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wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Crueldestructivebloodthirstycruelcrueldiredestructive

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Cruel, destructive Wælgrim, unhére funestus, crudelis, perniciosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 63: violentus, Germ. 399, 467. of living things, bloodthirsty, cruel Hwæt standest ðú (the devil) wælgrim (the MS. breaks off here) ... ? quid adstas cruenda bestia

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

wil-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-sum, adj.

desirablepleasantwillingvoluntaryspontaneousdevoutdevoted

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desirable, pleasant Ðam bið gæst Godes âgen bearn, wilsum in worlde, Exon. Th. 318, 11; Mod. 81. Eorðan wilsume terram desiderabilem, Ps. Surt. 105, 24. Ðæt willsume weorc onginnan desideratum opus inire, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 33. Wilsum desiderabilia,

Linked entry: will-sum

spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speedprosperoushaving meanswealthyopulentrich in material wealthrich inabounding inabundantcopiouspowerfuluber, efficax, brevis

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having good speed, prosperous Him féran gewát Abraham wíde óð ðæt hé tó Siem com síðe spédig (prosperous in travel), Cd. Th. 107, 3; Gen. 1783. having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth Hé wæs swýðe spédig man on ðǽm ǽhtum ðe heora spéda

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, -tión; p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To makeformframeappointdeterminedecreeordainassignfăcĕrestătuĕreconstĭtuĕredecernĕre

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To make, form, frame, appoint, determine, decree, ordain, assign; făcĕre, stătuĕre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre Ðe him to gode geteóde which he had formed to himself for a god, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 19; Dan. 204. He us æt frymþe geteóde líf he assigned life to

á-spendan

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Add: with a concrete object Hé áspende (dispersit) his ðing, Hml. Th. i. 254, 21 : Bl. Gl. Man wíslíce his ǽhta áspende, Hml. S. 16, 327. Áspendre erogatae (stipis). An. Ox. 1841. with abstract object (time, life, talents, etc.) Þá ðe mid gýmeleáste

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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To strive after or for some object. where the construction is not determined Hé higode oððe tilode nititur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 69. Tioludun perstant, 117, 15. Tilege nitatur, 61, 56. Teolige decrevit, Hpt. Gl. 469, 50. Tilgende nisus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

CLÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁÞ, cláðes; m.

CLOTH,pannusvestirnenta

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CLOTH,; pannus: in the plural, clothes; vestirnenta Ne déþ nán man niwes cláðes scyp on eald reáf nemo immittit commissuram panni rudis in vestimentum vetus, Mt. Bos. 9, 16. Heó ða moldan oncláðe bewand she wound the mould in a cloth, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536

Linked entry: clǽþ

deór

(adj.)
Grammar
deór, diór, dýr; adj. [deór an animal] .

brave, bold, as a wild beast fortis, strēnuus heavy, severe, dire, vehementgrăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens

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brave, bold, as a wild beast; fortis, strēnuus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, bold and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310: Exon. 108 b; Th. 414, 6; Rä. 32, 16. Nis mon in his dǽdum to ðæs deór there

land-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
land-ríca, an; m.

a land-lord

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A powerful man in a district, a landed proprietor, a land-lord; the term, seems equivalent to land-hláford, q. v. Heáh landríca ierarchon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 29. Fó se landríca tó healfan, and tó healfan ðæt hundred, L. Edg. S. 8; Th. i. 274, 30. Gif

Linked entry: heáh-landríca

GEÓTAN

(v.)
Grammar
GEÓTAN, ic geóte, ðú gýtst, he gýt, pl. geótaþ; p. geát, gét, pl. guton; pp. goten; v. a.

to pour, pour out, shedfundere, effundere, profundereto flow, streamprofluereto found, castto cast

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to pour, pour out, shed; fundere, effundere, profundere Teáras geótan to shed tears, Exon. 10 b; Th. 11, 19; Cri. 173. Geát teáras shed tears; fundebat lachrymas, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 9. He gét ðæt blód uppan ðæt weofod fudit sanguinem super altare, Lev

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od.

