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án-súnd

Grammar
án-súnd, l.
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an-sund

frugnon

(v.)
Grammar
frugnon, p. pl. of frignan.

interrŏgābant

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Surt. 34, 11;

hádelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hádelíce, adv.

Personaliter

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Surt. 29, 13

féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on footwalkinggoingmotionpacefăcultas pĕdĭbus eundiambŭlātiogressuspassus

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Sum sceal on féðe gongan one shall go on foot, 87b; Th. 328, 33; Vy. 27. Swift ic eom on féðe I am swift of pace, Exon. 104b; Th. 396, 10; Rä. 16, 2: Beo. Th. 1944; B. 970.

Linked entry: an-féðe

ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor, ealdur, aldor; gen. ealdres; dat, ealdre; pl. nom. acc. ealdras; m. <b>I;</b> an

ELDER, parent, head of a family, author părens, paterfamilias, auctor an elder, chief, governor, prince sĕnior, præpŏsītus, princeps

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Sum híredes ealdor wæs hŏmo erat paterfamilĭas, Mt. Bos. 21, 33. þýstra ealdor tenebrarum auctor. Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 16. an elder, chief, governor, prince; sĕnior, præpŏsītus, princeps Ðæs folces ealdoran seniōres pŏpŭli, Lev. 4, 15.

hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt, adj.

Quickactivevigorousstoutboldbrave

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Quick, active, vigorous, stout, bold, brave Sum biþ tó horse hwæt one is a bold rider, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 7; Crä. 81.

lám

(n.)
Grammar
lám, es; n.

Claymudmireearth

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Áfæstnod ic eom on láme grundes I sink in deep mire; infixus sum in Iimo profundi, Ps. Spl. 68, 2. Genera mé of láme deliver me out of the mire; eripe me de luto, C. 68, 18.

leóf-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-wende, adj.

Pleasinggraciousacceptableamiableestimable

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Sum biþ leófwende hafaþ mód and word monnum geþwǽre one man is amiable, he hath mind and speech in accord with men, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298. 13; Crä. 84.

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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Ic eom geanwyrde monuc professus sum monachum, 18, 28. Godes þeówas, biscopas, abbudas, munecas, preóstas, L. Eth. v. 4; Th. i. 304, 26. Wé willaþ ðæt munecas regollícor libban ðonne hí nú ǽr ðisan on gewunan hæfdon, ix. 31; Th. i. 346, 27.

Linked entry: munec

ge-wis

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, -wiss; adj.

Certainsureknowingforeknowingcertus

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Certain, sure, knowing, foreknowing; certus Gewis be heora gerihtnesse certus de illorum correctione, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 45. Ðæt is gesægd ðæt he wǽre gewis his sylfes forþfóre qui præscius sui obitus exstitisse videtur, 4, 24; S. 599, 14.

Linked entry: ge-wiss

ge-medemian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-medemian, p. ode; pp. od [medeme]

To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble

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Ðætte hia mildelíce mið woere hire gisomnia ðú gimeodomiga ut eam propitius cum viro suo copulare digneris, Rtl. 108, 42 : 36.

Linked entry: medumian

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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Ðonne mót hé syxa sum ungecorenra, ðe getrýwe sýn, ðone áð syllan, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 12. reprobate, evil For ðissum lǽnan lífe ic sylle ðæt unlǽne, for ðyssum ungecorenum ðæt gecorene, Wulfst. 264, 19.

Linked entry: ge-coren

word-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-cwide, es; m.

a sayingwordsspeechlanguage

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Sum mæg searolíce wordcwide wrítan one is a clear writer, Exon. Th. 42, 15 ; Cri. 673

ende-néhst

lastlastlowestlastfinallatest

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Sum hláford becóm tó his endeniéxtan dæge, Gr. D. 88, 7. Þá þe nellað Gode lybban oð heora endenéxtan ylde, hí standað ýdele oð ðá endenéxtan tíde, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 9. On þám endenýhstan dagum þissere worulde in novissimis diebus, Wlfst. 81, 11.

Linked entry: endemestness

hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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. :-- Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, and læg on hæftnédum, Hml. S. 21, 167. Hé ús áhredde fram deófles hæftnýdum, Hml. Th. i. 338, 4

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd

lyt-hwón

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Add: as substantive Monigo sint geceigdo, lythwón gecoren multi sunt vocati, pauci electi, Mt. L. 20, 16. Lythuó gecoreno, 22, 14.

wrecan

Grammar
wrecan, <b>. Ib.</b>
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His ðeng sum þám hé hæfde beboden ꝥ hé sceolde earmra manna ǽrende wrecan (beódan, ábeódan, v.ll.), Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 20. <b>Id.</b> add :-- Þá folc him betweónum ful .x. winter þá gewin wrecende wǽron, Ors. I, II; S. 50, 21.

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Adrianus wæs geong and ǽnlic, Shrn. 59, 28. Fæger on ansýne and ǽnlic, 88, 13. Ǽnlicu Godes drút alma Dei genetrix, Dóm. L. 290. Ǽnlicum claro, An. Ox. 3082: preclaram, 3721.

Linked entry: án-lic

ge-dwǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwǽs, adj.

Foolishdullstupid

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Foolish, dull, stupid Gedréfede syndon, hearde onhrérede her anlícast, hú druncen hwylc gedwǽs spyrige turbati sunt et moti sunt ut ebrius, Ps. Th. 106, 26

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te
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Sume sceufon, sume tugon and swýðe swǽtton, óð ðæt hig geteorode wǽron, Shrn. 154, 27. Winnende vel swǽtende desudans, i. laborans Wrt.

Linked entry: swítan