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ge-lócian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lócian, p. ode; pp. od

To lookbeholdseerespĭcĕreaspĭcĕre

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To look, behold, see; respĭcĕre, aspĭcĕre Driht of heofonum on eorþan gelócaþ Dŏmĭnus de cœlo in terram aspexit, Ps. Spl. 101, 20. Eágan his ofer þeóda gelóciaþ ŏcŭli ejus sŭper gentes respĭciunt, 65, 6.

marm-stán

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Se marmstán sceolde beón onwænded, sé wæs áseted ofer his byrgene. Þá þá se marmstán áweg genumen wæs, Gr. D. 302, 15-16. Hí gemétton áne mǽre þrúh geworht of marmstáne, Hml. S. 20, 80. Godes encgel sette énne marmstán æt þæs mǽdenes heáfde, 8, 201.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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Hé wolde fandian hú longe þæt land norþryhte lǽge, oþþe hwæðer ǽnig mon be norðan þǽm wéstenne búde, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 7. of the action of things Gársecg fandaþ, hwæðer ác hæbbe æðele treówe, Run. 25. combining the constructions of 1 and 2 Wolde se

Frig-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Frig-dæg, Frige dæg, es; m.

FRIDAYFriga's daydies Vĕnĕris

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M. p. 278 ; and for names of the days of the week in the several Teutonic dialects pp. 112-115

lagu-streám

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-streám, es; m.

Seastreamriverwater

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Ofer lagustreámas [the waters of the deluge], 161; Th. 201, 5; Exod. 367. Ofer lagustreámas across the sea, Beo. Th. 599 ; B. 297

land-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
land-scearu, e; f.

landcountry

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a share, division, or portion of land, land, country Sume hine lǽtaþ ofer landscare ríðum tórinnan. Nis ðæt rǽdlíc þing gif swá hlutor wæter tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werþ some let it [spring of water] run away over their land in rills.

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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Add Him þá geþúhte swelc ꝥ mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 14. <b>III a.

heáfod

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.), Mt. 21, 42. of places. a summit, eminence Of héfdes welle on nunnene line; of nunnene linche on litiges héuede ; of litiges héuede anlang díche, C. D. iii. 420, 10-12. Of ðére dúne on beran heáfde ; of beran heáfde, 376, 7.

ENDE

(n.)
Grammar
ENDE, es; m. I.

END fīnis, termĭnus

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On feówer endum ðyses middangeardes in the four parts of this world. Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 21. Ofer ealle eorþan endas over all parts of the earth, Ps. Th. 18, 4.

Linked entry: eonde

glæs-gegot

(n.)
Grammar
glæs-gegot, es; n.
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What is made of molten glass Templ of ísernum geweorcum and of ǽrenum (of glæsgegotum, v. l.) geworht templum aereo et ferreo opere constructum, Nar. 37, 23 (v. note, p. 78)

Linked entry: ge-got

helle-

(prefix)
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In the case of at least some of the following words which are given as compounds, they might be taken as independent words, the first of which is the genitive of hel. For the meaning of such combinations the second word may be referred to

Linked entries: loc hele- -rúne

heorten

(adj.)
Grammar
heorten, adj.

Of a hart

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Of a hart Healfes pundes gewihte beran smeruwes and heortenes of bear's grease and of hart's, by weight of half a pound, Herb. 101, 3; Lchdm. i. 216, 15

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.
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The kinds of death mentioned in L. Ath. iii. 6; Th. i. 219, are throwing from a rock or drowning in the case of a free woman; in the case of a servus homo, stoning by slaves; in that of a serva ancilla, burning.

Linked entry: þeáf

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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v. wǽl) weólc and welode inter fluctuantis saeculi gurgites jactaretur, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 14. of other movement, literal Hægl hwyrft of heofones lyfte, wealcaþ hit windes scúras, Runic pm.

Linked entry: wealcian

up-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lendisc, adj.

Uplandishcountry (as opposed to town)ruralrustic

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Ðú byst uppan lande mid wímmannum oftor ðonne ic beó ... Ic hit gehýrde secgan, ðæt ðás uplendiscan wíf wyllaþ oft drincan, Engl. Stud. viii. 62, 12.

Linked entry: uppe-land

tíd-ege

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-ege, (?), es; m.
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Fear of a time, fear of the time of death. v. tíd, I.

seld-hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
seld-hwanne, adv.
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Seldom, rarely Oft ðonne ðæt mód ðæs fæst*-*endan biþ mid ðý irre ofseten, ðonne cymþ sió blis seldhwanne, swelce hió sié elþeódig, Past. 43, 6 ; Swt. 313, 24.

Linked entry: hwanne

un-módig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-módig, adj.

without couragefaintheartedpusillanimousnot prouddiffidenthumble

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without courage, fainthearted, pusillanimous On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða módgan, on óðre ða unmódgan and ða unðrístan ( pusillanimes ) ... ða unmódgan and ða ungedyrstigan wénað ðæt ðæt suíðe forsewenlíc sié ðætte hié dóð, and forðon weorðaþ oft

ge-stincan

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We oft gestincað mid úrum nosum ðæt wé mid úrum eágum gesión ne magon rem, quam oculis non cernimus, plerumque odore praevidemus, Past. 433, 20.

Scild

(n.)
Grammar
Scild, es; m.
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The name of the ancestor of the Danish kings. His story is given in the opening canto of Beowulf. According to the Ynglinga Saga, c. 5, one of Odin's sons is Skjöldr