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wlite-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wlite-weorþ, es; n.
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ꝥ hé hire his wliteweorþ (pretium) gesealde, ꝥ heó mihte hire sunu mid álýsan, Gr.

eond-lýhtan

(v.)
Grammar
eond-lýhtan, p. -lýhtde = -lýhte; pp. -lýhted = -lýhtd = -lýht [eond = geond through; lýhtan to shine]

To shine through, enlighten ⬩ perlūmĭnāre, illūmĭnare

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Swylce gylden sunna wǽre ofer us ealle eondlýhte a golden sun as it were shone over us all, 24; Thw. 12, 23

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Hé hine wolde swá weligne gedón swá hé his sunu wǽre, Shrn. 84, 14. Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas oferhlifaþ, swá se fugel gewíteþ, Exon.

Linked entries: swǽ eall-swá se

sige-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tiber, es; n.

A sacrifice for victory

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Icel. sigr-blót) Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu tó sigetibre, Cd. Th. 203, 12; Exod. 402

Linked entry: sigor-tiber

for-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
for-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To perish ⬩ ĭter fātāle inīre

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To perish; ĭter fātāle inīre Hæfde ðá forsíðod sunu Ecgþeówes Ecgtheow's son had then perished, Beo. Th. 3104, note; B. 1550

Linked entry: síðian

on-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cennan, p. de

To bear (a child), bring forth

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To bear (a child), bring forth Mǽden sceal oncennan sunu, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 11. Sí oncenned nascatur, Kent. Gl. 984

fyrmest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, formest; def. se fyrmesta, seó, ðæt fyrmeste; sup. adj.

FOREMOST ⬩ first ⬩ prīmus

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FOREMOST, first; prīmus Se ðe wyle betweox eów beon fyrmest, sý he eówer þeów qui vŏluĕrit inter vos prīmus esse, ĕrit vester servus, Mt. Bos. 20, 27: Mk. Bos. 9, 35: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 35. Se fyrmesta and se betesta the foremost and the best; præstantissĭmus

Linked entry: formesta

-eáge

(suffix)
Grammar
-eáge, (-ége, -íge). v. án-, glæsen-, niht-, sceolh-, siwen-, súr-, toren-eáge (-ége, -íge).

Linked entry: -íge

wóhlíce

(adv.)
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Menn beóð geworhte wólíce him betwýnan, swá ꝥ se fæder winð wið his ágenne sunu, and bróðor wið óþerne, Hml. S. 13, 295. Add

FLÍT

(n.)
Grammar
FLÍT, es; n.

Scandal ⬩ contention ⬩ strife ⬩ scandălum ⬩ contentio

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Scandal, contention, strife; scandălum, contentio Togeánes sunu módor ðíne ðú settest flít adversus fīlium matris tuæ pōnēbas scandălum, Ps. Spl. T. 49, 21

ǽr-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-woruld, e; f.

The former world ⬩ pristinus mundus

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The former world; pristinus mundus Ðonne weorþeþ sunne sweart gewended, on blódes hiw, seó ðe beorhte scán ofer ǽrworuld then the sun shall be turned swart, to hue of blood, which shone brightly over the former world, Exon. 21b; Th. 58, 17; Cri. 937

beorhte

(adv.)
Grammar
beorhte, adv.

Distinctly ⬩ clearly ⬩ lucidly ⬩ brightly ⬩ clare

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Ðonne seó sunne beorhtost scíneþ when the sun shines brightest Bt. 9; Fox 26, 15 : Beo. Th. 3039; B. 1517

winter-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
winter-lǽcan, p. lǽhte

To draw near to winter

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To draw near to winter Swá seó sunne súðor bið swá hit swíþor winterlǽcð the further south the sun is, the nearer are we to winter, Lchdm. iii. 252, 2. Ðá hit winterlǽhte, ða férde seó fyrd hám, Chr. 1006; Th. i. 256, 15

feorlen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorlen, adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Far off, distant, remote; longinquus Se gingra sunu ferde wræclíce on feorlen ríce adolescentior fīlius pĕregre profectus est in rĕgiōnem longinquam, Lk. Bos. 15, 13

Linked entry: ferren

saga

(n.)
Grammar
saga, an; m.

A saying, story, statement

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A saying, story, statement Ðín saga biþ geswutelod, gif ðú ðone sylfan encgel bitst, ðæt hé mínne sunu ansundne árǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 193

efen-éce

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On mec his efenécne sunu, Shrn. 106, 13. Add

a-ríseþ

it behoveth ⬩ oportet

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it behoveth; oportet Ðætte aríseþ sunu monnes for it bihoueth mannis sone, Wyc. Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 9, 22; quia oportet filium hominis, Vulg

frófor-gást

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Fæder and Sunu and Frófergást, Wlfst. 73, 5. Add

rípian

(v.)
Grammar
rípian, p. ode
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Dó ðæt sunne scíne ðæt ðíne æceras rípion cause the sun to shine, that thy fields may ripen, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 3. Rípian maturescere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 27 : Hpt. Gl. 419, 64

Linked entry: rípan

beorhtnian

(v.)
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Bertna ðú sune ðínne ꝥte sune ðín ðec geberhtna (berehtnað, R.), Jn. L. 17, 1. Add