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wilde-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wilde-deór, es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast Weorpan hí an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, I; Fox 194, 31. Hé wæs mið wildedeórum erat cum bestiis Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 13

Linked entry: deór

liss

(n.)
Grammar
liss, e; f.

Mildnesslenitymercykindnessfavourgracedelightjoy

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Ic ðé biddan wile lífes and lisse I will ask thee for life and favour, Ps. C. 50, 69; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 69. Hé þancode lífes leóhtfruman lisse and ára, Cd. 90; Th. 113,19; Gen. 1889.

Linked entries: lissan líðs

módor

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Nú ne sceolon þá mǽdenu heora móddru forseón of ðám ðe hí cómon, þeáh ðe hí beón on mægðháde lybbende and heora móddru beón wíf, Hml. A. 37, 324: 32, 208.

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Biþ sǽ smilte þonne hý wind ne weceþ, Exon. Th. 336, 27; Gn. Ex. 56. Ne bið ðé rest witod, ac ðec regna scúr weceþ and wreceþ, Cd. Th. 252, 11; Dan. 577. Windas weccaþ woruld mid storme, Exon. Th. 59, 13; Cri. 952.

hǽte

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Cýtan árǽran ꝥ hí wið cyle and wið hǽton hí sylfe geburgon, Hml. S. 23, 419. For þæs sumores hǽtan, Bl. H. 59, 4. Se hara þonne hé on sumura for swíðlicre hǽtan geteórud byþ, Lch. i. 226, 23. <b>III a.

ár-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-fæst, ǽr-fæst; adj. [ár honour, fæst fast]

Honourablehonestuprightvirtuousgoodpiousdutifulgraciouskindmercifulhonestusprobusbonuspiuspropitiusclemensmisericors

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Ongan ðá ródera wealdend árfæst wið Abraham sprecan then began the gracious Ruler of the skies to speak with Abraham, 109 ; Th. 145, 13; Gen. 2405.

Linked entries: ǽr-fæst ár-fest

Francan

(n.)
Grammar
Francan, gen. Francena, Francna; dat. Francum; pl. m: France; gen. Franca; pl. m.

The FranksFranci

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Wið Francena ríce against the kingdom of the Franks, 4, 1; S. 565, 1. Cyrdon hí to Pipne Francna cyninge divertērunt ad Pippinum dūcem Francōrum, 5, 10; S. 624, 2: Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 29: 885; Erl. 82, 34.

from-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
from-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

a from-kinoffspringprogenyposterityprōgĕniesprōlesthe race from which one springsancestryorigingĕnusŏrigo

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a from-kin, offspring, progeny, posterity; prōgĕnies, prōles Gif ðú wille habban holdne freónd ðínum fromcynne if thou wilt have a faithful friend to thine offspring, Cd. 106; Th. 139, 23; Gen. 2314.

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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Ne biþ ná gebeorhlíc, ðam ðe wið God hæfþ forworht hine sylfne, ðæt hé tó hrædlíce intó Godes húse æfter ðam racige, ac stande ðǽr úte, Wulfst. 155, 21

Gewis

(n.)
Grammar
Gewis, Giwis, es; m.

Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic

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Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic Se Cerdic wæs Elesing, Elesa Esling, Esla Gewising, Gewis Wiging Cerdic was the son of Elesa, Elesa the son of Esla, Elsa the son of Gewis, Gewis the son of Wig, Chr. 495; Erl. 2, 5: 597; Erl. 20, 7.

un-geendod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geendod, adj.

endlesswithout endnot coming to an endinfinitevery great in number, extent

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Gif ðú getælest ða hwíle ðisses hwílendlícan wið ðæs ungeendodan lífes hwíla, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 5. Swá écum lífe swá ungeendodon wíte sive vitam aeternam, sive infinitum supplicium, L. Ecg. P. iv. 65; Th. ii. 226, 14.

Linked entry: ge-endian

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.
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Th. 31, 12. to turn round in a ring, wind round Ymbhringde glomeravit (the passage is: In spira morsum glomeravit inertem. Ald. 202), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 15 : 41, 48

Linked entries: hringan hringian

án-rǽdnes

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For heora ánrǽdnisse and heora trýwðe wið God, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1. 2. Hé on gódum gelimpum ne forlǽt his ánrǽdnesse, Wlfst. 51, 23. Ánrǽdnysse statum (cordis), An. Ox. 4468

eaht

(n.)
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wið ǽfre hæfdest quid est filius hominis, quoniam reputas eum?, Ps. Th. 143, 4.

ge-healdsum

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hneáwa and se gítsigenda fægnige ðæs ðætte menn wénen ðæt hé sié gehealdsum on ðǽm ðe hé healdan scyle oððe dǽlan ne cor tenacia occupet, et parcum se videri in dispensationibus exultet Past. 149, 18. exercising restraint, modest, virtuous, sober: — Wíf

ge-ceápian

(v.)
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Þǽr is máðma hord grimme gecea[po]d ( purchased with Beowulf's life ), B. 3012

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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A. 184, 92. of spiritual weapons Gié ðǽm ilca smeawnge iúih giwoepnigað vos eadem cogitatione armamini, Rtl. 21, 38. of animals. of military equipment Cumad mycele deór: hí beóð gewǽpnode on ðá wísan þe man hors gewǽpnað, þonne man tó wíge þencð, Wlfst

hínþ

Grammar
hínþ, hínþu, hínþo.

miserypovertyhurtinjurydestruction

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Ic heóld nú nigon geár wið ealle hýnða þínes fæder gestreón, Hml. S. 9, 42

Linked entry: hýnþ

sculan

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D. 46, 27. (13) :-- Hé cwaeð ꝥ sum wer wǽre þe e add: Sóna swá þára Læcedemonia ládteów wiste ꝥ hé wið þá twégen heras sceolde, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 15. Hé nyste hwǽr hé út sceolde, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 20.

wagian

(v.)
Grammar
wagian, p.ode

To move (intrans.).to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwardsto shake, totter

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Wið tóþa sáre and gyf hý wagegen ( wagigan, wagion, v. ll.).Lchdm. i. 126, 15. [Ðe se is eure wagiende, O. E. Homl. ii. 175, 19. Deor gunnen waȝeȝen (pleoye, 2nd MS.), Laym. 26941

Linked entry: wagung