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strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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In ðære gǽstes strengðu, 40, 14; Cri. 638. Beón wiðmeten ðinre strengðe comparari fortitudini tuae, Deut. 3, 24: Ps. Spl. 38, 14. On strengðe horses, 146, 11. Mid strencgðe cum potentia, Ps. Th. 88, 11.

ge-wemman

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Hié gewemmað ðone áliéfdan gesinscipe mid ðǽre unliéfedan gemengnesse pulchram copulae speciem admixtis voluptatibus foedant, Past. 397, 13. Of gewemmedum racum probrosis factionibus, An. Ox. 2, 119. <b>IV a.

deófol-gild

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H. 201, 31. an idol Se cásere ongan timbrian deófolgyld on cirican . . . ðǽr ðǽr ǽnig deófolgyld wæs árǽred . . . ðá hǽþenan . . . deófle offrodon, Hml. S. 23, 27-36.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

sealt

(n.)
Grammar
sealt, es; n.
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Nim ácorfenes sealtes ( rock salt ) ðæt wæter ðe ðǽrof gǽþ, Lchdm. ii. 246, 18. Hwítes sealtes, iii. 20, 26. Greát sealt rock salt, 40, 20, 10: i. 158, 34. [Goth. salt: O. Sax. O. L. Ger. salt: O. H. Ger. salz: Icel. salt.] See following words, Cod.

Linked entry: salt

cliwen

(n.)
Grammar
cliwen, clywen, cleowen, cliowen, es; n. [cliwe = clywe]

A clewa ball of thread, ballglomus, globus

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Aráfaþ ðæt cliwen ðære twífaldan heortan unravels the clew of the double heart, Past. 35, 5; Hat. MS. 46b, 2. Men gesáwon scínan æt his hnolle swilce fýren clywen men saw shining on his crown as it were a fiery circlet, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 2.

féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on footwalkinggoingmotionpacefăcultas pĕdĭbus eundiambŭlātiogressuspassus

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The power of going on foot, walking, going, motion, pace; făcultas pĕdĭbus eundi, ambŭlātio, gressus, passus Ðæra hǽðenra anlícnyssa habbaþ fét bútan féðe the idols of the heathen have feet without the power of going, Homl. Th. i. 366, 27.

Linked entry: an-féðe

GANG

(n.)
Grammar
GANG, geng, gong, gung, es; m.

GANGgoingjourneystepwaypathpassagecourse (of time)ĭtergrădusgressusincessusambŭlātiosēmĭtaa passagedrainprivylatrīnasecessus

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On ðære eá gang in the river's course, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 13. Heó freó on hira fóta gangum blíðe hám wæs hweorfende ipsa lībĕro pĕdum incessu dŏmum læta reversa est; Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 33. Heora geára gang anni eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 32.

ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor, ealdur, aldor; gen. ealdres; dat, ealdre; pl. nom. acc. ealdras; m. <b>I;</b> an

ELDER, parent, head of a family, author părens, paterfamilias, auctor an elder, chief, governor, prince sĕnior, præpŏsītus, princeps

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Ðæra byrla ealdor the chief butler. Gen. 40, 9. Cwæþ se Hǽlend to ðæs temples ealdrum dixit Iesus ad magistrātus templi, Lk. Bos. 22, 52 : C. R. Ben. 25. Ðæt wæs ealdor heora that was their chief, Cd. 221; Th. 287, 27; Sat. 373.

lám

(n.)
Grammar
lám, es; n.

