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wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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Sealdon wolcnes stefne vocem dederunt nubes (the translator has read nubis ?), Ps. Th. 76, 14. Ic cume tó ðe on sweartum wolcne (in caligine nubis), Ex. 19, 9 : Cd. Th. 27, 15; Gen. 418. Wolcan nubem, Ps. Surt. 103, 3.

hors

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[Horses were used by those who had to journey or whose business required them to move about; for the drawing of vehicles in which either people (especially invalids(?)

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Basilius took the grass saying: 'We offered thee what we ourselves use, and thou hast given us as requital (thou hast given us in return) the sustenance of irrational beasts,' Homl. Th. i. 450, 2-8: Homl. Skt. i. 3, 215.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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a corner, an angle ; applied to the earth or heaven, corner, quarter (cf. the Edda: Þeir görðu þar af himinn ok settu hann yfir jörðina með fjórum skautum.

Linked entry: sceáta

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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S. 4; Th. i. 248, 25. in a wider sense, descendants of a common ancestor living at the same time, a generation Ðé ic geseah sóðlíce rihtwísne ætforan mé on ðissere mǽgþe te enim vidi justum coram me in generatione hac, Gen. 7, 1.

lang

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, the other MSS. have lange scipu) ongén ðá æscas, 897 ; P. 90, 14. of vertical measurement, tall, high Lá, leóf cynehláford, án lang gealga stænt æt Amanes inne, Hml. A. 100, 279.

níwe

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Þá Scipia hæfde gefaren tó ðǽre níwan byrig Cartaina, 4, 10; S. 196, 33. of recent origin or growth, that has not yet existed long Níwes recentis (paradisi), An. Ox. 688. Ic tiohhie þæt hió þæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, Met. 13, 26.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Hé treówa gehét, his holdne hyge, 41, 8; Gen. 653. an assurance of faith or truth, word (in to give or pledge one's word), a promise, an engagement, a covenant, league Hú þearf mannes sunu máran treúwe what need has a son of man of a better assurance

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Beówulfe bráde ríce on hand gehwearf the broad realm passed into the hand of Beowulf, Beo. Th. 4421;B. 2207. Beorn monig seah on ðás beorhtan burg brádan ríces many a chief looked on this bright city of a broad realm, Exon. 124 b;Th, 478, 9;Ruin.38.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Ðá cwæþ ic : Sege mé hwider hió wille jamne igitur vides, quid haec omnia, quae diximus, consequatur ? quidnam ?

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

FUGEL

(n.)
Grammar
FUGEL, fugol, fugul; gen. fugeles, fugles; m.

A birdFOWLăvisāles

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A bird, FOWL; ăvis, āles Ðes fugel hæc ăvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 54: Lk. Bos. 13, 34: Cd. 72; Th. 88, 5; Gen. 1460: Exon. 17 a; Th. 40, 27; Cri. 645: Salm. Kmbl. 507; Sal. 254: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 25; Jud. 207. Fugel āles, Ælfc.

Linked entries: fen-fugelas fugol fugul

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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The word seems to have a different meaning in Icelandic : 'á fornum skjöldum var títt at skrifa rönd þá er baugr var kallaðr, ok er við þann baug skildir kenndir.' v. Cl. and Vig. s.v. baugr.

Linked entry: rand-beáh

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Kmbl. 1093; El. 548. as antecedent Ðá ferede hine Godes hand þider, þǽr hine men siððan áredon, Shrn. 57, 5. Uton ácerran þider, þǽr hé sylfa sit, Cd. Th. 278, 6; Sat. 217. Gingran þider ealle urnon, þǽr se éca wæs, 298, 11; Sat. 531.

Linked entry: þyder

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Ðæt ýtemeste land, ðæt man hǽt Thila, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 20. Ðæt hé gewǽte his ýtemystan finger, Past. 43; Swt. 309, 6. On ða ýtemesta[n] sǽ in extremis maris, Ps. Spl. 138, 8. Ða ýtemestan endas ðare seglgyrde cornua, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 46.

Linked entry: ýtmest

feówer

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Bifora feóro nétno ante quatuor animalia, Rtl. 47, 28. with a pronoun: Ðás féwera godspelles haec quattuor evangelia, Mt. p. 9, 8. as multiplicative, four times: Se earma man wile drincan feówer swá feala swá his neád wǽre, Hml.

ge-lícnes

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L. 16, 12. the representation of an object, an image, a copy Hwæs gelícnis his þæt cujus est imago haec?, Mt. R. L. 22, 20: Mk. L. R. 12, 16. Gelícnes iconisma (regale compto stemmate depictum ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 45: 47, 14.

ge-cnáwan

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Th. 429, 8. a claim, to pay by way of acknowledgement, v. ge-cnáwness Man sceal for Godes ege mǽðe on háde gecnáwan ( pay respect to the clergy ), Ll. Th. i. 362, 5.

hryre

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Add: a fall from a height. a dropping from a high position under the force of gravity Hý hófon hine hondum and him hryre burgun, Gú. 702. a descent of rain, hail, &amp;c.

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Voc. i. 77, 8 . a shadow (cast by an object) Seó sceadu byþ tó underne seofon and twentigoþan healfes fótes the shadow (of the dial-gnomon) will be twenty-six and a half foot long at nine o'clock (on Christmas day) Lchdm. iii. 218, 4 (and often on this

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Of ðæs handum ðe hine hýnan wolde from the hands of him that would have laid him low, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 23. Hé sceal rýperas and reáferas hatian and hýnan robbers and plunderers he must hate and humble, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 20.

Linked entry: hénan