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ge-met

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, properaptus, congruus, conveniens

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Fox 29, 86; Met. 29, 42

Linked entry: or-met

þrotu

(n.)
Grammar
þrotu, an; f.

The throat

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On ða þrotan, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 30. Hé ( Judas ) gewráð ða forwyrhtan ðrotan, seó ðe lytle ǽr belǽwde Drihten, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 16. Woruldcara forsmoriaþ ðæs módes ðrotan, 92, 11. Þrotan gurguliones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 52

un-cweþende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cweþende, adj.

not having speechnot having a voiceinanimate

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Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 17

un-hýðig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hýðig, adj.

Without that which is advantageous or beneficialunhappy

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Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 30. Gewát beorn unhýðig ( Guthlac's disciple when he had just lost his master ), Exon. Th. 185, 32; Gú. 1302. Hié unhýðige gecyrdon luste belorene láðspell beran, Andr. Kmbl. 2157; An. 1080

breóst-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-cófa, an; m. [breóst
the breast, the heart, mind,
cófa
a cave,
chamber
]

the breast, the heart, mind, a cavechamberThe breast-chamber, breast, heart, mind;pectoris cubile, pectus, uber, cor, animus

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Fox 9, 64; Met. 9, 32: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 19; Gen. 574: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 22; Wand. 18

Linked entry: in-cofa

eald-feónd

(n.)
Grammar
eald-feónd, eald-fínd, es; m.

An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus

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An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan; antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus Ealdfeónda cyn the tribe of ancient foes, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 20; Dan. 57: 196; Th. 244, 26; Dan. 454: Exon. 16a; Th. 35, 32; Cri. 567.

leóf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leóf-líce, adv.

Kindlygraciouslygladlylovingly

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Hé leóflíce lífes ceápode moncynne graciously he purchased life for mankind, Exon. 24 a; Th. 67,29; Cri. 1096. Fore onsýne éces déman lǽddon leóflíce before the face of the eternal judge they led him lovingly, 44 a; Th. 149, 3; Gú. 756

swinglung

(n.)
Grammar
swinglung, e; f.
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For the idea of turning round, seen in vertigo, cf. the following: He dude fore of his cnihtes forte turnen þat hweol . . . ant het swingen hit swift-liche abuten ant tidliche turnen. Jul. 58, 5. See also swengan, geswing] Swinglung scottomia, Wrt.

dógor-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-rím, es; n. [rím a number]
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Fox 10, 133; Met. 10, 67. Is ðes þroht to ðæs heard dógorrímum this suffering is so hard in the days of my life, Elen. Kmbl. 1406; El. 705

un-gemyndig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemyndig, adj.

Unmindfulforgetful

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Swá hwá swá ungemyndig ( immemor ) sié rihtwísnesse, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 10: Met. 22, 55. Hé wæs ungemyndig ðæs hálgan gewrites, Homl. Th. i. 82, 13. Ungemyndig oblitum, Germ. 388, 36. Ungemyndigne, 388, 24.

of-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
of-lǽtan, . I.

to give up, relinquishto give up the ghostto let off, cause (blood) to flowto let off, forgive, dismiss

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Bt. 29, 2; Fox 104, 23. [Goth. af-létan to let off, forgive, dismiss: Ger. ab-lassen.]

ge-singan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-singan, p. -sang, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

To sing;cănĕre

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Fox 140; Men. 70. David þurh Godes gást Gode to lofe gesang David through God's spirit sang to the praise of God, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 67, 332. Mæssan gesingan to sing mass, Blickl. Howl. 45, 31: 207, 5.

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, part. -anbídiende, -anbídigende; p. ode; pp. od [anbídian to abide]

To abideawaitwait forexpectexpectāresustĭnēre

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To abide, await, wait for, expect; expectāre, sustĭnēre Ðes man wæs óþ Israhéla frófor geanbídiende hŏmo iste expectans consōlātiōnem Israel, Lk. Bos. 2, 25. Ðæt folc wæs Zachariam geanbídigende ĕrat plebs expectans Zachariam, 1, 21.

hrán

(n.)
Grammar
hrán, es; m.

A reindeer

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Ða deór hí hátaþ hránas; ðara wǽron syx stælhránas: ða beóþ swýðe dýre mid Finnum, forðæm hý fóþ ða wildan hránas mid those deer they call 'rein;' six of them [Ohthere's] were decoys: those are very precious among the Fins, for they catch the wild reindeer

Linked entry: hrǽn

cystig-ness

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Ðæt folc wearð fagen his cystignissa, Ap. Th. 10, 10. Sé ðe him for Godes lufon bigwiste foresceáwað, þonne hǽfð hé méde his cystignysse æt Gode, Hml. Th. i. 514, 14. Cystignesse liberalitate, Wrt.

liþian

(v.)
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Add: leoþian ; p. ode To unloose, release Þá wæs eft swá ǽr ealdfeónda níð onwylled: wóð óðerne lythwón leodode, þonne in lyft ástág ceargesta cirm then again as before the hate of old foes was hot, cries for a time gave vent to a second outburst of

nealles

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Add:, nals Hié ðæt folc bisenað on hira unðeáwum, nals (nalles, v.l. ) on hira láre, Past. 31, 6. Nals (nealles, v.l. ) ná suá suá healt monn, 67, 10. Ðonces, nals ná (nalles nó, v.l.) for gestreónum, 137. 20.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Ða stælhránas beóð swýðe dýre mid Finnum, for ðæm hý fóð ða wildan hránas mid, Ors. l, l; Swt. 18, 12. la. not under restraint; uncontrolled :-- Ðá wæs culufre eft sended wilde; Cd.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Alf. pol. 56-60; Th. i. 94, 96 where the bót for the thumb-nail is 5 shillings, for the nail of the fore-finger and for that of the ring-finger 4 shillings each, for that of the middle finger 2 shillings, and for that of the little finger one shilling

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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Voc. i. 20, 22. of absorption or reception by inanimate things, to swallow, take in, drink, absorb Swá sond rén swylgþ, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 13. Seó eorþe ðæt wæter swilgþ, 33, 4; Fox 130, 6. Swelgeþ, Exon. Th. 439, 27; Rä. 59, 10.

Linked entry: swylfende