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for-meltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-meltan, -myltan; p. -mealt, pl. -multon; pp. -molten; v. intrans.

To melt awaybecome liquidliquefylĭquescĕrelĕquĕfiĕri

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To melt away, become liquid, liquefy; lĭquescĕre, lĕquĕfiĕri Hét wǽpen eall formeltan he commanded the weapons all to melt away, Andr. Kmbl. 2294; An. 1148. Formealt oððe hnesce geworden is eorþe lĭquĕfacta est terra, Ps. Lamb. 74, 4: Ex. 16, 21.

Linked entry: for-myltan

Medeshámstede

(n.)
Grammar
Medeshámstede, es; m.

Peterborough

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geaf hit ðá tó nama Burch ðe ǽr hét Medeshámstede, 963; Erl. 123, 34. See also Cod. Dip. Kembl. vi. 312

þenden

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Þenden (þá hwíle, v.l.) þis hwílendlice ríce hæfde temporalis regni gubernacula tenens, Bd. 3, 12; Sch. 244, 19. Wit sceolon á beón mid þé þenden ðú leofast, Shrn. 63, 18. Þenden þá tunglu hér lýhtaþ on ðysse deádlican worolde, 64, 29. Add

un-þrowiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þrowiendlíc, un-þrowigendlíc; adj.

Incapable of sufferingimpassible

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Seó Godcundnys ne mihte nán ðing þrowian, for ðan ðe heó is unðrowigendlíc, ii. 6, 30. Unðrowiendlíc, 270, 32

mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
mǽre, a boundary.
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Se ilca forwyrnð þǽræ sǽ ꝥ heó ne mót þone þeorscwold oferstæppan þǽre eorþan (mǽru follows eorðan above the line ), Bt. 21 ; S. 49, n. 3. In mǽru Magedan in fines Magedan, Mt. R. 15, 39. Add

Bieda

(n.)
Grammar
Bieda, an; m.
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Bieda the son of Port Hér com Port on Brytene, and his twegan sunan, Bieda and Mægla here, A. D. 501, Port came to Britain, and his two sons, Bieda and Mægla, Chr. 501; Erl. 15, 14

hraþe

(adv.)
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Þá ongeat hraðe ꝥ . . ., Gen. 1474: Dan. 242: Jud. 37. Ne þæt yldan þóhte, ac geféng hraðe rinc, B. 740: El. 669.

EÁCAN

(v.)
Grammar
EÁCAN, p. eóc, pl. eócon; pp. eácen, écen

To be increased, augmented, enlarged, indued augēri, increscĕre

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Heó ongieten hæfde ðæt heó eácen wæs she had discovered that she was pregnant, Exon. 100 a; Th. 378, 4; Deór. 11. Ælmihtig eácenne gást in sefan sende the Almighty sent an enlarged spirit into his soul, Cd. 198; Th. 246, 27; Dan. 485.

Linked entry: ǽcen

forþ-asendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-asendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send forthemittĕre

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To send forth; emittĕre Binnan þrým dagum he mæg ðone migþan forþasendan within three days he may send forth the urine, Herb. 7, 3; Lchdm. i. 98, 8. Forþasend emissus, Greg. Dial. 1, 12

wíg-bord

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bord, es; n.

A shield

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A shield He héht him gewyrcean eallírenne wíg-bord; wisse he gearwe, ðæt him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, lind wið líge, Beo. Th. 4667; B. 2339. Wígbord scinon, Cd. Th. 207, 14; Exod. 466

wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Crueldestructivebloodthirstycruelcrueldiredestructive

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Heó wæs ǽryst hǽðen and wælgrim, Shrn. 139, 5. Ðone Iacóbum se wælgrimma hyrde (Herod) ácwealde mid sweorde, 108, 23. Hí wælgrimme wyrmas slítaþ, Wulfst. 139, 10: Dóm.

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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wolde warnian on ǽr he would take precautions, Gen. 6, 6, Man sceal wacigean and warnian symle Wulfst. 90, 2. to take heed of, guard against, abstain from (cf.

ge-biddan

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Heó gebæd hig tó þám pápan, Shrn. 150, 4. Gebide þe þriwa eást, Lch. iii. 60, 15. ꝥ é Mid þám paternostre sceal hine gebiddan, Hml. S. 12, 262. Heó wæs hié gebiddende, Bl. H. 137, 23 : Hml.

cræft

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</b> in a bad sense, a cunning trick, stratagem, artifice :-- Mid þǽm cræfte þe þá scondlicost wæs . . . þysne nyttan cræft, þéh árlic nǽre, funde heora tictator, Ors. 2, 8; S. 90, 28-92, 3.

fácen

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forgeaf him eallum ꝥ unryht anð ꝥ fácn ꝥ him dón þóhte omnium factorum dictorumve in eo veniam sanxit, 6, 4; S. 258, 29. Heora tungan wyrcaþ mycel fácn linguis suis dolose agebant, Ps. Th. 13, 5.

norþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-here, es; m.

An army belonging to the north

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An army belonging to the north Heó (the English force ) gehergade swíðe micel on ðæm norþhere, ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, and manega men ofslógon ðara Deniscena, Chr. 910; Erl. l00, 13

wiþ-gán

(v.)

to go againstact in opposition toin contravention of

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Similar entries Cf. wiþ, II. 13 Nǽfre míne lástweardas geðrístlǽcen ðæt heó hit (a grant ) onwenden oððe ðon wiðgǽn, Chart. Th. 29, 14. v. next word

heals-fæst

defiantunsubmissiveproudcontemptuous

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With unbending neck, defiant, unsubmissive, proud, contemptuous Hire (Hagar) mód ástáh þá heó wæs magotimbre eácen worden, ongan æfþancum ágendfreán halsfæst herian (cf. Agar concepisse se videns despexit dominam suam, Gen. 16, 4), Gen. 2238.

hearh-eard

(n.)
Grammar
hearh-eard, (?)
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, a dwelling in a grove, a grove as a dwelling, Hét mec hláford mín herheard niman (cf. héht mec mon wunian on wuda bearwe, 27. Cf. too, the phrase úpeard niman, Gú. 1051

wæter-búc

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-búc, es; m.

A pitcher

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Gedeon hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne ǽmtigne sester oððe ǽnne wæterbúc Gedeon dedit in manibus eorum lagenas vacuas, Jud. 7, 16