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dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten, drihten; gen. dryhtnes, dryhtenes; m.

a ruler, lord, prince ⬩ dŏmĭnus, princeps ⬩ the supreme ruler, the Lord; chiefly used for God and Christ ⬩ Dŏmĭnus

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We fór Dryhtene iu dreámas hefdon we formerly had joys before the Lord, Cd. 214; Th. 267, 26; Sat. 44

Linked entries: drihten Drihtnes

gryre

(n.)
Grammar
gryre, es; m.

Horror, terror, dread, something horrible, dreadful

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Wið ðæs egesan gryre against the terror of that fear, 197; Th. 245, 22; Dan. 467: 223; Th. 293, 13; Sat. 454. Ðæt he in ðone grimman gryre gongan sceolde that he should go into that fell and fearful place, Exon. 41a; Th. 136, 18; Gú. 543.

hár

(adj.)
Grammar
hár, adj.

Hoar, hoary, grey, old ⬩ canus

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Hé geseah sumne hárne stán he saw a grey stone, Blickl. Homl. 209, 32: Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 313. 26: Beo. Th. 1779; B. 887. Hárne middengeard canescentem mundum, Mt. Kmbl. p. i, 5.

ge-þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrowian, -þrowigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To suffer

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Homl. 85, 2: Cd. 228; Th. 306, 18; Sat. 666. He æt ðǽm unlǽdum Iudéum manig bysmor geþrowade he suffered many contumelies at the hands of the wicked Jews, Blickl. Homl. 23, 31

Swíþ-hún

(n.)
Grammar
Swíþ-hún, es; m.

St. Swithin, bishop of Winchester, in which see he succeeded Helmstan, who died 852.

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The name occurs often in the same connection in previous years [For an account of him see Earle's Gloucester Fragments, and for the complete homily of which a fragment is given in that work, see Homl. Skt. vol. i.

scúwa

(n.)
Grammar
scúwa, scúa, an; m.

the shadow thrown by an object ⬩ shade ⬩ darkness ⬩ shadow ⬩ shadow ⬩ protection ⬩ shadow as opposed to substance

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Th. 293, 15; Sat. 455. shadow, protection Ic on fægerum scúan fiðera ðínra gewície in umbra alarum tuarum spero, Ps. Th. 56, l. Under scúan fiðra ðínra gesild mé sub umbra alarum tuarum protege me, Ps.

Linked entry: scúa

and-

(prefix)
Grammar
and-, [Goth, anda-: Icel. and-, önd-: Grk. ἀντι-]

Against ⬩ without ⬩ contra

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And-saca an adversary, apostate, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen. 442. And-swaru an answer, Beo. Th. 5713; B. 2860

cimbal

(n.)
Grammar
cimbal, es; m: cimbala, an; m;

A cymbal ⬩ cymbalum

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Cimbalan oððe psalteras æt-hrínan [MS. ætrínan] saca hit getácnaþ to touch cymbals or psalteries betokens a lawsuit, Somn. 74; Lchdm. iii. 202, 14; Greg. Dial. 1, 9

emel

(n.)
Grammar
emel, e; f. A canker-worm, caterpillar, weevel; ērūca, brūchus = βροῦχος
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He sǽde and com gærshoppe and emel ðæs næs ná gerím dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, et brūchus cūjus non ĕrat nŭmĕrus, 104, 32

folc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-líc, adj.

Folklike ⬩ common ⬩ pŏpŭlāris ⬩ commūnis

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He sǽde ðæt he folclíc man wǽre rustĭcum se fuisse respondit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 6: Nar. 18, 4

lox

(n.)
Grammar
lox, es; m.

A lynx

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Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre ðæt mihte ǽlc wuht þurhseón ge treówa ge furþum stánas; ðæt deór wé hátaþ lox, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 22

weorold-déma

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-déma, an; m.
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Bisceop sceall saca sehtan mid ðám worulddéman ðe riht lufian, 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 15, 36

wuldor-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-torht, adj.

Gloriously bright ⬩ splendid

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Hádor sægl wuldortorht gewát, Andr. Kmbl. 2912; An. 1459 : Cd. Th. 174, 7; Gen. 2874. Beácen wuldortorht, 167, 21; Gen. 2769. Woldortorhtan weder, Beo. Th. 2276; B. 1136

fǽr-deáþ

apoplexy

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Sǽde Cecilia þám brýdguman þ heó gesáwe engel of heofenum, and sé wolde hyne sleán myd fǽrdeáþe (he would strike him dead), gif hé hyre onhryne, Shrn. 149, 24. Substitute:

hosp-word

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Sǽde se deófol him hospword and mid manegum tálum hine týnde, ac hé næs gestirod for his leásum tálum, Hml. S. 31, 723. Se Hǽlend ðǽra Iúdéiscra hospword gehýrde. . . . 'Wé oncnáwað þæt þú eart wód,' Hml. Th. ii. 232, 16. Add

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Th. i. 150, 28-31. used figuratively Se Godes cwide is leóht wincendra, Sal. 77.

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever

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Ic ne can for hwam se streám ne mót stillan nihtes I know not why the stream cannot rest at night, Salm. Kmbl. 795; Sal. 397.

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

wind ⬩ air in motion ⬩ wind ⬩ flatulence ⬩ wind ⬩ breath

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Hé bebýt ge windum ge sǽ. Lk. Skt. 8, 25. wind, flatulence, v. windig, II Gif sió wamb biþ windes full, ðonne cymð ðæt of wlacre wǽtan, Lchdm. ii. 224, 23.

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Nim huniges teár and merces sǽd ... mæng wið ðone teár, 4, 16 [O. Frs. tár: O. H. Ger. zaher: Icel. tár; n.] Similar entries v. bryne-, hunig-teár; teagor

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, p. ode

To trust ⬩ confide ⬩ to trust to ⬩ to trust something to a person ⬩ to trust to a person for something ⬩ to trust in ⬩ to be confident about, ⬩ to trust in, on, ⬩ to trust that

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Sax. trúón (with gen. or prep.): O. H. Ger. trúén, trúwén (same govt. as English') confidere: Icel. trúa to trust, believe (dat. or prep.).] Similar entries v. for-, ge-, or-trúwian; ofer-trúwod; treówian

Linked entry: trúgian