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ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldenedencouragedanimatedcorrōbĕrātusanĭmātus

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He wið mongum stód ealdfeónda elne gebylded he stood against many of the old fiends, emboldened with courage, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 31; Gú. 446.

swiftness

(n.)
Grammar
swiftness, e; f.
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Swiftness, fleetness, celerity Hwá unlǽredra ne wundraþ ðæs roderes færeldes and his swiftnesse, Bt. 39. 3; Fox 214, 16. Dysig se ðe getrúwaþ on his horses swiftnesse, Ps. Th. 32, 15. swang ðone top mid swá micelre swiftnesse, Ap. Th. 13, 13.

Linked entry: swiftu

un-geþyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþyld, e; f.: es; n. [
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v. ge-þyld
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Impatience

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Impatience mycel Godes geþyld is, and mycel úre ungeþyld is, Blickl. Homl. 33, 26. Ungeðyld impatientiae culpa, Past. 43; Swt. 309, 2. Sió ungeðyld, Swt. 311, 21: 33; Swt. 220, 66.

á-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
á-lynian, -lynnan.
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þæs þeófes fót áhlinode ( solvit ) of þám hege þe ǽr fæste on clifode, Gr. D. 25, 10. ðæs scræfes locstán út álynedon, Hml. S. 23, 426. Áhlinnað ł áhebbað gatu attollite portas, Ps. L. 23, 9.

creópan

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Add: of reptiles Eall ðæt on sǽ and on eáuum crýpð, Hex. 14, 8. Nǽddran crupon on ꝥ hús, Shrn. 152, 28. Wurmas crupon cuce of his líce, Hml.

eald-hláford

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gemunde þára ealdrihta ðe under ðám Cáserum hæfdon heora ealdhláfordum, Bt. 1; F. 2, 17: Met. 1, 63

fóre-gleáw

Grammar
fóre-gleáw, fore-gleáw (for-)

fore-seeingfore*-*knowingpropheticprovidentprudent

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Hml.

ge-blinnan

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Mið ðý wére gebiddende þte geblann, 11. 1. that has been recurring or habitual nánum dæge ne geblunnon (geswicon, v. l.) ꝥ ne druncon of þám ylcon fate ut nullo die cessarent bibere ex illo vasculo, Gr. D. 66, 22

godspellian

(v.)
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To preach the gospel bodade and godspellade ríc Godes praedicans et euangelizans regnum Dei, Lk. L. 8, 1. Godes word Engla þeóda godspellodon, Chr. 596; P. 21, 17

husc-lic

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Take here hux-lic in Dict. and add: of material things, unseemly Gif hwá wyle wyrcan weófodsceátas Gode . . . of his ealdum cláðum, gesylle þá ealdan and geceápige níwe, ꝥ tó huxlice tó his lácum ne beón, Hml.

Linked entry: hux-lic

mete

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Wermód drincan ǽr þon þe hié mete þicgan, 32, 1. Ne reccaþ þára metta, Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 19. sió womb weorðe mid swótlecustum mettum gefylled, Past. 311, 9. a meal, meat as in at meat Þonne hira hláf brǽcon æt mete, Shrn. 30, 8.

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, <b>. I.</b>
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, Angl. vii. 8, 76, to name (with the name as complement) Mercuries sunu þe Óðon namiað, Wlfst. 107, 11. with cognate object Ne þú þínes Drihtnes naman ne namie on ídel, Wlfst. 66, 15. ne gecneów þára namena nán ðing þe þǽr namode, Hml.

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awfulawful, exciting awereverence, venerable

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Wæs for his árfæstum dǽdum eallum his geférum leóf and weorð and ondrysne he was beloved, honoured and reverenced by all his companions for his pious deeds, Blickl. Homl. 213, 12.

be-byrgan

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be-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian, -byrigan(-ean).
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bebyrgdon his líchaman, Mt. 14, 12. Bebyrgedon, Chr. 1046; P. 169, 12: Mt. R. 14, 12. Bebyrigdon, Bl. H. 155, 7: Chr. 1012; P. 143, 3. Bebyrig abbud Zosimus, Hml. S. 23 b, 749. Ꝥ móste his fæder bebyrgean, Bl. H. 23, 14.

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Homl. 131, 6. Leofaþ, 13, 29. Ða gástlícan láre, ðe úre sául big leofaþ, 57, 9. On gewinne and on swáte leofaþ 59, 36. Se ðe him sylfum leofaþ he who lives to himself, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 4.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

gingra

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H. 45, 17. Him ( Lucifer ) tweó þúhte þæt Gode wolde geongra weorðan, Gen. 277. mæg mé geofian, þeáh his gingran ne sende, 546. Eródes forcóm æt campe cyning Iúdéa . . .

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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R. 1, 14. with clause Him mæg beón þe glædre his heorte þe sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. of things. of thoughts, looks, expressing gladness gesáwon hine habban glædne andwlitan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27.

georn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
georn-ful, -full; comp. -fulra; adj.

Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligentsollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens

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He wiste ðæt woldon georn-fulran beón ðære wrace, ðonne óðre men he knew that they would be more eager for revenge than others, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 3

Linked entry: gearnfull

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Þá menn magon geseón heora freónd, and ne magon heom þeáh ná náne góde ne beón, ne hym þe má, Solil. H. 68, 30. longer, further, again, besides Woldest þú áwiht má witan ? nihilne plus scire cupis?, Solil. H. 14, 21. Hwí ácsast þú má æfter ðám?

spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
spíwan, p. spáw, pl.spiwon.

to spew, vomit, spit upto spitto spit

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Ðonne spíwaþ hié ðæt horh, Lchdm. ii. 194, 16. spáw blód, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 63. spáw his innoð út þurh his múð, Shrn. 66, 33. Ðonne man ða cild cwalde, ðonne spiwon ða meoloc, 33, 1. Hit eft spíwende, Blickl. Homl. 57, 7. with dat.

Linked entry: spiwian