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staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Beó strang and staðulfæst confortare et esto robustus Deut. 31, 7. Ic eów friðe healde strengðu staþolfæstre, Exon. Th. 31, 3; Cri. 490. Mid steaðulfestum aldum cum stabilito sene, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 194, 27.

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Hié (Lot's wife) strang begeat wíte, 155, 5 ; Gen. 2568. Réðe wíte (the deluge), 79, 30; Gen. 1319. Wæs ðæt wíte (the destruction of Jerusalem ) swá strang, swá Godes geþeld ǽr mycel wæs, Blickl. Homl. 79, 27.

GÁN

(v.)
Grammar
GÁN, to gánne; ic , ðú gǽst, he gǽþ; pl. gáþ; p. ic he eóde, ðú eódest; pl. eódon; imp., pl. gáþ; pp. gán; v. n. [the conjugation is formed from two roots, the past tense being from root i; cf. Gothic iddja];

To gocomewalkhappenīregrădievĕnīre

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Gif gé gáþ æfter fremdum godum if ye go after strange gods, Deut. 11, 28. He sǽde unc eall swá hit siððan á eóde [or a-eode?] he told us all as it always afterwards happened; audīvĭmus quidquid postearei prŏbāvit eventus, Gen. 41, 13.

manung

(n.)
Grammar
manung, e; f.

monitionadmonitionadvicea claiming or exaction of debt, tributethe place where toll is demandedthe district in which a power of summoning or exacting is exercisedthe people residing in such a district, and bound to answer his summons

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Ðá sealdon hí strange manunge dant fortia monita, 1, 12; S. 481, 13.

of-þyncan

(v.)

to cause regret or sorrowto cause displeasure or offence

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Ðá ðæs ofþúhte, ðæt se þeóden wæs strang, Cd. Th. 279, 32; Swt. 247. Ðá sceolde ðám gigantum ofþincan þæt hé hæfde hiera ríce it is said that the giants were displeased at his having their kingdom, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, II.

swíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-líc, adj.
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Strang tó swíðlícum drencum, Homl. Th. ii. 322, 15. God him sende swíðlíce ógan týn cinna wíta, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18. of feeling, or emotion, intense, vehement Hé mid swíðlícum luste his lífes gewilnode, Homl. Th. i. 86, 19.

á-beran

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Hwæðer sió gecynd ðæs líchoman sié strang, and eáþelíce mæge ðá strangan lǽcedómas áberan, Lch. ii. 84, 13.

hæleþ

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(l a) transferred to Christ :-- Ongyrede hine geong hæleð, þæt wæs God ælmihtig, strang and stíðmód, gestáh hé on galgan, módig on manigra gesyhðe, Kr. 39. in spiritual matters Ióhannis hæleð helwarum spr. ec, Hö. 24. Wís hæleð (St.

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Hwilc sió gecynd sié þæs líchoman, hwæþer hió sié strang þe heard and eáþelíce mæge þá strangan lǽcedómas áberan, þe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne and ne mæge áberan þá lǽcedómas, Lch. ii. 84, 13

strengu

(n.)
Grammar
strengu, (o); indecl.: streng, e; f.
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MSS.) strange abstinentiae robore validi, Past. 5, l; Swt. 41, 14. virtue Sint tó manianne ða mettruman tó ðsem ðæt hié gehealden ða strenge ðære geðylde admonendi sunt aegri, quatenus patientiae virtutem servent, 36, 9; Swt. 261, 2

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frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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Geworhte hé týn engla werod . . . on micelre fægernisse, fela þúsenda, on þám frumsceafta þæt hí . . . hine wurðedon ealle líchamleáse, leóhte and strange, búton synnum on gesǽlðe libbende, swá wlitiges gecindes swá wé secgan ne magon, Ælfc. T.

under-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
under-wreðian, -wreoðian, -wriðian

to supportsustainsupponere

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Sceancan míne mé tó underwreðigenne on yfel strange wǽron crura mea ad me sustinendum in malum fortes fuere, Anglia xi. 117, 23. Mid gódum weorcum underwreðed bonis actis fultus, Past. 19; Swt. 141, 18: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 228: Hpt.

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bletsung

benediction

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Þá þá (hé) bletsunga mearcode on sǽlicum strandum cum (patibuli) signacula sulcaret in glarigeris litoribus, An. Ox. 2490. Similar entries v. bletsian, II. Wyrþe þú eart, Drihten, ꝥ þú onfó wuldor and bletsunga, Bl.

cúþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
cúþ, comp.ra; sup. ost, est ; adj. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan] .

known, clear, plain, evident, manifest notus, cognĭtus, manifestus known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebratednotus, certus, præstans, egregius familiar, intimate, related, friendlynotus, familiāris, amīcus, benevŏlus

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Ne sint me winas cúþe eorlas elþeódige the strange men are no affable friends to me, Andr. Kmbl. 396; An. 198. Feor ðú me dydest freóndas cúþe longe fecisti notos meos a me, Ps. Th. 87, 8. Míne cúþe notos meos, 87, 18: 54, 13: 131, 18

blǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdre, blǽddre, an; f.

That which is blown outan inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustulepustula, papulathe BLADDER, receptacle for the urinevesica

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[bláwan to blow; flare] That which is blown out, hence an inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustule; pustula, papula Be ǽghwylcum uncúþum blǽdrum ðe on mannes nebbe sittaþ of all strange blisters which exist on a man's face, Herb. cont. 2, 19

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cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
cræftig, adj.

IngeniousskilfulCRAFTYcunningvirtuouspowerful ingeniosusperitusastutusprobuspotens

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Elþeódge wíf hæfdon gegán ðone cræftgestan dǽl strange women had overcome the most powerful part Ors. 1. 10; Bos. 33, 41

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Ǽr se þicca mist þynra weorðe, Met. 5, 6. fig. thin, weak, feeble Hwilc sié sió gecynd ðæs líchoman, hwæðer hió sié strang ðe heard ... ðe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne, Lchdm. ii. 84, 14.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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</b> fig. in a good sense Mé wæs strengðu strang stíþ on Dryhtne fortitudo mea Dominus, Ps. Th. 117, 14. Stan*-*dan stíðe móde to stand with unshaken soul, 147, 6. Ic ðínes earmes ásecge stíþe strencðe, 70, 17.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc ; adj.
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strange, extraordinary, wonderful Ðis godspel þincþ dysegum mannum sellíc, Homl. Th. ii. 466, 9. Nú þincþ eów ðis syllíc tó gehýrenne, L. Ælfc. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 344, 16 : Wulfst. 269, 26.

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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), strang, Lchdm. iii. 188, 3. Wé genéðdon eafoð uncúþes ( Grendel ); úþe ic swíþor, ðæt ðú hine selfne geseón móste, feónd fylwérigne, Beo. Th. 1924; B. 960. Sceaþa eáweþ uncúðne níð, 558; B. 276.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce