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spell-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
spell-cwide, es; m.

Historical narrative

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Historical narrative Ic wolde gesecgan and mid spellcwidum gemearcian, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 100, 12

tóþ-gár

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-gár, es; m.

A tooth-pick

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A tooth-pick Dó medmicel on ða eágan mid tóþ-gáre, Lchdm. ii. 36, 9

Linked entry: tóþ-sticca

be-fician

(v.)
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Swician and befician and mid leásbregdum earmum mannum derian, Ll. Th. ii. 320, 25. Add

of-sceótan

(v.)

to wound or kill by shooting an arrow or by hurling a weaponelf-shot, diseased from an elf's shot, Lchdm. ii. 156, 25: 290, 21. The disease consists in an over-distension of an animal's stomach from the swelling up of clover and grass, when eaten with the morning dew on it.

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Hé wearð ofscoten mid ánre fláne sagitta ictus interiit Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 13. Ðǽr wearð Leostenas mid ánre flán ofscoten ibi Leosthenes telo e muris jacto perfossus occiditur 3, 11; Swt. 144, 27. Mid fýrenum flánum ofscotene (ofsceotene, 7), Homl.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Se ðe mid micclum þrymme (cf. hé com mid werode, 763) þrang intó ðam temple, 781. Se hundredes ealdor com mid mycclum þrymme, 841. Heora godas ne mihton hí gescyldan wið mínne ðrymm ( host or power? ), Homl. Th. i. 568, 10.

Linked entry: þrym

freónd-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-mynd, e; f.

An amorous mindamātōria mens

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An amorous mind; amātōria mens Ic me onégan [MS. onagen] mæg ðæt me wráþra sum, wǽpnes ecge, for freóndmynde, feore beneóte I for myself may fear that some enemy, through amorous mind, may deprive me of life with a weapon's edge, Cd. 89; Th. 109, 31;

in-gemynde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-gemynde, adj.

Recollectedremembered

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Recollected, remembered, in mind, in memory Ðá wæs ðam folce on ferhþsefan ingemynde swá him á scyle wundor ða ðe worhte weoroda dryhten then did the people remember in mind, as is ever their duty, the miracles which the Lord of Hosts wrought, Elen.

Linked entry: ge-mynde

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, p. réhte
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Ðám mannum ðe fram ðære teóþan tíde ne geseóþ, ðæs ylcan drinces smýc heora eágan onfón and mid ðam broþe récen, and ða lifre wǽten, and gníden and mid smyrgen, Lchdm. i. 346, 22

Linked entry: reócan

ge-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rétan, p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét

To restore, refresh, set rightrecreāre, refĭcĕre

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Ðú me hæfst gerétne mid ðínre gesceadwísnesse thou hast comforted me with thy reasoning, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 12

crafian

(v.)
Grammar
crafian, cræfian.
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Hér kýþ on þissere béc ꝥ Huberd cræfede ánne wífman þe Édit hátte mid unrihte . . . and Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge, Cht. Th. 633, 17. Ðæt nán bisceop náne feorme ne crafige, bútan of ðám ðe him mid rihte gebyrað, C.

ge-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swége, adj.
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Mid geswégre singan stæfne sonora psallant uoce, Angl. xiii. 410, 641. His mǽdenu mé singað mid geswégum stemnum, Hml. S. 7, 44

ge-þryscan

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Se feónd ðæt mód mid grimmum edleáne geðryscð (premit ), Past. 238, 15-17. Ðætte sió unliéfde byrðen ðissa eorðlicena sorga hí ne geðrysce ( premat ), 401, 6. Geðrysced (-ðryced, v. l. ) mid ðǽre hefignesse his synna, 269, 9. Add

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, to meet.
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Mon on þám feldum þára háligra gewryta swíðe eáðe þá wǽpnu métan mæg mid þám mon þá uncysta ofercuman mæg, Ll. Th. ii. 414, 20. Mid þǽm ðú geearnode Godes irre, ðǽr ( if) ðá gódan weorc ǽr nǽren ( had not been) on ðé métte ( inventa ), Past. 355, 5.

módrige

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Ðonne wæs Sce Eormenhild Ercenbrihtes dohtor and Seaxburge . . . rested Sce Eormenhild on Élígbyrig mid hyre méder and mid hyre módrian Sce Æðeldrýða, Lch. iii. 430, 11-25

Wendlas

(n.)
Grammar
Wendlas, Wendelas, (-e ?), pl. a;
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Mid Wenlum ic wæs and mid Wærnum Exon. Th. 322, 6; Víd. 59. v. Grmm. Gesch. D. S. 332 sqq.; P. B. xii. 7

be-bindan

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Gif hé mid deófles weorcum hine sylfne bebint, Hml. Th. i. 212, 13: 332, 32. Dó on cláþ, bebind fæste, Lch. ii. 34, 25. Bebinde genóh wearme, 270, 9. Þæt Iudéisce cyn is yfele bebunden mid þám ðe hí cwǽdon be Crístes blóde, Hml. Th. ii. 252, 31. Add

scíma

(n.)
Grammar
scíma, an; m.
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Se móna gehrán mid his scíman (splendore) ðǽm treówum ufeweardum, Nar. 30, 7. God hira mód onliéht mid ðæm scíman (radio) his giefe, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 243, 21: 48; Swt. 369, 16. Fore scíman prae fulgure, Ps. Surt. 17, 13.

Linked entry: scímian

deófel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deófel-líc, adj.

Diabolical, devilish diabŏlĭcus

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Diabolical, devilish; diabŏlĭcus Mid deófellícum wiglungum with devilish incantations, Homl. Th. i. 102, 11

fæstmód-staðol

(n.)
Grammar
fæstmód-staðol, es; m.

A state of constancy of mind, constancyconstantis animi stătus, constantia

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A state of constancy of mind, constancy; constantis animi stătus, constantia, Off. Episc. 1

fióung

(n.)
Grammar
fióung, e; f.

Hatredŏdium

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Hatred; ŏdium Mid unrihtre fióunge with evil hatred, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 24

Linked entry: unriht-feóung