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EÓTEN

(n.)
Grammar
EÓTEN, es; m.

giant, monster, Grendel ⬩ gĭgas, monstrum, Grendel ⬩ the Jutes, Jutlanders, the ancient inhabitants of Jutland in the north of Denmark ⬩ Jūtæ

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Eóten, nom. sing. Beo. Th. 1526; B. 761. Eótena, gen. pl. Beo. Th. 846; B. 421.

Linked entry: GEÁTAS

for-wúndian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wúndian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To wound badly ⬩ ulcerate ⬩ grăvĭter vulnĕrāre

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Forwúnded mid wommum wounded with sins, Rood Kmbl. 27; Kr. 14. Ða men wǽron forwúndode the men were badly wounded, Chr. 882; Erl. 83, 11: 897; Erl. 96, 13

HÉR

(adv.)
Grammar
HÉR, adv.

HERE ⬩ in this world ⬩ at this time

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Hér is his mildheortnes ofer ús ac ðér is se éca dóm in this world the Lord heareth those that ask him and giveth them forgiveness of their sins. In this world his mercy is upon us, but in the next is the eternal judgement, L. E.

nám

(n.)
Grammar
nám, e; f.

Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another

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Nulli sine judicio vel licencia namiare liceat alium in suo vel alterius, 51, 3; Th. i. 550, 5

niht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-líc, adj.

Nightly ⬩ of the night ⬩ nocturnal

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Ða steorran sint mannum tó nihtlícere líhtinge gesceapene, i. 110, 15. On nihtlícre tíde at night, Lchdm. iii. 234, 21 : 270, 26. On nihtlícre gesyhþe in a vision of the night, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 12. Hine drehton nihtlíce gedwimor, Homl.

Linked entry: nihte-líc

gellan

(v.)
Grammar
gellan, gillan, giellan, gyllan; part. gellende, gillende, giellende, gyllende; ic gelle, gille, gielle, gylle, ðú gilst, gielst, gylst; he gilleþ, gilþ, gielþ, gylleþ, gylþ, pl. gellaþ, gillaþ, giellaþ, gyllaþ; p. geal, pl. gullon; pp. gollen

To yell ⬩ sing ⬩ chirp ⬩ stridere ⬩ sonare

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To yell, sing, chirp; stridere, sonare Gellende yelling, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353. 40; Reim. 25. Ic seah searo giellende I saw a yelling machine, 108 b; Th. 415, 1; Rä. 33, 4. Gyllende gryre with yelling horror, Cd. 167; Th. 208, 26; Exod. 489.

geond-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten.

To look through, see through, look over ⬩ perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre ⬩ To look about, look around ⬩ circumspectāre

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To look about, look around; circumspectāre Sioh sylfa ðé geond ðas sídan gesceaft geondwlítan see thyself look around this wide creation, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 30; Cri. 60

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopeless ⬩ not having hope or expectation ⬩ not hoped for ⬩ unexpected

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Forðon hiá unwoene (unwoen, Linda) sint mæhte in him propterea inopinantur uirtutes in illo, Mk. Skt, Rush. 6, 14

cliwen

(n.)
Grammar
cliwen, cleowen.
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Hí gesáwon fýren cleowen (cleawen, Cockayne) gefeallan and óðre síðe gylden cleowen, Mart. H. 2, 13. Cleowena globos, An. Ox. 1658

Dene

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Þá Denan sige áhton, 943; P. 111, 13. Under Dena onwalde, 901: P. 91, 28: 921; P. 103, 14. Denia leóde, B. 2125. Mægen Deniga, 155: 271. Fram Anglum ge fram Denum, Chr. 1039; P. 161, 25. Hé Dene weorðode, B. 1090

ealdor-scipe

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Principatus sind ealdorscipas, Hml. Th. i. 342, 30. Add

for-scyldigian

(v.)

to condemn

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Fultuman ðám forðfarenum þe on wítnunge sind, gif hí mid ealle forscyldgode ne beóð, ii. 356, 16

ge-hæg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæg, es; n.
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.; tertia seorsum sita usitato uocabulo Æt Oxangehæge ( Oxhey ) nominatur, Ch. Crw. 24, 14: 25, 50: 27, 109. Modicam telluris portionem, trium scilicet aratrorum, ubi nominatur aet Brómgehaege, C. D. i. 216, 22. Brómgeheg, 190, 1

ge-mynegian

(v.)
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Add: to make mention of Máre ic þyses gemyn-gade þonne ic his mid ealle ásaéde ut commemorata sint haec magis quant explicata, Ors. 3, 2 ; S. 100, 26.

ge-blówan

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Secgeað lǽcas ꝥte geblówene wyrta þonne sién betste tó wyrcenne tó drencum, Lch. ii. 146, 17. of a place, blooming with plants Hí becómon to sumum felda fægre geblówen, Hml. S. 21, 351 : Gú. 715. Is þæt æðele lond blóstmum geblówen, Ph. 21.

gebed-hús

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Fela ðeóda synd . . . hí ǽnne God wurðiað, þeáh ðe heora gereord and gebedhús manega sind, Hml. Th. ii. 582, 6. Add

gladung

(n.)
Grammar
gladung, e; f.
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Cf. gladian; 1 b Ne bið þǽr árfæstnys ne sibb ne hopa ne ǽnig gladung, flýhð se frófur áweg nec pax nec pietas immo spes nulla quietis flentibus arrideret, fugiunt solatia cuncta (v. ge-gladian; 1 b), Wlfst. 139, 13. an appeasing. v. gladian; 3 Gladunge

ge-wǽtan

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Gehwéteð madefactum, 58, 49. the subject a person Foxes sina genim and on hunige gewǽt, Lch. i. 340, 17. Gedó on scearp eced, gewǽte swíðe, ii. 192, 19. Onsend Ladzarus ðætte hé gewǽte ( intingat ) his ýtemestan finger on wættre, Past. 309, 6.

hangra

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A wood on a hill-side, and add Tó foxhangran; of ðám hangran, C. D. vi. 106, 1. Of ðám ellenstubbe on ðone yfemestan hangran, iii. 384, 5. [For a discussion of the word and for a number of compound forms in which it occurs see Cht. Crw. p. 134.

rún-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
rún-stæf, es; m.

a rune

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Ðrý sind in naman rúnstafas, Exon. Th. 440, 9; Rä. 59, 15. Ic mæg þurh rúnstafas rincum secgan, ðam ðe béc witan, 429, 17; Rä. 43, 6. Wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht wǽre, Beo. Th. 3394; B. 1695.

Linked entry: rún