Elene
Helena ⬩ Helĕna = Ἑλένη
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Helena; Helĕna = Ἑλένη: The wife of the Roman emperor Constantius, and mother of Constantine the Great Constantius gesealde his suna ðæt ríce, Constantinuse, ðone he hæfde be Elenan, his wife Constantius gave the empire to his son Constantine whom he
fela-meahtig
Much mighty ⬩ valde pŏtens
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Much mighty; valde pŏtens Felameahtig God the much mighty God, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 10; Gn. Ex. 76. Bletsien ðec fiscas and fuglas, felameahtigne may fishes and birds bless thee, much mighty! 55 a; Th. 194, 17; Az. 140: Th. 195, 14; Az. 156
glóm
Gloom ⬩ twilight ⬩ darkness
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Gloom, twilight, darkness Glóm óðer a second twilight, i.e. the twilight of evening, the first being that of morning[?], Exon. 93 b; Th. 350, 30; Sch. 71
hǽð-stapa
A heath-stepper, an animal which wanders over heaths or uncultivated country
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Wulf hár hǽðstapa the wolf, the grey wanderer of the heath, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 6 : Vy. 13
dǽd-leán
A deed-loan or reward, a recompence ⬩ factorum præmium
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A deed-loan or reward, a recompence; factorum præmium Him eallum wile mihtig Drihten dǽdleán gyfan the mighty Lord will give them all a recompence, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 20; Exod. 263
hwæs
Sharp ⬩ keen
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Sharp, keen Hí hwæsne beág ymb mín heáfod heardne gebýgdon they encircled my head with a crown sharp and hard [the crown of thorns], Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 23; Cri. 1444
ge-sceád
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Þá ne beóð ná wíse ne gescáde þe Godé nellað hýran, Ll. Th. i. 334, 5
húsel-fæt
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Add: — Nelle wé ꝥ in cyrcean mon ǽnig þing inne healde, bútan þá þe tó þǽre cyrcean frætwum belympað, ꝥ is hálige béc, and húselfata, and mæssereáf . . . Ll. Th. ii. 406, 33
mægen-fæst
Strong ⬩ vigorous ⬩ firm
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Ǽlc líchamlíce gesceaft ðe eorþe ácenþ is fulre and mægenfæstre on fullum mónan ðonne on gewanedum every bodily creature that earth produces is more complete and more vigorous at the full moon than when the moon has waned, Homl. Th. i. 102, 21
ge-fyrht
Terrified ⬩ affrighted
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Terrified, affrighted Ðá wæs se déma swýðe gedréfed and gefyrhted then was the judge very much troubled and frightened, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 44. Hie wǽron to ðæs swýðe gefyrhte they were so greatly terrified, Blickl. Homl. 221, 34
frum-cyn
original kind ⬩ lineage ⬩ descent ⬩ origin ⬩ prosāpia ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ gĕnus ⬩ gens
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Th. 509; B. 252. a race, tribe; gĕnus, gens Ðæt he ahredde frumcyn fira that he saved the race of men, Exon. 8 a; Th. 3. 12; Cri. 35: Cd. 190; Th. 236, 6; Dan. 317. He slóh frumcynnes heora freán he slew the princes of their race, Ps. Th. 104, 31.
geond-wlítan
To look through, see through, look over ⬩ perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre ⬩ To look about, look around ⬩ circumspectāre
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Sunne woruld geondwlíteþ the sun looks over the world, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 16; Ph. 211. Ðæt ic ingehygd eal geondwlíte that I can see through all his inward thoughts, 71 b; Th. 266, 17; Jul. 399. v. intrans.
neádunga
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Th. ii. 524, 5 : i. 580, I. Genam se sciphláford mé neádinga æt him, Hml. S. 30, 358. Þá þe hé bepǽcan ne mæg, þá hé wile neádunga nýdan, Wlfst. 84, 21. Add
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ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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Þeáh we æbylgþ wið hine oft gewyrcen though we oft offend against him, Elen. Krnbl. 1024; El. 513. Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712.
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ears-ling
On the back, backwards ⬩ retrorsum
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On the back, backwards; retrorsum Sýn hí gecyrde on earsling be thei turned awey bacward, Wyc; avertantur retrorsurn. Ps. Th. 34, 5. Gán hý on ears-ling avertantur retrorsum, 6, 8
meahtiglíce
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Sulpicius wolde áwrítan þá wundra and mihta þe Martínus se mǽra mihtiglíce gefremode, Hml. S. 31, 3. Cúðberhtus gefremode mihtiglíce wundra on ðám mynstre wunigende, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 23. Add
hagol-stán
A hailstone
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A hailstone God him sende ufan greáte hagolstánas God sent down upon them great hailstones, Jos. 10, 11. Betwux ðám greátum hagolstánum amid the great stones. Homl. Th. i. 52, 18
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lind
a shield
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Th. 4719; B. 2365. Hwíte linde, Cd. 158; Th. 107, 4; Exod. 301
ge-ortríwan
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Þonne bið ús gesewen þæt ús ǽr gesǽd wæs, þeáh þe wé hit nú geortrýwan (-trúwian, v. l.), for ðý wé hit geseón ne magon, Wlfst. 3, 18.
Linked entries: or-trýwan ge-ortrúwian
wǽl-ráp
A rope that binds the deep ⬩ a rope with which frost binds the water
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A rope that binds the deep, a rope with which frost binds the water Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, onwindeþ wǽl-rápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610