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neáh-munt

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-munt, es; m.

A neighbouring mountain

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A neighbouring mountain Of ðæm neáhmunte ( ex vicino monte ) wealleþ wæter, Nar. 31, 7

Linked entry: munt

cwic-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
cwic-wille, (-welle); adj.
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Living (of water) Wæter cwicwelle (lífwelle, L.) aquam vivam, Jn. R. 4, 10, 11

ge-hǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽre, adj.

Hairy

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Hairy Wǽron hie swá gehǽre swá wildeór pilosus in modum ferarum, Nar. 22, 5

in-lende

(adj.)
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Þá hig wǽron his inlænde cum essent incolae eius, Ps. L. 104, 12. Add

ómiht

Grammar
ómiht, Add: <b>ómihte</b>
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Gif ómihte blód and yfel wǽte on þám milte sié, Lch. ii. 252, 25

smeáþancole

(adv.)
Grammar
smeáþancole, adv.
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Thoroughly, searchingly Hí wǽron smeáþancole andspyrigende and geondsmeágende subtiliter indagantes, Gr. D. 344. 15

un-forwirded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forwirded, un-forwird; adj.
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Unspoilt, undecayed: — Þonne magon wé Drihtne bringan unforwyrdne wæst(m) gódra weorca, Nap. 87

Linked entry: for-wirdan

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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Ne wæs mé cúð hwæðer ... egesa wǽre, Gen. 2710. Geseón hwæþer ( an ) Helias cume, Mt. 27, 49. Hí gýmdon hwæþer (gif ł hueðer, L. si ) hé gehǽlde, Mk. 3, 2. Hié wǽron orwéne hwæðer ǽfre Rómáne tó heora anwealde becómen, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 4.

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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Óþ he wæs eall ahafen donec fermentatum est totum, Mt. Bos. 13, 33

EÁCAN

(v.)
Grammar
EÁCAN, p. eóc, pl. eócon; pp. eácen, écen

To be increased, augmented, enlarged, indued augēri, increscĕre

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Heó wæs mago-timbre be Abrahame eácen worden she had been increased with offspring by Abraham, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 2; Gen. 2236: 123; Th. 157, 14; Gen. 2606: 132; Th. 167, 15; Gen. 2766.

Linked entry: ǽcen

for-ðam

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon; adv.

For that causeconsequentlyproptĕreaidcircoĭdeo

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Wæs he sóþfæstnysse wer, and he forðon eallum wæs leóf he was a man of truth, and was consequently dear to all, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 22: Cd. 9; Th. 11, 9; Gen. 172: Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 7; Cri. 148: Beo. Th. 6035;B. 3021: Menol. Fox 382; Men. 192: Ps.

fulwiht

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht, es; n.

Baptismbaptismus

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Baptism; baptismus Wæs mid ðý folce fulwiht hæfen baptism was raised up among the people, Andr. Kmbl. 3285; An. 1645. Fulwihtes bæþ the bath of baptism, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 17: Chr. 604; Erl. 20, 18: Cd. 225; Th. 299, 8; Sat. 546: Elen.

ed-wist

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'Se stán wæs Críst.' Hé cwæð 'wæs' for ðǽre getácnunge, ná for edwiste ( figuratively, not as indicating material ), 98, 12. Þæt Godes sunu becume on mínne innoð, and mennisce edwiste of mé genime, 200, 20: 360, 9.

ést-full

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Enoch wæs éstful on móde, Hml. S. 16, 17. Martirius wæs swíðe éstfull þeów Gode devotus valde Dei famulus, Gr. D. 86, 27. Éstfulre bróðerrǽdene devotae germanitatis, Hpt. Gl. 403, 4. Ꝥ ic þé mid éstfullum móde sylle ea ego tibi devotus dabo, Gr.

Linked entry: ést-georn

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, ge-líffæstian; p. ge-líffæste, ge-líffæstade; pp. ge-líffæst, ge-líffæsted.
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H. 163, 18. to endow with active properties Ic wæs gemedemod gebiddan þá gerýnu þǽre deórwurðan and þǽre gelíffæstan róde, Hml. S. 23 b, 467

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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Wæs nán tó gedále nymðe heá wæs áhafen on þá heán lyft, Gen. 1401.

sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan;scóf; sceafen, scafen

To shave, scrape, shred, polish

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Hé scóf on halig wæter of ðam hálgan treówe, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 102, 216. Man scóf ðæra bóca leáf and ða sceafþan dyde on wæter rasa folia codicum, et ipsam rasuram aquae immissam, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 37.

un-sóþfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sóþfæst, adj.

untruthfulunveraciousunjustunrighteous

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Wé unsóþfæste ealle wǽron injuste egimus, 105, 6. Sóðfæst fore unsóðfæstum justus pro injustis, Rtl. 21, 32

Linked entry: sóþ-fæst

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnantremainsrelicremainderrestlavelegacyheirlooma relictwidow

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Ðǽr wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslægen and sió láf wið ðone here friþ nam there was immense slaughter, and those who were left made peace with the Danes, Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 17: 894; Erl. 93, 1.

Linked entries: lǽf

CULFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CULFRE, culufre , culefre , an;f: culfer , e ; f.

A dove CULVER pigeon columba

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Ða hálgan apostolas wǽron swilce culfran the holy apostles wen as doves, Homl. Th. i. 586, 1: Homl. Blick. 23, 27 . Bilwyte swá culfran simplices sicut columbæ, Mt. Bos. 10, 16: Ps. Th. 54, 6

Linked entry: culufre