dreórig
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Beón dreórige contristari, Mk. 14, 19: Hml. Th. i. 60, 15: 62, 28. Dreórge, Jul. 482. Dǽle man frófer þám dreórigum, Wlfst. 74, 5.
þæs-líc
suitable ⬩ seemly ⬩ becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ meet ⬩ congruous ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ elegant ⬩ accordant ⬩ in agreement ⬩ in harmony
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Hwæt mæg beón þæslícre what can be more fitting? L. E. I. 27; Th. ii. 424, 5. comely, fair, elegant Mid þæslíce getingnysse elegante (pulchra) sententia ł peritia, Hpt. Gl. 528, 3. Ðá geseah ic týn geonge men genóh þæslíce on líchaman, Homl.
Linked entry: his-lic
CWELLAN
To kill, slay = QUELL? ⬩ necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare
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Ðú Grendel cwealdest thou didst slay Grendel, Beo. Th. 2673; B. 1334 . Árleás cyning cwealde cristne men the impious king slew christian men, Exon. 65 b; Th. 243, 3; Jul. 5
ÉST
will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty ⬩ bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentia ⬩ delicacies ⬩ dēlĭciæ
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He gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had previously more fully experienced the owner's favour, Beo. Th. 6142; B. 3075: Andr. Kmbl. 965; An. 483. delicacies; dēlĭciæ Ðá ðe synd on éstum qui sunt in dēlĭciis, Lk. Bos. 7, 25.
for-habban
To hold in ⬩ restrain ⬩ retain ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ prŏhĭbēre ⬩ abstĭnēre
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To hold in, restrain, retain, abstain, refrain; tĕnēre, contĭnēre, cŏhĭbēre, prŏhĭbēre, abstĭnēre Ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreðre he might not retain his wavering courage in his heart, Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151: 5211; B. 2609.
GAMEN
GAME ⬩ joy ⬩ pleasure ⬩ mirth ⬩ sport ⬩ pastime ⬩ jŏcus ⬩ oblectāmentum ⬩ gaudium ⬩ jūbĭlum ⬩ lætĭtia ⬩ lūdus
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GAME, joy, pleasure, mirth, sport, pastime; jŏcus, oblectāmentum, gaudium, jūbĭlum, lætĭtia, lūdus Gamen eft astáh pastime rose again, Beo. Th. 2325; B. 1160. Wynsum gamen a pleasant game; săles, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 67; Wrt. Voc. 21, 54.
Linked entry: gomen
geár-dagas
YORE-DAYS ⬩ days of yore ⬩ days of years ⬩ time of life ⬩ dies antīqui ⬩ annōrum dies
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YORE-DAYS, days of yore, days of years, time of life; dies antīqui, annōrum dies In [on] geardagum in days of yore, Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 11; Cri. 251 : 77 a; Th. 289, 6; Wand. 44 : Cd. 21; Th. 287, 16; Sat. 368 : Beo.
medu
Mead ⬩ a drink made from honey
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Tó medo, Beo. Th. 1212; B. 604. Ðá wé medu þégon, 5260; B. 2633. Ða þeówan drincaþ medo, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 17. Wylle swá swýðre medo, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 270, 7. Gedó on ðone drenc swíðe gód medo, 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 15. Hwítne medu, Fins.
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ge-fremman
To promote ⬩ perfect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit
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Hine mihtig God ofer ealle men forþ gefremede him mighty God advanced above all men, Beo. Th. 3440; B. 1718. Ðæt hire mægen on untrumnesse gefremed and getry- med wǽre ut virtus ejus in infirmitate perficeretur, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 16.
lǽs
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Beó-leáh, C. D. iii. 75, 37 :-- On beólése . . . út þurh beóleáse, C. D. B. iii. 249,31. Add
wæl-stów
The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter
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Th. 134, 36; By. 95: Beo. Th. 4108; B. 2051: 5960; B. 2984: Cd. Th. 121, 4; Gen. 2005. Ða Deniscan áhton wælstówe gewald, Chr. 837; Erl. 66, 9: 871; Erl. 76, 7.
Linked entry: hreá-wíc
wearn
a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty, ⬩ a refusal,
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Ben. 97, 7. a refusal, v. wirnan Hý bénan synt ðæt hié wið ðé móton wordum wrixlan, nó dú him wearne geteóh ðínra gegncwida they are petitioners that they may exchange words with thee, give them not a refusal of thy words in reply, Beo.
ge-springan
To spring ⬩ bound ⬩ arise ⬩ go out ⬩ go forth ⬩ prosilire ⬩ exoriri ⬩ abire ⬩ procedere ⬩ To get by going[?] ⬩ to cause to spring ⬩ eructare
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To spring, bound, arise, go out, go forth; prosilire, exoriri, abire, procedere Swá ðæt blód gesprang as the blood sprang, Beo. Th. 3339; B. 1667.
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gif
If ⬩ though ⬩ whether
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Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse asked whether the night had been pleasant to him, Beo. Th. 2643; B. 1319. Ðú wást gif hit is swá we secgan hýrdon thou knowest if it is as we heard say, 550; B. 272
áþ
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Þá witan gerehton Eádgife þæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian be swá miclan feó, and beo þæs áð lǽdde on ealre ðeóde gewitnesse, and geclǽnsude hire fæder þæs ǽgiftes be .xxx. punda áðe, 202, 1-6.
ÁDL
A disease ⬩ pain ⬩ a languishing sickness ⬩ consumption ⬩ morbus ⬩ languor
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Ne hine dréfeþ ádl disease does not afflict him, Beo. Th. 3476; B. 1736. Ðé to heortan hearde grípeþ ádl unlíðe fell disease gripes thee hard at heart, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 32; Gen. 937.
ǽror
Before ⬩ formerly ⬩ antea ⬩ prius
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Se ðe fela ǽror fyrena gefremede he who before had committed many crimes, Beo. Th. 1623; B. 809. Nemne we ǽror mǽgen fáne gefyllan unless we before may fell the foe, 5302; B. 2654.
éðel-stól
paternal-seat, native-seat, country, habitation ⬩ patria sēdes, patria, dŏmĭcĭlium
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Beo. Th. 4732; B. 2371. Engla éðelstól native-seat of angels, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 13; Cri. 52: 86b; Th. 326, 1; Wíd. 122.
Linked entry: fæder-éðel-stól
fleám
Flight ⬩ fŭga
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Nú sceal æðelingas gefricgean fleám eówerne now nobles shall hear of your flight, Beo. Th. 5771; B. 2889: Ps. Th. 141, 5: Ps. Spl. 88, 23. Fleám gewyrcan to take to flight, Byrht. Th. 134, 9; By. 81.
Linked entry: flǽm
GEÁR
A YEAR ⬩ annus
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A YEAR; annus Óðer com geár another year came, Beo. Th. 2272; B. 1134. Ðis wæs feorþes geáres his ríces this was in the fourth year of his reign, Chr. 47; Th. 10, 13, col. 1. On geáre in the year, Menol. Fox 218; Men. 110.