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grim

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Heó him handleán forgeald grimman grápum, B. 1542. flýhð grimme gieltas, Ph. 461. habbað in gástcofan grimme geþóhtas, Leás. 13.

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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nýdde his leorningcnihtas on scyp stígan, Mk. Skt. 6, 45. Ne nýdde ná ðæt folc tó his cwale he did not force the people to kill him, Homl. Th. i. 216, 1. Ðá nýdde ðone unclǽnan gást út, Lk. Skt. 9, 42. hié nýdde in fæðm fýres, Cd.

be-sárgian

(v.)
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Besárgode ðǽre sorhfullan méder, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 17. with acc. spræc tó ðám ceastergewarum, þá mid fæderlicere lufe besárgode, Hml. Th. i. 402, 11. with prep.

Linked entry: sárgian

án-gild

Grammar
án-gild, l. án-gilde,
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Gylde ángyldes ꝥ mid beléd wæs, 354, 15. Forgylde ꝥ yrfe ángylde, 236, 24. Gilde ángylde ( or acc. ?), 294, 17. Cf. twi-gilde in Dict., and next word

a-færþ

he shall lead out

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he shall lead out, Ps. Spl. 51, 5

á-stígan

Grammar
á-stígan, <b>. I</b> 2.
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on gylp ástág, Met. 9, 46. Add

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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hét cýðan þám arceƀ be Ðeódréde biscop he sent word to the archbishop by bishop Theodred, Ll.

feax

a bush

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Oð ealdan hege; on westhealfe ealdan hege tó feaxum; ðonne west from feaxum, C. D. iii. 429, 12

Linked entries: feaxede feax-gerǽdian

Wil-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Wil-tún, es; m.

Wilton in Wiltshire

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Wilton in Wiltshire Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wiþ alne ðone here lytle werede æt Wiltúne, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Hér forðférde Ælfgár cinges mǽg on Defenum, and his líc rest on Wiltúne, 962; Erl. 120, 3.

open

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Eall þæt forsceamode hér on lífe þæt ǽnigum men geypte, þæt bið þǽr eallum open unbehelendlíce, Wlfst. 138, 3. Gif . . . wíf hig. . . forlicge, and hit open weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 406, 7. And hit him on open wurðe, 200, 20.

ge-mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To mark, stain

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To mark, stain Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite næs hyre feax ne fel fýre gemǽled the saint stood with spotless aspect, neither her hair nor skin was marked by the fire, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 2; Jul. 591

Linked entry: mǽlan

un-seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
un-seldan, adv.

Not seldomfrequently

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Not seldom, frequently Ðone sang wé sungon unseldon mid heom, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 264. Oft and unseldan, L. E. G. proem.; Th. i. 166, 9: Btwk. 222, 2. Oft and unseldon, L. Pen. 2; Th. ii. 278, 5

Linked entry: seldan

beót

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Heó (the vestal virgin) hiere beót (vow; gehát, v. l.) áleág, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19. Dele bracket, and add under III:

ge-hilmed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hilmed, adj.
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Voc. ii. 41, 9. having foliage (v. helm; ) Þǽm gehilmdum grǽfum frondosis dumis Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 75 : 37, 36. [O. H. Ger. ge-hilmit frutectum; ge-hilmi frutecta.] Cf. ge-helmian

Linked entries: ge-hylmed -hilmed

Hungerie

(n.)
Grammar
Hungerie, the Hungarians; later,
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Hungary Seó þeód þe mon þá hét Basterne, and nú hié mon hǽt Hungerre (Hungerie, v. l. ), Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 36. Þes folces þe be Hungrie fór fela þúsenda þǽr earmlíce forfóran, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 36

swǽsness

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Add: — Hwǽr beóð ðá éstfullan swǽsnessa, and ðá líðan liffetunga ðe hine forlǽddon ǽror, Hex. 50, 27. Ðá byrðeras synd ólǽcunga lyffetyndra geférena þe mid ólǽcunge and geǽttredum swǽsnyssum þone synfullan tihtað and heriað, Hml. Th. i. 492, 29

sǽ-strand

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-strand, es; m.

Sea-shore

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Heo stepen up a sæstrond, Laym. 9235

Linked entry: strand

gyrn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
gyrn-wracu, f.

Vengeance for troubleinjury

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Vengeance for trouble or injury Gearo gyrnwræce ready to revenge her grief, Beo. Th.424, 2B. 2118: 2281; B. 1138., Márum sárum gyldan gyrnwræce with greater pains to revenge their trouble, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 16; Gú. 405

dimlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dimlíc, dymlíc; adj.
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Ná swylce he todrǽfe ða dymlícan þeóstra not as if he dispelled the dim darkness, L. Ælf. C. 14; Th. ii. 348, 7

Linked entry: dymlíc

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthilyvery honourablydignissĭme

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Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce