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dún-scrǽf

(n.)
Grammar
dún-scrǽf, gen. -scræfes; pl. nom. acc. -scrafu; gen. -scrafa; dat. -scrafum, -scræfum; n. [dún a mountain, scræf a den, cave]

A mountain-cave ⬩ montāna cavema

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A mountain-cave; montāna cavema Dúnscrafu, nom. pl. mountain-caves, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 12; Ph. 24. He séceþ dýgle stówe under dúnscrafum he seeks a secret place among the mountain-caves, 96 a; Th. 357, 32; Pa. 37. Weras woldon to dúnscræfum drohtoþ

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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MSS.) fenn (densum lutum ) on hine, Past. 44; Swt. 329, 19. of solid material, dense Sió eorþe is hefigre and þiccre þonne óþra gesceafta, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 19.

swíma

(n.)
Grammar
swíma, an; m.
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Wið ðone swíman, nim . . . and cnuca . . . wyrta . . . ofgeót mid wætere . . . nim ðone wǽtan and lafa ðen heáfod, Lchdm, iii. 48, 3. a state of unconsciousness, a swoon Licgan on swíman to lie unconscious, Judth Thw. 21, 22; Jud. 30 - 23, 5 ; Jud. 106

dohtig

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
dohtig, def. se dohtiga; adj. [dohte, p. of dugan to avail]
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DOUGHTY, valiant, good; fortis, valĭdus, probus Forþférde Hacun, se dohtiga eorl, on sǽ Hakon, the doughty earl, died at sea, Chr. 1030: Erl. 162, 40. Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Cent [MS. Kænt] and on Súþ-Seaxum [MS. -Sexan] every good

Linked entry: DYHTIG

heolfor

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Heolfre tabo (Jezebel discerpunt dente molossi, membraque purpureo tabo perfusa ruebant, Aid. 207. 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 76. Add

tídre

Grammar
tídre, <b>. II.</b> dele third passage. <b>II a.</b>
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Ealde menn sweltaþ, and óðre men ádlseóce bióð, and mænigra eágan tédra bióð, Archiv cxx. 298, 22. Þone hád týdera manna infirmantium personam, Gr. D. 267, 18. Add

wæter-pyt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-pyt, wæter-pytt, es; m.

A water-pit, well

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A water-pit, well Of ðam wege on ðone wæterpytt; of ðam pytte on dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 186, 19. On ðone wæterpyt; of ðam wæterpyt, 359, 15. Heó geseah sumne wæterpytt videns puteum aquae, Gen. 21, 19.

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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DEAR, beloved; cārus, dilectus, familiāris Deóre wæs he Drihtne úrum he was dear to our Lord, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 17; Gen. 261: 214; Th. 269, 32; Sat. 82: Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 13; Rä. 18, 10. Dæg byþ deóre mannum day is dear to men, &nbsp;Runic pm.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

ár-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-leás, def. se ár-leása; adj. [ár, leás].

void of honour ⬩ honourless ⬩ disgraceful ⬩ infamous ⬩ wicked ⬩ impious ⬩ inhonestus ⬩ impius ⬩ infamis ⬩ pitiless ⬩ merciless ⬩ cruel ⬩ crudelis

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void of honour, honourless, disgraceful, infamous, wicked, impious; inhonestus, impius, infamis Him árleáse cyn andswarode the honourless race answered him, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 15; Gen. 2475 : 91; Th. 116, 10; Gen. 1934. Hleór geþolade árleásra spátl my

bealo-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-ful, -full ; def. se bealo-fulla ; adj.

BALEFUL ⬩ dire ⬩ cursed ⬩ wicked ⬩ pestiferus ⬩ facinorosus ⬩ scelestus ⬩ malitiosus

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BALEFUL, dire, cursed, wicked; pestiferus, facinorosus, scelestus, malitiosus Bealofull baleful, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 15; Jud. 63. Se bealofulla hýneþ heardlíce the baleful one hardly oppresseth, Exon, 11 b; Th. 16, 27; Cri. 259. Heó ðone bealofullan

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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Alive, QUICK ; vivus, vivax Enoch cwic gewát mid cyning engla Enoch departed alive with the king of angels, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 25; Gen. 1210: Exon. 16b; Th. 37, 8; Cri. 590: Ps. Th. 118, 57. Cwyc alive, 104, 8. Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him

Linked entries: cucon cucu cwicen cwicu cuic cweoc cwicu cwuc cwyc cuc

ge-hádod

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hádod, -háded; def. se ge-hádoda; part.

