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sæþerige

(n.)
Grammar
sæþerige, an; f.

Savory ⬩ satureia hortensis

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Savory; satureia hortensis Sæþerian sǽd. Lchdm. ii. 314, 19 : iii. 72, 8

Linked entry: saturege

saftriende

(adj.)

rheumatic

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Similar entries Cf. sæp

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A band ⬩ bond ⬩ ribbon ⬩ a chaplet ⬩ crown ⬩ ornament ⬩ vinculum ⬩ ligamen ⬩ diadema

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On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539. Heora bendas towearp vincula eorum disrupit Ps. Th. 106, 13 : 115, 7 : 149, 8. Ða benda sumes gehæftes vincula cujusdam captivi Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 28.

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

here-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
here-reáf, es: n.

Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty

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Ic geseah betwux ðam herereáfum sumne gildene dalc I saw among the spoils a wedge of gold, Jos. 7, 21

Linked entry: wæl-reáf

mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
mæcg, mecg, es; m.

A man

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C.) mundbora (Edmund), Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 8, Mecga (those in hell ) gnornunge, Cd. 220; Th. 285, 8; Sat. 334. Mæcgum ( the children in the fiery furnace ), 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265.

Linked entry: mecg

ge-lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácnian, -lácnigan; p. ode; pp. od

To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ sānāre ⬩ mĕdēri

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Mon geseah hine laman gelácnian people saw him healing the lame, Blickl. Homl. 177, 16. Hine gelácnode curam ejus egit, Lk. Skt. 10, 34, note

Linked entries: lácnian ge-lécnian

treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
treówe, triéwe, trýwe; adj.
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Sax. triuwi: O. Frs. triuwe: O. H. Ger. gi-triuwi: Icel. tryggr-] v- ge-, or-treówe (-triéwe, -trýwe)

Linked entry: trýwe

trum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
trum-líc, adj.
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Th. 282, 30; Sat. 294. Ða geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne vineam solidam auro miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28.

eást-ende

(adj.)
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Hé gespeón him tó ealle Kentingas, and ealle þá butsecarlas of Hæstingan and ðǽr ǽghwár be þǽre sǽ riman, and eallne þæne eástende and Súð-Sexan, Chr. 1052; P 178, 26

erian

(v.)
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Ðæt wæs Cham, Noes sunu, Sal. K. p. 186, 28. Add

éþung

breathing ⬩ panting ⬩ flatulency ⬩ inspiration ⬩ breath

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Ðridde wæs windes pund, ðanon him (Adam) wæs seó ǽðung geseald, Sal. K. p. 180, 10. Wæs þǽra wyrma oroð and éþung swíðe deáðberende serpentum halitus erat pestifer, Nar. 14, 15. the emission of a smell.

Linked entry: ǽþung

heófan

Grammar
heófan, also strong forms occur, p. heóf, hóf (an Old Saxon form A. S. heáf?); pl. heófon.

To lament ⬩ To be sorry for ⬩ grieve at

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To lament Godes andsacan . . . heófon deóp gehygd . . . þæt heó woldon ben email Críst rodera ríces, Sat. 344. with gen., To be sorry for, grieve at Þæt hié swá gefeón ðissa andweardena góda ðæt hí him ondrǽden ðá écan yflu, ILLIGIBLE and swá ðára yfela

hin-síþ

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Cf. insíðgryre for hinsíðgryre, Sae. 456), Txts. 181, 39. Add:

EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil ⬩ terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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Spritte seó eorþe grówende gærs and sǽd wircende and æppelbǽre treów wæstm wircende æfter his cinne, ðæs sǽd sig on him silfum ofer eorþan geemĭnet terra herbam vĭrentem et făcientem sēmen et lignum pōmĭfĕrum făciens fructum juxta gĕnus suum, cujus sēmen

Linked entries: eord eorþ

ge-neósian

(v.)
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</b> to visit the sick :-- Heó untrume menn mihte gehǽlan, swá hwylcne swá heó geneósode licgende on sáre, Hml.

HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGH ⬩ fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ rough ⬩ stormy ⬩ tempestuous ⬩ disturbed

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Ðonne seó sǽ hreóhost byþ ðonne wót hé gewiss smelte wedere tówæard when the sea is roughest then he knows certainly that fair weather is to come, Shrn. 179, 18

ge-hyldra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyldra, m. e; f. n; compar. of geheald(?)

Safer

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Safer Ðǽm gehyldrum wegum tuta itinera, Nar, 6, 3. Ðohtan ðæt him wíslícre and gehyldre wǽre they thought that it would be wiser and safer for them, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 31. On gehældran stówe in tutiore loco, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39

Linked entry: ge-heald

a-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, lǽdan to lead]

to lead ⬩ lead out ⬩ withdraw ⬩ take away ⬩ ducere ⬩ producere ⬩ educere ⬩ to be produced ⬩ brought forth ⬩ to grow ⬩ produci

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Ic eom alǽded fram leóhte I am led out from the light, Cd. 217; Th. 275, 27; Sat. 178: Ps.

and-lang

(prep.)
Grammar
and-lang, ond-long, on-long; prep. only gen.

On length ⬩ ALONG ⬩ by the side of ⬩ in longum ⬩ per

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Ðæt wæter wyrþ to eá, ðonne andlang eá to sǽ the water runs to the river, then along the river to the sea, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 140, 20. Andlang Mæse along the Mase, Chr. 882; Th. 150, 22, col. 2, 3. Andlang díces along the dike, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 442; A.

bégan

(v.)
Grammar
bégan, he bégþ; p. de; pp. ed.

to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ flectere ⬩ inflectere ⬩ deprimere ⬩ to bow to ⬩ to settle ⬩ inflectere ⬩ insistere

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Fox 13, 6; Met. 13, 3 : Cd. 221; Th. 288, 15; Sat. 381 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 10 . to bow to, to settle; inflectere, insistere Ðara bearn swylce bégaþ æðelum settum beámum, samed anlíce, standan on staðule stíðe wið geóguþe quorum filii sicut novellæ plantationes

Linked entries: a-bégan bígan bégean

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