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FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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fated, doomed, destined; prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnet Æt fótum feóll fǽge cempa the fated warrior fell at his feet, Byrht. Th. 135, 17; By. 119 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 2; Gn. Ex. 27. Næs ic fǽge ðá gyt I was not yet doomed, Beo. Th. 4289; B

FRÓD

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FRÓD, def. se fróda, seó, ðæt fróde; comp. m. fródra, f. n. fródre; adj.

wiseprudentsageskilfulsăpiensprūdenssciensperītusAdvanced in yearsagedoldancientætāte provectussĕnexvĕtuspriscus

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wise, prudent, sage, skilful; săpiens, prūdens, sciens, perītus Þing sceal gehégan fród wið fródne the wise shall hold counsel with the wise, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 20; Gn. Ex. 19: Menol. Fox 267; Men. 135: Beo. Th. 3693; B. 1844: Cd. 161; Th. 200, 11;

Linked entry: wita

han-grǽd

(n.)
Grammar
han-grǽd, es; m. Cock-crow: — Gif on [h]angrǽde hit þunrað si gallicantu tonilruaverit, Archiv, cxx. 50, 15.

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed;celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

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Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed; celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus Og wæs bréme cyning on Basane Og was a celebrated king in Basan, Ps. Th. 135, 21: Menol. Fox 80; Men. 40. Ðæt is heálíc

Linked entries: brémen brýme

un-deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
un-deóre, adv.

Cheaplyat a small cost

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Cheaply, at a small cost Undeóre hé bohte vile vendidit, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 63. Gá seó wǽge wulle tó .cxx. p. and nán man hig ná undeóror ne sylle, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 4.

for-gifenlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
for-gifenlíc, -gifendlíc, -gyfendlíc, -gyfenlíc; comp. m. ra; f. n. re; sup. ost; adj.

givingdativegivingdătīvusforgivingpardonablebearableremissustolerābĭlis

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giving, dative, or giving [case] ; dătīvus Dătivus is forgifendlíc dative is giving: Mid ðam casu biþ geswutelod ǽlces þinges gifu the gift of everything is declared by this case. Ðisum menn ic forgife hors huic hŏmĭni do ĕquum, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6,

Linked entry: for-gyfendlíc

for-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came uponsŭpervēnitsŭpervēnērunt

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came upon; sŭpervēnit, sŭpervēnērunt Egsa me and fyrhtu ealne forcwómon tĭmor et trĕmor vēnērunt sŭper me, Ps. Th. 54, 5

ergende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ergende, ploughing, Chr. 876; Th. 144, 32, col. 1, = erigende; part.
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of erian, erigan

liþule

Grammar
liþule, [ = liþ-ele,
  • Cockayne, Lchdm. ii. 398, col. 1
]

synovia

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synovia Gif liþule út yrne, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 134, 3, 8

Linked entry: ele

EÁÐE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EÁÐE, éðe, ýðe; comp. m. eáðera , eáðra ; f. n. eáðere , eáðre ; sup. eáðost ; adj.

Easy, smoothfăcĭlis, lēvis

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Easy, smooth; făcĭlis, lēvis Gode þancedon ðæs ðe him ýþ-láda eáðe wurdon they thanked God for that the wave-paths had been easy [ = smooth] to them, Beo. Th. 462; B. 228. Eáðere ys olfende to farenne þurh nǽdle þyrel, ðonne se ríca and se wélega on

hwet-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hwet-stán, es; m.

A whetstone

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A whetstone Hwetstán cos, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 100; Wrt. Voc. 38, 25: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 30. Nim ðonne hwetstán brádne then take a broad whetstone, Lchdm. iii. 16, 21

ge-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cuman, -cyme; p. -com, pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen

To comegovenireire

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To come, go; venire, ire Seueriana gecom to ðæra hálgena byrgenum Severiana came to the graves of the saints, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 27. Gecum to mínum þeówan Saulum go to my servant Saul, Homl. Th. i. 386, 19. Of nánum óðrum gecumen come from none other

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Add Sum cild plegode gýmeleáslíce and bearn under ánum yrnendum hweóle, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 24. Þá mǽdenu beforan þám leornungmannum hæfdon hí sylfe be handa heom betweónum and þá lange hwíle plegdon (diutius ludentes), Gr. D. 119, 14. Hundas blegan gesihð

forþ-becuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-becuman, -bicuman; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen

To come forthproceedprocēdĕre

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To come forth, proceed; procēdĕre He gesyhþ fram hwylcum wyrttruman seó besmitenes forþbecom vĭdet a qua rādīce inquĭnātio illa processĕrit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 8: Ps. Th. 72, 6

Linked entry: forþ-bicuman

hrenian

(v.)
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Lye' substitute: to smell of something Ǽfæst nǽfre wín hrenige, ꝥ hé ná gehýre þæt þeódwitan: 'Ꝥ nys coss rǽccean ac scencan' religiosus nunquam uinum redoleat, ne audiat illud philosophi: 'Hoc non est osculum porrigere, sed propinare,' Scint. 106, 5

andergilde

(adj.)
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Andergilde in the proverb might thus mean at little cost, without effort (?), and the proverb be translated: Never let it get so bad with you that you don't hope for something better by things righting themselves

Linked entry: un-andergilde

bráddra

(adj.)
Grammar
bráddra,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
  • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 14, 14
  • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 264, 26
= brádra comp. def. m. of brád.

broader, larger

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broader, larger

máðum-sele

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-sele, es; m.

A hall in which a prince gives costly giftsa hall containing costly things

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A hall in which a prince gives costly gifts, or a hall containing costly things (cf. gold-sele) Méda máððumselas, Salm. Kmbl. 379; Sal. 189

for-ðý

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðý-ðe, for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe, for-ðig; conj.

For thatforbecausethereforenamquiaĭtăque

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For that, for, because, therefore; nam, quia, ĭtăque Forðý ðam cræftegan ne mæg nǽfre his cræft losigan because to the skilful his skill can never be lost, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 2. Nán mon forðý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste no man rides because he lists to ride

sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
sol-mónaþ, On the gloss panibus sol see Corp. Gl. H. p. xxxix, where panibus is taken to be a corruption of phoebus.

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