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cénþu

(n.)
Grammar
cénþu, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ audacia

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Boldness; audacia Cræft and cénþu strength and boldness, Beo. Th. 5385; B. 2696

freógan

Grammar
freógan, <b>; II.</b> to love. Add:: to caress, show love by actions, v. ge-freógan; II.
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Cóm culfre and fleáh ymbe þone lýchaman and hyne freóde, Shrn. 154, 12

be-screopan

Grammar
be-screopan, l. -screpan,
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Hofe bescrepen . . . rinde clǽne and bescrepene. Lch. ii. 270, 3, 4. and add:

unrihtful

(adj.)
Grammar
unrihtful, adj.
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Unrighteous, iniquitous Þá unrihtfullan and þá ârleásan and þá hátheortan, Nap. 43, 9

leóht-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-berende, adj.

Light-bearing ⬩ Lucifer ⬩ luminous

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Swylce án ofen eall smóciende and leóhtberende fýr férde ofer ða lác apparuit clibanus fumans et lampas ignis inter divisiones illas, Gen. 15, 17

bodiend

(n.)
Grammar
bodiend, bodigend, es; m.

a teacher ⬩ preacher

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one who announces Bodiend, bannend gerulus, portitor, An. Ox. 56. a teacher, preacher : On háligre laþunge gelǽred bodigend (predicator), Scint. 124, 9. Paulus wæs bodigend and ácoren láreów, Hml. A. 149, 148. Bodiend praedicator, Kent.

líming

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Gl. 509, 54 and An. Ox. 4439 the reading is linunge. Add

mild-heort

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Add Ábiddaþ God eádmódlíce, for þǽm hé is swíþe rúmmód and swíðe mildheort, Bt. 42 ; F. 258, 22 : An. 1287. Þú eart mín Drihten God dǽdum mildheort tu, Domine, Deus meus, miserator et multum misericors, Ps. Th. 85, 14

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, IV. add: to review troops,
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Marcus leornode of Petres bodunge hú hé ðá bóc gesette, and Petrus hí sceáwode, 15, 145. Spellunga sceáwende fabulas rimando, An. Ox. 193. v. fore-, ymb-sceáwian

gínung

(n.)
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Geonung garrulitas, 40, 24. an opening of the mouth to bite Gynung morsus, Germ. 399, 271

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, a troop.
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[He þer wærf makede he made an assembly there (cf. oƀarmódie man ( the chief priests and Pharisees, v. Jn. 11, 57) an iró hwarƀe gisprákun (cf. colligerunt concilium, Jn. 11, 47), Hél. 4172), Laym. 17485. (Wace has 'feste tiut')]. Add

sand

Grammar
sand, sand.
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Add Sand sablum, An. Ox. 18 b, 35. add Forð be sande oþ norðmúþan, C. D. iii. 429, 1. On ceoslynum sandum in glarigeris litoribus, An.

wód

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Þá cóm þǽr fǽrlíce yrnan án þearle wód cú . . . þá geseah se hálga wer ꝥ þǽr sæt án deófol on þǽre cú hrycge, Hml. S. 31, 1040

morþor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-leán, es; n.

Recompense of sin ⬩ a terrible recompense

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Recompense of sin or a terrible recompense Ðǽr ( in hell ) sceolan þeófas and þeódsceaþan, leáse and forlegene, lífes ne wénan, and mánsworan morþorleán seón, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 24; Cri. 1612

wíf-cild

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cild, es; n.

A female child

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A female child For wǽpnedbearne sceolde cennende wíf hí áhabban fram Godes húse ingange ðreó and ðrittig daga, and for wífcilde ( femina ) syx and syxtig daga, Bd. 1. 27 ; S. 493, 16

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from without ⬩ outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ out ⬩ at sea ⬩ outwardly ⬩ externally ⬩ about

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Ðonne hé ongit be sumum ðingum oððe ðeáwum útone (-anne, Hatt.

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es; in sing. generally masc., in pl. neut.

a journey ⬩ expedition ⬩ a path ⬩ course ⬩ way ⬩ road ⬩ a way ⬩ path ⬩ course ⬩ course of time

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a journey, expedition 'Se síþfæt is ðyder tó lang, and ðone weg ic ne con.' Drihten him tó cwæþ: 'Andreas ic ðínne síþfæt gestaþelode,' Blickl. Homl. 231, 26-8: Andr. Kmbl. 840; An. 420: Elen. Kmbl. 458; El. 229.

Linked entry: fæt

here-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
here-mægen, es; n.

A warlike force ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ multitude

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A warlike force, an army, a host, multitude, Exon. 116b; Th. 447, 10; Dóm. 37: Andr. Kmbl. 1172; An. 586: 1456; An. 728: 2597; An. 1300: 3299; An. 1652: Elen. Kmbl. 339; El. 170

hinder-genga

(n.)
Grammar
hinder-genga, an; m.

an apostate

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An. Ox. 5, 16

Linked entry: genga

þreátness

(n.)
Grammar
þreátness, e; f.
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Affliction, tribulation Hungor and sweorda gefeoht bid, and mycel þreátnes geworden bið, and manigra folca gefehta beóð erunt fames et bellum, gladius. . . plurimae dissensiones in populo, Verc. Först. 117, 2