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ag

(n.)
Grammar
ag, es; n ?

Wickednessnequitia

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Wickedness; nequitia þohton and sprǽcon ag cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam. Ps. Spl. T. 72, 8

Linked entries: ac ag-lác ag-nys

cyne-gewǽdu

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gewǽdu, pl. n. [gewǽde a garment, robe]

Royal robesregiæ vestes

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Royal robes; regiæ vestes He onféng cynegewǽdum he took the royal robes, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 19

feá

(n.)
Grammar
feá, an; m.

Joy gaudium

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Joy; gaudium Him he gehét écne feán he promised him everlasting joy, Bd. 1, 25; Whelc. 76, 1

(v.)
Grammar
fó, 1st sing. pres. indic. of fón.

I take

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I take; Ne ne fó he he may not take, L. Ælf. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2;

fýr-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-leóht, es; n.

A fire-lightigneum lūmen

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A fire-light; igneum lūmen He fýrleóht geseah he saw a fire-light, Beo. Th. 3037; B. 1516

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweotulian, <b>; IV.</b>
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God bæd ꝥ him geswutelode be ðæs sceoccan gylpe, Hml. S. 6, 322

clypping

(n.)
Grammar
clypping, e; f.
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Embracing, embrace gefeóll on þæs ceorles clyppinge ( þone ceorl beclypte, v. l. ), Gr. D. 47, 1

scógan

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Sceógian calcient se, Angl. xiii. 399, 456. Gán tó sceógienne eant ad calciandum, 413, 682. Add

scrift-scír

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Bútan hæbbe þæs biscopes gewitnesse þe on his scriftscíre sý, Ll. Th. i. 212, 22. Add

weorold-wísdóm

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Þá befæste his sunu tó láre tó woruldwísdóme ꝥ úðwita wurde, Hml. S. 35, 9. Add

trág

(n.)
Grammar
trág, e; trágu; indecl.; f.

Illaffliction

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Ill, affliction wénde him tráge hnágre he expected humiliating affliction for himself, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668

a-hefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefan, p. -hefde; pp. -hefed

To heave uplift upraiselevareelevareextender

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He ahefde upp his hand extendit manum, Ex. 17. He ahefde up he lifted up, 14, 27

ferele

(n.)
Grammar
ferele, an; f.

A rod

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A rod Þá beran slóh mid þǽre telgan (færelan, v. l. ferula) þe wunode ꝥ bær him on handa . . . Þá réþan deór . . . ondrédon þǽre ferelan (ferulae) slegas, Gr. D. 229, 21, 25

þurh-seón

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þurhseah swá þone preóst for ðon gesealdne deófle, gif gedyrstlǽhte ꝥ underféngce ðone hálgan sácerdhád perspexit hunc clericum idcirco diabolo traditum, ne ad sacrum ordinem auderet accedere, Gr. D. 136, 6. Add

rýmett

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Add fór þæt gewícode betwuh þǽm twám hergum þǽr þǽr niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne, Chr. 894; P. 84, 24. sylla rýmet tó sittenne det ei locum sedendi, R. Ben. I. 106, 9.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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þæs deóran hám wilniað bi gewyrhtum ( as it deserves ), Gú. 41. Gief hwá búton ge-wrihtum (without just cause) hit ábrecan wille, C.

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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heóld his ǽhta him tó weán, Blickl. Homl. 53, 9. Biþ on écne weán bedrifen, 95, 5.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Him is neód ðæt his ágene wódnesse tócnáwe it is necessary for him to discern his own madness. Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29. Cunne gé tócnáwan heofones híw faciem coeli dijudicare nostis, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 3.

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, biþ mansleges scyldig, and ðonne self swelte, L.

Linked entry: slege

níd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wyrhta, an; m.

One who acts from necessityan involuntary agent

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One who acts from necessity, an involuntary agent Se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe misdéþ, se biþ ðý beteran dómes symle wyrðe, ðe nýdwyrhta wæs ðæs ðe worhte, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 23-25.

Linked entry: níd-dǽda