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dene

(n.)
Grammar
dene, an; f.

A valley vallis

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Seó micele byrnende dene the great burning valley, ii. 352, 20

Linked entries: Dæne Dena lagu

fór-werod

(v.)
Grammar
fór-werod, -wered; part. p. [werian to wear]

Worn outvery oldattrītusvĕtus

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Worn out, very old; attrītus, vĕtus Seó endlyfte tíd biþ seó fórwerode ealdnyss the eleventh hour is very late or very great oldness, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 22. On fórwerodre ealdnysse in very old age, 76, 26.

un-ámeten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámeten, adj.

Unmeasurednot having determined limitsvery greatimmenseboundless

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. §§ 9, 12. very great, immense, boundless God unámetenre árfæstnysse Deus immense pietatis, Anglia xi. 112, 2. Nis ús nán gemet on ðam ǽrran bebode, forðan ðe wé sceolon úrne Scyppend lufian mid unámetenre lufe, Honl. Th. ii. 314, 12: Homl.

Linked entry: á-metan

geornfullíce

(adv.)
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Add: where a great effort is made, eagerly, earnestly. Cf. georne, Geornfullíce hogiendum enixe nitentibus, An. Ox. 4373. diligently. Cf. georne, Ealle þás þénunge begán and geornfullíce ( diligenter ) wyrcean, R. Ben. 19, 11.

cneó-rím

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-rím, cneów-rím, es; n.

The number of kinprogenyfamilycognatorum numerusprogeniesfamilia

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The number of kin, progeny, family; cognatorum numerus, progenies, familia Of ðam wíd folc, cneórím micel, cenned wǽron from whom a wide-spread people, a great progeny, were born Cd. 79; Th. 98, 32; Gen. 1639.

Linked entries: rím cneów-rím

smeoruwig

(adj.)
Grammar
smeoruwig, adj.

Fatty, greasy, unctuous greasy

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Fatty, greasy, unctuous Eal ða wǽtan þing and ða smerewigan sint tó forbeódanne Lchdm. ii. 210, 27

Linked entry: smerewig

fær

(n.)
Grammar
fær, nom. acc: gen. færes; dat. fære; pl. nom. acc. faru; gen. fara; dat. farum, n: fær; gen. dat. acc. fære; pl. nom. gen. acc. fara; dat. farum; f? [from faran to go] .

a going, journey, way, journeying, expedition ĭter, expĕdītio bellĭcaa vehicle, vessel, shipvehĭcŭlum, nāvis

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Ðæt wæs fær micel that was a great expedition, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1295; El. 646. that in which a journey or voyage is made,- a vehicle, vessel, ship; vehĭcŭlum, nāvis Ðú ðær [Th.

Linked entries: færr FARU

FALS

(n.)
Grammar
FALS, es ; n.

FALSEhood, fraud, counterfeit falsum

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Hwí tíhþ úre hláford us swá micles falses why doth our lord accuse us of so great a fraud? Gen. 44, 7

heófung

(n.)
Grammar
heófung, e; f.

Mourninglamentationgrieving

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Mid micelre heófunge with great lamentation, ii. 516, 59. Biddende forgifennysse mid wópe and heófunge asking forgiveness with weeping and lamentation, H. R. 107, 27. On ðære wǽron áwritene heófunga scriptæ erant in eo lamentationes, Ælfc.

Linked entry: heófing

ísern

(adj.)
Grammar
ísern, adj.

Iron

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Hét gebindan beám ðone miclan ǽrenum clammum and ísernum he bade bind that great tree with brazen bands and with iron, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 29; Dan. 520

mægen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cræft, es; m.

Main forcegreat power or mightmighty power

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Main force, great power or might, mighty power Mægencræft ðe him meotud engla forgiefen hæfde the power which the Lord of angels had given him, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 1; Gú. 1105.

ge-trum

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trum, es; n.

A knotbandmasscompanycompany of soldiersnoduscatervacohorsexercitus

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He eft gewát getrume micle he returned with a great company, Andr. Kmbl. 1413; An. 707: Beo. Th. 1849; B. 922: Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 12; Gn. Ex. 63

Linked entries: -trum ge-truma

ge-bytlu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, indecl. f.

A building

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He eów sylþ micle burga and ða sélnstan gebytlu he will give you great cities and the best buildings, Deut. 6, 10

ge-fylce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fylce, -filce, es; n.

A collection of peoplearmytroopdivision

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Hí férdon mid miclum gefilce they marched with a great army, Thw. Hept. 162, 38. Send ðǽrto gefylcio send troops against it, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 6; Hatt. MS. Hie wǽrun on twǽm gefylcum they were in two divisions.

Linked entry: ge-filce

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyrmarty̆rem făcĕre

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Ðus wearþ gemartirod se mǽra apostol thus was martyred the great apostle, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 24 : 478, 22 : 496, 22

Linked entry: martyrian

þeód-wrecan

(v.)
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to avenge thoroughly, take great vengeance for Grendles módor gegán wolde sorhfulue síð, sunu þeódwrecan (Ettmüller would read suna deáð wrecan; but perhaps the force of þeód- here and its composition with a verb may be illustrated by the case of full

greátnes

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</b> great bulk, swollen form :-- Swilce man siwige áne bytte and bláwe hí fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þyrl, þonne heó tóþunden bið, on hire greátnysse, Hml. S. 34, 319

hyrst

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. ¶ The word occurs in a great many place-names. Where the first part of the compound is the name of a tree hyrst probably belongs to I. e. g. æsc-, hæsel-, hnut-, holen-, mapolder-, seal-, þorn-hyrst. So, too, perhaps in earnes, úlan hyrst.

ge-béd-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-dagas, pl. m.

Prayer-daysLītănia mājorLītănia mĭnor

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Prayer-days; Lītănia mājor : this greater Litany is for St.

sceanc-gebeorg

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-gebeorg, es; n.

a greave

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A protection for the leg, a greave Bán*-*berge, scan[c]gebeorg ocreas Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 35