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ǽrend-wreca

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Philippes tíd ðæs apostoles and ðæs Godes ǽrendwrecan, Shrn. 78, 4. Ærendwreocan, 108, 14. Ðá sende hé his ǽrendwreocan tó Wulfhearde, Cht. Th. 47, 9. Érendwrecan legati, Ps. Srt. 67, 32. Ðá kyningas Gode and his ǽrendwrecum hérsumedon, Past. 3, 6.

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Cattle, live stock Ǽlce geáre byþ orf ácenned, and mennisce menn tó mannum ácennede, ða ðe God gewyrcþ swá swá he geworhte ða ǽrran. Hexam. 12 ; Norm. 20, 20. Cuce orf, L. Edg. S. 8 ; Th. i. 274. 25.

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Wǽron hí (the Danes) swýðe druncene, for ðam ðǽr wæs gebróht wín súðan, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 15. Wín Bachus, wínes Bachi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 25, 36. Wínes defruti, 27, 32.: meri, 87, 13. Wínes god Bachus, 61, 6.

hreód-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-wæter, es; n.
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Fenny land where reeds are growing Ðá wæs ðæt land eall swá wé geférdon ádrigad and fien and hreádwæteru palus erat sicca et ceno habundans, Nar. 20, 23

náwiht-gítsung

Grammar
náwiht-gítsung, náwht-, náuht-gítsung, e; f.

Wicked avarice

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Wicked avarice Ðonne hié wilniaþ þurh ða náwhtgítsunga (náuhtgídsunga, Cott. MSS.) ðæt hié hira woruldspéda ícean dum per avaritiae nequitiam multiplicari appetunt, Past. 44, 10; Swt. 333, 5

stæþhlíplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stæþhlíplíce, adv.
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At a steep inclination Wæs ðæt hús ... on scræfes onlícnesse...; and gelómlíce ða stánas swá of óðrum clife stæðhlýplíce út sceoredon, Blickl. Homl. 207, 20. v. preceding word

ge-sinhíwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinhíwan, -hígan; pl. m.

Married persons;conjugesconjugaticonjugia

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Ðæt líf ðara gesinhíwena oferstígþ ðaet líf ðæs mægþhádes the life of the married surpasses the life of virginity, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 29; Hat. MS.

lengan

(v.)
Grammar
lengan, p. de

protractdelayextendlengthen

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Ðá lengde hit man swá lange it was so long delayed, Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 10.

Linked entry: langian

CNUCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNUCIAN, cnucigan; p. ode; pp. od

To KNOCKbeatpound; pulsaretunderepertundere

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Ða leáf cnuca on ánum mortere pound the leaves in a mortar Herb. 41, 4; Lchdm. i. 142, 18: 57, 1; Lchdm. i. 158, 20: 63, 7; Lchdm. i. 166, 29: 64; Lchdm. i. 168, 5: 65; Lchdm. i. 168, 11. Cnucige ealle ða wyrta pound all the herbs Lchdm. i. 382, 15

Linked entries: cnocian cnuwian

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es; n.

An advantage;commodum

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An advantage; commodum Ac geþenc ðæt ðú hym forwyrndest ǽlcra getésa ðá git becgen on líchaman wǽron and ðú hæfdest ǽlc good and he hefde ǽlc yfel ne mót he ðé nú ðý máre dón to getǽsan ðe ðú ðá hym woldest but remember that thou didst refuse him every

Linked entries: ge-tǽsu ge-tése

hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
hrór, adj.

Stirringactiveagilenimblevigorousstoutstrong

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wæs of ðæm hróran [ Beowulf ] helm and byrne lungre álýsde, Beo. Th. 3262; B. 1629. Drihten his heáhsetl hrór timbrade Dominus paravit sedem suam, Ps. Th. 102, 18: 88, 26. Geseoh hróre meaht hysse ðinum da potestatem tuam puero tuo, 85, 15.

ge-dæman

(v.)

to obstructdamobstruere

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to obstruct, dam; obstruere,Serm. Creat

eá-streám

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Eástreám ýða, Dan. 385. Add

under-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeów, es; m.

One reduced to slaveryone who serves under or is subject to anothera slaveservant

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Ða burgware bǽdon ðæt hié mósten beón hiera underþeówas ðá hí hié bewerian ne mehton petentes, ut quos belli clades reliquos fecit, saltem servire liceat, 4, 13; Swt. 212, 5: 2, 8; Swt. 92, 23.

Linked entry: þeów

ofer-gitolness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gitolness, e; f.

Forgetfulness, oblivion

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Wið ða ádle ðe man litargum háteþ, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde ofergytulnys (-gittolnes,MS. H.) Lchdm. i. 200, 8. In eorþan ofergytolnysse in terra oblivionis Ps. Spl. 87, 13. Ða unþeáwas oft ábisegien ðæt mód mid ofergiotulnesse, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 32.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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And gif hine hwá lecge binnan ðæm fyrste, ðonne gebéte hé ðæs mundbyrde ðe hé ǽr sóhte, oþþe hé hine twelfa sum ládige, ðætða sócne nyste.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Gif ðæt ne wexð ðæt hié tiohhiaþ tó dónne, ðonne wanaþ ðæt ðæt hí ǽr dydon, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 8. Ǽghwelces láreówes lár wihst (wihxð, Hatt. MS.) ðurh his geðylde, 33; Swt. 216, 1. Wesaþ and weaxaþ ealle werþeóde, lifgaþ bi ðám lissum, Exon.

þrægan

(v.)
Grammar
þrægan, (cf.
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(cf. sume tunglu habbaþ lengran ymbhwyrft ðonne sume habban, and ða lengestne ðe ymb ða eaxe middewearde hwearfaþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 24), Met, 28, 24. Ðǽr him eoh fore mílpaðas mæt, módig þrægde, Elen. Kmbl. 2524; El. 1263.

for-þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þryccan, -þrycan; p. -þrycte; pp. -þrycced, -þryct

To tread underoppress greatlysuppressoverwhelmopprĭmĕresupprĭmĕre

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Gesihst ðu nú ðæt ða rihtwísan sint láðe and forþrycte seest thou now that the virtuous are hated and oppressed? Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 23

Linked entries: þryccan for-þriccan

swíþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swíþlíce, adv.
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Ic wát ðæt ðú woldest swíþe swíþlíce beón onǽled quanto ardore flagrares, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 3. Ðá wunode se hálga wer on ancerlífe swíðlíce stíðe, Homl.