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efne

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Hié bǽdon þæt hé hié ymb þæt ríce gesémde, and on þǽre gewitnesse wǽre þæt hit emne gedǽled wǽre, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 18. equally. v. efen, Emne unwemme, Ll.

sweord-hwíta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-hwíta, an; m.
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-Gif sweordhwíta óðres mannes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó (cf. Si quelibet arma politori vel emundatori commissa sunt, L. H. I. 87, 3; Th. i. 593, 15), L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes, Chart. Th. 561, 22

Linked entry: hwíta

ge-bilegan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-bilgan;</b> p. de To anger, offend Swá swá heó gebylged wǽre heó cwæð quasi indignata subjunxit, Bd. 4, 9; S. 398, 1. Mid hwylcum sáre gegremed and ábolgen (gebylged, v. l. ), Gr. D. 207, 25.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Ðǽr tó láfe ðá get wæs . . ., 973; P. 119, n. 6. His módor þá gyt gegán wolde sorhfulne síð, B. 1276. Þá gyt (get, L.) þá hé wæs feorr his fæder cum adhuc longe esset, Lk. 15, 20.

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1. Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem noctes transierunt, Deut. 9, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 293; An. 147: Elen. Kmbl. 2452; El. 1227.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

ceác

(n.)
Grammar
ceác, es; m. A pitcher, jug, basin, laver; urceus, caucus = καῦκος , luter = λουτήρ
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Se ceác wæs swá micel ðæt he oferhelede ða oxan ealle, búton ða heáfudu totodon út a brazen laver stood before the temple, upon twelve brazen oxen. . .

Linked entries: céc ceác ful

CLÚSTOR

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚSTOR, clúster, clauster; clústres; clústor, clustro; n.
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Wæs mid clústre carcernes duru behliden the door of the prison was shut with a lock, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 23; Jul. 236. Ða locu feólion [feollan MS.], cluster of ðám ceastrum the locks fell, the barriers from that city, 120 a; Th. 461, 23; Hö. 40.

Linked entry: clauster

folgaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgaþ, es; m.

a trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followercŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕrium

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a train, retinue; id quod sĕquĭtur, cŏmĭtātus Him wæs láþ to amyrrene his ágenne folgaþ he was loath to injure his own retinue, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 12. service of a follower; cŏmĭtis servĭtus, ministĕrium Hwæt is betere ðonne ðæs cyninges folgaþ what

for-déman

(v.)
Grammar
for-déman, to for-démanne; p. de: pp. ed

To condemndamndijudĭcāredamnārecondemnāre

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Ðá geseah Iudas ðe hyne belǽwde, ðæt he fordémed wæs, ðá ongan he hreówsian tunc vĭdens Iudas, qui eum tradĭdit, quod damnātus esset, pænĭtentia ductus, Mt. Bos. 27, 3.

Linked entry: for-déming

FYRST

(n.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fierst, es; m.

A space of timetimerespitetrucespătium tempŏristempus constĭtūtumintercăpēdo

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Ne wæs se fyrst micel the respite was not great, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 32; Gú. 297. Æfter miclum fyrste post multum tempŏris, Mt. Bos. 25, 19: 26, 73: Ex. 17, 4: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 32: 20, 19.

Linked entries: fierst first

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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Stígand ðe wæs ðæs cinges rǽdgifa and his handprést, Chr. 1051; Th. i. 317, col. 2. Rǽdgifan consulem, Germ. 397, 560. Ðis sindon ða gerǽdnessa ðe Engla rǽdgifan gecuran and gecwǽdan, L. Eth. vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 3.

gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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Ecgferþ wæs to gísle geseald Ecgfrid obses tenebatur, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 26. Ðú eádige Maria God ðé hafaþ to gísle on middangearde geseted thou blessed Mary, God hath placed thee on earth as a surety, Blickl. Homl. 9, 5.

Linked entry: gýsel

gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
gnornung, e; f.

Grieflamentationmourningmœstitia

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Seó árleáse helwarena stefn wæs gehýred and heora gnornung the impious voice of the dwellers in hell was heard, and their lamentation, Blickl. Homl. 87, 4: 91, 30: Cd. 220; Th. 285, 8; Sat. 334: Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 29; Gú. 516

bóc-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; g. -stafa; d. -stafum; m.

A bookstaf, a letter, characterlitera, character

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Wæs se beám bócstafum awriten the beam was inscribed with letters, Elen. Kmbl. 182; El. 91

ge-líðian

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

To soothesoftenmitigaterelieveappeaselēnīremītĭgāreplācāre

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His ðurst wæs gelíþad his thirst was appeased, Shrn. 130, 5.

Linked entry: líðigian

geócor

(adj.)
Grammar
geócor, [or geocor? cf. geocsa]; adj.

Strong, fierce, harsh, dire, sadstrife, anger

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Wiste his fingra geweald on grames grápum ðæt he wæs geócor he [Grendel] knew that his fingers' power was in the gripe of the fierce one, so that he was sad, Beo. Th. 1535. Similar entries v. B. 765 for a different reading.

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.
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Út wæs gongende tó neáta scypene ( ad stabula jumentorum ), Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 9. Nǽnig mann scypene his neátum ne timbreþ, l, l; S. 474, 32. Andlang díces on ðæs cinges scypena; of ðan scypenum on ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 62, 27.

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

styreness

(n.)
Grammar
styreness, e; f.
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Ðæt hors blon fram ðám unhálum styrenbessum ðara [h]leorna equus cessabat ab insanis membrorum motibus, 3, 9; S. 533, 39. a commotion, agitation, disturbance, perturbation, in a physical sense Styrnise michelo ( motus magnus ) geworden wæs in sae, Mt

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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Mid Englum ic wæs and mid Swǽfum. 322, 10; Wíd. 61. Witta weóld Swǽfum, 319, 34; Wíd. 22

tam

(adj.)
Grammar
tam, adj.

Tame, the opposite of wild

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On ðære feórþan fléringa wæs ðæra tamra nýtena steall, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 9. Hé hæfde tamra deóra ( reindeer ) syx hund, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 10. Tame (wudufuglas), Bt. 25; Fox 88, 18: Met. 13, 44

Linked entries: teoma tom