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mód-c-wánig

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-c-wánig, adj.

Sad at heart

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Sad at heart Mengo módcwanige, Elen. Kmbl. 754; El. 377

þræc-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
þræc-heard, adj.
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Brave in battle Þrungon þræchearde, Elen. Kmbl. 245; El. 123

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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E. 6; Th. i. 30, 4.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

un-getímu

(n.)
Grammar
un-getímu, f. or un-getíme, es; n.

Mishapmisfortune

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un-geteón: ungetíma is the rending of the other MS. here and in the following passages) on Rómánum, ǽgðer ge on hungre ge on moncwealme duo vel maxima omnium malorum abominamenta, fames et pestilentia, fessum urbem corripuere, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 7.

Linked entries: ge-tímu ge-tín

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Edm. E. 2; Th. i. 244, 15-18: L. Edg. i. 2; Th. i. 262, 10-17: L. Eth. vi. 18; Th. i. 320, 1-2: L. Eth. ix. 11; Wilk. 114, 19-22; Th. i. 342, 27-29

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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Edm. B. 4 ; Th. i. 254, 15. Ðú ðínes yrfes æðele gyrde álýsdest liberasti virgam hæreditatis tuæ, Ps. Th. 73, 3.

healf-cwic

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-cwic, adj.

Half alive, half dead

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Funde hiene ǽnne be wege licgan healfcucne invenit in itinere solum relictum et extrema vitæ efflantem, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 14. Sume healfcwice flugon on fæsten some half-dead fled to the fastness, Elen. Kmbl. 266; El. 133: Blickl. Homl. 203, 19

ge-yflian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yflian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to injureto become ill

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Him geyfelade and ðæt him stranglíce eglade he fell sick and it afflicted him severely, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 33. Lazarus wæs geyfled Lazarus infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. 11, 2

Linked entry: yfelian

a-fǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fǽran, p. de; pp. ed [a, fǽran to terrify]

To make greatly afraidto affrightterrifydismayastoundexterrereperterrereconsternarestupefacere

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Hig wurdon ealle afǽrede erant omnes exterriti, Gen. 42, 35: Ex. 20, 18

Linked entry: a-féran

hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrwan, hyrwian; p. de, ede

blasphemedespisecondemntreat illoppressvexharass

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E. I; Th. ii. 396, 36. Ðú heruwdest Godes bebodu, Blickl. Homl. 49, 36. Hé hyrwde godes naman and wirigde hine cum blasphemasset nomen et maledixisset ei, Lev. 24, 11. Ðá hyrwdon hí ealle hine omnes condemnaverunt eum, Mk. Skt. 14, 64.

Linked entry: herwan

ge-wyrþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrþan, he -wyrþeþ, -wyrþ

To bebecomehappenfiĕri

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Cúþ ðæt gewyrþeþ it shall be known, Elen. Kmbl. 2381; El. 1192: 2548; El. 1275. Hú gewyrþ ðis quomĕdo fiet istud? Lk. Bos. 1, 34

nearu-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-sorh, -sorg, e; f.

Oppressive caregrievous trouble

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Oppressive care, grievous trouble Nearusorge dreáh, Elen. Kmbl. 2520; El. 1261

ge-fadian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fadian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To set in orderdisposearrangeregulateordĭnāredispōnĕre

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He gefadode wið ða burhware he arranged with the townsfolk, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 21 : Homl. Th. i. 278, 19. Hí ða gebytlunge gefadedon they arranged the building, ii. 172, 30. Gefadige [gefadie MS.

ABAL

(n.)
Grammar
ABAL, afol, es; n.

Power of bodystrengthvigorviresrobur corporis

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Power of body, strength; vigor, vires, robur corporis Ðín abal and cræft thy strength and power, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500

Linked entry: afol

ǽfen-gifl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gifl, -giefl, es; n.

Evening foodsuppercœna

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Evening food, supper; cœna Hí sécaþ ðæt hie fyrmest hlynigen æt ǽfengieflum [-giflum MS. C.] quærunt primos in cœnis recubitus, Past. 1, 2; MS. Hat. 6b, 20: 44, 3; MS. Hat. 61b, 22

Linked entry: gifl

ǽfen-sceóp

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-sceóp, -scóp, es; m.

An evening bardvespertinus cantor

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An evening bard; vespertinus cantor Eald ǽfensceóp ic bringe I bring an old evening bard, Exon. 103a; Th. 390, 21; Rä. 9, 5

æfter-fyligend

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-fyligend, -fylgend, es; m.

One who follows or succeedsa followersuccessor

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One who follows or succeeds, a follower ; successor Ac Oswald his æfterfyligend hí ge-endade swá we ǽr beforan sǽdon sed successor ejus Oswaldus perfecit ut supra docuimus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 36: Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 2

æfter-gild

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gild, -gyld, es; n.

An after-paymenta paying again or in additionsecunda vel iterata compensatio

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An after-payment, a paying again or in addition; secunda vel iterata compensatio, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 7

æl-fer

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fer, es; n. [=-fær, u.]

The whole armytotus exercitus

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The whole army; totus exercitus Ymbwícigean mid æl-fere Æthanes byrig to surround with the whole army the town of Etham, Cd. 146; Th. 181, 24; Exod. 66

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

ÆlfricÆlfricus

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Ælfric of Canterbury, the grammarian, was of noble birth, supposed to be the son of the earl of Kent. He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960.