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GRIM

(adj.)
Grammar
GRIM, adj.
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Ðæt wæs grim cyning that was a fierce king, Exon. 100 b; Th. 378, 29; Deór. 23. Grim and grǽdig savage and greedy. Beo. Th. 242; B. 121. Mycel wól and grim acerba pestis, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 29. Se grimma wítedóm dira præsagia, 3, 14; S. 541, 9.

Linked entry: grym

scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Deór wundrum scýne ( the panther ), Exon. Th. 356, 30; Pa. 19. Is seó womb wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 16; Ph. 308. Mægþ scýne, Beo. Th. 6025; B. 3016. Se scýna stán, Andr. Kmbl. 1532 ; An. 767. On stede scýnum, Exon. Th. 70, 33; Cri. 1148.

seonu-wealt

(adj.)
Grammar
seonu-wealt, (sionu-, sinu-, sino-, sine-, sin-, syne-); adj.
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Hæfde ðæt deór seonowealt heáfod swelce móna, Nar. 20, 27. Heó is leáfun sine-wealton. Lchdm. i. 290, 8, 18. round, spherical, globular, of a building, having a concave roof or dome Seó heofen is sinewealt, Lchdm. iii. 232, 20 : Boutr.

þríste

(adv.)
Grammar
þríste, adv.

Boldlyconfidentlywithout apprehension, fear, hesitation, reservewithout sense of shamepresumptuouslyaudaciously

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Heó ne meahte þríste geþencan, hú ymb ðæt sceolde she could not think with confidence of the event, 378, 6; Deór. 12. Ic mundbyrd on ðé þríste hæfde in te confirmatus sum, Ps. Th. 70, 5.

neód-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
neód-líce, adv.

Diligentlysedulouslyzealouslyeagerlyearnestly

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Nǽnig ðínra þegna neódlucor ne gelustfullícor hine sylfne underþeódde tó úra goda bigange ðonne ic nullus tuorum studiosius quam ego culturae deorum nostrorum se subdidit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 5. Nýdlícor libentius, 4, 13; S. 583, 4

Linked entry: nýd-líce

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Th. 378, 32; Deór. 25: Cd. Th. 146, 6; Gen. 2418. Ne ic ðé weán úðe nor did I wish you ill, 163, 3; Gen. 2692. Nysses ðú weán ǽnigne dǽl you knew nothing of misery, Exon. Th. 85, 3; Cri. 1385 Ne lǽd ðú ús tó wíte in weán sorge, Hy. 6, 27.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Wróht*-*smiðas (evil spirits) wédende swá wilde deór, Exon. Th. 156, 23; Gú. 8, 9. of animals wédan (gesihð), gestric ge(tácnaþ), Lchdm. iii. 206, 32. Wédende hund, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 8. Wulfas woedende lupi rapaces, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: a-wédan

BRÓÐOR

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓÐOR, bróðer, bróder, bróður; d. bréðer; but often indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. bróðor, bróðer, bróður, bróðru, bróðro, ge-bróðor, er, ru, ro, ra; g. bróðra, ge-bróðra; d. bróðrum, ge-bróðrum; m.

A BROTHER fraterto bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father

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Hyre bróðra deáþ the death of her brothers, Exon. 100 a; Th. 377, 24; Deór. 8. Gemang bróðrum inter fratres, Jn. Bos. 21, 23

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near toclose topressing uponoppressingpropinquusincumbensgravismolestus

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Hundas deórum getenge dogs pressing upon the animals, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 25: Shrn. 37, 14. Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Th. 379, 21 ; Deór. 36. Sceop oððe leóðwyrhta poeta, Wrt. Voc. I. 73, 68. Ðes sceop hic poeta, ðises sceopes huius poetae, Ælfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 24, 6 : 36 ; Zup. 215, 8. Wítega oððe sceop vates, 10 ; Zup. 77, 3.

Linked entry: sceop

haga

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E. 239, 16. v. bóc-haga, deór-haga, gemǽr-haga (v. gemǽre; ¶), heáfod-haga, imb-haga, mǽr-haga, wulf-haga; hæg

Linked entry: hecge

and-efn

(n.)
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Æfter þæs deóres mihte & efne ( =andefne or and efne?), Lch. i. 328, 15. Æfter heora geearnunga anddyfene secundum merita, R. Ben. 13, 7.

Gota

(n.)
Grammar
Gota, an; m.
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Eormanríc áhte wíde folc Gotena ríces Ermanric possessed the wide nations of the kingdom of the Goths, Exon. 100 b; Th. 378, 28; Deor. 23: 86 a: Th. 324, 3; Wid. 89: 86 b; Th. 325, 10; Wid. 109.

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Ne wæs hyre bróðra deáþ on sefan swá sár, Exon. 377, 25; Deór. 9. Ðæt ðam hálgan wæs sár on móde, Cd. Th. 96, 11; Gen. 1593: 27, 30; Gen. 425 . Ðæt wæs Satane sár tó geþolienne, Andr. Kmbl. 3375; An. 1691.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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S. 771, 45. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear

cot-setla

(n.)
Grammar
cot-setla, cote-setla, an; m. [MS. kot-setla, kote-setla]

A cottager casārius

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Sylle his heorþ-pænig on hálgan Þunres dæg, eal swá ǽlcan frigean men gebýreþ, and werige his hláfordes inland, gif him man beóde æt sǽ-wearde and æt cyniges deór-hege, and æt swilcan þingan swilc his mǽþ sý, and sylle his ciric-sceát to Martinus mæssan

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Add: cattle, tame beasts as opposed to wild Fugel oððe fisc on sǽ, oððe on eorðan neát, feldgangende feoh bútan snyttro, oððe wildra deóra þæt grimmeste, Seel. 81. Inc is hálig feoh and wilde deór on geweald geseald, Gen. 201: 1517.

herung

praiseapprobationpraiselauds

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Herunge favorem (nisi Deorum favorem repropitiarent. Ald. 67, 13), An. Ox. 4723. Herunga opinionum (oujus vitam tantis opinionum rumusculis extollit. Aid. 33, 29), 2424: pręconiorum, 4950.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Gefón myd heora grine, swá swá man deór oððe fugelas féht, Solil. H. 46, 11. From girene ðá gesettun mé a laqueo quem statuerunt mihi, Ps. Srt. 140, 9: 24, 15: 90, 3. Of gerene ðisse de laqueo isto, 30, 5: 9, 31.

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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Th. pp. 377-379; Deór. 7, etc. to come upon, attack (of disease, sleep, etc. ) Wæterseócnyss hine ofereode, Homl. Th. i. 86, 9. Hine slǽp ofereode, Andr. Kmbl. 1640; An. 821. Similar entries v. ofer-gangan

Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan