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stille

(adv.)
Grammar
stille, adv.
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Wildu deór woldon stondan swilce hí tamu wǽron swá stille, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 2. For other instances see passages given under the adjective

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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A. 184, 92. of spiritual weapons Gié ðǽm ilca smeawnge iúih giwoepnigað vos eadem cogitatione armamini, Rtl. 21, 38. of animals. of military equipment Cumad mycele deór: hí beóð gewǽpnode on ðá wísan þe man hors gewǽpnað, þonne man tó wíge þencð, Wlfst

torne

(adv.)
Grammar
torne, adv.

In a way that causes grief or distress, ⬩ grievously, ⬩ distressingly

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In a way that causes grief or distress, grievously, distressingly Hé wíse dómas déþ (ðám) ðe hér deorce ǽr teónan manigetorne geþoledan facit judicium injuriam patientibus, Ps. Th. 145, 6.

Linked entry: torn

seonu-bend

(n.)
Grammar
seonu-bend, (?), e; f.

A bond made of sinews

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Th. 377, 19; Deór. 6 Similar entries preceding word

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

ge-lustfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lustfullíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Willingly, earnestly, studiously ⬩ stŭdiōse

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-lucor] ne gelustfullícor hine sylfne underþeódde to úra goda bigange ðonne ic nullus tuōrum stŭdiōsius quam ĕgo cultŭræ deōrum nostrōrum se subdĭdit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 5

ge-lisfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lisfullíce, (?); adv.
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v. ge-les; ge-lustfullícor, v.l.) hine geþeódde on úra goda begangum þonne ic nullus tuorum studiosius quam ego culturae deorum nostrorum se subdidit, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 21

Linked entry: -lisfullíce

ge-neahhe

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neahhe, -neahe, -nehhe, -nehe; adv.

Enough, sufficiently, abundantly, frequently, very much, earnestly, instantly ⬩ satis, sufficienter, frequenter, valde, sedulo, instanter

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Nú ic his geneahhe neósan wille now I will frequently visit him, Exon, 43 a; Th. 145, 7; Gú. 691: 100 b; Th. 379, 13; Deór, 32: 77 a; Th. 289, 31; Wand. 56. He wyscte geneahhe, ðæt ... he wished earnestly, that..., 100 b; Th. 378, 33; Deór. 25: Ps.

Linked entries: ge-neh ge-nehhe

þeóstre

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóstre, þeóster (-or),(-ur), and þiéstre, þístre, þýstre; adj.

Dark ⬩ without light ⬩ of absence of spiritual or mental light, or of cheerfulness

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Kmbl. 621; Sal. 310. metaphorically, of absence of spiritual or mental light, or of cheerfulness Gif ðín eáge byþ deorc, eall ðín líchama byþ þýstre (ðióstor,) (Rush.), Lk. Skt. 11, 34. Biþ seáð ðam fyrenfullan deóp ádolfen, deorc and ðýstre, Ps.

fnæst

Grammar
fnæst, l. fnǽst,

breath ⬩ blast

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Deóres fuǽstum bestiae flatibus, 2472. blast of frost, fire Ne forstes fnǽst, ne fýres blǽst, Ph. 15

hrán

(n.)
Grammar
hrán, es; m.

A reindeer

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Ða deór hí hátaþ hránas; ðara wǽron syx stælhránas: ða beóþ swýðe dýre mid Finnum, forðæm hý fóþ ða wildan hránas mid those deer they call 'rein;' six of them [Ohthere's] were decoys: those are very precious among the Fins, for they catch the wild reindeer

Linked entry: hrǽn

sót

(n.)
Grammar
sót, es; n.

Soot

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Sót fuligo, deorces sótes furvae fuliginis, Hpt. Gl. 504, 6-8. Soote fuligine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 28. Sooth, 109, 46. Meng wið sóte, Lchdm. ii. 76, 8. Meng ðǽrtó sót and sealt and sand, i. 356, 24

ende-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-leás, adj.

ENDLESS, infinite, eternal ⬩ infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus

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ENDLESS, infinite, eternal; infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus Ðæt is endeleás wundor that is an endless wonder, Bt. 36, i; Fox 172, 18: Exon. 100b; Th. 379, 8; Deór. 30: Andr. Kmbl. 1389; An. 695.

dæg-wóma

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wóma, an; m. [wóma a noise]

The rush of day, the dawn ⬩ diei apparitio, aurora

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Dægwóman bitweon and ðære deorcan niht between dawn and the dark night, Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 7; Gú. 1191

Linked entry: wóma

liccian

(v.)
Grammar
liccian, p. ode

To lick

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Ða réðan deór heora liþa liccodon mid líðran tungan, Homl. Skt. 4, 407: Lk. Skt. 16, 21. Liccedon linxerunt; liccigan lincxere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 54, 55. His fétlástas licciende. Glostr. Frag. 110, 3

grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽg, grég; adj.
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Deorce grǽg elbus, Wrt. Voc. 46, 48. Grǽg hwǽte far, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Som. 9, 52. Se grǽfa mǽw the grey mew, Andr. Kmbl. 742; An. 371. Wulf se grǽga the grey wolf, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 3; Gn. Ex. 151: Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 13; Ædelst. 64.

grimlíce

(adv.)
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Shrn. 111, 22. of action by animals or things Þá deór gewrǽðað grimlíce ongén, Nar. 34, 7. Þæt fýr græfeð grimlíce, Cri. 1004

for-yldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-yldan, p. -ylde; pp. -ylded

To put off ⬩ defer ⬩ differre ⬩ sŭpersĕdēre

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To put off, defer; differre, sŭpersĕdēre Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ no one may put of the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 721; Sal. 360.

hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
hrópan, p. hreóp

To cry out ⬩ clamour ⬩ make a noise ⬩ shout ⬩ scream

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Wóp áhófun hreópun hwílum wédende swá wilde deór. Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 21; Gú. 878. Hrefnes briddum ðonne heó hrópende him cígeaþ tó pullis corvorum invocantibus eum, Ps. Th. 146, 10

fiþere

a wing ⬩ a wing

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., and add: a wing of a living creature Cumað egeslíce mycele deór . . . heora fyðera swégað swá swá wæteres dyne; hí fleód swiftlíce, Wlfst. 200, 15. Fiðerum alis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 55.

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