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feorh-fægen

(adj.)
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feorh-fægen, adj.
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Glad to live Ðá hí ðus hí sylfe earhlíce betealdon, þá hét se cásere hí faran swá hwider swá hí woldon, and hí feorhfægene him fram sóna ðanon eódon, Hml. S. 23, 309

Linked entry: fægen

gebyrd-boda

(n.)
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. bona voluntate . ꝥ heó sceolde cennan . Christum regem, Dóm. L. 36, 17. (?)

æcern

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Heó eteð hnyte oþþe æceran, Lch. iii. 144, 20. Add

Linked entries: ǽcirnu æceren

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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</b> with gen. and clause :-- wiðres ne trúwode ðæt sǽmannum onsacan mihte he did not trust in resistance, that he should be able to repel the seamen, Beo.

Linked entry: trúgian

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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[Giwislíca se Apollon ǽrest gemetta meþodicam, Lch. iii. 82, 9.] where there is certainty in respect to what is to happen, without fail, surely Gif ðú hæfst ǽnigne feónd, send þone tó þám feó, and bið gewislíce dead ( he shall surely die ), Hml

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Ðonne hit færþ súð ofer sǽ geond ðæt þeódland (on ða þeódland, 215, 18), and hit ðǽr forbærnþ ðæt mancyn, swá hit hér ǽr dyde, Wulfst. 205, 13

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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( Peter ) mid his gange getácnode ǽgðer ge ða strangan ge ða unstrangan on Godes folce. Cristes gelaðung ne mæg beón búton strangum, ne búton unstrangum. Ðá ðá him twýnode, ðá getácnode ða unstrangan. Hwæt sind ða unstrangan?

heden

(n.)
Grammar
heden, es; m.

A hood, chasubledressa jacket of fur or skin

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Sacerd ðonne mæssan singe ne hæbbe on heden ne cæppan sacerdos cum missam cantat ne portet cucullum nec cappam, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 9.

Linked entries: hæðen hed-cláþ

ge-dreógan

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Wisse gearwe þæt dæghwíla gedrogen hæfde, eorðan wynne, B. 2726

CRICC

(n.)
Grammar
CRICC, crycc, e; f.

A CRUTCHstaff baculus

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He, mid his crycce hine awreðiende, hám becom baculo innitens domum pervenit 4, 31; S. 610, 17 He mid criccum his féðunge underwreðode he supported his gait with crutches Homl. Th. ii. 134, 24

Linked entry: crycc

weorold-weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-weorþscipe, es; m.
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Worldly honour, civil dignity Hæbbe ( the priest) Godes miltse, and tó woroldweorðscipe ðæt sý þegenweres and þegenrihtes wyrðe (his civil status is that of a thane ), L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. Tó woruldwurðscipe sí þegenlage wyrðe, L.

án-standende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-standende, alone.
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Wolde ðá ánstandende ancerlíf ádreógan, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 27. ( Adam ) wæs sutne hwíle ánstandende, i. 12, 32. Fleáh ánstandende tó ánre dúne, 162, 6. Þæt hié (hermits) ánstandende ( sola manu) ongeán deófol winnan magan, R. Ben. 9, 7

for-wirnedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-wirnedlíce, adv.
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Gyf þæt þonne hwylc mon sý, þæt him on his móde tó earfoðe þince, þæt on ǽlce tíd swá forwernedlíce lyfige, tylige þonne húru þæt þis fasten sélost áfæste, Wlfst. 284, 7-12

Linked entry: for-wernedlíce

ge-swencednes

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Add: - — Þá wearð geneádod ꝥ on his ágenre geswencednysse (-swænced-, -swencend-, v. ll. ) oncneówe hwæt sylf wæs compulsus est cognoscere in sua vexatione quid esset, Gr.

raxan

(v.)
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to stretch oneself after sleep þá se ylca man, swá of hefegum slǽpe raxende áwóce, and eft tó his hǽlo féng ipse velut qui de aestuantis gurgitis fluctibus ad portum deducitur, longa suspiria imo de pectore trahens ad pristinam salutis valetudinem

Linked entry: racsan

á-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wacnian, -wæcnian.

to awakento arisespring

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Add: to awaken geseah án lytel fæt þá þá áwacnode. Hml. S. 18, 165. Áwæcnode se wer of slǽpe, 21, 251. Clypiað . . . ꝥ áwacnige, 18, 120. to arise, spring Þæt þeós weoruld mihte of hym áwæcnian, Wlfst. 206, 28.

Linked entry: -wacnian

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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He hine ofteáh ðære fóre subtraxit se illi profectiōni, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23: Ps. Th. 104, 33. He ðyder on ðære fóre wæs he was on the journey thither, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 1: Exon. 112b; Th. 430, 19; Rä. 44, 11: 120a; Th. 461, 9; Hö. 33.

a-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rýpan, p. de, te; pp. ed, d, t

To tear offto ripevellereabscindere

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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; Rä. 76, 7

be-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-creópan, p. -creáp, pl. -crupon; pp. -cropen

To bring secretlyto creepirrepere

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To bring secretly, to creep; irrepere Ðæt he síe becropen on carcern that he should be secretly led to prison, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 71; Met. 25, 36

fóre

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre, adv.

Beforeaforetimeformerlyanteaōlimquondam

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Before, aforetime, formerly; antea, ōlim, quondam He on Ægypta lande worhte fóre wundur mǽre he aforetime did great wonders in the land of Egypt, Ps. Th. 77, 14

Linked entry: fore-swígan