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sang

Grammar
sang, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Mid sange gesettendlices rynes and sealteres cum decantatione canonici cursus et psalterii, Angl. xiii. 390, 362. add: the service on a saint's day: cf. mæsse-sang; On ðone xviiii-an dæg biþ þæs martyres tíd Scĩ Magni ðæs sang (cf. mæssesang, 4)

efen-háda-bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
efen-háda-bisceop, es; m.

A co-bishop co-episcŏpus

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A co-bishop; co-episcŏpus, Greg. Dial. 1. 5

efyn-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efyn-gelíc, ; adj. [efen even, gelíc like]

Even-like, alike, equal, co-equal co-æquālis

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Even-like, alike, equal, co-equal; co-æquālis, Som. Ben. Lye

óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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Cf. æt-þringan

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bitethe bite

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H. 67, 17. the bite, cut of a weapon, &amp;c. Ðǽr is benda bite and dynta dyne, Wlfst. 114, 23: 209, 17. Gif bánes bite weorð if the bone be cut, Ll. Th. i. 12, 5. (Cf. O. Frs. bénes biti.)

hlyn

(n.)
Grammar
hlyn, hlynn, hlin, es; m.

A sound, noise, clamour, din

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Hlynn wearþ on ceastrum a great cry arose in the cities, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 30; Gen. 2546. Hlyn scylda and sceafta the din of shields and shafts, 95; Th. 124, 12; Gen. 2061. Hlin. Exon. 101 a; Th. 381. 7; Rä. 2, 7.

líþ-wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
líþ-wǽge, es;

A drinking-cupwine-cup

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A drinking-cup, wine-cup, Beo. Th. 3969; B. 1982

scortness

(n.)
Grammar
scortness, e ; f.
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shortness (of time) Ðonne byrneþ on scortnisse gramen hys cum exarsent in brevi ira ejus, Ps. Spl. 2, 13. Ða scortnesse ðysse worulde and ða écnesse ðæs tóweardan lífes. Homl.

ge-sceadlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceadlic, adj.
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Cf. sceadu; Cf gesceadlicum scenico (scenico i. umbroso pleglicum, of gescandlicum but cf. scenam, i. umbram sceade, 65), Hpt. Gl. 474, 7), An. Ox. 2, 115

Linked entries: -sceadlic ge-scandlic

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Hwílum nacode men windaþ (winnaþ, MS.) ymbe wyrmas (cf. Canto xxv of the Inferno), Cd. Th. 273, 13; Sat. 136. Hé wearp hine ðá on wyrmes líc, and wand him ymbútan ðone deáðes beám he twined round the tree of death, Cd.

Linked entry: winde

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable beingwretchmiscreantmonsterfierce combatantmiserperditusmonstrumbellator immanis

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Satanus, earm aglǽ ca Satan, miserable wretch, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 1; Sat. 448: Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 21; Jul. 268: 70a; Th. 261, 22; Jul. 319: Beo. Th. 1116; B. 556: 5177; B. 2592

be-wépan

Grammar
be-wépan, bewopen

woe-begone

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Add (cf. That he you nat biwopen thus ne finde, Ch. T. C. iv. 916):

wǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽðan, p.de

To hunt

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Brim wíde wǽðde, wælfæðmum sweóp, Cd. Th. 208, 8;Exod. 480. Hwæþer gé willen wǽþan mid hundum on sealtne sǽ (cf. hwæþer gé eówer hundas út on sǽ lǽdon, ðonne gé huntian willaþ, Bt. 32, 3;Fox 118, 14), Met. 19, 15

Linked entry: wǽðe-burne

ofer-gangan

(v.)

to crossto conquerto pass, pass off, be overto come upon

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Heora ǽnig óðres ne dorste mearc ofergangan, Met. 20, 71. to conquer Gé feónda gehwone ofergangaþ, Cd. Th. 213, 33; Exod. 561 [cf.

Linked entry: ofer-gán

efen-wesende

(adj.)

co-existentco-existens

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co-existent; co-existens Ðú mid Fæder ðínne gefyrn wǽre efenwesende thou wast co-existent with thy Father of old. Exon. 12 b; Th. 22, 11; Cri. 350

be-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To BECARVEcut offto cut or pare awayamputarepræcidere

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To BECARVE, cut off, to cut or pare away; amputare, præcidere Ðá hét he hine heáfde beceorfan then he ordered to cut of his head, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 3

Linked entries: be-corfen be-efesian

efen-éce

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-éce, emn-éce; adj.

Co-eternalco-æternus

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Co-eternal; co-æternus Æ/r ðon up-stíge efenéce bearn ágnum fæder ere that the co-eternal child ascended to his own father, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 19; Cri. 465

Linked entry: emn-éce

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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The old Latin version has 'persequatur eum cum clamore.' Cf. too: Gif hwá þeóf geméte, and hine áweg lǽte búton hreáme, 392, 15) ǽlc þára þe riht wille, Ll. Th. i. 170, 10: 404, II (here the Latin version has 'capiat eum cum clamore').

ealo-wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-wǽge, es; n.

The ale-cup

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The ale-cup Se ðe bær hroden ealowǽge who bare the ornamented ale-cup, Beo. Th. 995; B. 495. Ofer ealowǽge over the ale-cup [during a drinking ], Beo. Th. 966; B. 481

nægled-cnearr

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Cf. Scip sceal genægled, Gn. Ex. 94. [Cf. Sie forlétun . . . nettiu and neglitskipu, Hél. 1186.] Add: