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scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Scop hwílum sang hádor on Heorote, Beo. Th. 997 ; B. 496. Hróðgares scop, 2137 ; B. 1066 : Exon. Th. 379, 21 ; Deór. 36. Sceop oððe leóðwyrhta poeta, Wrt. Voc. I. 73, 68. Ðes sceop hic poeta, ðises sceopes huius poetae, Ælfc.

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ge-reordan

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Ic beó gereordod uescor, An. Ox. 56, 348. Gereordede saginantur, i. pascuntur, nutriuntur, 993. Ðonne hiera niéhstan ðurh hié beóð gereorde (reficiuntur) dæt hié selfe ne fæsten. Past. 137, 24. Hié nǽfre ne beóð gereorde mid gódum weorcum, 283, 12.

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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Ben. I. 28, 7) (scala) tácnað úre líf ... þǽre hlǽdre sídan tácniað líchoman and sáule; on ðǽm twám sídum missenlice stæpas eáðmódnesse sió gelaðung gefæstnode, R. Ben. 23, 9-14.

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Wel biþ ðæm ðe mót Drihten sécean, and to Fæder fæðmum freoðo wilnian it shall be well to him who may seek the Lord, and desire peace in his Father's bosom, Beo. Th. 379; B. 188: Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 3; Hö. 98.

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Gr. 38 ; Zup. 240, 12 : Bt. 16, 1 ; Fox 50, 14. Oft nalæs seldan. Ps. Th. 74, 4. Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Oft (of ? cf.

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þorn

(n.)
Grammar
þorn, es; m.
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Of ðæm hylle ðæt swá be ðǽm .IIII. þornan; of ðǽm þornan be ðǽm heáfdon, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 263, 31. Þornas and brémelas spinas et tribulos, Gen. 3, 18. Sume feóllon on þornas; and ða þornas weóxon and forðrysmudon ða, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 7: Mk. 4, 7.

ge-metfæst

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Bl. H. 213, 8. (2 a) as an epithet of a quality :-- Embe his efencempan hé haefde micele lufe and gemetfæst geðyld and sóðe eédmódnysse. Hml. S. 31, 45. not over-bearing, kind Hé wæs árfæst and gemetfæst and mildheort on his dǽdum, Bl. H. 217, 8.

Linked entry: ge-metfæstlíce

hlihhan

(v.)

to laughto rejoiceto laugh atto laughto scornTo laugh atderidescorn

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S. 31, 810. to have an emotion which may be expressed by laughing, to rejoice: Hió hlihð ridebit (mulier fortis in die novissimo), Kent.

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FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an armythe military array of the whole countryexercĭtusexpĕdītioan armyagmenexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastrum

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By the simple appellation of fyrd the land-force was to be understood. The naval armament was denominated the scip-fyrd. Similar entries v. folc-land I [c] Be ðon ðe gesíþcund man fyrde forsitte.

CÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CÉNE, cýne; adj.

KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlikeacer, audax, animosus, bellicosus

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Ex. 61: Beo. Th. 1541; B. 768. this word is sometimes expressed by the Rune RUNE Ðonne RUNE cwacaþ then the bold shall quake, Exon. 19b; Th. 50, 8; Cri. 797: Elen. Grm. 1258

ge-félan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-félan, p. de; pp. ed

To feelperceivesentīre

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To feel, perceive; sentīre Ðæt hit man gefélan mihte that it might be felt, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 4 : Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 33; Cri. 1130 : 25 a; Th. 72, 28; Cri. 1179.

ge-fér-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér-rǽden, -réden, -rédin, -rǽdenn, e; f.

companionshipfellowshipcongregationchurchsocietascomitatuseeclesiasynagogafamiliarityfriendshipfamiliaritasamicitia

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B. geférǽdene] beón ðe he wǽre who would be in that fellowship that he was, L. Ed. 4; Th. i. 162, 5 : Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 23. He hæfde on his geférrǽdene cratu and rídende men habuit in comitatu currus et equites, Gen. 50, 9.

Linked entry: ge-fǽrréden

ge-léd

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-léd, ge-loed, ge-leód, gloed glosses catasta (
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Of the five forms which here gloss catasta the only one to which a meaning may easily be given is gloed, which elsewhere translates carbo. This form might apply to the fire used in the form of torture denoted by catasta.

Linked entries: ge-loed gæleþ

ge-lómlic

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., Bi. H. 223, 17. Gelómlic gibed continua oratio, Rtl. 74, 22. Folces men wið-hæfton þǽre gelómlican mynegunge, Ll. Th. i. 270, 25. Hé hié fréfrede for þǽre gelómlican sorge, Bl. H. 135, 23.

Linked entry: lóm-lic

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Næs him wihte ðe sél he did not succeed any the better, Beo. Th. 5368 ; B. 2687. Sél æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan to be more successful in escaping wounds, 5054 ; B. 2530. Se æcer syððan gegreów .c. síða sélor ðonne hé ǽr dyde, Shrn. 137, 25.

æg-hwanan

(adv.)
Grammar
æg-hwanan, -hwanon, -hwonon, -hwanone, -hwonene; adv.

Everywhereevery wayon all sidesundique

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Good] gehealdeþ Almighty God keeps him everywhere, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 89; Met. 7,45. Ǽghwonon everywhere, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 44. Ǽghwanone, 3, 6; S. 528, 18. Ǽghwonene, 3,15; S. 541, 42

ár-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wurþ, -wyrþ; def. se árwurþa; seó, ðæt árwurþe; adj. [ár honour, weorþ worth]

Honour-worthhonourablevenerablereverendhonorabilishonorandusvenerabilisvenerandus

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Se árwurþesta Godes andettere reverentissimus Dei confessor, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 20. Ða árwurþan bán honoranda ossa, 3, 11; S. 535, 16. Ðæt árwurþe bæþ lavacrum venerabile, 3, 11; S. 535, 34

Linked entry: ár-weorþ

EBBA

(n.)
Grammar
EBBA, an; m?

EBB or receding of waterrĕcessus măris

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Gewrixle ðæs flódes and ðæs ebban change of the flood and the ebb, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 30. Com flówende flód æfter ebban the flowing flood came after the ebb, Byrht. Th. 133, 45; By. 65 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 138; Met. 11 69

Linked entry: æbbung

EFEN

(adj.; prep.; adv.)
Grammar
EFEN, efn, æfen; adj.

EVEN, equal æquus, plānus, æquālis

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Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 10; Cri. 881: Ps. Th. 116, 1. On efen, prep. On even ground, on a level, by, near, aside with; in æquāli, juxta Him on efn ligeþ ealdor-gewinna by him lies his vital adversary, Beo. Th. 5798; B. 2903

Linked entries: æfen efn emn euen

eald-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hláford, es; m. [eald old, ancient; hláford a lord]

An old or ancient lordpristĭnus domĭnus

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An old or ancient lord; pristĭnus domĭnus Ecg wæs íren eald-hláfordes the sword of the old lord was iron, Beo. Th. 5550; B. 2778.