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éste

(adj.)
Grammar
éste, adj.

Gracious, bountiful bĕnignus

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Ðæt hyre eald Metod éste wǽre bearngebyrdo that the Lord of old was gracious to her in her child-bearing, Beo Th. 1895; B. 945

Linked entries: Ósti Eást-land Ístas

Pante

(n.)
Grammar
Pante, an; f.
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Seó ǽreste stów is on Pante staþe ðære eá prior locus est in ripa Pentae amnis, Bd. 3, 22 ; S. 553, 8

scort-wyrplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
scort-wyrplíc, adj.
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On the sixteenth it will come to pass after a long time, Lchdm. .iii. 156, 2

Linked entry: -wyrplíc

seohtre

(n.)
Grammar
seohtre, sihtre, an ; f.
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Ad locum qui dicitur hylsan seohtra, 373, 12

Linked entry: sihtre

þrýþ-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þrýþ-swíþ, adj.

Exceedingly powerful

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Exceedingly powerful Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, þolode ðrýðswýð, þegnsorge dreáh the great prince sat cheerless, he, mighty, suffered, grief for his thanes' loss he endured, Beo. Th. 262; B. 131.

Linked entry: swíþ

wyrm-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-sele, es; m.
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Lost 10, 522 sqq.], a place where there are serpents (hell) Ne þearf hé hopian ðæt hé þonan móte, of ðam wyrmsele, Judth. Thw. 23, 13; Jud. 119

Linked entry: wyrm-geard

híw-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
híw-scipe, híg-, es; m.

A family, household, house

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Ðá onféng heó ǽnes híwscipes stówe accepit locum unius familiæ, 4, 23; S. 593, 18. Ealle híwscipas þeóda universæ familiæ gentium, Ps. Lamb. 21, 28

Linked entries: híwisc híg-scipe

a-blácian

(v.)
Grammar
a-blácian, -blácigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be or look palegrow palepallereobrigescere

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To be or look pale, grow pale; pallere, obrigescere Ablácodon obriguerunt, Ex. 22, 16? Lye. Ic blácige palleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42. Blácian from blícan, p. blác to shine: blǽcan to bleach, whiten, fade.

for-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To make drunkinebriatemadefăcĕreebriāre

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Abigail forswígode ðæt dysig hiere fordruncnan hláfordes Abigail concealed the folly of her drunken lord, Past. 40, 4; Hat. MS. 55 a. 13

Linked entry: fore-druncen

gewit-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gewit-leás, adj.

Witlessfoolishmadinsanusamensstultus

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Wurde ðú ðæs gewitleás ðæt ðú waldende þonc ne wisses thou wast so witless that thou wast not grateful to the Lord, Exon. 29 b; Th. 90, 12; Cri. 1473: Bt. Met. Fox 19, 92; Met. 19, 46

Linked entry: wit-leás

seám-penig

(n.)
Grammar
seám-penig, -pending, es; m.
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A toll of a penny on a load (of salt) Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cyninges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 20.

bíge

(n.)
Grammar
bíge, es; m.

A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a cornerflexus, sinus, angulus

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A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a corner; flexus, sinus, angulus Se engel eóde into ánum nyrwette, ðe he ne mihte forbúgan on náðere healfe, forðamðe ðǽr nán bíge næs angelus ad locum angustum transivit, ubi nec ad dexteram nec ad sinistram poterat

ge-gearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearcian, p. ode; pp. od

To prepare

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To prepare Ðá hét se cyngc scipa gegearcian and him æfter faran, ac hit wæs lang ǽr ðam þe ða scipa gegearcode wǽron then the king bade prepare ships and go after him, but it was long before the ships were ready, Th. Ap. 7, 16-7 : Homl.

sib-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
sib-lufu, an; f.
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Kindly affection, kindness, love such as exists between kinsmen Ic (God) tó eów mid siblufan gecyrre þurh milde mód, Exon. Th. 366, 6; Reb. 8: 40, 7; Cri. 635. Hié ( the fallen angels ) of siblufan Godes áhwurfon, Cd. Th. 2, 25 ; Gen. 24.

bréman

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Eall cynn lofu bréme (celebret). Hy. S. 48, 9. Bletsien þec fiscas and fuglas, ealle þá þe onhrérað hreó wǽgas brémen Dryhten, Az. 142 : 116. Brémed celebratur, honoratur. Hpt. Gl. 470, 67. Add:

wæter-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-egesa, an; m.

Terror caused by water

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Terror caused by water Wæteregesa sceal líðra wyrðan the terrors of the deep shall lose their force, Andr. Kmbl. 870; An. 435. Wæteregsa, 750; An. 375.

Linked entry: wæter-bróga

wearda

(n.)
Grammar
wearda, (?), wearde (?), an; m. or f.

A watchman or a watch

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Icel. varða a beacon; varð-berg a look-out place: O. H. Ger. wart-perg), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 191, 34. Cf. On weardæs beorh, 291, 23: 112, 32. Weardan excubiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 84, 16

hlyta

(n.)
Grammar
hlyta, hlytta, an; m.

A diviner, one who divines by casting lots

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A diviner, one who divines by casting lots Flaminius forseah ða sægene ðe ða hlyttan him sǽdon ðæt hé æt ðæm gefeohte ne cóme wið Gallíe Flaminius contemtis auspiciis quibus pugnare prohibebatur adversum Gallos, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 26.

stæl-here

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-here, g. -her(i)ges; m.

A marauding bandpredatory army

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Drehton ða hergas West-Seaxna lond mid stælhergum, 897; Erl. 95, 9. Ðæt hié ða burga hira módes wið stælherigas behealden, Past. 33; Swt. 229, 5

árlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árlíce, adv.

Honourablyhonestlyproperlymercifullyhonorificehonestedecentermisericordi vel propitio animo

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Waldend usser gemunde Abraham árlíce our Lord remembered Abraham mercifully, 121; Th. 156, 9; Gen. 2586