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gleng

(n.)
Grammar
gleng, e; f.
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Add: <b>gleng,</b> es; m. ornament, decoration, adornment, glory Saga mé hwæt ðæs lifigendan mannes gleng sý. Ic ðé secge, ðæs deádan swát, Sal. K. p. 200, 9. Glenge crustu, i. ornata (cf. crustu, i. ornatu frætwunge, Wrt.

heofon-ríce

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Þæt we sculon cuman of þisse worolde tó úres Fæder oeðle, ꝥ is tó heofonríce, Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 28: Sat. 216. On heofonríce eádge mid englum, Cri. 1246: 1639.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Ðá genam hine God mid sáwle and mid líchaman up in ðone heofon, Salm. Kmbl. p. 182, 14. Áteó he áne hringan up of ðare þrýh ... Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, Homl.

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Hé biþ fremede freán ælmihtigum englum ungelíc ána hwearfaþ he shall be a stranger to the almighty Lord, unlike angels, alone shall he wander, Salm. Kmbl. 70; Sal. 35.

Linked entry: hreafigende

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Leomena, Salm. Kmbl. 205; Sal. 102. Fram árleásum deófles limum, Honsl. Th. i. 556, 8: Wulfst, 37, 7: Ps. Th. 21, 15. Ic geseó óðre ǽ on mínum leomum ... synne ǽ seó is on mínum limum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 35-37. Leomum, Blickl. Homl. 33, 11: 167, 2.

Linked entry: leomu

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Óðer biþ golde glædra óðer biþ grundum sweartra one is brighter than gold, the other darker than the depths, Salm. Kmbl. 975; Sal. 488.

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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E hine yflaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 193; Sal. 96. Íne gelícre geswencednysse ða mǽgþe yfelade Ini simili provinciam illam adflictione mancipavit, Bd. 4, 15; S. 583, 31.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Þǽre stýlenan helle, Sal. 490. Tó þám (þǽre, v.l.) deópan helle, Hml. S. 27, 159. Þæs þú in helle scealt werhðo dreógan, B. 588. On þǽre fýrenan helle. Bl. H. 45, 5. Wið þone weallendan bryne þe weallað on helle, Ll. Th. i. 364, 13.

lim

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Wé ðe his (Christ's) liomu (limo, v. l. ) sindon membra ejus, Past. 33, ii. ée (the angels) ymb bíne (Christ) hófan, leomu ymb leófne, lofsonga word, Sat. 155.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Add Ealle ðá clifu þe neáh þǽm wǽron, Ors. 5, 4 ; S. 226, 4. Ðǽm ǽrestan godwebbe ðióstro na magon cxxtigum míla neáh gehleonian, Sal. K. 152, 20.

inne-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-weard, adj.

Inwardinternalinteriorintestinesviscera

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Ðes windiga sele eall inneweard all the interior of this windy hall, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 15; Sat. 137. Hú héh and deóp hell inneweard seó, 228; Th. 309, 10; Sat. 707 : Beo. Th. 2000; B. 998. Tó inneweardum ðam wéstene ad interiora deserti, Ex. 3, 1.

Linked entry: innan-weard

ge-metgung

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Sam hí þyrfon, sam hí ne þurfon, hí willaþ þeáh. Hwǽr is ðonne seó gemetgung?, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 31. I a. moderation in expenditure, frugality. Cf. ge-metfæst, Spærnysse, gemetgunge frugalitatis, An.

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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Ic geseah ðǽr on weaxende blósman litlum and litlum, and æfter ðám blósmum wínberigean I saw blossoms growing thereon by little and little, and after the blossoms grapes [lit. wine-berries ], Gen. 40, 10.

Linked entry: blóstm

ge-lendan

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Gecwǽdon þæt þá hám gelendon eos Spartam remittunt, 1, 14; S. 56, 25. of things. material Nis nán tó þæs lytel ǽwelm ꝥ hé þá ne geséce, and eft of þǽre gelent in on þá eorþan there is no spring so small that it do not make its way to the sea, and

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Mé ða treahteras tala wísedon, Salm. Kmbl. 10; Sal. 5. talk, discussion, dispute Tale(-u?) disputatio, contentio, litigatio, Hpt. Gl. 481, 60.

mægen-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þrymm, es; m.

MajestygreatnessgloryChristgreat powermightan instance in which the divine glory or power is displayedthe glory of heavenheaventhe angels who inhabit heaven

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Ic sóhte hwylc wǽre mægenþrymmes oððe elnes se Pater Noster, Salm. Kmbl. 20; Sal. 10. In ðam mægenþrymme mid ðam sý áhefed heofon and eorþe in that mighty power with which is uplifted heaven and earth, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 31; Sch. 88.

Linked entry: mæg-þrymm

be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evadedecipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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Ne mæg hit wildeór beswícan a wild beast cannot evade it, Salm. Kmbl. 572; Sal. 285. Ðú hafast ðínra feónda handa beswicene hostium manus evasisti, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 23

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Spl. 18, 1: Salm. Kmbl. 474; Sal. 237. Ðes apostol Iacobus bodode on Iudéa lande this apostle James preached in Judea [lit. in the land of the Jews], Homl. Th. ii. 412, 23.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

eahta-teóða

(n.)
Grammar
eahta-teóða, m: eahta-teóðe; f. n. adj.

The eighteenth duodevicēsimus

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Ðysne eahtateóðan sealm Dafid sang David sang this eighteenth psalm, Ps. Th. arg. 18

a-cwǽdon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwǽdon, p. of a-cweðan.

said

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said,Ps. Th. 72, 6;