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sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, (sóft?); adj.

Softsoft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed soft, luxuriousgentle, not harsh, not stern

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[ He wæs swíðe gód and sófte man and dyde mycel tó góde Chr. 1114; Erl. 244, 38. Hé milde man was and sófte and gód 1137; Erl. 261, 31. ]

Linked entry: un-sófte

á-wundrian

(v.)

to wonderbe astonishedto wonder atadmire magnify

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Áundrad wæs miratus est, 7, 9. Ꝥ hé woere áwundrad ut miraretur, Mk. L. 15, 5, Áwundrade woeron, mirati sunt, Lk. L. 2, 18: ammirati sunt, 48: 11, 14. to wonder at, admire, magnify Áuundradon God magnificabant Deum, Lk.

Englisc-man

(n.)
Grammar
Englisc-man, -mon, es; m.

An Englishman Anglĭcānus

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An Englishman; Anglĭcānus Ic wille ðæt gé fédaþ ealle wæga án earm Engliscmon I will that ye entirely feed one poor Englishman, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 198, 5

forþ-gewendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gewendan, p. de; pp. ed

To go or turn outprodīre

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To go or turn out; prodīre Ðæt ǽlc man ðe fere wǽre forþgewende so that every man who was able to go should turn out, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 31

mid-ferhtness

(n.)
Grammar
mid-ferhtness, e; f.

Middle age

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Middle age Seó heora iúgoþ and seó midfyrhtnes bútan ǽgwylcum leahtre gestanden, hwylc talge wé ðæt seó yldo and se ende ðæs heora lífes wǽre? Blickl. Homl. 163, 3-6

Linked entry: -ferhtness

or-tydre

Grammar
or-tydre, l. -týdre,
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and add Nolde úre Drihten for his myldheortnesse ꝥte ðes middangeard nǽre (wǽre ?) ortýdre manna cynnes, ac áscyrede tó lafe ꝥ ꝥ wé eft of áwócon, Angl. xi. 2, 42

stán-weall

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Þæt wæter stód him on twá healfa swilce óðer stánweall, Hml. Th. ii. 194, 22. Úp oð ðone ealdan stánweall . . . on stánwealles bróc, C. D. iii. 416, 12-22. Add

súþ

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. ¶ :-- Ósréd wærð ofslagen be-súðan gemǽre, Chr. 716; P. 43, 8

leger-teám

(n.)
Grammar
leger-teám, es; m.

Matrimony

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Matrimony, sexual intercourse [lawful or unlawful] Matheus him sægde ðæt hé wǽre swá synnig wið God gif hé ða gehálgodan fǽmnan tó legerteáme onfénge swá se þeów wǽre se ðe fénge on kyninges quéne tó unryhtum hǽmde Matthew said to him, that he would

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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He wæs ǽr ðonne ic ille erat prius quam ego, Jn. Bos. 1, 15, 30. Ǽr on morgen early in the morning, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 10; Sat. 515: Ps. Th. 18, 5: Ex. 12, 22. Nóht micle ǽr non multo ante, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 21.

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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A dwelling, house, chamber, lodging Næs Beówulf ðǽr ac wæs óðer in ǽr geteohhod Beowulf was not there, but other lodging had before been assigned to him, Beo. Th. 2604; B. 1300.

Linked entry: in

wundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wundorlíce, adv.

Wonderfully

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And eác ðæt wunderlícor wæs, ðá ðá heora án bodade mid ánre sprǽce, ǽlcum wæs geðúht swilce hé sprǽce mid his gereorde, Homl. Th. i. 318, 26. Se fugel wrixleþ wóðcræfte wundorlícor ðonne ǽfre byre monnes hýrde, Exon. Th. 206, 16; Ph. 127

ende-dæg

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Similar entries cf. ende, II. 1 Ðá wæs endedæg ðæs ðe Caldéas cyningdóm áhton then the power of the Chaldeans was at an end, Dan. 679. the day of death, Similar entries cf. ende, II, 4 a Þá wæs endedæg gódum gegongen, þæt se gúðcyning swealt, B. 3035

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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For þon þe ic gefealh and gewunode in Laurenties worde and wæs wið Simmache guia in parte Laurentii contra Symmachum sensi, 330, 8

in-tinga

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Add: a cause from which a result follows. a thing Wæs seó lǽsse synn intinga þǽre máran, Hml. Th. i. 484, 14. Wást þú þone intingan þínre ádle? scisne tuae infirmitatis causam? Guth.

ǽg-hwilc

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Ǽghwylc heáhgeréfa wæs gewita, Bl. H. 177, 14. Ǽghwylc mennisc leahter, 163, 15. Ǽghwylces mannes dǽda, 83, 13. Ǽghwylces mennisces monnes gemet, 163, 35. Bútan ǽgwylcum leahtre, 4. Tó ǽghwilcre unríhtnesse, 241, 4.

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLANDLincolnshire loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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Hér wæs Walþeóf eorl beheáfdod on Wincestre, and his líc wearþ gelǽd to Crúlande, and he ðǽr is bebyrged in this year [A.

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

steórere

(n.)
Grammar
steórere, es; m.
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Hit wǽre swelce se stióra slépe on midre sǽ . . . Ðæm stiórere biþ gelícost se mon ðe ongemong ðisses middan*-*geardes costungum hine ágímeleásaþ

trymmend

(n.)
Grammar
trymmend, es; m. I. one who strengthens or
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supports Ðú mé wǽre trymmend firmamentum meum, Ps. Th. 70, 3. II. one who makes a formal agreement, v. trymman, I. 4 :-- Trymmend stipula*-*torem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 2

læfel

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Hé hét geótan wæter on læfel misit aquam in pelvem Hml. A. 155, 102. Man sceal habban . . . læflas, Angl. ix. 264, 21. Add