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blind-nes

obscurity

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Th. i. 130, 11. of a condition habbaþ nédþearfe ꝥ ongyton þá blindnesse úre ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 23, 2

earnung

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Mid miclan earnungan geearnodon þá yrmða . . ., and mid swýðe miclan earnungan þá bóte mótan æt Gode gerǽcan, Wlfst. 157, 3-6.

hálwendlíce

(adv.)
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Is ús micel ðearf ðæt hálwendlíce ( to cur spiritual profit ; salubriter) geðencen ðá gód ðe forgiémeleásodon, 467, 7. Hálwendlíce ( salubriter ) geþreád, Gr. D. 160, 20.

æl-fremed

Grammar
æl-fremed, (el-).

strange, foreign, not belonging to onestranger to anything, without a share in, free from

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wǽron þurh synna ælfremede fram Gode; ðá wurde eác ælfremede fram his englum getealde, 38, 15. Fram ðám écan wurðmynte ælfremede beón, Hml. A. 21, 169

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

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Hé geanbidude Godes ríce, Lk. 23, 51. with a clause Hé geanbidað þæt tó beteran gecyrren he waits for our conversion R.

heáh-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-setl, es; n.

A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justicethronethronus, solium, tricliniuma high seat (at table)

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Be ðám unrihtwísum cyningum ða gesióþ sittan on ðám héhstan heáhsetlum concerning unjust kings whom we see sitting on the highest thrones, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 2

Linked entry: heáh-seld

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Ðá férdon on óþer þeódlond India in alias Indie profecti regiones, Nar. 22, 2. fram dæge tó óþrum geáxiaþ ungecyndelíco wítu geond þeódland ( throughout the world ) tó mannum cumene, Blickl. Homl. 107, 26.

forþ-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-stóp, pl. -stópon

went forthproceededpassed by

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went forth, proceeded, passed by, Ps. Lamb. 72, 7: Mk. Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;

word-sige

(n.)
Grammar
word-sige, es; m.

Success in speaking

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Success in speaking Sigegyrd ic mé wege, word-sige and worcsige, Lchdm. i. 388, 15

for-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wirdan, p. de
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To corrupt, destroy Heora forwyrdendan (-weorðendan, v. l.) welan perituras divitias, Gr. D. 201, 15

Linked entries: wirdan for-wyrdende

riht-wís

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Add: of persons cweþaþ ꝥ sé bió rihtwís ðe rihtwísnese hæfð justitiae adeptione justi fiunt, Bt. 34, 5; F. 138, 35. For ðon rehtwís Dryhten guoniam justus Dominus, Ps. Srt. 10, 8.

Englan

(n.)
Grammar
Englan, gen. ena; dat. um; acc. an; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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The Angles; Angli Ða Wealas flugon ða Englan [=Engle, Th. 22, 27, col. 2, 3 ] the Welsh fled from the Angles, Chr. 473; Th. 23, 26, col. 2; 23, 27, col. 1. Betweox Wealan and Englan between the Welsh and Angles, L. O.

BÆST

(n.)
Grammar
BÆST, es; m? n?

The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were madetilia

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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye

full-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
full-blíðe, adj.

Full gladvery joyfullætissĭmus

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Full glad, very joyful; lætissĭmus Ða Philistei fullblíðe wǽron the Philistines were very joyful, Jud. 16, 23

Linked entry: ful-blíðe

fyran

(v.)
Grammar
fyran, p. fyrde

To goīre

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Petres Ine went to St. Peter's, Text Rof. 61, 15

hún-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
hún-þyrel, es; n.
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The hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went Húnþyrlu carchesia, Wrt. Voc. 63, 49

Linked entry: hún-spuran

ge-réf-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-ærn, es; n.

A court-house

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A court-house Urbanus eode to his geréfærne Urbanus went to his court-house, Shrn. 106, 16

seld-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
seld-cyme, es ; m.
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A rare visit Wéna mé ðíne seóce gedydon, ðíne seldcymas, Exon. Th. 380, 27 ; Rä. 1, 14

ofer-climban

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-climban, -climman

to ascend, climb upon

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to ascend, climb upon Alexander ðone weall oferclom cum murum escendisset, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 13

orlæg-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
orlæg-gífre, adj.

Eager to cause death

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Ismahel biþ unhýre orlæggífre wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, Cd. Th. 138, 6; Gen. 2287