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wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.

A fordshallow waterwater that may be traverseda body of watersea

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Sǽholm oncneów ðæt ðú gife hæfdes ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1066; An. 533. Wé on sǽbáte ofer waruðgewinn wada cunnedon faroðrídende, 878; An. 439: Beo. Th. 1021; B. 508.

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

ealdor-dóm

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Israhéla folc geceás Ionatham, biddende þæt hé wǽre heora heáfod and heretoga; and hé féng ðá tó ealdordóme swá swá hí bǽdon, Hml. S. 25, 718. Hér forðférde Ælfere ealdorman, and féng Ælfríc tó þám ilcan ealdordóme, 983; P. 125, 6.

irsian

(v.)
Grammar
irsian, p. ode.

to be angryto rageto make angryto angerprovoke

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Ða Iudéiscan yrsigende cwǽdon tó Criste the Jews being angry said to Christ, Homl. Th. ii. 236, 4. to make angry, to anger, provoke Hí yrsodon moyses irritaverunt Moysen, Ps. Spl. 105, 16

Linked entry: eornigende

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Thw. 23, 34; Jud. 155: Andr. Kmbl. 342; An. 171. Ðæt ðe wealdend God ácenned wearð, cyninga wuldor. Elen. Kmbl. 10 ; El. 5. Dryhten, hæleða wuldor, Andr. Kmbl. 2925; An. 1465.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

ge-trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trahtian, -trahtnian; p. ode; pp. od

To treatexplainexpoundconsidertractāreexpōnĕre

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Habbaþ word gearu wið ðam æglǽcan eall getrahtod we have words ready all considered against the wretch, Andr. Kmbl. 2718; An. 1361

Linked entry: trahtian

heáh-geréfa

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Þonne gé beforan kyningum gestondan and heáhgeréfan ( ante praesides (démum W. S.) et reges stabitis Mk. 13, 9), Bl. H. 171, 17

sand

Grammar
sand, sending.
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Sanda ferculorum, i. diliciarum, An. Ox. 1631. Hé sende him gelóme sanda and éstas, ac se cniht forseah þá sanda and drencas, Hml. S. 35, 56

gum-cynn

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Idisí. . . gumkunnies wíf, Mariun munilíka, Hél. 5785) Eom ic gumcynnes ánga ofer eorðan I am the only one of the race (cf. his sunu . . . ángan ofer eorðan yrfeláfe his only son and heir, Isaac, Exod. 403), Rä. 85, 12.

HRÍM

(n.)
Grammar
HRÍM, es; m.

RIME

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Hrím and forst háre hildstapan, Andr. Kmbl. 2516; An. 1259. Se hearda forst-hrím heorugrimma, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 12; Rä. 41, 55.

stalung

(n.)
Grammar
stalung, e; f.
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Stealing, robbery Án hirde, se wæs Veriatus háten, wæs micel þeófmon and on ðære stalunge hé wearð reáfere Viriathus, homo pastoralis et latro, primum infestando vias, deinde vastando provincias, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 7

flǽsclicness

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Flǽsclicnysse incarnatione, An. Ox. 1530. Þ flǽsclicnysse (incarnationem) úres Drihtnes Hǽlendes Crístes hé gelýfe, Ath. Crd. 29: Hml. Th. i. 194, 26. His hand getácnað his mihte and his flǽsclicnysse, 122, 28. Add

hæpse

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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte ; ne forda músfellan, ne, ꝥ git lǽsse is, to hæpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 9, Hæpsan, loca eluslilla (arcarum reserantur), An. Ox. 4003. Add

on-middan

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Add: ¶ where the governed noun comes between on and middan Þá wæs þǽr án mycel burh on heora wege middan, Hml. S. 25, 440. Hé wearð forbærned on þám bæþe middan, Hml. A. 60, 209

prút

(adj.)
Grammar
prút, adj.
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Módig[e] ł prúd[e] arrogantes, An. Ox. 56, 233. Þǽra prútra and þǽra módigra gyltas þreágan contempnentes et superbos increpare, Chrd. 18, 8. ¶ as a nickname :-- Tofig Prúda, C. D. iv. 54, 13. Add

a-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-swebban, p. -swefede, pl. -swefedon; pp. -swefed; v. a. [a intensive, swebban to put to sleep]

To soothappeaseset at restput to deathdestroysopiresedarenecaredolere

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Sweordum aswebban to put to death with swords, Andr. Kmbl. 143; An. 72. He his ealdordóm synnum aswefede his eldership he had destroyed by sins, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 9; Exod. 336

Linked entries: a-swefed on-swebban

stíþ-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-ferhþ, -frihþ ; adj.
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Standaþ stíðferhðe ( Cherubim and Seraphim ), Andr. Kmbl. 1443 ; An. 722. Stíðferhþe hæleð higegleáwe, Chr. 975 ; Erl. 126, 24. of stern mind Stíðferhð cyning ( the Deity at the time of the deluge ), Cd. Th. 84, 32 ; Gen. 1406.

letting

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I. 87, 10. delay Se ar̃b. þá bútan ǽlcre lettinge férde anán tó dám cinge, Chr. 995 ; P. 130, 14. Lettincga morarum, An. Ox. 1671

sǽ-beorh

(n.)

>a sea-hill

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Kmbl. 615; An. 308

wealca

(n.)
Grammar
wealca, an ; m.

a roller a wave billow a garment that may be rolled round a person a muffler wrap veil.

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Similar entries v. ge-wealc Streám út áweóll, fleów ofer foldan, fámige walcan eorðan þehton, miclade mereflód, Andr. Kmbl. 3047 ; An. 1526. a garment that may be rolled round a person, a muffler, wrap, veil.

Linked entries: walca wealcan

scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd, es ; n.
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Bigleofan and scrúd ( vestitum ) and feoh, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 5. Hé sylþ him andlyfene and scrúd dat ei victum et vestitum, Deut. 10, 18 : L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 26. an article of dress, a garment Scrúd vestis, clamis. Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 50.