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un-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
un-wyrd, e; f.

Bad fortunemisfortune

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Ðæt mé nú þyncþ ðætte ic ðás unwyrd áræfnan mæg ðe mé on becumen is ut jam me imparem fortunae ietibus non arbitrer, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 13

hand-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gewrit, es; n.

What is written by the hand, a deed, contractchirographum

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What is written by the hand, a deed, contract; chirographum Handgewrit cirographum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 113; Wrt. Voc. 20, 51. Hondgiwrit chyrographum, Rtl. 32, 39.

BREÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREÓWAN, ic breówe, ðú breówest, brýwst, he breóweþ, brýwþ, pl. breówaþ ; p. breáw, pl. bruwon; pp. browen, ge-browen

To BREW; cerevisiam coquere

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To BREW; cerevisiam coquere Ne biþ ðǽr nǽnig ealo gebrowen mid Estum there is no ale brewed by the Esthonians, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 22, 17. Ne dranc he nánes gemencgedes wǽtan, ne gebrowenes he drank not of any mixed or brewed fluid, Homl. Th. i. 352, 7

Linked entries: ge-browen bríwan

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, es; m. [bróc, perf. of bracan
to break, purl, ripple
]

to break, purl, rippleA BROOKlatex, torrens

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Bróc biþ onwended the brook is turned aside, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 38; Met. 5, 19

sóþ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cyning, es; m.

The king of truth or justicethe Deity

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[Sóþ and cyning often occur together in the nominative, but it is doubtful whether they form a compound]

Linked entry: sóþ-fæder

gif

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Th. i. 4, 1-2; here the entertainment of the king is an event sure to take place, so drincæð is indicative; but the wrong-doing is quite uncertain, so gedó is subjunctive. (See also 2, 8-9.)

ge-þencan

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Swá þeáh is tó geþencenne ꝥ þá fíf þing ... þeáh hí tónemde beón mid wordum, ꝥ hit is eall án ðing. Bt. 33, 1; F. 122, 9. Ꝥ is micel syn tó geþencenne be Gode ꝥ ǽnig gód sié búton on him, 34, 3; F. 138, 5. with acc. and complementary adj.

ge-sceaft

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Add: a masc. pl. ge-sceaftas occurs. what is created, all created things, creation Twá ðing syndon; án is Scyppend, óðer is gesceaft . . . þæt is gesceaft, þæt se sóða Scyppend gesceóp.

CLÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁTE, an; f.

CLOT-burburdock, goose-grass, cliversphilanthropos = φιλάνθρωπος , lappa, arctium lappa, galium aparine

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in our language men-loving, because it will readily cleave to a man: it is also named by another name clivers, this herb is called philanthropes, Herb. 174, 1; Lchdm. i. 306, 2-5: Ælfc.

CLÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁÞ, cláðes; m.

CLOTH,pannusvestirnenta

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Ðæt is heora bíwist; wǽpnu, and mete, and ealo, and cláðas this is their provision; weapons, and meat, and ale and clothes, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 5. Him wyrþ oftohen ðara cláða he is deprived of the clothes, 37, 1; Fox 186, 14: Bt. Met.

Linked entry: clǽþ

irming

(n.)
Grammar
irming, es ; m.

A poormeanwretchedmiserable persona wretch

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Ðæt is sió friþstów and sió frófor án eallra yrminga æfter ðissum weoruldgeswincum that alone is the asylum and the comfort of all the wretched after these labours in the world, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 33 ; Met. 21, 17

Linked entries: earming erming

and-git

(n.)
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Ðæt ys on angite ꝥ . . . the meaning is that . . . , Jud. p. 157, 34. Ðæt is on ðrím andgitum tó understandenne that is to be understood in three senses, Hml. Th. i. 264, 31

Linked entry: on-gitenness

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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To fore-ordain, predestine Seó menniscnys wæs ǽfre forestiht . . . swá swá Paulus cwæð, 'Qui predestinatus est Filius Dei'; þæt is, 'Sé þe is forestiht Godes Sunu' . . .

ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.

Haste, speed

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Ðeós worald is on ófste this world is hurrying on (to its end ), Wulfst. 156, 5: Cd. Th. 191, 32; Exod. 223. Beó ðú on ófeste hasten Beo. Th. 777; B. 386. On ófoste, 5487; B. 2747. Þorh ófst per anticipationem Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 77.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

ge-þing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þing, es; n.

a councilan assemblyconciliumcounioa compactan agreementa conditionpactumwhat is impending over onewhat is awaiting onewhat is certainly to be expected or hoped forfatedestinyquod est imminens vel expectandumfatumsors

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A. 600. what is impending over one, what is awaiting one, what is certainly to be expected or hoped for, fate, destiny; quod est imminens vel expectandum, fatum, sors Bád beadwa geþinges he awaited the fate of the battle, Beo.

Linked entry: gúþ-geþingu

bend-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
bend-feorm, e; f.

A feast for the reaping [binding] of corna harvest-feastfirma ad congregandas segetesfirma messis

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A feast for the reaping [binding] of corn, a harvest-feast; firma ad congregandas segetes, firma messis On sumere þeóde gebyreþ bend-feorm [bén-feorm] for rípe in some one province a harvest-feast is due for reaping the corn L. R.

dryhten-bealo

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten-bealo, -bealu; gen. -bealowes; n. [bealo evil]

Profound misery, extreme evil permagna calămĭtas

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Ellen biþ sélast ðám ðe sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu courage is best for those who must suffer extreme evil, 52 b; Th. 183, 6; Gú. 1323

dylsta

(n.)
Grammar
dylsta, pl. dylstan

Matter, corruption, mucustabum, mucus

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Ðǽr dylstan on synd whereon the mucus is, 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 20

ealneg

(adv.)
Grammar
ealneg, ealnig, eallneg; adv. [ealne weg, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 10, 11]

Always, quite semper, prorsus

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Ðe ǽfre biþ ealnig smylte which ever is quite calm, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 30; Met. 21, 15

Linked entries: ealling eallneg

hwæg

(n.)
Grammar
hwæg, hwæig, hweg, es; n. [?]

Whey

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R.S S. 9; Th. i. 436, 32 Sceáphyrdes riht is ðæt hé hæbbe ... blede fulle hweges oððe syringe ealne sumor 14; Th. i. 438, 25

Linked entry: hweg