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grimme

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</b> of personifications :--- Án wiht ... grimme grymetað ... Módor is ..., 81, 3. of the effect or condition of things Bryne grimme gemencged, Wlfst. 26, 7: 94, 2. Smylte sǽ súðerne wind oft grimme gedréfeð, Met. 5, 8.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Wið lúsum ; cwic seolfor, án pening seolfres, 124, 24. Drenc biþ on peninge the dose will be a pennyweight, 272, 24. Ceorf nygan penegas cut up nine pennyweights, iii. 8, 2. Man ðysses wyrttruman genime týn penega gewihte, i. 260, 17.

Linked entry: pending

grið

(n.)
Grammar
grið, es; n.
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Ðonne nam man grið and frið wið hí then was truce and peace made with them, 1011; Erl. 145, 3, 4. We willaþ wið ðam golde grið fæstnian for the gold we will make a truce, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35.

cwylla

(n.)
Grammar
cwylla, an; m.

A well, spring fons

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A well, spring; fons Riht súþ be eástan ðam cwyllan óþ ða wýde strǽte right south by east of the spring as far as the wide road, Cod. Dipl. 409; A. D. 946; Kmbl. ii. 265, 32

éðan

(v.)
Grammar
éðan, p. de ; pp. ed

To overflow, lay waste vastāre

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To overflow, lay waste; vastāre Ðá eácéðan gefrægn eald-feónda cyn win-burh wera then also I heard that the tribe of ancient foes laid waste the people's beloved city, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 19; Dan. 57

Linked entry: ǽðan

á-fón

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Sum wíf wæs áfangen (-foncgen, v. l.) of hire móde (mente capta ), Gr. D. 176, 17. Áfangenre accepta , R. Ben. I. 69, II. Add

Linked entries: á-féhþ on-fón

freóls-gefa

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-gefa, an; m.

A freedom-givermanumissor

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Win. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

hús-bonde

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonde, an; f.
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The mistress of a house Ða Israéliscan wíf biddaþ æt ðám Egiptiscean wífon æt hira néhgebúron and æt hira húsbondum sylfrene fatu postulabit mulier a vicina sua et ab hospita sua vasa argentea, Ex. 3, 22

sigefæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigefæstness, e ; f.
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Ðeáh ánra gehwylc wind hæbbe twelf sigefæstnissa, Salm. Kmbl. 152, 3. Sigefæst*-*nissum triumphis, Rtl. 93, 7 : 75, 19

Linked entry: sigorfæstness

gimmian

(v.)
Grammar
gimmian, p. ode
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.), to put forth buds Sume sind gehátene tropi. . . swá swá is gecweden gemmare uites þæt wín-treówa gimmiað, for ðan ðe wíntreówa blóstman beóð gimmum gelíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 10

Linked entry: a-gimmed

hús-hláford

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Add: — Eustachius gelǽdde hí meó his gesthúse. and . . . cwæð tó þám húshláforde : ' þás men synd mé cúðe . . . gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre,' Hml. S. 30, 259

of-hnítan

(v.)

to kill by butting, to gore to death

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to kill by butting, to gore to death Gif se oxa wer oððe wíf ofhnít if an ox gore a man or woman, that they die. Ex. 21, 29: L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 27

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defendprotecttake care ofmake [land] free from claimsdefendĕreprocurareto associate with for the cause of defenceto make a treaty withassŏciāre defensiōnis causajungere fœdĕre

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Kmbl. ii. 300, 10. to associate with for the cause of defence, to make a treaty with; assŏciāre defensiōnis causa, jungere fœdĕre Nalæs æfter micelre tíde ðæt hí geweredon wið him, and heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið Bryttas heora gefaran non multo post juncto

á-hebban

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Syððan hé wǽpen áhóf wið hetendum, El. 17. Up áhef (ahefe. Ps. Srt. Spl.) þíne handa leva manus tuas , Ps. L. 73, 3. of hostile action or feeling Hí gewinn up áhófon, Chr. 1094; P. 230, 3. Hié wið Godes bearne níð áhófon, El. 838.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

ge-beótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beótian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, beotian, II. to boast, vow, promise]

To promise in a boastful mannerto vowglōriōse pollĭcēri

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Wit gebeótedon, ðæt wit on gársecg út aldrum néðdon we two vowed that we would venture our lives out on the ocean, Beo. Th. 1076; B. 536 : 964; B. 480

Linked entry: beótian

weallian

(v.)
Grammar
weallian, p. ode.

to wander roam to go as a pilgrim

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Deóplíc dǽdbót bið ðæt lǽwede man his wǽpna álecge and weallige bærfót wíde, L. Pen. 10; Th. ii. 280, 18.

rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide,liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degreeplainly, clearlywithout contraction, in full

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local, widely, far and wide, so as to extend over a wide space Cyning rúme rícsaþ a king (the Deity) rules far and wide, Met. 24,32. Rúme geondwlítan ymb healfa gehwone, Exon. Th. 4, 30; Cri. 60. Heó wíde hire willan sóhte and rúme fleáh, Cd.

Linked entry: rúm-heort

þræft

(n.)
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out with quarrel in their train, leavened as he is with pride, inflamed with ill-will, full of overweening, Exon.

merian

(v.)
Grammar
merian, p. ede; pp. ed

To purifyrefine

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To purify, refine Ðam ðe his gást wile mergan (MS. B. merian) of sorge ásceádan of scyldum for him who will purify his spirit from the dross of care, separate it from guilt, Salm. Kmbl. 112; Sal. 55

ǽwirdla

Grammar
ǽwirdla, -werdla, -wyrdla.
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Gif hwá wíf gewerde, béte þone ǽwerdlan, Ll. Th. i. 48, 18. Ǽwyrdlan, 50, 28 note. Éwyrdlu detrimentum , Mt. R. 16, 26. Add