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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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Th. 875; B. 435. with a conditional force, provided that, if so be that, so (as in Shakspere : So it be new, there's no respect how vile; v. Abbott, Shak. Gram. § 133) Nim, swá hit ðé ne mislícyge, Ap. Th. 20, 12.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

efen-fela

(n.; num.)
Grammar
efen-fela, -feola; indecl.

So many, as many tŏtĭdem, tot

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So many, as many; tŏtĭdem, tot Eardas rúme Meotud arǽrde efen-fela bega þeóda and þeáwa the Creator established spacious lands, as many of both nations and manners, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 17; Gn. Ex. 17.

Linked entries: æfen-fela em-fela

hwem-dragen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwem-dragen, adj.

Sloping

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Sloping, not perpendicular Wæs ðæt ilce hús hwemdragen nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces ðæt ða wagas wǽron rihte ac git swíðor on scræfes onlícnesse ðæt wæs æteówed that same house had sloping walls, not at all after the custom of men's work so

lǽrig

(n.)
Grammar
lǽrig, A word of doubtful meaning occurring only twice
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Either rendering is admissible so far as the sense is concerned

Linked entry: ymb-lǽr(i)gian

be-þridian

(v.)
Grammar
be-þridian, -þrydian; p. ede; pp. ed [þrýdian from þryþ power, force]

To force, overpowercogere, vi superare

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Ðæt hý án cyning swá ýðelíce on his geweald beþrydian sceolde that one king should so easily force them under his power, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 42 : 2, 5; Bos. 47, 11

gefóg-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gefóg-stán, es; m.
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A stone hewn so as to be ready for use in building Wé scylen beón on ðisse ælðeódignesse útane beheáwene mid swingellan, tó ðǽm ðæt wé eft sión geteald and geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean nunc foris per

Linked entry: stán-gefóg

ge-cwémednes

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. ¶ ánum tó gecwemednesse to the delight of a person, so as to please a person :-- Heó plegode him eallum tó gecwémednysse (cf. cum saltasset et placuisset Herodi simulque recumbentibus, Mk. 6, 22), Hml. Th. i. 480, 31.

hind

Grammar
hind, v hynd.
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See, however, Kemble's Saxons in England i. 113, where hind is taken as hynd, and so connected with numeral hand. Substitute:

Linked entry: hind

handlian

(v.)
Grammar
handlian, p. ode; pp. od

To handle, feeltractare

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Hý ða spǽce swá lange handledon they handled the suit so long, Th. Chart. 302, 31. Hálige béc handligan sacros libros manu tractare, L. Ecg. P. iii. 4; Th. ii. 196, 28: 12; Th. ii. 200, 7: Lchdm. iii. 198, 23: 204, 2; 208, 24

ofer-sécan

(v.)

to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard

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Beowulf struck so hard that any sword would be broken, Beo. Th. 3655; B. 2686

beado-wrǽd

(n.)

A war-company

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áwrát betest beadowrǽda swá benne ne burnon ne burston I have written out the best troop for fighting disease, so that wounds may neither burn nor burst, Lch. ii. 350, 29

Linked entry: wrǽd

mysci

(n.)
Grammar
mysci, pl.

Flies

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Flies Sóna cwóman mysci manige venit cynomyia, Ps. Th. 104, 27

in-stæpe

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stæpe, adv.
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Hý farað, and instepe æft cumað, Solil. H. 62, 31. Add

séft-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
séft-lic, adj.
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Easy, luxurious Ungemetlíce ríclic and séftlic lýf, Solil. H. 38, 3

un-áwendendlic

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Drihten, þú þe simle unáwendenlic wunast, Solil. H. 55, 16. Add

Linked entry: á-wendendlic

wel-dónde

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God gehét good edleán ðǽm weldóndum, Solil. H. 10, 19. Add

a-biterian

(v.)
Grammar
a-biterian, -bitrian; p. ode; pp. od

To make sour or bitterexacer-bare

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To make sour or bitter; exacer-bare

a-sprettan

(v.)

to sprout outgerminarepullulare

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to sprout out; germinare, pullulare, Solil. 9

bergel-song

(n.)
Grammar
bergel-song, es; m.

A burial songsepulcralis cantus

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A burial song; sepulcralis cantus, Leo 116

Linked entry: byrgen-song

byrgen-song

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen-song, es; m.
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A burial song; cantus sepulcralis, Leo 116

Linked entry: bergel-song