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æl-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-cræftig, adj.

All-powerfulall-mightyomnipotens

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Fox 20, 76; Met. 20, 38

Linked entry: eal-cræftig

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

beorhtu

(n.)
Grammar
beorhtu, beorhto, birhtu, byrhtu, e; f.

Brightnesssplendourclaritassplendor

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Fox 21, 78; Met. 21, 39

ful-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-riht, adj.

Full rightmost right or directvalde rectusdirectissĭmus

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Full right, most right or direct; valde rectus, directissĭmus Ðú ne mihtest gyt fulrihtne weg arédian thou hast not yet been able to find the most direct way, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 8

eá-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
eá-fisc, -fix, es; m.

A river-fish flăviālis piscis

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Fox 19, 48; Met. 19, 24

hwerfung

(n.)
Grammar
hwerfung, e; f.

Changemutationvicissitude

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Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 21

Linked entry: hwearfung

wudu-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fugel, es; m.

A bird of the woods

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A bird of the woods Wudufuglas, ðeáh hí beón wel átemede, gif hí on ðam wuda weorþaþ, hí forseód heora láreówas, and wuniaþ on heora gecynde, Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 15 : Met. 13. 35

ge-strod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strod, es; n.

Plunder[?]wealth

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, wealth Ðæt hí ðý éþ mǽgen heora unriht gewitt forþbringan hí sind mid gifum and mid gestreónum [Cot. gestrodum] gefyrðrode flagitiosum facinus ad efficiendum præmiis incitari, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, note 7

cyne-gerela

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gerela, an; m. [gerela a robe]

A kingly robe regius vestitus

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Fox 25, 45; Met. 25, 23

full-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
full-wyrcan, p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To do fullycommitaccomplishcompleteperfĭcĕrecomplēre

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To do fully, commit, accomplish, complete; perfĭcĕre, complēre Se godcunda ánweald hí tostencte ǽr hí hit fullwyrcan móston the divine power dispersed them before they could complete it, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 25

in-irfe

(n.)
Grammar
in-irfe, es ; n.
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Household stuff or goods Se ðe micel inerfa [MS.Cott. innierfe] and mislíc ágan wile hé beþearf eác micles fultumes pluribus adminiculis opus est ad tuendam pretiosæ supellectilis varietatem, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 10

Linked entries: in-erfe in-orf

ge-gyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyrian, p. ode; pp. od, wed; v. a.

To clotheput onadornendowvestire

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Gegyrewod endowed, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 12

ge-monan

(v.)

to remember

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Seó leó gemonþ [ = geman] ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrena [MS. eldrana] the lioness remembers the wild manner of her parents, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 12

tweón

(n.)
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Búton tweónne without doubt, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 9

Linked entry: twýn

un-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽre, adj.

Not illustriousinglorious

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Not illustrious, inglorious Þeáh hé n ðm lande seó mǽre ðonne biþ hé on óþrum unmǽre fit, ut quem tu aestimas gloriosum, pro maxima parte terrarum videatur inglorius, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 16

scearp-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-síne, -siéne,-sýne; adj.

Sharp-sighted

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MS.) . . . swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte stánas þurhseón . . . gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpsiéne, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 19-23

úp

(adj.)
Grammar
úp, adj.
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This form seems very doubtful. For upne in Sat. 199 perhaps uppe should be read; cf. Hí wiston Drihten écne uppe, Dan. 195 ; and in Ps. Th. 81, 6 uppe-godu may be taken

ælmes-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ælmes-líce, adv.

Charitably

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Charitably Fóe hé tó thaem londe and hit forgelde and thaet wiorth gedaele fore hiora gástas suae aelmeslíce and suae rehtlíce suae hé him seolfa on his wísdóme geleornie, C. D. i. 234, 34

ge-spænning

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Dele, but cf. for-spennan, for-spenning

weorold-gálness

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gálness, e; f.
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Desire for worldly pleasures Ðara bócera ðe nellaþ godspel sæcgan Godes folce for hiora gémeleáste and for weoruld-gálnesse, Wulfst. 219, 14