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pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
pæþ, paþ, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Ðeáh willniaþ ealls þurh mistlíce paþas cuman tó anum ende, Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 8. Ic ondrǽde ðæt ic ðé lǽðe hidres ðidres on ða paþas of ðínum wege, 40, 5 ; Fox 240, 21. On paþum (semita) beboda ðínra, Ps. Spl. 118, 35.

Linked entry: paþ

weorold-líf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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Nele God wið ende ǽfre tó worulde his milde mód mannum áfyrran on woruldlífe wera cneórissum numquid Deus in finem misericordiam suam abscindet a seculo et generatione? 76, 7.

streng

(n.)
Grammar
streng, es; m.
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Icel. strengr in this sense Ðæt scyp úte on ðære sǽ byþ gesund, gyf se streng (v. ancer-streng, 1. 18) áþolaþ, for ðam hýs byþ se óðer ende fast on ðære eorðan and se óðer on ðam scype...

ge-limp

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Hé þá hire árehte ealle his gelymp, and æt þáre sprǽcan ende him feóllon teáras of ðám eágum, Ap. Th. 15, 26. what happens in the case of a thing, event, outcome Gelimp wásan euentum (i. quod euenit) rei (praestolante), An.

a-heardian

(v.)
Grammar
a-heardian, p. ode; pp. od; v. intrans.

To harden ⬩ grow hard ⬩ become inured to anything ⬩ to last ⬩ hold out ⬩ endure ⬩ durare ⬩ perdurare ⬩ indurescere

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To harden, grow hard, become inured to anything, to last, hold out, endure; durare, perdurare, indurescere On swá mycelre geþræstnesse and forhæfednesse módes and líchoman aheardode and awunode he hardened and continued in so great contrition and restraint

a-rǽfnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽfnian, p. ade; pp. ad.

to endure ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ support ⬩ sustinere ⬩ pati ⬩ supportare ⬩ to ponder in mind or heart ⬩ animo versare ⬩ ponderare

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to endure, bear, suffer, support; sustinere, pati, supportare Ic arǽfnige sustineo, Ps. Th. 129, 4.

Linked entry: a-rǽfniende

bryne-welm

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-welm, -wylm, es; m.

A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat ⬩ incendii fervor vel æstus

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In helle heó brynewelme bídan sceolden sáran sorge in hell they must endure great sorrow from the burning heat, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 24; Sat. 27

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a whole ⬩ disperse a number of objects gathered together ⬩ to destroy the integrity of a whole ⬩ dissipate ⬩ bring to nought ⬩ overthrow

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To perish Hí tostencton on ende disperierunt in Endor, Ps. Spl. 82, 9. Similar entries v. next three words

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, dispute ⬩ distress, trouble, affliction, persecution ⬩ crime, guilt ⬩ a contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Ben. 124, 9. distress, trouble, affliction, persecution Ðǽr eów is sacu bútan ende grim gǽstcwalu in hell is trouble without end for you devils, fierce torment of spirit, Exon. Th. 142, 27; Gú. 650.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

hláford-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-scipe, es; m.

Lordship, ⬩ rule; ⬩ dominatio

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To the end that he might not exalt himself with so great lordship, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 28. Ðu winsþ wið ðam hláfordscipe ðe ðú self gecure you strive against the rule you have yourself chosen, Bt. 7,2; Fox 18, 30.

EODOR

(n.)
Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.

a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house ⬩ sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum

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II. a limit, end, region, zone; ōra, margo, extrēmĭtas, plăga, rĕgio Gescóp heofon and eorþan and holma bigong eodera ymb-hwyrft [he] created heaven and earth and the seas' expanse, the circuit of zones, Exon. 67b; Th. 249, 17; Jul. 113.

Linked entries: eder edor eodur eðer

clúd

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Substitute for bracket at end: [v. N. E. D. cloud], and add Cluud scopulus, An. Ox. 8, 219. Clúdes collis, 1548. Fram þám heán clúde (clife, v. l., rupe ), Gr. D. 52, 23. Se heort ástáh on ánneh eáhne clúd, Hml. S. 30, 38.

ge-hradian

(v.)
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Hé ꝥ; ilce mynster þus gehradod hét S Marian gehálgian, Lch. iii. 438, 16. to cause to attain an end quickly, to prosper a person or undertaking God hí sóna gehradode, swá ꝥ hí þǽr gemétton áne mǽre þrúh, Hml. S. 20, 78.

áþ

Grammar
áþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Beó se cyng ǽlces þǽra wíta wyrðe (this comes at the end of a section dialing with oaths and ordeals), Ll. Th. i. 282, 16] :-- Hámsócn and forsteall, . . . áþ and ordél, fyrdwíte, Cht. Th. 433, 28: 433, 8: 20: 31

seonu-wealt

(adj.)
Grammar
seonu-wealt, (sionu-, sinu-, sino-, sine-, sin-, syne-); adj.

That may be always rolled ⬩ round ⬩ round ⬩ circular ⬩ cylindrical ⬩ round ⬩ spherical ⬩ globular ⬩ of a building ⬩ having a concave roof or dome

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Se móna went his hrigc tó ðære sunnan, ðæt is, se sinewealta ende ðe ðǽr onlýht biþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 14. Ðæs sinewealtan hringes teretes(-is ?) cycli, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 60.

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.

a road ⬩ a road in a town, a street, a paved road

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Ða stánas ðæs temples licggeaþ æt ǽlcre strǽte ende in capite omnium platearum, Past. 18, 3; Swt. 133, 12. Loth sæt on ðære strǽt (in foribus civitatis) . . . Hig cwǽdon: ' Wé willaþ wunian on ðære strǽt (in platea), Gen. 19, 1-2.

Linked entry: strét

late

(adv.)
Grammar
late, adv.

Slowly ⬩ late ⬩ at length ⬩ at last

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Gif wit ðæt ealle sculon ásmeágan ðonne cume wit late tó ende ðisse béc oððe nǽfre, 42; Fox, 256, 22. Hú late hí on ðysne middangeard ácennede wurdon and hú raþe hí him eft of gewítan sceolan, Blickl. Homl. 59, 23.

sprǽc

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Z. 18, 15), efen-, ende-, fela-, gaf-, ge-, hearm-, hosp-, samod-, steór-, sundor-, tungol-sprǽc

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.

the king of a whole nation ⬩ a monarch, ⬩ an independent sovereign. ⬩ the king of all nations, ⬩ the monarch of the world ⬩ the Deity

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Th. 367, 25 which has here éce Dryhten), ælmihtig God ende worulde wyrcan wille, weoruda Dryhten, Soul Kmbl. 24; Seel. 12. O. Sax. thiod-kuning (used of Christ and of Herod) Icel. þjóðkonungr Similar entries Cf. þeóden

Linked entry: þeód-cwén

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidance ⬩ widely ⬩ widely ⬩ far ⬩ far

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Wé witon ꝥ hit nis nó feor tó þon (the end of the world) . . . Nis ꝥ feor tó þon ꝥ ꝥ eác geweorþan sceal, Bl. H. 117, 29-34. Nis þéo ende feor it is not far to the end for thee, Gú. 1179: 1139.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr