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fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Hé héht fæstlíce healdan þone hererinc, Met. 1, 70: Rtl. 58, 1. Nim þé fæstlíce þæt ic sprece, Gr. D. 172, 33. Hí þeódað hí fæstlícor tó þǽre rihtwísnesse ipsi justitiae arctius inhaerebunt, Gr. D. 336, 23. Fæstlícor artius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 26.

ge-nemnan

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[In Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 31, 35 probably for genemned should be read gemenged as in the corresponding Met. 20, 66, 79.]

furþor

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., Met. 11, 50) heora furþum nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; F. 74, 18.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Ásettan healle hróffæste (cf. fæst hús timbrian, Bt. 12; F. 36, 10) perennem ponere sedem, Met. 7, 6: 11.

hróf

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On heáhsetlum hrófe getenge celsos solil culmine, Met. 25, 5. Gif mon on níwne weall unádrúgodne micelne hróf and hefigne on sett, Past. 383, 32. Hí openodon þone hróf ( tectum ), Mk. 2, 4. Hé geseah steápne hróf golde fáhne, B. 926.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Áras sceoldon wilspella mǽst gesecgan, ðe ðæt sigor beácen méted wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1967; El. 985.

Linked entry: þý

hám

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Tróia burg . . . lengest burne háma under hefonum, Met. 9, 18. not on earth Is hám sceapen ungelíce englum and deóflum, Cri. 898. Nis þæt betlic bold, ne nóht ryhtlic hám, ac þǽr is helle grund, Dóm. 24.

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Ðæt hit wurde, ðæt on eorðan geond ðás wídan weoruld wǽren swelce under sunnan, Met. 8, 42. used metaphorically Seó sóþfæste sunne, Exon. Th. 237, 9; Ph. 587. Mín se swétesta sunnan scíma, Juliana, 252, 21; Jul. 166

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Glouc. 419, 2.] a pole Fana hwearfode scír on sceafte, Met. 1. 11 . Ic gegaderode mé stuþan sceaftas . . . Ic lǽre ǽlcne ðara ðe manigne wǽn hæbbe, ðæt hé menige tó ðam ilcan wuda ðár ic ðás stuþan sceaftas cearf, Shrn. 163, 5-14.

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Met. 20, 257. of wounds, not closed up Ða openan dolg, Exon. Th. 68, 24; Cri. 1108 : Rood Kmbl. 93; Kr. 47. not covered, not protected Seó cirice is ufan open and noferhréfed, Blickl. Homl. 125, 26, 30. Open burh urbs patens, Kent.

ge-hátan

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Abrahame wæs geháten Cristes cyme, Ors. 6, 1; S. 252, 30. with clause Hé gehét þæt hý ealdrihta ǽlces mósten wyrðe gewunigon, Met. 1, 35.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Wíges heard Créca drihten (Ulysses), Met. 26, 13. Níðweorca heard (Edgar), Chr. 973; P. 118, 23. figuratively of a saint: Beorn (St.

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Ðonne hió on setl glídeþ, Met. 28, 39. Se ǽfenstiorra on setl glídeþ, 29, 27, 31. On setel. Salm.

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Ac á sceal ðæt wiðerwearde ðæt óðer wiþerwearde gemetgian, 21; Fox 74, 13-20: Met. 11, 49, 52. Ðæt mé þincþ wiþerweard þing in contrarium relapsa res est, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 24.

fela

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Met. 20, 83. Má þonne fela manna gelýfan mæge majora quam credi potest, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 306, 23. Feala, Bl. H. 41, 14. Fela wearð tódræ-acute;fed Godes ðeówa, Chr. 975; P. 120, 14: Gen. 1638. Þæ t eówer fela geseah, Dan. 412.

Linked entry: feald

ge-þóht

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Sumum hé syleð milde heortan, þeáwfæstne geþóht, Crä. 109: Sal. 239: Fä. 44. mind (with reference to purpose, intention) Ic ne métte wíf þrístran geþóhtes, Jul. 550.

Linked entry: þóht

ród

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Hé þǽr þreó métte róda ætsomne, El. 834. (1 a) the cross on which Christ suffered :-- Seó Crístes ród on þá hé wæs áhongen, Shrn. 67, 25. On þysum geáre wæs gefunden seó hálige ród, Chr. 200; P. 10, 34.

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Ðeós gítsunc weallende byrnð, Met. 8, 45. Mid weallendre lufe, Wulfst. 286, 11. Sorge weallende, Beo. Th. 4919; B. 2464. Weallende weán, Exon. Th. 139, 2; Gú. 587. Hé geseah ealle witon on þeáwum scínende and on gáste weallende, Homl.

Linked entry: for-weallen

gingra

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Þá ( Adam and Eve ) him tó gingran self Metod mearcode, Gen. 458.

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f. : [w]es; n.
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Th. 9, 27 : Met. 9, 27. In searwum in insidiis. Ps. Surt. 9, 29. Searwum factionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 9. Mid sibbe wé cómon næs mid searwum pacifice venimus nec quidquam machinamur mali, Gen. 42, 11.

Linked entries: searo siru