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EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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Eald ǽfensceóp an old evening-bard, Exon. 103a; Th. 390, 21; Rä. 9, 5: Beo. Th. 4426; B. 2210. Ealde ýþ-mearas old horses of the waves, Exon. 20b; Th. 54, 5; Cri. 864. Geongum and ealdum to young and old, Beo. Th. 144; B. 72.

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Whywhat!ah!

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Kmbl. 1; An. 1: Beo. Th. 1; B. 1: Cd. 143; Th. 177, 27; Exod. 1: Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Eá lá hwæt! Bt. Met. 4, 49; Met. 4, 25

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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Foldweg, cúþe strǽte, Beo. Th. 3272 ; B. 1634.

Linked entry: strét

ofer-stǽlan

(v.)

to confute, convince, convict

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Ne beó ðú tó ánwille; forðam ðe is gerisenlícre ðæt ðú sí mid rihte oferstéled, ðonne ðú oferstéle óðerne man mid wóge, Prov. Kmbl. 8. Ðæt hi ðæs deófles leásunge mid Godes sóðfæstnysse oferstǽlan, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 9.

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Hú him æt ǽte speów, Beo. Th. 6045; B. 3026

gaffetung

(n.)
Grammar
gaffetung, gafetung, e; f.

A scoffingmockingdērīsio

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A scoffing, mocking; dērīsio Of ðisum leahtre beóþ acennede módes unstæððignys and ýdel gaffetung of this sin are born unsteadiness of mind and idle scoffing, Homl. Th. ii. 218, 33.

plante

(n.)
Grammar
plante, an ; f.
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Ðæt is sió hálige gesomnung ðæt eardaþ in æppeltúnum ðonne hié wel begáþ hira plantan and hiera impan óþ hié fulweaxne beóþ ecclesia quippe in hortis habitat, quae ad viridatem intimam exculta plantaria virtutum servat, Past. 49, 2 ; Swt. 381, 17

scip-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ráp, es; m.
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Ðæt gafol biþ on ðǽm sciprápum, ðe beóþ of hwæles hýde geworht and of seoles . . . Se byrdesta sceall gyldan . . . twegen sciprápas; ǽgðer sý syxtig elna lang, óðer sý of hwæles hýde geworht, óðer of sioles, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 1-23

ge-býsnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-býsnung, e; f. [býsnung an example]

An exampleexemplum

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Má manna beóþ gecyrrede þurh his gebýsnunge to Godes hérunge more [of] men will be turned through his example to the praise of God, Homl.Th. i. 494, 23. Ne dó ge ná be his gebýsnungum do ye not according to his examples, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 35

Linked entry: ge-bisnung

flǽsclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
flǽsclíce, adv.

carnally

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For þý flǽsclíce wé ne beóþ ymbsnidene ideo carnaliter non circumcidimur, An. Ox. 40, 16

grimman

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: to make angry Beóde ic ꝥ gé God ne grymman (gremian, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28

súþan

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Add Be-westan him is se beorh Athlans oð ðone gársecg, and súþan ðá beorgas þe man hǽt Æsperos; and be-súþan him Aulolum sió þeód ab occidente Atlantem montem et Oceanum Atlanticum, sub Africo Hesperium montem, a meridie gentes Aulolum, Ors. 1, 1; S.

sopa

(n.)
Grammar
sopa, an; m.

A sup, draught a sup, mouthful

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Súpe cú buteran .viii. morgnas .iii. sopan 294, 1. [ Þer (in hell) is o wateres flod . . . a þusen saulen beoþ bi sore ofþurst . . . ne moten heo biden neuer o sope Misc. 152, 169. Þyse renkeȝ schul neuer suppe on sope of my seve Allit.

Linked entry: súpe

ge-þyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þyldig, adj.

Patientlong-sufferingquietpatienslongănĭmis

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Geþyldige hí beóþ patientes ĕrunt, Ps. Spl. C. 91, 14. Ða geþyldigan sustĭnentes, Ps. Spl. 36, 9

Linked entry: ge-hyldig

torn-geníðla

(n.)
Grammar
torn-geníðla, an; m.

A malignant, grievous, fierce enemy

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Hié (the wicked after doomsday) worpene beóþ in helle grund torngeníðlan, 2609; El. 1306

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Grammar þys-líc, used adjectivally, Grammar þys-líc, qualifying a noun Gif him þyslícu þearf gelumpe, Beo. Th. 5267; B. 2637. Wénst ðú ðæt ðé ánum þyllíc (þellecu, Cott. MS.) hwearfung and þillíc (þillícu, Cott.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

un-riht

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

wrongeviliniquityinjusticea defect

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Wulfst. 243, 19. a defect Ða ðe mid unrihte heora gecyndes beóþ geuntrumade quae naturae suae vitio infirmantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 21

inne

(adv.)
Grammar
inne, adv.

Inwithininsidein-doors

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Hié ðǽr inne fulgon they got in, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 27: Beo. Th. 2567; B. 1281

Linked entry: innian

ge-rihtan

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Ðas béc hé sceal néde habban, gif hé wyle þám folce æfter rihte wísigan, . . . and beó hé æt þám wær ꝥ hí beón wel gerihte, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 18. to order to be given, assign Wíse worldwitan Críste and cyninge gerihtan þá bóte, Ll.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Homl. 187, 12: Beo. Th. 139; B. 69. Ðú miht wundor gewyrcean tu facis mirabilia, Ps. Th. 76. 11. Gif ic godes meahte willan gewyrcean if I could do God's will, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 31; Gen. 835.

Linked entry: ge-worht