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be-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽfan, p. de; pp. ed; [wǽfan to cover]

To befold, wrap round, cover, clotheobvolvere, amicire, operire, induere

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Ic eom réáde bewǽfed I am clothed with red, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484. 2; Rä. 70, 1: Past. 14, 3; Hat. MS. 17 b, 19

Linked entry: wǽfan

ge-lendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lendan, he -lent; p. -lende; pp. -lended, -lend

To approachcomearrivegoproceedapplĭcāáreaccēdĕreprocēdĕre

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Ðæt scip gelent mid ðý streáme the ship goes with the current, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 13; Hat. MS. Conon gelende to Ahtene Conon came to Athens, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 12 : Chr. 886; Erl. 85, 10.

sicerian

(v.)
Grammar
sicerian, p. ode
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and with very great secrecy does the water make its way into the leaky ship, and yet it has the same intention as the loud wave in the rough sea, unless it be cast out beforehand; hoc agit sentina latenter excrescens, quod patenter procella saeviens, Past

steór-róðor

(n.)
Grammar
steór-róðor, (-er, -ur), es; n.
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Se déþ swá se stióra ðe ðæt stiórróðor forliésþ, Past. 56, 3; Swt. 431, 30-33

streáwian

(v.)
Grammar
streáwian, streówian; p. ode: stréwian; p. ede
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Mid ðǽm hé strewede ðone weg, Past. 16; Swt. 103, 13. Sume of ðám treówum heówon and streówodon (streówedon, MS. A. : strewedon, MS. B. ) on ðone weg, Mk. Skt. 11, 8. Strewodun (streówedon, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 8. Streówodan, Blickl.

Linked entries: streówian strewian

swíþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swíþlíce, adv.
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146, 7. powerfully, energetically, strongly Mé þincþ ðæt ðín gecynd and ðín gewuna flíte swíþe swíþlíce wiþ ðæm dysige, Bt. 26, 4; Fox 178, 28. sternly, strictly, severely Hwílum líðelíce tó ðreátianne, hwílum suíðlíce and stræclíce tó ðráfianne, Past

súgan

(v.)
Grammar
súgan, p. seáh, pl. sugon; pp. sogen.
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Ðæt sió réðnes ðæs wínes ða forrotedan wunde súge and clǽnsige, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 125, 12.

tǽling

(n.)
Grammar
tǽling, e; f.

reproof, rebukeevil-speaking, slander, calumny

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reproof, rebuke Hé egesiende stiérþ ofermétta mid ðære tǽlinge, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 16. Petrus anféng Paules tǽlinge ( increpationem ), 19; Swt. 145, 18.

un-gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gleáwlíce, adv.

Without understandingwithout sagacityunwiselyimprudently

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ða gódan weorc ðe hé longe ǽr foreðonclíce timbrede qui, dum perturbationi suae minime obsistunt, etiam si qua a se tranquilla mente fuerant bene gesta, confundunt, et improviso impulsu destruunt, quidquid forsitan diu labore provido construxerunt, Past

wiþ-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-ferian, p. ede

To carry offto rescue

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Ðæt ðú symle sáwle míne álýse, láðum wiðferige liberabit in pace animam meam ab his qui adpropiant mihi, 54, 18. Ðú áwurpe hí ðá hí wéndan, ðæt hí wǽron álýsde, láðum wiðferede dejecisti eos dum allevarentur, 72, 14

wód-þrág

(n.)
Grammar
wód-þrág, e; f.

A mad fittimemadnessfury

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Past. 26 ; Swt. 183, 21-185, 5

wyrt-tún

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-tún, es; m.
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Hé nemde ða undiórestan wyrta ðe on wyrttúnum weaxe, and ðeáh swíðe welstincenda, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 32: Lchdm. i. 94, 7

Linked entry: leác-tún

arod

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arod, strenuous, bold.
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Hé bið suíðe arod and suíðe geréðre on ryhtum weorcum constanter se in bono opere dirigit, Past. 306, 15. Arod tó deófles willan, Hml. S. 11, 13. Fús and arod tó þǽre þrowunge ad passionem promta, Gr. D. 231, 10.

be-gyrdan

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Gif eáðmódnes bið mid óðrum gódum ðeáwum begyrded si humi-litas ceteris virtutibus cingitur, Past. 47, II. Útan begyrdd (accincta) mid ðám feówer godspellum, 171, 5. Þá lendenu beóð mid sáre be-gyrdedu, Lch. ii. 232, 8

ceác

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Ðone ceák (luterem) . . . on ðǽm ceáke, Past. 105, 17, 13. Hé (David) genam his (Saul's) ceác ( scyphum aquae, 1 Sam. 26, 11), Ps. Th. 35, arg. Se gelýfeda cempa bróhte ceác fulne wæteres fulluhtes biddende, Hml. Th. i. 428, 1.

dryge

Grammar
dryge, l. drýge.
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S. 23 b, 685, Of drýggium (drýgum, v. l. ) felle, Past. 346, 5. Gítsung gedrinceð tó drýggum welan, Met. 7, 16. Hond drýgi manum aridam, Mk. L. 3, 1, 3. Drúgi, Lk. p. 5, 4. Drýi, Mt. L. 12, 10. Dríu, p. 16, 14. Druige, Mk. L. 11, 20.

eald-hláford

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Dauid cearf læppan of Saules mentle his ealdhláfordes, Past. 199, 11. Bill ǽr gescód ealdhláfordes (Beowulfs, who was Wiglaf's liege lord) þám þára máðma mundbora ( the fire-drake. Cf. weard unhióre goldmáðmas heóld, 2413) wæs, B. 2778.

fore-þanc

consideration

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Ðonne ðá hátheortan hié mid náne foreðonce nyllað gestillan cum iracundi nulla consideratione se mitigant, Past. 297, 3. Ðone foreðonc his gesceádwísnesse forlǽtan intentionem providam non tenere, 431, 36.

Linked entry: for-þanc

fore-genga

an attendanta predecessora leaderruler

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Th. ii. 534, 1. a leader, ruler Gemunað eówerra foregengena ðára ðe eów bodedon Godes word mementote praepositorum vestrorum, qui vobis locuti sunt verbum Dei, Past. 205, 14

Linked entries: fore-genge for-genga

cystig

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Hí fédað yfle gliigmenn and beóð tó ungemetlíce kystige effusis largitatibus nutriunt histriones, Past. 327, 7. Swá hé ðá cystgan on merringe ne gebringe ut prodigis effusionis frena minime laxentur, 453, 27. Add: