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girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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Ðonne ðú feorme gierwe, Past. 323, 22. to prepare, make ready for a purpose by some process Se háta sumor hæleða bearnum giereð and drígeð sǽd and bléda, Met. 29, 59.

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Ðú scealt wídan feorh écan ðíne yrmðu, Andr. Kmbl. 2766 ; An. 1385

dæg-mǽl

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., swá swá þá geleáfullan rǽderas hit gesetton, and eác gewisse dægmǽl (-mælas, v. l. ) ús swá tǽcað, Lch. iii. 256, 22. . Add:

gewit-loca

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Ic ondette míne synna for ealne mínne líchoman . . . word and gewitlocan, Angl. xi. 98, 51. Add

mús

Grammar
mús, <b>; I.</b>
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Se micela ylp . . . ondrǽt him for þearle, gif hé gesihð áne mús, ðeáh ðe seó mús ne mage his micelnysse derian. Hml. A. 64, 258. Wiþ weartum, genim hundes micgean and múse blód, meng tósomne, smire mid, Lch. ii. 322, 12.

stíþlíce

(adv.)
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add: strenuously Wé rǽdað þæt þá ealdan fæderas on ánum dæge þæt stíðlíce (strenue) gefyldon, eálá þǽr wé ásolcene and áwácode on ánre wucan gelǽston, R. Ben. 44, 21.

nép-flód

(n.)
Grammar
nép-flód, es; m.

A neap-tidea very low tide

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On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeþ ðæt flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twentigum síða, and swá oft wanaþ; fylleþflód biþ némned on lǽden malina, and se népflódledo, Shrn. 63, 31. [Cf. Eng. Gilds (E. E. T.

Linked entry: ap-flód

ge-fic

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Ðonne se abbod and se práfost ungeráde beóð, ǽgðer ge hyra ágne sáula þurh þás frécenesse losiað, and eác swylce þára be him underþeódde synd, þonne hý sume mid geficum wið þone ánne þeódað and leásettaþ, sume wið þone óþerne dum contraria sibi invicem

fillan

(v.)

throw downto felldestroy

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Húðe áhreddan and hæleð fyllan, 2113. to put down error, &c.: Hé deófulgild tódráf and gedwolan fylde, An. 1690

Linked entries: fællan fyllan

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Add: Ic sello Berhtsige án híde bóclondes, C. D. ii. 121, 4, and to such a form might belong the following genitives: Ánes hídes, 120, 33. Ánes hídes lond, C. D. B. ii. 268, 9.

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Gen. 16, 6) and þeówdóm, Cd. Th. 136, 24; Gen. 2263. Geþola þeóda þreá bear, the ills inflicted on thee by the gentiles, Andr. Kmbl. 213; An. 107.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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Harold forbærnde Griffines scipa and alle þá gewǽda þe þǽrtó gebyrede . . . and þám kynge bróhte his scipes heáfod, Chr. 1063; P. 191, 6-16. Ánes scipes se arcebisceop geúðe ðám folce tó Cent and óðres tó Wiltúnescíre, C. D. iii. 352, 17.

eorl

a hero

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Þrǽl wearð tó þegene, and ceorl wearð tó eorle, 334, 8. used of Scandinavians, = Icel. jarl Ælfred gefeaht wiþ þára eorla getruman, and þǽr wearþ Sidroc eorl ofslægen se alda, and Sidroc eorl se gioncga, and Ósbearn eorl, and Hareld eorl, Chr. 871; P

un-gewunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíc, adj.

unusualunwontedunfrequenteduninhabitable

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Fela fægera þinga ðe ðam folce ungecnáwe[n] wæs and ungewunelíc, Ap. Th. 17, 14. Hwílum gebyrede swíþe ungewunelíc and ungecyndelíc yfel, ðæt ða bearn sieredon ymbe ðone fæder, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 12.

Linked entry: un-gewynelíc

ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertainharbourreceive as a guestfeedcherishsupportsusciperehospitio suscipereepularefoverecurareto feed ondevourvescicomedereto cleansefarmcleanse outmundare

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Kmbl. 2181; An. 1092. Grendel unlifigendes gefeormod fét and folma Grendel devoured the feet and hands of the lifeless, Beo.

eald-geníþla

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geníþla, an; m.

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

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Ealdgeníþla, helle hæftling the old fiend, hell's captive, Andr. Kmbl. 2682; An. 1343

Linked entry: eald-feónd

hrǽw

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Hié þín feorh ne magon deáðe gedǽlan, An. 954: 1033. a dead body, corpse Eálá þú earma líchama, nú þú scealt gewurðan tó fúlan hrǽwe and wyrmum tó mete, Wlfst. 141, 1. Rǽwe (reáwe, Hpt. Gl. 441, 14) cadaueri, An. Ox. 1480.

nosu

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Dele 'also an', and add: a nostril; pl. the nostrils, nose 'Ðín nosu is swelce se torr on Libano. 'Ðæt is ðæt wé oft gestincað mid úrum nosum ðæt wé mid úrum eágum gesión ne magon. Mid ðǽm nosum (per nasum) wé tósceádað góde stincas and yfele.

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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to advance; promŏvēre Ðaet ic eáðe mæg ánra gehwylcne fremman and fyrðran freónda mínra that I may easily advance and further every one of my friends, Andr. Kmbl. 1867; An. 936: Beo. Th. 3669; B. 1832.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

hengen-wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
hengen-wítnung, e; f.

The punishment of imprisonment

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The punishment of imprisonment Gif forworht man friþstól geséce and þurh ðæt feorh geyrne ðonne sý þreóra án for his feore búte man bet geárian wille wergild éce þeówet hengenwítnung if a man who has forfeited his life gain a sanctuary, and thereby secure