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clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Habban eágan clǽne and hlúttre, Bt. 42; F. 256, 13. free from impropriety Wið clǽnum legere if the death had not been a violent one (it was by drowning), Cht. Th. 206, 30. Þá clǽnan þénunga lauta munia, Wrt.

ge-coren

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(l a) distinguished by excellence, excellent, noble :-- Se eádiga wer wæs gecoren man on godcundum dǽdum and ealra gesnyttra goldhord. Guth. 92, 16. Þára monna mód þe beóð on heora gecynde gecorene praestantes natura mentes, Bt. 18, 1; F. 60, 22.

ge-tynge

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. ¶ in a list of the arts mechanica is glossed by getingce cræ[ft] which would be more appropriate as a gloss to rhetorica (v. ge-tynglic), An.

hlihhan

(v.)

to laughto rejoiceto laugh atto laughto scornTo laugh atderidescorn

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S. 31, 810. to have an emotion which may be expressed by laughing, to rejoice: Hió hlihð ridebit (mulier fortis in die novissimo), Kent.

Linked entry: hlehhan

of-þryccan

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Add: to destroy by pressure, crush Seó úpfléring tóbærst and hine ácwealde, and þæt hús eal ansund áðolode búton ðǽre ánre fléringe ðe ðone Godes feónd ofðrihte, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5.

sóna

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Hine nǽnig mann mihte gebindan, ac sóna instæpe ( continuo ) þá bendas tóslupan, Bd. 4, 22; Sch. 457, 15. followed by eft, efter Hér Rómáne þǽm pápan, his tungon forcurfon and his eágan ástungon . . . and þá sóna eft Gode fultomiendum hé meahte geseón

or-lege

(n.)
Grammar
or-lege, es; n.

war, strife, hostilitya place where hostility is shewn

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Ðú hafast þurh ðín orlegu ofer witena dóm wísan gefongen, wiðsæcest tó swíðe ðínum brýdguman thou hast by thy hostile proceedings acted contrary to the judgement of wise men, dost reject too violently thy suitor, 248, 17; Jul. 97. a place where hostility

Linked entry: or-læg

trymness

(n.)
Grammar
trymness, trymeness, e ; f.

firmnessthat which makes a firma supportpropa firm placefastnessa strengtheninga confirmationof a statementagreementof or in a purposebeliefa strengthening by wordsan exhortation

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Ðá wæsgestrangod Agustinus mid trymnysse ðæs eádigan fæder roboratus confirmatione beati patris Agustinus, Bd. 1. 25; S. 486, 13. a strengthening by words, an exhortation Trymnes exortatio, i. monitio, doctrina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 77.

Linked entries: trumness trymeness

fremman

(v.)

To advance get onprevailto advancefurtherpromoteto performcommit a crime

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Þæt hé gewyrce, ǽr hé on weg scyle, fremman on foldan. wið feónda níð that he succeed by his labours, ere he must depart, in prevailing on earth against the fiends' malice, Seef. 75.

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting mana warriorsoldiera noblestrenuous man

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Th. 140, 43; By. 302; Beo. Th. 6279; B. 3144. Wígend unforhte, Cd. Th. 189, 6; Exod.180. Wígend, céne under cumblum, Andr. Kmbl. 2408; An. 1205. Wíggend, Judth. Thw. 22, 20; Jud. 69: 23, 26 ; Jud. 141.

hwǽr

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. ¶ strengthened by áhwǽr, ǽfre :-- Hwǽr is heora God áhwǽr nú ðá?, Ps. Th. 113, 10. Hwǽr ágylte hé ǽfre on his gegerelan, sé þe mið þon ánum hrægle wæs gegyrwed?, Bl.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Th. 137, 52; By. 205. Úre yldran swultan and ús from wendan Blickl. Homl. 195, 27. Ðæt ic hám síðie, wende fram wíge Byrht. Th. 139, 10; By. 252. Ǽr hé hionan wende ere he depart Met. 18, 11. Hwí sió wyrd swá wó wendansceolde Met. 4, 40.

ǽg-ðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-ðer, [ = ǽg-hwæðer] ; pron.

Eithereachbothuterqueambo

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Either, each, both; uterque, ambo Ǽgðer byþ gehealden ambo conservantur, Mt. Bos. 9, 17. Ǽgder ðara eorla each of the men. Andr. Kmbl. 2103; An. 1053. Heora ǽgðer either or both of them, each. Gen. 21, 31.

Linked entry: égðer

meord

(n.)
Grammar
meord, meorð, meard, e; f.

Rewardpay

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Reward, pay Byþ ðé meorð wið God, Andr. Kmbl. 550; An. 275. Meard premium, Rtl. 165, 5. Leán ł meard (mearda, pl. Lind.) merces, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 12. Leán ł mearde mercedem, 6, 2; (meard, Lind.), 10, 41.

Linked entries: meard méd

tam

(adj.)
Grammar
tam, adj.

Tame, the opposite of wild

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Hé rít uppan tamre assene and byre folan (sittende on eosule and on folan sunu ðære teoma, Rush.) sedens super asinam et pullum filium subjugalem, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 5. Wildu diór woldon stondan swilce hí tamu wǽron, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 2.

Linked entries: teoma tom

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, continuo

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Snáw cymþ of ðám þynnum wǽtan ðe byþ gefroren ǽr ðan hé tó dropum geurnen sý, and swá semtinges (sæm-, MS. P.) fylþ, Lchdm. iii. 278, 25

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

hátian

(v.)
Grammar
hátian, p. ode; pp. od

To become or get hot, to be hotfervere

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Ðonne byþ heó sóna hátigende it will at once be getting hot, Herb. 90, 8; Lchdm. i. 196, 4

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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Th. 135, 17; By. 119 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 2; Gn. Ex. 27. Næs ic fǽge ðá gyt I was not yet doomed, Beo. Th. 4289; B. 2141 : 5943; B. 2975.

FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an armythe military array of the whole countryexercĭtusexpĕdītioan armyagmenexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastrum

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Th. 138, 16; By. 221. Ðeáh ðú mid us ne fare on fyrd though thou go not with us in the expedition, Ps. Th. 43, 11.

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Ben. 125, 5. where the supposition is expressed by a clause Ðú talas ( putas ), ðæt ic ne mǽge gebidda fader mín, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 53. Se man talaþ, ðæt hé ðonne hál sié, Lchdm. ii. 208, 6.