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Anglo-Saxon

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strange

(adv.)
Grammar
strange, adv.
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severely: — Rícum mannun man sceal strangor (severius) déman ðonne ðám heánum, L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 30.

dǽge

(n.)
Grammar
dǽge, an; f. A maker of bread, baker
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Cf. dáh dough

up-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
up-cund, adj.

Supernalcelestial

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Cuman tó ðam upcundan æþelan ríce, Exon. Th. 17, 10; Cri. 268. Ðæt wé magon upcund ríce gestígan, 348, 27; Sch. 34. Upcundra ceastergewarena supernorum civium, Hpt. Gl. 423, 5. Upcundra eádegum setlum sedibus superum beatis, Dóm. L. 303

twigilde

(adv.)
Grammar
twigilde, adv.
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Béte hé ðam teónde twygylde, and ðam hláforde his were, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 20. Béte hé ðam teónde twygylde, and ðam hláforde his wer, L.C.S. 30; Th. i. 394, 6. Sió bót biþ twysceatte (twyggylde, MS. B.) máre the bót shall be twice as much, L.

stæflíc

(adj.)
Grammar
stæflíc, adj.

literalliteratepertaining to letters

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literal Wé understandaþ ðæt gástlíce andgit ðæra bóca, and hí rǽdaþ ða stæflícan gereccednesse, Homl. Th. ii. 114, 35. Hí nellaþ understandan bútan ðæt steaflíce (stæf-, MSS. C. D.) andgit the literal meaning, Homl.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Hió mid þǽm healfan dǽle beforan þǽm cyninge farende wæs . . . and se healfa dǽl wæs Círuse æfter fylgende, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 25-30. Gteald tó healfan dǽle meiddaneardes, Hml. Th. i. 68, 35.

Linked entry: healf

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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To grant, concede, with gen. of that which is granted Bed Beorn ðæt hé sceolde faran mid him tó ðam cynge . . . and hé ðæs tíðode, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 10. Treówe and hyldo tíðiaþ mé, Cd. Th. 152, 7; Gen. 2516.

Linked entry: tigþian

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ða wéregan neát, ðe man daga gehwam drífeþ and þirsceþ, ongitaþ hira góddénd the brute animals, which man drives and beats every day, understand their benefactors, Elen, Kmbl. 716; El. 358.

Babilónige

(n.)

Babylon

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Babylon, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 18; Dan. 173

a-wunnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wunnen, pp. of a-winnan.

overcome

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overcome,Cd. 208; Th. 257, 8; Dan. 654;

otor

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Th. 220, 19 ; Dan. 73

gum-ríce

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Add: cf. gumena ríce, Dan. 607 : Víd. 133

æt-feng

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Ǽt ðám ætfengaan, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 28. Add

ofer-bídan

(v.)

to outlast, outlive, survive

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Ðá oferbád survived Ælféh his bróðor, Chart. Th. 272, 12. Gif ic hire ouerbíde ... gif heó mé ouerbíde, 583, 5-10. Hé ða bysgu oferbiden hæfde, Exon. Th. 135, 3; Gú. 518

á-brecan

(v.)
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S. 25, 448. (1 b) to break off, separate forcibly :-- Ðá ábræc ðæt mægden ðæt gold of ðǽm godgeldum. Shrn. 106, 3. (1 c) to destroy a person :-- Ábrocene burhweardas, Exod. 39. (1 d) to break, violate :-- Heó Godes bebodu ábræc, Bl. H. 5, 25.

doeg

(n.)
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a day, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 62

syngian

(v.)
Grammar
syngian, ode

To sin

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Ðæt hié óþre syngiende rihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 24

Linked entry: singian

fylstan

to help (tó) to help

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Ðám smeáwyrhtutn hé sceal tó tólan fylstan, Angl. ix. 263, 17.

lícettan

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. 233, with dat.

hýnþ

(n.)
Grammar
hýnþ, e; hýnþu [-o]; indecl. f.

Humiliationabasementdisgracecontemptinjuryharmloss

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Ðæt wé on ðam tóweardan lífe hýnþa forbúgan mágon that in the life to come we may escape disgrace, H. R. 17, 29. Hénþa, Dóm. L. 6, 88.

Linked entries: hénþ hiénþo