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ecg-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-þræc, gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca; f.

Sword-strength, war or savage courageglădiōrum impĕtus

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Sword-strength, war or savage courage; glădiōrum impĕtus He ne þearf atoleecg-þræce he needs not the cruel sword-strength, Beo. Th. 1196; B. 596

fen-freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
fen-freoðo, indecl. f.

Fen-asylumăsylum in pălūde

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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851

flǽm

(n.)
Grammar
flǽm, es; m.

Flightfŭga

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Flight; fŭga He deófla afyrseþ and on flǽme gebringeþ he sends away devils and puts them to flight, L. C. E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15

fyrn-gewyrht

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gewyrht, es; n.

A former workōlim factum

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A former work; ōlim factum Ðæt he fyrngewyrht fyllan sceolde that he should finish his former work, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 15; Gú. 944

herigend-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
herigend-, hergend-líce; adv.

Praiseworthily

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Praiseworthily sylf herigendlíce leofode he himself lived praiseworthily, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 14. Hergiendlíce laudabiliter, Rtl. 105, 3. Hergeondlíce, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 193

geþing-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
geþing-sceat, es; m.
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Ransom He ne sealde Gode nǽnne geþingsceat wið his miltse he gave God no ransom for his mercy, Past. 45; Swt. 339, 10; Hat. MS

gif

(n.)
Grammar
gif, e; f: nom. acc. gif [as tíd, dǽd]

A giftgracedonumgratia

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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Hú he his gif cýðde geond woruld how he shewed his grace throughout the world, Andr. Kmbl. 1150; An. 575

æt-déman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-déman, to give judgement adverse to a claimant (dat.)
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in respect to what he claims (acc.) Ðá ætdémdon him Myrcna witan land búton his wer águlde, Cht. Th. 207, 32. Cf. æt-reccan

cynelíce

(adv.)
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wel cynelíce gefeaht he fought right royally, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 25. Se cyng him cynelíce gifode, Chr. 994; P. 129, 19. Add

cræfte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cræfte-líce, adv.
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With art, skilfully his láre suá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) tósceád, Past. 291, 20. sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) his stemne, 453, 12

efen-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-byrde, adj.
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Of equal birth genam him gemeccan efenbyrde his cynne he took a wife of as good family as his own, Hml. S. 33, 3

fore-setnes

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nǽfre þá foresetenesse his munuchádes ánforlét (cf. heóld his mune[c]lice ingehýd, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 13), Bl. H. 219, 32. Add

fore-cýþan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-cýþan, p. de

foretellpredict

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To make known beforehand, foretell, predict gewunað ꝥ forecýþeþ on þám swefnum manige sóðe wísan solet multa vera praedicere, Gr. D. 339, 21

full-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
full-weaxen, adj.
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Full-grown ( John ) on wéstene wunode oð þæt fullweaxen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 38, 5. Ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 30

rex-geníþla

(n.)
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Ne meahte oncyrran rexgeniðlan ( = cyning- (?), cyne- (?) geníþlan Elene; either word alliterates with cwéne), wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. (?)

ge-hwǽde

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Mid hangiendre hande dó swilce gehwǽde bellan cnyllan wille, Tech. ii. 118, 7. Fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum and langum and scearpum and fǽttum. Lch. i. 258, 2. Heó hafað blóstman and sǽd swýþe gehwǽde, 250, 21.

on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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wæs of líchoman álǽded, and geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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ne gedyrstlǽceþ ðæt furþon orþige he dare not even breathe, Homl. Th. i. 456, 10. earfoþlíce orþian mihte, 86, 8.

Linked entry: oreþian

wundian

(v.)
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Add: where injury is caused Bið ðæt mód on sume healfe open tó wundianne, Past. 431, 9. where a curative effect is intended Se lǽce hýt his lǽceseax under his cláðum oð ðæt hine wundað: wile ðæt hit gefréde ǽr hit geseó, Past. 187, 10

ǽrend-wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽrend-wreccan, (?); p. wrehte

To deliver a message

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To deliver a message Ðá eóde in swá swá his hláfordes ǽrende secgan sceolde; and mid ðý ðá geswippre múþe líccetende ǽrend (ǽrende, v. l.) wrehte (ǽrendwrehte?)