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ge-dréfan

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trouble, perturb, disturb the proper operation or condition of Se yfela willa unrihthǽmedes gedréfð fulneáh ǽlces libbendes mannes mód (the corresponding metre (18, 3) has gedrǽfð; as the Latin is ' omnis voluptas stimulis agit firnenteis,' perhaps here

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Kmbl. 1203; El. 603. severally, each by himself Sundor ánra gehwilc herige ðec let each one severally praise thee, Cd. Th. 239, 15; Dan. 370. Féran sceal sundor ánra gehwæs sáwl of líce, Exon. Th. 191, 24; Az. 93.

ge-limp

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</b> good fortune, success :-- Wá sceolon ǽigðer ge on gelimpe ge on ungelimpe cweðan : 'Ic herige mínne Drihten,' Hml. Th. i. 252, 12 : Hml. S. 16, 251.

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Hér sindon nigon engla werod . . . Ðæt teóðe werod ábreáð, Homl. Th. i. 10, 12-18. a body of servants, retainers, followers, associates Ðis is hold weoiod. Beo. Th. 586; B. 290.

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Whywhat!ah!

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we have heard of twelve glorious heroes, Andr. Kmbl. 1; An. 1: Beo. Th. 1; B. 1: Cd. 143; Th. 177, 27; Exod. 1: Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Eá lá hwæt! Bt. Met. 4, 49; Met. 4, 25

hund-seofontig

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Add: as abstract numeral Týn síðon seofon beóð hundseofontig, Angl. viii. 303, 5. as substantive (sing, or pl.). with gen þær on ríme forborn fíf and hundseofontig hǽðnes herges, Jul. 588. pæt synd eall tógedere twá and hundseofontig geára (MS. geáre

abbad

(n.)
Grammar
abbad, abbod, abbud, abbot, es; m: abboda, an; m.

an abbot abbās

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Her Forþréd abbud forþférde in this year abbot Forthred died, Chr. 803; Erl. 60, 13. Se abbot Saxulf the abbot Saxulf, Chr. 675; Ing. 50, 15. Swá gebireþ abbodan as becometh abbots, L. Const. W. p. 150, 27; L. I.

fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting jējūniuma fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall mūnīmentum, arx, castelluman inclosed place, cloister claustrum

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Eth. vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 10. a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall; mūnīmentum, arx, castellum Ealle hire fæstenu híg fordilegodon mid fýre all her strongholds they destroyed with fire, Jos. 11, 12.

FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the handthe handpalmamănus

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Mægþ scearpne méce of sceáðe abræd swíðran folme the woman [Judith] drew the sharp sword from its sheath with her right hand, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 26; Jud. 80: Beo. Th. 1500; B. 748.

Linked entry: folme

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Hire þuhte hwítre heofon and eorþe heaven and earth seemed brighter to her, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 7; Gen. 603. Engla scýnost and hwíttost most beautiful and most splendid of angels, 18; Th. 22, 11; Gen. 339

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, es; m.

a blast, blowing, breath, spirit, life, mindflamen, flatus, inspiratio? spiritus, vita, animusenjoyment, prosperity, abundance, success, blessedness, gift, reward, benefit, glory, honourfruitio, prosperitas, abundantia, successus, beatitudo, donum, præmium, beneficium, gloria, dignitasflatus

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Náh seó módor geweald bearnes blǽdes the mother hath not power over her child's life, Salm. Kmbl. 769; Sal. 384. Beorht on blǽde bright in life, Elen.

Linked entries: bléd bléd

geóguþ

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ, geógeþ, giógoþ, geógaþ, gígoþ, iúguþ, e; f.

YOUTH, the state of being youngjuventus, juvenilis ætas vel statusthe youth, young personsjuventus, juvenes

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Hyre byre Hréðríc and Hróðmund and hæleða bearn giógoþ ætgædere her sons Hrethric and Hrothmund and children of warriors, the youth together, 2384; B. 1189: Cd. 176; Th. 220, 34; Dan. 81.

Linked entry: eógoþ

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Bóc ðara reogola librum canonum, Bd. 4, 5;S. 572, 25. the body of rules which guide a particular order of ecclesiastics, a rule, e. g. the Benedictine rule Hér beginþ seó foresprǽc muneca regules, R. Ben. 1, 1.

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Hér syndon inne unwemme twá dohtor míne, ne can ðara idesa ówðer gieta þurh gebedscipe beorna neáwest, Cd. Th. 148, 30; Gen. 2864

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Ða word habbaþ hwílon sincopam, ðæt ys, wanunge: amauisti vel amasti, hér ys se ui áwege, 25 ; Zup. 146, 17. abatement, reduction, checking. v. wanian, I. Hwæt getácnaþ ðæs fyl*-*menes ofcyrf on ðam gesceape búton gálnysse wanunge ? Homl.

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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Th. i. 176, 6. to touch on, treat of a matter. the subject a person Ðás þing wé swá hwónlíce hér hrepiað on foreweardum worce, for ðan wé hig þenceað oftor tó hrepian and tó gemunanne, Angl. viii. 300, 21. the subject the writing in which the matter

Wintan-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Wintan-ceaster, (Wintun-, Winta (-e, -i), Win-), e: Wænte, an; f.

Winchester

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Hér Danihel gesæt on Wintanceastre, 744; Erl. 48, 1. Hedde heóld ðone biscopdóm on Wintaceastre (Wintan-, v. l.), 703; Erl. 42, 22. Hí West-Seaxna bisceopum underþeódde wǽron, ða ðe on Wintaceastre wǽron, Bd. 4, 15 ; S. 583, 35.

Linked entries: Wænte Win-ceaster

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch;titio, torris a burning, flame, fire;incendium, flamma, ignisA sword;ensis

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Reóteþ meówle, seó hyre bearn gesihþ brondas þeccan the woman weeps, who sees the flames covering her child, Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 7; Vy. 47. Ða beágas sceal brond fretan fire shall consume the rings, Beo.

Linked entry: brond

FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVEquinque

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We nabbaþ hér búton fíf hláfas and twegen fixas non hăbēmus hic nĭsi quinque pānes et duos pisces, Mt. Bos. 14, 17: Lk. Bos. 9, 13, 16: Jn. Bos. 6, 9: Gen. 14, 9; 47, 2.

Linked entry: fífe

for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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Ne forseoh ǽfre, ðæt ðú sylfa ǽr, mid ðínum handum her geworhtest ŏpĕra manuum tuārum ne despĭcias, Ps. Th. 137. 8: 54, 1: Ps. Lamb. 26, 9. Gif preóst óðerne forseó oððe gebismirige if a priest despise or insult another, L. N. P.

Linked entry: for-sión