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scead

(n.)
Grammar
scead, scæd, scad, sced, es; n.

Shade

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Sceadu beóþ bidyrned, ðǽr se leóhta beám leódum byrhteþ, 67, 16; Cri. 1089. Sceadu sweðerodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1672; An. 838. Sceado (sceaðo, MS.), Cd. Th. 184, 27; Exod. 113. Scadu, Exon. Th. 179, 16; Gú. 1262.

cúþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
cúþ, comp.ra; sup. ost, est ; adj. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan] .

known, clear, plain, evident, manifest notus, cognĭtus, manifestus known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebratednotus, certus, præstans, egregius familiar, intimate, related, friendlynotus, familiāris, amīcus, benevŏlus

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Cúþ is, ðæt it is manifest, that, Cd. 198; Th. 246, 20; Dan. 482. Cúþ standeþ, ðæt he gescylded wæs quem essu servatum constat, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 27: 1, 27; S. 492, 38.

mǽg-burh

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-burh, gen. -barge; f.

Kindredfamilyrelativestribe

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Iécte mǽgburg síne, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 27; Gen. 1123. Mǽgburh, 52; Th. 65, 14; Gen. 1066. Cúðe ǽghwilc mǽgburga riht each one knew the rights of the tribes, 161; Th. 200, 5; Exod. 352.

gnornan

(v.)
Grammar
gnornan, gnornian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To grievemournbe sadbewaillamentmœrere

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Ðæt wíf gnornode the woman mourned, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 4; Gen. 770: Beo. Th. 2239; B. 1117: Elen. Kmbl. 2518; El. 1260. Swá gnornedon godes andsacan thus lamented God's adversaries, Cd. 219; Th. 282, 1; Sat. 280: Exon. 38 b; Th. 128, 7; Gú. 400.

scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Th. 70, 33; Cri. 1148. Ic ðé swá sciénne gesceapen hæfde, 85, 6; Cri. 1387. Hé forlǽrde idese sciéne, Cd. Th. 43, 34; Gen. 700. Hé geseah Euan stondan sceóne gesceapene, 35, 3 ; Gen. 549. Tó sceáwianne ðone scýnan wlite, Exon. Th. 57, 8; Cri. 915.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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Feówer folccyningas, leóde rǽswan, Cd. 95; Th. 125, 6; Gen. 2075. Ða fǽhþe eówer leóde the hostility of your people, Beo. Th. 1197; B. 596. Tó fela Deniga leóde, 1396; B. 696: 1202; B. 599.

stillness

(n.)
Grammar
stillness, e ; f.
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Hé mid stilnesse ( cum silentio ) his líf geendode, Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 599, 7. absence of disturbance or molestation, tranquillity, peace, security Stil*-*nys securitas, requies ł quietudo, Hpt. Gl. 451, 43.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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portione, 134, 31-34), Cod.

rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide,liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degreeplainly, clearlywithout contraction, in full

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Th. 4, 30; Cri. 60. Heó wíde hire willan sóhte and rúme fleáh, Cd. Th. 87, 29; Gen. 1456 : 86,10 ; Gen. 1428. Gehýran mæg ic rúme and swá wíde geseón, 42, 14; Gen. 673 : 132, 9; Gen. 2190.

Linked entry: rúm-heort

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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Ic hit witodlíce mid gestreóne onfénge cum ūsūtris ŭtĭque exegissem illam, Lk. Bos. 19, 23. Fram gestreóne a nĕgōtio, Ps. Spl. 90, 6.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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Him wæs ful boren to him the cup was borne Beo. Th. 2388; B. 1192 : Cd. 6; Th. 8, 7; Gen. 120. Deóflum onsægdnesse bær dæmonibus hostias offerebat Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 13. Byreþ blódig wæl will bear off my bloody corpse, Beo. Th. 900; B. 448.

FREMEDE

(adj.)
Grammar
FREMEDE, fremde, fremþe, fræmde; adj.

Strangeforeignestranged fromdevoid ofaliēnusperegrīnusaliēnātusaversusremōtusexpers

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Ðonne beó we fremde fram eallum ðám gódum then should we be cut off from all those good things, St. And. 8, 10. Feorcund mon oððe fremde a far-coming or a strange man, L. In. 20; Th. i. 114, 15: L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 21: L. C.

EARM

(adj.)
Grammar
EARM, ærm, arm; comp. earmra; sup. earmost; adj.

poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretchedpauper, mĭser the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision paupĕres

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poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretched;pauper, mĭser Ðá com án earm wuduwe cum vēnisset vĭdua una pauper, Mk. Bos. 12, 42, 43: Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 16.

un-geþwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽre, adj.

not in harmonyat variancediscordantnot in agreementgiven to discordquarrelsomedisagreeabletroublesomevexatious

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Th. 15, 2. given to discord, quarrelsome Ðætte on óðre wísan sint tó manianne ða geðwǽran (cf. ða gesibsuman, 6) on óðre ða ungeðwǽran (cf. ða ungesibsuman, 6) quomodo admonendi sunt discordes et pacati, Past. 46; Swt. 344, 5. disagreeable, troublesome

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoopcrya cry of griefwailinglamentationweeping

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a whoop, cry. Similar entries v. here-wóp. mostly a cry of grief, wailing, lamentation, weeping Hlúde swégde ðæra muneca wóp on Marlines deáðe, Homl. Th. ii. 518, 16. Wóp (fletus) and tóþa gristbítung, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 12 : 13, 42. Wóm and wóp, Cd.

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movementa wavewaterthe wavesea

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Sum fealone wǽg stefnan steóreþ, streámráde con, Exon. Th. 296, 19; Crä. 53. On sealtne wǽg, 361, 30; Wal. 27: Cd. Th. 236, 19; Dan. 323. Gewát se fugel earce sécan ofer wonne wǽg, 88, 8; Gen. 1462. Windas weóxon, wǽgas grundon, Andr.

torr

(n.)
Grammar
torr, es; m.

turrisa towera projecting rocka tor

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Similar entries Cf. túr. from Celtic, a projecting rock, a tor Torr scopulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 20.

Linked entries: túr tor

basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, g. m. n. -wes; f. -re: pl. nom. m. f. n. -we: def. m. se baswa; adj.

Purplecrimsonpurpureusphœ́niceus,coccineus

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Baswe bócstafas crimson characters, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 10; Dan. 724. Basu hǽwen of purple colour or hue, of scarlet or crimson colour, Cot. 117

Linked entries: baso basuian beosu

cyne-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-bearn, es; n.

A kingly child, royal offspring regius puer, regia proles

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Fox 316; Men. 159: Cd. 82; Th. 102, 23; Gen. 1704

DREÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DREÓR, es; m.

Blood cruor

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Blood; cruor Ic his blód ageát, dreór on eorþan I shed his blood, his gore on earth, Cd. 49; Th. 63, 12; Gen. 1031. Dreóre fáhne stained with gore, Beo. Th. 898; B. 447. Dreóre druncne drunk with blood, Andr. Kmbl. 2005; An. 1005