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egle

(adj.)
Grammar
egle, grievous, painful.
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Cleopian wé in eglum móde and inneweardre heortan let us cry with painful thoughts from the bottom of the heart, Bl. H. 19, 2. Frécne þúhton egle eáláda, An. 441. Hé ús gescildað wið sceððendra eglum earhfarum, Cri. 762: Gú. 376. Add

ge-hirdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hirdan, p. de.
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Voc. ii. 51, 49. in a moral sense, to inspire with fortitude, strengthen, confirm Se gefeá ðára heofon-licena góda hí gehierde ( roborat ) wið ðǽm brocum, Past. 393, 35. to harden, make obdurate Drihten hig gehyrde Domini sententia fuerat ut indurarentur

Linked entry: ge-hyrdan

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
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D. 349, 24. to lament, mourn. Take here <b>ge-mǽnan;</b> in Dict. and add Ðá ðe gemǽnas qui lugent, Mt. L. 5, 5. Ne gemǽnde gé nan planxistis, ii. 17. Gemǽnde uapulabil, Lk. L. 12, 47. v. mǽnan to lament

ofer-bídan

(v.)

to outlast, outlive, survive

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to outlast, outlive, survive Gif hwylces weres forme wíf biþ deád, ðæt hé be leáfe óðer wíf niman móte; and gif hé ða oferbýt wunige hé á syððan wífleás, si supersit ei L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 3. Yldo oferbídeþ stánas, Salm.

a-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To move quicklyvibrateremovedraw fromwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretra-here

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To move quickly, vibrate, remove, draw from, withdraw; vibrare, destringere, eximere, retra-here Ðe abregdan sceal deáþ sáwle ðíne death shall draw from thee thy soul, Cd. 125; Th. 159, 22; Gen. 2638.

Linked entry: a-brugdon

á-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwǽr, -hwár, -hwér, -wér; adv. [á always, ever, every; hwǽr where] .

everywheresomewhereanywhereuspiamalicubiusquequaquein any wisequoquo modo

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Spl. 118, 8. in any wise; quoquo modo Habbe ic ǽ áwer benumen ðínra gifena have I in any wise deprived thee of thy gifts? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 14

a-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-styrian, -stirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To removemoveagitatestir violentlystir upraiseamovereremoveremoverecommovere

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To remove, move, agitate, stir violently, stir up, raise; amovere, removere, movere, commovere : Astyre fram me wítu ðíne amove a me plagas tuas, Ps. Spl. 38, 13: 118, 29 : Rood Recd. 59; Kr. 30.

Linked entries: a-sterian a-stirian

earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Ðæt is earmlícost ealra þinga this is the most wretched of all things. Bt. Met. Fox 19, 55; Met. 19, 28: 27, 32; Met. 27, 16: 28, 148; Met. 28, 74

reccere

(n.)
Grammar
reccere, es; m.
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speaker, rhetorician. v. racu, III. an, interpreter. v. swefn-reccere. a ruler, director Hú se láreów ( rector) sceal bión clǽne on his móde. Se reccere (rector ) sceal bión simle clǽne on his geþohte, Past. 13, 1; Swt. 75, 18-19.

sibling

(n.)
Grammar
sibling, es; m.
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Fæder and móder and flǽsclíce siblingas, 398, 8. Úre frýnd geseón and úre siblingas gegrétan, ii. 526, 33. Siblingum contribulibus, propinquis, parentibus, Hpt. Gl. 472, 23

blǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽstan, p. te.

to blowrush

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D. blast], Similar entries v. á-blǽst. to move impetuously, rush [or is this a different verb blæstan? cf. O. H. Ger. blesten descendere; ana-blesten, p. -blasta ingruere, inruere : ar-blesten erumpere; ana-blast (-blást?)

Linked entry: on-blǽstan

ge-widlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-widlian, l. ge-wídlian,
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and add: to profane, pollute Nóht is búta monnum þæt mæge hine gewídliga (coinquinare), ah ðá ðe of menn forcumas, ðá sindun ðá ðe giwídligas (gewídlas, L. ) (communicant) ðone monn, Mk. R. 7, 15. Giwídligas (-egas, L. ), 20.

inne-weard

(n.; adj.)
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Inneweard þeóh femina, 36, 48. non-physical Swá hwá swá wille dióplíce spirigan mid inneweardan móde æfter ryhte quisquis profunda mente vestigat verum. Bt. 35, 1; F. 154, 19: 38, 3; F. 200, 23. as subst.

ge-þíhan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þíhan, p. -þáh, -þág, -þǽh

To thriveprospergrowvigereproficerecrescere

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Alexandreas manna cynnes mǽst geþáh Alexandreas prospered most of the race of men, Exon. 85 a; Th. 319, 23; Wid. 16: 40 b; Th. 134, 16; Gú. 508: Cd. 149; Th. 186, 24; Exod. 143

cliwen

(n.)
Grammar
cliwen, clywen, cleowen, cliowen, es; n. [cliwe = clywe]

A clewa ball of thread, ballglomus, globus

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Cliwene glomere, Mone B. 3713. Cleóne [= cleowene] glomere, 526. Cliowena globos, 1662

ende-néhst

lastlastlowestlastfinallatest

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S. 6, 76. latest, most recent Oð ꝥ hit becóm tó ús endenéxtum mannum, Hml. A. 5, 117

Linked entry: endemestness

ge-þyldo

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyldo, ge-þyldu; f. indecl.
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Ðá geðyld ðe is módur ealra mægena, 215, 19: 222, 25: 219, 13. Ðá geðylde ðe is módur ealra mǽgena, 214, 19: 217, 18: 219, 10: Gr. D. 289, 27. ge-þyld; n. Ðæt geðyld, Past. 219, 6. Seó gedréfednys wyrcð geðyld, and ꝥ geðyld áfandunge, Hml.

sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sárlíce, adv.

sorely, painfullysorely, grievously, lamentably sorely, bitterly, heavily

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Hit oft swíðe sárlíce gebyrede ðæt wríteras forléton unwritene ðara monna dǽda ðe on hiora dagum foremǽroste wǽron it has often happened most lamentably, that writers have left unwritten those men's deeds that in their days were most distinguished, Bt

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Ne lǽt ðú ðec síþes getwǽfan, láde gelettan, lifgendne mon ongin mere sécan, Exon. Th. 474, 2 ; Bo. 23. Nó wǽgflotan wind síþes getwǽfde, sǽgenga fór forþ ofer ýþe, Beo. Th. 3820 ; B. 1908.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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Mód ymbtrymedu mid lytelícre ládunge mentes fallaci defensione circumdatæ, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 8.

Linked entry: be-ládung