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feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Mið golde and mið gimmum ǽc mið suulfre ofergylded, fáconleás feh, Jn. p. 188, 5. Deórwyrþe feoh opes, Bt. 20; F. 72, 23.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Se cyning gewende ofer æt Brentforda, 1016; P. 150, 7. Hé út gewende, 1009; P. 138, 17. Heó gewende ongeán ... seó þe þider gelǽd wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 24, 15. Eft gewende rediit, Mt. p. 17, 1. Eft gewoende recessit, Mt. L. 2, 14.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Ðý læs ǽfre cweðan óðre þeódæ: 'Hwǽr com eówer God?' and ús ðæt on eágum worpen þǽr manna wese mǽst ætgædere nequando dicant in gentibus: 'Ubi est Deus eorum?' et innotescant in nationiUNKNOWNyus coram oculis nostris, Ps.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Bútan hefigum gefeohte and blódgyte sine ullo proelio ac sanguine, Bd. 1. 3; Sch. 15, 2. weighty, important Ðá ðe hefigo (hæfigra, R.) aron ðæs ǽs quae graviora sunt legis, Mt.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Ǽlc fagnað þæs þe lǽste ( to a very slight extent ) hé ongytan mæg, Solil. H. 31, 23

an-gin

(n.)
Grammar
an-gin, -ginn, -gyn, on-gin, es; n.

A beginningattemptresolvepurposedesignundertakingopportunityinitiumprincipiumconatusinceptumcœptumoccasio

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A beginning, attempt, resolve, purpose, design, undertaking, opportunity; initium, principium, conatus, inceptum, cœptum, occasio Ǽlc angin every beginning, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 18. Ðis synd sára angin initium dolorum hæc, Mk. Bos. 13, 8.

Linked entries: an-gyn on-gin

C

Grammar
C, In Gothic and Icelandic C is entirely wanting, being always represented by k. It is remarkable that the Anglo-Saxons have seldom made use of k; but, following the Latin, have preferred the use of c.
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Sax. æcer a field, Goth. akrs, Icel. akr; A. Sax. eác also, Goth. auk, Icel. ok [og]. c and cc are often changed into h or hh before s or þ, and especially before t; as, strehton they stretched, for strecton from streccan.

cyne-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-dóm, es; m. [dóm power, dominion]

royal dominion or power, kingdom, realmimperium, regnum, sceptrum, potestas

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We willaþ ðæt án cynedóm fæste stande ǽfre on þeóde we will that one kingship standfast for ever in the nation, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 8.

Linked entry: cyning-dóm

drihten

(n.)
Grammar
drihten, gen. drihtnes, drihtenes ; m.

A ruler, lord, the Lord

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Ælf. P. 39; Th. ii. 380, 3. On ðæm naman Drihtnes úres Godes in nomĭne Dŏmĭni Dei nostri, Ps. Th. 19, 7. Se seofoða ys Drihtnes restedæg ðínes Godes septĭmo die sabbătum Domĭni Dei tui est, Ex. 20, 10.

forþ-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cuman, he -cymeþ, -cymþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, pl. -cómon; subj. pres. -cume, -cyme, pl. -cumen, -cymen; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come forth or forwardproceedsucceedarriveprocēdĕrepervĕnīreadvĕnīre

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Ðæt ǽlc spræc hæbbe ándagan hwænne hit forþcume that every suit have a term when it shall come forward, L. Ed. 11; Th. i. 164, 21. Gif se áþ forþcume if the oath succeed, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 15; 282, 7.

mǽg-wlite

Grammar
mǽg-wlite, <b>még-wlite,</b> es; m.

Appearanceformspeciesspeciesformaaspectus

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Ǽlc hafaþ mágwlite metodes and engla. Cd. 75; Th. 92, 17; Gen. 1530. Monge mǽgwlitas many species, Exon. 433; Th. 146, 7; Gú. 706; Bt. Met. Fox 31, 9; Met. 31, 5.

Linked entry: scír

gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
gítsung, e; f.

Covetousnessavaricecupiditydesire

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Þurh his ágene gítsunga he ǽfre ðas leóde mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs through his own avarice he was ever harassing this nation with bad taxes, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 1: 1086; Erl. 222, 24.

Linked entry: gýtsung

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of beliefbelievingfaithfulholyfĭdēliscrēdŭlus

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Full of belief, believing, faithful, holy; fĭdēlis, crēdŭlus Heó wundrade hú he swá geleáfful, on swá lytlum fæce, and swá uncýðig, ǽfre wurde gleáwnysse þurhgoten she wondered how he, so full of belief, in so short a space, and so ignorant, could ever

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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A pair of shoes; calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga Gif he [man] ðonne cwiþ 'Nelle ic híg habban to wífe,' gá ðæt wíf to him and nyme his gescý of his fótum beforan ðám ealdrum and spǽte on his nebb and nemne hine ǽlc man on Israéla folce ' unsceóda

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

þreágung

(n.)
Grammar
þreágung, þreáwung (v. þreápung), þreáung, þreáng, e; f.

reproofrebukea threatchastisementpunishment

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Ðreánge increpationes, 149, 7. a threat Ǽlc gleáw mód hit gewarenaþ ǽgðer ge wiþ heora þreáunga ge wid ólecunga prudentia nec formidandas fortunae minas, nec exoptandas facit esse blanditias, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 24. chastisement, punishment Ic wæs beswungen

Linked entries: þreáung þreáwung

be-wyrcan

surround

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Lǽmen fæt biwyrcan wudubeámum, Jul. 575. ꝥáfótlástas wǽron beworht mid ǽrne hweóle. Shrn. 81, 12. of fortification: Iericho wæs mid seofon weallum beworht, Hml. Th. ii. 212, 26.

for-dyttan

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Hí fordytton ǽlc fær upp tó þám muntum praeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium, Hml. A. 104, 70. Fordytte ꝥ eáre mid þǽre wulle, Lch. ii. 42, 25: 44, 3. Hé hét fordyttan þæs scræfes múð mid weorcstánum, Homl. Th. ii. 424, 26.

hwónlíce

(adv.)
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Ic and míne dohtra . . . hí ǽfre tihton tó þínre geþafunga, þeáh ðe ús hwónlíce speówe ( though our success has been slight ), Hml. S. 8, 34.

wæstm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-bǽre, adj.

Fruitful, fertile, productive

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Th. i. 438, 25. figurative Se bið cwealmbǽre, se ðe on yfelnysse ǽfre grówende and wæstmbǽre bið, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 20. Uton beón wæstmbǽre on gódum weorcum, 408, 26

wel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

of good willbenevolentbenignantkind

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Ða welwillendan benevoli, Swt. 229, 10. of right will, right-minded Ðá Dauid ðysne sealm sancg, ðá gealp hé and fægnode Godes fultumes wið his feóndum; and swá déð ǽlc welwillende man, ðe ðisne sealm singð Ps. Th. 4, arg