Claymudmireearth

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God gesceóp man of ðære eorþan láme formavit dominus deus hominem de limo terræ, Gen. 2, 7: Homl. Th. i. 12, 29: 236, 15. Áfæstnod ic eom on láme grundes I sink in deep mire; infixus sum in Iimo profundi, Ps. Spl. 68, 2.

lof-sang

(n.)
Grammar
lof-sang, es; m.

hymnpsalm

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Fram ðære tíde ðæs úhtlícan lofsanges a tempore matutinæ laudes, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 23. Ðá se sealmsang gefylled wæs ðæs úhtlícan lofsanges expletis matutinæ laudes psalmodiis, 4, 7; S. 575, 3. Mid lofsange cum cantico, Ps. Th. 68, 31: Ex. 15, 21.

meltan

(v.)
Grammar
meltan, p. mealt, pl. multon; pp. molten.

to meltbecome liquidbe consumed, dissolvedto digest

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Ða ðe on ðære uferan wambe gewuniap and ne mágon meltan, 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 26, 17. Myltan, 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 18. Wel meltende mettas, 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 196, 21

nosu

(n.)
Grammar
nosu, neosu; gen. a and e; also an; f.

the nosea nessa piece of land projecting into water

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Odoratus stænc on ðæra nosa, Homl. Skt. 1, 198. Wið ðæt hwam on nosa (nosan, MS. B.) wexe, Lchdm. i. 116, 11. Se ðe hæfþ miccle nosu nasatus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 10: Past. 11, 1; Swt. 65, 3-4. Hé hæfþ medemlíce nosu, Homl. i. 456, 18 : 568, 33.

Linked entries: nasu nose leþer-hose

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wishdesireexpectseekstrive forcŭpĕreconcŭpiscĕredesīdĕrāreexpĕtĕreambīre

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Ǽlc ðæra ðe wíf gesyhþ and hyre gewilnaþ omnis, qui vīdĕrit mŭliĕrem ad concupiscendum eam, Mt. Bos. 5, 28. Ic nánes eorþlíces gestreónes ne flǽsclíces lustes ne gewilnige I desire no earthly treasure nor fleshly pleasure, Homl.

Linked entry: wilnian

ge-wis

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, -wiss; adj.

Certainsureknowingforeknowingcertus

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Wite ðæt érest gewiss ðæt ðæt mód byþ ðære sáwle ǽge know first that as certain, that the mind is the soul's eye, Shrn. 178, 2. Gewis is constat, Hpt. Gl. 419.

Linked entry: ge-wiss

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, storyparabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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He him rehte bíspell bí ðære sunnan he related to him a parable of the sun, Bt. titl. vi; xFox x. 12.

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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Ðeáhhwæðere ( autem ) gang tó ðære sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27. Þeáhhwæþere, Blickl. Homl. 97, 25. Monige sint ðe mon sceal wærlíce lícettan, and ðeáhhwæðre eft cýðan, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 13.

Linked entry: hwæðere

twǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
twǽde, adj.
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Dó ðæs huniges twǽde and ðære buteran þriddan dǽl, 316, 7. Dó ðæs swefles swilcan ðara wyrta twǽde to the quantity of sulphur put twice as much of the plants, 78, 8. Se biscop and ða hígen áhten twǽde ðæs wuda and ðæs mæstes, Chart. Th. 70, 29.

Linked entry: þridda

wang-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wang-stede, es; m.
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a place in open country, a place For*-*lǽt of ðam wangstede (cf. stópon tó ðære stówe, on ða dúne up, 1428; El. 716) réc ástígan, Elen. Kmbl. 1584; El. 794: 2205; El. 1104.

wrídian

(v.)
Grammar
wrídian, wríþian; p. ode

To put forth shootsbe productivegrowflourish

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On ðære eá ófre stód hreód and þíntreow and abies ðæt treówcyn ungemetlícre grýto and micelnysse ðý clife weóx and wrídode (wríðode, Cockayne; but see Anglia i. 509) cujus ripas pedum sexagenum harundo uestiebat pinorum abietumque robora uincens grossitudine

Linked entry: wríþian

ceorian

(v.)
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A. 32, 207. to complain with just cause Be ðǽre gýmeleaste spræc se wítega mid ceorigendre stefne, Hml. Th. i. 404, 24