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DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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Hú héh and deóp hell seó how high and deep hell is! 228; Th. 309, 9; Sat. 707. Deópra dolga of deep wounds, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 7; Rä. 57, 4. Wǽrun ðíne geþancas þearle deópe nimis profundæ factæ sent cogitatiōnes tuæ, Ps. Th. 91, 4.

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp

FEÓWER

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÓWER, feówere; nom. acc; gen. feówera, feówra; dat. feówerum:

FOURquătuor

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Seó hæfde feówere fét under wombe it had four feet under its belly, Exon. 109 b; Th. 418, 10; Rä. 37, 3

lyb-lác

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-lác, es; n. m.

Sorcerywitchcraft

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Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan gif ðǽr hwilc ungedéfe þing on gedón biþ on drý oððe on lybláce, Lchdm. 1, 398, 3.

Linked entry: unriht-lyblác

rǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdels, es; m.: e; f.: rǽdelse, rǽdelle (?), an; f.
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counsel, consideration Seó rédelse and ðæt geþeaht úrra feónda geteorode, Ps. Th. 9, 6. debate, speech in council (v. rǽdan, II b) Rǽdelse concionis, locutionis, Hpt.

be-tweonum

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, be-tweonan, be-twinum, be-twinan, be-twynan, bi-tweon, bi-tweonum; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be, bi by, with, tweo two; dat. tweonum, twinum, tweon, twin, twyn]

BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midstinter, in medio

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Ðá seó cwén ongan lǽran ðæt hie sybbe swá same sylfra betweonum freóndrǽdenne gelǽston then the queen began to teach that they should hold peace also amid their friendly band, Elen.

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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Seó stów gewearþ swíðe mǽre for Rómána bismere the place became famous for the disgrace of the Romans, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 62, 44. His mód wæs mid ðam bismre ahwæt his mind was whetted with that disgrace, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 17.

ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To callnamecall uponinvokecall forthprovokeincitevocarenominareinvocareprovocareincitare

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Seó is gecýgd Solente quod vocatur Solvente, 4, 16; S. 585, 2. Ðú, Drihten, [eart] wynsum eallum gecýgendum ðé tu, Domine, [es] suavis omnibus invocantibus te, Ps. Spl. 85, 4. On dagum mínum ic gecýge hine in diebus meis invocabo eum, Ps.

scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Is seó womb wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 16; Ph. 308. Mægþ scýne, Beo. Th. 6025; B. 3016. Se scýna stán, Andr. Kmbl. 1532 ; An. 767. On stede scýnum, Exon. Th. 70, 33; Cri. 1148. Ic ðé swá sciénne gesceapen hæfde, 85, 6; Cri. 1387.

ufera

(adj.)
Grammar
ufera, uferra; cpve.: ufemest; spve.

upperhigherupmosthighestlaterafter

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On midne dæg bið seó sunne on ðam ufemestum ryne stígende, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 18. temporal, later, after. Similar entries v. uferian, II, ufeweard, II Oððe eft uferran dógore oððe ðonne either at a later day or at the time, Past. 38; Swt. 281, 12.

weorold-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-líc, adj.
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Ne seó eorþe ǽnigre worldlícre frætwednesse onfón wolde, seoþþan hire ða hálgan fét úres Drihtnes on stódan, Blickl. Homl. 127, 3. On woruldlícum wuldre scínende, Homl. Th. i. 62, 27. Tó forsewennysse woruldlícra ǽhta, 60, 25: Exon.

á-bítan

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Add: to lacerate with the teeth, mangle, tear to pieces, of animals Seó leó ábít ǽrest hire ládteów primus lacer dente cruento domitor Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 13. Micel draca ábát ðone þriddan dǽl ðæs folces, Shrn. 88, 23.

á-blinnan

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Seó scadu áblann umbra cessavit An. Ox. 40, 15. On ungyldan ðá nǽfre áblunnon, Chr. 1097; P. 234, 4. Rénas ðe ealles geáres ne áblunnon, 1098; P. 234, 30. Áblinnendum sæpe cessante (deficiente) succo . Hpt. Gl. 419, 71.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

æt-íwness

(n.)
Grammar
æt-íwness, e; f.
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shewing, display of what may be seen or noted Seó æteównes þára wíta ne byþ ná gelíce nyt eallum mannum, Gr. D. 317, 23. In þǽre ætýwnesse (-eáw-, v. l. ) wundorlices foretácnes, 19, 4. In æteównysse (-eáwnesse, v. l.) þæs ídlan gylpes, 77, 3.

Linked entries: æt-íwedness -íwness

æt-standan

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Add: where there is or may be movement, of a moving body, to stop, come to rest Seó sunne cymð tó þám sunnstede and þǽr ætstent. Lch. iii. 250, 24. Swá swá wæter scýt of ðǽre dúne and ætstent on dene, Hml. Th. i. 362, 22.

fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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A. 167, 100. moral or spiritual beauty Seó fægernes þǽre sáule, Bl. H. 57, 31. Brúcan his wuldres fægernesse, 39, 24

fruma

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Ðás circean þus gecýþde æt fruman ( at the time of its foundation ) seó ilce bóc, 197, 26.

hwǽte

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Seó earc wæs hwǽtes full ( frumento plena ), 158, 14. Ꝥ hé him hwǽtes ( tritici ) gemet sylle, Lk. 12, 42. Hund mittena hwǽtes, 16, 7: Ap. Th. 10, 2. Hí þone hwǽte úp bǽron, 5. Huít corn sonuuald for huǽtte cuóm of heofnum, Jn.

wæccan

(v.)
Grammar
wæccan, p. wæhte

To watchwake

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Of scondlícum geþóhte ðæs wæccendan (vigilantis) up cymeþ seó bysmrung slǽpendes ... ðæt hé wæccende ðóhte, ðæt hé nó witende áræfnode, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 5-9. Heó wæs wæccende dæges and nihtes, Blickl. Homl. 137, 22. Mid wæccendre gýmen[ne], L. E.

wefan

(v.)
Grammar
wefan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to weave a webto weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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Ðonne seó þrág cymeþ wefen wyrdstafum, Exon. Th. 183, 10; Gú. 1325

on-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sund, adj.

of persons, sound, whole, uninjuredof things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury

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Seó móder bær ðæs cildes líc tó ðam gemynde ðæs hálgan Stephanes, and hit sóna geedcucode and ansund æteówode, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 28. Onsund, Exon. Th. 278, 5; Jul. 593. Heó árás andsund of ðam bedde, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 52.

Linked entry: án-súnd