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wer-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wer-hád, es; m.
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Werhádes men ongunnon ðone dreám, and wífhádes men him sungon ongeán, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 11. Ðæt hí heora clǽnnesse healdan be heora háde, swá werhádes swá wífhádes, swá hwæðer swá hit sý, L. Edm. E. 1; Th. i. 244, 11

sanct

(n.)
Grammar
sanct, es; m.

A saint

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Ðǽr habbaþ englas eádigne dreám, sanctas singaþ. Cd. Th. 286,20; Sat. 355: 279, 18; Sat. 240. Ðý ylcan dæge ealra wé healdaþ sancta symbel, Menol. Fox 367; Men. 200.

hleóþrian

(v.)

To make a soundto soundresoundTo speak words

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Mid hleóþriendum dreáme consona armonia 2593. Dreámas hleóþriende concentus concrepantes 4914. trans. To speak words Þǽra worda gemyndig þe hé hleóðrade tó Abrahame, Ps. Th. 104, 37

ferhþ-loca

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ-loca, ferþ-loca, fyrhþ-loca, an; m.

Soul-inclosurebosombodymentis clausūrapectuscorpus

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Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan fǽge ferhþlocan dread ye not feeble bodies, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 27; Exod. 267

Linked entries: ferþ-loca fyrhþ-loca

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Swefnu gefremminge habbaþ dreams will have accomplishment, Lchdm. iii. 186, 12. Swefenu, 196, 11. Swefna ýdele sint, 188, 21. Swefne (swæfna) gewisse synt, 186, 19, 27.

Linked entry: swefn

wyn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-leás, adj.

Joylessdreary

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Joyless, dreary Wynleásne wudu, Beo. Th. 2836; B. 1416. Wynleás wíc, 1641; B. 821. Óðerne éðel, wynleásran wíc, Cd. Th. 57, 14; Gen. 928

swíþ-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-swége, adj.
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sangum dreámes dulcisonis (jucundis) melodiae, 416, 1

tungol-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-cræftiga, an; m.
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Ðreá tungelcræftigo, Rtl. 2, 15. Ða tungulcræftega (-kræftgu, Rush.) Magi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 1. Tungulkræftgum Magis, Rush. 2, 7, 16. From drýum ł tungulcræftgum, Lind. 2, 16

dóm-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
dóm-fæst, adj. [fæst fast, firm]

Firm in judgment, just, firm, powerfuljnstus, pŏtens

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Ic séce swegelcyning, dómfæstra dreám I seek the King of heaven, the joy of the just, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 6; Gú. 1056

gástlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gástlíc, gǽstlíc; adj.

Ghostlyspiritualspīrĭtālis

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Gé gástlícne god-dreám forségon ye despised spiritual joy divine, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 32; Gú. 602. Ðæt he healde gástlíce lufe that he hold spiritual love, Frag. Kmbl. 74; Leás. 39. Ðæt gástlíce folc pŏpŭlus spīrĭtālis, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 28.

Linked entry: gǽstlíc

miþian

(v.)
Grammar
miþian, p. ode
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keep from appearing openly Se ealda feónd ne mihte ádreógan þás wísan swígiende ne deógollíce þurh swefn miðgian (the old enemy could not suffer these things in silence nor keep them from being generally known by entrusting them to the secrecy of a dream

dóm-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-dæg, es; m. [dómes dæg doom's day, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 10: Salm. Kmbl. 649; Sal. 324]

DOOMSDAY, judgment-day

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On ðam m] ondrǽde that he dread doomsday, L. C. E. 25; Th. i. 374, 13

æt-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed.

To shewrevealmanifestostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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Ðá him wearþ on slǽpe swefen ætýwed then was a dream revealed to him in sleep, Cd. 199; Th. 247, 13; Dan. 496: Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 19; Cri. 1576. v. intrans. To appear; apparere, manifestari Ealle ætýwaþ omnes apparuerint, Ps. Th. 91, 6.

Linked entries: at-íwan at-ýwan

mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽtan, p. te

To dream

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To dream (with dat. or acc. of person; On ánre nihte ealdne mónan, swá hwæt swá ðé mǽteþ ðæt cymþ tó gefeán. Lchdm. iii. 154, 15. Gyf mon (acc. cf. l. 27) méteþ ðæt hé geseó . . . 168, 8. Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé hæbbe . . 176, 2.

Linked entries: metod ge-mǽtan

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, p. ode.

to bear in mindrecollectto bring to the mind of anotherrecallremind

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to bear in mind, recollect Gé sweltaþ deáþe nymþe ic dóm wite sððan swefnes ðæs mín sefa myndgaþ ye shall die unless I know the import of the true dream, of which my mind is still conscious, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 31; Dan. 144.

geáp

(n.)
Grammar
geáp, geápu, e; f. [geáp roomy, spacious]

Expanseroomlatĭtūdospătium

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Expanse, room; latĭtūdo, spătium Ðás hofu dreórgiaþ, and ðæs teáfor geápu these courts are dreary, and its purple expanse [?], Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 27; Ruin. 31

a-fyrhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyrhtan, p. -fyrhte; pp. -fyrhted, -fyrht

To affrightterrifyterrereexterrereperterreretimore afficere

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Wǽran mid egsan ealle afyrhte with dread were all affrighted, Cd. 222 ; Th. 288, 22; Sat. 385. Ða weardan wǽron afyrhte custodes exterriti sunt, Mt. Bos. 28, 4: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 12, MS. T. Afirhte, Gen. 14, 10

Linked entry: a-firhtan

CICEN

(n.)
Grammar
CICEN, es; cicenu; a; um; n.

A CHICKENpullus

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Henne mid cicenum gesihþ ceápas eácan getácnaþ a dream of a hen with chickens betokens trade to be increasing, Lchdm. iii. 204, 31. Seó henn hyre cicenu under hyre fyðeru gegaderaþ gallina congregat pullos suos sub alas, Mt. Bos. 23, 37.

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

ge-lýfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lýfed, part. p. [pp. of ge-lýfan to believe]

One who believed, faithfulreligiosus, fidus, fidelis

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Com se árwurþa Swíþhun to sumum gelýfedan smiþe on swefne the venerable Swithun came to a certain religious [lit. faithful] artisan in a dream, Glostr. Frag. 2, 5. Wæs sum cyning gelýfed swíðe on God there was a king firmly believing on God, Swt.

Linked entry: ge-léfed