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féþung

(n.)
Grammar
féþung, e; f.

walking

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Going on foot, walking Wearð his cneów áléfed swá þæt mid criccum his féðunge underwreðode . . . cwæð: 'Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 134, 23-32

Linked entry: féðan

netele

Grammar
netele, Add: <b>netel,</b> e
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Þá geseah þǽr neáh him weaxan þicce scaldþýfelas netelena (netlenu, nytelena, v. ll.) and brémela (urticarum et veprium) . . . hine sylfne nacodne wylede on þǽra netela (netlena, nytelena, v. ll. ) tendingum, Gr. D. 101, 11-17

scild-truma

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Férde him hindan tó mid ðrým scyldtruman ( he went forth behind them in three companies, 1 Macc. 5, 33), Hml. S. 25, 423

ymb-útan

Grammar
ymb-útan, <b>. I</b> I b.
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Add Þonne his bóc rǽdde, þonne sǽton þá wildeór ymbútan (ymútan, v. l.) hine (ymb hine útan, v. l. ). Mart. H. 148, 6. 2. Add Þ ǽlc yfel dó ymbútan þé, Hml. S. 30, 116

hafenian

(v.)
Grammar
hafenian, p. ode; pp. od

To grasp, hold

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To grasp, hold Wǽpen hafenade heard be hiltum he grasped the weapon hard by the hilt, Beo. Th. 3151; B. 1573. Bord hafenode he grasped his shield, Byrht. Th. 132, 67; By. 42 : 140, 57; By. 309

breóst-loca

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-loca, an; m. [breóst, loca
an inclosure
]

an inclosure The breast-inclosure, the mind pectoris clausura, mens

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The breast-inclosure, the mind; pectoris clausura, mens Swefen he onfón ne meahte in his breóstlocan he could not contain the dream in his mind, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 7; Dan. 167: Elen. Kmbl. 2498; El. 1250

ofer-heortness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-heortness, e; f.

Excessive feeling

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Excessive feeling Mid oferheortnesse him wæs wánigende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces with bursting heart he was bewailing both his own and the people's hard fortune, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 20

Linked entry: -heortness

ge-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bredan, p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden [ge-, bredan to draw]

to drawunsheathbrandishstringĕreevagĭnārevibrāreto draw breathtake breathinspireinspīrāreto weaveplaitnectĕreplectĕreto feignpretendsimŭlāre

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Gif hwa his wǽpn gebrede if any one draw his weapon, L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. 66, 9. Ic ðý wǽpne gebræd I brandished the weapon. Beo. Th. 3333; B. 1664.

ge-néðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néðan, p. de; pp. ed

To venture, attempt, strive

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He genéðde under ánne elpend he ventured under an elephant, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 20: 8; 90, 8. He ána genéðde frécne dǽde he alone ventured on the daring deed, Beo. Th. 1781; B. 889: 3317; B. 1656.

Linked entry: néðan

wíc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stów, e ; f.
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Ǽr ða wícstówa bereáfian mehte, Swt. 128, 9. Siþþan wícstówa náme, 2, 4; Swt. 76, 10: Num. 11, 31

ge-scrífan

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Andrew) Marmedonia mǽgðe hæfde gesóhte . . . þám (the MS. has ) (the Deity] him fóre gescráf (cf. þú scealt þá fóre geféran, 216) he had reached the tribe of Mermedonians . . . to them the Lord had appointed him a journey, An. 848.

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

gladcheerfulnoble, excellent

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Se yela swá oftor on ðære fandunge ábrýð, swá forcúðra biþ, and deófle neár, óþ ðæt færþ of ðisum lífe tó ðam écan wíte, Homl. Th. i. 268, 26-31. Drihten cwæþ, ðæt wé sind miccle róttran ðonne ða fugelas (cf.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Cúþberhtes líc of eorþan, and ðæt gemétton swá gesund swá ðágyt lifde, Shrn. 82, 14. Se ús líf forgeaf, leomu, líc and gǽst, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 25; Cri. 777. His [the Phœnix] líc, 59 b; Th. 216, 14; Ph. 268.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Ðam byþ God hold ðe biþ his hláforde rihtlíce hold God will be gracious to him who is rightly faithful to his lord, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 12, cwæþ ðæt heom hold hláford beón wolde, Chr. 1014: Erl. 150, 10.

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,
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On ðam wange, ðǽr sorge gefremede on the scene of his wrong-doings, Beo. Th. 4010; B. 2003. geségon wyrm on wonge licgean he saw the serpent lying on the ground, 6070; 3039. On wonge, wæterýðum neáh, 4476; B. 2242. Cd.

Linked entries: ge-wenge wencge wenge

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Se ðe his mondryhten lífe bilidene lást weardian wiste he who knew that his dead lord remained behind, 182, 19; Gú. 1312. his folme forlét lást weardian, Beo. Th. 1947; B. 971.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ísern, es; n.

Iron

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Se lǽce hýd his ísern wið ðone moon ðe sníðan wile the surgeon hides his knife from the man he wants to cut, 26, 3 ; Swt. 185. 25

ge-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfan, -hwerfan, -hwirfan, -hwierfan; p. de; pp. ed

To changeturnconvertmutareconvertere

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Manige Israhela bearna he gehwyrfþ to heora drihtne many of the children of Israel he shall turn to their Lord, 165, 13.

stycce

(n.)
Grammar
stycce, es; n.
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feallende tóbærst on feówer sticca. Ða feówer sticca clifodon tó feówer stánum, Homl. Th. i. 380, 24. tócurfon ðone líchaman on manugu sticceo. . . . Ðá gesomnodon ða sticceo, Shrn. 125, 10, 12. Þurh sticceo per cola, Wrt. Voc. ii. 69, 8.

Linked entry: Sticce

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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námon tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, weald [hwæt ?] him getímode, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24.