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sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen
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forneáh hungre swealt, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 170, 30. Hié hungre swultan, Blickl. Homl. 79, 15. Monige for hiora wundum swultan, Nar. 16, 9, Heora mænige máne swultan, Ps. Th. 77, 30. Tó ðam ðe deáðe swelte, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 48, 2.

Linked entry: a-sweltan

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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heóld þenden lifde glæde Scyldingas, B. 58. cheerful in appearance wearð glæd on his ansýne hilari facie, Guth.

bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
bedecian, p. ode

To beg

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To beg bedecað (mendicabit) on sumera, Hml. A. 9, 230. ' wille biddan on sumera...' Hit is swíðe wel be ðǽm gecweden ðæt eft bedecige on sumera, Past. 285, 12

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Tó eácan óþrum unárímedum yflum ðone pápan hét ofsleán, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 11. Hié nǽnige bóte dón noldan, ah hié on heora yfelum þurhwunedon, Blickl. Homl. 79, 8: Ps. Th. 105, 25.

Linked entries: efel eofel

prýte

(n.)
Grammar
prýte, an; f.
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Gelíce ðám dwæsan ðe for heora prýtan léwe (sáre, MS. C.), ( on account of the infirmity of pride in them ) nellaþ beorgan, Wulfst. 165, 9. Se ðe for his prýdan Gode nele hýran ... sceal misfaran, 178, 19.

Linked entry: prýde

byrgen

(n.)
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Heó þǽm apostolum æteówde ealne hire gegyrelan þe heó wolde æt hire byrgenne habban, Bl. H. 143, 29-36. Be his lífe and be his forðfóre and be his byr(i)geune (sepultura), Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 348, 14

ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ríce, es; n.

powerauthoritydominionruleempirereignbishopsconsulsa kingdomrealma diocesea nation

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Ne forsáwe (Catullus) nó ðone óðerne (Nonium in curuli sedentem) swá swíðe, gif nán ríce ne nǽnne anweald næfde, 27, 1; Fox 96, 7.

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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Ðá forstæl ðá oxan . . . and tú hine héte ðá flýman, Cht. Th. 173, 7. a fugitive from ecclesiastical law: Be Godes flýman. Gif hwá Godes flýman (flíman, v.l.

Linked entry: flýma

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recoververtirecuperare

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He eft gewyrpte, and ðam orþe onféng he recovered again and got his breath, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 86, 17. He hyne gewyrpte, ðeáh ðe him wund hrine he recovered though the wound had touched him, Beo. Th. 5944; B. 2976.

feorh-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-cwalu, ferh-cwalu, e; f.

Life-slaughterdeathvītæ cædesmors

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He sóhte hú he sárlícast, þurh ða wyrrestan wítu, meahte feorhcwale findan he sought how he could invent a death most painfully, through the worst torments, 74 a; Th. 276, 28; Jul. 573

Linked entry: ferh-cwalu

EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil; terra, hŭmus, sŏlum God gecígde ða drignisse eorþan, and ðæra wætera gegaderunga he hét sǽs vŏcāvit Deus ārĭdam terram, congregātiōnesque ăquārum appellāvit măria, Gen. 1, 10.

Linked entries: eord eorþ

ge-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To live

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To live Gif he hit gelifode if he had lived, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 8

Linked entry: ge-leofian

dirn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dirn-líce, adv.
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Secretly hí on niht gemartirode swá dyrn*-*lícost mihte, Lch. iii. 424, 30

heorþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
heorþ-fæst, adj.

Having a house of one's own

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Having a house of one's own Sý heorþfæst sý folgere whether he have a house of his own or be the follower of another man, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 23

Linked entry: fæst

sám-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-weaxen, adj.
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Half-grown up Ǽlc man hæfð swáþeáh his ágene lenge on þǽre mycelnesse þe man wæs ǽr, oððe beón sceolde, gif full weóxe, sé ðe on cildháde oððe sámweaxen gewát, Nap. 55

forþ-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-stapan, p. -stóp, pl. -stópon; pp. -stapen

To step or go forthproceedto go or pass byprōgrĕdiprōdīreprocēdĕreprætĕrīre

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To step or go forth, proceed, to go or pass by; prōgrĕdi, prōdīre, procēdĕre, prætĕrīre Forþstóp swylce of rysele heora unrihtwísnes prōdiit quăsi ex ădĭpe inīquĭtas eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 72, 7. Ðá he lyt-hwðn forþstóp cum prōcessisset paulŭlum, Mk.

seoluc

(n.)
Grammar
seoluc, (-oc), seolc, es; m.
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Heora wǽda sioloce siowian, Met. 8, 24. Gyf man mǽte ðæt seoluc oððe godweb hæbbe, Lchdm. iii. 174, 29

Linked entry: seolc

þór

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Ðes Iouis is árwurðost ealra þǽra goda ðe ðá hǽðenanhæfdon on heora gedwylde, and hátte Ððr betwux sumum þeódum; ðane ðá Deniscan leóde lufiað swíðost, Sal. K. 122, 51.

efne

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Ðú góda cyngc, efne þes man þe þú swá wel wið gedést, is æfestful for ðínum góde, Ap. Th. 14, 23. Heó hæfde efne and heóld þæs líchaman lustes forhæfdnesse, ac hwæðre . . . carnis quidem continentiam habuit, sed . . ., Gr. D. 340, 15.

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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hét ðæt teala wunian éce, 77, 68. Æfter ðæm Cartainenses wunnon on.