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þearf

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Add Þá sceoldon on siml beón winnende þǽr hit þonne þearf wæs. Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 20. Add Gif þú wille mé hwylce þearfe gegearwian si mihi praestare vis, Gr. D. 343, 27.

wil-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-fægen, adj.

Having ones desiresatisfiedglad

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Crist ús écum gefeánum dó beón wilfægene Christus nos sempiternis gaudiis faciat esse compotes 123, II

Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig

spellung

(n.)
Grammar
spellung, e; f.

talkingconversationdiscoursenarrationa taleconversationdiscoursenarrative(talking and tasting)tragoediae

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talking, conversation, discourse, narration Ðý læs on mé mǽge ídel spellung oþþe scondlíc leásung beón gestǽled ne aut fabulae aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar, Nar. 2, 20.

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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Add: where movement is caused Ne mæg beón gehæfd se mete, ac beóþ somod þá innoþas bedrifen, Lch. ii. 278, 15. His scip wearð bedrifen and genýded tó þan eálande, Gr.

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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of no value Mid deórwyrþum reáfum ne beóþ hý gescrýdde, ac mid unweorþum, R. Ben. 137, 9.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

býst

(v.)
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commandest, offierest; 2nd pers. pres. of beódan

býtst

(v.)
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commandest, offerest; 2nd pers. pres. of beódan

atelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atelíc, adj. [ = atol, líc]

Direterriblehorridfoulloathsomedirusterribilishorridusdeformisfœ́dus

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Dire, terrible, horrid, foul, loathsome; dirus, terribilis, horridus, deformis, fœ́dus Norþ-Denum stód atelíc egesa over the North-Danes stood dire terror, Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784. Unwlitig swile and atelíc tumor deformis, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 17

Linked entries: atelucost atolíc

eormen-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

The human race hūmānum gĕnus

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The human race; hūmānum gĕnus God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race on earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 3; Vy. 96 : Beo. Th. 3918; B. 1957

fǽr-gryre

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gryre, es; m.

A perilous horror terror perīcŭlōsus

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Wið fǽrgryrum against perilous horrors, Beo. Th. 350; B. 174

feónd-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-gráp, e; f.

A hostile grasphostīlis arreptio

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A hostile grasp; hostīlis arreptio Ðæt ic ánunga eówra leóda willan geworhte, oððe on wæl crunge, feóndgrápum fæst that I alone would work your people's will, or bow in death, fast in hostile grasps, Beo. Th. 1276; B. 636

from

(prep.)
Grammar
from, prep. dat.

Fromaab

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From; a, ab From eásteweardan from the eastward, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 31: 16, 4; Fox 58, 11: Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 20; Cri. 1192: Cd. 161; Th. 201, 26; Exod. 378; Beo. Th. 3274; B. 1635

Linked entry: formesta

gnorn

(n.)
Grammar
gnorn, es; m.

Sorrowsadnessafflictionmæstitia

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Gnorn þrowian to suffer sadness, Beo. Th. 5310; B. 2658

be-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swælan, p. de; pp. ed

To burn, sweal, scorch, singeadurere, ustulare

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Glédum beswæled scorched by gleeds, Beo. Th. 6075; B. 3041

on-sittan

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on-sittan, <b>. II.</b> v. sittan;
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III. add Ic wolde gecyrran tô þyllicre drohtnunga, ac ic onsitte ꝥ ic beó mînum fæder ungehŷrsum, Hml. S. 33, 75. Hê him æfter þæ̂m gefeohte swîðor onsæt þonne hê æ̂r dyde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 34

samod

(prep.)
Grammar
samod, prep,
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With, at Samod ǽrdæge (with the coming of the dawn ) eode æþele cempa self mid gesíðum, Beo. Th. 2627; B. 1311. Frófor eft gelamp sárigmódum somod ǽrdæge with day came comfort to the sadhearted, 5877; B. 2942

Linked entry: samod

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.], 268, 10.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Geheald húsa sélest,... waca wið wráþum, Beo. Th. 1324; B. 660. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów, (vigilate) Mt. Kmbl. 26, 41. Wacigeaþ, 24, 42. Hé beóde ðam durewearde, ðæt hé wacige, Mk. Skt. 13, 34.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

pening

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Add Se feórðandǽl byð quadrans gecíged, beó hit penig oððe pund, swá þ wel wát ceorlisc folc . . .xx scillingas beóð on ánum pund, and twelf síðon twéntig penega byð án pund, Angl. viii. 306, 30-36.

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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Cristes gelaðung ne mæg beón búton strangum, ne búton unstrangum. Ðá ðá him twýnode, ðá getácnode hé ða unstrangan. Hwæt sind ða unstrangan? Ða sind unstrange ðe sláwe beóð tó gódum weorcum, Homl. Th. ii. 390, 15-25.