self-cwala
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Sylfcwalan and hǽðene men ne ðurfon tó þám dóme; ac hié bióð sóna fordémede, Verc. Först. 172. Sylfcwalan biothanatas, An. Ox. 7, 181
Linked entry: cwala
ǽfen-lof
Even-song
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Even-song Æfter ǽfenlofe post uespertinalem laudem Angl. xiii. 437, 1035
hnescian
To make, ⬩ or to become, soft, ⬩ to soften
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Lege ðonne on ðǽr hit heardige hnescaþ hyt sóna apply where it is hard, it will at once soften, Herb. 2, ii; Lchdm. i. 84, 4. Ðonne hnescáþ se swile sóna then the swelling will soften at once, L. M. 2, 19; Lchdm. ii. 202, 10.
Linked entries: a-hnescian a-nescian ge-hnesctun
of-tredan
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Add: literal Gif ðám ylpum hwá wiðstent, hé byð sóna oftreden, Hex. 16, 14. figurative Míne fýnd . . . oftreden (conculcent) on eorðan mín líf, Ps. Th. 7, 5.
wæter-stoppa
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Þá arn án wencel mid treówenum æscene tó þǽre wyllan, and sóna swá hit ꝥ wæter hlód, þá becóm án fisc in þone wæterstoppan ( situlam ), II, 22
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B
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p Ic hæbbe I have, he hæfþ he hath. When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over. In comparing the Anglo-Saxon aspirated labial f with the corresponding letter in Old
ǽfen-sang
EVEN-SONG ⬩ vespers ⬩ vespertinus cantus
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EVEN-SONG, vespers; vespertinus cantus, L. Ælf. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 7
gleó-word
A musical strain ⬩ a song
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A musical strain, a song, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 3; Met. 7, 2
Ceolwald
Ceolwald
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Ceolwald, son of Cuthwulf, an ancestor of the West-Saxon kings Ceolwald wæs Cúþwulfing Ceolwald was the son of Cuthwulf, Chr. Th. 2, 3
goding
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The son of God Ðe hǽlend seðe wæs goding the Saviour who was the Son of God, Lk. Skt. Rush. 4, 1
galdor-leóþ
A magic song ⬩ an enchantment ⬩ charm ⬩ spell ⬩ incantātio ⬩ carmen ⬩ incantāmentum
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A magic song, an enchantment, charm, spell; incantātio, carmen, incantāmentum, Cot. 188
sǽ-waroþ
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Dan. 323) sond, Az. 39. Add
beód-fers
A song or hymn sung during meal-time ⬩ ad mensam carmen ⬩ hymnus
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A song or hymn sung during meal-time; ad mensam carmen, hymnusDial. 1, 19
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trumian
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Hine gestód sumu untrymnis . . . sóna swá hé trumian ( convalescere ) ongan, 4, 1; S. 564, 46
un-wáclíce
not weakly ⬩ resolutely ⬩ without faltering ⬩ not meanly ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly
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Ic beó gearo sóna unwáclíce willan ðínes, Exon. Th. 245, 25; Jul. 50. not meanly, nobly, splendidly His aferan eád bryttedon unwáclíce, Cd. Th. 258, 12; Dan. 674
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ge-wrǽðan
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Gif hí hwylc man gefón wille, þonne gewrǽðað hý sóna grimlíce ongén ( they resist savagely). The Latin is: Si quis eos (certain animals ) uoluerit apprehendere, corpora sua inarmant), Nar. 34, 7
geond-yrnan
To run about ⬩ discurrĕre
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Gr. 47; Sons. 48, 51
gǽst-sunu
A spiritual son ⬩ Christ
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A spiritual son, Christ Godes gǽstsunu God's spiritual Son, Exon. 17 b; Th. 41, 23; Cri. 660 : 20 b; Th. 53, 35; Cri. 861
for-dwínan
To dwindle away ⬩ vanish ⬩ evānescĕre
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To dwindle away, vanish; evānescĕre Fordwíneþ heó sona it soon will dwindle away, Herb. 2, 2; Lchdm. i. 80, 17. Mannes ege hrædlíce fordwínþ awe of man quickly vanishes, Homl. Th. i. 592, 12.
ildend
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5