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hwílend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwílend-líc, adj.

temporaltemporarytransitory

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Ðá se cyning wæs ceasterwara gefremed ðæs écan ríces and wolde eft ðæt éþel sécan his hwílendlícan ríces rex æterni regni jam civis effectus, temporalis sui regni sedem repetiit, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 33.

Linked entry: hwílwend-líc

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mounthillmountain

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Wæs se munt Garganas bifigende, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28. Tó Oliuetes muntes nyðerstige, Lk. Skt. 19, 37. Ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp, 4, 29: Ex. 19, 20. Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 36; Met. 7, 18. Munte promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 6.

munuc-hád

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-hád, es; m.

Monk-hoodthe monastic state

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Wæs sum mæssepreóst munuchádes quidam monachus, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 41, MS. B. Hé weoruldhad forlǽte and munucháde (habitum monachicum) onfénge, 4, 24; S. 598, 2.

sealm-sang

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-sang, es; m.
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Surt. 7, 34. psalm singing, psalmody Ðá ðá se sealmsang gefylled wæs expletis psalmodiis, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 2. Ðæs dæglícan sealmsanges diurne psalmodie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 61: R. Ben. 34, 9. On fæstenne and on sealmsange, Blickl. Homl. 199, 34.

be-settan

(v.)
Grammar
be-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett; v. a. [be by, settan to set]

To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posesscircumdare, collocare, ponere

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Se hálga wæs searoþancum beseted the saint was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2511; An. 1257: Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 19; Ph. 297.

Linked entry: bi-settan

géna

(adv.)
Grammar
géna, adv.

Yet, still, further

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Cwico wæs ðá géna was still living, Beo. Th. 6178; B. 3093

Linked entries: giéna geóna

simbel

(adj.)
Grammar
simbel, symbel, simel ; adj.
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Hió þyrstende wæs on symbel mannes blódes she was continually thirsting for human blood ; haec, sanguinem sitiens, inter incessablia homicidia, Ors. 1, 2 ; Swt. 30, 27.

Linked entries: simble simbles symbel

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.
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Se þeóden wæs strang and stíðmód, 279, 34 ; Sat. 248. Cyning stíðmód sý wið yfele, L. I. P. 3 ; Th. ii. 306, 26.

þeówetling

(n.)
Grammar
þeówetling, es; m.
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A (poor) slave; the diminutive form seems to be depreciatory in this case Quintianus wæs grǽdig gítsere, deófles þeówetlincg a miserable slave of the devil, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 6.

þyddan

(v.)
Grammar
þyddan, p. de

To strikethrustpush

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Ðá ðydde Æfner hine mid hindewerde sceafte on ðæt smælðearme ðæt hé wæs deád percussit eum Abner aversa hasta in inguine, et transfodit eum, et mortuus est, Past. 40; Swt. 295, 17.

wiþ-æftan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-æftan, prep. adv.

Behind.

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Hí cómon tó Wiht, and námon ðǽr ðæt him ǽr wiðæftan wæs (what had been left behind them), Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 25. Grammar wiþ-æftan, with acc. or doubtful Heó com wiðæftan ða menigu uenit in turba retro Mk. Skt. 5, 27.

Linked entry: æftan

á-grafan

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Wæs his anlícnys on (þám feó) ágrafen, 660. Ágraben caelatum , Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 40. Ágrafen, 14, 6. Ágrafen, ástemped celatum, i. pictum , 130, 57. Ágrafen ceác expolita pelvis , Germ. 403, 16. Hyre ágrafenan beáh, Cht. Th. 533, 32.

castel

(n.)
Grammar
castel, (-ell), es; m.
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His wíf wæs innan þám castele, and hine heóld swá lang ꝥ man hire grið sealde, P. 211, ii. Hæfdon þá welisce menn gewroht ǽnne castel, 1048; P. 173, 16. Tó Eoferwíc fóron and þone castel tóbrǽcon, 1069; P. 204, 18.

fearr

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Et suovetaurili(a) oðða þá þe æt þǽm geldum þǽr wæs swín and sceáp and fear, 31, 35: Bl. H. 199, 7. Fearr, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 59. Hwæþer gé sién strengran ðonne leó oððe fearr, Bt. 32, 1; F. 114, 26. Sum módig fearr wearð ángencga . . .

folc-gefeoht

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Philippuse geþúhte þæt hé leng mid folcgefeohtum wið hié ne mehte, ac he wæs mid hlóþum on hí hergende, 3, 7; S. 118, 18

fore-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fore-weard, e; f.
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Se cyng þǽre forewarde gyrnde þe him beháten wæs, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 31. Bútan se cyng gelǽstan wolde eall þet hí on forewarde hæfdon ǽr gewroht, 1094; P. 228, 34. Hér swutelað on ðysan gewrite ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc, C.

freónd-rǽden

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Th. i. 248, 33. cf. freónd, Wæs sió fǽmne mid hyre fæder willan welegum biwedded: wyrd ne ful cúðe freóndrsédenne, hú heó from hogde, Jul. 34. cf. freónd, Se geréfa hine ácwællan ne dorste on þæs folces gewytnysse for heora freóndrǽdene, Hml.

ge-hende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ge-hende, prep.
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Add: local Wæs gehæfd gehende ðǽre byrig swilce hálig stów, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 26. Hé becóm tó ánre birig gehende Ephesan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 32. Seó rǽding cwyð wel gehende þám ende, Angl. viii. 323, 32.

ge-stæppan

(v.)
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</b> where fót is subject :-- -Symble wæs drýge folde swá his fót gestóp, An. 1584. of inanimate objects Se rodor þǽre eorþan on nánre ne mót neár þonne on óðre stówe gestæppan (cf. ðeáh se rodor þǽre eorþan náwer ne geneálǽce, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130

ge-þeáwían

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeáwían, pp. od
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Heó (Esther) wæs wíslíce geþeáwod she was of prudent behaviour, Hml. A. 95, 99.