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sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Drihten ða hálgan sáuwla ðonon ( from Hell ) álǽdde, 67, 19

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

a-willan

(v.)
Grammar
a-willan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to bubbleto boilfacere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliatcoqueredecoquere

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Awilled wín vel cyren new wine, just pressed from the grape, or new wine boiled till half evaporated; dulcisapa, Cot. 62, 168

Linked entry: cyren

fierd

(n.)
Grammar
fierd, e; f.

An armyforceexpeditionexercĭtusexpĕdītio

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An army, force, expedition; exercĭtus, expĕdītio Of ðære fierde from the army, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 18: 876; Erl. 78, 9: 885; Erl. 82, 23: 919; Erl. 104, 26. Ǽr sió fierd gesamnod wǽre ere the army was assembled, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 21

hwæt-hweganunges

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hweganunges, -hwugununges, -huguningas; adv.

Somewhat

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-hwugununges] from eorþan áhæfen in animalibus vero jam quidem cogitationes aliquantulum a terra suspensæ, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 15

Linked entry: -hweganunges

mónaþ-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
mónaþ-seóc, adj.

lunaticepilepticsuffering from mónaþádl

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Kmbl. 4, 24: Herb. 10, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 18. suffering from mónaþádl Bearneácnigende wíf and mónaþseóc, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 4

Linked entry: món-seóc

scunian

(v.)
Grammar
scunian, sceonian; p. ode.
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to shun, fear, avoid a thing from fear Hé his hatunge fleáh and scunode. Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 16. to be afraid Scunian revereantur, Ps. Spl. T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð hé gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37

sweor-ród

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-ród, e; f.
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A cross suspended from the neckChart. Th. 551, 5.429, 15.

súþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
súþe-weard, adj.
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From súþeweardum óð norþeweardne, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 12: 18, 1; Fox 62, 1. On splott súðeweardne, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 336, 23. Ða gesǽtan súðewearde Bryttene, Chr. Erl. 3, 5

westan-norþan

(adv.)
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From the north-west. Cf. westan Hit ( Italy ) belíð Wendelsǽ ymb eall útan búton westannorðan, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 18. in phrases (or compounds) marking position, to the north-west Be-westannorðan ðære byrig, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22. 5

Linked entry: be-westan-norþan

bénsian

(v.)
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Dele bracket, and 'To fall down in prayer'; add: To suppli-cate, implore Hine boensendu hwæthwugu from him petens aliquid ab eo, Mt. R. 20, 20. Folce boensandi populo supplicanti. Rtl. 93, 17: 80, 9.

delan

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Dele, and for the passage substitute Ǽr þon engla wearð (weard, MS.) for oferhygde dǽl on gedwilde; noldan dreógan leng heora selfra rǽd ere of the angels part from pride fell into error; they would not longer do what was best for themselves, Gen. 23

folc-toga

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Þám folctogan, Jul. 225. of a spiritual leader Dryhtnes cempa, from folctoga (Guthlac), Gú. 874

georstu

(int.)
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[From (?) gehéres þú. Cf. gehéresthú heus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 26; and for a similar interjectional use cf. sehðe ecce, Ps. Srt. 32, 18; 38, 6.]

ge-rǽf

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Add: As á-ráfian = dissolvere, á-rǽfan = expedire, ge-rǽf weorþan on hine, applied to the crime, would mean that the person referred to could not free or clear himself of the charge.

wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽlan, p. de

To vextormentafflict

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Dogter mín is yfle from deófle wǽled filia mea male a daemonio vexatur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 22. Hé is yfle wǽlid male torquetur, 8, 6

Linked entry: ge-wǽlan

breóst-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-gehygd, e; f: es; n.

the heart, mindthought, meditation The thought of the heart or mind, a thought cordis vel animi cogitatio, cogitatio

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[breóst the heart, mind, gehygd thought, meditation] The thought of the heart or mind, a thought; cordis vel animi cogitatio, cogitatio Ðæt wæs gingeste word breóstgehygdum that was the last word from his mind's thoughts, Beo.

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ic ða of Drihtnes drífe ceastre I will drive them from the, Lord's city, Ps. Th. l00, 8.

beódan

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Add: to command, with dat. of person Æðelstán beót his biscopum, ꝥ gé þone frið healdan, Ll. Th. i. 240, 12. Mín fæder mé býd, Gen. 50, 5. Ne budþú mé ná ælmessan tó syllanne, Ps. Th. 39, 7.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Hé sǽde ꝥ Móyses wǽre þæs Jósepes sunu; ꝥ him wǽran fram hym drýcræftas gecynde (paternae scientiae haereditas), Ors. 1, 4; S. 34, 14. (4 a) native (country, language) :-- Ágen vel gecynde sprǽc idioma, proprietas linguae, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 46.

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund, e; f.

A woundvulnusa woundan injury caused by a blowa sore caused by disease

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Óðer wæs wæterseóc, óðer eall on wundum, ac hí wurdon gehǽlede fram heora untrumnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 145. Heó wæs swýðe unhál, and on eallum limum egeslíce wunda hæfde ... 'Ðú scealt underfón ðína wunda hǽle.' ...