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ǽnig

unicus

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Aenge þinga quoquo modo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 60. adjectival On ǽnige óðre wísan aliter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 56. Ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde, B. 932. with qualitative force :-- Ne beó ðú ǽnig manslaga Wlfst. 66, 17

Bret-walda

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-walda, an; m.

A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England ⬩ Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus.

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The word is given in this alphabetical order because it occurs once in the Chronicle, and is thus written by historians; however, its more correct form appears to be brýten-walda, q. v

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true saying ⬩ a truth ⬩ a righteous saying

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Hit is ǽlces módes wíse ðæt sóna swá hit forlǽt sóþcwidas swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga eam mentium constat esse naturam, ut quoties abjecerint veras, falsis opinionibus induantur, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 16: Met. 6, 2: 8, 3. a proverb Ðás sóðcwide (-cuido,

ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.

Health ⬩ welfare ⬩ safety ⬩ prosperity ⬩ success ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit ⬩ sānĭtas ⬩ sospĭtas ⬩ sălus ⬩ prospĕrĭtas

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Him wǽre mín gesynto leófre ðonne hiora seolfa hǽlo magis pro mea salute mori paratos, Nar. 30, 17: 8, 6

Linked entries: -synto -synto

ge-gán

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God him ( William the Conqueror ) geúðe ꝥ hé móste Engleland gegán, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 25: 1066; P. 196, 5.

ge-hátan

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L. 4, 36. to command, order something. with simple direct object Ðing ꝥ gehéht Móyses munus quod praecepit Moses, Mt. L. 8, 4. For ðon dyde ðá ðe him geháten hæfde ł gehéht ( imperauerat ), Lk.

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn away ⬩ convert ⬩ avertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ To turn away ⬩ turn ⬩ move ⬩ averti ⬩ convert!

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To turn away, turn, move; averti, convert! Sigor eft ahwearf of norþ-monna níþ-geteóne victory turned away again from the northmen's hostile malice, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 24; Gen. 2067.

Linked entry: a-hworfen

cyre

(n.)
Grammar
cyre, es; m. [ceósan to choose] Choice, free choice, free will; electio, hærĕsis = αἵρεσις , optio, arbitrium
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Mid cyre arbitrio, Mone B. 1344: 2616

ÉST

(n.)
Grammar
ÉST, es; m: ést, e; f.

will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty ⬩ bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentia ⬩ delicacies ⬩ dēlĭciæ

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He gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had previously more fully experienced the owner's favour, Beo. Th. 6142; B. 3075: Andr. Kmbl. 965; An. 483. delicacies; dēlĭciæ Ðá ðe synd on éstum qui sunt in dēlĭciis, Lk. Bos. 7, 25.

hræd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hræd-líce, adv.

Quickly ⬩ hastily ⬩ speedily ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ forthwith

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Se hit mæg hrædlícor geféran he can perform the journey more quickly, Blickl. Homl. 231, 24: Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 19

leax

(n.)
Grammar
leax, læx, lex, es; m.

A salmon ⬩ lax

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Leax sceal on wǽle mid sceóte scríðan swiftly shall the salmon in the stream's eddy move, Menol. Fox 538; Gn. C. 39. Leaxes geallan, L. M. 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 308, 6. Hwý gé nú ne settan on some dúne fiscnet eówru, ðonne eów fón lysteþ leax? Bt. Met.

Linked entry: læx

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep through ⬩ move slowly through ⬩ to go carefully through a subject ⬩ go over the details

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.), to creep through, move slowly through Se wyrm ða tungan tótýhþ, and ða téd þurhsmýhþ, Soul Kmbl. 235; Seel. 121.

Linked entry: smúgan

un-weder

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

Bad weather ⬩ tempest

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Bad weather, tempest Nú cweðaþ sume men ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went nǽfre náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde is, Lchdm. iii. 268, 4.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

æt-wíndan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wíndan, l. æt-windan; p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden,
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Þæt hé ætwindan móste that he migh' escape (unpleasant consequences' ), Hml. Th. i. 598, 28. with dat. Ðám ( death ) ne ætwint nán eorðlic mann, HmL Th. ii. 232,22. Hé ðám wítum ætwunde, Hml. S. 23, 118.

wæl-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-stów, e; f.

The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter

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The place of the slain, a battle-field God ána wát hwá ðære wælstówe wealdan móte God only knows who shall be master of the field, Byrht. Th. 134, 36; By. 95: Beo. Th. 4108; B. 2051: 5960; B. 2984: Cd. Th. 121, 4; Gen. 2005.

Linked entry: hreá-wíc

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

supposition ⬩ doubtful thought ⬩ doubt ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ chance

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supposition, doubtful thought, doubt Se Godes man ne sceolde be ðan morgendæge þencean, ðý læs ðæt wǽre, ðæt hé þurh ðæt ǽnig ðara góda forylde, ðe hé ðonne ðý dæge gedón mihte, and (þurh) ða wéninge hweðer hé eft ðæs mergendæges gebídan móste the man

snícan

(v.)
Grammar
snícan, p. snác, pl. snicon

To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile ⬩ of imperceptible movement ⬩ to sneak ⬩ to hanker after

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Ðǽr (in Ireland) monn ǽnigne snícendne wyrm ne gesihþ nullum ibi reptile videri soleat Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 33. Snícende reptilia Ps. Surt. 103, 25. Ða creópendan and ða snícendan (scnícendan, Hatt. MS.)

sweotolian

(v.)
Grammar
sweotolian, swutelian, swytelian; p. ode

to make clear or manifest, to shew, declare ⬩ to become manifest

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Hér swutelaþ on ðison cwyde hú Ædelréd geúðe ðæt Æðeríces cwyde standan móste, Chart. Th. 539, 20: 320, 24: 312, 8. Swytelaþ, 586, 25. Swetelaþ expremit, Kent. Gl. 1120.

treów-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
treów-cynn, es; n.

A kind of tree ⬩ wood ⬩ a tree ⬩ a wood ⬩ Abies

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Ðá ætýwde Drihten Moise án treówcyn and hét dón ðæt treów on ðæt wæter, Ex. 15, 25

fretan

to destroy

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Similar entries v. ge-fretan ; moþ-freten