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snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor, snottor (-er, -ur); adj.

Prudent, wise, sagacious prudens

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Ðæs snottor in sefan ðæt hé ána mǽge ealle geríman stánas on eorðan Cd. Th. 205, 19; Exod. 438. Fród wita, snottor ár Exon. Th. 313, 18; Mód. 2. Swá cwæð snottor on móde, gesæt him sundor æt rúne 293, 4; Wand. 111.

Linked entry: snytre

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, hwerf, es; m.

A turnspacechangeexchange

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Ðæt wharfe and ðæt foreward pactionem et commutationem, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 241, 37

sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
sweorcan, p. swearc, pl. swurcon; pp. sworcen.
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Th. 178, 33; Gú. 1253. figuratively of mental gloom, of that which feels sadness, to become troubled, gloomy, sad Siteþ sorgcearig, on sefan sweorceþ, sylfum þinceþ, ðæt sý endeleás earfoða dǽl, Exon. Th. 379, 6; Deór. 29.

þǽr-tógeánes

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tógeánes, adv.
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Ðǽrtógeánes se eorl gewann ðone castel æt Argentses, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 9. in reply, in refutation Ðonne cweðaþ hí : 'Hé magon ðás bán beón geedcucode?' Ac wé cweðaþ þǽrtógeánes, ðæt God mæg eal ðæt hé wile, Homl. Th. i. 236, 8 : Homl.

Linked entry: tó-geagnes

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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On sumera ðonne ða hátostan weder synd and ða scíran dagas hwítan, Lchdm. iii. 252, 10. Scippend scírra tungla, Met. 4, 1: 20, 8. Hwí hí (stars) ne scínen scírum wederum, 28, 45. (g) of the world :-- Þurh ða scíran gesceaft, Exon.

sweðung

(n.)
Grammar
sweðung, swoðung, e; f.
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A poultice Sweþing wiþ swile . . . gecnuwa ða wyrte, gemeng wið ǽges ðæt hwíte, beclǽm ðæt lim mid ðe se swile on sié, Lchdm. ii. 74, 24. Sealfæ and sweþinge wið swylum, 6, 30. Gif hé sweðunga (swoðunga, R. Ben.

Linked entry: swoðung

sorh-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful songa lay of grief

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A sorrowful song, a lay of grief Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum swylce ðǽr iú wǽron. Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460.

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the insidestomachwombbowelsthe breastheart

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Ða litlingas fuhton on hire innoþe collidebantur in utero ejus parvuli, Gen. 25, 22. Hé biþ swíðe líþe on ðam innoþe it is very mild in the stomach, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 31. Ealle ðás yfelu of ðam innoþe cumaþ omnia hæc mala ab intus procedunt, Mk.

alet

(n.; part.)
Grammar
alet, es; m. [alet=æled, pp. of ælan to kindle]

Fireignis

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Fire; ignis, Cd. 186; Th. 232, 3; Dan. 254

beót

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beót, p.of beátan.

beathurt

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beat, hurt Cd. 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265;

demman

(v.)
Grammar
demman, p.de ; pp. ed

DAM, stop water obturāre flūmen

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To DAM, stop water; obturāre flūmen, Som. Ben. Lye

fremde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fremde, = fremede; p.of fremman.

dideffected

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did, effected, Cd. 181; Th. 227, 11; Dan. 185

Linked entry: FREMEDE

háliglíce

(adv.)
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Búton ðám háliglíce ( sancte ) libbendum, Chrd. 117, 4. Add

bræsna

(adj.)

strong, bold,

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strong, bold, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 16; Dan. 449

for-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-warnian, for-warenian; p. ode.

to forewarn

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to forewarn Be ðám treówe Críst sylf forewarnode Adam, Nap. 24. Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160

ærce-stól

(n.)
Grammar
ærce-stól, es; m.
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Ælfeáh féng tó ðám ærcestóle, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 8. Arcestóle, 988; P. 125, 24. Wæs Dúnstán æt ðám ercestóle, Hml. S. 21, 458. Hé heóld ðone arcestól mid mycclan weorðmynte, Chr. 1069; P. 204, 11

ge-sprǽcelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sprǽcelíc, adj.

Loquelaris

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Loquelaris Ðás synd gehátene loquelares, loquela is sprǽc and loquelares synd gesprǽcelíce forþan ðe ðás syx prepositiones ne beóþ ná hwár ána ac beóþ ǽfre to sumum óðrum worde gefégede, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 49

Linked entry: sprǽcelíc

inweard-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
inweard-líce, adv.

Inwardlythoroughlyheartilyearnestly

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Wearþ ðá him inweardlíce gelufod he was heartily loved by him, Homl. Th. i. 58, 18. Ða ðe tó geleáfan cyrden hé ða inweardlýcor lufade credentes arctiori dilectione amplecteretur, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 16

Linked entry: for-inweardlíce

sín

(n.)
Grammar
sín, seón, sién, sýn, e ; f.
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Ne wyrt ðæt ða seón it does not injure the sight, Lchdm. ii. 26, 14. Se ðe hire ða siéne onláh, ðæt heó swá wíde wlítan meahte, Cd. Th. 38, 16 ; Gen. 607. Oft ic sýne ofteáh, áblende beorna unrím, Exon. Th. 270, 21 ; Jul. 468.

Linked entries: seón sién sýn

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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Ic gean ðara twégra landa æt Cohhanfeldæa and æt Cæorlesweorþe, 272, Ðæt land æt Ægeleswyrðe, 125, 10.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