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cweart-ern

(n.)
Grammar
cweart-ern, cwert-ern ,es; n.

A guard-house, prison custodia, carcer

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Ic wæs on cwearterne eram in carcere, Mt. Bos. 25, 36, 39: Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Jn. Bos. 3, 24: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59

mægden-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-hád, es; m.

Maidenhoodvirginity

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Maidenhood, virginity Ðeáh wæs hyre ( the Virgin Mary) mægdenhád ǽghwæs onwalg, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 5; Cri. 1420. Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: mægþ-hád

middangeard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middangeard-líc, adj.

Terrestrialphysical as opposed to spiritual

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Terrestrial, physical as opposed to spiritual Forðon hé oft stormas ðara werigra gásta fram his sylfes sceþenisse and his geférena mid bedum wiðsceáf, wæs ðæt ðæs wyrþe ðæt hé wið ðam middangeardlícum windum and lígum swíðian mihte ( ventus flammisque

ge-trumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trumian, p. ode, ode; pp. od, ad.

to grow strongto recoverto gain strengthconvălescĕreto make strongconfirmconfirmāre

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to grow strong, to recover, to gain strength; convălescĕre Ðá he getrumad wæs ut convăluit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 3. to make strong, confirm; confirmāre Ðone ðú getrumodest quem confirmasti, Ps. Spl. 79, 16, 18. Getrummade exortans, Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: trumian

síd-weg

(n.)
Grammar
síd-weg, es ; m.
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A road that stretches far ; in the plural distant parts Ðá wæs gesamnod of sídwegum mægen unlytel, Elen. Kmbl. 564 ; El. 282. Fugla cynn on healfa gehwone heápum þringaþ sígaþ sídwegum contrahit in coetum sese genus omne volantum, Exon.

sige-folc

(n.)
Grammar
sige-folc, es ; n.
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Ðá wæs þeód on sǽlum, sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1292 ; B. 644 : Menol. Fox 593 ; Gn. C. 66

be-healden

(adj.)
Grammar
be-healden, adj.
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(ptcpl.). cautious, reserved Ðonne hé wilnað ðæt hé sciele rícsian, hé bið swíðe forht and swíðe behealden; ðonne hé hæfð ðæt hé habban wolde, hé bið swíðe ðríste, Past. 57, 4. intent, assiduous Hé wæs geornfull and behealden (intentus) in Godes hýrnessum

burne

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In ðá burnan, C.D. iii. 33, 8. v. wæter-, wǽðe-burne. Add

cél-nes

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Dele cól-nes, and add Hé wæs eall biernende, and ðeáh ðá tungan suíðust mǽnde, and him ðǽre kélnesse bæd totus ardens refrigerari se praecipue in lingua requirebat, Past. 309, 11. Coelnisse refrigerium, Ps. Srt. 65, 12: Rtl. 36, 17.

feferian

(v.)
Grammar
feferian, p. ode

feverish

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To be feverish, suffer from fever Febrende wæs febricitans, Mk. L. 1, 30. Gyf hé feforgende (fefrigende, v. l.) sý, Lch. ii. 220, 18. Syle drincan fefergindum, 122, 15. Tó þám fefergendan (-um, v. l.), 138, 5: 212, 13.

Linked entry: febrende

ge-hyspan

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Ox. 1474. to reproach, upbraid Se wer þe wæs Gode gehálgod gehyspte Arrianum þone gedwolbiscop swá swá hit gebyrede ( exprobravit ut debuit ), Gr. D. 238, 15

ge-lofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lofian, p. ode
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Heofenan ríce wæs álǽten þisum gebródrum for heora nette and scipe, and ðám rícan Zachéo tó healfum dǽle his ǽhta, Hml. Th. i. 580, 21: 582, 28

Linked entry: lofian

ge-þersc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þersc, es; n.
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Ðá þá hé swá swíðe mid geþersce mistucod (swá swíþe geswungen vehementer caesus ) wæs, 20, 33

-geaplíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-geaplíce, l. <b>geáplíce,</b>
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Þá betealde hé ( Herod ) hine swíðe geáplíce, swá swá hé wæs snotorwyrde, Hml. Th. i. 80, 9. Hig tósceádað ꝥ stæfgefég on þrým wísan geáplíce swíðe, Angl. viii. 313, 17

ge-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-creópan, p. ge-creáp, pl. ge-crupon
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To creep, crawl. of a human being Hé ne meahte gangan, ac hé gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. of a reptile Gecreáp þǽr inn tó þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13

Linked entry: creópan

gingre

(n.)
Grammar
gingre, an; f.
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Cf. gingra; 2 b Heó arn tó þǽre fǽmnan þe þá ðæs mynstres abbodesse wæs, Hilde gingre (geongra, v. l.) cucurrit ad uirginem, quae tunc monasterio abbatissae uice praefuit, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 470, 17

wæter-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gesceaft, e; f.
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The watery element Swá ꝥ wæter wæs standende and beleác þá duru þǽre cyrican, efne swylce seó wætergesceaft (wæteres gesceaft) wǽre onwænded in fæstes wáges staðolfæstnesse sic stans aqua ecclesiae januam clausit, ac si illud elementum liquidum in soliditatem

crypel

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On crypelgeat [cripple-gate the low opening in a fence or wall to allow the passage of sheep from one field to another; a stile, D.D.), C.D. v. 215, 8. add: [cripple a frame of wood, D.D.]

Wealh-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
Wealh-cyn, Wealh-cynn, es; n.

The Celtic race

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Griffin wæs kyning ofer eall Wealcyn, 1063; Erl. 195, 12

wín-gedrinc

(n.)
Grammar
wín-gedrinc, es; n.

Wine-drinkingwine

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Of ungemete ǽlces þinges, wiste and wǽda, wíngedrinces, Met. 25, 39. Wíngedrince nectare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 32. Hié tó ðam symle sittan eodon, wlance tó wíngedrince, Judth. Thw. 21, 12; Jud. 16