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ǽrendung

carrying a message, acting as an emisarya message, an errand

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Ben. 50, 13. a message, an errand Ðæt wæs hræd ǽrendraca; sé tylode tó secganne hys ǽrndunge ǽr ðon ðé hé lyfde, Shrn, 95, 21

heáh-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cyning, es; m.

A chief, great king, God

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Ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges that was the war-seat [saddle] of the great king [Hrothgar], Beo. Th. 2083; B. 1039

ofer-sécan

(v.)

to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard

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to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard Wæs sió hond tó strong seó (MS. se) ðe méca gehwane swenge ofersóhte the hand was too strong, which with its stroke put every blade to too severe a trial, i. e.

cristalla

(n.)
Grammar
cristalla, an; m. cristallus, i; m.

crystal crystallusthe herb crystalliumflea-baneflea-wort crystallionpsyllion

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Lat. crystal; crystallus = κρύσταλλος Ðæt wæs hwítes bleós swá cristalla it was of a white colour like crystal Num. 11, 7. Cristallan crystallum Glos. Prudent. Recd. 140, 49. He his cristallum sendeþ mittit crystallum suum Ps.

on-sǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sǽge, adj.

Falling upon, assailing, attacking

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Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, bryne and blódgyte on gewelhwylcon ende, Wulfst. 159, 7: 128, 14: 243, 2. Hǽðcynne wearþ gúþ onsǽge war had come upon Hæthcyn, Beo. Th. 4960; B. 2483: 4159 ; B. 2076

Linked entry: -sǽge

á-sweltan

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Ic wæs áswolten and mín gewit forleás veluí emoriens sensum perdidi, Bd. 5, 6;Sch. 577, 7. Man earmlíce deáþe áswolten, Bl. H. 219, II. Add

lǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwe, (?), es; m.
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A betrayer Him wǽre betere ꝥ hé geboren nǽre þonne hé his lǽwe (lǽwa, v. l.) wǽre. Nǽron þa Iúdéiscan ne se dyrna lǽwe (lǽwa, v. l. ) þurh God geneádode, Hml. S. 27, 163-166. Cf. (?) ge-fére, ge-síþ for declension

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Mé þinceþ ðæt ðú wǽre ðám ungelǽredum mannum heardra ðonne hit riht wǽre videtur mihi quia durior justo indoctis auditoribus fuisti, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 32.

hoh-mód

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Sé ðe wǽre hohmód, weorðe sé glædmód, Wlfst. 72, 8. Add

sceorfan

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Þá yfelan wǽtan sceorfendan and scearpan, Lch. ii. 176, 20. Add

bæc-slitol

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Sé ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe sé wærsagol, Wlfst. 72, 16. Add

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht; adj.

Lightbrightcheerfulshiningclear

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Him wæs leóht sefa ... blíðheort wunode his soul was unclouded by sorrow ... blithe of heart he continued, Andr. Kmbl. 2504; An. 1253, Him wæs leóht sefa, ferhþ gefeónde, Elen.

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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Gif hiora hwilc swá heardheort wǽre, ðæt hé náne hreówsunge ne dyde, ðæt hé ðonne hæfde rihtlíc wíte, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 16. right, fitting, adapted to due requirements Hú wolde ðé lícian gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning wǽre and næfde nǽnne frýne mon on

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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Litel rihtwísnesse wæs . . . búton mid munecan áne þǽr þǽr hí wæll férdon, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 9. to fare, go on, succeed. of persons Hí swuncon on ídel and earmlíce férdon, Hml.

hlutor

(adj.)
Grammar
hlutor, hluttor; adj.

Clear, pure, bright, sincere

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Clear, pure, bright, sincere Hluttor wæter limpha, Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 69; Wrt. Voc. 54, 13. Swíðe wynsum and hluttor wǽta a very pleasant and pure stream, Blickl. Homl. 209, 2. Hlutor, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 26; Met. 5, 13.

Linked entry: hlýttor

ge-teón

(v.)
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Ic wæs getogen þurh þisse ceastre lanum, Bl. H. 243, 29. Ic wæs getogen tó tintregum, 245, 1. Wæs getogen, gedragen traheretur (per publicum). An.

a-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceacan, -scacan, -scæcan; he -sceaceþ, -sceacþ, -scæceþ, -scaceþ; p. -sceóc, -scóc, pl. -sceócon, -scócon; pp. -sceacen, -scacen.

to shake offremoveexcutereto be removedforsakedesertfleeexcutifugereaufugeredeserereto shakebrandishto be shakenvibrarequatereconcutilabefieriinfirmari

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Ðæt Iacob wæs asceacen quod fugeret Jacob, Gen. 31, 22.

Linked entries: a-scacan a-scæcan

micel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
micel-ness, e; f.

greatnessbignesssizegreatnessmultitudeabundancegreatnessmagnificence

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Se cláð wæs swíðe gemǽte hire micelnysse the garment was exactly adapted to her size, Homl. Skt. 7, 157.

fram-scipe

(n.)
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3, 5; Sch. 202, 4. advancement, success Wæs for his fromscipe (forþscype, v.l.) onstyred Ædon motus ejus profectibus Aedan, Bd. 1. 34; Sch. 104, 14.

ge-clipian

(v.)
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Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, 1057; P. 187, 36. Wyrðe ꝥte ic sé gicliopad érendwraca dignus uocari apostolus, Rtl. 60, 7. Is geclioppad appellatur, 43, 37