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brigd

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Þæs deóres (the panther) híw blǽc brigda gehwæs beorhtra and scýnra the beast's hue, splendid with every bright and beauteous variety of colour, Pa. 26. Substitute

for-wundorlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-wundorlic, adj.
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Very wonderful Is ꝥ forwundorlic wíse and in úrum tídum tó wafienne res mira et nostris stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 240, 4: 255, 25: 229, 20

Linked entry: wundor-lic

geár-torht

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Bright with the beauty of spring (? v. geár; III.6) Hé seów sǽda fela, sóhte georne þæt him ... bróhte geártorhte gife gréne folde, Gen. 1561. Substitute:

ge-laured

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Substitute: Mixed with the juice or blossom of laurel Dó spátl tó and gelauredne ele, ꝥ is laures seáw oððe blóstman gemenged, Lch. ii. 226, 2

leáh

Grammar
leáh, lye.
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Lǽcedónias wiþ miclum heáfodece . . . and sealf tó þon ilcan, and leáh and eágsealfa, Lch. ii. 172, 28 : 302, 23. Add

wyrt

Grammar
wyrt, wort.
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Healde hé hine georne wiþ geswét eala, drince hlúttor eala, and on þæs hlúttran ealað wyrte wylle geonge ácrinde and drince, Lch. ii. 292, 21. Add

wáwan

(v.)
Grammar
wáwan, p. weów; pp. wáwen

To blow, be moved by the wind

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To blow, be moved by the wind Hnescre ic eom micle halsrefeþre, seó hér on winde wǽweþ on lyfte, Exon. Th. 426, 30; Rä. 41, 81

bróðor-bana

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-bana, an; m.

A brother-slayer, fratricide ⬩ fratricida

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A brother-slayer, fratricide; fratricida Ic monnes feorh seðe to bróðorbanan I will avenge man's life on the fratricide, Cd. 75; Th. 92, 9; Gen. 1526

ge-streáwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-streáwian, -streówian; p. ode; pp. od

To strew

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To strew Swylc hit eall gestreáwod wǽre mid wynsume blóstmen and wyrtgemangum as if it all were strewed with pleasant flowers and spices, Shrn. 15, 31

freó

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Th. i. 92, 2. (1 a) free as regards (wiþ) another :-- Ðǽm ðeówan is tó cýðonne ðæt hé wiete ðæt hé nis freóh wið his hláford, Past. 200, 19. (1 b) not in subjection to sin :-- Gif sunu iów gefrióð sóðlíce frió (freó, L.) gé bióðon, Jn. R. 8, 36.

land-riht

(n.)
Grammar
land-riht, es; n.
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Unc módige ymb mearce sittaþ .. ne willaþ rúmor unc landriht heora round our border sit bold ones, who will not more largely allow us their landright, i.e. will not allow us to possess more land in their country, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 28; Gen. 1911.

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwards ⬩ back ⬩ behind ⬩ back

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Ðá beseah hé hine underbæc wið ðæs wífes, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 14.

Linked entry: BÆC

geáp

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geáp, glosses cornas, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 39 : ii. 16, 76. [Sievers, Angl. xiii. 325, would read coruas=curuas; but the list of words in which the first example occurs contains no other instance of an adjective, and the second example occurs among a group of words very similar to that in which the first is found: so that cornas seems meant for a noun. Perhaps geáp might be the same form as in earn-geáp; or could it be connected with Icel. gaupa a lynx ?]

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for

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Ic wéne, wit sýn oferswíþede Blickl. Homl. 181, 29. Wéne wé, sý ðis se? 85, 16. Wénst ðú hwæt is ðes? quis putas hic est? Lk. Skt. 8, 25. with acc. and infin.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum

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Stód bewrigen folde mid flóde the dry land stood covered with water, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 15; Gen. 157.

ge-déman

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L. 6, 37. to judge a person, with dat. (or uncertain) Swá hé gedémð ús swá wé hér démað þám þe wé on eorðan dóm ofer ágan, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 13. Se déma sé þe óðrum on wóh gedéme, i. 266, 15. with acc. Hé gedoemeð hine ille iudicabit eum, Jn. L.

eówde

(n.)
Grammar
eówde, eówede, eówode, es; n: eówd, eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd ⬩ grex

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Ic wylle ahreddan mine eówde wið eów I will deliver my flock from you, i. 242, 13. 2. eówd, e; f. A sheepfold, fold; ŏvīle Eówd ŏvīle, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 2 ; Som. 8, 27. Sceal beón án eówd and án hyrde there shall be one fold and one shepherd, Homl.

Linked entries: éde édo eóde eówd eówede eówode éwede éwyde

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Sax. that werod béd hwan ér the fródo man gifrumid habdi waldandes willeon], Exon. 108 b; Th. 413, 29; Rä. 32, 13. indefinite, at some time Se ilca ús wile nú hwonne eft mid eallum egesan gesécan the same will visit us again at some time with all terror

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
synnig, adj.

sinful, wicked ⬩ guilty, culpable

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Synnig wið sáwla nergend, Andr. Kmbl. 1841; An. 923. Hwí swigast ðú, synnigu tunge, Dóm. L. 67. Ðæs synnigan mód peccantis mentem, Past. 46; Swt. 357, 10. Sleáþ synnigne ofer seolfes múð, Andr. Kmbl. 2601; An. 1302.

sceand-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceand-líc, j adj.

infamous, base, vile ⬩ disgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene ⬩ disgraceful

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Wið scondliche deaðe, Laym. 2274

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