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ánhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
ánhund-wintre, adj.
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A hundred years old áxode hyne hú eald wǽre. Þá andswarode : ' Ánhundwintre and þrítigwintre,' Gen. 47, 9

on-unwís

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wende ꝥ sprǽke onunwís (?on unwís ?) þá bebeád . . . quod quasi insana praeciperet, Gr. D. 58, 1. Add

ful

(n.)
Grammar
ful, full, es; n.

a cuppōcŭlumwhat contains liquidsA collection of waterthe seacloudsreceptācŭlum liquĭdimărenūbes

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Drince þreó ful fulle nistig let him drink three cups full fasting, Herb. 3, 6; Lchdm. i. 88, 13. what contains liquids, A collection of water, the sea, clouds; receptācŭlum liquĭdi, măre, nūbes He ða frætwe wæg ofer ýða ful he carried the ornament over

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Swilce áwár wǽre, ǽr ðan ðe geboren wǽre, ac . . . him betere wǽre, ðæt nǽfre nǽre, ðonne yfele wǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19. Ne mæg ic hér leng wesan, Beo. Th. 5595; B. 2801. bið á wesende, Blickl.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Se man ðæt can rihtne geleáfan, þonne biþ wyrðe, ðæt fulluht underfó, Wulfst. 33, 6: 155, 12. with gen. and clause bít ðære tíde hwonne ðæs wierðe (wyrðe, Cott.

African

(n.)
Grammar
African, Affrican, es; m.

An AfricanAfricanus

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An African; Africanus Ðá he feaht wið Africanas, he hæfde sige ofer ða Africanas when he fought against Africans, He gained a victory over the Africans, Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 52, 39: 54, 1

Linked entries: Affrican Affrican

gǽling

(n.)
Grammar
gǽling, e; f.

Delay

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Delay Geðencan ne con hwæt him losað on ðǽre gǽlinge ðe ðá hwíle ámierreð he cannot consider what loss he suffers in the delay in which he wastes the time, Past. 39, 1

un-gesewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíc, adj.

Invisible

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offrige ða ungeswenlícan lác, Homl. Th. i. 584, 3

Linked entry: un-sewenlíc

ymb-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.
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to stand about or around Ðis folc ðæt hér ymbstandeþ, Blickl. Homl. 143, 7: Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 42.

cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.
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Add: comely in person Se seofoða heáfodleahter is geháten ídel wuldor . . . þonne se man gewilnað þæt sý cyrten, and nele foresceáwian þæt úre líchaman beóð áwende tó duste, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 29. Heó ( Esther ) wæs on wæstme cyrten, Hml.

Dene

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Dene weorðode, B. 1090

ge-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allureenticeincitepersuadeinducedrawallicereillicereincitarepersuadereinducere

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Gif he ða cwéne gespanan [gespannan, MS.] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset persuaders ejus uti connubio, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 29. Gespeón persuadebat, 2, 15; S. 518, 26.

Linked entries: ge-speón ge-spón

tó-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rendan, p. -rende

To rend in two,tear in pieces

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To rend in two, tear in pieces Se héh ðá sacerd tóslát ł tórende woedo his summus autem sacerdos scindens vestimenta sua, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 63.

Linked entry: rendan

forþ-rihte

(adj.; adv.)
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Gl. 406, 3, of manner, without modification or qualification, plainly, simply, directly. of a title Sarai is gereht 'Mín ealdor,' ac God hí hét syððan Sarra, þæt is, 'Ealdor,' þæt heó nǽre synderlíce hire hírédes ealdor gecíged, ac forðrihte 'Ealdor,

snelness

(n.)
Grammar
snelness, e; f.

Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3

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Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3 slóh swá hine (the ball) nǽfre feallan ne lét. Se cyngc ðá oncneów ðæs iungan snelnesse, ðæt wiste ðæt næfde his gelícan on ðam plegan Ap. Th. 13, 7

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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Gyf ǽnig man sý, ðæt wylle ǽnig ðæra sócna him tó handa drægen, ic wylle ðæt cume beforan mé mid his sweotelunge (with the evidence that substantiates his claim), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 222, 32. Bringe swutelunge (switelunge, MS.

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to washto anoint.

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hire fét mid his teárum þwóh, 744. þwóh Aaron and his suna, Lev. 8, 6. Heó hí ðwóhg, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Ðæt sylfe wæter ðæt hí ða bán mid ðwógan, 3, 11; S. 535, 33.

for-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To send awaysend into banishmentbanishdimittĕrerelēgāredeportāre

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He wearþ snúde forsended he was quickly banished, Beo. Th. 1812; B. 904

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Ǽnne of heora aldormannum to bisceope he hint gesette he appointed one of their chief men as their bishop, 247, 31: Chr. 604; Erl. 20, 21. He Isaace wíf gesette he fixed upon a wife for Isaac, Gen. 24, 11.

dreórig

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dryhten sínne driórigne (cf. 2692-3) fand, 2789. headlong (? cf. dreórung, dreósan) Ic geseah ðone sceoccan swá swá scínende líget feallende ádún dreórig of heofonum, Hex. 18, 6