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eorþ-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-cund, adj.

Earthly, terrestrial terrestris

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Earthly, terrestrial; terrestris Se rinc ageaf eorþ-cunde eád the prince gave up earthly happiness. Cd. 79; Th. 98, 8; Gen. 1627

þeód-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wundor, es; n.
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A great wonder, mighty miracle Men geségon þeódwundor micel, ðætte eorðe ágeaf ða hyre on lǽgun, Exon. Th. 71, 14; Cri. 1155

á-geómrian

(v.)
Grammar
á-geómrian, á-geómerian; p. ode
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Hé ágeómrode for his ágenre scylde, 345, 10

Linked entry: geómrian

hæfen

(n.)
Grammar
hæfen, e; f.

Having, property, possessiona holding, possession

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Having, property, possession Be his ágenre hæfene according to his own property, Homl. Th. i. 582, 28 : 580, 22 : ii. 400, 2

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Kmbl. 6, 6. (1 a) where the noun is to be inferred :-- Ða ilcan ðé habbaþ nú heora ágnes þances forlétan, hales þínes, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 13. (1 b) strengthened by ágen :-- Þín ágen geleáfa þé hæfþ gehǽledne, Blickl. Homl. 15, 26.

wíf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-fæst, adj.

Married

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Married Gif wíffæst wer (uxoratus) hine forlicge be his ágenre wylne, L. C. S. 55 ; Th. i. 406, 14. Cf. wíf-leás

hefigtímness

(n.)
Grammar
hefigtímness, e; f.

Troubleafflictionvexation

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Hé is nú mid ylde ofsett, swylce mid gelomlǽcendum hefigtýmnyssum tó deáþe geþreád it is now oppressed with age, as if wearied to death with frequent troubles, i. 614, 21

winter-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
winter-cearig, adj.

Sad from age or from the gloom of winter

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Sad from age or from the gloom of winter Ic heán wód wintercearig (sad with the load of years(?), cf. Gemon hé hú hine on geóguðe his goldwine wenede tó wiste, 288, 22; Wand. 35 or depressed by gloomy winter (?), cf.

ælmes-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-gifa, an; m.

An almsgiver

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An almsgiver Sé ðe wǽre gítsiende óðra manna þinga, weorðe of his ágenan rihte begytenan ælmesgyfa (-gifa, v. l.) georne, Wlfst. 72, 4

Linked entry: gifa

feóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
feóndlíce, adv.

Hostilelyhostīlĭter

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Hostilely; hostīlĭter Hyre þurh yrre ageaf andsware fæder feóndlíce her father in anger gave answer hostilely, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 27; Jul. 118

æt-wítan

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Mé is mín ágen ætwiten swilce ic hit hæbbe forstolen, Hml. S. 23, 599

wealh-stod

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-stod, es; m.

An interpreterone who serves as a medium between speakers of different languagesan interpreter of written language a translatoran interpreter of a subject, an expoundera mediator the word occurs as a proper name

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Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, 14. one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages Se cyning gerehte his witan on heora ágenum gereorde ðæs bisceopes bodunge, and wæs his wealhstod, for ðan ðe hé wel cúþe Scyttysc, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 67.

Linked entry: -stod

for-swelgan

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Ben. 51, 6. denoting destructive action. of material agents Blódig regn and fýren fundiaþ þás eorþan tó forswylgenne and tó forbærnenne, Bl. H. 93, 4. of non-material agenes Se deáð hý forswylcð on écnesse mors depascet eos, Ps. Th. 48, 13.

plyccan

(v.)
Grammar
plyccan, p. plyhte.
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Ðonne þú setrægel habban wille, þonne plice þú ðíne ágene gewéda mid twám fingrum, tóspréd þíne twá handa and wege hí swylce þú setl gesydian wille, Tech. ii. 122, 17.

Linked entry: plicettan

wóhlíce

(adv.)
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Menn beóð geworhte wólíce him betwýnan, swá ꝥ se fæder winð wið his ágenne sunu, and bróðor wið óþerne, Hml. S. 13, 295. Add

be-styrman

(v.)
Grammar
be-styrman, p. de; pp. ed

To BESTORM, storm, agitateflatibus agere, agitare

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To BESTORM, storm, agitate; flatibus agere, agitare Ðonne hit bestyrmaþ ðisse worulde ungeþwǽrnessa quando ipsam agitant hujus mundi inquietudines, Bt. 3, 2; Fox 6, 8

Linked entry: styrman

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Hé mé sié árfæstra þonne ic wið hine gewyrht áge may he be more merciful to me than my conduct towards him deserves Angl. xi. 99, 91. Þone ic wið hine geworht áge, 102, 75. Hé hæfde gewurðod þe þá gewyrhto áhton ( those who deserved it ), Dan. 444

ǽ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wita, an; m. [æ lex, wita gnarus homo, sapiens]

One skilled in the lawa counsellorlegis peritusconsiliarius

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One skilled in the law, a counsellor; legis peritus, consiliarius Ealdum ǽwitan ageaf andsware gave answer to the old counsellor, Elen. Kmbl. 907; El. 455

Linked entry: wita

strang-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-mód, adj.
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Of strong mind, confident, resolute God ða unstrangan ðyses middangeardes geceás, ðæt ða strangmódan, ðe on ágenum mihtum truwiaþ, gescende wǽron, R. Ben. 138, 28

ge-mangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mangian, p. ode; pp. od
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Hwæt forstent ǽnegum men, ðeáh he gemangige ðæt he ealne ðisne middangeard áge, gif he his sáule forspildeþ what profits it any man, though he trade so as to obtain all this world, if he destroy his soul? Past. 44, 10; Swt. 332, 9; Cot. MS

Linked entry: mangian