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dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
dǽlan, <b>;
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See eftwyrd

Wealh-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Wealh-þeód, e; f.

The Welsh people

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The Welsh people Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Angelcynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran gesetton, L. O. D. proem.; Th. i. 352, 1

hærn

(n.)
Grammar
hærn, e; f.

The tide, waves, seaa wave

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The tide, waves, sea Hærn æstus, flustrum, Cot. 81, Lye. Hærn eft onwand back went the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 1062; An. 531

Linked entry: hraen

sorh-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-lufu, e, an; f.

Love that is attended with anxiety or sorrowhapless love

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Love that is attended with anxiety or sorrow, hapless love Him seó sorglufu slǽp ealle binom, Exon. Th. 378, 14; Deór. 16

symbel-gereorde

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-gereorde, es; n.

A feast, banquet

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A feast, banquet Biþ seó án snǽd sélre mycle tó þicganne ðonne him sýn seofon daga symbelgereordu, Salm. Kmbl. 816; Sal. 407

þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
þeówen, þíwen, [n]e; þeówene, an; f.
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Se fæder hire sealde áne þeówene ( servam ), Gen. 29, 29. Ðióenne famulam, Rtl. 104, 2: 34, 10 (see Skeat's collation). Ðióen, 25. Sca Affra and hire þreó ðeówena ... Sió Affra wæs ǽrest forlegor wíf mid hire þeówenum, Shrn. 115, 3-5.

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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Hú him woruldmanna seó unclǽne gecynd cearum sorgende hearde ondréde, Exon. Th. 63, 10; Cri. 1017. Sume dæge ðæt hé sorgiende (sollicitus) bád hwonne seó ádl tó him cóme, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 6.

tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
tyrnan, p. de.
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Se firmamentum went on ðam twám steorran swá swá hweogel tyrnþ on eaxe, Lchdm. iii. 270, 22. Se cwyrnstán ðe tyrnþ singallíce and nǽnne færeld ne ðurhtíhþ, Homl. Th. i. 514, 20.

Linked entry: turnian

cyre

(n.)
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Hé sealde swíðe fæste gife . . . ꝥ is seó gifu, ꝥ se man mót dón ꝥ hé wile, Hml. S. 17, 250. Gehwilc man hæfð ágenne cyre, ǽr ðám ðe hé syngige, hweðer hé wille filian deófles willan oððe wiðsacan, Hml. Th. i. 212, 11.

ge-mǽte

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Seó ðrúh wæs geworht hire swá gemiéte swylce heó hyre sylfre swá gesceapen wǽre, and æt hire heáfde wæs áheáwen se stán gemǽte þám heáfde (ita aptum (gemǽte, Bd.

ge-sundfulnes

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Is on líchaman se lǽssa man betere mid gesundfulnysse þonne se unhála beó and hæbbe Golian mycelnysse, Hml. A. 40, 410. good fortune, prosperity, happiness of condition þæt hé óðres mannes ungelimp besárgige and on his gesundfulnysse fægnige, Hml.

ge-beórscipe

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Wearð seó þénung in geboren and æfter þám cynelíce gebeórscipe, Ap. Th. 14, 15. Se cyning bebeád þám gebeórum, ꝥ hí blíþe wǽron æt his gebeórscipe, Hml. A. 92, 21. Se þearfa . . . þe mid þé is tó cumenne tó engla gebeórscipe, 142, 107.

gold-blóma

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be-þencan

consider

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Beþænce se fæder þone sunu and se sunu þone fæder bútan yrre, Wlfst. 228, 23. pæt heó beþencen Drihtnes ǽrendgewrit, 230, 33. Hit is earfoðe eall tó gesecganne þæt beðencan sceal ðe scíre healt, Angl. ix. 265, 5.

wancol

(adj.)
Grammar
wancol, adj.
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Unstable, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating Hió hit gecýþ self mid hire hwurfulnesse ðæt hió biþ swíþe wancol se instabilem muta*-*tione demonstrat, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 35.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Séce man hundred*-*gemót, L. Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 2. Ðæt ðeós onlícnes eorþan séce fall to earth, Andr. Kmbl. 1462; An. 731. Ðeáh heorot holtwudu séce, Beo. Th. 2743; B. 1369.

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a peoplea generalduxconsul

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Of ðé forþgǽþ se heretoga seðe recþ mín folc ex te exiet dux, qui reget populum meum, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 6. Consul ðæt wé heretoha hátaþ consul which we call 'heretoha,' Bt. 1; Fox 2, 12: 21; Fox 76, 4.

up-stige

(n.)
Grammar
up-stige, es; m.

ascensionmountingthe ascensionan ascenta way of ascending

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Se seteþ wolcan upstige his qui ponit nubem ascensum suum, Ps. Surt. Lamb. 103, 3

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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.), lie in the line of advance Oð þæt sǽfæsten landes æt ende leódmægne forstód, Exod. 128. to come to a stand, stop Gif se man áspíwð þone yfelan wǽtan onweg, þonne forstent se geohsa, Lch. ii. 60, 23.

Linked entry: for-licgan

a-þéstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þéstrian, p. ode; pp. od

To be eclipsedobscurari

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To be eclipsed; obscurari Seó sunne aþéstrode the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 538; Th. 29, 4, col.1; Bodl. Laud. 636