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wrégend

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wilnað ꝥ mid þý geweorðe úre wrégend ( accusator ) beforan þám dóme þæs écan déman, Gr. D. 221, 13. Add

bryc

(n.)

a bridgepons

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a bridge; pons Ðæt he dó bryc-geweorc that he do bridge-work, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 2

on-gunnenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gunnenness, e; f.

An undertaking

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An undertaking bæd ðæt ða árfæstan ongunnennysse gefylde pstiit eum pia coepta complere, Bd. 3, 23 ; S. 554, 40

Linked entry: -gun-nenness

ge-þéwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þéwan, p. -þéwde; pp. -þéwed, -þéwd

To oppress;opprĭmĕre

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To oppress; opprĭmĕre He sárig folc, geþéwde þurste, blissade he gladdened the sorrowful people, oppressed with thirst, Ps. Th. 106, 32

on-gitan

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Add wæs gehæfd and ongyten mycelre geearnunge man, Gr. D. 26, 7. wilnode ðæt wǽre ongieten úpáhæfen ofer ealle óðre gesceafte, Past. 301, 11.

á-scirian

(v.)
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trúwode þæt nǽre áscyred fram martirdóme þæs hálgan weres, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 28. Ꝥ wurðe ne beó ꝥ beó þanon áscyred non talis qui mereatur proici, R. Ben. 108, 22. Beón áscirod and fram áworpen, Hml. S. 23 b, 438.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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Gif ceáp áredige if he make a bargain, Ll. Th. i. 274, 23.

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sowto sowimplant

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And ðá ðá seów, 13, 3-4. Ðá séw (seów,MS. A.) Mk. Skt. 4, 4. wíngeard sette,seów sǽda fela, Cd. Th. 94, 9; Gen. 1559.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð

To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass

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ðone ealdan gedwolan oforswíðde, 7, 13. Gaius Julius se cásere Brettas oferswíðde, Chr. Erl. 4, 24: Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 22. þurh Godes mihte ðone cwelmbǽran drenc oferswíðde, Homl. Th. i. 72, 12. Heó þurh martyrdóm ðisne middaneard oferswáð.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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He heóld ðæt ríce óðrum healfum læs ðe xxx wintra he reigned twenty-eight years and a half, Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 24. Hit biþ óðres healfes fótes gemet bufan ðæm heáfde it is a foot and a half above the head, Shrn. 69, 2.

em-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
em-sárig, adj.

Equally sorry æque tristis

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Equally sorry; æque tristis Hí woldon ðæt ða óðre wíf wǽran emsárige heom they wished the other women to be equally sorry with themselves. Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 1

Linked entry: emn-sárig

óþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
óþ-hilde, adj.
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Content Ánum were óþhylde heó ne biþ she will not be content with one man, Lchdm. iii. 188, 6. Óþhelde (cf. éþhylde, l. 1), 194, 14. v. eáb-, éþ-hylde

wárig

(adj.)
Grammar
wárig, adj.
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Stained with sea-weed, dirty Biþ his ceól cumen and hyre ceorl tó hám, and heó hine in laðaþ, wæsceþ his wárig hrægl, Exon. Th. 339, 24; Gn. Ex. 90

dol-willen

Grammar
dol-willen, Cf. druncen-willen: <b>dol-wíte.</b>
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The Latin on which this part of the riddle (dryhtfolca helm, nales dolwíte) seems based is 'sanis victum et laesis praestabo medelam.'

fit

(n.)

a poem

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Hér mæg findan sé ðe hine lysteð leóðgiddunga hwá þás fitte fégde, Hpt. 33, 71, 2. Add

ge-byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrgen, gebyrgenn, e; f.
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A grave Se wífmon, sé hyre bearn áfédan ne mæg, genime heó sylf hyre ágenes cildes gebyrgenne dǽl, wrý on blace wulle and bebicge tó cépemannum, Lch. iii. 68, 5

gránian

(v.)
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Þonne grániað and wániað þá þe hér blissedon and fægnedon, Wlfst. 245, 2: Angl. viii. 336, 41. Gránode rugiebam, Bl. Gl. Seó grániende gesceaft, Wlfst. 186, 5: 187, 1. Add

tó-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-geagn, prep. adv.

Towardsin the direction of

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Wes heom toȝæn (aȝein, 2nd MS.) þe kaissere, Laym. 9792

Linked entry: geagn

tó-slite

(n.)
Grammar
tó-slite, es; m.

A rentlearlacerationwound made by scratching, cutting, or biting,

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Eác swylce tóslite heó gehǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 122, 3

Linked entry: slite

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Drihten hine sylfne gemedemode ꝥ tó woruldlicum giftum gelaðod cóm, Hml. Th. ii. 54, 8. He sceal foresceáwian þám mǽdene gyfta, reáf and hire mægðhádes wurð.