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gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-manthe oceanhŏmo jăcŭlo armātusoceănusa seamăre

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Be norþan ðæm beorgum, andlang ðæs gársecges, óþ ðone norþ-eást ende ðyses middangeardes, ðǽr Bore seó eá scýt út on ðone gársecg to the north of the mountains, along the ocean to the north-east end of this mid-earth, there the river Bore shoots out into

Linked entry: secg

hergian

(v.)
Grammar
hergian, p. ode; pp. od

To harrypillageplunderravagewastedevastatemake an incursion or a raidmake war

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Sǽdon ðæt hí woldan him sylfe niman and hergian ðǽr hí hit findan mihton protestantur se cuncta insulæ loca vastaturos, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 38. Hí sceoldan ealle ætgædere faran and hergian they should go all together and harry.

scræf

(n.)
Grammar
scræf, screaf, scref, es; n.
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Ðǽr ( hell ) biþ fýr and wyrm, open éce scræf, Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Cirice on scræfes onlícnesse, Blickl. Homl. 197, 18. Hé férde tó ðam munte and on ánum scræfe ( in spelunca ) wunode, Gen. 19, 30: 23, 11.

scip-here

(n.)
Grammar
scip-here, es; m.
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Ðý ilcan geáre gegadrode micel sciphere on Ald-Seaxum, and ðǽr wearð micel gefeoht, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 6. Gif ǽnig sciphere on Engla lande hergie, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 15.

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Ðǽr se hálga stenc wunaþ geond wynlond there a holy fragrance rests over the pleasant land, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 10; Ph. 82. Geond sídne grund over the wide abyss, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 35; Gen. 134.

sin-gal

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-gal, adj.
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Ðǽr ( in hell ) is á singal sorh, Wulfst. 26, 8. referring to things of time, continual, constant, without intermission Swá singal gebiórscipe quasi juge convivium, Kent. Gl. 521. Hine gedreht singal slǽpleást. Homl. Th. i. 86, 16.

Linked entry: -gal

á-fédan

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H. 7. 31. to bring up, nurture Þám gelícost þe sum cyning háte sum wíf dón on carcern, and heó cenne cniht, and sé sý ðǽr áféded oð hé sý twéntigwintre, Wlfst. 3, l. On mínre scóle áféd and gelǽred ( nutritus ), Bt. 3, I; F. 4, 19.

be-lífan

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Hig ealle in on þá burh fóron þæt ðǽr nánþyng þæs folces wyðútan belyfen næs, St. And. 34, 14. to be left, not to be taken away, to survive Hyt tófléwð swá ðæt þǽr nán­wiht belífeð búton þá bán, Lch. i. 242, 27.

geó

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Ðǽr ðá cnihtas iú ǽr eardodon, Hml. Th. i. 62, 25: 318, 14: Bt. 16, 1; F. 48, 35. Wé iú hæfdon ǽrror wlite, Sat. 151.

grund

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Gl. 262. the solid base or foundation on which a structure is raised Ðý mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý mon áer geháwige ðæt se grund fæsð sié, ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge, Past. 308, 3.

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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Ðǽr biþ engla dreám there [in heaven] is joy of angels, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 2 2; Cri. 1676: Elen. Kmbl. 2461; El. 1232: Apstls. Kmbl. 96; Ap. 48.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Hé wilnode singallíce hine geðiédan (-ðídan, v. l.) tó ðǽre lufan his Scippendes amori conditoris sedulo inhaerere desiderans, Past. 49, 16.

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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Ic [Ælfríc Abbod] geset hæbbe feówertig lárspella, and sumne eácan ðǽrto I [Abbot Ælfric] have composed forty sermons, and some addition thereto, Ǽlfc. T. 27, 18.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Voc. ii. 115, 25. marking contrast, on the other hand God sette beforan eów líf and gód, and ðǽr ongén deáþ and yfel, Deut. 30, 15. marking repetition, again Drihten cwæþ: Dó ðíne hand on dínne bósum . . .

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

cyme

(n.)
Grammar
cyme, cime,es; m. [cuman to come]

A coming, an approach, advent adventus

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Morgensteorra bodaþ ðære sunnan cyme the morning star announces the sun's approach, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 4.

Linked entry: cime

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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On ðære ylcan tíde eadem hora; Wick. in the same hour, Lk. Skt. 24, 33. Hí smeágaþ unriht and on ðam ilcan forweorþaþ scrutati sunt iniquitatem; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio, Ps. Th. 63, 5.

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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Ðæs mǽran wítegan deáþ ðære lyðran hoppestran [the daughter of Herodias] tó méde forgeaf, Homl. Th. i. 484, 3. Lyðerne earhscype base cowardice, Wulfst. 53, 12. Þurh lyðre yahþe, 166, 26. Ða seofon hlyðran ear septem spicæ tenues, Gen. 41, 27.

med-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
med-micel, adj.

not greatmoderatesmallnot greattriflingvenialnot importantnot greatlowlymeanpoor

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On ðone medmycclan innoþ ðære á clǽnan fǽmnan into the lowly womb of the ever clean virgin, 5, 18, 33: 23, 23. Æt ánum of ðissum medmǽstan unum de pusillis istis, L. Ecg. P. Add. 23; Th. ii. 236, 10

seófian

(v.)
Grammar
seófian, séfian, sýfian ; p. ode.
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Ðá ongunnon ða híwan seófian be ðære untrumnysse cum familiares de infirmitate quererentur , Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 6. Ne sceal hé sýfian (seófian, MS. T.) ne mǽnan ymb woruldspéda ne causetur de minore substantia , R. Ben. 14, 13.

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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Ðære stræcan asperrima, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 24. Wé scoldon mid strecum móde stíðlícor libban and winnan wið leahtras, L. Ælfc. P. 12 ; Th. ii. 368, 18. Réðe and stræce for ryhtwísnesse justitiae severitate districti, Past. 5, 1 ; Swt. 41, 19.

Linked entry: strec