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on-sundness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sundness, e; f.

Soundness, freedom from physical or moral flaw

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Gefég ðás bricas tó ansundnysse join these broken gems together so that they may again be whole, Homl. Th. i. 62, 8

Linked entry: on-sundness

swin

(n.)
Grammar
swin, swinn, es; m.

Sound, melody

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Sound, melody Swin, sang melodia (Wright gives swinsang melodio ; perhaps swinsung should be read, but see the following gloss), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 28. Swinne ł sangge melodia, Hpt. Gl. 467, 41. Swinn, dreám melodiam, 515, 42

Linked entry: ge-swin

swétian

(v.)
Grammar
swétian, p. ede

To be sweet or pleasant

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To be sweet or pleasant Ðætte ús biterige sió hreówsung, swá swá ús ǽr swétedon ða synna that repentance may prove bitter to us, as before sins were sweet to us, Past. 54, 5; Swt. 425, 14

cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
cræftig, adj.

Ingenious ⬩ skilful ⬩ CRAFTY ⬩ cunning ⬩ virtuous ⬩ powerful ⬩ ingeniosus ⬩ peritus ⬩ astutus ⬩ probus ⬩ potens

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Kmbl. 837; El. 419; Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 18; Wal. 72 ; Beo. Th. 2936; B. 1466. He sende cræftige wyrhtan misit architectos Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 7. Móde ðæs cræftig with a mind so cunning Exon. 79 b; Th. 299, 6; Crä. 98.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation ⬩ via, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta ⬩ The passover of the Jews ⬩ transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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MS. 9 b, 6. Ða habbaþ færeld they have a course, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 22; Met. 28, 11.

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p.swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))

To swallow. ⬩ of taking food, etc., by living creatures ⬩ of absorption or reception by inanimate things, to swallow, take in, drink, absorb ⬩ to take in to the mind, accept, imbibe (wisdom) ⬩ with the idea of violence or destruction, to devour (lit. or fig.), to consume, engulf ⬩ absorbere ⬩ glutire ⬩ to swallow.

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Nymþe líges fæðm swulge, Beo. Th. 1568; B. 782

Linked entry: swylfende

atelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atelíc, adj. [ = atol, líc]

Dire ⬩ terrible ⬩ horrid ⬩ foul ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ terribilis ⬩ horridus ⬩ deformis ⬩ fœ́dus

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Dire, terrible, horrid, foul, loathsome; dirus, terribilis, horridus, deformis, fœ́dus Norþ-Denum stód atelíc egesa over the North-Danes stood dire terror, Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784. Unwlitig swile and atelíc tumor deformis, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 17

Linked entries: atelucost atolíc

friþ-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gewrit, es; n.

Peace-writing ⬩ an article of peace ⬩ pācis scriptum ⬩ artĭcŭlus pācis vel fœdĕris scripto consignāti

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Peace-writing, an article of peace; pācis scriptum, artĭcŭlus pācis vel fœdĕris scripto consignāti Béte be ðam ðe ða friþgewritu sæcgan let him make amends according as the articles of peace say, L. Ed. 8; Th. i. 164, 8

Linked entry: ge-writ

from

(prep.)
Grammar
from, prep. dat.

From ⬩ a ⬩ ab

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From; a, ab From eásteweardan from the eastward, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 31: 16, 4; Fox 58, 11: Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 20; Cri. 1192: Cd. 161; Th. 201, 26; Exod. 378; Beo. Th. 3274; B. 1635

Linked entry: formesta

ful-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-cúþ, full-cúþ; adj.

Full known ⬩ well known ⬩ famous ⬩ public ⬩ bĕne nōtus ⬩ insignis ⬩ publĭcus

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Full known, well known, famous, public; bĕne nōtus, insignis, publĭcus On fulcúþum gemynde in famous memory, Ælfc. T. 21, 1. Bí fulcúþum strǽtum juxta publĭcos viārum transĭtus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 4, note, MS. T: Nar. 2, 15

gæd

(n.)
Grammar
gæd, es; n.

A being together ⬩ fellowship ⬩ union ⬩ sŏciĕtas

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A being together, fellowship, union; sŏciĕtas Nolde gæd geador in Godes ríce, eádiges engles and ðæs ofermódan there would not [be] any fellowship in God's kingdom, of the blessed angel and the proud together, Salm. Kmbl. 899; Sal. 449

Linked entry: ge-gæde

ge-screádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-screádian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To cut off trim, prune ⬩ sarpere

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To cut off trim, prune; sarpere Gif se wíngeard ne biþ onriht gescreádod if the vineyard be not rightly pruned, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 14. Gescreáded wíngeard sarpta vinea, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 125; Wrt. Voc. 54, 65

wítegung-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
wítegung-bóc, f.

A book containing prophecies ⬩ a prophetical book

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A book containing prophecies, a prophetical book Hit is áwriten be mé on wítegungbócum, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 115. Ic geliornod hæbbe on eówer wítegungbócum, ðæt gé wǽron fram frymðe gecorene fram Criste selfum, H. R. 7, 11, 30

weorold-gítsere

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gítsere, es; m.
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One who is covetous of this world's goods Hwæt bið ðæm welegan woruldgítsere (cf. gítsere, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 13) on his móde ðe bet, þeáh hé micel áge goldes and gimma and gooda gehwæs, Met. 14, 1

ed-níwe

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ed-níwe, adv.
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Th. ii. 206, 29. ( This and Ph. 253 might be taken under ed-níwe; adj.) Add

feoh-gítsere

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An avaricious, a covetous person Gehiére gé feohgiétseras (-gídseras, v. l.) hwæt be eów gecweden is . . . 'Ne wyrð se gítsere nǽfre full feós' cum augendis pecuniis inhiat, audiant quod scriptum est: 'Auarus non impletur pecunia,' Past. 331, 6.

ge-rótsian

(v.)
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(Either ge- unrðtsiað or un-gerðtsiad should be read. )

Linked entry: rótsian

lǽn

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Gif ðæt God geteód hæbbe, and mé ðæet on lǽne gelíð ( it is to be granted me ) ðæt gesibbra ærfeweard forðcymeð wépnedhádes, C. D. ii. 121, 26. Þæt þæt þe heó tó lǽne onféng, Gr. D. 97, 12. Add

ofer-mǽte

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Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé sédest þat þú getyohhod hæafde tó forlétanne . . . þæt is ofermétta wela and ofermýtta wyrðscipe and ungemetlíce ríclic lýf, Solil. H. 38, 2. Hine deófla costodon mid ofermǽte unclǽne luste, Shrn. 52, 22. Add

waroþ

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Be sǽs wároðe (waroðum, v.l.) sicut arenam quae est in littore maris, Gr. D. 55, 12. Lócian égðer ge ofer þone warað ge ofer þá sǽ, Solil. H. 45, 20. Add