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sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan;scóf; sceafen, scafen

To shave, scrape, shred, polish

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Ðú scealt hine scafan on wæter . . . and ðære reádan eorþan dǽl scafe ðǽrtð, ii. 290, 11-13

eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
eádig, eádeg; adj. [eád happiness, prosperity; ig]

Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves

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Eádig on eorþan rich on earth, 98; Th. 129, 21; Gen. 2147: Exon. 22 b; Th. 63, 3; Cri. 1014. Óðer biþ unlǽde on eorþan, óðer biþ eádig the one is miserable on earth, the other fortunate, Salm. Kmbl. 732; Sal. 365.

Linked entries: eádeg eádga

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Ac hí forweorþan wætere gelícost ðonne hit yrnende eorþe forswelgeþ ad nihilum devenient, velut aqua decurrens, Ps. Th. 57, 6. Óþ ðæt wintra biþ þúsend urnen until a thousand years are passed, Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 23 ; Ph. 364

BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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Seó eorþe gíniende bád the earth continued yawning, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 4. Ðonne ðæt he ðǽr leng bide than that he should abide there longer, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 4. Mere stille bád the sea remained still, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 2; Exod. 300.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Entas wǽron ofer eorþan on ðám dagum gĭgantes ĕrant sŭper terram in diēbus illis. Gen. 6, 4 : Homl. Th. i. 318, 15. He seah on enta geweorc he looked on the work of giants, Beo. Th. 5428; B. 2717: Exon. 77b; Th. 291, 24; Wand. 87: Andr.

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Fyllaþ eorþan incre [Adam and Eve] cynne, 10; Th. 13, 4; Gen. 197

á-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
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Gegrípan ꝥ palmtwig and tó eorþan áfyllan ( to cast it to the earth ), Bl. H. 151, 16. metaph. to cause to cease, put an end to Hé áfylleþ þá inwitfullan word of his tungan he puts away deceitful words from his tongue , Bl. H. 55, 16.

Linked entry: a-fælan

ofer-weorpan

(v.)

to overthrow, throw downto throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkleTo fall down

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to overthrow, throw down Nim eorþan, oferweorp mid ðinre swíðran handa under ðínum swíðran fét, Lchdm. i. 384, 19. Gif hé hié oferweorpe, mid x sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 15.

on-sígan

(v.)

of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descendof violent movement

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Ðeáh seó sunne ofer midne dæg onsíge and lúte tó ðære eorþan, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 25. Wǽre onsigen vergeretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 27. Onsígendum ( vergente ) ǽfene, Hymn. Surt. 34, 28.

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; prosternĕre Ic efne to eorþan ealdne ceorl I throw down the old churl to earth.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

leccan

(v.)
Grammar
leccan, p. lehte, leohte

To moistenwet

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Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra hiemem defluus irrigat imber, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16: Met. Fox 29, 128; Met. 29, 64: Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 4; Ph. 64.

Linked entry: leohte

lyt-hwón

(adv.)
Grammar
lyt-hwón, subst. and adv.

A little

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Hé his eágan lythwón fram ðære eorþan up áhóf, Glostr. Frag. 104, 13. Ðara ðe lythwon réccaþ embe bóca beboda, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 34: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 200: Beo. Th. 408; B. 203. Ne lythwón not a little, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 32; Gl. 363.

Linked entry: hwón

þæcele

(n.)
Grammar
þæcele, an; f.
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Ða fýr feóllon on ða eorþan swelce byrnende þecelle vise nubes ardentes de celo tanquam faces decidere, Nar. 23, 26 : 14, 15. Stód se leóma him of swylce fýren ðecelle (þecele, Bd.

BRÓGA

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓGA, an; m.

A prodigy, monster, trembling, fear, terror, horror, dreadmonstrum, tremor, terror, horror

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Iówer ege and bróga sie ofer ealle eorþan nítenu terror vester ac tremor sit super cuncta animalia terræ, Past. 17, 2; Hat. MS. 22 a. 14. Brógan ðíne gedréfdon me terrores tui conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. 87, 17.

Linked entry: brégd

ýþian

(v.)
Grammar
ýþian, ýþgian; p. ode.
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to overflow (intrans.) literal Ðá ýðode ðæt flód ofer eorþan aquae diluvii inundaverunt super terram, Gen. 7, 10. Ðæs flódes wæteru ýðedon ofer eorþan, 7, 6, 18. Burnon ýþgodon (ýðgadun, Surt.) torrentes inundaverunt, Ps. Spl. 77, 23.

Linked entries: ýþan ýþgian

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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Hié feóllan tó eorþan, and grápodan mid heora handum on þá eorþan, 151, 5. fig. to be overcome:-- Ic wæs hearde cnyssed, and ic ne feóll, Ps.

for-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorþan, -wurþan; ic -weorþe, ðú -weorþest, -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wyrþaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden

To become nothingto be undoneto perishdiead nihilum devĕnīrepĕrīreinterlredeficére

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Óþ-ðæt ðiós eorþe eall forweorþeþ until this earth shall all perish, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 170; Met. 11, 85. Síþfæt árleásra forwyrþ oððe losaþ ĭter impiōrum pĕrībit. Ps. Lamb. 1, 6. Hi forweorþaþ pĕrībunt, Ps. Spl. 79, 17: Ps. Th. 63, 5: 67, 2: 72, 22.

ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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[Forr þatt teȝȝ shollden Crist forseon þurrh þeȝȝre modignesse, þatt follc, þatt haffde beon til þa heh follc and rannc on eorþe Orm. 9622. So were theih daungerouse for wlaunke; And siththen bicom ful reulich, that thanne weren so ranke, Pol.

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Ðá becwom ic on Caspiain ðæt lond; ðá wæs ðǽr seó wæstmberendeste eorþe ðæs þeódlondes, and ic swíðe wundrade ða gesǽlignesse ðære eorðan Caspias portas peruenimus, ubi cum fertilissimarum regionum admirarer felicitatem, Nar. 5, 21.

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Ðæt wæter and seó eorþe eallunga ne ádwǽsceþ ðæt fýr, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 14.