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swimman

(v.)
Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen
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Com tó lande lidmanna helm swymman, Beo. Th. 3252 ; B. 1624. Swimman hine geseón hearm getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 212, 18. Ðá geseah swymman scealfran on node. Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6.

Linked entry: swymman

un-tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíce, adv.

without feeling doubtcertainlyunhesitatinglyso as not to cause doubtunequivocallyindubitably

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C.), ðonne ða heora segene eft gelýfdon, ðe æfter heom ácende wǽron, Wulfst. 2, 12. so as not to cause doubt, unequivocally, indubitably his ǽrendracan ásende tó ðære ðeóde, and him untweógendlíce secgan (say in a way that should leave no room for

ge-grétan

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gegrétte hindeman síðe swǽse gesíðas, 2516: Fä. 15. Nó mid hearme gæst gegrétte, æc cwæð þæt wilcuman Wedera leóde fóron, B. 1893. Gegrétte salutavit, Lk. L. R. 1, 40.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.
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Add: iron Ylda oferstígeð stýle, heó ábíteð íren mid óme, Sal. 300. an instrument, tool, appliance, &amp;c., made of iron Swá ǽscǽre beó ꝥ íren ne cume on hǽre ne on nægle, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 21. <b>II a.

un-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-blíðe, adj.

sadsorrowfulgrievedunkindshewing ill-will or displeasuresternangryunquietnot peaceful

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Gemynð ða ungelimp ðe hæfde on his wrecsíðe and ne byð þeáh ná ðe unbliðre ( not less glad ), Shrn. 204, 11.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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him fæste gehét ꝥ . . . Met. 1, 35. of concealment, securely: Þéh þe hit fæste wið þá senatus hǽle though he succeeded in keeping it secret from the senate, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 16.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

æfter-hýrigean

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-hýrigean, p. de; pp. ed

To follow another's exampleto imitateresembleimitari

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To follow another's example, to imitate, resemble; imitari He wilnode æfterhýrigean he wished to imitate, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 44

and-wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
and-wráþ, adj.

Hostileinfensus

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Hostile; infensus Ðam dracan he andwráþ leofaþ he lives hostile to the serpent, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 26; Pa. 17

Linked entry: wráþ

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, e; f.

Fulnesssatietygluttonysătietasinglŭvies

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Fulness, satiety, gluttony; sătietas, inglŭvies He þurh fille unriht gefremode he did wrong through gluttony, L. Pen. 16; Wilk. 95, 58

Linked entry: fæll

forþ-gecýgan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gecýgan, p. de; pp. ed

To call forthprovŏcāre

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To call forth; provŏcāre He hi to gefeohte forþgecýgde he called them forth to battle, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 20

gár-wígend

(n.)
Grammar
gár-wígend, es; m.

A spear-fighterwarriorhastātus bellator

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A spear-fighter, warrior; hastātus bellator He úsic gárwígend góde tealde he accounted us warriors good, Beo. Th. 5275; B. 2641

ealning

(adv.)
Grammar
ealning, adv.

Always semper

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Always; semper Swá he ealning dyde æt Saltwíc as he always did at Saltwich, Th. Diplm. A.D. 886-899; 138, 15

ge-stala

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stala, an; m.
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A thief; fur Ðæt he ne gestala nǽre that he was not a thief, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 15

Linked entry: stala

giómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
giómor-mód, adj.

Sad of mindmæstus anĭmo

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Sad of mind; mæstus anĭmo He, giómormód, giohðo mǽnde he, sad of mind, bewailed his afflictions, Beo. Th. 4526; B. 2267

blencan

(v.)
Grammar
blencan, p. blencte; pp. blenced

To deceive, cheatdecipere, fallereto impose upon

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To deceive, cheat; decipere, fallere He wrenceþ and blenceþ he deceives and cheats, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 18; Mód. 33

ge-earfoþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-earfoþ, es; n.

Troubletrĭbŭlatio

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Trouble; trĭbŭlatio He sceal géþolian manige ge-earfoðu [MS. gearfoðu] he shall suffer many troubles, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 26

ge-setenes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setenes, -ness, e; f.

A constitution, an appointmentconstĭtūtio

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A constitution, an appointment; constĭtūtio Ða gesetenes he lǽt standan he allows this appointment to stand, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 30

Linked entry: -setenness

ge-máglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máglíce, adv.

Urgently, importunately

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Urgently, importunately He tiht ǽlcne swíðe gemáglíce to gebedum he exhorts everybody very urgently to prayers, Homl. Th. i. 158, 13

Linked entry: ge-máhlíce

wæcc

(n.)
Grammar
wæcc, e; f.
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Watch, vigil Mid þý behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes gefealh his wæcce (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30

á-rásian

(v.)
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Add: to suspect, conjecture árásade (suspicabatur) ꝥ hæfde ǽrendo tó Breotone cyningum, Bd. 4, I; Sch. 342, 2: 8