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yfel-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-dónde, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Evil-doing Drihtenes ondwlita bið ofer ða yfeldóndan men ðon ðæt hé hig forspille, L. E. I. 28; Th. ii. 424, 22

á-cwacian

(v.)
Grammar
á-cwacian, p. ode
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To quake, tremble Ácwacode seó eorðe contremuit terra, Ps. Th. 17, 7. Eall se líchama ðæs cnihtes ácwacode ( contremuit ), Gr. D. 166, 12

Linked entry: cwacian

ge-twífealdad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twífealdad, l. ge-twifealdian; pp. ad
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To double, and add Daga gehwylce ús getwifealdað þes middangeard manegu sár hic mundus tot nobis quotidie dolores ingeminat, Gr. D. 259, 1

hláf-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-weard, es; m.

A stewardmajor-domo

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A steward, major-domo, Hé sette hine on his húse hláfwearde (printed hálf-) constituit eum dominum domus suae Ps. Th. 104, 17

Linked entries: healf-weard hláford

wæl-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fyll, e: -fyllu(-o); indecl. f.

Abundance of slain

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Abundance of slain Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna; ðanon eft gewát hám faran mid ðære wælfylle. Beo. Th. 250; B. 125

or-trýwan

(v.)

to despair of

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to despair of Ne ortrywan hig Godes mildheortnysse ne desperent illi de misericordia Dei, L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 7

hilde-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-gráp, e; f.

Hostile grasp

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Th. 2896; B. 1446: 5007; B. 2507. In the latter passage Thorpe and Kemble take gráp to be a verb

a-myrdrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrdrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To murderkilloccidereinterficeretrucidare

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To murder, kill; occidere, interficere, trucidare Ðæt man sý amyrdred that a man be murdered, L. C. S. 57; Th. i. 406, 25

a-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swícian, p. ode ; pp. od

To offendscandalizare

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To offend; scandalizare Gyf ðín swíðre eáge ðé aswície [aswikie, Hat. MS.] si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entry: ǽ-swícian

býwan

(v.)
Grammar
býwan, p. de; pp. ed
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To prepare, adorn; parare, ornare Ða ðe beadogrímman býwan sceoldon those who should prepare the war-helmet, Beo. Th. 4507, note; B. 2257

Linked entry: a-býwan

dǽdon

(v.)
Grammar
dǽdon, dǽdun

did, made

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did, made Ðæt hie to mete dǽdon that they made for food, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 6; Gen. 722; p. pl. of dón

ferigan

(v.)
Grammar
ferigan, ferigean

to carryconveybear

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to carry, convey, bear, Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293: 1647; An. 825: Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 33: Beo. Th. 671; B. 333

flet-rest

(n.)
Grammar
flet-rest, e; f.

Domestic couchsleeping quarters in the halllectus domestĭcus

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Domestic couch, sleeping quarters in the hall; lectus domestĭcus Sum fletreste gebeág one bowed to the domestic couch, Beo. Th. 2487; B. 1241

ful-gongan

(v.)

to fulfilperfectperfĭcĕre

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to fulfil, perfect; perfĭcĕre Ðæt he wíslíce woruld fulgonge that he wisely perfect the world, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 3; Sch. 22

fyrsian

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

To put farremoveseparateelongāre

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To put far, remove, separate; elongāre Ða ðe fyrsiaþ hig fram ðé losiaþ qui elongant se a te pĕrībunt, Ps. Lamb. 72, 27

in-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bindan, p. -band

To unbind

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To unbind Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind the fetters of frost, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 8; Gn. Ex. 75

mann-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mann-líce, adv.

Manfullyin a manner becoming to a mannobly

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Manfully, in a manner becoming to a man, nobly Swá manlíce mǽre þeóden heaðorǽsas geald mearum and máðmum, Beo. Th. 2096; B. 1046

médren-mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
médren-mǽgþ, e; f.

Kindred by the mother's side

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Kindred by the mother's side Gebyriaþ twelf men werborge, viii fæðerenmǽgþe, and iii. médrenmǽgþe, L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 19

nytlícness

(n.)
Grammar
nytlícness, e; f.

Usefulnessutilityuseful property

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Usefulness, utility, useful property Ic bidde ðévica pervica manegum nytlícnyssum hæbenne te precor vica pervica multis utilitatibus habenda, Lchdm. i. 314, 8

óþ-dón

(v.)
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to put out Gif hwá óðrum his eáge óþdó (of dó, MS. H.), L. Alf. 19; Th. i. 48, 20. Cf. æt-dón