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dígol

(adj.)
Grammar
dígol, dýgol, diógol; gen. m. n. dígles, f.dígolre ; def. nom. m. dígla; f. n. dígle; adj.

Secret, hidden, private, dark, obscure, profound, abstruse, unknownsecrētus, occultus, obscūrus, ignōtus

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He ðǽr wolde dígol beón he would there be hidden, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 44. On dígle, deorce stówe in an obscure, dark place, Ps. Th. 142, 4. Is seó forþgesceaft dígol and dyrne the future condition is dark and secret, Menol. Fox 585; Gn. C. 62.

wác-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
wác-mód, adj.

of weak dispositionmorally weakfaintheartedpusillanimous

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Beó hit eal mid gemete ðe læs ðe ða wácmódan beón ormóde omnia mensurate fiant propter pusillanimes (for ðám wácmódum, R. Ben. Interl. 82, 7), R. Ben. 74, 1.

æfter-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-cweðan, p. -cwæþ; pp. -cweden

To speak afterrepeatto answerrevokerenounceabjurerepetererevocare

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, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 15.

earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Kmbl. 3108; An. 1557: Beo. Th. 1618; B. 807: Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 29. Ðæt is earmlícost ealra þinga this is the most wretched of all things. Bt. Met. Fox 19, 55; Met. 19, 28: 27, 32; Met. 27, 16: 28, 148; Met. 28, 74

fǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽrlíce, férlíce, feárlíce; adv.

Suddenly, immediately, by chancesŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Bos. 9, 39: Ps. Lamb. 63, 6: Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 17

wídgilness

(n.)
Grammar
wídgilness, e; f.
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Behealdaþ ða wídgilnesse and ða fæstnesse and ða hrædlérnesse ðisses heofenes respicite coeli spatium, firmitudinem, celeritaíem, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 5. Wé beóð ful swyfte tó farenne geond ealle wídgylnyssa ( vast expanses ) Godes ríces, Homl.

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wic-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
wic-dæg, (wicu-, wuce-), es; m.
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Ðæt hí ðý feórþan wicdæge and ðý syxtan ( quarta et sexta Sabbati ) fæston, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9.

fæger

(n.)
Grammar
fæger, es; n. (not e; f.).

beauty

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, Bt. 14, 2; F. 42, 32-36. Hwæþer ðú beó á þý fægerra for óþres mannes fægere, 30, 1; F. 108, 28. what is beautiful Þeáh hé mycel áge und feala fægeres, him bið mycel daru gif hé hit geseón ne mæge, Bl. H. 21, 8

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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A. 45, 529. to model, form in accordance with a model or exemplar Swá swá hit áwriten is on þára apostola drohtnunge, be þám muneca líf is gebysenod, R. Ben. 57, 7

yfel-sacian

(v.)
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Substitute: to blaspheme (In the passage Bl. H. 189, 24 for mé should probably be read má, the original Latin is: Ne tantas Deo inferret blasphemias. v. Archiv xci. 190) Gé gehýrað hú hé Gode yfelsacað, Nap. 88.

ge-ǽbiligan

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Byð geǽbylged indignabitur . Bl. Gl. : Ps. L. 102, 9. Ic hálsige þé ꝥ þú ne beó geǽbylged ongén þíne þeówene, Hml. S. 30, 349. Add

Finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Finnas, gen. a; pl. m.
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Not Finland, but the Fins' land; for how could Beowulf, in his swimming-match with Breca, be borne by the sea to Finland?

(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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Monega eá (éa, MS.) sindon be noman nemnede, 2, 4; S. 72, 12. Ðá eá stódon, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 8. Ealle eán (éán MS. flumina ) eft gewendað þanon þe hí ǽr cómon, Angl. vii. 36, 343: Hml. S. 15, 176: Lch. iii. 254, 23.

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

To look with wonder, be amazed,to wonder at, be amazed at

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Bt. 39, 3;Fox 214, 25)hú . . . 28, 31

Linked entries: wæfre wæfþ webbung

meltan

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

to meltbecome liquidbe consumed, dissolvedto digest

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Ne sceal ánes hwæt meltan ( be consumed on the pile ), Beo. Th. 6014; B. 3011. Weax miltende cera liquescens, Ps. Spl. 21, 13. Myltende liquidas, Hpt. Gl. 470, 73. of food, to digest Late mylt gǽten flǽsc goat's flesh digests slowly L.

unriht-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, es; n.

Unlawful cohabitationillicit intercourseadulteryfornication

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Kmbl. 15, 19: Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 1

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stæf

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<b>I a.

ascung

(n.)
Grammar
ascung, e; f.

An askinga questionan interrogationinquiryinquisitioninterrogatioinquisitio

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An asking, a question, an interrogation, inquiry, inquisition; interrogatio, inquisitio Ðæs sǽdes corn biþ simle aweaht mid ascunga the grain of this seed is always excited by inquiry, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 81; Met. 22, 41: Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 16

Linked entry: acsung

ge-berian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-berian, p. ede; pp. ed [ge-, berian to happen]

To happenevĕnīreaccĭdēre

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Ben. 37. Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31

spellung

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Ben. 68, 21. Add Spellungum fabulis. R. Ben. I. 76, 14. Spellingum, 83, 8. Ðætðín mód ne beó yfele besmiten þurh ðá ýdelan spellunga, Hex. 48, 12