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sundor-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sundor-wís, adj.
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-Ǽnne giddum gearu-snottorne . . . ðone hié ðære cwéne ágéfon, sægdon hine sundorwísne, Elen. Kmbl. 1172; El. 588

fyl-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
fyl-wérig, adj.

Slaughter-wearycæde defessus

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Slaughter-weary; cæde defessus Ðú hine geseón móste fylwérigne thou mightest have seen him slaughter-weary, Beo. Th. 1929; B. 962

Linked entry: fill-wérig

þeóden-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóden-leás, adj.
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Without a lord, deprived of one's prince Hié hira beággyfan banan folgedon þeódenleáse, Beo. Th. 2210; B. 1103. Cf. hláford-leás

dráf

(n.)
Grammar
dráf, e; f. [dráf drove, p. of drífan]

DROVE, herd, band armenta, grex, agmen

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A DROVE, herd, band; armenta, grex, agmen Ðá ðá seó ormǽte micelnyss his orfes on ðære dúne læswede, sum módig fearr wearþ ángencga, and ðære heorde dráfe oferhogode when the immense multitude of his cattle was grazing on the mountain, an unruly bull

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Ne Agustinus lárum ne his bénum ne his ðreám ( increpationibus ) geþafigean woldan, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 14. Ðreá þeódum eáwan ad faciendas increpationes in populis, Ps.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

for-leógan

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Se cniht hine sylfne forleáh, 208. Ðá sǽdon þá hýrédmen ꝥ hit sóð wǽre, and ealle mid áðe Eugenian forlugan, 2, 222. fundon leáse gewitan þe forlugon Naboð (cf. viri diabolici dixerunt contra eum testimonium, 1, Kings 21, 13.), 18, 196.

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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Ongunnon hine onscunigean and láðettan mid máran orwyrðum fracoðlicra worda majoribus hunc verborum contumeliis detestari coeperunt Gr. D. 250, 28. to make hateful, render odious

Linked entry: lǽþettan

efen-eald

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His efenealdan lytlingas hé ácwealde, Hml. Th. i. 88, 12. substantive, efen-ealda a coeval Efenealda consenior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 58. Hé his efenealdan ádýlegode, Hml. Th. i. 82, 19

hlét

(n.)
Grammar
hlét, hliét, es; m.

A lot;sors

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Gl. 426, Hé hæfþ oferstigene mid ðam hliéte his anwaldes quos sorte potestatis excesserit, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111, 16

Linked entries: efen-hleta hlot

bǽr-man

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Hé beád him ꝥ deófolgild ne bǽron ná furðor . . . and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæst stódon, Hml. S. 31, 374. Add

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Gif hwá him ryhtes bidde . . . and ábiddan ne mæge, and him wedd mon sellan nelle, gebéte .xxx. sciłł. and binnan .vii. nihton gedó hine ryhtes wierðne (wyrðe, v. l.) (let justice be done him ), L. In. 8; Th. i. 108, 2.

ǽror

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽror, ǽrror, ǽrur, ǽrer; adv.

Beforeformerlyanteaprius

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Ðæt hió eft cume, ðǽr hió ǽror wæs that it again comes where it was before, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 152; Met. 13, 76. Ǽror, on his lifdagum before, in the days of his life, 26, 174; Met. 26, 87: Exon. 35 b; Th. 114, 32; Gú. 181: Ps.

Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Dene, nom. acc; gen.a ; dat.um; pl. m.

The DanesDāni

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Gif hláford his þeówan freóls-dæge nýde to weorce, gylde lahslihte inne on Dena lage, and wíte mid Englum if a lord oblige his servant to work on a festival-day, let him pay penalty within the Danish law, and fine among the English, L. E.

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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Ic wille ꝥ palmtwig gegrípan, . . . and forseáredum him bégen dǽlas forbrecan and forbærnan, Bl. H. 151, 16. Ic hét hié gebindan and him þá bán and sconcan forbrecan crurifragio punire jussi, Nar. 16, 27. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen, Ps.

gremian

(v.)
Grammar
gremian, p. ede; pp. ed
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Hig me gremedon they provoked me, Lev. 26, 40: Num. 11, 20: Deut. 9, 7, 8. Ða ðe forþstópon hine gremedon prætereuntes blasphemabunt eum, Mk. Skt. 15, 29: Lk. Skt. 23, 39

búte

(con.)
Grammar
búte, conj.
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Búte ge to him gecyrren nisi convertimini, Ps. Th. 7, 12

be-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hýdan, bi-hýdan; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd, -hýd

To hideconcealcoverabscondereoccultareoperire

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To hide, conceal, cover; abscondere, occultare, operire Se ðe hine behýdde fram hǽton his qui se abscondit a calore ejus Ps. Spl. 18, 7 : Salm. Kmbl. 604; Sal. 301. Ðæt wæs lange behýded which was long concealed Elen. Kmbl. 1582; El. 793.

ende-byrdes

(adv.)
Grammar
ende-byrdes, adv.

Orderly, for order per ordinem, ordĭnātim

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Ðú ðysne middangeard todǽldest swá hit getǽsost wæs endebyrdes thou hast divided this middle earth as it was most suitable for order, 20, 23; Met. 20, 12

Linked entry: ende-byrd

frigenes

(n.)
Grammar
frigenes, frignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [frigen asked, pp. of fricgan to ask; ness, -ness]

An askinginquirya questioninrerrogatioquæstio

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Be monigum frignyssum ða ðe him nýdþearflíce gesewen wǽron de eis quæ necessāriæ vĭdēbantur quæstiōnĭbus, 1. 27; S. 488, 33

Linked entry: frignes

namcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
namcúþlíce, adv.

By name

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[Þurh him and ðurh ealle his freónd namcúðlíce, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 12.]