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méd

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Swá hwæt swá hé begit his swinces tó médes, 36, 43. v. mǽþ-, weorold-méd. Add

sadian

(v.)
Grammar
sadian, ode.

to satisfy, satiateto become satisfied,

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Similar entries v. ge-sadian. to become satisfied, to get satiated or tired Mé þincþ ðæt ðú sadige hwæt hwegnunges and ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks thou art getting somewhat wearied and these long discourses seem to thee too protracted

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gamenung

(n.)
Grammar
gamenung, e; f.

A gamingjestingplayinglūsusjŏcus

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A gaming, jesting, playing; lūsus, jŏcus Hwǽr biþ his gaf spræc and ða ídelan gamenunga where will be his wanton discourse, and the idle jestings? Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 28

prass

(n.)
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pomp, array, parade Hwǽr syndon démra dómstówa? hwǽr ys heora rícetere and heora prass and orgol, búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. Se cásere fór intó Efese mid ðrymme and mid prasse, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 26.

beorhtm

(n.)
Grammar
beorhtm, es; m.

Tumulttumultus

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Tumult; tumultus Hwǽr ahangen wæs heriges beorhtme ródera waldend where the Lord of glory was hung up by the tumult of the host Elen. Kmbl. 410; El. 205

grytta

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Dele last passage, for which see hwǽte-gryttan, and add Hic furfur þás grytta, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 48, 17. Berene gryta (gritta, v. l. ), Lch. i. 354, 2

lynd

(n.)
Grammar
lynd, e; f.

Greasefatfatness

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Hé hí fédde mid fætre lynde hwǽte cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, Ps. Th. 80, 15: 147, 3

fremian

(v.)
Grammar
fremian, freomian; part. fremiende; hit fremaþ; p. ode; pp. od [fremman]

To profitdo goodbe good or expedientavailprofĭcĕreprōdesseexpĕdīrevălēre

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Ðonne biþ gesýne, hwæt him his swefn fremion tunc appārēbit, quid illi prōsint somnia tua, Gen. 37, 20

be-þearfod

(adj.)
Grammar
be-þearfod, (-ed); adj.

Needy

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Needy, brought to want Gif þú hwæne on neádþearfe ongitst, and gif þú hwæne on wǽdle beþearfodne (-þreaf-, MS.) ácnǽwst, Engl. Stud. viii. 474, 50

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leahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
leahtrian, <b>. I.</b>
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Leahtrode, tǽlede criminemur, derogemur, 8, 392, Add Leahtrað mægen yfelnyss; and coccelas oferstígað hwǽte uitiat uirtutem malitia ; et zizania transcendunt frumentum Scint. 101, 1

ge-timbrung

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Hwæt is hit elles bútan getimbrunga and tól háligra manna quid aliud sunt nisi instituta virtutum? R. Ben. 133, 9

þing

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Add Hi wundrodon hwæt ꝥ þing (hwæt ꝥ þinga, v.l. ) wǽre ꝥ hé swá tóswollen htáfod hæfde, Gr. D. 22, 18.

sunn-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-beám, es; m.
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Hwæt fremaþ ðam blindan seó beorhta sunbeám? Homl. Skt. i. 4, 275. Se rénboga cymþ of ðam sunbeáme and of wǽtum wolcne, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 26

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arodlíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwæt swá þín hand mage wyrcan, wyrce arudlíce (ard-, v. l.) (instanter ), Gr. D. 327, 26. Ongunnon þá wyrhtan ardlíce ( instanter ) biddan heom metes, 251, 18. Hé cwæð swíðe ardlíce constanter ait, 254, 4.

ed-wenden

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Add: :-- Hwæt mé þæs edwendan (-en?) cwóm, gyrn æfter gomene ah! for me of that happiness an end there came, mourning after mirth, B. 1774. v. previous word

rihtan

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add: to put right, put into a proper condition Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . oððe hús gódian, rihtan and weoxian, Angl. ix. 262, 18. Add Hé riht (reht, v. l. ) and rǽt callum gesceaftum, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 25.

sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, truth. <b>I b.</b>
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Hé nyste hwæt þæs sóþes ( or adj. ?) wæs, for þǽm hé hit self ne geseah, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 33. Add

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; ic cnóde, ðú cnódest, he cnódeþ, cneódeþ, pl. cnódaþ; p. cneád, pl. cnudon; pp. cnoden, gecnoden

To give, assign, call, carry out, exalt tribuĕre, attribuĕre, efferre

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Gif hwæt welgedónes biþ, ðonne cnódaþ him ealle mid hérenesse if anything be well done, then all exalt him with praise; si qua bene gesta sunt, omnes laudibus efferunt Past. 17, 3; Hat. MS. 22b, 3

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swíþ-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-ferhþ, adj.
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Hwæt swíðferhðum ( the Danes ) sélest wǽre tó gefremmnanne, 348; B. 173. of violent mind, violent, impetuous Geswearc ðá swíðferð ( Juliana's father ), Exon. Th. 247, 13; Jul. 78. Oft bemearn swíðferhðes ( Sigemund ) síð snotor ceorl monig, Beo.

þæge

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þæge, þage; pron. pl.
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Saga mé, hwæt hátton ðage? Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 1

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