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wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Gl. 506, 55. applied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn Hróðgár maþelode: "Wine mín, Beówulf..., " Beo. Th. 919; B. 457: 3413; B. 1704.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

líf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-líc, adj.

livingvital

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Is hwæðere swá tó lǽtanne swá ðæt líflíce mægen ne áspringe blood however is to be let so that vital power be not dissipated, L. M. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 254, 12. Wyll líflíc fons vivus, Hymn. Surt. 92, 15.

GREÓT

(n.)
Grammar
GREÓT, es; n.
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Kmbl. 1587; An. 795: Beo. Th. 6315; B. 3168. Of greóte from the earth, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 13; Ph. 267: Andr. Kmbl. 3246; An. 1626.

ge-hleótan

(v.)
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To be allotted. [Cf. Icel. hljótask to be allotted, fall by lot] Hié sendon hlot him betweónum, hwider hyra gehwylc faran scolde tó lǽranne.

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, l. æf-est(-æst, -ist), æfst, æfstu; m. f.

zeal

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Æfisto invidias Rtl. 25, 25. in a good sense, zeal Be gódum æfste (zelo) ðe munecas habban sceolon, R. Ben. 131, II. Elnung ł æfista húses ðines zelus domus tuae Jn. R. 2, 17

a-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-secgan, -sæcgan; p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [a out, secgan to say]

To speak outdeclareexpresstellsayrelateexplainannounceproclaimedicereeffariexprimerereferreenarrareannunciare

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To speak out, declare, express, tell, say, relate, explain, announce, proclaim; edicere, effari, exprimere, referre, enarrare, annunciare Ic him mín ǽrende asecgan wille I will relate to him my errand, Beo. Th. 693; B. 344.

a-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
a-smeágan, -smeán ; p. -smeáde ; pp. -smeád

To look closely intoexaminetrace outelicitmeditate uponconsidercontemplateponderjudgedeembe of opinionthinkperscrutariinvestigareindagareelicerecontempláripensarecensere

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Ben. 55. Asmeágende indagantes, Cot. 104. Asmeáde elicuit, Cot. 77. Gif man hit ariht asmeáþ if one rightly considers it, L. Edg. C. 13 ; Th. ii. 246, 21. Ic déme oððe ic asmeáge censeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2 ; Som. 28, 51

murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
murcnian, p. ode

To murmurcomplainrepinegrieve

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Ðonne onginþ hé tó murcnienne, and þincþ him tó lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum. Homl. Th. i. 140, 19. Ða Phariséi gehýrdon ða menigeo ðus murcnigende be him, Jn. Skt. 7, 32: Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 27 (v. murcian)

ge-sweostren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sweostren, adj.
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Sceolden hí bión swelce hí wiéren geswysterna (-swystrena, v. l. ) warn, for ðǽm þe hé sceolde beón heofones sunu and hí eorþan, Bt. 35, 4 ; S. 98, 32.

Linked entry: ge-swystren

CÓL

(adj.)
Grammar
CÓL, comp. ra; sup. ost; adj.

COOLcold frigidus

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Ða cearwylmas cólran wurþaþ. the anxious emotions become cooler Beo. Th. 570; B. 282;4139; B. 2066

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Be ðam Fortunatus on fǽmnena lofe cwæþ de quo Fortunatus in Laude Virginum ait, Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 32. Be ðam is gecweden on ðære brýde lofe, Past. 11, 2; Swt. 65, 22. Gecwedenum lofe hymno dicto, Mk. Skt. 14, 26. Wé cweþaþ lof ymb hié, Blickl.

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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Be mínre unne and gife habban hí and wealdan meo concessu et dono habeant et possideant, iv. 200, 7. Hé mid his unne tó Scotlande fór, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 20. Bútan hé ðæs abbodes unnan begite nisi ea abba jubeat, R. Ben. 94, 9.

Linked entry: unne

híg

haymown grass

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'Hé máweþ heig (gærs, v.l. fenum) on þissere dene' . . . þá geseah hé ꝥ hí ealle meówon ꝥ heig . . . ' Ber þis gréne híg (gærs, v.l.) þám horsum tó mete,' Gr. D. 36, 2-29. Take here heg (l. hég) in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hefung

under-þeódness

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeódness, e; f.

Subjectionsubmission

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Wite hé ðæt hé míne eáðmódra beón sceal on regoles underðeódnysse sciens se multo magis discipline regulari subditum, R. Ben. 112, 1.

ge-týd

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Béda, gumena se getyddusta, Angl. viii. 301, 47: 319, 46. Getiddusta, 308, 37. Getyddestum peritissimo, doctissimo, Hpt. Gl. 405, 2

hláf-gang

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Substitute: The going to eat bread. of ordinary bread Ðá wicþénas ánre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe ... ðéhhweþere freólstídum beón bútan þám hláfgange ... oð þæt hí mæssan hæbben septimanarii ante unam horam refectionis accipiant panem ...

or-feorm

(adj.)
Grammar
or-feorm, adj.

Unprovided, destitute, worthless

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Unprovided, destitute, worthless Ðæt biþ feóndes bearn, hafaþ grundfúsne gǽst Gode orfeormne (of feormne, MS.) wuldor-cyninge ( a godless spirit ), Exon. Th. 316, 16; Mód. 49.

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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Bold wæs betlíc the building was excellent [good-like], Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925.

bi-leác

(v.; part.)

locked up, shut up

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locked up, shut up, Exon. 124 b; Th. 479, 1; Rä. 62, 1, = be-leác; Similar entries p. of be-lúcan

sió

(v.)
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be) (