eorþ-tyrewa
Earth-tar, asphalte ⬩ bĭtūmen
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Earth-tar, asphalte; bĭtūmen Se weall is geworht of tigelan and eorþtyrewan the wall [of Babylon] is built with bricks and earth-tar, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 25
Linked entry: tirwa
hider-weard
Hitherward ⬩ in this direction
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Hitherward, in this direction Hie ǽr fætte wǽron and beóþ hiderwearde they were before fat and are still disposed this way, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 5. : —
ge-dreccednys
Tribulation ⬩ affliction
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Tribulation, affliction Ðonne beóþ swilce gedreccednyssa swilce nǽron ǽr then shall be such tribulations as were not before, Homl. Th. i. 4, 1. Líchamlíc gedreccednys bodily affliction, 454, 26
Linked entry: á-wirdness
ge-hlywan
To cover ⬩ shelter
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To cover, shelter Of flýsum mínra sceápa wǽron gehlywde ðearfena sídan the sides of the needy were covered with the fleeces of my sheep, Homl. Th. ii. 448, 18
Linked entry: ge-hlýd
manigteáw-ness
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Ðæt sunnan gér byð gesett on þrím hund dagum and fíf and syxtigum dagum and syx tídum þæs þe ásmeáde séo msenigtýwnes geþungenra wera, Angl. viii. 298, 5. Add
rúma
Separation
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He gede on rum he went apart, Gen. and Ex. 400. On, a roume at a distance, Strat. Dict
Sǽ-Dene
The sea-Danes
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Sigehere lengest Sǽ-Denum weóld, Exon. Th. 320, 13; Víd. 31. Similar entries Cf. Sǽ-Geátas
Linked entry: Sǽ-Geátas
sár-benn
A painful wound
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A painful wound Wæs ðæs hálgan líc sárbennum soden, swáte bestémed, bánhús ábrocen, blód ýþum weóll, Andr. Kmbl. 2479; An. 1241. Sárbennum gesóht, Exon. Th. 163, 11; Gú. 992
ǽr-hwílum
In earlier times, formerly
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In earlier times, formerly Ðá micclan welan ðe hig ǽrhwílon áhton, Guth. 14, 23. Oft ic nú miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, and þeáh uncúðre ǽrhwílum quondam fond, Met. 2, 9
Linked entry: hwílum
heáh-þegen
A great, high or chief minister or servant
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A great, high or chief minister or servant On ðam wǽron gecorene twelf heáhþegenas in that were chosen twelve chief ministers [the twelve apostles], Homl. Th. ii. 520, 24
búgend
to dwell ⬩ A dweller, an inhabitant ⬩ habitator
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A dweller, an inhabitant; habitator Ærost wæron búgendas [MS. búgend] ðyses landes Bryttas at first the inhabitants of this land [England] were Britons, Chr. Th. 3, 7, col. 3
Bune
Boulogne in France ⬩ Bononia
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Boulogne in France; Bononia Se micla here férde to Bunan [Bunnan, Th. 162, 20, col. l] the great army went to Boulogne, Chr. 893; Th. 163, 20, col. 3
on-mang
Among
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Onmang ðam ðe hí on wópe wǽron whilst they were weeping, 23, 246
Linked entry: a-mang
beótian
to threaten ⬩ minari ⬩ minitari ⬩ to boast ⬩ vow ⬩ promise ⬩ magna loqui ⬩ polliceri ⬩ spondere
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Ful oft wit beótedan, ðæt unc ne gedǽlde nemne ðeáþ ána full oft we two vowed, that naught should part us save death alone Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 32; Kl. 21
Linked entries: beót biótian tó-beótiende
sealh
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Spl.) wé úre organan up áhéngan in salicibus snspendimus organa nostra, Ps. Th. 136, 2. Salhas salices, Txts. 113, 58. Selas saliunculas, Hpt. Gl. 408, 56
sund-búend
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Ðone Saturnus sundbúende hátaþ (cf. stiorran ðe wé hátaþ Saturnes steorra, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 12), 24, 21. Hí ( acc.) ne gesáwon sundbúende (cf. Hí (the people of the golden age) hió (acc. ) nánwuht ne gesáwon, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 5), 8; 13.
stíp
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Cf. steóp-, á-stépness orbitatio, á-stýpan in Wulfst. 252, 11 : Wé wǽron ástýpede (bedǽled, MS. D. : ástýpte, Blickl. Homl. 107, 4) ðæs heofenlícan ríces. Grein suggests overthrow (cf.
Linked entry: stúpian
þrym-líc
Magnificent ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious
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Swá hé ús mǽrlícor gifeþ, swá wé him mǽrlícor þancian scylon; swá þrymlícre ár, swá máre eádmódnes, Wulfst. 261, 21.
un-gestæððig
Inconstant ⬩ unstable
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Ða gesceaftas ðe wé embe sprecaþ, ðæt heó ús þince ungestæðþie, hý habbaþ sumne dǽl gestæþinesse, Shrn. 168, 30. Ða ungestæððegan and unfæsðrǽdan inconstantes, Past. 23; Swt. 177, 3.
bláwung
inflation
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Similar entries v. bláwan, I. 1 Ðǽra winda naman and bláwunge (-a, v. l.) wé mihton secgan, Lch. iii. 276, 2. blowing of a trumpet. Similar entries v. bláwan, II. 2 Hwæt is se hreám búton ðǽra engla bláwung?, Hml. Th. ii. 568, 21.