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be-sorg

Anxiouscareful

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For Anxious, careful, þæs cnihtes sáwle þe mé besorh ys (cf. hé begann tó lufienne þone cniht. 16, 42), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1.

lyffetung

(n.)
Grammar
lyffetung, e; f.

Flatteryadulation

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Heora nán ne gedyrstlǽce ðæt heó Godes landáre woroldrícum sellen for lyffetunge let none of them dare to give God's lands to the powerful of the earth as a means of paying court to them, Lchdm. iii. 442, 32.

drýman

(v.)
Grammar
drýman, part. drýmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rejoice, be joyful jubĭlāre

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To rejoice, be joyful; jubĭlāre Hí mótun drýman mid Dryhtn they may rejoice with the Lord, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 27; Cri. 1679. Him gefylgan ne mæg drýmendra gedryht the multitude of the joyful cannot follow him, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 13; Ph. 348.

feorh-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-cwealm, es; m.

A mortal pangdeathslaughtermorscædes

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A mortal pang, death, slaughter; mors, cædes Ne þearft ðú ðé ondrǽdan deáþes brógan, feorhcwealm nú giet thou needest not dread the pain of death, the mortal pang as yet, Cd. 50; Th. 63, 26; Gen. 1038.

weorold-riht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-riht, es; n.
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Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 5. the law that should govern the world Dryhten sceáwaþ hwǽr ða eardien ðe his ǽ healden; gesihð hé ða dómas wonian and wendan of woruldryhte, ða hé gesette, Exon. Th. 105, 25 ; Gú. 28

friþ-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-áþ, es; m.
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An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene, þá tóférde se here, Chr. 1012 ; P. 143, 5

wís-lic

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Hié cwǽdon þæt him wíslecre þúhte þæt hié dá ne forluren þe þǽr út fóre, hæfde bearn sé þe mehte, Ors. 4, I; S. 154, 18. Add

DROPA

(n.)
Grammar
DROPA, an; m.

DROPstilla, gutta, stillicĭdium

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Dropan stígaþ the drops shall rise, Salm. Kmbl. 90; Sal. 44. Dropena dreorung a fall of drops, Exon. 54 a; Th. 189, 23; Az. 64: Cd. 191; Th. 238, 3; Dan. 349: 213 ; Th. 265, 23; Sat. 12 . a disease, paralysis?

sprecan

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[For the bracket at Ll. Th. i. 206, 6 substitute : (the claim made on account of the slain thief?s death)] add: where the subject is an agreement, whose terms are stated Ealswá ðá foreward spreocað, C.

ge-streónfull

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Gestreónfulle gewistfullunga sumptuosas opulentias, 1930. of persons, that has received much gain (?), highly favoured (?) His ( our heavenly Father's) þá leófan and þá gestreónfullan bearn, Bl. H. 131, 27

hord-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cófa, an; m.

A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart

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Th. 118, 2

ge-swencednes

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-swencednes, -swincednes, -swenctnes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f. [geswencan, pp. of geswencan to disturb, trouble, afflict]

Sorrowafflictiontribulationafflictiotribŭlātio

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Nán ðyssera geswencednyssa ne becom on ðam ende ðæs eardes ðe ðæt godes folc on eardode none of these afflictions came into that part of the country in which the people of God dwelt, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 25

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flota

a shipa fleeta sailor

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Wæs se cyning mid þám flotan þe on Temese læg (wǽron, v.l.) . . . Se cyning gewende fram þám flotan, Chr. 1013; Th. 272, 12, 19. the crews of the skips Se flota eall gecuron Cnut tó cyninge. Chr. 1014; P. 144, 28.

ge-gremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gremian, -gremman; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To irritateprovokeexciteincenseinflameexaspĕrāreprovŏcāreexăcerbāre

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Gegremod wearþ se gúþrinc the chief was incensed, Byrht. Th. 135, 54; By. 138. Hí wǽron gúþe gegremede they were made fierce by battle, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 2; Jud. 306 : Cd. 4; Th. 4, 29; Gen. 61

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mæsse-reáf

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Th. ii. 384, 3. ÞreÓ þéningbéc . . . and án mæssereáf, Cht. Crw. 23, 27. Habbað eów mid swylc mæssereáf and swylce hÚselfata swylce gé mid risnum þá þénunga þénian magon, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 26. Twá mæssereáf, C. D. B. iii. 660, 33

Exan múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Exan múþa, Eaxan múþa, Axa-múþa, an; m: Exan múþ, es; m.

The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon

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The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon Se here com to Exan múþan the army came to the mouth of the Ex. Chr. 1001; Th. 249, 36. To Exan múþe to Exmouth, Th. 249, col. 2, 36. To Axa-múþan to Exmouth, Chr. 1049; Th. 307, 37

Linked entry: Axa-múþa

weorc-níten

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-níten, es; n.
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A beast wsed for work; — Restað eów, þú and þín sunu and þíne dohter and þín þeówe and þíne wylne and þín weorc-nýten, Ll. Th. i. 44, ll n

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F

At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

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At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf

án-dæge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-dæge, adj. [án one, dæg a day]

For one daylasting a daydiurnusunius diei

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For one day, lasting a day: diurnus, unius diei Næs ðæt ándæge níþ that was no one-day evil, Exon. 92a; Th. 345, 25; Gn. Ex. 195.

from-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
from-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen

To turn fromgo or depart fromexīrediscēdĕre

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To turn from, go or depart from; exīre, discēdĕre Freá hét hie fromhweorfan neorxna wange the Lord bade them depart from paradise, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 9; Gen. 943: 50; Th. 64, 9; Gen. 1047.