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swinc

(n.)
Grammar
swinc, es; n.
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Nares Glossary), labour, trouble, affliction Erian se ðe hine gesihþ swincu mǽste him ongeán cumaþ he that in a dream sees himself ploughing, very great troubles are coming upon him, Lchdm. iii. 198, 28. Suinca verberum, Rtl. 40, 29

wǽl-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-bed, wǽl-bedd, es; n.

The bed of the slain

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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011

weall-steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
weall-steáp, adj.

high as regards its wallsbuildings, with lofty wallswith lofty cliffs, lofty.

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high as regards its walls orbuildings, with lofty walls Hié on weallsteápe burg (cf. seó steápe burh on Sennar, 102, 15; Gen. 1700) wlítan meahton, Cd. Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402. with lofty cliffs, lofty.

ceówan

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ceówað Godes beboda mid smeágunge, 60. Ceówað (cýwat, An. Ox. 101) decerpunt, rodunt, Hpt. Gl. 408, 37. Ceáw remordet, Germ. 392, 27: momorderat, 402, 57. Hé slát and ceáw his ágene handa, Gr. D. 301, 3. Swín ne ceów his cudu, Hml.

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Homl. 197, 5. a bend, turn Nim his lifre, tódǽl, and bedealf æt ðám ymbhwyrftum ðínra landgemæ-acute;ra, Lchdm. i. 328, 22. turn, regular course His suna férdon, and ðénode ǽlc óðrum mid his gódum on ymhwyrfte æt his húse, Homl.

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
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D. 70, 23. with clause, to hope that Ꝥ gód þe gehwylc man gehyhteþ ꝥ sý gedón for hine, Gr. D. 348, 11. Hé gehyhte þæt him God sealde his gewinnes frófre, Guth. 94, 7. Wé gihyhton ðætte hé wére eftlésing Israéles, Lk. R. L. 24, 21.

gleáw

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Þæt gleáwne hiht tó Gode hæfdan ut ponant in Deo spem suam, 77, 9. Him gangað ongeán gleáwe cræftas, mildheortnesse mód and mihte sóð, 84, 9. Byð sægd his lof gleáwast and mǽrust annuntietur laus ejus, 101, 19

lah-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lah-líce, adv.

Lawfully

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Lawfully, according to law Ne úre nǽnig his líf ne fadode swá swá hé scolde ne gehádode regollíce ne lǽwede lahlíce nor hath any one of us ordered his life as he should, neither those ordained according to their rules nor the laymen according to the

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hæftling

(n.)
Grammar
hæftling, es; m.

A captive

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Ðá áxode se ealdorman ðone hæftling hwæðer hé þurh drýcræft his bendas tóbrǽce then the alderman asked the captive whether he broke his bonds by witchcraft, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 10.

spédlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spédlíce, adv.

Successfullyefficaciouslypowerfullyin a manner which produces a resultprosper

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Ðonne ic him spédlíce tó spræc and lǽrde when I spoke to them with power and taught them, 119, 6

studu

(n.)
Grammar
studu, stuðu; gen. stude, studu; dat. stude(-u), styde, styðe; acc. studu, stuðu(-o); pl. styde, styðe(-a); gen. studa; f.
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Cypressus styde hié útan wreþedon and gyldne styþa hié úton wreþedon, Nar. 5, 7, 8. Begémþ stuðe (or stoðe) mínre dure observat postes ostii mei, Kent. Gl. 281

Linked entries: stuðan-sceaft styðe

ge-lendan

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Ðæt scip . . . búton ðá rówend hit teón, sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme: ne mæg hit nó stille gestandan, búton . . . mon mid róðrum ongeán tió; elles hit gelent mid ðý streáme, Past. 445, 13. non-material Ic wolde witan hwæðer ( = hwider?)

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Ðæt ðætte óðre menn unáliéfedes dót hé sceal wépan suá suá his ágne scylde illicita perpetrata ab aliis ut propria deplorat, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 15. Ðá hé hine ealle wépende geseah when he saw all mourning him, Blickl. Homl. 225, 22.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Far (gaa ł fær, L.) and gá heonon exi et uade hinc, Lk. 13, 31. Hé bæd ꝥ hé móste faran and his fæder bebyrgean, Bl.

Linked entry: farnian

innoþ

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</b> the intestines, bowels :-- Him eóde se innoð (cf. eall his innewearde, Hml. Th. i. 290, 19) út æt his forðgange, Hml. S. 16, 207. Wiþ innoþes forhæfdnesse, Lch. ii. 174, 3.

stefnian

(v.)
Grammar
stefnian, p. ode
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Ðá ðider cómon, ðá stefnede heom man tó gemóte, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 3-6. Se cing him steofnode tó Glóweceastre, 1093; Erl. 228, 33

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swiftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swiftlíce, adv.
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Ðá férde his gást swyftlíce, Homl. Th. i. 452, 30. Zacheus swyftlíce of ðam treówe álíhte, 580, 34. fleóþ swiftlíce, Wulfst. 200, 17

wérig-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig-ferhþ, adj.
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hreówigmóde wurpon hyra wǽpen of dúne, gewitan him wérigferhþe on fleám sceacan, Jud. Thw. 25, 24; Jud. 291. Wérigferðe . . . reónigmóde, Exon. Th. 361, 14; Wal. 19

dys-líce

(adv.)
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Þá férdon his men dyslíce æfter inne, Chr. 1052; P. 173, 24. Nú dóð menn dyslíce, ꝥ willað wacian and wodlíce drincan, Hml. S. 13, 75. Sume menn dyslíce fæstað ofer heora mihte, 93. Add

fæder-leás

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Feadurleásum his pupillis ejus, Ps. Srt. 108, 12. feadurleáse (pupillos) ofslógun, 93, 6. Add