæfd, Gr. D. 104, 30.

a-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
a-cuman, p. -cam, -com, pl. -cámon, -cómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To comebearvenireferresustinere

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To come, bear; venire, ferre, sustinere Wæs of fere acumen he had come from the vessel, Cd. 75; Th. 93, 12; Gen. 1544. Ðæt land híg ne mihte acuman non sustinebat eos terra, Gen. 36, 7. Ge hyt ne mágon nú acuman non potestis portare modo, Jn.

deád-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-bǽre, def. se deád-bǽra, seó, ðæt deád-bǽre; adj.

Death-bearing, deadlymortĭfer, lethālis, lethĭfer

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Se drenc deádbǽra wæs the drink was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 22, Ðæt ðín heorte forhtige for ðam deádbǽrum drence that thy heart may fear the deadly drink, i. 72, 16. Deádbǽre sprancan lethifĕras labruscas, Mone B. 1993

Linked entry: deáþ-bǽre

fóre-tiohung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tiohung, -tiohhung, -teohung, -teohhung, e; f.

A fore-appointingpredestinationprædestĭnātio

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A fore-appointing, predestination; prædestĭnātio Ǽr hit wæs Godes fóretiohung before it was God's predestination, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 11: 39, 4; Fox 216, 31. Be ðære Godes fóretiohunge concerning the predestination of God, 40, 5; Fox 240, 13.

Linked entry: fóre-teohung

for-grówan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grówan, p. -greów, pl. -greówon; pp. -grówen [for-, grówan to grow]

To grow upgrow intoincrescĕre

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To grow up, grow into; increscĕre Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now it circulates wide and far, an ardent treasure flourishing, grown up in the hearts, Exon. 94

fór-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
fór-mǽl, fór-mál, e; f. [fór = fóre, mǽl a speech, discourse]

An agreementa treatyfœduspactum

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An agreement, a treaty; fœdus, pactum Wið ðam ðe he eall ðæt lǽste ðæt uncer fórmǽl wæs on condition that he fulfil all that was our agreement, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 8. Æfter ðam fórmálum [MS. -málan] according to the treaties, L.

ealdor-burh

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-burh, -burg; gen.-burge ; f.

A royal city, metropolis rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis

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A royal city, metropolis; rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis On Cantwara byrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces ealdor-burh in civĭtāte Doruvernensi, quæ impĕrii sui tōtīus erat metrŏpŏlis. Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 19: I. 13; S. 482, 6.

Linked entry: aldor-burh

hreóh-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóh-mód, adj.

Savagefierce of mindferocioustroubled in mind

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Hreóhmód wæs se hǽðena þeóden fierce of heart was the heathen prince, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 4; Dan. 242. Se þeóden hreóhmód the prince with troubled heart, Beo. Th. 4270; B. 2132

mann-rím

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rím, es; n.

A number of men

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Hwæt ðǽr eallra wæs on manríme ... deádra gefeallen. Elen. Kmbl. 1296; El. 650

milde-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
milde-líce, adv.

Graciouslykindlymercifully

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Swá mildelíce wæs Rómeburg on fruman gehálgod mid bróðor blóde, 2, 2; Swt. 66, 4. Háwa mildelíce on ðás earman eorþan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20. Mildelíce propitiatus, Rtl. 120, 9

pápa

(n.)
Grammar
pápa, an: m.
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A pope Ðá wæs on ða tíd Vitalianus pápa ðæs apostolican setles ealdorbiscop sede apostolicae tempore illo Vitalianus praeerat, Bd. 4, 1 ; S. 563, 23. Gregorius se hálga pápa, Homl. Th. ii. 116, 24. Æfter ðæs pápan geendunge, 122, 18.

ge-myndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndelíc, adj.

Belonging to memory, memorablemĕmŏriālis, mĕmŏrābĭlis

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Ðyssum tídum wæs sum gemyndelíc wundor, and ealdum wundrum gelíc on Breotone geworden his tempŏrĭbus mīrācŭlum mĕmŏrābĭle, et antīquŏrum sĭmĭle in Britannia factum est, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 4: 3, 16; S. 542, 14

streám-racu

(n.)
Grammar
streám-racu, e; f.
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Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3158; An. 1582. Fram streámracum óþ ðysse eorðan útgemǽru a flumine usque ad terminos orbis terrae, Ps. Th. 71, 8