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næsc

(n.)

fawn-skin

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Gefóh fox, ásleah of cucum ðone tuxl, lǽt hleápan áweg, bind on næsce, hafa ðé on, Lchdm. ii. 104, 13 : 140, 10. Dó on næsc, 36, 8.

ge-wyrde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrde, -wyrd[?], es; n.

Speechconversationcollection of wordssentencerule[?]

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Fox 132; Men. 66. Gewyrd verbositas, Hpt. Gl. 439

be-slépan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slépan, p. -slépte; subj. pl. -slépen; pp. -sléped, -slépt

To slip, lay, place, putto slip, put or lay on, to impose, clotheponere, imponere, induere

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Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 16. Beslépen hí on hý bysmor induantur confusione! Ps. Th. 34, 24. Beslépte mid gyldnum fnasum in fimbriis aureis circumamicta 44, 15

Linked entry: slípan

ge-friðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-friðian, p. ode; pp. od

To guardprotectdefenddeliver

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To guard, protect, defend, deliver He hie gefriðode he protected her, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 3; Jud. 5 : Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 11. Ðæt hys yrþ sí gefriðod that its produce be protected, Th. An. 118, 20. He me gefriðode eripuit me, Ps. Th. 33, 4.

Linked entry: ge-freoðian

týdrung

(n.)
Grammar
týdrung, e ; f.
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Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 25. [Cf. (?) Þis woreld ebbeð þenne hit þat tuderinde wiðteoð withholds its productivity, O.E. Homl. ii. 177, 23.] a branch Tyddrung (týdrung, MS. T.: tiddrung, MS. V.) oððe bóh propago, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 15

Linked entry: tyddrung

Thómas

(n.)
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Fox 444; Men. 223. Cf. Hé sǽde þómé (thómase, later MS. ), Jn. Skt. 20, 27. Hé nýdde ðysne Thómam, ðæt hé weorðode sunnan deófolgild, Shrn. 156, 9: Mk. Skt. 3, 18

þrymlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrymlíce, adv.

Magnificentlysplendidlygloriously

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Fox 153; Men. 78. Án and þryttig geára hé ríxode þrymlíce on Hierusalem, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 470

un-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerím, es; n.

A countless numberan immense number or quantity

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Ðæt hé gegaderige ungerím ðissa welena, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 13. Hire olfendas bǽron ungerím goldes, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 11. Ungerím feós syllan, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 101

un-gecynde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecynde, adj.

Unnatural

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Unnatural Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of ðære stówe ðe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne, and sette on ungecynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27 note.

Linked entries: ge-cynde un-cynde

un-weorþness

(n.)
Grammar
un-weorþness, e; f.

Indignitycontemptdisgrace

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Ða wón wyrd ǽgþer ge on ðara unrihtwísra anwealda heánesse, ge on mínre unwurþnesse and foreseuwenesse, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 22

Linked entry: weorþness

riht-cynecynn

(n.)
Grammar
riht-cynecynn, es; n.

A legitimate royal family

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A legitimate royal family Antigones him ondréd Ercoles ðæt ðæt folc hiene wolde tó hláforde geceósan for ðon ðe hé ryhtcynecynnes wæs timens ne Herculem Macedones quasi legitimum regem praeoptarent, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 150, 10.

gnornan

(v.)
Grammar
gnornan, gnornian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To grievemournbe sadbewaillamentmœrere

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Geonge for ðé gnornendra care ðara ðe on feterum fæste wǽran intret in conspectu tuo gemitus compeditorum, 78, 11

a-drencan

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

To plunge underto immersedrownimmergere

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To plunge under, to immerse, drown; immergere Wolde hine adrencan on ðære eá would drown him in the river, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 36.

æl-beorht

All-brightall-shining

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Fox 29,104; Met. 29, 51

a-temian

(v.)
Grammar
a-temian, p. ede; pp. ed [a intensive, temian to tame]

To tame thoroughlymake very tame or gentleto subduetameedomare

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Fox 13, 38; Met. 13, 19: 13, 71; Met. 13, 36

Cant-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Cant-ware, gen. a; dat. um; acc. e; pl. m.
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Fox 207; Men. 105

Linked entry: Cont-ware

be-hindan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-hindan, prep. dat.

Behindpostpone

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Fox 26, 45; Met. 26, 23. Ligeþ him behindan hefig hrusan dǽl behind it lies the heavy mass of earth 29, 106; Met. 29, 52. Ne ðé behindan nú lǽt mænige ðus micle now leave not behind thee such a multitude of people Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 19; Cri. 155

dwolma

(n.)
Grammar
dwolma, dwolema, an; m.

Chaos, a chasm, gulph chaos, n.= χάos, τό, hiātus

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Fox 5, 86; Met. 5, 43

Linked entries: dwolema for-dwilman

eorþ-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-ríce, es; n.

A kingdom of the earth, earth's kingdom, the earthterræ regnum, terræ

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Fox 4, 74; Met. 4, 37. He eorþrícum eallum wealdeþ regnum ipsīus omnĭbus domĭnābĭtur, Ps. Th. 102, 18. On eorþríce on earth's kingdom, on earth. Cd. 22; Th. 27, 18; Gen. 419: 23; Th. 29, 22; Gen. 454: 26; Th. 35, 1; Gen. 548

firen-lust

(n.)
Grammar
firen-lust, fyren-lust, es; m.

Sinful lustluxurywantonnesslĭbīdoluxŭria

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Fox 8, 29; Met. 8, 15. Þurh firenlustas through sinful lusts, Exon. 29b; Th. 90, 32; Cri. 1483: 44a; Th. 150, 8; Gú. 775

Linked entry: fyren-lust