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æ-bléc

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-bléc, ǽ-blǽce; adj.

Pallid, pale, livid

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Be hiora híwe . . . hí beóð ǽblǽce, Lch. ii. 232, 2. Substitute:

ǽ-brǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-brǽce, (ǽw-,) (eáw-); adj.

Law-breakingsacrilegious, impiousadulterous

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Be ðám ðe ǽwe brecað oððe ǽwbrǽce adulteram habbað, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 12

Linked entry: eáw-brǽce

æ-fæstnes

Grammar
æ-fæstnes, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest-, -feast-).
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Gewítan fram ðám bígange úre ǽfestnysse, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 21. Hí áxode hine hwylcere eáwfæstnysse hé wǽre, Hml. S. 22, 204. Eáwfæstnysse (regularis) discipline, Hpt. Gl. 403, 16. Mid ǽfæsnesse, R. Ben. 139, 7. Add

heáh-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-mód, adj.

Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty

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Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty Siððan hine sylfne heáhmód hefeþ on heánne beám afterwards exultant raises itself on to a lofty tree, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 13; Ph. 112.

Linked entry: heán-mód

on-drǽdendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drǽdendlíc, adj.

To be feared, terrible

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To be feared, terrible Hé wǽs swíðe strang and swíðe ondrǽdendlíc he (William Rufus) was very severe, and very terrible, Chr. 1100; Erl. 235, 39. Gif ðes bealdwyrda biscop ácweald ne biþ, siððan ne biþ úre ege ondrǽdendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 420, 3.

ge-stician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stician, -sticcian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [stician to stick]

To stickpiercetransfix

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Gebýreþ ðæt ðæt mód wierþ gesticced mid ðære scylde gielpes it happens that the mind is pierced by the sin of boasting, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 217, 6; Hat. MS. 41 b, 1

ge-tácnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tácnung, e; f. [tácnung a sign]

A signsignificationtokentypesignĭfĭcātio

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Sume þing sind gecwedene be Criste þurh getácnunge some things are said of Christ typically, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 13, 16

Linked entry: tácnung

trede

(adj.)
Grammar
trede, adj.

Firm to tread onthat may be walked on

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Firm to tread on, that may be walked on Sǽ cýðde hwí hine gesette, tírmeahtig cyning, for ðon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, ðonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán ready for his coming the sea made itself firm for his tread, when God would walk over its

áte

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In vv. 27, 30 of this chapter occur the forms átihi, átia, with which may be compared oatty=oats of very short stalks, a Nhb. Yks. word. v. D. D. s. v

eart

art

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art Ðú eart ðé selfa ðæt héhste good thou thyself art the highest good, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 90; Met. 20, 45: Bt. 10; Fox 26, 23: Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 26: Beo. Th. 710; B. 352: 1016; B. 506: Andr. Kmbl. 2378; An. 1190: Elen.

gamel

(adj.)
Grammar
gamel, gamol; adj.

Oldagedsĕnexvĕtustus

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Ǽr he on weg hwurfe, gamol, of geardum ere he, old, departed on his way from his courts, Beo. Th. 535; B. 265 : 115; B. 58

mægen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cræft, es; m.

Main forcegreat power or mightmighty power

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Is ðæt mægencræft micel móda gehwylces ofer líchoman (cf. hit is micel cræft ðæs módes for ðone líchoman, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 10), Bt. Met. Fox 26, 209; Met. 26, 105. Ðæt hé þrittiges manna mægencræft on his mundgripe hæbbe, Beo. Th. 765; B. 380.

serc

(n.)
Grammar
serc, syrc, syric, es; m.: serce, syrce, an; f.
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Th. 458; B. 226: 673; B. 334

Linked entry: syrc

under-þeódness

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeódness, e; f.

Subjectionsubmission

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Subjection, submission For yrmþo ðære underþeódnysse ob aerumnam subjectionis, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 41. Wite hé ðæt hé míne eáðmódra beón sceal on regoles underðeódnysse sciens se multo magis discipline regulari subditum, R. Ben. 112, 1.

a-werian

(v.)
Grammar
a-werian, -wergan, -wergean ; p. ede ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to ward offdefendrestrainprotectcoverdefendereprohibereprotegereto ward off from oneselfspurn from oneselfaspernarito wearwear outtereredeterere

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Ben. 55

Linked entry: a-wered

býsnian

(v.)
Grammar
býsnian, bísnian, býsnigan, býsenian; p. ode; pp. od [býsen, býsn an example]
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Gif ða láreówas wel tǽcaþ, and wel býsniaþ, beóþ hí gehealdene if the teachers teach well, and give good example, they shall be saved, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 3.

DYNT

(n.)
Grammar
DYNT, es; m.

a stroke, stripe, blow ictus, plaga, percussioA bruise, DINT, noise, crash contusio, impressio, sonus

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Wyrcþ hlúdne dynt makes a loud crash, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 9

faðu

(n.)
Grammar
faðu, e; f: faðe, an; f.

A father's sister, paternal aunt ămĭta

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Seó wæs Ecfriþes faðu ðæs cyninges quæ erat ămĭta rēgis Ecgfridi, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587. 41. Búton hit sý his móder, oððe sweoster, oððefaðu oððe móddrie unless it be his mother, or sister, or father's sister, or mother's sister, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 32.

ge-dál

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dál, es; n.

A divisionseparationpartingdistributiondīvīsiosepărātiodīvortiumdistrĭbūtio

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A division, separation, parting, distribution; dīvīsio, sepărātio, dīvortium, distrĭbūtio Ðé is gedál witod líces and sáwle a separation of body and soul is decreed to thee, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 19; Gen. 930 : Beo. Th. 6128; B. 3068.

sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
sweorcan, p. swearc, pl. swurcon; pp. sworcen.
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Th. 3478; B. 1737