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ang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
ang-sum, anc-sum; adj.

Narrowstraittroublesomeharddifficultangustusdifficilis

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Narrow, strait, troublesome, hard, difficult, angustus, difficilis Eálá hú neara and hú angsum is ðæt geat, and se weg ðe to lífe gelǽdt; and swýðe feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon quam angusta porla, et arcta via est, quae ducit ad vitam; et pauci sunt

Linked entries: anc-sum ang-sum-líc

BYRÐEN

(n.)
Grammar
BYRÐEN, berðen, byrðyn; gen. byrðenne; f. A
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Lind. Stv. 13, 30

Linked entries: byrden byrðyn berðen

FEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
FEÓL, e;

FILElīma

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f A FILE; līma Ic com láf fýres and feóle I am the leaving of fire and file, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484, 7; Rä. 70, 4. Mín heáfod is homere geþuren, sworfen feóle my head is beaten with a hammer, rubbed with a file, 129 b; Th. 497. 18; Rä. 87, 2

fugol

(n.)
Grammar
fugol, es; m.

A birdfowlăvis

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Fugole gelícost most like to a bird, Andr. Kmbl. 994; An. 497. God gelǽdde ðære lyfte fugolas to Adame Deus volātĭlia cæli adduxit ad Adam, Gen. 2, 19: Cd. 200; Th. 248, 14; Dan. 513

moððe

(n.)
Grammar
moððe, an; f.

A moth

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Ðǽr moððe (mohða, Lind. Rush.: mouȝþe, mouȝte, Wick.) hit fornimþ ubi tinea demolitur, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19, 20: Lk. Skt. 12, 33. Moððe word fræt, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 4; Rä. 48, 1. Ðǽr moððan hit áwéstaþ, Wulfst. 286, 32

Linked entry: mohþe

ge-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. drenced

To drenchdrownsubmergeredemergere

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Lind. 10, 15

eáþ-nes

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Eorla gehwám eádnys and tóhyht, Rún. 4. ease, freedom from difficulty Éðnise facultatem, Lk. p, 9, 6. gentleness Ongan hé wurðigan þá gódan þeáwas þára gódra on þám lífe, eádnysse and hýrsumnysse, geþyld and þolemódnysse, Guth. 18, 16. v. un*-*eáþness

Linked entry: eád-nes

breóst-gewǽdu

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-gewǽdu, pl. n.

the breasta garment, clothing A covering for the breast, corselet pectoris vestimentum, lorica

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[breóst the breast, gewǽde a garment, clothing] A covering for the breast, corselet; pectoris vestimentum, lorica Gehwearf in Francna fæðm feorh cyninges, breóstgewǽdu, and se beáh somod the king's life fell into the power of the Franks, his corselet

ge-sníþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sníþan, p. -snáþ; pp. -sniden

To cutcut off

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Lind. 14, 47. Gif ðú stǽnen weofod me wyrce ne tymbra ðú ðæt of gesnidenum stánum if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone, Ex. 20, 25

tó-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-tellan, p. -teled

To distinguish in countingcount separately

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To distinguish in counting, count separately Án íglond ligþ út on gársecg ðǽr nǽngu biþ niht on sumera ne wuhte ðon má on wintra dæg tóteled an island lies out in the ocean, where in summer no night can be distinguished in reckoning time, any more than

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, to -brǽdenne; p. de; pp. ed [ge-, brǽdan to make broad]

To make broadbroadenextendspreaddilātāreampliāreextendĕreexpandĕresternere

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Lind. 21, 8. Miþ stáne gebrǽded lapide stratus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 13

Linked entry: ge-brádian

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18. like a man, manfully Wer uir, werlíce uiriliter, Ælfc. Gr. 232, 16. Werlíce dó ðú viriliter age, Ps. Spl. 26, 20: Ps. Surt. 26, 14.

ymb-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gyrdan, p. de.
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Lind. Rush. 13, 4. Ymbgyrdaþ eówre lendena, Anglia viii. 322, 19. Ymbgyrde wé úre lendena, 323, 27. Ymbgyrded amictus. Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 51. Ymbgyrd circumamicta, Ps. Spl. T. 44, 15. His lendena wǽron ymbgirde, L. Ælfc.

Linked entry: embe-gyrdan

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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To wend, go, proceed (lit. and fig.) Se ðe bið on æcere, ne went hé on bæc qui fuerint in agro, nan redeant retro Lk. Skt. 17, 31. Went nú fulneáh eall moncyn on tweónunga Bt. 4; Fox 8, 17: Met. 13, 55.

a-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefigian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make heavy or sadto weigh downburdengravarecontristaredeprimere

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Lind. Stv. 26, 43

Linked entry: hefigian

ge-beácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beácnian, -bécnian, -bícnian; p. ode; pp. od [ge, and beácnian to beckon]

To point outindicatemake signsindĭcārenuntiāreinnuere

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Lind. 1, 62

Linked entries: ge-bécnend ge-bícnian

betwyx-aworpennyss

(n.)
Grammar
betwyx-aworpennyss, e; f.

An interjectioninterjectio

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Se dǽl líþ betwux óðrum wordum, and geswutelaþ ðæs módes styrunge. Heu geswutelaþ módes sárnesse an interjection is a throwing between. This part of speech lieth between other words, and denotes a stirring of the mind.

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te
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Icel. túta a teat-like prominence; tútna to be blown up : Dan. tude a spout : Swed. tut : Du. tuit a pipe. pike. ] Cf. tot

ge-frínd

Grammar
ge-frínd, friends.
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Hí wurdon ðá gefrýnd for ðǽre dǽde, swá swá hí nǽron nǽfre ǽr on lífe, Hml. Th. ii. 252, 3

Linked entry: ge-frýnd

-hǽme

(suffix)
Grammar
-hǽme, pl. m.
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D. iv. 70, 26.lt;i>For a list ofswch words see Cht. Craw. 116. Also the form -hǽmingas Wanhǽminga gemǽre,C. D. v. 264, l. Wealthǽminga geniearc, iii. 405, 7