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rúmgifol-ness

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D. 317, 22. abundance of a thing. material Manega seócnyssa metta of rúmgyfulnysse wé þolið plurimas egritudines escarum largitate patimur, Scint. 36, 5. non-material Of þǽre myclan rúmgyfulnesse (-geofol-, v. l.) his mildheortnesse ex magna misericordiae

sápe

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Ðonne þú sápan abban wille, þonne gníd þú þíne handa tógædere, Tech. ii. 126, 25. Mængc wiþ þá sápan and wiþ þæs æpples gor, Lch. iii. 36, 31. Add

seáw

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mæge ꝥ heáfod geondyrnan] :-- Genim þisse sylfan wyrte (foxglove ) seáw mid rosan seáwe, Lch. i. 268, 5. Þicgen þá mettas ðe gód seáw wyrcen, ii. 226, 12

smeáh

(adj.)
Grammar
smeáh, smeóh; adj.

creeping in, penetratingsubtle, crafty insinuating

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Two þing ben in þe manne, on his þat clene kinde þat God haueþ þeron broht þureh his smehnesse (wisdom, skill) 205, 19. Smeihliche bicharede 71, 28.]

ge-win

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God nolde hí ábysgian mid þám gewinnum (geswinceum, v. l.) þises middaneardes eos Deus noluit hujus mundi laboribus occupari, Gr.

FREÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FREÁ, [ = freaha], freó; gen. freán; m.

A lordmasterthe Lorddŏmĭnus

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Ðis is hold weorod freán Scyldinga this is a band attached to the lord of the Scyldings, 587, B. 291. Wígheafolan bær freán on fultum he bore the helmet to bring aid to his lord, 5316, note; B. 2662.

HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSEa family

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A HOUSE, a family Hic lar þis fýr on ánfealdum getele, and hit getácnaþ hús on mænigfealdum getele, hi lares ðás hús; ðanon is gecweden lardum spic, forðan hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 48.

mearu

(adj.)
Grammar
mearu, <b>mæru, meru, myru;</b> adj.

Tendersoftdelicate

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Genim ðás wyrte swá mearwe take this plant as young and tender as possible, Herb. 89, 1; Lchdm. i. 192, 8, 12. Mearawa tenera, gracilia, Hpt. Gl. 457, 42. Ne gedafenaþ ús ðæt wé symle hnesce beón on úrum geleáfan swá swá ðás merwan cild, Homl.

Linked entry: myrwa

GILP

(n.)
Grammar
GILP, gelp, gielp, gylp, es; m.

Gloryostentationprideboastingarrogancevain-gloryhaughtinessgloriaostentatio

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For dínum ídlan gilpe for thine idle boasting, Blickl. Homl. 31, 14

BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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Hie ðæs bidon for this they waited, Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 4; Cri. 147. In helle heó bryne welme bídan sceolden in hell they must abide [endure] scorching heat, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 25; Sat. 27.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teethmordereto cut, woundcædere, vulnerarediscerperefindere, perforare

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Nim ðis ofæt, bít hit and byrge take this fruit, bite it and taste, Cd. 25; Th. 33, 12; Gen. 519. used metaphorically of the biting or wounding by a sword,- to cut, wound; cædere, vulnerare Se gist onfand ðæt se beadoleóma bítan nolde the guest found

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

fore-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-weard, adj.
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On foreweardre þisse béc principio libelli, Ors. 6, 1; S. 252, 1. Mid forewearde orde stingan ex mucrone percutere, Past. 297, 11.

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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. :-- God gescifte ǽnne swá gerádne mann þe áhte geweald ealles ðæs splottes God appointed a man of this kind to be the owner of all the plot, Hml. S. 23, 414. Beón gescyfte (ordinentur) gebróþru, þá tó sealmsange geǽmtian, Angl. xiii. 444, 1121.

Linked entry: ge-scyftan

weddian

(v.)
Grammar
weddian, p. ode

To engage, covenant, undertake to engage to wed, betroth, espouse

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Is tó witanne hwam ðæt fósterleán gebyrige, weddige se brýdgum eft ðæs let the bridegroom engage to furnish this, L. Edm. B. 2 ; Th. i. 254, 9. Ðæt se slaga móte sylf wæres weddianw, L. Edm. S. 7 ; Th. i. 250, 17.

Linked entry: be-weddian

ge-tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tácnian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [tácen, tácn a sign, token] .

to denote by a signsignifybetokenshowinstructsignāresignĭfĭcāredenŏtāreinsĭnuāremonstrāreinstruĕreto signmarkwitnesssealsignāreinsignīreobsignāre

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Wæter getácnaþ on ðyssere stówe mennisc ingehýd water in this place betokens human knowledge, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 1: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 42: Lchdm. iii. 198, 6, 7. Ða alecgendlícan word getácnaþ dǽde the deponent verbs signify action, Ælfc.

flówan

to pass awaybe transitoryto issueto flowto be floodedto flowto abound

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K. p. 86, 4. of other things, to abound Tó gódan lande, þæt ðe fleówð mid meolce and mid hunige, Hml. Th. ii. 192, 8. Flówendre (blówendre?) praepollenti, i. florenti (gazarum affluentia), An. Ox. 3602

-ere

(suffix)
Grammar
-ere, -er, es; m. as the termination of many nouns, signifies a person or agent, v. fulwer and fullere a fuller, bleacher, Mk. Bos. 9, 3: from wer a man; plegere a player; sǽdere a sower; wrítere a writer.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Se þridda dæg the third day, Gen. 1, 13. Emnihtes dæg the day of equinox; æquinoctium, Menol. Fox 347; Men. 175. Wintres dæg the winter's day or beginning of winter, Menol.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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Good, good thing, good deed, benefit, goodness, welfare Ǽghwylc man sceal on worlde geearnian ðæt him ðæt gód móte to écum médum gegangan, ðæt him his freónd æfter gedéþ.

mǽr-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽr-líc, adj.

Greatmagnificentglorioussplendidillustrious

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Great, magnificent, glorious, splendid, illustrious (of persons or things) Mǽrlíce magnificas, Gl. Wülck. 254, 11. (of persons) Mǽrlíc (God) on hálignysse magnificus in sanctitate, Cant. Moys. 11.