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þrym-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-fæst, adj.

Gloriousmajesticillustriousmighty

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Se wyrm ( a book-worm ) forswealg þrymfæstne cwide, Exon. Th. 432, 11; Rä. 48, 4. Þegnas þrymfæste ( angels ), Cd. Th. 2, 6; Gen. 15. Þeóda þrymfæste, 114, 22; Gen. 1908: 158, 10; Gen. 2615

ge-blissian

(v.)
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Geblissa þú góda þeówa euge bone serve, Mt. 25, 23. On écum gesetednessum heó geblissige ( gaudeat ), Angl. xiii. 381, 331. ꝥ on n trans. þú þíne fyrde geblissast. Hy. 7, 47. Ealle weorðaþ and féhþ and geblysaþ (cf. blisung. Ps.

ge-lútan

(v.)
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To bend the body Þá lócode hé þǽr geloten and gebíged in þone ofn in clibanum incurvatus aspexit, Gr. D. 251, 26. trans. To bend the head, place on a couch, recline Sunu mannes ne hæfis huér heáfud gehlútes ł gebéges (reclinet), Mt.

ge-strod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strod, For the two separated forms substitute: <b>ge-strod,</b> es; n.
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Ox. 3149 : in both cases Ald. 43, 19 is glossed), Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 67. robbery, rapine Scottas ne sǽtincge ne gestrodu (-o, v.l.) wið Angelðeóde syrwaþ Scotti nil contra gentem Anglorum insidiarum moliuntur aut fraudium, Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 692, ii.

grǽg-hama

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It may be noted that in the passage both birds and armour, two objects of which gellan may be predicated, are mentioned Fugelas singað, gylleð grǽghama, gúðwudu hlynneð, scyld scefte oncwyð

gaderung

Grammar
gaderung, gæderung.

a joining, unionan assemblygatheringgatheringa gathering of words, text

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Add: a joining, union. v. gaderian; Geaðrung copulam (the bond of matrimony), Rtl. 109, 19. an assembly. v. gaderian; II Cwæð hé beforan ealre þáre gaderunge: 'Gé Tharsysce ceastergewaran . . .,' Ap. Th. 26, 2.

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundleto tie roundsurround with a bondto tieattach with a string,to tie a rope,

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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml.

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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Bos. 5, 35. Hí hine dreccaþ they trouble him, Ps. Th. arg. 25: Homl. Th. ii. 540, 34. To hwon dreahtest ðú me for what [why] hast thou tortured me? Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 6 Seel. 17.

EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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Bos. 5, 35

Linked entries: eord eorþ

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in commoncommuniscommunis, generalis, solituscommunis

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Bos. 8, 29. Ne beó ðé nán þing gemǽne ongén ðisne rihtwísan ne quid tibi sit commune adversus hunc justum, 27, 19 : Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 11.

Linked entry: mǽne

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Gebyrede þurh ða heardsǽlþa ðara wrítera ðæt hí for heora slǽwþe forléton un-writen ðara monna þeáwas and hiora dǽda, ðe foremǽroste wǽron, Fox 64, 33. a scribe in the Biblical sense Esdras se wrítere áwrát áne bóc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 37.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

ge-lang

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Is seó bót gelong eal æt þé ánum, Cri. 152.

ge-swincfull

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on forman ylde (cf. hé bið þrowere, 156, 27 : both passages refer to one born on the tenth day of the moon), Lch. iii. 188, 19. Hé bið geswincfull (or under 1. ?)

hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.

Sound, rumour, report, reputation, renown, fame, glory

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Sume hí gebycgaþ weorþlícne hlísan ðisses andweardan lífes mid heora ágnum deáþe forþam hí wénaþ ðæt hí næbben nán oðer fioh ðæs hlísan [hliosan, Bod.] wyrðe bútan hiora ágnum fiore nonnulli venerandum sæculi nomen, gloriosæ pretio mortis, emerunt, Bt

Linked entries: hlígan hligsa hlýsa

springan

(v.)
Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen

To springto leapboundto burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., to fly to grow as a plantto rise as the sunto move as a spring movesto spreadbe diffusedto spring as blood from a woundto spring as waterto burstcrack

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Kmbl. 13, 6. to move as a spring moves Þeáh ðú teó hwelcne boh ofdúne tó ðære eorþan, swá ðú hine álǽtst, swá sprincþ hé up. Bt. 25; Fox 88, 24. to spread, be diffused Ða wíde springaþ crebrescunt, Hpt. Gl. 517, 4.

Linked entry: sprincan

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Bos. 13, 54. Nys nán wítega bútan wurþ-scype, búton on hys earde non est prophēta sine hŏnōre, nĭsi in patria sua, 13, 57. Eard patria, Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 57; Wrt. Voc. 54, 1.

magan

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Hé wæs smeágende hwæt tó bóte mihte æt þǽm fǽrcwealme. Ll.

healf

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

HALF

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Se bát wæs geworht of þriddan healfre hýde the boat was made of two and a half hides, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 9.

stæf

(n.)
Grammar
stæf, es; m.

a staffsticka written charactera letterthe old letters having been carved on stavesa mark in writinga letter as representing a minute detaila collection of written symbolsa letterwriting lettersbook-learningliteraturean element, a rudimentbaculus, virga, regulaa staff, post; a letterlearning

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Wé tódǽlaþ ða bóc tó cwydum, and syððan ða cwydas tó dǽlum, eft ða dǽlas tó stæfgefégum, and syððan ða stæfgefégu tó stafum; ðonne beóþ ða stafas untódǽledlíce; forðan ðe nán stæf ne byþ náht, gif hé gǽþ on twá.

Linked entries: stafa stæf-cræft

ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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Bos. 26, 4: 26, 59: 28, 12. Se gedwola cwæþ gemót ongeán ðone bisceop the heretic proclaimed a council against the bishop, Homl. Th. i. 290, 12. Ðú me oft aweredest wyrigra gemótes protexisti me a conventu malignantium, Ps. Th. 63, 2: Andr.

Linked entry: ge-mét