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god-webb

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Of þám cnihtum hí álǽddon áweg tó wircenne godeweb, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 20. Iúdas funde gold and seolfor, godeweb (god-, v. l.) and purpuran ( they got much gold and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, 1 Macc. iv. 23), Hml. S. 25, 359.

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Englisc

(n.)

(the) Englishthe English language

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Ǽfre sé þe áwent of Lédene on Englisc, ǽfre hé sceal gefadian hit swá ꝥ ꝥ Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan, elles hit biþ swíþe gedwolsum tó rǽdenne þám þe þæs Lédenes ne can, Ælfc. Pref Thw. 4, 7—11.

ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. Lytel níwes ealoð, Lch. i. 388, 8. Healde hé hine wiþ geswét eala, drince hlúttor eala, and on þæs hlúttran ealað wyrte wylle ácrinde, ii. 292, 21.

brád-nes

(n.)
Grammar
brád-nes, -ness,-nis, -niss,-nys,-nyss, e; f. [brád broad, large, -nes, -nis, -nys -ness]

broad, large-nessBROADNESS, extent, largeness, surface; latitudo, amplitudo, facies, superficies

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Se wǽta, gyf hit sealt byþ of ðære sǽ, byþ þurh ðære lyfte brádnysse to ferscum wǽtan awend the moisture, if it is salt from the sea, is turned into fresh water through the extent of the atmosphere, Bd. de nat. rerum;Wrt. pop1. science 19, 3, 27;Lchdm

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un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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C.) áweg cóman turpi macie exinanitos adflictosque pestilentia dimiserit, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 10. Ríc heofna uneáðe geðolas regnum caelorum vim patitur, Mt. Kmbl.

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Seó sealf wile ǽrest ða dolh rýman, and ðæt deáde flǽsc of etan, Lchdm. ii. 332, 24. to make room by removing one's self, yield, give place Ic fare áweg oððe ic rýme (rume, MS. W.: hryme, hnime, other MSS.)caedo (cf.

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tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Ðý læs hié mid ðý tóle (a surgeon's knife) dæt hále líc gewierden, ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg áceorfan, Past. 48; Swt. 365, 11. Gif ðú ðin tól (cultrum) áhefst ofer hyt if thou lift up thy tool upon it (A. V.), Ex. 20, 25.

Linked entry: tohl

wícing

(n.)
Grammar
wícing, es; m.
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Ðæt mynster æt Westbyrig wearð þurh yfele men and wícingas eall áwést (cf. bereáfode þurh Densce men, 446, 6), Chart. Th. 447, 8

Linked entry: scegð-mann

fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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K. p. 150, 18. beauty, elegance of diction Áwend sprǽc tó óðrum híwe, hwílon for fægernysse, hwílon for neóde, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 294, 18.

bredan

(v.)
Grammar
bredan, ic brede, ðú britst, brist, he brit, bret, pl. bredaþ; p. bræd, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden.

to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck;plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere to change, vary, transform;vertere, variare, transformare

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Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beo wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30

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hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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Sum óðer hine wolde slán on his heáfde mid heardum ísene, ac ꝥ wǽpen wand áweg mid þám slege of þæs réðan handum þe hine hýnan wolde. Hml.

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ge-hwǽde

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Jn. 13, 33. of sound Áweht tó his stefne þeáh þe heó gehwǽde ( modica ) wǽre, Gr. D. 85, 9. of quality, degree, significance, &c. Forhæfednys swá spærlic ł gehwǽde parsimonia tam frugalis . An. Ox. 3749. Gehwǽdum mediocri (ingenio) 4048.

ge-neahhe

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Hreósað geneahhe tóbrocene burgweallas the ruined city walls fall to the ground, Cri. 977. often, frequently Þá henna hire áfyrrde án fox, sé cóm geneahhe (-neahche, v. l.) náht feorran (þá henna gelómlíce áweg bær án fox cumende of þám neáhlande, v.l

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Seó lyft sycð ǽlcne wǽtan up tó hyre, . . . se wǽta gǽð up swylce mid miste, and gyf hit sealt byð . . . hit byð . . . tó ferscum wǽtan áwend, Lchdm. iii. 278, 7-12. Ðá forscranc ðæt sǽd, for ðan ðe hit næfde nǽnne wǽtan.

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á-scirian

(v.)
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Se man þe his mód áwent fram eallum þisum bócum, and bið him swá ánwille, þæt him leófre bið, þæt hé lybbe be his ágenum dihte áscired fram þisum, Ælfc. T.

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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Þá óþre ealle endemes (-mest, v. l.) férdon áweg, Hml. S. 5, 345: Bt. 37, 2; F. 188, 10. Hí ealle eódon endemes tó cyrcan, Hml. S. 21, 226. Hí forléton ealle endemes þone sang, 234. Eall seó meniu endemes weóp sóna, Num. 14, 1: Hml. Th. ii. 516, 18.

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Ða deóflu wendon sceamigende áweg, Wulfst. 236, 26. Hý ( Beowulf's followers who had failed him in his need ) scamiende scyldas bǽron, ðǽr se gomela læg, Beo.

ge-tácnung

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Hwílon hé ( the preposition ) geeácnað and gefylð þǽra worda andgit þe hé tó cymð, and hwílon hé áwent heora getácnunge and hwílon wanað, 268, 2.

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Ðonne wite he ðæt God gesceóp, to mǽran engle, ðone ðe nú is deófol; ac God ne gesceóp hine ná to deófle; ac ðá ðá he wæs mid ealle fordón and forscyldgod þurh ða miclan upahefednysse and wiðerweardnysse, ðá wearþ he to deófle awend, se ðe ǽr wæs mǽre

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eallunga

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Ðá wearþ se drý eallunga áweht then the sorcerer did indeed get roused, 173, 19. Hwæt þonne húru eallunga . . . why then indeed at least . . ., 123, 3.