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weorþ-full

(adj.)
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weorþ-full, adj.
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having worth, worthy, honourable, glorious, excellent Beó preóst, swá his háde gebyraþ, wís and weorðfull, L. Edg. C. 58; Th. ii. 256, 17. Búton gé ondrédon Drihtnes wurðfullan naman nisi timueris nomen ejus gloriosum, Deut. 28, 58. Wurþfulle gegedriende

cræft

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Dele ' a craft, kind of ship; navis qualiscunque,' and add under Mid eallum Créca cræftum universam Graeciae lectam juventutem, Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 31. Under <b>II :-- </b>Hé leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32. Under &

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harp ⬩ plectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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A harp Hearpe cithara, Wrt. Voc. 73, 56: Ps. Th. 56, 10. Psalm æfter hærpan sang canticum: ǽr hærpan sang psalmus, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 57, 58; Wrt. Voc. 28, 37, 38. Ðǽr was hearpan swég there was the sound of the harp, Beo. Th. 179; B. 89: 4908; B

Constantīnus

(n.)
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Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

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Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor, A. D. 306-337. He is said to have been converted to Christianity, about 312, by the vision of a luminous cross in the sky, on which was the inscription ἐν τούτωι, νίκα by this, conquer. In 330 he removed the seat

for-þencan

Grammar
for-þencan, pp. for-þóht

To despise ⬩ to despise one's self ⬩ to despair ⬩ desperate ⬩ in despair

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To despise; used reflexively, to despise one's self, to despair;desperate, in despair Þú eart fulneáh forþóht. Ac ic nolde ꝥ þú þé forþóhte ... for ðǽm sé sé ðe hine forþencð, sé bið ormód thou art wellnigh desperate. But I would not that thou shouldst

cwic-hrérende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwic-hrérende, part. [hréran to move]

Quick-moving? —Wilt ðú biddan ðé gesecge sídra gesceafta cræftas cwichrérende wilt thou desire that he tell thee the quick-moving powers of wide-spread creatures?

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Quick-moving? —Wilt ðú biddan ðé gesecge sídra gesceafta cræftas cwichrérende wilt thou desire that he tell thee the quick-moving powers of wide-spread creatures? Exon. 92b; Th. 346, 28; Sch. 5

efen-hæfdling

(n.)
Grammar
efen-hæfdling, es; m.

An equal, fellow, fellow-mate ⬩ co-æquālis, co-ætāneus

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An equal, fellow, fellow-mate; co-æquālis, co-ætāneus Gesomnode miccle scóle his geþoftena and hys efen-hæfdlingas he collected a great troop of his companions and equals, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 3

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flód-weard

(n.)
Grammar
flód-weard, e; f.

A flood-guard ⬩ sea-wall ⬩ măris custōdia ⬩ măris mūrus

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A flood-guard, sea-wall; măris custōdia, măris mūrus Flódwearde slóh he struck the sea-wall [i. e. the wall caused by dividing the Red Sea ], Cd. 167; Th. 209, 3; Exod. 493

for-cwolstan

(v.)
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for-cwolstan, p. te; pp. ed

To swallow down ⬩ haurīre

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To swallow down; haurīre Fífleáfan seáwes þrý bollan fulle lytle sceal forcwolstan he shall swallow down three little bowls of the juice of cinque-foil, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 18

for-wird

(n.)
Grammar
for-wird, e; f.

Loss ⬩ destruction ⬩ ruin ⬩ perdition ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ intĕrĭtio

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Loss, destruction, ruin, perdition; perdĭtio, intĕrĭtio Hira forwirde dæg ys gehende juxta est dies perdĭtiōnis, Deut. 32, 35. He generode hí of forwirdum heora erĭpuit eos de intĕrĭtiōnĭbus eōrum, Ps. Spl. 106, 20

in-bestingan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bestingan, p. -stang

To pierce ⬩ penetrate

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To pierce, penetrate, make a thrust which enters but does not go quite through Gif hé þurhstinþ .vi. scill. gebéte. Gif man inbestinþ .vi. scill. gebéte, L. Ethb. 64; Th. i. 18, 12

ge-þafa

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Add: cpve. -þafera. 1. add: where a charge is admitted Swá hé eádmódra beó and his gyltes geþafera ( quantum plus se culpabilem asseruit ), swá micle mildelícor him ma(n) déme, Chrd. 29, 1

bile-hwítlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bile-hwítlíce, adv.

Honestly, simply ⬩ honeste, simpliciter

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Honestly, simply; honeste, simpliciter Andswarede Dryhthelm bilehwítlíce, forðon he wæs bylehwítre gleáwnesse and gemetfæstre gecynde man Drycthelme respondebat simpliciter, erat namque homo simplicis ingenii ac moderatæ naturæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 30

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styrigend-líc

(adj.)
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styrigend-líc, adj.
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MovingHoml. Skt. ii. 23 b, 735.391, 26. Hé styrigendlíces nán þincg findan ne mihte, Of styrigendlícum mobilibus, Germ God gesceóp eall libbende fisccinn and stirigendlíce omnem animam viventem atque motabilem, Gen. 1, 21

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unriht-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-dǽd, e; f.

Evil-doing

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Evil-doing Hé eall ðurh his unrihtdǽde áþýstrade universa prove agendo obnubilavit, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 33. God wyle ðæt Sunnandæg freóls beó fram eallum unrihtdǽdum and þeówétlícum weorcum, Wulfst. 292, 7

weorold-dǽd

(n.)
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weorold-dǽd, e; f.
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A worldly deed, a deed which is concerned only with affairs of this world Hé hyne sylfne ǽgðer ge wið woroldsprǽce ge wið worolddǽda warnige, L. E. I. 21 ; Th. ii. 414, 38

beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
beorht, adj.
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Hé áwrát muneca regol mid beorhtre sprǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 17. Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule þonne snáw, Bl. H. 147, 17. Þá beorhtestan wununga, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 32. Add

deáþlicness

(n.)
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deáþlicness, e; f.
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Substitute: Mortality. liability to death Þonne se móna wanað, þonne tácnað hé úre deáþlicnesse, Bl. H. 17, 24. mortal life, this world Tó þínre mildheortnesse becuman of þisse deáðlicnesse, Angl. xii. 509, 19

eáþ-lǽce

(adj.)
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eáþ-lǽce, -lǽcne (-lác-); adj.
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Easy to cure Biþ hé þý eáðlǽcra ( printed -na) . . . hit bið þe uneáþlǽcra, Lch. ii. 258, 26. Biþ hit þý eáþlácre, 260, 2. Bið ꝥ eáðlǽcnere, 284, 23, 29. v. un-eáþlǽce, -lǽcne

ge-þrafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrafian, p. ode
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To press, urge, compel Hé cwæð ꝥ sume dæge wǽre mid gafoles neáde geþrafod (genéded, v. l.) sum geleáffull wer quia die quodam fidelis vir quidam necessitate debiti compulsus, Gr. D. 157, 22

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