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úþ-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
úþ-mǽte, adj.

Immensevery great

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Immense, very great Ðǽr hangade úþmǽte leóhtfæt, byrnende dæges and nihtes ofer ðara Drihtnes fóta swaða (cf. Hangaþ ðǽr eác bufan ðǽm lástum geregnod swíþe mycel leóhtfæt ... and bið á dæges and nihtes byrnende, Blickl. Homl. 127, 29) Shrn. 81, 17

wæl-niþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-niþ, es; m.

Deadly hatemortal enmity

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Áwehte ðone wælníð Nabochodonossor, Cd. Th. 218, 28; Dan. 46. Weallaþ wælníðas, Beo. Th. 4136; B. 2065

weax-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
weax-georn, adj.

Eager to grow (?), eating much with the desire of growing (?)

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Swíþe waxgeorn eart ðú (the boy) ðonne ðú ealle þingc etst ðe ðé tóforan gesette synd valde edax es, cum omnia manducas quae tibi apponuntur, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 31

Linked entry: wax-georn

æppel-cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-cyrnel, es; n.

An apple-pip

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Substitute: An apple-pip Æppelcyrnlu mala granata (the glosser seems to have read this as = pips of apples, instead of = apples with pips; cf. the more correct gloss in Hpt. Gl. 496, 60 (v. under æppel )), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 43

gyte-sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
gyte-sǽl, es; m.

Joy at the pouring out of wine

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[Cf. Ðá wæs on sálum sinces brytta, Beo. Th. 1218; B. 607 and 2345; B. 1171.]

Linked entry: sǽl

hand-hæbbende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
hand-hæbbende, part.

Having [stolen property] in one's hand

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Having [stolen property] in one's hand [cf under hand the phrase æt hæbbendre handa] Sit handhabenda, sit non handhabenda whether the thief be taken with the stolen property upon him or not, L. Eth. iii. 6; Th. i. 218, 32

wíg-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-smiþ, es;

A war-smithwar-makerwarriora man

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Engle and Seaxe, wlance wígsmiðas, Wealas ofercóman, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 21: Exon. Th. 314, 14; Mód. 14. Ic wígsmiðum sægde, ðæt Sarra mín sweostor wǽre, Cd. Th. 163, 24; Gen. 2703

slím

(n.)
Grammar
slím, es; m. (?) n. (?)

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cf. Ps. 68, 3: I am festened in slime depenesse) grundes infixus sum in limo profundi Ps. Spl. 68, 2

spear-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
spear-hafoc, es; m.

A sparrow-hawknisusnisus

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cf. French émerillon a merlin ), 63, 25

Linked entry: spær-habuc

hleahtor-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor-smiþ, es; m.

One who causes laughter, mirth, joy

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One who causes laughter, mirth, joy Wóp wæs wíde worulddreáma lyt wǽron hleahtorsmiþum handa belocne widespread was the wailing and little of this world's joys, the hands of those who wrought laughter were closed, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 10; Exod. 43

tó-sceótan

(v.)
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Ungesǽlge men deáþ ǽr willaþ foran tó sciótan = tóforan sceótan anticipate, rush in front of; cf. ða ungesǽligan menn forsceótaþ deáþ foran, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 3; Met. 27, 19, is rather to be taken under sceótan. The passage is:

bádian

(v.)
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cf. iii gemót on geáre búton hé hit gebicge oþþe gebidde,433, 33) he should come to the meeting or a fine might be exacted of him Cht. Th. 432, 32. Add

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. georne, Sceolan wé geornlíce biddan, Bl. H. 19, 15: Ll. Lbmn. 415, 28: Cri. 262. Ic wille geornlíce tó Gode cleopian, Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 27. Geornlíce lǽran, Ll. Th. i. 314, 4. Loth hig laðode geornlíce compulit illos, Gen. 19, 3.

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Hí drugon heora sylfra écne unrǽd, Cd. Th. 116, 16; Gen. 1937

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,
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Th. 482, 21; Rä. 67, 5: Cd. Th. 100, 1; Gen. 1657. Wangas, eorðe ælgréno, Met. 20, 77 : Exon. Th. 51, 5 ; Cri. 811: 451, 32; Dóm. 112. Him wíc curon, ðǽr him wlitebeorhte wongas geþúhton, Cd. Th. 108, 11; Gen. 1804: Beo. Th. 4915; B. 2462.

Linked entries: ge-wenge wencge wenge

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Seó steápe burh on Sennar stód, Cd. Th. 102, 15; Gen. 1700. Fýr steápes and geápes swógende forswealh eall fire everything lofty and spacious devoured roaring, Cd. Th. 154, 16; Gen. 2556. On ðisum steápum munte, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 9.

áre

(n.)
Grammar
áre, an; f.

Honourhonestyfavourbenefitpitymercyhonorhonestasgratiabeneficiummisericordia

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Mid áran with honours, Cd. 155 ; Th. 193, 12 ; Exod. 245. Árna ne gýmden they had no regard of honour, 113; Th. 148, 20; Gen. 2459. Us is ðínra árna þearf to us is need of thy mercies, Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 19; Cri. 255.

Linked entries: árena árna

cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
cyrran, ic cyrre, ðú cyrrest, he cyrreþ, pl.cyrraþ ; p. cyrde, pl.cyrdon ; pp. cyrred .

to turnvertere

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Cyrdon returned, Cd. 195; Th. 243, 8; Dan. 433

Linked entries: cerran cirran

ECG

(n.)
Grammar
ECG, e; f.

EDGE, a sharpness, blade, sword ăcies, acūmen, glādius, ferrum

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Billa ecgum with edges of bills, Cd. 210; Th. 260, 14; Dan. 709

ealdor-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-dóm, ealdur-dóm, aldor-dórn, alder-dóm, es; m. [ealdor an elder, a chief; dóm dominion, power]

Eldership, authority, magistracy, principality auctōrĭtas, magistrātus, princĭpātus, prīmātns, dŭcātus

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Eldership, authority, magistracy, principality; auctōrĭtas, magistrātus, princĭpātus, prīmātns, dŭcātus He his ealdordom synnum aswefede he [Reuben] had destroyed his eldership by sins, Cd. 160 Th. 199, 8; Exod. 335.