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ge-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brecan, he -breceþ, -bryceþ; p. -bræc, ðú -brǽce , pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen; v. trans, [ge-, brecan to break]

To breakbruisecrushdestroyshatterwastefrangĕreconfringĕrecontrībulārecontĕrĕreconquassāreattĕrĕre

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To break, bruise, crush, destroy, shatter, waste; frangĕre, confringĕre, contrībulāre, contĕrĕre, conquassāre, attĕrĕre Ealra fyrenfulra fyhtehornas ic bealdlíce gebrece snióme omnia cornua peccātōrum confringam. Ps. Th. 74, 9.

þindan

(v.)
Grammar
þindan, p. þand; pp. þunden.
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Synful yrsaþ, tóþum torn þolaþ, þearle þindeþ (in this and the next passage the Latin verb is tabescere, but tumescere seems in each case to have been read), Ps. Th. 111, 9.

Linked entry: a-þindan

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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Hwílum hí ðuton eall swá wulfas, Shrn. 52, 29: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 36. Sume hí tó wulfum wurdon ... hió þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80. Ðeótende swá swá wolf, Homl. Th. i. 374, 9.

un-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-sǽlþ, e; f.

Unhappinessmisfortunemisery

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Him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ ðæt, ðæt se fyrst wǽre óþ dómes dæg licentiam infelicissimam, si esset eterna, 38, 4; Fox 204, 16. Hwelc mug him máre unsǽlð becuman quid eorum mente infelicius? Past. 45; Swt. 340, 4.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlþ un-gesǽlþ

weorold-wela

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wela, an; m.
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Waa ieów welegum, ðe iówer lufu eall and tóhopa is on eówrum woruldwelum, Past. 26; Swt. 181, 24. Ðiossum woruldwelum, 45 ; Swt. 339, 6.

ymb-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-hygdig, adj.
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Hié forgytaþ ðæt hié hwéne ǽr ymbhygdigum eárum and ingeþancum gehýrdon reccean, Blickl. Homl. 55, 27. causing anxiety, anxious Gif him þince ðæt hé geseó man mid wǽpnan gewundodne, ymbhídig sorg ðæt byð, Lchdm. iii. 174, 12

Linked entries: ymb-hédig -hygdig

ele

(n.)
Grammar
ele, es; m.
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Hí ðicgeð on dám earde ele on heora bigleofum swá swá wé dóð buteran, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16. Ne genómun oele, Mt. L. R. 25, 3. v. fulluht-, smirwung-ele

ge-bisnung

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Eall ꝥ hé gegearwode ús on gebysnunge gódes weorces hoc nobis in exemplum actionis praebuit, Gr. D. 60, 23. Ic sylf beó andsǽte þurh swylce gebysnunge (by setting such an example), Hml. S. 25, 98. Hé sceal Críste folgian be Crístes gebysnungum. Hml.

hæslen

(adj.)
Grammar
hæslen, adj.

Of hazel

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Of hazel Genim æt fruman hæslenne sticcan oððe ellenne wrít ðínne naman on ásleah þrý scearpan on gefylle mid ðý blóde ðone naman weorp ofer eaxle on yrnende wæter and stand ofer ðone man ða scearpan ásleá ðæt eall swíginde gedó take, to begin with,

or-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
or-mód, adj.

Without courage, hopeless, despairing

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Ðý læs hé ormód sý ealra þinga. Exon. Th. 294, 12; Crä. 14. Ne beó ðú tó ormód ðeáh ðé sí on unriht gedémed be not too much discouraged, though judgement be given wrongfully against thee. Prov. Kmbl. 34.

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Mid lyre ealra þinga mínra, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 1. Hú gelýfe gé mínum wordum, Jn. Skt. 5, 47. Grammar mín, as predicate Eall eorþe ys mín, Ex. 19, 5. Ealle ða þing synd míne, Gen. 31, 43. Ðíne twegen suna beóþ míne, 48, 5.

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Ðæm folce wæs ǽgðres waa ge ðæt hié ðæt mǽste yfel forberan sceoldon ge eác ðæt hié his scíran ne dorstan there was trouble to the people on both accounts, that they had to bear a very great evil, and that they durst not get rid of it, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Eal ðæt hé for ús þafode and ðolode, Wulfst. 23, 22. Ða eádigan martyras mænigfealde earfoðnyssa ðafedon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 12, 89. Se þeódcyning ðafian sceolde Eofores ánne dóm, Beo. Th. 5919; B. 2963. Þafigan, Cd. Th. 227, 22; Dan, 190.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Swá eác se fordóna man bið deófles templ, and deófles wunung, Homl. Th. i. 262, 5-18. Ne biþ ðǽr Cristes eardung ne his wunung on ðære heortan, Blickl. Homl. 13, 24. On ðære fíftan fléringe wæs ðæra manna wunung gelógod, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 10: Homl.

Linked entry: wunian

fullíce

(adv.)
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Wé magon fullecor (fullícor, v. l.) ongietan and tósceádan ðá sprǽce hanc discretionem plenius agnoscimus, Past. 115, 6. fully, without reservation or qualification Eal ðeód hine fullíce underféng, Chr. 1013; P. 144, note 2. fully, without defect Ðeáh

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 33. to earn, gain by labour, acquire Þonne geearnige wé ús heofena ríce, Angl. xii. 514, 33.. Þ man mid mándǽdum him sylfum geearnige edwît . . . mid gódum dǽdum geearnige him þá écean ræste, 101, 24-26.

gird

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Gif ðǽr ðonne sié gierd mid tó ðreágeanne, sié ðǽr eác stæf mid tó wreðianne, Past. 127, 1: 117, 8. Óstig gyrd scorpio, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 17. Cild ic eom under gyrde drohtniende, Coll. M. 34, 23. Láreów mín áwecþ mé stíþlíce mid gyrde, 35, 31.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Ðæt wé ðone Hǽlend hæbben ús glædne, and hé ús gewissige and úrne eard gehealde and æfter geendunge ðæt éce líf ús forgife ut nos Deum placatum rectorem habere queamus, C.

god-webb

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Hié of þæs treówes leáfum and of his flýse spunnon and swá eác tó godewebbe wǽfon and worhtan foliis arboris ex siluestri uellere uestes detexunt, Nar. 6, 18. Of þám cnihtum hí álǽddon áweg tó wircenne godeweb, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 20.

Linked entry: gode-webb

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Manna cynn and eác werigra gásta, Blickl. Homl. 83, 12. of things Ðone werigan sele that accursed hall (Hell), Cd. Th. 285, 4; Sat. 332