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mǽrsung

Grammar
mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Wæs gemérsad mérsong (fama) of him, Lk. L. 4, 37. add On þæs regoles mǽrsunge, Hml. S. 23 b, 151. Ealle þás dǽda and mǽrsunga [ caelebrationes (Sabbati observatio, circumcisio, &amp;c. )] wé oncnáwaþ wesan gefyllede, An. Ox. 40, 10.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, to relate.
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his earfoða tó Rómána witum, þǽr hié æt hiera gemóte wǽron, hwý hié hiene swá unweorðne on his ylde dyden ; and ácsade hié for hwý hié nolden geþencan ealle þá brocu and þá geswinc þe hé for hira willan fela wintra dreógende wæs; and hú hé hié ádyde of

on-sægedness

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Add Críst is Lamb geháten . . . and wæs . . . his Fæder líflic onsægednys, Hml. Th. i. 358, 18. Hé bebeád þæt wé sceolon gearcian úre líchoman líflice onsægednysse . . . Se líchama bið líflic onsægednys ðe . . . 482, 11-13.

síde

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Add Seó dene wæs weallende mid lígum on ánre sídan, on óðre sídan mid hagole and cyle, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 8

wiþ-sacan

Grammar
wiþ-sacan, <b>. I.</b>
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Se man ána wæs ꝥte eádmódnysse wiðsóc, and hwæðere for hýrsumnysse geþafode. Hml. A. 157, 135. add: (4 a) with a negative clause Þú wást ꝥ ic ne wiðsace ꝥ ic sylf ne forfare, ac ic nelle secgan unsóð on mé sylfe, Hml. S. 12, 194.

rynel

(n.)
Grammar
rynel, es; m.

A runner, messenger, courier

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Se rynel swá dyde and myd mycelum ófste wæs fotþyrnende ... Hí clypodon tó Pilate : Héte ðú ðýnne bydel and ðýnne rynel hym swá ongeán cuman? Nicod. 3; Thw. 2, 5-16 : 4; Thw. 2, 19-36. Renula cursorum, Hpt. Gl. 406, 8.

Linked entry: rynele

wédenheortness

(n.)
Grammar
wédenheortness, e ; f.

Madness, frenzy, fury

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Madness, frenzy, fury He gelómlíce mid wédenheortnesse módes wæs crebra mentis vesania premebatur, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 3. Wiþ wédenheortnesse Macedlones contra vesaniam Macedonii, 4, 17; S. 585, 45.

Linked entry: wéden-heort

gyden

(n.)
Grammar
gyden, e; f: gydene, an; f.

A goddessdea

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A goddess; dea Iuno wæs swíðe heálíc gyden Juno was a very lofty goddess, Salm. Kmbl. 121, 32. Sceolde bión gydene was said to be a goddess, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 19; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53.

of-torfian

(v.)

to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles

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Hér wæs s s Stephanus oftorfod, Chr. 34; Erl. 6, 15: Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 31

Linked entries: of-tyrfan torfian

óht

(n.)
Grammar
óht, e; f.

Fear, terroror hostile pursuit, persecution, active enmity

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Ger. áhta persecutio, áhtunga persecutio) Wǽron ðá gesóme ða ðe swegl búan wróht wæs ásprungen óht mid englum and orlegníð then were at peace the dwellers in heaven, discord was at an end among angels, and enmity (or fear) and war, Cd.

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, (sóft?); adj.

Softsoft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed soft, luxuriousgentle, not harsh, not stern

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[ He wæs swíðe gód and sófte man and dyde mycel tó góde Chr. 1114; Erl. 244, 38. Hé milde man was and sófte and gód 1137; Erl. 261, 31. ]

Linked entry: un-sófte

á-wundrian

(v.)

to wonderbe astonishedto wonder atadmire magnify

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Áundrad wæs miratus est, 7, 9. Ꝥ hé woere áwundrad ut miraretur, Mk. L. 15, 5, Áwundrade woeron, mirati sunt, Lk. L. 2, 18: ammirati sunt, 48: 11, 14. to wonder at, admire, magnify Áuundradon God magnificabant Deum, Lk.

beado-searo

(n.)
Grammar
beado-searo, gen. -searewes, -searwes; n.

A war-trainan engine or weapon of warbellicus apparatus

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A war-train, an engine or weapon of war; bellicus apparatus Þurh ða heora beadosearo wǽgon through which their war-train had moved, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 21; Exod. 572

Linked entry: beadu-searo

forþ-gewendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gewendan, p. de; pp. ed

To go or turn outprodīre

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To go or turn out; prodīre Ðæt ǽlc man ðe fere wǽre forþgewende so that every man who was able to go should turn out, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 31

mid-ferhtness

(n.)
Grammar
mid-ferhtness, e; f.

Middle age

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Middle age Seó heora iúgoþ and seó midfyrhtnes bútan ǽgwylcum leahtre gestanden, hwylc talge wé ðæt seó yldo and se ende ðæs heora lífes wǽre? Blickl. Homl. 163, 3-6

Linked entry: -ferhtness

or-tydre

Grammar
or-tydre, l. -týdre,
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and add Nolde úre Drihten for his myldheortnesse ꝥte ðes middangeard nǽre (wǽre ?) ortýdre manna cynnes, ac áscyrede tó lafe ꝥ ꝥ wé eft of áwócon, Angl. xi. 2, 42

súþ

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. ¶ :-- Ósréd wærð ofslagen be-súðan gemǽre, Chr. 716; P. 43, 8

leger-teám

(n.)
Grammar
leger-teám, es; m.

Matrimony

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Matrimony, sexual intercourse [lawful or unlawful] Matheus him sægde ðæt hé wǽre swá synnig wið God gif hé ða gehálgodan fǽmnan tó legerteáme onfénge swá se þeów wǽre se ðe fénge on kyninges quéne tó unryhtum hǽmde Matthew said to him, that he would

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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He wæs ǽr ðonne ic ille erat prius quam ego, Jn. Bos. 1, 15, 30. Ǽr on morgen early in the morning, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 10; Sat. 515: Ps. Th. 18, 5: Ex. 12, 22. Nóht micle ǽr non multo ante, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 21.

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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A dwelling, house, chamber, lodging Næs Beówulf ðǽr ac wæs óðer in ǽr geteohhod Beowulf was not there, but other lodging had before been assigned to him, Beo. Th. 2604; B. 1300.

Linked entry: in