To spew, manifest, exhibitexhibere, monstrāre, manifestāreTo see, behold, view, look round uponvidere, perspicere, circumspicereTo see, considervidere, considerare

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acc. To spew, manifest, exhibit; exhibere, monstrāre, manifestāre Áre ne wolde gesceáwian would not shew reverence, Cd. 76; Th. 95, 19; Gen. 1581. Wile ðonne gesceáwian wlitige and unclǽne then will he manifest the fair and the foul, 227; Th. 303, 7;

Linked entry: sceáwian

tíd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-sang, es; m.
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A song used at a particular time, the service held at one of the canonical hours Seofon tídsangas hí gesetton ús tó singenne dæghwamlíce . . . Se forma tídsang is úhtsang mid ðam æftersange ðe ðártó gebiraþ, prímsang, undernsang, middægsang, nónsang,

Linked entry: tíd-þegnung

un-besacen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besacen, adj.

unmolested by litigationnot made the subject of litigationuncontested

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of persons, unmolested by litigation Ðǽr se bónda sæt uncwyd and unbecrafod, sitte ðæt wíf and ða cild on ðam ylcan unbesacen, L. C. S. 73; Th. i. 414 23. of things, not made the subject of litigation, uncontested Ðæt ðæt land swá unbesæccen gange intó

wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wíslíce, adv.

wiselysagaciouslywith wisdomprudentlywiselyskilfullycunningly

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wisely, sagaciously, with wisdom, prudently Sapienter wíslíce . . . sapienter loquor wíslíce ic sprece, Ælfc. Gr. 58; Zup. 223, 15: Past. 15; Swt. 93, 24: Homl. Th. i. 236, 8: Ps. Th. 46, 7. Hé him wíslíce (sapienter ) andwyrde, Mk. Skt. 12, 34. Wíslíce

Linked entry: ge-wíslíce

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Add: to set, place, with on, to put one thing in another Ic on besette insero, Ælf. Gr. Z. 166, 3. God ðá sáwle beset on ðone líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 292, 31. He him sawle on besett, ii. 206, 25. þá hé on his geleáffulra heortan beset, 524, 12. to place

bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

afflictionlabourmiseryafflictiontroublediseasehurt

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affliction, and add: labour, laborious effort Hé mihte bútan broce ealra Cartaina anweald begitan, Ors. 4, 5 ; B. 83, 13. Mid útancumenum brocum gelǽred exterioribus studiis eruditus, Gr. D. 180, 10. misery, affliction, trouble Swá gemune men wǽron

Linked entry: bróc

cist

(n.)
Grammar
cist, a chest.
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Add: ciste, an (? v. bóc-cist). a box, coffer, casket Cest capsis, Txts. 50, 231: cista, arcula, 110, 1168. Cyst oððe mederce loculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 80: capsis, ii. 13, 19. Seó ród is on treówenre ceste belocen, and ðonne seó cest bið onlocen, þonne

ge-hreówan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hreówan;</b> p. ge-hreáw, ge-hreów. to cause sorrow to, grieve a person (acc. ). the subject a noun Mec þín weá set heortan gehreáw, Cri. 1494. Mec his bysgu gehreáw, Gú. 686. without subject Gehréues mec paenitet me Lk

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Add: to renew what is weakened, restore to efficiency Ðæt góde mód, ðe sió hǽlo ful oft áweg ádriéfð, ðæt gemynd ðǽre medtrymnesse geedniéwað (-níwað, v.l.) (reformat), Past. 255, 17. Þú mé geedníwodest mín ríce tu restituisti mihi haereditatem meam,

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
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Add: usually, generally. Cf. ge-wunelic; Man þá béc rǽt on circan swíðe gewunelíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 1. On eallum limum ac gewunelícost on þám handum, Hml. S. 1, 200. where a practice is made of doing something, as a matter of habit or custom Ðá seó