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stede-fæst

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S. 31, 375. of a tree Gelíc ðám treówe ðe gréwð wið ðone streám stedefæst on wǽtan tanquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum, Hex. 40, 10. of weather, steady, not variable Winter stedfæst hiems stabilis (cf. winter missenlic, 298, 15)

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, adj.
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I. and 2 Add Ðǽr wæs cyrice geworht wundorlices worces, and his þrowunge and martyrdómes (-dóme, v.l.) wyrðe ecclesia est mirandi operis atque eius martyrio condigna exstructa, Bd. l, 7; Sch. 27, 8

ærn

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Gif ealo áwerd sié, genim elehtran, lege on ðá feówer sceátas ðæs ærnes and ofer ðá duru and under ðone þerxwold and under ðæt ealofæt, Lch. ii. 142, 11. Healde hine mon on óðrum ærne (húse, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 64, 15: Bl. H. 221, 16.

hæftling

(n.)
Grammar
hæftling, es; m.

A captive

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Ðá áxode se ealdorman ðone hæftling hwæðer hé þurh drýcræft his bendas tóbrǽce then the alderman asked the captive whether he broke his bonds by witchcraft, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 10.

on-hǽtan

(v.)

to heatof violent emotion, to inflame

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to heat Hét hé ðone stán onhǽtan, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 19. Blód onhǽtan, Salm. Kmbl. 88; Sal. 43. Ofn onhǽtan, Cd. Th. 229, 31; Dan. 225. Onhǽted, 231, 7; Dan. 243.

Linked entry: in-hǽtan

ge-swefian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swefian, ic -swefige; p. ode; pp. od [swefan to sleep]

To cause to sleepcast asleeplullappeasesōpīresŏpōrāre

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God geswefode ðone Adam God caused Adam to sleep, Homl. Th. i. 14, 20. Drihten on róde mid deáþe wæs geswefod the Lord was put to sleep by death on the cross, ii. 260, 18: i. 496, 12: Boutr. Scrd. 19, 37. Ic eom geswefod sŏpōrātus sum, Ps. Lamb. 3, 6

Linked entry: swefian

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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</b> of f to suffer a person, bear with, tolerate a condition of things, let come to pass Swá lange swá ic mid eów beó, swá lange ic eów þolige (ðola, Lind.: ðolo, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 9, 19. Þolie (ðola, Lind.: ðolo, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 9, 41.

HEL

(n.)
Grammar
HEL, hell, helle; e; f.

HELLthe place of souls after deathHadesthe infernal regionsthe place of the wicked after death

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Hig intó helle cuce síðodon they went down alive into the pit, Num. 16, 33. Ic fare tó mínum sunu tó helle I will go down into the grave unto my son, Gen. 37, 35.

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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'Uton gán on ðysne weald, innan on dísses holtes hleó. ' Hwurfon hié . . . on ðone grénan weald, Cd. Th. 52, 6-10; Gen. 839-41. Ðæt is wynsum wong, wealdas gréne, rúme under roderum, Exon. Th. 198, 21; Ph. 13.

un-nyt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nyt; adj.

Uselessvainidleunprofitable

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Ðone ídelan hlísan and ðone unnyttan gilp, 19; Fox 68, 21. Ðone unnyttan þeówan inutilem servum, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 30. Hí lufiaþ ðæt hí sýn ídle and unnytte inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Th. 13, 4. Unnetta saca vain disputes, Met. 25, 44.

Linked entry: un-net

wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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Hwæþerne woldest ðú déman wítes wyrþran, ðe ðone ðe ðone unscyldgan wítnode, ðe ðone ðe ðæt wíte þolode? cui supplicium inferendum putares, eius qui fecisset, an qui pertulisset injuriam? Fox 208, 16.

ge-lífan

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Þǽr gelífde ǽrest sum ríce man mid ealre his duguðe (cf. praefectum ciuitatis cum domo sua conuertit ad Dominum, Bd. 2, 16), Chr. 627; P. 25, 23.

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, = a-fellan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fyllan, fellan to fell]

To fellto strike or beat downto overturnsubvertlay lowabolishslaycædereoccidereprosterneredejiceredemoliricomprimereabrogare

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To fell, to strike or beat down, to overturn, subvert, lay low, abolish, slay; cædere, occidere, prosternere, dejicere, demoliri, comprimere, abrogare Gif mon afelle [MS.

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Dóþ dǽdbóte: sóþlíce geneálǽceþ heofona ríce pœnitentiam agite: oppropinquavit enim regnum cœlorum, Mt. Bos. 3, 2: L. M. I. P. i; Th. ii. 266, 5. Þurh dǽdbóte through penance, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 19: L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 3.

for-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþ, comp. m. -cúþera, -cúþra; sup. m. -cúþesta, -cuþosta; adj. [cúþ known, excellent]

Perversebadinfamouswickedperversusmălusnēquam

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Hí habbaþ ðæs mennisces ðone betstan dǽl forloren, and ðone forncúþestan [forcúþeran MS. Bod.] gehealden they have lost the best part of humanity, and kept the worst [worse ], Bt. 37, 3; Fox 192, 4.

Linked entries: fercúþ for-cúþlic

myne

(n.)
Grammar
myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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Nó hé ðone gifstól grétan móste for Metode ne his myne wisse he might not approach the throne because of the Lord, and knew not his purpose, Beo.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bletsian, -bledsian ; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bletsian to bless]

To blessconsecratebenedīcĕreconsecrāre

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Gebletsode Romulus mid his bróðor blóde ðone weall Romulus blessed [consecrated] the wall [of Rome] with his brother's blood, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 5.

steort

(n.)
Grammar
steort, es; m.
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Be gemǽre ðæt on ðone steort; of ðam steort on ða strǽt, 438, 22. Oð ðone steort; fram ðam steorte andlang ðæs fúlan bróces, ii. 250, 22. Cf. Penwiht-steort the Land's End, Chr. 997; Erl. 135. 10

Linked entry: stert

irmþ

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Ðonne hé ongiet ðæt ðone earman ne magon his iermða (paupertas) geeaðmédan, Past. 183, 15. Ðone ðe on ðǽm ofne ásoden bið his iermða quos caminus paupertatis excoquit, 3. On dínum iermðum (paupertate), 181, 13

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, p. de; pp. ed [a, fligan]

To drive awayput to flightfugarearcere

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To drive away, put to flight; fugare, arcere Sóna hit ðone fefer afligeþ it will soon put the fever to flight, Herb. 37, 2; Lchdm i. 138, 5. Aflian [MS. B. afligan] to put to flight, 96, 2; Lchdm, i. 208, 20.

Linked entry: a-flian