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swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swaþu, Cf. (?) swín-sceadu.
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The word occurs in a list giving the names of various parts of a pig: — Rysle ausungia, flicce perna, spic larda, meargh lucanica, wrót bruncus, rop jus, swína swaþu suesta, byrst seta, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 50-57.

ofer-slege

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-slege, es; n.

A lintelsuperliminare

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A lintel Oferslege oððe þrexwold limen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12; Som. 9, 28. Oferslæge, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 65. Sprengaþ on ðæt oferslege (superliminare) . . . ðonne hé gesihþ ðæt blód on ðam oferslege, Ex. 12, 22-23. On hyra gedyrum and oferslegum. Homl.

gésne

(adj.)
Grammar
gésne, adj.

Lackingwantingdestitutelifelessexpersegenusdestitutusexanimis

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He funde ðá on bedde his goldgifan gǽstes gésne, lífes belidenne he then found his goldgiver void of spirit, deprived of life, 12; Thw. 25, 26; Jud. 279

Linked entries: geásne gésine

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Þæs bysceopes líf on bysceopháde ge ǽr bysceopháde cujus uiri et in episcopatu et ante episcopatum uita Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 382, 7. with eác Hit God wrecende wæs on him selfum . . . ge eác (ac) . . . ealle eorþan wæstmbǽro gelytlade, Ors. 2, l ; S. 58, 19

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Lind. War. 13, 27.

streónan

(v.)
Grammar
streónan, (but more often with umlaut) striénan, strénan, strínan, strýnan; p. de (
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Lind. Rush. 9, 25. Nis eów íorboden ǽhta habban, gif gé ða on riht strénaþ. Blickl. Homl. 53, 28. Guman gylpe strýnaþ men proudly lay up treasure, Exon. Th. 445, 28; Dóm. 14. Hé hié gemyndgaþ ðara welegra ðe longe stríndon (striéndon, Hatt.

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Lind. 8, 84. Ðrowung (ðrowunge, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 23. Ðróung (ðrowunge, Rush.), 14, 27. Se ðe in þrowingum þeódnes willan dreógeþ, Exon. Th. 125, 18; Gú. 356: 148, 26; Gú. 750. Gehýran heora þrowunga to hear of the sufferings of St.

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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Lind. 6, 3. Wrihtes fabri, p. 3, 8. Micel gedál is on ðam mægene ðæs dæghwamlícan wyrhtan and ðæs ídlan, Lchdm. ii. 84, 18. Hé wæs ðæs wyrhtan sunu (the carpenter's son), Nicod. 2 ; Thw. 1, 21. Smiðes ł wyrchta (fabri) sunu, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 55.

Linked entry: werta

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Add: A. intrans. without adv. or prep. that marks upward or downward, of motion lit. or fig. downward Heó stihð oð þæs heófenes heánesse, and þanon ástihð, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Críst on þínne innoþ ástígeþ, Bl. H. 5, 14.

ang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
ang-sum, anc-sum; adj.

Narrowstraittroublesomeharddifficultangustusdifficilis

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Narrow, strait, troublesome, hard, difficult, angustus, difficilis Eálá hú neara and hú angsum is ðæt geat, and se weg ðe to lífe gelǽdt; and swýðe feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon quam angusta porla, et arcta via est, quae ducit ad vitam; et pauci sunt

Linked entries: anc-sum ang-sum-líc

FEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
FEÓL, e;

FILElīma

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f A FILE; līma Ic com láf fýres and feóle I am the leaving of fire and file, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484, 7; Rä. 70, 4. Mín heáfod is homere geþuren, sworfen feóle my head is beaten with a hammer, rubbed with a file, 129 b; Th. 497. 18; Rä. 87, 2

fugol

(n.)
Grammar
fugol, es; m.

A birdfowlăvis

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Fugole gelícost most like to a bird, Andr. Kmbl. 994; An. 497. God gelǽdde ðære lyfte fugolas to Adame Deus volātĭlia cæli adduxit ad Adam, Gen. 2, 19: Cd. 200; Th. 248, 14; Dan. 513

eáþ-nes

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Eorla gehwám eádnys and tóhyht, Rún. 4. ease, freedom from difficulty Éðnise facultatem, Lk. p, 9, 6. gentleness Ongan hé wurðigan þá gódan þeáwas þára gódra on þám lífe, eádnysse and hýrsumnysse, geþyld and þolemódnysse, Guth. 18, 16. v. un*-*eáþness

Linked entry: eád-nes

breóst-gewǽdu

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-gewǽdu, pl. n.

the breasta garment, clothing A covering for the breast, corselet pectoris vestimentum, lorica

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[breóst the breast, gewǽde a garment, clothing] A covering for the breast, corselet; pectoris vestimentum, lorica Gehwearf in Francna fæðm feorh cyninges, breóstgewǽdu, and se beáh somod the king's life fell into the power of the Franks, his corselet

tó-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-tellan, p. -teled

To distinguish in countingcount separately

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To distinguish in counting, count separately Án íglond ligþ út on gársecg ðǽr nǽngu biþ niht on sumera ne wuhte ðon má on wintra dæg tóteled an island lies out in the ocean, where in summer no night can be distinguished in reckoning time, any more than

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18. like a man, manfully Wer uir, werlíce uiriliter, Ælfc. Gr. 232, 16. Werlíce dó ðú viriliter age, Ps. Spl. 26, 20: Ps. Surt. 26, 14.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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To wend, go, proceed (lit. and fig.) Se ðe bið on æcere, ne went hé on bæc qui fuerint in agro, nan redeant retro Lk. Skt. 17, 31. Went nú fulneáh eall moncyn on tweónunga Bt. 4; Fox 8, 17: Met. 13, 55.

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te
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Icel. túta a teat-like prominence; tútna to be blown up : Dan. tude a spout : Swed. tut : Du. tuit a pipe. pike. ] Cf. tot

ge-frínd

Grammar
ge-frínd, friends.
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Hí wurdon ðá gefrýnd for ðǽre dǽde, swá swá hí nǽron nǽfre ǽr on lífe, Hml. Th. ii. 252, 3

Linked entry: ge-frýnd

-hǽme

(suffix)
Grammar
-hǽme, pl. m.
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D. iv. 70, 26.lt;i>For a list ofswch words see Cht. Craw. 116. Also the form -hǽmingas Wanhǽminga gemǽre,C. D. v. 264, l. Wealthǽminga geniearc, iii. 405, 7