cwǽn
a queen
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a queen Æðelfriþ cwǽn, seó wæs Ælfrédes swuster, forþférde, and hire líc líþ æt Pauian queen Æthelfrith, who was Alfred's sister, died, and her body lies at Pavia, Chr. 888; Erl. 87, 16-18
dreó-cræft
Magical art, magic ⬩ magĭca ars
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Magical art, magic; magĭca ars Simon se drý þurh dreócræft worhte ǽrene næddran, and ða hie styredan Simon the sorcerer made brazen serpents by magic, and they moved of themselves, Homl. Blick. 173, 21
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efn-éðe
Equally easy ⬩ æque făcĭlis
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Equally easy; æque făcĭlis Is efnéðe up and of dúne to feallanne foldan ðisse it is equally easy for this earth to fall up and down, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 333; Met. 20, 167
egeleás-líce
Fearlessly ⬩ impăvĭde
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Fearlessly; impăvĭde Hie nú egeleás-lícor and unnytlícor brúcaþ ðære mildheortlícan Godes giefe they now enjoy the merciful gifts of God the more fearlessly and uselessly, Past. 36, 1; Hat. MS. 46 b, 9
fóre-beran
To prefer ⬩ præferre
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To prefer; præferre He sundorlíf and munuclíf wæs fóreberende eallum ðám weólum and árum ðæs eorþlícan ríces ĕrat vītam prīvātam et mŏnachĭcam cunctis regni dīvĭtiis et hŏnōribus præfĕrens. Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8
geap-neb
Crooked- ⬩ nibbed ⬩ with a bent beak ⬩ arched ⬩ curvātus
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Crooked- nibbed, with a bent beak, arched; curvātus Standeþ me hér on eaxelum Ælfheres láf, gód and geapneb Ælfhere's legacy stands here on my shoulders, good and crooked-nibbed, Wald. 94; Vald. 2, 19
eal-fela
Very much, full many ⬩ permultum
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Very much, full many; permultum Se mæg ealfela singan and secgan he can sing and say very much, Exon. 17 b; Th. 42, 2; Cri. 666: Beo. Th. 1742; B. 869: 1770; B. 883
ge-treówfull
Faithful ⬩ fĭdēlis
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Faithful; fĭdēlis Getreówfull fĭdēlis, Ælfc. Gr. 9; 28; Som. 11, 38. Gecýðnys getreówfull testĭmōnium fĭdēle, Ps. Spl. 18, 8. Ðú góda þeów and ðú getreówfulla thou good servant and faithful, Blickl. Homl. 63, 26
ge-bilod
Having a bill or beak ⬩ rostrātus
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Having a bill or beak, rostrātus Ða fugelas, ðe be flǽsce lybbaþ, syndon clyferféte and scearpe gebilode the birds which live by flesh are cloven-footed and sharp-billed, Hexam. 9; Norm. 14, 19
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stálian
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to confirm Stálige (staþelige, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3) man and strangie and trymme hí georne mid wíslícre Godes lage, Wulfst. 267, 21. Cf.(?) efenstáledan conficiebantur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 31
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á-masian
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To amaze, stupefy, confound Þú ámasost þeóda obstupefacies gentes, Cant. Ab. 12. Stent hé heortleás and earh, ámasod and ámarod, mihtleás, áfǽred pavor percutiet stupidis cunctorum corda querelis, Dóm. L. 125: Wlfst. 137, 23
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beótung
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Gif wambe bið on innan wund, þonne biþ þǽr sár and beótunga (threatening symptoms) and gesceorf. Lch. ii. 220, 3. For hwon sceolon gé mid eówrum leásum beótingum mé egsian?, Guth. 38, 27. Add
be-solcen
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Oft ðá monðwǽran weorðað suá besolcne and suá wlace and suá sláwe for hira monnðwǽrnesse ðæt hié ne anhagað náne wuht nyttwyrðes dón saepe mansueti dissolutionis torpescunt taedio, Past. 289, 15: 239, 3. Add:
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blácung
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In blácunge (pallore) and on cwacunge þæs untruman mannes, Gr. D. 326, 5. Glædne andwlitan búton blácunge and forhtunge, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27. Se móna blácunge (pallorem) healdende, Hy. S. 35, 11. Add
ge-tǽsu
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Commodity, profit, advantage Tó þon þæt hé him swá gelettum and swá genýddum forgeáfe and gedyde hwæthugu getǽse (-tǽsu, v. l.) his gewinnes ei laboris sui commodum coacto renitentique dedit, Gr. D. 39, 28
mígan
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Add: with dat. of matter discharged Se man mídð wormse. Lch. ii. 208, 5. Lendenseóce men mígað blóde and sande, 232, 10. Gif hé gemían ne mæge, and gif hé blóde míge, 8, 24
ofer-cídan
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Hé sylf cídde (ofercídde, v. l.) and þreáde (vehementer increpavit) þæs muneces dysignysse, and þá swá gecíded (ofercíded, v. l. ) hé wæs eft gecyrred tó his mynstre, Gr. D. 111, 16: 132, 23. Add
riht-tíd
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Þý lǽs ꝥ bearn of bearneácnum wífe sié ǽr rihttíde, Lch. ii. 330, 10. Ic ondette gífernesse metes and drinces ǽr tídum and in tíde, ge eác ofer rihttíde, Angl. xi. 98, 24. Add
swefecere
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A sleeper Þá gedwyldmen man hǽt on Grécisc Nictates ( = Nyctages), and wé on úre geþeóde slúmeras hí magon oððe swefeceras nemnan, and eác hí man mæg sláperas hátan, Chrd. 26, 2. See next word
ufera
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Þá þá seó lættre tíd cóm, and seó ufere þæs dæges weóx and ágán wæs cum jam hora tardior excrevisset, Gr. D. 128, 13. Seð ufere (lætre, v.l.) tíd hora tardior, 129, 2. Add