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ehta-tyne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ehta-tyne, adj.

Eighteen octō-dĕcim

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Eighteen; octō-dĕcim Wéne gé ðæt ða ehtatyne wǽron scyldige pŭtātis quia illi dĕcent et octo dēbĭtōres fuĕrint? Lk. Bos. 13, 4, 16

norþ-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-rihte, adv.

Due north

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Due north fór hé norþryhte be ðæm lande he sailed due north along the coast, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 9, 12

scildung

(n.)
Grammar
scildung, e; f.
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Shielding, protection: — Ða deófellícan flán wurdon ealle ádwæscte þurh ðæs gewǽpnodan engles scyldunge. Homl. Th. ii. 336, 10. Scilding tutum, Rtl. 100, 3

syl-weg

(n.)
Grammar
syl-weg, es; m.
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On sylweg; andlang weges on ða hǽðihtan leáge, and swá on ðæt fúle slóh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 262, 22

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happenoccurbefallcome to passtake placeaccĭdĕreevĕnīrecontingĕre

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Hit eft gelimpeþ ðæt se líchoma lǽne gedreóseþ it afterwards befalls that the body miserably sinks, Beo. Th. 3511; B. 1753. Gyf hyt gelimpþ ðæt he hyt fint si contĭgĕret ut invĕniat eam, Mt. Bos. 18, 13.

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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Swá geostran-dæg gegán wǽre sicut dies hesterna quæ præteriit, Ps. Th. 89, 4. Hú ðæt geeóde, ðæt . . . how that came to pass, that . . . Exon. 14 a; Th. 28, 7; Cri. 443.

Linked entry: ge-yde

hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt, adj.

Quickactivevigorousstoutboldbrave

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Ðone cræftgestan dǽl and ða hwatestan men ealles ðises middangeardes fortissimas mundi partes, 1, 10; Swt. 48, 6. Of ðǽm hwatestan monnum Germanie from the bravest men of Germany, Swt. 48, 14

ge-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ferian, -fergan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To carryconveybearleadconductferrevehĕredūcĕre

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Se arc wæs geferud ofer ða wæteru arca fĕrēbātur sŭper aquas, Gen. 7, 18

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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Þancfullust hýrsumnysse wæstm gratissimus obedientie fructus, 371, 84. thankful, grateful Ðæt folc wearð swá fægen his cystignessa and swá þancful, ðæt hig worhton him áne anlícnesse of áre, Ap. Th. 10, 10.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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[Ðæt heó þurh ða mugen tó lífes wege becumen .. ðæt ða ðe ðǽr ingáþ mugen ðone leóme geseón, Shrn. 12, 10-13. Ne meahte hé æt his hige findan, Cd. 14; Th. 18, 1; Gen. 266: Beo. Th. 3322; B. 1659. Mehte, 2168; B. 1082.

Linked entry: mæg

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ða wéregan neát, ðe man daga gehwam drífeþ and þirsceþ, ongitaþ hira góddénd the brute animals, which man drives and beats every day, understand their benefactors, Elen, Kmbl. 716; El. 358.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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Hié nabbað ðá gesceádwísnesse ðæt hié cunnen ðæs ðinges tíman áredian, Past. 287, 7. Rihtne weig áredian tó þám écan háme. Shrn. 163, 27.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Ðære sunnan ryne is swíðe rúm, and ðæs mónan ryne is swíðe nearo, Lchdm. iii. 248, 7. Rúme ríce a realm far-reaching, Cd. Th. 254, 13; Dan. 611. Rúmes spatiosae, ampli, Hpt. G1. 434, 45 : 493, 29.

niht-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-eald, adj.

A day old

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A day old Gif hit biþ nihteald þiéfþ if it is a theft a day old, i. e. if a day passes between the commission of the crime and the capture of the thief, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 10

Linked entry: eald

cwylmian

(v.)
Grammar
cwylmian, part.cwylmigende ; p. ode ; pp. od [cwealm pain, torment]

To suffer, suffer torment or pain cruciāri

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Gehwylce mánfulle geféran on ðám écum tintregum cwylmiaþ all wicked associates shall suffer in everlasting torments, i. 526, 27

ge-reónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reónian, p. ode; pp. od

To conspire, ordain, frame, deviseconspirare, concinnare

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Æfter manegum dagum gereónodon ða Iudeiscan hú hí done Godes cempan acwellan sceoldon after many days the Jews conspired how they were to kill that champion of God, Homl. Th. i. 388, 5

Linked entry: reónian

stán-clúd

(n.)
Grammar
stán-clúd, es; m. A rock
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Ðá áhéng se munuc áne lytle bellan on ðam stánclúde, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 5. God him ( the Israelites ) forgeaf wæter of heardum stánclúde, 264, 22: Homl. Skt. i. 6, 279. Stánclúd rupem, Ps. Lamb. 113, 8.

un-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wærlíc, adj.

Unwaryincautiousheedless

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Oft ðæt mægen ðære láre wierð forloren, ðonne mon mid ungedafenlícre and unwærlícre ofersprǽce ða heortan gedweleþ ðara ðe ðǽrtó hlystaþ saepe dictorum virtus perditur, cum apud corda audientium loquacitatis incauta importunitate laevigatur.

ge-stæððignes

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Gehwylc tó ðám Godes weorce efste — þæt þonne sý mid mycelre gestæþðignesse, 47, 14: 67, 15. Mid gestæþignesse and nó mid higeleáste, 68, 2

BRǼÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼÞ, bréþ, es; m.

An odour, a scent, smell goodbad, a savour, BREATHodor, odoramen

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Ongan se cealc mid ungemete stincan, ðá wearþ Iuuinianus mid ðam brǽþe ofsmorod the plaster [lit. chalk] began to smell excessively, and Jovian was smothered with the smell, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 12. Bréþ odor, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Wrt. Voc. 42, 58

Linked entries: ǼÐM bréþ