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hwít

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Hwítes seolfres (cf. reád as an epithet of gold ), Jos. 7, 21. Dó on hwít sealt, Lch. ii. 94, 8 : 124, 10. <b>II a.

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Gif ðú ǽne behátest Gode hé wyle ðonne habban ðæt ðú him behéte, Hex. 50, 4. of past time, once, at some former time Ðá ðe ǽne mid sygefæstum deáde middangeard oferswíððe, Hml. Th. i. 84, 31. Þurh ðé Freá ǽne ón ðás eorðan út síðade, Cri. 329.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód
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Ðæt us Gode ðú geþeóddest ut nos Deo conjungĕres, Hymn. Surt. 31, 29. Ðonne mihte he ðara ríme geþeóded beón posset eōrum nŭmĕro sŏciāri, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 36: Ps. Th. 61, 5.

ge-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-riht, es; n.

What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, directionrectum, jus, ratio, officium

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Godes gerihto God's dues, 5; Th. i. 168, 25: Homl. Th. i. 74, 22: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 39: L. Eth. 5, 11; Th. i. 306, 30: Shrn. 208, 28.

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þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsionforceviolenceoppressionill-treatmentrebukereproofthreatening

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Saga Magnús góða, cc. 37, 38: Magnús konungr gerði sendimenn til Englands ... en þat stóð á bréfum ... 'Vil ek, at þú gefir upp ríkit fyrir mér; en at öðrum kosti mun ek sœkja til með styrk hers'), Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 25

wit

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wit, pers. pron.

We two

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Ic gean intó Élíg, ðér mínes hláfordes líchoma rest, ðara þreó landa ðe wit bútá geheótan Gode, Chart. Th. 524, 20. Ðá bær unc mon liþ forþ, and wit bú druncan, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31.

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CLYPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPIAN, clypigan, clipian, cleopian, clepian, part. clypiende, clypigende, ic clypie, clypige, ðú clypast, he clypaþ, pl. clypiaþ, p. ode, ade ; impert. clypa, pl. clypiaþ; pp. od, ad

To make a vocal soundspeakspeak aloudto cry outcallsayloquiclamarevocaredicere

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Ic clypie to Gode clamabo ad Deum Ps. Lamb. 56, 3. Drihten gehýrþ me ðonne ic clypige to him Dominus exaudiet me cum clamavero ad eum Ps. Lamb. 4, 4. Ðú clypast thou callest Hy. 7, 45; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 288, 45.

fundian

(v.)
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Geseah hé sume sáwle út fundigende of hyre líchaman, Wlfst. 140, 10. (1 a) where the goal is marked by a preposition or adverb Sáwul fundaþ of lícfate tó þám longan gefeán, Gú. 1062: 1238. Sé þe-on lagu fundað he that will go to sea, Seef. 47.

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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Þolige hé clǽnes legeres and Godes mildse let him forfeit a hallowed grave and God's mercy, L. N. P. L. 62, 63; Th. ii. 300, 19, 22: Wulfst. 39, 19.

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furþor

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Ánra gehwylc hæfð syndrige gyfe fram Gode, sume furðor þonne sume, R.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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epithets of the helmet are brún, Jud. 318: brún-fáh, B. 2615: entisc, B. 2979: gold-fáh, B. 2811: heard, B. 2255: heaþo-steáp, B. 1245: 2153: hefig, Hml.

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Níþ wið God enmity with God, Exon. Th. 302. 23; Fä. 40. Áhrede mé hefiges níþes feónda mínra eripe me de inimicis meis, Ps. Th. 58, 1. Genere mé fram níþe náhtfremmendra, 58, 2.

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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Hé sende Godes þeów Agustinum and óðre monige munecas. Bd. 1. 23; S. 485, 27

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wang-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wang-stede, es; m.
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Se ðás wongstedas gróf æfter golde (cf. se ðe ða eorþan ongan delfan æfter golde, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 23), Met. 8, 56. a town on a plain (wang) ?

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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Ǽnlicu Godes drút alma Dei genetrix, Dóm. L. 290. Ǽnlicum claro, An. Ox. 3082: preclaram, 3721. Hí ealle licgað on ǽnlicum wurðmynte, Hml. S. 29, 333. Tó Antiochia ðǽre ǽnlican byrig, 3, 298. On Eferwíc ðæt ǽnlice mynster, 26, 109.

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smeoru

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.

Fat, grease, suet, tallow adeps, arvina, unctura grease, fat, butter

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Genim góse smero 76, 9. Sceápen smera ii. 128, 16: 148, 20. Eal ðæt smeru hig forbærndon Lev. 8, 25. [ Smeredd sallfedd þurrh nan eorþliȝ smere Orm. 13244.]

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þegen-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-scipe, es; m.
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Hié þegnscipe Godes forgýmdon, 21, 19; Gen. 326

ge-maca

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Wosað gié gimaco Godes estote imitatores Dei, Rtl. 12, ll. of things Ic gean þes beáhges gemacan þe man sealde mínum hláforde, Cht.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Skt. 5, 3, 4. to draw, be of weight Ðonne man sett ða synne and ða sáwle on ða wǽge, and hý man wegeþ, swá man déþ gold wið penegas. And gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold, ðonne miswyrð ðam men hraðe.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Glouc. such: Goth. swa-leiks: O. Sax. su-lík: O. Frs. se-lík, selk, sulk, sulch, suck: O. H. Ger. so-líh, su-líh, solh: Icel. slíkr.]

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic