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ge-þyncþ

Grammar
ge-þyncþ, ge-þyncþu.
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Hit waes hwílum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, Ll. Th. i. 190, 12. Swá man bið mihtigra for worulde, oþþon þurh geþingða heárra on háde, 328, 14.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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MAIN, might, strength, force, power, vigour, efficacy, virtue, faculty, ability Úrum líchoman cymþ eall his mægen of ðam mete ðe wé þicgaþ all its strength comes to our body from the food that we take, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 34.

Linked entry: mægn

cyre-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-líf, es; n.

A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt

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cyrelíf ðara ðe ic foregeald, and me West-Seaxena wítan to rihte gerehton, ðæt ic hí mót lǽtan swá freó swá þeówe, swáðer ic wille; ac ic, for Godes lufan and for mínre sáwle þearfe, wylle ðæt hý sýn heora freólses wyrðe and hyra cyres; and ic, on Godes

wudu-weaxe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-weaxe, an: -weax, es; n.

Wood waxenwood wex

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Genim gearwan and weoduweaxan and hræfnes fót, iii. 30, 4. Nim gearwan and wuduweax (cf. weax, iii. 24, 4) and hrefnes fót, ii. 324, 25

staþolfæstness

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Add: physical Þæt for þæs treówes styrenesse wǽre ege æteówed, and for his staþolfæstnysse (stabilitate) bældo, Gr. D. 191, 9.

Crécas

(n.)
Grammar
Crécas, gen. Créca; pl. m.

The Greeks Græci

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The Greeks; Græci Fór on Crécas he went against the Greeks Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 15, 31.

Linked entries: Grécas Créce

bælca

(n.)
Grammar
bælca, balca (-e ?), bælcan; m. (f. ?).
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., s. v. balk, 'a wooden frame for securing the cow's head while being milked') Mistlice þreála gebyriað for synnum, bendas oððe dyntas, lobban oððe bælcan, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 27.

ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

witssenses[right] mindmindintellectknowledgeunderstandingconsciousness

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Bt. 39, 5; Fox 220, 1: Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 30; Hö. 78: 78 b; Th. 294, 10; Crä. 13: Andr. Kmbl. 631; An. 316: 1344; An. 672. Bútan gewitte irrational, Salm. Kmbl. 46; Sal. 23.

Linked entry: wit

cáfe

(adv.)
Grammar
cáfe, adv.
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Quickly, promptly; celeriter, prompte Mægen samnode cáfe to ceáse he promptly collected his strength for the fight, Elen. Kmbl. 111; El. 56

calwere

(n.)
Grammar
calwere, es; m? n? [calu bald]
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A bald place on the top of the head, a skull, place of skulls, place for burial; calva, calvaria, Som. Ben. Lye

cíele

(n.)
Grammar
cíele, es; m.

Coldfrigus

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Cold; frigus For cíele nele se sláwa erian propter frigus piger arare nonvult, Past. 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 14, 16, 18

dúru-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-þegn, es; m. [þegen a servant]

A door-keeperjānĭtor

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A door-keeper; jānĭtor Dúruþegnum wearþ hildbedd stýred the death-bed was spread for the door-keepers, Andr. Kmbl. 2182; An. 1092

earning

(n.)
Grammar
earning, e; f.

A merit mĕrĭtum

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A merit; mĕrĭtum Nó ðæs earninga ǽnige wǽron for this were not any merits, Exon. 118b; Th. 456, 17; Hy. 4, 68

mód-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
mód-þracu, gen. -þræce; f.

Impetuosity of mindimpetuous or daring courage

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Impetuosity of mind, impetuous or daring courage Ic ðæm gódan (Beowulf) sceal for his módþræce mádmas beódan, Beo. Th. 775; B. 385

médan

(v.)
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For on méde in l. 2 onméde from onmédan (< on-mód, as eáþmédan < eáþ-mód) may be read

þegnisc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þegnisc, (? cf. -ska nouns in Icelandic(?); or see þegnest(?))
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service Þat sáwulgesceot sceulon ða canonicas habban, and swilce þénisce dón for hig swilce hig ágon tó dóne, Chart. Th. 609, 16

Linked entry: þénisc

un-gemilt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemilt, adj.

Undigested

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., for ðan ðe se ungemylta mete him wyrcð mycel yfel, Lchdm. ii. 284, 4

Linked entry: ge-miltan

wíte-steng

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-steng, es; m.

A pole used for punishmenttorture

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A pole used for punishment or torture Wítestengces, róde eculei, wítestenges eculei, gabuli, Hpt. Gl. 478, 70-73 : Anglia xiii. 34, 169

Linked entry: steng

wiþer-talu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-talu, e; f.

Replydefence

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Reply, defence Hé ðǽrrihte ádumbode, for ðan ðe æt Godes dóme ne bið nán beládung ne wiþertalu, Homl. Th. i. 530, 6

word-lof

(n.)
Grammar
word-lof, es; n.

Praise in wordspraise

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Praise in words, praise Cyning mec weorþaþ, ne wyrneþ wordlofes, wísan mǽneþ míne for mengo, Exon. Th. 401, 13 ; Rä. ai, II