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sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Hé wælfǽhþa dǽl sæcca gesette he composed many a deadly feud and quarrel, Beo. Th. 4062; B. 2029

Linked entry: sæccan

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc; adj.

strange ⬩ extraordinary ⬩ wonderful ⬩ having unusual good qualities ⬩ excellent ⬩ admirable

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Glóf síd and syllíc searobendum fæst, Beo. Th. 4178; B. 2086. Ic seah sellíc þing singan, Exon. Th. 413, 9; Rä. 32, 3. Ða réðan león and ða sellícan (syl-) pardes and ða egeslícan beran, Hexam. 9; Norm. 14, 33. Sellíce sǽdracan, Beo.

wlacu

(adj.)
Grammar
wlacu, and wlæc; adj.

Lukewarm ⬩ tepid

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Wlece hyt, ðæt hyt wlæc beó, and habbe on hys múþe swá wlac, iii. 106, 2-4. Gif sió wamb biþ windes full, cymð ðæt of wlacre wǽtan; sió cealde wǽte wyrcþ sár an, ii. 224, 23.

hider-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
hider-weard, adj.

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. : —

mere-grota

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grota, an; m.

A pearl

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On ðám beóþ oft gemétte ða betstan meregrotan quibus inclusam sæpe margaritam optimam inveniunt, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 18

ge-dreccednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreccednys, se; f.

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

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, <b>. II.</b>
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Hí begunnon tó áxienne hwæt se man wǽre þe hí swá wælhreówlíce beóton ... Hí urnon wépende ꝥ hí þone hálgan wer swá huxlíce tawoden, Hml. S. 31, 997. Add

wæterælf-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
wæterælf-ádl, e; f.

Some form of illness

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Some form of illness Gif mon biþ on wæterælfádle, ðonne beóþ him ða handnæglas wonne and ða eágan teárige, and wile lócian niþer, Lchdm. ii. 350, 21 : 304, 8

flítere

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On helle beóþ þeófas and flýteras and gítseras, Bl. H. 61, 21. Flítera scismaticorum, An. Ox. 2895. Substitute for the passages

breodwian

(v.)
Grammar
breodwian, ic breodwige, ðú breodwast, he breodwaþ, pl. breodwiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To prostrate ⬩ prosternere?

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Beóþ ða gebolgne, ða ðec breodwiaþ, tredaþ ðec and tergaþ they are enraged, they will prostrate thee, will tread and tear thee, Exon. 36 b; Gú. 258

á-heardian

(v.)
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Ðá ðe beóð áheardode on un*-*ryhtwísnesse, 263, 4. Eówre heortan áheardode siondon, H. R. 7, 19. to become inured Áheardode hæerescit (lautomiae liminibus) , An.

Linked entry: heardian

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Ath. v. 11; Th. i. 240, 21. correction, discipline, reproof Gif hé ðám réceleásum stýrþ, ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 12.

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Cf. nuptiae.] entrance into wedlock, ihe ceremony or procedure by which two persons are made man and wife, nuptials Drihten wolde geswutelian þæt ðá giftu beóð herigendlice ðe for bearnteáme beóð gefremode swíðor þonne for gálnysse. Hml.

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presume ⬩ audēre

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Gif ðú Grendles dearst neán bídan if thou darest abide near Grendel, Beo. Th. 1059; B. 527: Andr. Kmbl. 2700; An. 1352. Gif he gesécean dear if he dares to seek, Beo. Th. 1373; B. 684.

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Still ⬩ yet

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Nǽfre git never yet, Beo. Th. 1171; B. 583. Swýðor gyt yet more, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 11; Jud. 182

Linked entries: geot þá giet

ge-macian

(v.)
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Gé ne sceolon beón rance mid hringgum' geglengede, ne eówer reáf ne beó tó ranclíce gemacod, ne eft tó wáclíce, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 6. to produce by action, bring about a condition of things, make peace, &amp; c.

wéste

(adj.)
Grammar
wéste, adj.
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Hé gesyhð wínsele wéstne, Beo. Th. 4903; B. 2456. On wéste wíc, Cd. Th. 128, 25; Gen. 2132.

rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy ⬩ rough, untrimmed, uncultivated ⬩ rough, knotty ⬩ rough, undressed

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On rúwan beorg; of rúwan beorge, 277, 18. On ða rúgan þyrnan; of ðære þyrnan, iii. 419, 12. Ðá férdon begen þurh ða rúgan fennas, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 25. rough, knotty Rúches nodosi, Hpt.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

DRAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRAGAN, ic drage, ðú drægest, drægst, dræhst, he drægeþ, drægþ, dræhþ, pl. dragaþ; p. dróg, dróh, pl.drógon ; pp. dragen.

DRAG, draw ⬩ trahĕre ⬩ To draw oneself, to draw, go ⬩ se conferre, ire

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To DRAG, draw; trahĕre Eall ðæt ða beón dragen toward ða dráne dragaþ fraward all that the bees draw towards them the drones draw from them, Chr. 1127; Th. 378, 24, 25. Simon Petrus dróg ðæt nett on eorþe Simon Petrus traxit rete in terram, Jn.

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrīre ⬩ tăcēre ⬩ retĭcēre

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We woldon iówra Rómána bismora beón forsúgiende we would pass in silence over the shames of you Romans, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 23. Gif hí unriht spræcaþ, oððe riht forsúwiaþ if they speak the wrong, or keep silent the right, Job Thw. 166, 14: Homl.