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torn

(adj.)
Grammar
torn, adj.

Causing violent emotions of griefanger, grievous, distressing, bitter

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Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129

hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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H. 239, 25: An. 1079. fig.: Wer þú giedda wís, wæs wið willan, worda hyrde, Fa. 42

hwíl

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Næs þá nǽnig hwíl tó þan sóna swá hé wæs mid þám gyrdele begyrd confestim ut se cingulo illius succinxit 148, 7: 154, 22. On ðáre gǽlinge ðe hé ðá hwíle ámierreð, Past. 39, I.

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Wæs scíremonn (Pontius Pilatus) procurante Pontio Pilato, Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 1. Scíremon (sgiiremonn, Lind. ) dispensator, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 42.

hǽþen-scipe

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Wlfst. 73, 17. a time when (or place where) heathendom prevails Þá þe secgaþ þæt þeós world sý nú wyrse on ðysan crístendóme þonne hió ǽr on þǽm hǽþenscype wǽre, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 25

ilca

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Dauid sang þysne sealm ymb swýðe lang þæs þe hine God álýsed hæfde . . . for þǽm ylcan hine sang Críst þonne hé álýsed wæs . . . Ps. Th. 17, arg. Hé spone ðá ðe his ðeáwa giémað tó ðǽm illcan (ilcan, v. l. ). Past. 83, 3.

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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and add: to empty, remove the material contained in something Þá eágan wǽron út ádýde of þám eáhhringum, and se óðer æppel wæs geémtigod and se óðer hangode gehál, Hml.

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Better. of health Cwæð ðæt heó gelýfde ðæt hire sóna sél wǽre quia crederet eam mox melius habituram, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 11. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, S. 616, 34 : 5, 5 ; S. 618, 4. Sóna him biþ sél.

ge-lǽran

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Ne eart þú se mon þe on mínre scole wǽre áféd and gelǽred, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 19. Hé wæs on Róme gelǽred, Ch. 565; P. 19, 13.

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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<b>IIIa</b> to decide a (doubtful) point, come to the conclusion that :-- Ðá gerǽddon witan ꝥ hit betere wǽre ꝥ man týmde þǽr hit ǽrest befangen wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 290, 1. <b>IIIb.

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse he asked if he had had an easy night, Beo. Th. 2643; B. 1319. Eft he frægn hwæt seó þeód nemned wǽre rursus interrŏgāvit quod esset vocābŭlum illīus gentis, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 16; 2, 12; S. 513, 37, 38.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

ildest

(adj.)
Grammar
ildest, superl.

eldestoldestprincipalchiefgreatest

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wæs ieldesð [summus ] ofer ða hálgan cirican, Past. 17, 6; Swt. 115, 16. Hwylc hyra yldest wǽre quis eorum major esset, Lk. Skt. 9, 46, 33, 24. Ieldesta bisceop pontifex maximus, Ors. 5, 4; Swt. 224, 2.

DROPA

(n.)
Grammar
DROPA, an; m.

DROPstilla, gutta, stillicĭdium

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Yrnþ dropmǽlum swíðe hluttor wæter, ðæt gecígdon ða ðe on ðære stówe wunodon stillam, ðæt is dropa very pure water runs [there] drop by drop, which those who dwelt in the place called stilla, that is drop, Homl. Th. i. 510, 1.

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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., thin Sum útgang biþ þynne, suns mid þiccum wǽtum geondgoten, Lchdm. ii. 276, 24. Hit sié þicce swá þynne bríw, 314, 4. Lyft is líchamlíc gesceaft, swýðe þynne, iii. 272, 17. Þynne wín, ii. 254, 18. Snáw cymð of ðam þynnum wǽtan, iii. 278, 23.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Th. i. 164, 12. grievous Micel éhtnys wæs þá þá hí wǽron gemartyrode, ac git cymð earfoðre éhtnys on Anticrístes tó*-*cyme, Hml. S. 35, 347

Linked entry: earfeðe

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Ealu, gif ic hæbbe, oþþe wæter, gif ic næbbe ealu. Ne drincst ðú wín? Ic ne eom swá spédig ðæt ic mæge bicgean mé wín; and wín nys drenc cilda, ne dysigra, ac ealdra and wísra, 35, 9-22.

a-hneápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hneápan, p. -hneóp, pl. -hneópon; pp. -hneápen

To pluck offdecarpere

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To pluck off; decarpere Heó of beáme a-hneóp wæstm biweredne she plucked from the tree the prohibited fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 2; Gú. 819

Linked entry: hneápan

hróf-sele

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-sele, es; m.
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A hall having a roof Nǽnig wæter him for hrófsele hrínan ne mihte no water could touch him for the roofed hall, Beo. Th. 3034; B. 1515

leóht-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-leás, adj.
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Without light Hé sǽde ðæt hé wǽre gelǽd tó leóhtleásre stówe he said that he was conducted to a place without light, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 29

on-lísness

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Ongan mín mód smeágean hweþer ǽnig lǽcedóm wǽre his generenesse and onlýsnesse coepit animus meus si quod esset ereptionis ejus remedium quærere, Gr. D. 345, 21. Add