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stíþ-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hygdig, -hýdig ; adj.
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Of stern purpose Gestáh stíðhýdig ( Abraham when about to offer Isaac ) steápe dúne, Cd. Th. 175, 16 ; Gen. 2896. Stópon stíðhýdige . . . þrungon þræchearde, Elen. Kmbl. 241 ; El. 121

droge

(n.)
Grammar
droge, an ; f?

Dung, DRAUGH ⬩ stercus

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Dung, DRAUGH; stercus Nim monnes drogan sume stercus humānum, L. M. 3, 36; Lchdm. ii. 328, 16

be-gang

(n.)
Grammar
be-gang, be-gong, bi-gang, bi-gong, bi-gencg, es ; m. [be, gang a step, proceeding].

a course ⬩ way ⬩ passage ⬩ circuit ⬩ district ⬩ cursus ⬩ via ⬩ tenor ⬩ circuitus ⬩ an undertaking ⬩ a business ⬩ exercise ⬩ service ⬩ religious worship ⬩ negotium ⬩ exercitatio ⬩ cultus

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a course, way, passage, circuit, district; cursus, via, tenor, circuitus Ofer geofenes begang over the course of ocean Beo. Th. 729; B. 362. Holma begang the passage of the deeps Andr. Kmbl. 390; An. 195. Gársecges begang the circuit of ocean 1059; An

Linked entries: be-gong bi-gang bi-gencg bi-geng big-geng bi-gong

bricg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
bricg-weard, es; m. [bricg
a bridge
, weard
a keeper, guardian
]

a bridge ⬩ a keeper, guardian ⬩ A keeper or defender of a bridge ⬩ pontis custos vel defensor

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A keeper or defender of a bridge; pontis custos vel defensor Hí ðǽr bricgweardas bitere fundon they found there the stern defenders of the bridge. Byrht. Th. 134, 16; By. 85

Linked entry: brycg-weard

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year

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a season of the year, winter Feówer tída syndon getealde on ánum geáre, ðæt synd uer, aestas, autumnus, hiems... Hiems is winter, Lchdm. iii. 250, 12. On ðone .vii. dæg ðæs mónðes (November) bið wintres fruma ; se einter hafaþ tú and hundnigontig daga

Linked entries: ǽ-wintre-cyning -wintre

sadolian

(v.)
Grammar
sadolian, ode

To saddle

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To saddle Ic sadelige hors sterno, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som, 30,34

cac

(n.)
Grammar
cac, es; m?
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Dung, excrement; stercus, foria, merda, Som. Ben. Lye

þearl-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-mód, adj.
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Of severe mind, in a bad sense, stern, cruel Hæfde his ende gebidenne unswǽslícne, swylcne hé ǽr æfter worhte, þearlmód þeóden gumena ( Holofernes ), Judth.Thw, 22, 18; Jud. 66. in a good sense, severe in dealing with evil. v. þearl, I Þearlmód þeóden

stefna

(n.)
Grammar
stefna, an; m.
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The prow or stern of a vessel Æt lides stefnan, Andr. Kmbl. 806; An. 403: 3411; An. 1709. Æt nacan stefnan, Exon. 306, 14; Seef. 7. Sum wǽg stefnan steóreþ, 296, 20; Crä. 54. Steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495. v. -stefn, and next word

eofor-swín

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-swín, es; n.

A boar pig, male swine ⬩ verres

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A boar pig, male swine; verres Eoforswínes cwead verris stercus, L. M. 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 262, 18

eornoste

(adj.)
Grammar
eornoste, eorneste; adj.

Earnest, serious ⬩ sērius, stŭdiōsus

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Biþ eorneste ðonne eft cymeþ, réðe and ryhtwís he will be earnest when he comes again, stern and just, Exon. 20 a; Th. 51, 32 ; Cri. 825. Mid eornestum móde with earnest mind. Homl. Th. i. 386, 20

Linked entry: eornost

ears-gang

Grammar
ears-gang, <b>; II.</b>
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ꝥ meox his argancges and his micgan stercus et urinam, Chrd. 69, 29. Add

unriht-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
unriht-dónde, adj.

Evil-doing ⬩ an evil-doer

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Evil-doing; substantive, an evil-doer Him wæs beboden ðæt hí sceoldan ðǽm unrihtdóndum stéran, Blickl. Homl. 63, 12

stirne

(adj.)
Grammar
stirne, adj.
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Stern, hard, austere, rigorous, severe Ic wát ðæt ðú eart swíðe styrne mann scio quia homo durus es (Mt. 25, 24), Homl. Th. ii. 552, 31. Cyning sceal beón milde ðám gódum and styrne ðám yfelum, L. I. P. 2 ; Th. ii. 306, 1 : Wulfst. 267, 3.

Linked entry: styrne

mes

(n.)

dung

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['Mes stercus, fimus (Kilian),' Cockayne.] (?)

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.
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of constant mind, resolute Strang and stíðmód gestáh hé on gealgan, Rood Kmbl. 79 ; Kr. 40. of stern mind, stern Stíðmód gestód wið steápne rond bealdor ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5125 ; B. 2566.

mód-leást

(n.)
Grammar
mód-leást, e; f.

Want of courage ⬩ pusillanimity

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[Þe sixte unþeau is þet þe ðe to lauerd bið iset þet he for modleste ne mei his monnan don stere, O. E. Homl. i. 111, 24.]

þrili

(adj.)
Grammar
þrili, This word has the form of an i-stem adjective in the glosses
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ðrili trilex, Txts. 35, 29; drili triplex, 115, 158; þrielig hrægil triligium, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 53

Linked entry: þrilig

cwead

Grammar
cwead, l. cweád,
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and add Cwéd vel meox stercus; of cweáde árǽrende de stercore erigens, Bl. Gl. Cweád purgamenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 8

DUNG

(n.)
Grammar
DUNG, e; f.

DUNG ⬩ fimus, stercus

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DUNG; fimus, stercus Ic hine bedelfe, and ic hine beweorpe mid dunne fŏdiam circa illam et mittam stercŏra, Lk. Skt. Hat. 13, 8

Linked entries: ding dyng dinig

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