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betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTERmelior

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hou moche more is a man betre than a sheep? Mt. Bos. 12, 12 Hit is betre it is a better [thing], Wyc. Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5 : 29, 1; Fox 102, 6

Linked entry: betre

ge-coren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-coren, pp. of geceósan

Chosenchoicefitgoodbeloveddear

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John is more beloved than all God's saints, Blickl. Homl. 167, 26. Ða gecorenistan dune the goodliest mountain, Deut. 3, 25

Linked entry: -coren

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

berie

a berrya grape

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Mora commune nomen est bergena, 59, 4. Bergan corimbos, 104, 40. Berian, 14, 62. a grape Ne bið þæt wín of Sure berian, ac of manegum, Hml. Th. ii. 276, 27. Wín bið of manegum berium áwrungen, 268, 10. Bergeum racemis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 58.

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

fág

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Hwítes heówes and eác missenlices, on hringwísan fág candido versi colore in modum ranarum, Nar. 16, 2. Ꝥ feórðe nýten wæs fágum earne gelíc, Hml S. 15, 184. On fágan stáne; of fágan stáne, C. D. iii. 180, 32. Tó fágan flóran, 404, 9. Add:

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.

hearpian

(v.)
Grammar
hearpian, p. ode

To play on the harp, to harp

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To play on the harp, to harp Hé mihte hearpian ðæt se wudu wagode he could play on the harp so that the wood moved, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 32: Ap. Th. 16, 16. Fægere hé hearpaþ pulcre citharizat, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 31.

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

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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To heora móde gelǽddum ðære forhtiendan tíde reducto ad mentem trĕmendo illo tempŏre, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 25. Flugon forhtigende trembling they fled, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 15; Exod. 452; Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 8. Ic forhtige formīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 50.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Whether, in direct questions Hwæðer ic móte lybban óþ ðæt ic hine geseó may I live till I see him? Homl. Th. i. 136, 30. Hwæðer gé willen on wuda sécan gold ðæt reáde? Bt. Met. Fox 19, 9, 29; Met. 19, 5, 15.

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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Hé læg swá swá deád mon nemne ðynre éðunge ánre ætýwde ðæt hé lífes wǽre quasi mortuus jacebat, halitu tantum pertenui quia viveret demonstrans, 5, 19; S. 640, 24. Nymne, 1, 27; S. 493, 38. Nó hé fóddor þigeþ, nemne meledeáwes dǽl gebyrge, Exon.

Linked entries: nemne nymne

un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Wrong, evil, bad, unjust, unlawful, depraved, perverse Ic eom geþafa ðæt hit náuht unriht wǽre ðæt mon ða yfelwillendan men héte nétenu fateor nec injuries dici video vitiosos in belluas mutari, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 17.

Linked entry: un-reht

wit

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wit, pers. pron.

We two

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Ðá bær unc mon liþ forþ, and wit bú druncan, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31. Grammar wit, with the name of the person associated with the speaker Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103.

Linked entries: unc witt

ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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Se ealda cuide þe mon gefyrn cwæþ, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 12. God behét gefyrn worulde Abrahame, Hml. Th. ii. 12, 23. Hé wæs gefyrn worulde, and swíþe fela geara synd nú ágáne syððan hé gewát of þysan lífe, Hml. S. 23, 727.