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hnesc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hnesc-líce, adv.

Gently, softly, tenderly

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Gently, softly, tenderly his hiéremonna yfelu tó hnesclíce forberan ne sceal subditorum mala tolerari leniter non debent, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 159, 25. Ðonne his wambe sua hnesclíce ólecþ dum ventri molliter serviunt, 43, 5; Swt. 313, 12

traht-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
traht-bóc, f.

A book of expositiona treatisecommentary

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Twá and hundseofontig bóca ðære ealdan ǽ and ðære níwan áwende . . . búton óðrum menigfealdum trahtbócum ðe deópðancollíce ásmeáde, 15

á-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stellan, (i, y); p. de

To leaprushfly off

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To leap, rush, fly off Se þorn, efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá of þám man áfleáh, Guth. 68, 22. hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28

bæcestre

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becom tó þám ofne, in þám þá wíf bócon heora hláfas. Þá lócode in þone ofn, wénunga hwylc hláf ðǽr tó láfe wunode æfter þám bæcestrum (coquentibus), Gr. D. 251, 27. Add

be-búgan

(v.)

to avoid.

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bebeáh hí and warnode hine wiþ hí swá swá wið þone ealdan feónd eam quasi hostem cavens, Gr. D. 276, 2. Ongan his freónd and his geféran bebúgan amicos coepit et familiares deserere, 181, 1. Add

sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen
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swelt, Blickl. Homl. 245, 11. Gé sweltaþ, 8, 21. Ealle men sweltaþ, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 13. Hí ne swyltaþ, Blickl. Homl. 47, 1. swealt, Cd. Th. 70, 15; Gen. 1153. Swealt (sweolt, Thw.), Num. 20, 1. Hí swulton, Homl. Th. i. 84, 6: Cd.

Linked entry: a-sweltan

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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heóld þenden lifde glæde Scyldingas, B. 58. cheerful in appearance wearð glæd on his ansýne hilari facie, Guth.

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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him beád his recedes hleów he offered them the shelter of his house, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 18; Gen. 2441.

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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wolde ðæt ða folc him ðý swíþor tó buge, þe hæfde hiera ealdhláfordes sunu on his gewealde, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 148, 32. wæs sundes þe sǽnra, þe hyne swylt fornam, Beo. Th. 2877; B. 1436: Exon. Th. 432, 15; Rä. 48, 6.

Linked entry: þý

æt-byrst

Grammar
æt-byrst, fut. of æt-berstan.

he will escapeevadet

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he will escape; evadet,Basil. 7; Norm. 5, 12;

a-scræp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scræp, p. of a-screopan.

he scrapedradebat

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he scraped; radebat,Job 2, 8; Thw. 166, 33;

norþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adv.

Northward

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Northward éfste norþweard, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 28

ge-grymetian

(v.)
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to rage gegrimmetode egeslíce, Hml. S. 25, 540

ge-ælfremedan

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byð geelfremed fram middangerde, Verc. Först. 146. Add

feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
feferig, febrig (q. v. in Dict.) ; adj.

Feverish

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Feverish Gif feforig sý, Lch. i. 334, 21

Linked entry: febrig

glésan

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ðás bóc gloesde, Jn. p. 188, 15 Add

á-sceacan

(v.)
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of þám slǽpe ásceacen wearð, Hml. 8. 31, 891. to shake (trans.) wæs hyne ásceacende eal swá earn þonne myd hrædum flyhte wyle forð áfleón, Nic. 14, 35

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

cwicu

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicu, cwico, cucu = cue; nom. acc. m. f. n; pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. cwicu, cwico, cucu; adj.

Alive, quick vivus

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He clifu cyrreþ on cwicu wæteres wellan he turnelh the rocks to quick [living] springs of water, 113, 8

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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wódum mannum gewitt forgeaf, Homl. Th. i. 480, 14. ða deóflu áfligde of dám wódum wyrhtum, Homl.

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .

To restceasebe stillquietmutequiescĕresĕdārisĭlēreobmutescĕrerētĭcēreTo restrainstillstopstaycalmkeep incompescĕrecŏhĭbēresĕdāremītĭgārerĕtĭnēre

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He bebeád ðæm winde ðæt he gestilde he commanded the wind to be still, Blickl. Homl. 235, 8. Ic bebeóde ðé ðæt ðú fram ðisse ungeþwǽrnysse gestille I command thee to cease from this troubling, Guthl. 8; Gdwn. 48, 17. v. trans.