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fæstlíce

(adv.)

fast ⬩ firmly ⬩ constantly ⬩ persistence ⬩ fast ⬩ strictly ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once

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Ic þín wundur eall sæcge, swá ic fæstlícast mæg befón wordum (as completely as ever I can express them in words), Ps. Th. 74, 2. firmly, constantly. Similar entries Cf. fæst; II Búton fæstlíce (firmiter) hé gelýfe, Ath. Crd. 42: Shrn. 195, 3.

ge-nemnan

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L. i. 21. a class name Ðeáh þú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle þú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld though thou gavest each element a separate name, thou didst name them collectively and call them world, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 27.

maðelian

(v.)
Grammar
maðelian, p. ode

To speak ⬩ harangue ⬩ make a speech ⬩ declaim

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Abraham maðelode .. ongan his brýd wordum lǽran, 86; Th. 109, 9; Gen. 1820: Beo. Th. 701; B. 348: 747; B. 371. Byrhtnoþ maðelode, wordum mǽlde, Byrht. Th. 132, 66; By. 42. Byrhtwold maðelode, hé ful baldlíce beornas lǽrde, 140, 60.

Linked entry: mæðlan

wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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a wort (e.g. St. John's wort), plant, herb Gærs vel wyrt herba, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 35: 78, 71. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man betonicam nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 70, 1: 90, 2, and often. Seó wyrt (herba ) weóx, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 26. Gemolsnad wyrt, Ps. Th. 89, 6.

Linked entries: blód-wyrt candel-wyrt

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

AT ⬩ to ⬩ before ⬩ next ⬩ with ⬩ in ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ apud ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ante ⬩ ad ⬩ in ⬩ contra ⬩ Of ⬩ from ⬩ a ⬩ ab ⬩ de ⬩ To ⬩ unto ⬩ as far as ⬩ ad ⬩ usque ⬩ ad

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Ic nú æt feáwum wordum secge I now say in few words, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 14. Is seó bót gelong eal æt ðé ánum the expiation is all ready with thee alone, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 16; Cri. 153.

meagol-ness

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Wé sceolon þǽre micclan lufan úrum Drihtne singallíce þancian ǽghwæþer ge mid wordum ge mid dǽdum ge eác mid ealre heortan meagolnysse, Hml. A. 153, 39. Add

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known

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On wísne weg worda ðínra, 118, 32. Þurh wís gewit, Exon. Th. 73, 21; Cri. 1193. Ealle míne wegas wíse syndan on ðínre gesihðe, Ps. Th. 118, 168. Ðonne hé ðíne wísan word gehealde, 118, 9.

ge-síne

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Geséne woeron suá fromdóen wordo ðás uisa sunt sicut deleramentum uerba ista, Lk. L. R. 24, 11 : Rtl. 86, 14. v. forþ-gesíne, íþ-gesíne, un-gesíne

a-níhst

(adv.)
Grammar
a-níhst, adv. [a = on in, ad; níhst ultimus]

At last ⬩ in the last place ⬩ ad ultimum ⬩ ultimo

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At last, in the last place; ad ultimum, ultimo Ne wǽron ðæt gesíða ða sǽmestan, ðeáh ðe ic hý aníhst nemnan sceolde they were not the worst of comrades, though I should name them last, Exon. 86b; Th. 326, 9; Wid. 126

Linked entry: a-néhst

for-drincan

Grammar
for-drincan, (fore-).
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For fordruncenes kyninges wordum, Mart. H. 156, 19. Add

ge-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrd, fate.
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Cf. ge-weorþan ; 3 Hér sagað ymb ðás mǽran gewyrd þe tó þyssum dæge gewearð, þætte ælmihtig Dryhten sylfa on þás world ácenned wæs . . . Be þysse gewyrde þe wé tódæg weordiað ealle Godes hálige sǽdon, Verc. Först. 96, 3-II.

pyngan

(v.)
Grammar
pyngan, p. de
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Hé wærlíce hine pynde mid sumum wordum animum pungant, Past. 40, 5 ; Swt. 297, 8

Linked entry: pungetung

heáh-cyning

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Siððan heáhcyning, wuldres wyrhta, woruld staðelode, Ph. 129. God the Son Þú sylfa cum, heofones heáhcyning, . . . Críst nergende, Cri. 150: Ps. Th. 118, 146. Heofena heáhcyning, Cri. 1340. of an earthly king, B. 1039

sǽ-ríric

(n.)

a reed-bed in the sea (?), an ait

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, an ait; — Swylce wórie bí ófre sondbeorgum ymbseald sǽrýrica mǽst, swá ðæt wénaþ wǽglíþende ðæt hý on eálond sum eágum wlíten (the reference is to the whale, which mariners mistake for an island), Exon. Th. 360, 24; Wal. 10

dæg-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-rím, es; n. [dæg day, rím a number]

A number of days, a course of days ⬩ dierum numerus

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Upon ðæt ígland ðǽr Apollines dóhtor wunode dægrímes worn upon the island where Apollo's daughter dwelt a number of days, Bt. Met.

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, es; n.

The elder-tree ⬩ sambūcus nigra, a small tree whose branches are filled with a light spongy pith. The fruit is a globular, purplish-black berry, of which wine is often made, called elder-berry wine. It is quite distinct from alor the alder-tree

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Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man sambūcus = σαμβύκη [MS. samsuchon = σάμψυχον] and óðrum naman ellen, háteþ take this wort, which is named sambucus, and by another name elder, Herb. 148, 1; Lchdm. i. 272, 14. Genim ellenes leaf take leaves of elder, L.

Linked entry: ellm

freóls-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-dæg, es; m.

A feast-day ⬩ festival-day ⬩ festus dies

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Gif hlaford his þeówan freólsdæge nýde to weorce if a lord oblige his servant to work on a feast-day, L. E. G. 7; Th. i. 172, 2. Be freólsdagum and fæstenum of festivals and fasts, L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264, 17: L. Eth. v. 18; Th. 1. 308, 24: L. C.

hú-meta

(adv.)
Grammar
hú-meta, adv.

How ⬩ quomodo

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Ðú sǽdest ðæt ðú ne mihte witan húmeta hé his weólde oððe hú hé his weólde you said that you could not see in what manner or by what means he governed it [the world ]; quibus gubernaculis mundus regatur, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 25

Linked entry: hú

lengan

(v.)
Grammar
lengan, p. de

protract ⬩ delay ⬩ extend ⬩ lengthen

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Ne lengde ðá leóda aldor wítegena wordcwyde ac hé wíde beád metodes mihte the prince was not slow to heed the prophet's words, but widely proclaimed the might of the Lord, Cd. 208; Th. 256, 25; Dan. 646.

Linked entry: langian

BÉTE

(n.)
Grammar
BÉTE, an; f : béte, an; n ?

BEET ⬩ bēta = σεύτλoν

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Wyrc drænc of ðære bétan [MS. beton] work a drink of the beet, Lchdm. iii. 22, 6. Beðe mid bétan leáfum foment with leaves of beet, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 100, 12: iii. 2, 8: 44, 8: 114, 13.