Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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Geféng ðá be eaxla The War-Goths' lord Gúþ-Geáta leód seized then by the shoulder Grendles módor. Grendel's mother.
Linked entry: Beado-wulf
wundor-líc
Wonderful ⬩ exciting admiration ⬩ surprise
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Ðæt wæs wunderlícu gemetgung miro modo, Past, 17; Swt. 113, 16. Wunderlíc gestreón mirandum negotium, Hpt. Gl. 469, 3. Oft hwæm gebyreþ ðæt hé hwæt mǽrlíces and wundorlíces gedéð, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 6.
fédan
to suckle ⬩ nurse ⬩ to feed up ⬩ fatten ⬩ to support ⬩ maintain ⬩ nurture ⬩ educate ⬩ foster ⬩ to nourish ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ To graze
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Th. 24, 25. to rearfowls: His módor gewunode tó fedenne henna, Gr. D. 69, 25. of things, to nourish, sustain. of material things Bere is swíðe earfoðe tó gearcigenne, and þeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann þonne hé gearo bið, Hml. Th. i. 188, 5.
sár
pain, suffering, soreness ⬩ a pain, pang, sore, wound ⬩ grief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrow ⬩ a grief, sorrow, pain, wound
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On his módor sáre hé biþ ácenned, Blickl. Homl. 57, 35. Ðýlæs hwelc ðara niéhstena ðæs ofslægenan for ðæm sáre ( the mortal wound caused by the slipping of an axe ) hine ofsleá, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 3.
leornian
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Forlét hé fæder and módor and on óðrum earde leornode, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 3. Hé hiene benǽmde . . . þǽre scóle þe hé on leornode, Ors. 6, 31; S. 284, 24. Húmeta cann þes stafas þonne hé ne leornode?, Jn. 7, 15.
sǽd-berende
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam
bodian
to declare ⬩ proclaim ⬩ to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ to preach ⬩ a person ⬩ a doctrine ⬩ belief
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Ná ðæt án ðætte hé nán wóh ne bodige, ac eác ðæt hé ðæt ryht tó suíðe ne bodige ab eis non solum prava nullo modo, sed ne recta quidem nimie proferantur, Past. 95, 16. Rihtne crístendóm bodian, Wlfst. 175, 22.
DEÓRE
DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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Is mín módor mægþa cynnes ðæs deórestan my mother is of the noblest race of women, Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 11; Rä. 34, 10
MǼG
A relative ⬩ kinsman
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Ðíne leófostan frýnd fæder and módor and ðíne mágas patrem tuum et matrem et omnem cognationem tuam, Jos. 2, s8: Ps. Th. 73, 8. Ealle wyrd forsweóp míne mágas, Beo. Th. 5622; B. 2815 : Blickl. Homl. 139, 16
swíþ
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Biþ seó módor frommast and swíþost, 493, 1; Rä. 81, 23. of things, in reference to material things, producing a powerful effect Swíð drenc wiþ áswollenum milte, Lchdm. ii. 256, 14.
wróht
accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt
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Ðú worhtest wróhte betwuh ðé and ðínre módor suna óðrum adversus filium matris tuae ponebas scandalum, Ps. Th. 49, 21. Sume ic geteáh tó geflite, . . . ic him byrlade wróht of wége, Exon. Th. 271, 24; Jul. 487.
Linked entries: wróht-bora wróht-dropa wróht-georn
ge-met
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Þýs gemete hoc modo, Bd. 5, 12 ; Sch. 615, ii. On þí gemete swilc man nǽddran fleó, Hml. S. 23 b, 318: Bl. H. 123, 24. Tó hwylcum gemete, 5, 7- Gecýþe ús hwylce gemete þú cóme, 141, 20. Nánum gemete nullo modo, Gr. D. 155, 30.
swilce
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Mé geweorðode wuldres ealdor swylce swá hé his módor eác geweorðode, Rood Kmbl. 181; Kr. 92. See also passages under swilc, as if Se wearð wið hine forwréged swylce (suoelce, Lind.) hé his gód forspilde quasi dissipasset bona ipsius, Lk.
Linked entry: swálíce
brúcan
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His módor is mǽden, and his fæder wífes ne breác, Hml. S. 7, 50. with abstract object Breác hé ealdre hǽ;lsunge uetere usus augurio, Bd. 1. 25 ; Sch. 53, 25.
fæder
a parent ⬩ a step-father ⬩ forefather ⬩ fathers ⬩ ancestors ⬩ father ⬩ a god-father ⬩ a patron
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Þæs fæder and þǽre módor mægen, 163, 25. Hwæðer þára twégra dyde þæs fæder (fadres, L., fæderes, R.) willan ?, Mt. 21, 31. Nǽfre ácennede from fæder ne from méder, Bl. H. 93, 28.
ge-fón
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Geféng be eaxle Gúðgeáta leód Grendles módor, 1537. (2 c) in a legal sense, to arrest, apprehend, take :-- Ðe aldormonn and embehtmenn geféngon (giféngun, R.) ðone Hǽlend tribunus et ministri comprehenderunt Iesum, Jn. L. 18, 12.
úte
Outside ⬩ without. ⬩ out ⬩ from one's position ⬩ on the outside ⬩ outside ⬩ on the outer side ⬩ out ⬩ out of doors ⬩ in the open air ⬩ out ⬩ away ⬩ at a distance ⬩ out ⬩ away from habitations ⬩ in open country ⬩ out ⬩ from home on service ⬩ out ⬩ not in one's own country ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land
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Mycel menigu ymb hine sæt, and tó him cwǽdon:'Hér is ðín módor úte (foris),' Mk. Skt. 3, 32. in a special sense.
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ge-weorþan
to be ⬩ be made ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ befall ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ plăcēre
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Ic his módor gewearþ I have become his mother, Exon. 11 a; Th. 13, 30; Cri. 210: 9 a; Th. 6, 33; Cri. 93. Ðu ðissum hysse hold gewurde thou hast been gracious to this man, Andr. Kmbl. 1100; An. 550.
Linked entries: ge-wurþan ge-wyrþan tó-wesness
wiþ-cweþan
to reply ⬩ to gainsay ⬩ contradict ⬩ maintain an opposite opinion ⬩ to contradict ⬩ oppose ⬩ resist ⬩ to refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ not to allow
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Ða mágas setton ðam cilde naman Zacharias, ac seó módor him wiðcwæð mid wordum, and se dumba fæder mid gewrite, Homl. Th. i. 354, 25. Drihtne ðrowende him cuoeðende wiðcuoeð Domino passurum se dicenti contradicit, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 2.
sprǽc
Speech. ⬩ speech, talking ⬩ speech, the faculty of speaking ⬩ skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence ⬩ what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words ⬩ speech, language, talk, discourse, words ⬩ a speech, language ⬩ speech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussion ⬩ a question, case that requires explanation ⬩ a sentence, decision, agreement, terms ⬩ a case, cause, suit, claim ⬩ talk about a person or thing, report, fame ⬩ words denoting places where there is speaking ⬩ lingua, loquela ⬩ colloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus
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Se déma æfter langsumre sprǽce lét ða módor tó ðam suna. ... 'Bǽde ðú forðí ðínre módor sprǽce, ðæt ðú hí gebígdest fram mé,' Homl. Skt. i. 4, 341-357.