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gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Gleejoyminstrelsymirthjestingdrollerygaudiummusicafacetiæmimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

blódig

(adj.)

bloodthirsty

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Ox. 3023. smeared with blood Þá eár wǽron blódege (cruentae), Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. On blódigum limum, Hml. S. 31, 981. Blódigum (cruentis) handum, An. Ox. 11, 149. of colour, red as blood Ástígeþ blódig wolcen, Bl.

dríman

(v.)
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To make a joyous sound with voice or with instrument, to rejoice. of living creatures Ic dréme psallam, Ps. L. 107, 2. Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissað, swylce dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymb his forðgesceaft, Fä. 55.

Linked entries: dreman drýman

bǽtan

to baitworry with dogs,to beatmake way against the wind or current

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Substitute: to bait, worry with dogs, Gif ðú mid wilddeórum mé bǽtan wylt, Hml. S. 8, 85.

ge-tríwan

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Voc. ii. 33, 67. with dat. to trust to a person or thing Ic getrýwe Drihtne in Domino confido, Ps. Th. 10, 1.

Linked entry: ge-trýwan

a-wyrgan

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

To stranglesuffocatecorruptinjureviolatestrangularesuffocarecorrumperelædereviolare

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Wommum awyrged corrupted with sins, Cd. 169 ; Th. 211, 26; Exod. 532: Exon. 30 b ; Th. 95, 24; Cri. 1562 : 105 b ; Th. 401, 25 ; Rä. 21, 17

Linked entry: a-wirgan

cin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
cin-bán, es; n.

The CHIN-BONEmandibula, mentum

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Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1

dyrstignes

(n.)
Grammar
dyrstignes, dyrstnes, -nyss, e; f.

Boldness, presumption, arrogance, rashnessaudācia, temĕrĭtas

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P. 39, note 1] that thy mind be not lifted up with arrogance, Homl. Th. ii. 132, 4

Linked entries: dyrstnys ge-dyrstig-nes

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, dióre; adv.

Dearly, with great pricecāre, magno

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Dearly, with great price; cāre, magno Deóre he hit bohte vel sealde he bought or sold it dearly; care vendĭdit, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 84; Wrt. Voc. 28, 62.

Linked entry: dióre

frí-man

(n.)
Grammar
frí-man, -mann, es; m.

A freemanlīber hŏmo

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A freeman; līber hŏmo Gif fríman edor-brecþe gedéþ, vi scillingum gebéte if a freeman commit house-breaking, let him make amends with six shillings, L. Ethb. 27; Th. i. 8, 15: 29, 31; Th. i. 10, 3, 6: L. Win. 11; Th. i. 40, 1: L. N. P.

fyrding

(n.)
Grammar
fyrding, firding, e; f.

an armyarmy prepared for warexercĭtusprocinctusan expeditionexpĕdītio

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Mid ormǽtre fyrdinge with an immense army, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 2: 194, 13. an expedition; expĕdītio Geswicon ðære fyrdinge they withdrew from the expedition, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 29

Linked entries: feording firding

gǽst-berend

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-berend, es; pl. nom. acc. -berend; m.

A spirit-bearermanis qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum ferthŏmo

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Ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpnum I kill the living with battle-weapons, 105 b; Th. 401, 8; Rä. 21, 8

Linked entry: gást-berend

hreáðe-mús

(n.)
Grammar
hreáðe-mús, e; f.

a bat

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A mouse ornamented, furnished with wings [cf. hreóðan?], a bat Tósnidenre hreáðemúse blód the blood of a bat cut up, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 17.

Linked entry: hrére-mús

leód-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
leód-mǽg, es; m.

tribepeople

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A kinsman as being one of the same race, tribe or people, a man of the same nation with one's self Hí fundon fíf hund leódmǽga they found five hundred of their race, Elen. Kmbl. 759: El. 380.

líf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-leás, adj.

Lifeless

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Fela templa árǽrdon and mid andgitleásum and lífleásum anlícnyssum áfyldon erected many temples, and filled them with images that were without sense and without life, Homl.Th. ii. 574, 28

ge-wǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽtan, -wétan; p. -wǽtte; pp. -wǽted, -wǽtt

To wetto make wet

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.; gurron wædo gewǽtte the ropes creaked wet with the waters, Andr. Kmbl. 749; An. 375: Ps. Th. 104, 36

Linked entry: wǽtan

ge-lystan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lystan, p. -lyste; pp. -lysted, -lyst; v. impers.

To please, cause a desire for anything

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with acc. of pers., gen. of thing; To please, cause a desire for anything Ðegnas ðearle gelyste gárgewinnes the thanes were very eager for the struggle, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 3; Jud. 307 : Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 22; Wal. 23.

Linked entry: ge-lustian

un-gedéfelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gedéfelíce, adv.

Unfitlyin a way that ill suits the conditions of a case

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Hæthcyn with his arrow slew his kinsman, brother slew brother, Beo. Th. 4862; B. 2435

Linked entry: ge-défelíce

be-hættian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hættian, p. ode.
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Ox. 4466. to strip the skin from the head Þá cwelleras hine be-hættedon they pulled off the skin of his head with the hair (2 Maccabees 7, 7), Hml. S. 25, 126. Behættian, 116. v. hættian in Dict

Linked entry: hættian

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, [= blíþsian, q. v.]

to rejoice at

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S. 26, 327. to rejoice at (with gen.) His fýnd þæs micelum wundrodon and blissodon, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 11. Ðis folc micclum blissigan wile mínes deáðes, i. 86, 32