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líste

(n.)
Grammar
líste, an; f.

A listhemborderselvage

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A list, hem, border, selvage Líste lembus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 1: 50, 68. Lístan lembum, 112, 54. Lístum, lembus, 50, 69

be-ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-ufan, adv. [be, ufan]

Abovesupra

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Above; supra Swá we hér be-ufan cwǽdon as we here have said above, L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, 4

word-beótung

(n.)
Grammar
word-beótung, e; f.

Promisinga promise

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Promising, a promise Ðec biddan hét se ðisne beam ágróf, ðæt ðú gemunde on gewitlocan wordbeótunga, Exon. Th. 473, 14; Bo. 14

Linked entry: beótung

fágetung

(n.)
Grammar
fágetung, fáget[t]ung, e; f.
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Hér is þǽre lyfte fágetung ðurh mislice stormas, Hml. Th. ii. 538, 33. Substitute:

flít

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Ðá friðgeorne, ðá ðe heá búta éghuoelcum flíta behaldan paciflci, Mt. L. 5, 9. Fram flítom a contentionibus, Kent. Gl. 728. Add

ge-deorfsum

Grammar
ge-deorfsum, grievous.
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Ðis wæs swíðe gedyrfsum geár hér on lande þurh wæstma forwordenessa and þurh þá mænigfealde gyld, Chr. 1105; P. 240, 4. Add

ráh-deór

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Add: Þá beóð langswýrede ðe lybbað be gærse, swá swá olfend and assa, hors and hrýðeru, heádeór and ráhdeór, Hex. 16, 3

twégen

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Add Þǽt sió hel sié swylc(e) twá deóp, Verc. Först. 109, 5

inc

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'Úre hláford hét eów ( John and Paul ) gebiddan tó þyssere anlícnysse, oðde ic inc bégen ofsleá.' Þá cwǽdon þá hálgan: 'Ne cunne wé ...' hét þá twǽgen gebróðra beheáfdian. Hml. S. 7, 411-418

hryre

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Hié náþer næfdon siþþan ne heora namon ne heora anweald.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Heó ða fǽnde wræc, ðe ðú Grendel cwealdest, 2671; B. 1333. Wrecaþ ealdne níð, Exon. Th. 280, 3; Jul. 623. Swerie ðæt wítnunge ne wrece, L. Eth. vii. 17 ; Th. i. 332, 22. Ða dǽde wrece swíðe deópe se ðe cyning sý on þeóde, L. E.

fæstrǽdnes

constancyunchangeableness

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Ðonne mon ðá fæstrǽdnesse his módes innan forlíst qui statum mentis perdidit, 359, 6: Bt. 5, 3; F. 10, 34: 5, 1; F. 8, 30. constancy, unchangeableness Þá woruldsǽlþa on heora wandlunga gecýþdon heora fæstrǽdnesse servarit in ipsa sui mutabilitate constantiam

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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He gegaderode ðone fultum ðe he ðá mihte he gathered what forces he then could, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 1: 2, 5; Bos. 46, 27. He mid his fultume næs he was not with his army, 2, 5; Bos. 48, 15, 22: 3, 7; Bos. 59, 18

Linked entry: fultom

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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healdeþ ða deádan líchoman ungemolsnode he keeps the dead bodies undecayed, Shrn. 82, 21

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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fleáh ðá biernendan (birnendan, 35) ceastre, Past. 397, 33. to suffer heat, of fire (Dives) wæs eall biernende, Past. 309, 10. of inflammation His (Herod) líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 86, 4.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

ge-anbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbyrdan, ge-onbyrdan; p. de; pp. ed

To strive againstresistrepugnāreresistĕre

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To strive against, resist; repugnāre, resistĕre Gif he gewyrce ðæt man hine afylle þurh ðæt ðe be ongeán riht geanbyrde if he act so that he be killed because he strove against right, L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 13

Linked entries: an-byrdnys ge-onbyrdan

scirung

(n.)
Grammar
scirung, e; f.
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Separation, dismission, rejection Gif swá biþ ðæt ne sý wyrðe ðære scyrunge (scirunge, MS. T. : ðæt wurðe ne beó, ðæt beó ðanon áscyred, Wells Frag. ) si non fuerit talis qui mereatur proici, R. Ben. 109, 21

ofer-winnan

(v.)

to overcome, conquer, vanquish, subdueexpugnare, superare, devincere

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ðus cwæð ðæt ða lotwrenceas oferwunne, Past. 30, 2; Swt. 205, 17. Gif ðú wille ǽnige buruh oferwinnan expugnare Deut. 20, 10: Jos. 10, 4. Ðæt hí mihton heora fýnd oferwinnan, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 28.

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Heora hláford gewrecan to avenge their lord, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 30. bebeád ðone hláford lufian swá hine selfne he commanded to love the lord as himself, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 13.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

scipe

(n.)
Grammar
scipe, es; m.
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Ne mihte ic of þan kinge habben scipinge; ich spende mine ahte þa wile þa heo ilaste, Laym. 13656.] state, condition, dignity, office Hæbbe ic mínes cynescipes gerihta swá mín fæder hæfde, and míne þegnas hæbben heora scipe (cf. se déma ðe óðrum wóh