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hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Mid hræs geeáde all sunes ðerh hrædlíce ł oefestlíce in impetu abiit totus grex per praeceps in mare, Mt. L. 8, 32. Árís hræðlíce surge velociter, Rtl. 58, 9. Hreód wrít[eres] hreðlíce wrítendes, Ps.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Hé menigfeald wæl felde and slóh, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 7. in other connections Ðá geát mon ðæt átter út on ðone , and raþe ðæs ðǽr com upp micel wæl deádra fisca, Ors. 6, 3;Swt. 258, 17. a single corpse, a slain person Hé mé habban wile dreóre fáhne

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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Kmbl. 1962; El. 983: Cd. 213; Th. 266, 4; Sat. 17: Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 14; Wand. 82. Ðá ic on holm gestáh when I embarked, Beo. Th. 1269; B. 632: Andr. Kmbl. 858; An. 429. Heá holmas deep waters, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 17; Az. 123.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Homl. 35, 14. (1 a) of particular classes of objects, a thing of value, property, a thing for sale; generally in pl., things, goods Him eallum wæs gemǽne heora ðing, Homl. Th. i. 316, 9.

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Seó árfæste dǽd the goodly deed, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 22: Cd. 28; Th. 37, 24; Gen. 594: 226; Th. 301, 4; Sat. 576: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 36; Met. 9, 18: Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 11; Ælf. Tod. 6.

Linked entry: dyd

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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For ðínum leásungum on account of thy falsehoods, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 28; Sat. 62. Ðú fordést ða ðe symle leásinga specaþ thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing [A.V.], Ps. Th. 5, 5. Onscúna ðú á leásunga, L. Ælf. 44; Th. i. 54, 14: Homl.

Linked entry: bisleásung

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Líc sáre gebrocen, bánhús blódfág, Andr. Kmbl. 2808; An. 1406. Ðé is gedál witod líces and sáwle, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 20; Gen. 931. Sweostor mín líces mǽge my sister, kinswoman according to the flesh, 89; Th. 110, 4; Gen. 1833.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Ðonne se ufera dǽl ðæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, 332, 9.] <b>II a.

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Sal. 87 : 147. to bring forth, produce, v. forþ-gebrengan in Dict. Wæstm gebróhte ł gebrenges frustum affert. Mt. L. 13, 23. ꝥte uæstm gié gebrenge (tógibrenge, R., adferatis ). Jn. L. 15, 8

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Wǽde antemne (= sail ? rigging ? v. wǽde-ráp; and cf. Icel. váð sail (poet.)), 100, 29. Strengas gurron, wǽdo gewǽtte, Andr. Kmbl. 749: An. 375. Se wælisca (hafoc) wǽdum and dǽdum his ǽtgiefan eáðmód weorþeþ, Exon. Th. 332, 25; Vy. 90.

hwá

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(iv) where the genitive denotes objects the number of which is in question :-- Saga mé hú fela si fugela cynna. Ic ðé secge twá and fiftig. Saga mé hwæt fisccynna si. Ic ðé secge six and þrittig, Sal.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Se anweald his ágenes ðonces gód næs, ðá se gód næs ðe hé tó com, 16, 4; Fox 58, 19. for (one's) sake Wé biddaþ ðé ðæt ðú hit ús ðínes fæder þances forgife we pray thee to forgive us it for thy father's sake, Gen. 50, 17.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

ge-sécan

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(a β) of animals or moving things Nis nán tó þæs lytel ǽwelm ꝥ hé þá ne geséce, Bt. 24, l ; F. 80, 25.

Andred

(n.)
Grammar
Andred, es; m.

The name of a large wood in Kentthe city of ANDRED or AndridaAndredes ceaster

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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.

Linked entry: Andredes ceaster

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Manymuchmultummultamany thingsmuchverymultamultumin primiscum maxĭmeso many ... astot ... quot

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Fela swylces much of the same, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 13. many things, much, very; multa, multum, in primis, cum maxĭme Fela ðú didest multa fēcisti, Ps. Spl. 39, 7: Ps. Spl. C. 31, 13.

fulluht

(n.)
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fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptismbaptismus

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Fram gyfe ðæs hálgan fulluhtes a sacri baptismătis gratia, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 10. Fulluhtes bæþ the bath of baptism, 2, 14; S. 518, 4. Máge gyt beón gefullod on ðam fulluhte, ðe ic beó gefullod potestis baptismo, quo ego baptīzor, baptīzāri? Mk.

G

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The same change takes place after a short vowel in wah a wall; gen. wages.

hunig

(n.)
Grammar
hunig, es; n.

Honey

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Þynceþ þegna gehwelcum huniges bíbreád healfe ðý swétre gif hé hwéne ǽr huniges teáre bitres onbyrgeþ dulcior est apium mage labor, si malus ora pritis sapor edat, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 17; Met. 12, 9.

Linked entry: teár-líc

GOD

(n.)
Grammar
GOD, es; m.

Godthe Deitya god

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Guilty men were the mightiest gods, Salm. Kmbl. p. 121, 40

Linked entry: af-god

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted tocum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujusto bring before or refer to any onereferre ad aliquem

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Th. ii. 272, 2: Jos. 9, 7. to bring before or refer to any one; referre ad aliquem We lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu ðe betweóx preostan sí, ne beó gescoten to worldmanna sóme we enjoin that no dispute that be between priests be referred to the adjustment of secular

Linked entry: ge-stoten