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heorþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
heorþ-fæst, adj.

Having a house of one's own

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Having a house of one's own Sý heorþfæst sý folgere whether he have a house of his own or be the follower of another man, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 23

Linked entry: fæst

sám-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-weaxen, adj.
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Half-grown up Ǽlc man hæfð swáþeáh his ágene lenge on þǽre mycelnesse þe man wæs ǽr, oððe beón sceolde, gif full weóxe, sé ðe on cildháde oððe sámweaxen gewát, Nap. 55

grǽdig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
grǽdig-, grǽdi-, grǽde-líce; adv.
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GREEDILY, covetously; avide He gýmþ grǽdelíce his teolunge he attends greedily to his gain, Homl. Th. i. 66, 10.

brúcan

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Þæt ꝥ gesǽ;llíce brýcþ, ondrǽ;t ꝥ scyle forlǽ;tan, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 15. brécð perfruetur (abundantia ), Kent. Gl. 16. Ne breác his cyneríces mid gesundfulnysse, Hml. Th. i. 84, 33.

hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrwan, hyrwian; p. de, ede

blasphemedespisecondemntreat illoppressvexharass

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hyrwde godes naman and wirigde hine cum blasphemasset nomen et maledixisset ei, Lev. 24, 11. Ðá hyrwdon ealle hine omnes condemnaverunt eum, Mk. Skt. 14, 64. Hié hyrwdon ðé they despised thee, Elen. Kmbl. 710; El. 355.

Linked entry: herwan

irmþ

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Hié on ðǽm iermþum heora líf geendodon, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 19. in a moral sense, badness Gif hine mon leahtor-fulne ongit. . . him mon secge þæt þanon gewíte, þe lǽs mid his yrmðe ( miseria ) óþre geleahtrige, R.

scearpness

(n.)
Grammar
scearpness, e; f.

Sharpnessroughnessacidity, pungencyefficacy

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Wæs náwiht hefig . . . ne cnihtlíce gálnysse næs begangende . . . ac on his scearpnysse weóx, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 13-20. roughness of surface Ealle wóhnyssa beóþ gerihte and scearpnyssa gesméðode, Homl. Th. i. 360, 34.

Linked entry: scearp

á-þweán

Grammar
á-þweán, pp.-þwagen,-þwægen,-þwogen.

to washcleanse an object from impurityto wash impurity from an object

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Mid fulluhte áþwagen (áðwogen, v.l.) fram his dǽdum, Hml. S. 27, 194. bið áðwogen fram his synnun, Hml. Th. i. 472, 5. hæfde hyra fét áþwogene, Jn. 13, 12: Hml.

Linked entry: on-þweán

fæder-éðel

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-éðel, gen. -éðles; m. [éðel a country, home]

Father-land, paternal home păterna rĕgio, patria

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Father-land, paternal home; păterna rĕgio, patria Scipia swór ðæt him leófre wǽre, ðæt he hine sylfne acwealde ðonne he forléte his fæderéðel Scipio swore that he would rather kill himself than leave his father-land, Ors. 4, 9 ; Bos. 91, 20.

up-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weardes, adv.

Upwards

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Upwards onginþ of ðám wyrttrumum, and swá upweardes gréwþ óþ ðone stemn, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 2. biþ upweardes (cf. swá sprincþ up, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 24), Met. 13, 54. Hió stíhþ á upweardes, 13, 62. hæfde his handa upweardes, Blickl.

Linked entry: uppe-weardes

eall

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., numeral. all Forðférde Decius and ǽfre ǽlc dǽl eall his cynnes ( one and all of his race ), Hml. S. 23, 349. Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden, þá þá wæs ealles óðres hláford ( lord of all else ) ?, Angl. vii. 6, 42.

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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hét ofsleán ealle þá wísestan witan, ge furþon his ágene módor . . . ge furðon his ágen wíf ofslóg. Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 6-8: 31, 1; F. 112, 14: 11, 1; F. 32, 26.

fram-adón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-adón, he -adéþ; p. -adyde; pp. -adón

To do or take from or awaycut offauferreabscīdĕre

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To do or take from or away, cut off; auferre, abscīdĕre Sóna heó ðone fefer framadéþ it will soon take away the fever, Herb. 12, 5; Lchdm. i. 104, 15. Mildheortnesse his he framadéþ misericordiam suam abscīdet, Ps. Lamb. 76, 9

Mon-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Mon-íg, e; f.

The Isle of Man or AngleseyMona

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The Isle of Man or Anglesey; Mona Ðá gehergodon Moníge [Mæníge] then they harried the Isle of Man, Chr. 1000 (ed. Thorpe). Moníge Brytta eáland Angelcynnes ríce underþeódde Mevanias insulas imperio subjugavit Anglorum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 16

stán-boga

(n.)
Grammar
stán-boga, an; m.
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A natural stone arch geseah stondan stánbogan, streám út ðonan brecan of beorge, Beo. Th. 5083; B. 2545. Seah on enta geweorc ða stánbogan ( of the cave within the rock ) stapulum fæste éce eorðreced innan healde, 5429; B. 2718

un-fulfremed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fulfremed, adj.

Imperfect

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Ðæt didon unfulfremed ( inperfectum ) forlǽtende, R. Ben. lnterl. 24, 1. Ða ðing ðe unfullfremed gemétte ea quae minus perfecta reperit, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 2

un-gewǽpnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewǽpnod, adj.

Unarmed

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Ðá hét se cyning healdan Martinum, ðæt wurde áworpen ungewǽpnod ðam here, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 14. Ðá geseah Æþelfrið heora sacerdas sundor stondon ungewǽpnade, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39

wang-turf

(n.)
Grammar
wang-turf, gen. -tyrf; f.Turf,
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rf, grass-land Ðæt ic móte ðis gealdor tóðum ontýnan . . . wlitigan ðás wancgturf (cf. the beginning of the article : Hér ys seó bót ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan gif nellaþ wel wexan, 398, 1), Lchdm. i. 400, 7

weorold-irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-irmþ, weorold-irmþu; f.
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héton eft lóhannes gebringan æt his mynstre, fram ðám woruldyrmþum ðe hwíle on wæs, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 36

ele-tredde

(n.)
Grammar
ele-tredde, an; f.
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An oil-press, press in which olives are crushed Wǽron feáwa eleberian . . . hét þá gegaderian and dón on eletreddan ( in praelo ), Gr. D. 50, 29. Of þǽre eletreddan ( ex prelo ) nǽnige gemete ǽnig dǽl eles út eóde, 251, 2