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æ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-mód, adj. [æ without, mód mind]

Out of mindmaddismayeddiscouragedamens

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Out of mind, mad, dismayed, discouraged; amens Forðam Rómáne wǽron swá æmóde, ðæt hý ne wéndon ðæt hí ða burh bewérian mihton because the Romans were so out of heart, they thought that they could not guard the city, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 12

a-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
a-fleón, he flíhþ; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen.

To flee awayeffugereTo drive awayput to flightfugare

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To drive away, put to flight; fugare Hí aflogene wǽron they were put to flight, Jud. 6, 14

Linked entry: a-flogen

for-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sceádan, -scádan; p. -sceód, pl. -sceódon; pp. -sceáden, -scáden [sceádan to separate]

To scatterdispersedispergĕre

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To scatter, disperse; dispergĕre Ðæt ða giemmas wǽren forsceádne [forsceadene. Cot.] æfter ðǽm strǽtum that the gems were scattered along the streets. Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 25.

Linked entry: for-scáden

underling

(n.)
Grammar
underling, es; m. (the word seems to occur only in late texts)

An underlinga subordinatea subject

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An underling, a subordinate, a subject Heó ( the Jews ) syððen ǽfre unwurðe wǽron on heora lífdagen and get synden underlinges, Homl. Ass. 194, 50.

weorold-wita

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wita, an ; m.
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Wíse eác wǽron woroldwitan ðe ǽrest gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21. Worldwitan, ix. 348, 13

á-smorian

(v.)
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Mid ðǽre wilnunge ðisse worlde bið ásmorod (suffocatum) ðæt sǽd Godes worda, Past. 67, 22, Ðǽr hine ongeáton Adam and Eua þǽr hí ásmorede wǽron mid deópum ðeóstrum, Shrn. 68, 13. Add

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Sanctus Paulus cwæþ ðæt sió gítsung wǽre hearga and ídelnesse geféra avaritia quæ est idolorum servitus, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 6. On ídelnesse gé fæstniaþ eówer mód on him incassum cor figitis, 51, 2 ; Swt. 395, 29.

Linked entry: ídel-gild

ge-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-secgan, -sæcgan, -secgean; to -secganne, -secgenne; p. -sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon, -sǽdon; impert. -sege; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To say, tell, relate, declare, provedicere, narrare, indicere

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Wæs gesǽd hwám ðæt sweord geworht wǽre it was said for whom that sword was wrought, Beo. Th. 3396; B. 1696.

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, freshjŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcensyoung

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Geongra ic wæs, witendlíce ic ealdode jūnior fui, etenim sĕnui, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 26. Gingra bróðor a younger brother, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 2, note; Rä. 88, 9. Seó gingre the younger, Cd. 123; Th. 158, 5; Gen. 2612. Ic gyngra wæs jūnior fui, Ps.

þus

(adv.)
Grammar
þus, adv.

Thusin this manner, degree

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Sóðlíce þus wæs Cristes cneóres now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 18. Ic wéne þus, ðæt..., Exon. Th. 468, 8; Phar. 4.

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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to do evil to, to maltreat, afflict, injure, wrong Ða þingeras þingiaþ ðǽm ðe læssan þearfe áhton, þingiaþ ðǽm ðe man yflaþ, and ne þingiaþ ðám ðe ðæt yfel dóþ; ðæm wǽre máre þearf, ðe ða óþre unscyldige yfelaþ (yflaþ, v. l.), ðæt him mon þingode tó

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Ðíne gangas wǽron gesewene visi sunt gressus tui, Ps. Th. 67, 23: Shrn. 97, 30. Him wæs gesewen ðæt ... it seemed to him that..., 111, 27: Blickl. Homl. 195, 20. Hie wurdon gesawene they appeared, 173, 25.

Linked entry: ge-sión

CWALU

(n.)
Grammar
CWALU, e; f.

A quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction nex, cædes, exitium

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A quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction; nex, cædes, exitium Se cyning Eádwine mid árleásre cwale ofslegen wæs rex Æduini impia nece occisus, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 32: 2, 12; S. 513, 9, 12, 16.

Linked entry: cwælu

dæg-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-rím, es; n. [dæg day, rím a number]

A number of days, a course of daysdierum numerus

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A number of days, a course of days;dierum numerus Wiste ðe geornor ðæt his aldres wæs ende gegongen, dógora dægrím he knew the better that his life's end was passed, his days' number, Beo. Th. 1650; B. 823.

Cynegils

(n.)
Grammar
Cynegils, es; m.

Cynegils, sixth king of the West SaxonsCynegilsus

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Kynegils] wæs gefullod fram Byríne ðam biscope on Dorcaceastre, and Oswold Norþhymbra cining his onféng here, Cynegils was baptized by Birīnus the bishop of Dorchester, and Oswold, king of Northumbria, was his sponsor, 635; Erl. 25, 33.

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hierstan; p. te; pp. ed

To fryroast

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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan and brǽdan and swá hine mon má hirste swá wæs hé fægera on ondwlitan he ordered him to be stretched on an iron bed and roasted alive; and the more he was roasted the fairer was his face, Shrn

ísen

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen, adj.

Iron

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Seó gyrd wæs eal ísen the rod was all iron, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 17. Hig hyne on ánum ýsenum scrýne gebrohton on ðære byrig Damascus they brought him in an iron chest to the city of Damascus, St. And. 38, 8.

líg-ræsc

(n.)
Grammar
líg-ræsc, es; m.

Lightning

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His ansýn wæs swylce lígræsc, Nicod. 15; Thw. 7, 20. Ic geseah Satanan swá swá lígræsc of heofone feallende videbam Satanan sicut fulgor de cælo cadentem, Lk. Skt. 10, 18: 17, 24.

Linked entries: ræsc líget-ræsc

módig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
módig-ness, e;f.

PrideHighmindednessmagnanimitygreatness of mind which does not resent injury

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[Þatt wǽre modiȝnesse & idell ȝellp, Orm. 12040: stiȝþ on heh þurh modinesse, O. and N. 1405.]

morþ-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-dǽd, e; f.

A deed which causes destructiondeadly sinevil deed

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A deed which causes destruction, of the body Be ðǽm wiccecræftum and be liblácum and be morþdǽdum, gif man ðǽr ácweald wǽre (v. last passage under morþ,II., and morþ-weorc), L.