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ge-unnan

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Gewunna ł sella ( exhibebit ) mé ðon tuelf hergas engla, Mt. L. 26, 53. God hæfð geunnen ðone wurðmynt his gecorenum, Hml. Th. i. 366, 16. Hí habbað geunnen twá land in tó ðǽre hálgan stówe, C.

god-webb

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Ox. 5322. something made with such material, a (splendid) garment Godweb clamidis, Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 9: calamidis, ii. 17, 30: calmidus, 127, 56. Reád godweb ostrum, 64, 10.

Linked entry: gode-webb

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Ðonne man fæste, ðonne dǽle man ða þénunga ðe man brúcan sceolde ealle Godes þearfan when a man fasts, then let all the food that would have been used be distributed to the poor, L. P. M. 3; Th. ii. 286, 28.

þeóf-feng

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-feng, es; m.
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Gif þeuw stele ... hine man álése .lxx. sciłł., L. Wih. 27; Th. i. 42, 20. Hine man his wergelde álése, 26; Th. i. 42, 17: L. In. 12; Th. i. 110, 8.

bealu

(adj.)
Grammar
bealu, balu; adj.

Balefulperniciouswickedmaliciousdirusperniciosuspravusmalusmalitiosus

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Baleful, pernicious, wicked, malicious; dirus, perniciosus, pravus, malus, malitiosus Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne bealwe bócstafas they cut baleful letters upon his weapon, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162

eád-hréðig

(adj.)
Grammar
eád-hréðig, adj.

Happy, blessed beātus

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Happy, blessed; beātus Eádhréðig mǽg O blessed maiden! Exon. 69 b; Th. 257, 34; Jul. 257. Eádhréðige mǽgþ the blessed maidens, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 22; Jud. 135

eolet

(n.)
Grammar
eolet, es; n.

The sea, oceanmăre, ōceănus

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The sea, ocean; măre, ōceănus Ðá wæs sundliden eoletes æt ende then was the sea-voyage at the end of the ocean, Beo. Th. 453. note; B. 224

ful-séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-séfte, adj.

Full softvery softvalde mollis

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Full soft, very soft; valde mollis Ic geworhte fulséfte seld, ðæt hí sǽton on I made a very soft seat, which they sat on, Ps. Th. 88, 3

ge-bælded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bælded, part. [ge-, pp. of bældan to animate]

Made boldanimatedanĭmātus

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Made bold, animated; anĭmātus Wæs Laurentius mid ðæs apostoles swingum and trymenessum swíðe gebælded apostŏli flagellis sĭmul et exhortatiōnĭbus anĭmātus ĕrat Laurentius, Bd. 2, 6; Wilk. 124, 7

leoþu-cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-cǽge, an; f.
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A limb-key, key which consists of limbs Ðé [the Virgin Mary] æfter him engla þeóden eft unmǽle lioþucǽgan bileác, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 13; Cri. 334

ge-líc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-líc, [-líce?],es; n.

Likenesssimilitudesĭmĭlĭtūdo

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Likeness, similitude; sĭmĭlĭtūdo Næfdon hí máre monnum gelíces ðonne ingeþonc they had no more likeness to men than the mind, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 186; Met. 26, 93

Linked entry: líc

un-gewuniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewuniendlíc, un-gewunigendlíc; adj.

Uninhabitable

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R.) for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21

Linked entry: un-wuniendlíc

cote

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Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ hé ne móte intó his cotan (-on, v. l. ) gelógian ꝥ ꝥ hé wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24. Add

forþ-framian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-framian, -fremian.
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Voc. ii. 66, 20. to make progress, thrive Hí forðfremedon (-fromedun, v. l.) and þungon profecerunt, Gr. D. 205, 5

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Ðá wyrnde him mann ðera gísla and sceáwede him maim .v. nihta grið út of lande tó farenne then the earl asked for safe-conduct and hostages. ...

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Hwá mæg þám gýtsere genóh forgifan? Swá him mon máre selþ, swá hine lyst, Bt. 7, 4; F. 22, 34. Forgyfende dispensans, i. disponens, An.

BELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
BELLAN, part. bellende; ic belle, ðú bilst, he bilþ, pl. bellaþ; p. ic, he beal, ðú bulle, pl. bullon; pp. bollen

To BELLOWto make a hollow noiseto roarbarkgruntboarelatraregrunnire

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To BELLOW, to make a hollow noise, to roar, bark, grunt; boare, latrare, grunnire Bearg bellende a roaring [grunting] boar Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 10; Rä. 41, 106

Linked entries: beal bylgean BELL bilst

fole-freá

(n.)
Grammar
fole-freá, an; m.

Folk's lordlord of a nationpŏpŭli dŏmĭnus

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Folk's lord, lord of a nation; pŏpŭli dŏmĭnus Hie ðæt cúþ dydon heora folcfreán they made that known to their nation's lord, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 7; Gen. 1852

eall-íren

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-íren, adj.

All of iron omnīno ferrĕus

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All of iron; omnīno ferrĕus He héht gewyrcean eall-írenne wígbord wrætlíc he commanded a wondrous battle-shield, all of iron, to be made, Beo. Th. 4665; B. 2338

Linked entry: eal-íren

mete-þearfende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mete-þearfende, part.

Wanting food

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Wanting food Hié ǽghwylcne ellþeódigra dydon him tó móse meteþearfendum they made every foreigner food for themselves in want of meat, Andr. Kmbl. 54; An. 27: 272; An. 136