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smeágung

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Add Hys hǽsum mid ealre módes smeáunge hýrsumigende eius imperiis toto mentis conamine obtemperantes, Angl. xiii. 368, 40. Hé híra líf ðurh ðá smeúnga ðæs hálgan gǽstes ongeat eorum vitam spiritu perscrutante deprehendit, Past. 115, 14

wederian

(v.)
Grammar
wederian, p. ode

To be (good or bad) weather

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To be (good or bad) weather Cweðaþ sume men, ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian (wedrian, widrian) sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde ys, Lchdm. iii. 268, 2

ǽfen-rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-rǽding, e; f.

An evening reading ⬩ collatio (apud monachos sacrorum librorum lectio quae maxime post coenam coram iis fiebat, Migne)

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Tácne ǽfenrǽdincge gestyredum signo collationis moto 416, 723. Niht-sang aefter æfterrǽdincge (l. ǽfen-) completorium post collationem 423, 828

Linked entry: æfter-rǽding

má

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

More

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Ða habbaþ twegen mislíce casus and ná má on gewunan ... nis ðǽr ná má mislícra casa they have two different cases, and no more generally .. . there are no more different cases, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 17, 3-7 : 15; Som. 17, 38 : Blickl. Homl. 35, 24.

Linked entries: mǽ mǽst

a-wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽlan, p. ede, de, te ; pp. ed.

To roll away ⬩ roll back ⬩ roll to ⬩ revolvere ⬩ advolvere ⬩ to move violently ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ vexare

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War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War. 5, 18

eorþ-slihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
eorþ-slihtes, adv. [slihtes, old gen. of sliht destruction, slaughter, like nihtes of niht]

In an earth-destroying manner ⬩ in mŏdo vastante terram

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In an earth-destroying manner; in mŏdo vastante terram Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awéstenne gærs, óþ ða wirttruman, eorþslihtes mid tóðum as an ox is accustomed to consume grass with his teeth, even to the roots, in an earth-destroying manner, Num. 22, 4

freóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freóndlíce, adv.

like a friend ⬩ kindly ⬩ ămīce ⬩ benigne

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Freóndlícor more kindly, Beo. Th. 2058; B. 1027

fromscipe

(n.)
Grammar
fromscipe, -scype, es; m.

Exercise ⬩ a proceeding ⬩ progress ⬩ exercĭtātio ⬩ profectus

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Wæs for his fromscype onstyred Ædon Sceotta cyning mōtus ĕrat ejus profectĭbus Ædan rex Scottōrum, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 28

folc-toga

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Add: of a temporal leader Hé (Moses) wæs leóf Gode, leóda aldor, herges wísa, freom folctog. i. Exod. 14. Se folctoga (Nebuchadnezzar), Dan. 656. Þæs folctogan (Holofernes') bed. Jud. 47.

ǽ-gewrítere

(n.)
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The scept is uncertain, and Zupitza gives egewritteras as a more possible reading than that of Junius

fylleþ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
fylleþ-flód, es; m. n.

Spring-tide, high tide at full (or new) moon

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Spring-tide, high tide at full (or new) moon Fylledflood malina, Txts. 35, 20. On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða and swá oft wanað. Fylleþflód bið nemned on Læden malina, and se népflód ledo, Shrn. 63, 30

Linked entries: flód fylleþ

ge-þungennes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þungennes, -ness, e; f.

Increase ⬩ growth ⬩ piety ⬩ excellence ⬩ gravity

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Geþungennes perfectio, Mone Gl. 365

Linked entry: ge-þinþenes

scunian

(v.)
Grammar
scunian, sceonian; p. ode.

to shun ⬩ fear ⬩ avoid a thing from fear ⬩ to be afraid ⬩ to detest ⬩ abhor

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T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð hé gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37

BURN

(n.)
Grammar
BURN, e; f: burne, an; f: burna, an; m.

A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river ⬩ torrens, rivus ⬩ to boil, bubble ⬩ fervere

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A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river; torrens, rivus [from burnon, p. pl. of Similar entries beornan to boil, bubble; fervere] Hefe upp ðíne hand ofer burna and ofer móras extende manum tuam super rivos et super paludes, Ex. 8,

Linked entries: burna burne burn-sele

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es; m. n.
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a port, haven Wið ðone gársecg is se port ðe mon hǽt Caligardamana, and be súþaneástan ðæm porte is ðæt ígland Deprobane, and be norþan ðæm Gandes múþan ... is se port Samera.

Linked entry: Portes-múþa

ge-beódan

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D. 105, 19), ii. 158, 25. to offer, present, cause to be subject to what is unpleasant For þǽm lytlan ege þe him mon gebeád, Ors. 3, 1 ; S. 94, 27. Ic him Geáta sceal eafoð and ellen gebeódan, B. 603. þé gúðgewinn geboden wyrðed, An. 219

gird

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Gif mon geþingað gyrde landes oþþe máre, Ll. Th. i. 146, 1-2;; Hý létan him tó þá twá hída landes æt Áweltúne and áne gyrde, and æt Weattan ígge þreó gyrda, C. D. B. i. 543, 38-544, 1

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.

warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently

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Mǽst þearf is ðæt ǽghwelc mon his áð and his wed wærlíce healde, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 3: Wulfst. 167, 4. Cristendóm wærlíce healdan, 78, 8.

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Hú mæg mon earmlícor gebǽron, ðonne mon hine underþeóde his weregan flǽsce voluptariam vitam degas. Sed quis non spernat vilissimae fragilissimaeque rei, corporis, servum? Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 20-24: Met. 26, 14.

ge-rǽdnes

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Ðis is seó gerǽdnyss hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal, 258, 2. Sé þe of þissa gerǽdnesse gá, 214, 3.