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nigontíne

(n.; num.; adj.)

nineteen

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Fox 141; Men. 71

giscian

(v.)

to sobsighsingultire

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to sob, sigh; singultire, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 9

Linked entry: gesca

ge-ræft

(adj.; part.)

torn, distracteddiscerptus

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torn, distracted; discerptus, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 21

gesǽl-líce

(adv.)

happily

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happily, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5, MS. Cot

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 5. with adjectives, of quantity Mid swíþe manigre swétnesse, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 11: 11, 1; Fox 32, 34. Swíþe feáwa manna ongit, 19; Fox 70, 12.

Linked entry: swíðor

or-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sorg, -sorh,; adj; with gen.

free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperoussecure from danger, safe

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Uton lǽtan bión ðás sprǽce and bión unc ðæs orsorge secure concludere licet, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 144, 18. tó upáhafen for orsorgum woruldgesǽlþum (cf. on ðinre orsorgnesse.

BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLEfrenum

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Se gemetgaþ ðone bridel he regulates the bridle, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18. Mid his bridle with his bridle, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 45, 57, 157; Met. 11, 23, 29, 79; 24, 73; Met. 24, 37.

Linked entries: bridels brydel

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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For þínum gódan willan ... ða leán eallra þínra gódena weorca, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 14-16. Þurh þíne æðelan hand, Hy. 7, 5.

LEÓÞ

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓÞ, es; n.

A songpoemodelayverses

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Ic geworhte hí eft tó leóþe I made a poetical version of it, Bt. proem; Fox viii, l0. Ðá ic ðis leóþ ásungen hæfde when I had recited these verses, 3, 1; Fox 4, 16. Leóþ odai, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 63.

un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weaknesslack of power

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Gif ðé þince ðæt ðú maran lǽcedóm dón ne durre for unmihte ðæs mannes, 254, 1: Homl. Skt. i. 13, 21. Ðá ongan ic þencan ðæt mé ðæt gelumpe for ðære wíflícan unmihte, ii. 23 b, 411. Ðurh unmihte, Homl. Th. ii. 42, 27.

Linked entries: meaht un-miht

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Kmbl. iii. 350, 25. applied to the Deity Án sceppend is and se is wealdendheofones and eorþan and ealra gesceafia,Bt.21 ; Fox 72, 29 : 35,3 ; Fox 158, 25 : 39, 12;Fox 232, 11. Wealdend Drihten Dominus, Ps. Th. 65, 16.

ferd-mon

(n.)
Grammar
ferd-mon, -monn, es; pl. nom. acc. -men; m.

A soldiermīles

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A soldier; mīles Ðæt feoh mon ðám ferdmonnum sellan sceolde the money should be given to the soldiers, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 14. Cyning sceal hæbban ferdmen a king must have soldiers, 17; Fox 58, 33, MS. Cot

árod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
árod, pp. of árian, q. v.

honoured

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Fox 10, 89; Met. 10, 45;

Linked entry: árde

a-tihtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tihtan, p. -tihte; pp. -tihted, -tiht

To attractincite

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To attract, incite, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 3

be-nyðan

(adv.)

beneathunderinfra

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beneath, under; infra Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 18

berhtra

(adj.)
Grammar
berhtra, acc. berhtre, comp. of berht, beorht, q. v.

brighter

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Fox 22, 43; Met. 22, 22;

býsegu

(n.)
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Fox 20, 509; Met. 20, 255

cínan

(n.)
Grammar
cínan, acc. of cíne.

a chink

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a chink, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 28, note;

dysian

(v.)
Grammar
dysian, part. dysiende

to be foolish

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to be foolish, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 9

dégelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dégelíce, [dégel-líce]

secretly

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Fox 1, 127; Met. 1, 64