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medu-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-drenc, es; m.

Mead

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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4

wuldorfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wuldorfullíce, adv.

Gloriously

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Heó tó dæg wuldorfullíce of ðam líchaman gewát, 440, 12

ge-heaþorian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-haþrian</b> in Dict. and add Efnegehaðrigas (-að, R.) ðec coangustabunt te Lk. L. 19, 43. Hæfð geheaðærod heofonríces weard ealle gesceafta, Met. ii. 31

ge-líhtan

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Take here <b>ge-lýhtan</b> in Dict. to be or become light, to shine Giléhta luceat, Rtl. 37, 29 : 173, 41

ge-minsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-minsian, p. ode
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To lessen, impair the credit of Heó goda meaht forhogde and mec swíðast geminsade, Jul. 621. Ne mæg ǽnig man Godes mihta ne his mǽrða geminsian ne ǽnig ðing áwyrdan, Wlfst. 35, 3

ge-strínendlic

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Take here <b>ge-strýnendlic</b> in Dict., and add: to be begotten Mid gestrénendlicere stofne progenie propaganda, An. Ox. 1665. Gestrýnendlicra yrfwerda liberorum procreandorum, i. filiorum generandorum, 1402

oflǽte

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽte, -láte, -léte, an;
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Behealde ðæt his oflétan ne beón ealdbacene, L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 26. Benedictus ásende áne ofelétan, and hét mid ðære mæssian, Homl.

Linked entry: ofláte

bleoh

Grammar
bleoh, (bleóh?).

colourform

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brǽd hine on feala bleóna þurh deófles þegnunga, Bl. H. 175, 5

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m. [ = blóstm a blossom]
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He dysegaþ se ðe wintregum wederum wile blósman [Cot. blostman] sécan he is foolish who will seek flowers in wintry weather, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 32. Ðænne wangas blóstmum blówaþ then [i.e. in summer] the fields bloom with flowers, Menol.

Linked entry: blóstm

ge-hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To consecratededicateinitiateordainhallowmake holysanctifyconsecrārededĭcāresacrāreinĭtĭāreordĭnāresanctĭfĭcāre

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He gehálgode wín of wætere he hallowed wine from water, Andr. Kmbl. 1171; An. 586 : 3298; An. 1652. Wælhreów Criste gehálgode offrunge tyrannus Christo sacrāvit victĭmam, Hymn. Surt. 52, 11.

Linked entries: ge-heálgian hálgian

HORD

(n.)
Grammar
HORD, es; n. m.
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ðæt fácen hafaþ in his heortan, hord unclǽne he hath that deceit in his heart, a hoard unclean, Frag. Recd. 11; Leás 6. Hord, heortan geþohtas. Exon. 23 a; Th. 65, 1; Cri. 1048: 23 b; Th. 65, 17; Cri. 1056. Breósta hord, Th. 66, 17; Cri. 1074.

gelimplic

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Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 162, 2. with a clause Þ gelimplic wæs, ꝥ his leornerum frófre sende, Bl. H. 131, 22: 133, 24. fitted for, adapted to Ǽlc byð gelimplic tó his lifes tilunge, Hex. 16, 4.

BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.
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Ðæt hí ealle gemyndige wǽron hyre býsene that they all should be mindful of her example, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 20. He býsene gegearwode he gave an example, 4, 23; S. 594, 24. He us býsene sealde his árfæstnysse he gave us an example of his piety, Homl.

Linked entries: bigsen bísen bísen

sáwel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sáwel-leás, adj.
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Héht ðá ásettan sáwlleásne, lífe belidenes líc on eorþan, Elen.

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motionto become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Voc. ii. 63, 62, 65. lit. to become incapable of motion ástífode and se earm stód ungebígendlic, Gr. D. 254, 36. Heora handa ástífedon, Hml. Th. i. 598, 11. Þá múlas ástífodon, Hml. S. 31, 985. ástífod lǽge, Bl. H. 193, 8.

eargian

(v.)
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Ne déð náht, eargie oðþon hine forsceamige riht tó sprecanne, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 21. Eargian for woruldege, 310, 20.

ge-sweorcan

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Forst. 147, 18. anger Wearð gecýdd þám cyninge embe Iudan sige, and he geswearc on móde (when king Antiochius heard these things, he was full of indignation, I Mace. iii. 27), Hml.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, <b>. II.</b>
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</b> add :-- him áþas swór, þæt him gearo wǽre, Chr. 874; P. 72, 30. Hí him áþas swóron on þám hálgan beáge þæt hié of his ríce fóren, 876; P. 74, 9

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Gyf þǽre ylde andðæs andgytes hæfð þset hit understandan mæg. Wlfst. 32, 8. Gif þǽra freónda hæfil þe ꝥ dón durron. Ll. Th. i. 290, 14. Gif mægnes hæbbe ꝥ his gefán beríde, 90, 4.

leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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Basilius áwrát munucregol. . . þeáh þe hefegra sý þonne sé ðe Benedictus us gebysnode, Hml. S.3, 147) ðonne Basilius, Hex. 32, 9.