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ge-coren

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Se sunnandæg is swíáe micelum gecoren eallum Godes gesceaftum, for ðám þe wæs ealra daga se ǽresta, and bið se néxta, Wlfst. 209, 31.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.
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mé ða bóc ágeaf swá mé on ðon wedde ǽr geseald hæfde then I said that I would help him on condition that he would make a grant of the land to me, awd he engaged to do that . .

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

módig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
módig-líc, adj.

Noble-mindhigh-souledcourageousbraveSuperbmagnificent

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.), Superb, magnificent Nǽnig man nafaþ to ðon módelíco gestreón hér on worlde, Blickl. Homl. 111. 24: 113, 6

Linked entry: móde-líc

glǽm

(n.)
Grammar
glǽm, es; m.

Brightnesssplendourradiance

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Ðé oftíhþ glǽmes gréne folde the green earth shall deny thee her beauty, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 22; Gen. 1018

ágnung

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Þá getǽhte man Wynflǽde ꝥ hió móste ꝥ land hyre geáhnian ( prove her ownership of the land ). Ðá gelǽdde hió þá áhnunga, Cht. Th. 289, I

feohtan

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Hér fegtaþ Títus end Giáþéasu, Txts. 127, 3. Feaht (feht, fæht, v. ll.) him on seó hǽþene ðeód Myrcna inpugnatus ab pagana gente Merciorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 252, 16. Cwóman hié tó þon ꝥ hié on ðá úre wíc feohtan (woldon ?)

a-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To move quicklyvibrateremovedraw fromwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretra-here

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Hwonne of heortan hunger oððe wulf sáwle and sorge abregde when from my heart hunger or wolf shall have torn both soul and sorrow, 104; Th. 137, 22; Gen. 2277.

Linked entry: a-brugdon

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.
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héht him Abraham tó he summoned Abraham to him, Cd. Th. 112, 3; Gen. 1865: 249,18; Dan. 532: Elen.

Linked entry: -anne

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.
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Kmbl. 962; Sal. 480. (5 a) summoning to service :-- Ðá hét se cyng ábannan út ealne þeódscipe of West-Seaxum. Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 8. Hét se cyning bannan út here ...

líf

(adv.)
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on þone hálgan beam áhongen wæs . . . þǽr lífes ceápode moncynne, Cri. 1096 : 1367. Lífes weg sécan to die and go to heaven. Ap. 31. Lífes brúcan, An. 229. leóde lǽrde on lífes weg he showed them the way to heaven, 170.

eorl-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-riht, es; n.

An earl's right or privilege cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium

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An earl's right or privilege; cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium Gif þegen geþeáh, ðæt he wearþ to eorle, ðonne wæs he syððan eorlrihtes weorþe if a thane thrived, that he became an earl, then he was thenceforth worthy of an earl's right, L.

ge-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bregdan, p. -brægd , pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden [ge-, bregdan to vibrate, draw] .

to drawunsheathstringĕreexĭmĕreto feignpretend

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to draw, unsheath; stringĕre, exĭmĕre He hringmǽl gebrægd he drew the ringed sword, Beo. Th.3133; B. 1564. He gebrægd his sweord exēmit gladium suum, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: ge-brægd

mǽg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽg-líc, adj.

Belonging to kinsmen

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Næfde ðæt andgit þurh mǽglíce láre he did not have that intelligence through the teaching of his parents, 368, 10

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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mé on ðisne sið sendan wolde, Exon. Th. 460, 35 ; Hö. 27. Se ðe englas gehét wið mé tó sendenne, Blickl. Homl. 181, 26. Fram Gode is send, 247, 19. Óþ ðæt ðú gefylle ðíne þegnunge tó ðære ðe ðú sended eart, 233, 28; senden (?)

ǽfnung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfnung, e ; f.

Eveningvespera

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Evening; vespera Heó com ðá on ǽfnunge eft to Nóe illa venit ad eum [Noe] ad vesperam, Gen. 8. 11 : Homl. Th. ii. 266. 5. 6

Linked entry: ǽfenung

balewa

(n.)
Grammar
balewa, an; m.

The baleful or wicked oneSatanSatanasDiabolus

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The baleful or wicked one, Satan; Satanas, Diabolus Swá inc se balewa hét as the baleful one desired you, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 11; Sat. 484

beðian

(v.)
Grammar
beðian, beðigean
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to bathe, foment; fovere Beða ða eágan foment the eyes, Herb. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 72, 3 : Med. ex Quadr. 4, 18; Lchdm. i. 346, 20

centaurie

(n.)
Grammar
centaurie, an; f.

centaurycentaureum = κενταύριον,erythræa centaureum, Lin

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The herb centaury; centaureum = κενταύριον,erythræa centaureum, Lin Nim centaurian take centaury, L. M. 2, 8; Lchdm. ii. 186, 26; 2, 39; Lchdm. ii. 248, 13

cumul

(n.)
Grammar
cumul, es; pl. nom. acc. cumulu; n.

A glandular swelling tumor glandulósus

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A glandular swelling; tumor glandulósus Wið cyrnlu and wið ealle yfele cumulu for kernels and for all evil lumps, Herb. 158, 5 ; Lchdm. i. 286, 17

un-cwisse

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cwisse, adj.

Speechless

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Ðá wǽron ðrý dagas and ðreó niht fulle ðæt heó wæs uncwisse, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 18

Linked entry: -cwisse