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FRÓD

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FRÓD, def. se fróda, seó, ðæt fróde; comp. m. fródra, f. n. fródre; adj.

wiseprudentsageskilfulsăpiensprūdenssciensperītusAdvanced in yearsagedoldancientætāte provectussĕnexvĕtuspriscus

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beóþ ferþe ðý fródran they will be the wiser in mind, 107 a; Th. 408, 32; Rä. 27, 21. as wisdom and experience belong to old age, hence, — Advanced in years, aged, old, ancient; ætāte provectus, sĕnex, vĕtus, priscus Wintrum fród advanced in years

Linked entry: wita

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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Ðæt grim helle fýr gearo to wite seóþ that they shall see hell's grim fire ready for punishment, 26 b; Th. 78, 7; Cri. 1270. Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon the warriors ready [or equipped] stept on the prow, Beo. Th. 428; B. 211 : Ps.

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creaturecreātio, creātūraa decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shapefātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕciesthe privy membersvĕrenda, pŭdendacreaturedecrees of fate

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Ðeós woruld gesceap dreógeþ this world fulfils its destiny, 122 b; Th. 469, 25; Hy. 11, 7: Beo. Th. 6160; B. 3084.

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode
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Up siðian, Hy. 3, 56. Síðigean, Andr. Kmbl. 1657 ; An. 831. Ic eom engel Godes ufan síðende, Exon. Th. 258, 7 ; Jul. 261. ¶ of the spirit's journey to another world :-- Æfter deáþe somod síðiaþ sáwla mid líce, 237, 2 ; Ph. 584.

storm

(n.)
Grammar
storm, es ; m.
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Th. 455, 32 ; Hy. 4, 58

Linked entry: stearm

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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twégen sceolon tæfle ymbsittan, Exon. Th. 345, 2; Gn. Ex. 182. Ða ymbsittendan circumsedentes, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 31: convivae, 5, 5 ; S. 618, 16: Ap.

Linked entry: emb-sittan

beorgan

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Gelíce þám dwǽsan þe for heora prýtan léwe nellað beorgan, ǽr ná ne magan, Wlfst. 165, 10

fóda

victualsprovisionssustenancesupport

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Þ seó eorþe fódan (pastum) gecwémme ágeáfe, Hy. S. 20, 3. Man heom fódan geaf (hí man fǽdde, v.l.) of West-Seaxana ríce, Chr. 994; P. 128, 6. sustenance, support Æt him wæs gelang eall heora fóda; sé heom on ealre hwíle metes tilian sceolde, Hml.

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Dolien ealles þæs ágon, gif hí wóh tǽcen, oþþe geládian hí ꝥ hí bet ne cúðon, 354, 11. where and are combined. v. 1. Sé þe diernum geþingum betygen sié, geládie (geclǽnsie, geswicne, v. ll. ) hine be .cxx. hída þára geþingea, Ll.

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Gif for þysum gylte genyrwode ( afflicti ) wurðað, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 28. Cf. ge-nearwian

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

hǽtu

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hit ne magon eall gebúgian, sum for hǽto, sum for cyle, Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 10. Ǽlc wiht mæg bet wyð cyle þonne wið hǽte ( omnia animantia patientius ad summum frigoris quam ad summum caloris accedant ), Ors. 1,1; S. 24, 30.

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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gehýdað heáhstefn scipu tó þám unlonde oncyrrápum, setlað sǽmearas, Wal. 13. v. friþ-, hlæst-, þeóf-scip. Add

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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Biscopas ná sceótan ná tó lǽwedum mannum ne ne scendan ná sylfe bishops shall not refer (their disputes) to laymen, nor bring disgrace upon themselves, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 36. Giþyll scendende aura corrumpens, Rtl. 121, 40.

Linked entry: sendeþ

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Ðú rihtlíce dǽlest mete ðínum mannum, Hy. 7, 70, rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case Swíðe ryhtlíce hit wæs áwriten æfter ðǽm nítenum ðæt ða heargas wǽron átiéfrede recte post animalia idola describuntur, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Englas hlýdaþ tósomne, 55, 14; Cri. 883: Hy. 3, 16. Ðǽr geláðe leng ne mihton geseón tósomne the foes could not longer see one another, Cd. Th. 190, 30; Exod. 207. of uninterrupted time Moyses fæste feówertig daga and feówertig nihta tósamne, Homl.

Linked entry: tó-somne

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Wé fela sinna didon, Hy. 7, 106. On synnum geboren, Jn. Skt. 9, 34. Of synnum mínum clǽnsa mé, Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Sennum, Ps. C. 38. Andettan synna, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 6. Senna, Blickl. Homl. 43, 14

anda

(n.)
Grammar
anda, onda, an; m.

Maliceenvyhatredangerzealannoyancevexationrancorinvidiaindignatioirazelusmolestia

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Hyne for andan sealdon per invidiam tradidissent eum, Mt. Bos. 27, 18. Nyste nǽnne andan know not any hatred, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 10. For hwilcum líþrum andan ex prava aliqua invidia, L. M. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 268, 11: Bt. Met.

Middel-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Middel-Engle, a; pl.

The Middle Anglesthe Angles of Leicestershire

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Færpinga þreó hund hýda is in Middel-Englum, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 27. Ðone Ceaddan se ercebiscop ǽsænde Myrceon tó biscope and Middel-Englum and Lindesfarum, Shrn. 59, 14

Linked entry: Engle

six

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
six, siex, syx six.
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' as subst. declined Ða hyra syxe wǽron ácwealde, Shrn. 111, 10. On ðam mynstre wǽron fíf brð þra oððe syxe, Bd. 4, 13 ; S. 582, 22. Hé sǽde ðæt hé syxa sum ofslóge syxtig, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 18, 7. Ymbsealde sint mid sixum. Elen.

Linked entries: siex syx

þoden

(n.)
Grammar
þoden, es; m.
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Þoden ða nán ne tócwíse oþþe worigende tówurpon windas turbo quam nullus quatit aut vagantes diruunt venti, Hymn. Surt. 142, 26. Cumendum swá þoden tó tóstæncanne mé venientibus ut turbo ad dispergendum me, Cant. Ab. 14.