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ge-eáþmódgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eáþmódgian, ge-eáþmódigian, ge-eáþmódian, ge-eáþmódigan.
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God hine geeáðmódað (-æád-, v. l.) ꝥ hé gehýreð þára béne exaudire preces dignatur Deus, Gr. D. 70, 17. Críst giéðmódade (humiliavit) hine seolfne, Rtl. 21, 26. Ðg ðe hine suelc lytel cild geéðmódade (humiliaverit), Mt. p. 18, 5. Add

hlǽn-nes

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Hungor esuries, hlǽnnys macies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 82, 15: Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 2: exhilitas, 145, 6. Mid hlǽnnesse macie (me dira fames macie torquebit, Ald. 272, 16), An. Ox. 23, 33. Hlǽnnesse atrophiam, lenuitatem corporis, Hpt. 31, 14, 338. Add

leóht-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-lic, of little weight.
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Hú deóp seó bóc ys on gástlicum andgite, þeáh þe heó mid leóhtlicum wordum áwriten sig, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 22

heálede

(adj.)
Grammar
heálede, adj.

Ruptured, hydrocelousrupturedponderosus, cui humor viscerum in virilia labitur

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Ruptured, hydrocelous Heálede hirniosus, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 126; Wrt. Voc. 45, 29. Heálede ydropicus, Wrt. Voc. 283, 62. Heálede ponderosus, Past. 11, 7; Swt. 73, 4, 9, 11: Herb. 78, 2; Lchdm. i. 182, 1: Lchdm. iii. 144, 26

brastlung

(n.)
Grammar
brastlung, e; f.

A BRUSTLING, rustling, creaking, breaking, crashing;strepitus, crepitus, fractio

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Brastlung treówa rustling of trees, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som.2, 35: Greg. Dial. 1, 2

Linked entries: BRASTL bærstlung

CÓC

(n.)
Grammar
CÓC, es; m.

A COOK; coquus

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A COOK; coquus Cóc coquus Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 7; Wrt. Voc. 82, 50 Hwæt secgaþ we be cóce quid dicimus de coquo? Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 5. Hí cócas gehyrstan cooks roasted them Ps. Th. 101, 3

tín-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
tín-feald, adj.

Tenfold

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Tenfold Týnfealde deni, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 13, 15. Týnfealdum oððe twéntifealdum deni aut viceni, R. Ben. Interl. 54, 15. Þreowa on teónfealdum ter denis, Hymn. Surt. 104, 23. Feówer síðo teáfald tal quater denario numero, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 12

á-weg

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S. 25, 228. hér ys se áwege, Amauisti vel amasti, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 1

Linked entry: on-weg

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, p. -mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans. [a, metan to measure] .

to metemeasuremeasure outmetiriemetirito measure out to any oneto allotassignbestowaliquid alicui emetiriex mensura darelargirito measure outplanformmakeemetirifor-mareconfingere

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Ǽr me gife unscynde mægen-cyning amæt before the powerful king measured out to me a blameless grace, Elen.

Linked entry: a-mæt

bútan

(con.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; conj. [be, útan out] .
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Bútan ǽr wyrce éce Dryhten ende worlde save ere the eternal Lord shall work an end of the world, Exon. 98a; Th. 367, 24; Seel. 12. with the ind.

drohtaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtaþ, drohtoþ,es ; m. [dreógan to do, suffer, pass life, live]

Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio

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Ne wæs his drohtoþ swylce he on ealderdagum ǽr gemétte his condition was not such as he had before found in his life-days, Beo. Th. 1517; B. 756.

Linked entry: droht

for-fón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ; p. ic, he -féng, ðú -fénge, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen [for-, fón to take] .

to take violently or by surpriseclutcharrestseizevehementer căpĕreimprōviso adventu căpĕreprehendĕreapprehendĕredeprehendĕre

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Ǽr ðú ða miclan meaht mín forfénge ere thou didst arrest my great power. Exon. 73 a; Th. 273, 26; Jul. 522. Forfóh ðone frætgan, and fæste geheald seize the proud one [the devil], and firmly hold [him ], Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 18; Jul. 284.

Linked entry: fore-fón

lot-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
lot-wrenc, es; m.

Deceitdeceptioncunningfrauddevicewilecraft

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Philippus mid his lotwrence áliéfde ðæt heora anwaldas móston standan swá hié ǽr dydon Philip, with his craftiness, allowed their powers to stand as they did before, 3, 7; Swt. 118, 9.

Linked entries: list-wrenc wrenc

Norþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a northern countrya NorsemanNorwegianDane

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Wǽran ǽr under Norþmannum, 942; Erl. 116, 15. The word occurs as a proper name : -- Norþman Leófwines sunu, 1017; Erl. 161, 6. referring to other countries Norþmen ( those who attacked Sodom ), Cd. Th. 120, 16; Gen. 1995.

Linked entry: Nor-men

self-líce

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
self-líce, es; n.
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Ðæm lytegan is ǽresð tó beleánne hiera selflíce ðæt hié ne wénen ðæt hié sién wiése . . . hé biþ ǽr úpáhæfen on selflíce for his lotwrencium in sapientibus hoc primum destruendum est, quod se sapientes arbitrantur, 30, 1; Swt. 203, 9, 18.

Linked entries: -líce -líce

ge-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rídan, p. -rád; pp. -riden

To ride, reach or obtain by riding, get into one's power, subject

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Ðá gerád he ða burg æt Tameworþige then he rode and took the town at Tamworth, Chr. 922; Erl. 108, 24: 901; Erl. 96, 26.

Linked entries: ge-faran ge-rád

GEÓ

(adv.)
Grammar
GEÓ, gió; adv.

Formerly, of old, beforequandam, olim, pridem

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Geó ǽr long before, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 17. Geó dagum in days of old, formerly, 4, 27; S. 605, note 2. Geó geára formerly, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 15. Geó hwílum in times of old, formerly, 2; Fox 4, 9

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.
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Hí begunnon tó sleánne ǽlc heora óðerne mid stíð*-*lícum gefeohte, Jud. 7, 22. Swá swá hé strengest beón mihte ongeán ða stíðlícan scúras, Boutr.

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Eówer sútere hé is uester sutor est, eówer súteres tól uestri sutoris instrumenta, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 105, 14.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

Swíþ-hún

(n.)
Grammar
Swíþ-hún, es; m.
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Æt Swýðúnes (Swíðhúnes, G. F.) byrgene, 98. Se smið andwyrde ðam árwurðan Swýðúne (Swíðhúne, G. F), 29. ¶ For the name where there is no reference to the saint, cf. ðæt suíðhúnincglond, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 243, 10.