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glenge

(n.)
Grammar
glenge, es; m.

An ornament

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Gesih ðás glencas vide has ædificationes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 2

Linked entry: glenc

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Hí wéndon ðæt hí sceoldon winnon eall ðæt land, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 27

Linked entry: on-winnende

Loidis

(n.)

Leeds

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Leeds Ða æftran cyningas him botl worhton on ðam lande ðe Loidis[is] háten reges posteriores fecere sibi villam in regione quæ vocatur Loidis, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 21: 3, 24; S. 557, 12

þeów-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-cnapa, an; m.
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A servant-lad His ðeówcnapena án wearð þearle áwéd; ðá sette Martinus his handa him onuppon, and se feónd fleáh forht for ðam hálgan, and se ðeówa siððan gesundful leofode, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 27

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, for ðám ðætte hine gesceamige (ut confundatur), Past. 357, 6. Hine sceal on dómes dæg gesceamian, Wlfst. 238, 12. (l a) with gen. of cause :-- Hié hira selfra gescamige erubescant, Past. 333, 22. with dat.

on-gitan

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Add Ðá ðá hé ongeat ðá scylde on Annanian and Saffiran cum Ananiae et Sapphirae culpam reperit, Past. 115, 12.

for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To loselet godestroyamittĕreperdĕredestruĕre

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Ðæt he forlure ða gestrión that he would lose the treasures, Past. 7, 1; Hat. MS. 12 a, 5. Ðú forloren hæfst ða woruldsǽlþa thou hast lost the worldly prosperity, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 7

Linked entry: be-leósan

fór-hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-hraðe, adv.

Very quicklysooncĭtoconfestim

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Very quickly, soon; cĭto, confestim Æfter ðam ðæs fórhraðe very soon after that. Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 6, 24

openung

(n.)
Grammar
openung, e; f.

Manifestation, revelation

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Manifestation, revelation Seó openung ðæs dæges ( the day of judgment) is swíðe egesfull eallum gesceaftum, Blickl. Homl. 91, 19

cwylla

(n.)
Grammar
cwylla, an; m.

A well, spring fons

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A well, spring; fons Riht súþ be eástan ðam cwyllan óþ ða wýde strǽte right south by east of the spring as far as the wide road, Cod. Dipl. 409; A. D. 946; Kmbl. ii. 265, 32

éðan

(v.)
Grammar
éðan, p. de ; pp. ed

To overflow, lay waste vastāre

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To overflow, lay waste; vastāre Ðá eácéðan gefrægn eald-feónda cyn win-burh wera then also I heard that the tribe of ancient foes laid waste the people's beloved city, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 19; Dan. 57

Linked entry: ǽðan

fit

(n.)
Grammar
fit, fitt, e; f.

A songpoemcantĭlēnacarmen

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A song, poem; cantĭlēna, carmen Ðá se Wísdóm ðas fitte asungen hæfde when Wisdom had sung this song, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 106, 29. On fitte in song, verse, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 17; Met. Einl. 9

Linked entry: fittan

lísing

(n.)
Grammar
lísing, es; m.

A freedman

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Búton ðam ceorle ðe on gafollande sit, and heora [the Danes] liésingum [lýsingum]; ða syndan efendýre, ǽgðer tó cc. sciłł., L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 154, 3

snúd

(adj.)
Grammar
snúd, adj.

Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly

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Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly Biþ ǽghwylcum synwyrcendra on ða snúdan tíd (the day of judgment, which was to come suddenly cf. Matt. 24, 39; or to come soon?) Exon. Th. 52, 32; Cri. 842

on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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Ða menn ðeáh wisston ðæt hió mid ðam drýcræfte ne mihte ðara manna mód onwendan ðeáh hió ða líchoman onwende nec potentia gramina, membra quae valeant licet, corda vertere non valent, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 8-10: Met. 26, 101-104.

on-sagu

(n.)
Grammar
on-sagu, e; f.

A charge brought against a person, accusation

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[Cf. the somewhat similar principle which follows :-- Ágnung biþ nér ðam ðe hæfþ ðonne ðam ðe æfter sprecþ. See also Grmm. R. A. 856.] Ðá cwæþ Eugenia ðæt heó eáþe mihte Melantian onsage oferdrífan (refute the charge ), Homl. Skt. i. 2, 206.

Linked entry: sagu

un-gemód

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemód, adj.

Disagreeingcontentiousat variancediscors

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Ða ungemódan..., ða gemódan discordes..., pacati, 23; Swt. 177, 9

Linked entries: ge-mód un-geméde

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

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; To cheer, gladden, comfort; Geseóþ hú blíþe ða earman beóþ, ðonne hí mon mid mete and mid hrægle rétaþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 29. Ealle ða óðru gód óleccaþ ðam móde and hit rétaþ, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 24 note.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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In ðam éðle ðǽr hé ǽr ne cwom, Exon. Th. 27, 26; Cri. 436. Tó ðam lande þǽr ðé lust myneþ tó gesécanne, Andr.

Linked entry: þár

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Ðá him weder com, and Godwine and ða ðe mid him wǽron wendan tó Brycge, Chr. 1052 ; Erl. 181, 19. Wearð ðæt wæder swíðe strang, ðæt ða eorlas ne mihton ge*-*witan hwet Godwine eorl gefaren hæfde, Erl. 183, 3.