In holy orders ⬩ ordĭnātus

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In holy orders; ordĭnātus Nú, gé habbaþ gehíred be gehádodum mannum now ye have heard concerning men in orders, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 16; Wilk. 169, 23. Se gehádoda one in holy orders; ordĭnātus, 42; Th. ii. 382, 23; Wilk. 169, 34. Be gehádedum

Linked entry: hádod

híg

hay ⬩ mown grass

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'Hé máweþ heig (gærs, v.l. fenum) on þissere dene' . . . þá geseah hé ꝥ hí ealle meówon ꝥ heig . . . ' Ber þis gréne híg (gærs, v.l.) þám horsum tó mete,' Gr. D. 36, 2-29. Take here heg (l. hég) in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hefung

síde

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Add Seó dene wæs weallende mid lígum on ánre sídan, on óðre sídan mid hagole and cyle, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 8

dæl

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Dæl (dell, den, v. ll. ) lígum full, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 4. Of þám hylle dún in þæt dæll; ꝥ ollung þæs dæles; ꝥ úp on þone hyll, Cht. E. 235, 2: C. D. iii. 52, 22. Oð ceápmanna del; of ceápmanna dele, vi. 41, 18. On þet deópe del, iii. 130, 32. Add

eft

(adv.)
Grammar
eft, adv.

Again, second time, then, afterwards ⬩ ĭtĕrum, dēnuo, rursus, re-, deinde, ĭtem

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Again, second time, then, afterwards; ĭtĕrum, dēnuo, rursus, re-, deinde, ĭtem Eft lufigende God ĭtĕrum ămans Deum, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 58. Asende Noe út eft culfran Noe rursus dīmīsit cŏlumbam, Gen. 8, 10: Mt. Bos. 4, 7, 8: Ælfc.

Linked entries: æft eft-sóna

ge-horwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-horwian, ge-horgian, ge-horian; p. ode.
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Gif gé mid synnum gehorgode beóð, Nap. 30. to disgrace, treat shamefully Ðene hiá mið sceofmum (scomum, R.) miclum gehoruadon (Skeat prints gehornadon, but Cook in his Glossary to the Durham Book gives gehoruadon) illum contumeliis affecerunt Mk.

Linked entries: ge-horian -horwian

hóh

(n.)
Grammar
hóh, hógh, hó, hoo

'Originally a point of land, formed like a heel, or boot, and stretching into the plain, perhaps even into the sea,'

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Kemble's supposition is borne out by the following passage, in which the word occurs independently Wé ðá fóron forþ be ðæm sǽ and ðǽr ða heán hós and dene and gársecg ðone æthiopia wé gesáwon promuntoria ad oceanum in ethiopia vidimus, Nar. 24, 9

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, a stoup. [In l. 7 dele &#39;(?)&#39; after &#39;remove&#39;, see á-settan.]
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Þá bær þæs biscopes cniht tó his fæder wínes drync, swá swá hit þeáw wæs. Þá rǽhte se cyning his hand forð swígende and genam þone hnæp (steáp, v. l. calicem). . . and þám biscope þone drync sealde, Gr. D. 186, 7. Ille regina dedit duas steápas in twaem

for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibit ⬩ deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ restrain ⬩ prevent ⬩ hinder ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ denĕgāre ⬩ renuĕre

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Ðæt ðú me ne forwyrne that thou deny me not, Beo. Th. 862; B. 429. Ðý-læs eów weges forwyrnen to wuldres byrig lest they prohibit you the way to glory's city. Exon. 75 b; Th. 282, 18; Jul. 665.

Linked entries: for-wærnan for-weornan for-wernan for-wiernan wirnan

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