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gim-reced

(n.)
Grammar
gim-reced, es; m. n.

A hall adorned with gems

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A hall adorned with gems Ne hí gimreced setton searolíce nor with art did they build palaces, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 50; Met. 8, 25

á-pullian

(v.)
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Add: — Gif þú smyrest hraðe ðá stówe þe þá hǽr beóð of ápullud, ne geþafað seó smyrung ꝥ hý eft wexen, Lch. i. 362, 10

Linked entry: pullian

be-sárgung

compassion

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Ne bið nán besárgung ðǽra mánfulra yrmðe, Hml. Th. i. 334, 10. Add:

freónd-leás

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Ne forlét ic iúih freóndleása ł aldorleása ( orfanos ), Jn. L.R. 14, 18

sam-tinges

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Hé ne wandode þá hǽþenan tó crístnigenne þá þá hí on Críst gelýfdon, ac hé hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1037. Add

steór-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
steór-sprǽc, e; f.
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Reproof, rebuke Swá swá man ná hæbbende on múðe his steórspréca (streór-, MS.) ut homo non habens in ore sno increpationes, Ps. Rdr. 37, 15

þurh-wacian

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-wacian, p. ode
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To continue watching, maintain a vigil Hé nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon. ah hé hwílum ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum, Bl. H. 227, 7

Linked entry: þurh-wæccan

un-lybba

Grammar
un-lybba, <b>. I.</b> I
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Ðeáh ðe hí unlybban drincan, hit him ne derað si mortiferum quid biberint, non eos nocebit (Mk. 16, 18), Hml. Th. i. 304, 21. Add

déman

Grammar
déman, <b>; I 6.</b>
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Hé nánum men ne déme ꝥ hé nolde ꝥ hé him démde, gif hé þone dóm ofer hine sóhte, Ll. Th. i. 56, 31. Add

un-wuniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wuniendlíc, un-wunigendlíc; adj.

Uninhabitable

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Uninhabitable Beóð twégen dǽlas on twá healfa ðam gemetegodum dǽle unwuniendlíce, for ðan ðe seó sunne ne cymð him nǽfre tó, Lchdm. iii. 262, 2

Linked entry: wunigend-líc

á-drysnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-drysnan, p. ede

To extinguish, repress

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Ðæt fýr ne bið ádrysned non extinguitur Mk. L. 9, 46: Rtl. 38, 23

Linked entry: drysnan

of-slítan

(v.)

to wound by the bite

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to wound by the bite (of a snake, dog, etc. ) Ða ðe ofslitene wǽron the Israelites who were bitten by the serpents Num. 21, 9

hlæder-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder-wyrt, hlædder-, e; f.

Ladder-wort, ⬩ ladder to heaven, ⬩ Jacob's ladder; ⬩ polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum

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No. 26, 'ladder to heaven'], Lchdm. iii. 8, 25

tintregung

(n.)
Grammar
tintregung, e; f.

Torment ⬩ punishment

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Hí ne mihton fram Gode þurh náne tintregunga beón gebígede, Homl. Th. i. 544, 2

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Þǽr geláðe mid him leng ne mihton geseón tósomne ( they could not keep in sight of one another ?)

bót

mending ⬩ repair ⬩ remedy ⬩ improvement ⬩ help ⬩ amendment ⬩ amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ repentance ⬩ penance

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Ne sý þǽr nán óðer bót bútan ꝥ heáfod, 282, 1. Nán óðer bót búton ꝥ man ceorfe him handa of, 394, 9. Nán man ꝥ ne wrece, ne bóte ne bidde, 288, 3. Nǽnig witena wénan þorfte bóte tó banan folmum, B. 158.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave ⬩ durus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Nó is gefrægn heardran feohtan I have never heard of a harder fight, Beo. Th. 1157; B. 576. Nǽfre hé ǽr ne siððan heardran hæle fand never before or since did he find a stouter warrior, 1442; B. 719.

Linked entries: a-heardung heard-mód hnesce

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make great ⬩ extend ⬩ to make known ⬩ spread the knowledge of anything ⬩ declare ⬩ proclaim ⬩ announce ⬩ celebrate ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ perform a rite, ceremony, &amp;c. with due solemnity ⬩ to magnify ⬩ exalt ⬩ praise ⬩ glorify

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Be ðisse hálgan tíde (birthday of John the Baptist) weorþunga ðe wé nú tódæg mǽrsian sceolan . . . swíðe ús is ðes dæg tó mǽrsienne . . nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl.

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Gewrec nú, Dryhten, . . . þæt mé ys þus torne on móde, Jud. 92. Se synfulla bysmrað Drihten . . . hé ne geðencð þæt God hit mæg gewrecan, Ps. Th. 9, 23

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shade ⬩ shadow (cast by an object) ⬩ darkness ⬩ shadow, protection ⬩ a shady place, shade, arbour ⬩ an obscure image

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Nis ðeós woruldlíce niht nán þing búton ðære eorþan sceadu betweox ðære sunnan and mankynne . . .

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

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