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rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, <b>II a.</b>
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Ðá wǽtan weorþaþ gegaderode on þone magan, and þǽr ríxiaþ mid scearfunga innan, Lch. ii. 176, 7. Hér ásette se apostol niht for þǽre ealdan nytennysse ðe ríxode ær Crístes tócyme, Hml. Th. i. 602, 34.

sceald-þýfel

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Hí wéndon ꝥ hit sum wilde deór wǽre quem dum vestitum pellibus inter fruteta cernerent, aliquam bestiam esse crediderunt, Gr. D. 100, 9.

swég

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Add Áweóx mára swég and hefegra ( gravior sonitus ),swá ꝥ hit áhleóðrode swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre tóworpen fram þám grundweallum, Gr. D. 236, 12. Se sácerd scolde bión mid bellum behangen ... scolde beón gehiéred his swég (sonítus), Past. 93, 7.

wíse

Grammar
wíse, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Þá ácsode hine Theoprobus hwæt lá seó wíse (se intinga, v.l.) wǽre swá myccles heófes quaenam causa tanti luctus existeret, inquisivit, Gr. D. 140, 19. v. beág-, in-wíse

weá-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
weá-mód, adj.

Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate

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Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate Se ðe wǽre weámód, weorðe se geþyldmód, ulfst. 70, 7.W Ne réce ðú ná weámódes wífes worda you are not to care for an angry woman's words, Prov. Kmbl. 48.

orgel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
orgel-líce, adv.

Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently

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Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently Hé hine swá orgellíce up áhóf and bodode ðæs ðæt hê úþwita wǽre ne cýðde hé hit mid nánum cræftum ac mid leásum and ofermódlícum gilpe hominem, qui non ad verae virtutis usum, sed ad superbam gloriam falsum

Linked entry: orhlíce

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Swíðe lytlum siceraþ ðæt wæter on ðæt hlece scip, and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ylcan ðe sió hlúde ýð déð hoc agit sentina latenter excrescens, quod patenter procella saeviens, Past. 57; Swt. 437, 14.

Linked entry: willnian

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Breast, bosom Hreðor innan wæs wynnum áwelled the breast within was joyously agitated, Andr. Kmbl. 2036; An. 1020. Hreðer [hreder, MS.] innan weóll beorn breóstsefa, Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 9; Cri. 539: 46 b; Th. 158, 15; Gú. 910: Beo.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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Héo wæs beótigende tó þám cui' minatus est, 80, 29. Þá tó beóti(g)endan frecennesse þám eágan inminens oculo exitium.

ge-feoht

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Se eádiga Michael þǽr wæs tóweard him tó fultome ðá hwíle ðe hié æt þǽm gefeohte wǽron, 205, 3. Æfter þissum gefeohte, Chr. 871; P. 72, 5. On folces gefeohte in bello publico, Ll. Th. ii. 150, 32: 386, 16.

inne

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(ii) relative :-- Hé eóde intó ðám búre þár his dohtor inne wæs, Ap. Th. 22, 18: Jud. 45: Bl. H. 217, 25.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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Ðeós fyrd wæs getogen ðý feorþan geáre his ríces hoc bellum quarto imperii sui anno complevit, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 15. Wæs heó mid micle sáre getogen illa erat multo dolore constricta, 5, 3; S. 616, 22.

æl-tæw

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-tæw, -teaw, -teow; comp. re; sup. est; adj.

All goodexcellententiresoundhealthfulperfecthonestomnino bonussanus

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Oððe ǽnig þing ǽr wǽre oððe æltæwre if anything were before or more excellent, Bt. 34, 2; Fox 136, 8. Ealle ða æltæwestan ofslógen they slew all the best men, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 16

Linked entries: æl-tæwlíce æl-teaw

a-ídlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ídlian, -igan; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To make uselessvainto emptyannulprofaneirritum facerefrustrariexinanirecassareprofanare

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Ðæt Cristes geleáfan a-ídlad wǽre fidem profanatam esse, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 7

Linked entry: a-ýdlian

fæðmian

(v.)
Grammar
fæðmian, fæðman; p. ade, ede; pp. ad, ed

FATHOM, embrace, contain, envelope, clasp, devouramplecti, complecti, contĭnēre, comĕdĕre

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Wæter fæðmedon the waters enveloped them, Andr. Kmbl. 3143; An. 1574. Ðæt mínne líchaman gléd fæðmie that fire should clasp my body, Beo. Th. 5298; B. 2652. Heora geóguþe fýr fæðmade jŭvĕnes eōrum comēdit ignis, Ps. Th. 77, 63

ge-dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dúfan, he -dýfþ; p. -deáf, we -dufon; pp. -dofen; v. intrans.

To plungeto ducksinkdivebe drownedmergi

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To plunge, to duck, sink, dive, be drowned; mergi Heó gedúfan sceolun in ðone deópan wælm they must dive into the deep fire, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 30; Sat. 30 : Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 6; Gú. 555. Gedeáf sank, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 85, 38.

genge

(adj.)
Grammar
genge, adj.

Going, current, prevalent, validusual

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Going, current, prevalent, valid Ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne mid hine swíðode and genge wǽre preces regis illius multum valere apud eum, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 19.

telg

(n.)
Grammar
telg, tælg, es; m.
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Ðætte Iosephes tunece wǽre telga gehwylces bleóm bregdeude, Exon. Th. 357, 2; Pa. 22

un-beweddod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beweddod, adj.

unbetrothedunmarried

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Gif Maria unbeweddod wǽre and cild hæfde, ðonne wolde ðæt folc mid stánum hí oftorfian, Homl. Th. i. 196, 11

Linked entry: be-weddian

un-áræfnedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áræfnedlíc, adj.

Intolerableimpossible to bear

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Wæter unárefnedlíc aquam intolerabilem, Ps. Lamb. 123, 5. Þurh ða lond ðe ða unárefnedlícan cyn nædrena in wǽron in execrabilia serpentum genera, Nar. 6, 22