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drync

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Ðætte hié ðone hálwendan drync ðæs æðelan wínes ne gehwyrfen him selfum tó áttre quia saluberrimum vini potum in veneni sibi poculum vertunt, Past. 365, 9. Wyrc tó duste, dó hys dǽl on wínes drinc, Lch. i. 336, 16. Drync poculum, Ps. Srt. 22, 5.

be-hófen

(v.; part.)

suppliedprovidedornatus

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supplied, provided; ornatus Ðætt ealle Godes cyricean sýn wel behófene that all God's churches be well supplied or well provided [with all they have need of] L. Edm. E. 5; Lambd. 58, 7; Wilk. 73, 13

ed-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ed-hwyrft, es; m.

A returning, return rĕdĭtio, rĕdĭtus

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A returning, return; rĕdĭtio, rĕdĭtus He ne wéneþ, ðæt him ðæs edhwyrft cyme he will not hope that its return may come. Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 3; Gn. Ex. 42: Beo. Th. 2566; B. 1281

gafol-gyldere

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-gyldere, es; m.

A tribute-payertributarytrĭbūti reddĭtor

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A tribute-payer, tributary; trĭbūti reddĭtor Ða Indiscan willaþ beón eówere gafolgylderas, and mid ealre sibbe eów underþeódan the Indians will be your tributaries, and with all peace submit to you, Homl. Th. ii. 482, 31

hengest

(n.)
Grammar
hengest, es; m.

A geldinghorsesteed

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Án hundred wildra horsa and xvi tame hencgestas a hundred wild horses and sixteen tame steeds, Chart. Th. 548, 11

ildcian

(v.)
Grammar
ildcian, p. ode

To delay

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To delay Se dysega ungeþyldega all his ingeþonc hé geypt ac se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman totum spiritum suum profert stultus, sapiens autem differt et reservat in posterum, Past. 33. 4; Swt, 220, 10

Linked entries: elcian eldcung

neádlunga

(adv.)
Grammar
neádlunga, adv.

Forciblyagainst one's will

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Forcibly, against one's will Manega gewilniaþ óðres mannes wólíce and hí beóþ benǽmede neádlunga hyra ágenes many covet another man's goods, and they shall be forcibly deprived of their own, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 20

Linked entry: nídlinga

ge-fullǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullǽstan, p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽst

To helpgive aidassistauxĭliāri

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To help, give aid, assist; auxĭliāri Weoruda God gefullǽste, ðæt seó cwén begeat willan in worulde the Lord of Hosts gave aid, that the queen obtained her will in this world, Elen. Kmbl. 2299; El. 1151

Linked entry: ful-lǽstan

weorold-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-feoh, gen. -feós; n.
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Worldly wealth, this world's goods Nis woruldfeoh ðe ic mé ágan wille sceat ne scilling ( I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, Gen. 14, 23), Cd. Th. 129, 12 ; Gen. 2142

nǽnig-dǽl

(n.; adv.)
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Cf. sumdǽl; nǽnig-, nán-wiht

ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
ebbian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ebba an ebb]

To ebb recēdĕre, refluĕre

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To ebb; recēdĕre, refluĕre Will-flód ongan lytligan eft, lago ebbade sweart under swegle the well-flood began again to lessen, the water ebbed dark under the firmament, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 12; Gen. 1413

hyht-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyht-leás, adj.

Without hopejoyless

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Without hope [of that which is promised], joyless Áhóf brýd Abrahames hihtleásne hleahtor Abraham's wife laughed incredulously [without hope that the promise of a son would be fulfilled ], Cd. 109; Th. 144, 9; Gen. 2387

stán-hol

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hol, es; n.
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A hole in rocks Hié (serpents and wild beasts) in stánholum hié selfe dígliaþ saxorum latebris occulta, Nar. 6, 1. Ðá flugon hié in ða wæter and hié ðǽr in ðám stánholum hýddon, 22, 13

wriþen-hilt

(adj.)
Grammar
wriþen-hilt, adj.

Having a kilt bound round

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Having a kilt bound round ['In some specimens of swords the handles are wound round with gold wire,' Worsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 29] Ðæt sweord, írena cyst, wreoþenhilt and wyrmtáh, Beo. Th. 3400 ; B. 1698

Linked entry: wreoþen-hilt

fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþ, ( = fǽgþ? cf. fǽge)

feyness

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feyness Dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymbe his forðgesceaft, nefne hé fǽhðe wite a fool in his life of pleasure is seldom anxious about his future, unless he knows that death is at hand, Fä. 56

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, adv.
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Add Him bið swíðe sófte things will go very easily for him, Hml. Th. i. 164, 2. Þæt ǽlc mann drunce be þám þe hé sylf wolde and him sóftost wǽre, Hml. A. 92, 23

cométa

(n.)
Grammar
cométa, an; m.

A comet cométacométesκομήτης

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. = κομήτης, ov; m. long-haired Higegleáwe hátaþ cométa be naman the wise-minded call a comet by name Chr. 975; Th. 228, 38, col. 1, 2, 3; Edg. 52

ge-þryþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þryþian, p. ede; pp. ed [þryþ power, strength]

To strengthenarmcorroborare

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To strengthen, arm; corroborare Deáþ nimeþ wíga wælgífre wǽpnum geþryþed ealdor ánra gehwæs death, the blood-greedy warrior, armed with weapons, takes the life of every one, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 9; Ph. 486

geóguþ

Grammar
geóguþ, l. geoguþ,
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and add: youth as a period or stage of existence Gód sceal wið yfele, geogoð sceal wið ylde sacan, Gn. C. 52. Ðínre giogeðe adulescentiae tuę, Kent. Gl. 109. Ðǽre scame ðe ðú on iuguðe worhte confusionis adolescentiae tuae, Past. 207, 11.

Linked entry: giógoð

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Ne hǽme nán man wið his mǽges (fratris) wíf, Lev. 18, 16. Mǽges filii, Cd. 140; Th. 176, 5; Gen. 2907. Moises heóld his mǽges (soceri) sceáp, Ex. 3, 1. Moises gecirde tó his mǽge, 4, 18. Abrahame, mǽge Lothes, Cd. 141; Th. 177, 2; Gen. 2923.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg