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stæf

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.), for ðan hé ne cúðe dón his gerihte swá wel swá hé sceolde fere perdidit baculum suum, quia nescivit ministerium suum, Chr. 1047; P. 171, 13. Hé þám ƀ his stæf benam, 1094; P. 229, 4.

swilce

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Swylce ic þus hyt gehradige, Angl. viii. 303, 27. add: as it were Hé geseah swilce án ðeóstorful dene, Hml. Th. ii. 338, 4: Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 9: Hml. S. 31, 937. <b>III a.</b> </b> Hafa hine swá swilce ðín ágen lim, Hex. 46, 3.

sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sárlíce, adv.

sorely, painfullysorely, grievously, lamentably sorely, bitterly, heavily

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Hit oft swíðe sárlíce gebyrede ðæt wríteras forléton unwritene ðara monna dǽda ðe on hiora dagum foremǽroste wǽron it has often happened most lamentably, that writers have left unwritten those men's deeds that in their days were most distinguished, Bt

treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
treówþ, triéwþ, trýwþ, e; f. The word is used sometimes in plural with force of singular.

truthgood faithhonourfidelitya covenantan assurance of good faith

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good faith, honour Ðǽr dydon þeáh Rómáne lytla triéwþa ðæt him ða wǽron láðe ðe hiera hláford beswican there, however, the Romans acted a little honourably (in hoc solo Romanis circa eum fortiter agentibus),in that those who had betrayed their lord were

Linked entry: trýwþ

fremu

Kindnesskind deedbenefitgoodprofitadvantage

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Eádsige hine wel lǽrde tó ealles folces freme docuit eum ea quae facienda erant ad utilitatem sibi subjecti populi, Chr. 1042; P. 162, note 6.

wang-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wang-stede, es; m.

a place in open countrya placea town on a plain

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On ðam wongstede (the, place of the last judgement) wérig bídan, 50, 18; Cri. 802. Hwæðer hé cwicne gemétte in ðam wongstede (cf. Wong. 4809; B. 2409) Wedra þeóden, Beo. Th. 5565; B. 2786.

stocc

(n.)
Grammar
stocc, es; m.

a stock, trunk, loga wooden trumpet

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Ðá genáman men eft ðone stoc on weg and feówer syllíce stánas on ðære ilcan stówe álegdon, Blickl. Homl. 189, 12-15. Gé þeówiaþ fremdum godum, stoccum and stánum (ligno et lapidi), Deut. 28, 36. Stoccon lignis, 64. Tó stoccum, Cod. Dip.

worþig

(n.)
Grammar
worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homesteada place surrounded by buildingsplacestreetplatea

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Sancte Andreas cirican and ðone worðig ðe ðÉértð gaunnan wes, v. 163, 20. At Sunemannes wyrðige; ond of ðam wyrðige . . . on Sunemannes weorðig, vi. 62, 16-31.

Linked entries: weorþig worþ

flacor

(adj.)
Grammar
flacor, adj.

Flickeringvŏlĭtans

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Ofer scildhreádan sceótend sendaþ flacor flánge*-*weorc warriors send flickering arrow-work over the shield's defence, 17b; Th. 42, 21; Cri. 676

Linked entry: flicerian

ge-dwǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwǽlan, p. -dwǽlde

To seducelead astray

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To seduce, lead astray Ðæt is hefig dysig, ðæt ða earman men mid ealle gedwǽleþ of ðæm rihtan wege that is a grievous folly that altogether seduces the miserable men from the right way, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 6; Met. 19, 3

ge-rýnu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rýnu, indecl. f.

A mystery

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A mystery Ðeós gerýnu is wedd this mystery is a pledge, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 6. Þurh gástlícere gerýnu through a spiritual mystery, 268, 29: 260, 12: 262, 22: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 14, 1; Lchdm. iii. 264, 11

stán-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
stán-geweorc, es; n.
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Cf. stán-weorc

sundor-nytt

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-nytt, e; f.
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Hæfde Hróðgár seleweard áseted; sundernytte beheóld ymb aldor Dena, eóten weard ábeád, Beo. Th. 1339; B. 667. v. preceding word

brádlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
brádlinga, adv.

Flatly

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Wend þú his hand brádlinga ádúne, 121, 26

Linked entry: brád

feorh-leán

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Recompense for life saved Se yldra cyning wearð yrfeweard ingefolca . . .

hemeþe

(n.)
Grammar
hemeþe, es; n.

a shirt

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Gif þú hemeþe habban wille, þonne nim þú slýfan þé on hand and wege hí. Tech. ii. 127, 6

Bryt-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bryt-land, Bryt-lond, es; n.

The land of Britain, WalesBritannia, Cambria

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The land of Britain, Wales; Britannia, Cambria Ðá fór Harold mid scipum of Brycgstówe abútan Brytland then Harold went with his ships from Bristol about Wales, Chr. 1063; Ing. 251, 21. Into Brytlande in Walliam, Chr. 1063; Gib. 170, 41, note l

Linked entry: Bryt-

ge-stíðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stíðian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To become hardstrongindurare

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Mægen on him weóx and gestiðode his power waxed and was strengthened, Guthl. 2; Gdwn.12, 26. Ðá ðá he gestíðod wæs when he was grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 3

méðe

(adj.)
Grammar
méðe, adj.

wearyexhaustedweary in mindtroubledsadtroublesomecausing weariness

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Méðra fréfrend comforter of the weary-hearted, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 13; Ph. 422. troublesome, causing weariness Nelle ðú mé moeðe ł hefig wosa noli mihi molestus esse, Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 7

Linked entry: méðig

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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Ðá wǽron hié swíðe erre on heora móde then were they very angry in their hearts, 149, 28: Cd. 3; Th. 4, 33; Gen. 63: 16; Th. 20, 2; Gen. 302.