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oretta

(n.)
Grammar
oretta, an; m.

One who strives, a combatant, warrior, champion

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Swá sceal oretta compian, 122, 33; Gú. 315. Godes orettan swencan, 136, 15 ; Gú. 541

Linked entry: oreta

slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
slúpan, p. sleáp; pl. slupon; pp. slopen

To slip, glide to slip, creep

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To slip, glide Sóna swá ús seó sáwl of ðam líchaman slýpþ simul atque anima de corpore se subduxerit L. Ecg. P. iv. 66;Th. ii. 226, 23. Gársecg wédde on sleáp (of the Red Sea coming upon the Egyptians) Cd. Th. 208, 28; Exod. 490.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Árás swá hé hraðost meahte, Exon. 49 a; Th. 168, 24; Gú. 1080. Wolde ic freóndscipe ðínne, gif ic mihte, begitan, Andr. Kmbl. 958; An. 479. of a verb whose place is taken by swá : -- Wolde freádrihtnes feorh ealgian, ðǽr hié meahton swá, Beo.

Linked entry: mæg

mór

(n.)
Grammar
mór, es; m.

a moorwaste and damp landhigh waste grounda mountain

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Ðǽr hit (Norway) smalost wǽre, hit mihte beón þreora míla brád tó ðæm móre; and se mór syððan, on sumun stówum, swá brád swá man mæg on twám wucum oferféran . . .

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Swylce hit nán pleoh ne sý, ðæt se preóst libbe swá swá ceorl, L. Ælfc. C. 6; Th. ii. 344, 18 : Wulfst. 269, 28. Læsse pleoh byþ ðam men, ðæt hé flǽsces brúce on Lenctenfæstene, ðonne hé wífes brúce, 286, 3 : Homl. Th. i. 178, 34.

Linked entry: pleón

eallunga

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Swá emnes módes þæt ic eallunga wǽre orsorg, ꝥ ic swá orsorg wǽre ꝥ ic náne gedréfednesse næfde, Bt. 26, 1; F. 90, 26: 10; F. 28, 8. Hé þá bernesse eallinga ( funditus ) ádwǽscte, Bd. 4, 21; Sch. 453, 19.

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Gif hé ládian wille, geládige be dǽde mǽðe, swá mid þrifealdre, swá mid ánfealdre láde, Ll. Th. i. 346, 14. Ǽlc þe gewita oþþe gewyrhta sí þǽr útlendisc man inlendiscan derie, geládie þǽre midwiste be þes orfes weorðe, 354, 29.

ge-miclian

(v.)
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Th. 19, 5. the object a thing Twá ðing syndon swá mycele and swá mǽre, þæt ǽfre ǽnig man ne mæg ðǽron ǽnig ðing áwyrdan ne gewanian . . . ne eft nis ǽnig swá mǽre . . . þæt áðor ðǽra þénunga gegódian oððon gemycclian mæge. Wlfst. 34, 3-11.

ge-neát

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Th. i. 116, 10. a tenant holding by service (and rent) to the lord Se geneát sceal wyrcan swá on lande swá of lande, hweðer swá him man být, C. D. iii. 450. 3— Geneátes riht. Geneátriht is mistlic be ðám ðe on lande stænt.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Wǽron swá fela gereord swá ðǽr manna wǽron, 22, 23 : 318, 22: ii. 582, 5 : Angl. vii. 40, 382. On þám dæge wurdon tðdǽlede manna gereordu; and ǽr wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, and nú synd gereord twá and hundseofontig, Wlfst. 211, 17-20.

sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
sóna, adv.

Soon, immediately, directly, at once

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Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas oferhlifaþ, swá se fugel of beáme gewíteþ Exon. Th. 206, 1; Ph. 120. Sóna swá . . . ðá Met. 8, 1

Linked entry: be-sóne

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Wurde seó eorbe tódrifen mid ðam winde swá swá dust, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 8: Met. 20, 104. Licgaþ æfter lande loccas tódrifene, Andr.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Th. ii. 134, 5. with swá, swá gelíc = such Anlíce beóð swá þá beón berað bútú ætsomne . . .

piþa

(n.)
Grammar
piþa, an; m.
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Pith, the soft inner part of the stem of a plant Eall se ðǽl se ðe ðæs treówes on twelf mónþum geweaxeþ, hé onginþ of ðám wyrtrumum, and swá upweardes gréwþ óþ ðone stemn, and siððan andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10;

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.

Nearat handprope

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Hí wǽron swá gehende ðet ǽgðer heora on óðer háwede they were so near that each of them looked on the other, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 8. Ða mynstra gehendor ðam wæterscipe timbrian to build the monasteries nearer to the water, Homl.

sealtere

(n.)
Grammar
sealtere, es; m.
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On ðone saltherpaþ; and swá ondlong ðæs herpaþes ðæt on salteredene . . . on salterewellan; of salterewellan eástriht on saltbróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. lii. 206, 28-32. Sealtera cumb, 412, 24. In saltera weg; of sealtera wege, 80, 16

án-mód

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Þæt werod wæs swá ánmód (cf. Hom. i. 101, 4) swilce him eallum wǽre án heorte and án sáwul, Hml. Th. i. []26, 25. Þú ánmóde tu unanimis, Ps. L. 54, 14. Mid ánmóde willan monigra multorum unanima intentione. Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 575, 12.

býdel

Grammar
býdel, l. bydel,
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Héte þú (Pilate) þýnne býdel hym swá ongeán cuman ?, Nic. 2, 15. Bydelum exactoribus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 43. Sende se cásere his bydelas and beád ꝥ man sceolde cépan crístenra manna, Hml. S. 23, 47

egle

(adj.)
Grammar
egle, grievous, painful.
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Sé ðe eów hrepað, hit mé bið swá egle swylce hé hreppe ðá seó mínes eágan, Hml. Th. i. 390, 15: 516, 22. Ne mæg þé ǽnig yfel egle weorðan non accedent ad te mala, Ps. Th. 90, 10: Rún. 29.

ge-blót

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Eów mæg gescomian þæt gé swá heánlic geþóht sceoldon on eów geniman for ánes monnes ege and for ánes monnes geblóte . . . Hú heán, hé wearþ his geblóta and his diófolgilda þe hé on gelífde, 6, 37; S. 296, 13-23.