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of-drǽd

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
of-drǽd, of-drǽdd,

terrified, afraid

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Hé ofdrǽdd wæs for his morþdǽdum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 38. Hié beóþ mid ðæm ymbeþonce ofdrǽdde, Past. 35, 2; Swt. 238, 7: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 300

ge-talian

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

To tellnumberreckonconsider

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Miþ unrehtwísum getaled wæs cum iniquis reputatus est, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 28

Linked entries: talian ge-tellan

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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Ðara manna sum wæs bescoren preóst sum wæs lǽwede sum wæs wífmon e quibus hominibus quidam erat adtonsus ut clericus,quidam laicus, quædam femina, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 35.

Linked entry: lǽwed

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Voc. ii. 133, 15. of space-relations, to make narrow, contract Se arc wæs swá genyrwed ꝥ hé wæs mid ánre fæðme belocen ufewerd arca collecta in cacumen angustum, ita ut cubitus sit longitudinis et latitudinis, Angl. vii. 34, 325. (1 a) with idea of pressure

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

ge-swerian

(v.)
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gesworen, 1094; P. 228, 37. to swear a person, swear in, administer an oath to a person who is promising to discharge an obligation Hé wæs of his earde ádrifen, and ðéh wæs tócinge gesworen he had been sworn in as king, Chr. 1041 ; P. 162, 10

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Ic him þæt forstonde they want to carry me off ... I stop them doing that, Rä. 17, 8. Hí woldon feore beorgan ... him þæt engel forstód, An. 1542: Gen. 2748: Mód. 65.

Linked entry: for-licgan

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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it was so small that there was only one tithing to draw upon, L.

Linked entry: tegðung

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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And just as plega is used, by itself or in its compounds, of war and battle, so in the Icelandic poetry we have Hildar leikr, sverða leikr = battle (see Cl. and Vig. Dict. p. 382, col. 2), and in English lác could be applied in the same way.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

FÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁH, fág; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. fára; dat. fáum; adj.

Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostilesons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus

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Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 11: Cd. 215; Th. 270, 28; Sat. 97; Wald. 101; Vald. 2, 22.

for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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Wæs mǽrþa fruma tó swíðe forsewen the source of marvels was too greatly despised, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 16; Edg. 42. Bióþ forsewene heora láreówas their teachers are despised, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 74; Met. 13, 37. Forhygdelíc oððe forsewen contemptus, Ps.

Linked entry: for-sión

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Godes yrre bær the wrath of God was upon him, Beo. Th. 1427; B. 711

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Ne wæs ðá giet wiht geworden there was as yet nothing made, 5; Th. 7, 8; Gen. 103. Nǽfre git never yet, Beo. Th. 1171; B. 583. Swýðor gyt yet more, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 11; Jud. 182

Linked entries: giet geot

steall

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
steall, es; m.
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Stephanus hine ( Christ ) geseah standende, forðan ðe hé wæs his gefylsta, Homl. Th. i. 48, 29.

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
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wæs heálíce up ábrogden ad alta rapitur, Past. 101, 2. Up ábróden exhaustum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 51. Ne sind míne eágan up ábródene ( elati ), R.

Linked entry: á-brédan

hærfest

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[It began on August 7 and November 6 was its last day Þæs (after Lammas day) hærfest cymð ymb seofon niht bútan ánre wonan . . .

hreówan

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Earfoðfynde wæs se man þe swilc ne mihte hreówan, 82. no subject expressed Hreáw hine penituit eum, Ps.

ofer-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygd, -hýd, e; f.: es; n.: -hygdu, -hýdu (o); indecl. f. [the plural is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-méde, -méttu].

pride, arrogancehonourable pride high spirit superbia

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Hé oferhýda ágan wolde he would give way to pride, Cd. Th. 287, 20; Sat. 370. in a good sense,honourable pride (?)

ENDE

(n.)
Grammar
ENDE, es; m. I.

END fīnis, termĭnus

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Ðæt hí ðæs gewinnes sumne ende gedyden that they would make an end of the war, Ors. 2, 2 ; Bos. 41, 1. Ðú eart eallra þinga fruma and ende thou art the beginning and end of all things, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 549; Met. 20, 275 : Andr. Kmbl. 1112; An. 556.

Linked entry: eonde

for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibitdenyrefuserestrainpreventhinderprohĭbērerecūsāredenĕgārerenuĕre

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Ðý-læs eów weges forwyrnen to wuldres byrig lest they prohibit you the way to glory's city. Exon. 75 b; Th. 282, 18; Jul. 665. Me hwílum biþ forwyrned willan mínes sometimes I am denied my will, 72 a; Th. 268, 32; Jul. 441

heolstor

(n.)
Grammar
heolstor, es; n.

That which covers or concealsdarkness a veilcoveringplace of concealment

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That which covers or conceals, darkness, a veil, covering, place of concealment Siððan geára goldwine mínne hrusan heolstre biwráh since long ago the veil of earth enwrapped my bounteous patron, Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 32; Wand. 23.

Linked entry: hleostrum