earfoðe
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þinceð þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs hátes ne þæs cealdes . . ., ne þæs eáðes ne þæs ear*-*foðes, ne þæs leófes ne þæs láðes, þæt hig mihte fram úres Drihtnes lufan ásceáden, Wlfst. 185, 1
hider
to this world ⬩ to this life ⬩ in this world ⬩ to this point ⬩ hither and thither ⬩ to and fro
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Cf. (3 a) Þú gemengest þá heofoncundan hider (cf. on ðisse worulde, Bt. 33, 5; S. 82, 3) wið eorðan, sáula wið líce, Met. 20, 235. marking the end to which an action or an operation of the senses or mind is directed Fóh hider tó mé stretch hither thy
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bróc
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Mid heardum bróce with severe [hard] affliction, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 228, 25. He on ðæm bróce nyle alǽtan ðás eorþlican wilnunga in affliction he will not give up these earthly desires, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50 a, 18, 21, 22: 36, 4; Hat. MS. 47 b, 7.
cwyld
A plague, pestilence, murrain, destruction ⬩ pestis, pestilcntia, clades
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A plague, pestilence, murrain, destruction; pestis, pestilcntia, clades Boreas ealne ðone cwyld m. aflígþ Boreas [the north wind] drives every plague away, Bd. de nat. rerurn; Wrt. popl. science 18, 9; Lchdm. iii. 276, 7.
Linked entries: cwild cwilde flód cwild-tíd cwyl-tíd
lot-wrenc
Deceit ⬩ deception ⬩ cunning ⬩ fraud ⬩ device ⬩ wile ⬩ craft
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Deceit, deception, cunning, fraud, device, wile, craft Lotwrænc deceptio, fraus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 13. Mid hwelcum lotwrence hit deófla dýdon with what deception devils did it, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 18.
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grimme
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</b> of personifications :--- Án wiht ... grimme grymetað ... Módor is ..., 81, 3. of the effect or condition of things Bryne grimme gemencged, Wlfst. 26, 7: 94, 2. Smylte sǽ súðerne wind oft grimme gedréfeð, Met. 5, 8.
ǽr-glæd
Brass-bright ⬩ gleaming with brazen arms ⬩ armis æneis coruscans
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Brass-bright, gleaming with brazen arms; armis æneis coruscans.Cd. 158; Th. 196, 17; Exod. 293
æt-swerian
To forswear ⬩ deny with an oath ⬩ abjurare
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To forswear, deny with an oath; abjurare, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 11, note
be-fæðman
To embrace with the arms ⬩ ulnis amplecti
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To embrace with the arms; ulnis amplecti Befæðman, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 32; Exod. 428
brasian
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I cover with brass; æro, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 39, Bodleian copy, C. D
ge-byrnod
Furnished with a coat of mail ⬩ lōrīcātus
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Furnished with a coat of mail; lōrīcātus Gebyrnod lōrīcātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 12
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ge-fæd
Order ⬩ decorum ⬩ dĕcōrum
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Order, decorum; dĕcōrum Mid gefæde with decorum, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. i. 244, 15
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háten
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heated Mid hátene ísene with heated iron, L. M. 2, 25; Lchdm. ii. 218, 24. [?]
heoru-sweng
A blow with a sword,
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A blow with a sword, Beo. Th. 3184; B. 1539: Andr. Kmbl. 1903; An. 954
ísig
Icy
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Icy, covered with ice Ðǽr stód hringedstefna ísig and útfús, Beo. Th. 65; B. 33
morgen-torht
Bright with the brightness of morning
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Bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun), Andr. Kmbl. 482; An. 241
spild-síþ
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A journey undertaken with the object of causing destruction, Cd. Th. 187, 18 ; Exod. 153
týdred
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Provided with offspring Heora sceáp wǽron swylce tydred oves eorum foetosae, Ps. Th. 143, 17
þeór-wyrm
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A worm in a boil Wiþ þeórwyrme on fét, Lchdm. ii. 12, 2: 118, 25
un-gecoplíc
Unfit ⬩ inconvenient ⬩ troublesome ⬩ importunus
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Unfit, inconvenient, troublesome; importunus Saca mid usgecoplícum quarrels with rude fellows, Lchdm. iii. 200, 18