lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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Eádgár ðis wáce forlét líf ðis lǽne, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 32. Suelce hé cwǽde ic eów onlǽne ðás gewítendan and ic eów geselle ða þurwuniendan.
hopian
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Hé ðá wæs geortrúwod þæs cildes, and gehwearf geðyldelíce hopiende þæs óðres he was in despair about the one child, and returned patient, being hopeful about the other Hml.
for-liden
Much-travelled
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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11
wæscestre
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One who washes. used of a man Iobinus wæs mín wæscestre (fullo), Gr. D. 191, 23 : 192. of a woman Hé wæs lufigende his wæscestran (presbyteram) swá swá his ágne swuster . . . þá þá hine geseah seó his wæscestre, Gr. D. 276, 1-14
land-leód
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Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his ware and him wið gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 16.
Linked entry: leód
Róm
Rome
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Rome Ðá wæs ábrocen burga cyst, beadurincum wæs Róm gerýmed, Met. 1, 19. Hér onféng Ecgbriht pallium æt Róme, Chr. 735; Erl. 47, 19. Petrus gesæt biscepsetl on Róme, 45; Erl. 6, 20. Hér sendon Brytwalas tó Róme, 443; Erl. 10, 21 : 721; Erl. 44, 25.
Linked entry: Róme-burh
ge-styrian
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Gestyred wæs (commota est) all ðiú ceaster, Mt. L. 21, 10. Mið miltheortnisse gestyred wæs (motus est), Lk. L. 15, 20. Gestyred wæs (turbatus est), and ondo gefeóll ofer hine, Lk. L. R. l, 12.
tó-sceád
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Wæs heora ǽghwæðer Heáwold nemned.
leóht-berend
Lucifer
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Ðá wæs ðæs teóþan werodes ealdor swíðe fæger and wlitig gesceapen swá ðæt hé wæs geháten Leóhtberend, Homl. Th. i. 10, 22. Se hátte Lucifer, ðæt ys Leóhtberend, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35
asca
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Asca of ash spears, Exon. 78a; Th. 292, 15; Wand. 99
for-deáþ
destroys ⬩ does for
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destroys, does for, Wanl. Catal. 112, 65, col. 2, = for-déþ;
Numentisc
Of Numantia
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Of Numantia Se wæs Numentisc, Ors. 5, 3; Swt. 222, 14
gleó-stæf
Joy
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Joy Gliwstafum joyously, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 22; Wand. 52
Linked entry: gliw-stæf
bletsing-bóc
A blessing-book ⬩ liber benedictionum formulas continens
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A blessing-book; liber benedictionum formulas continens, Wanl. catal. 80, 33
geofon-ýþ
A sea-wave, billow ⬩ maris unda
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A sea-wave, billow; maris unda, Beo. Th. 1035; B. 515
scill
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-Scyl wæs hearpe, Exon. Th. 353, 44; Reim. 27
ungesceád-micel
Excessively great
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Excessively great Ǽled wæs ungesceádmicel, Cd. Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243
eáþ-dǽde
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Easy to do Wæs hit hyre eáðdǽde, Lch. iii. 428, 30
hundnigontig-wintre
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þá hé wæs nigon-and-hundnigon*-*ligwintre, Gen. 17, 1. Add
ǽht
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Hé wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add