fromnis
Strength ⬩ excellence
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Strength, excellence Ic geseah míne gesǽlinesse and þa fromnisse mínre iuguðe ego respiciens felicitatem meam insigni numero juventutis, Nar. 7, 22
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ge-méðgian
To weary, fatigue, impair ⬩ fătīgāre
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To weary, fatigue, impair; fătīgāre Wæs Gúþláce mægen geméðgad Guthlac's strength was impaired, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 27; Gú. 950
mægen-strengo
Main strength ⬩ great force
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Main strength, great force Gúþcyning (Beowulf) mægenstrengo slóh hilde bille with mighty force the warrior-king smote with his battle-blade, Beo. Th. 5350; B. 2678.
bi-stelan
To rob, deprive ⬩ furari, privare
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To rob, deprive; furari, privare Strengo bistolen deprived of strength, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 8; Rä. 28, 13
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elnian
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to gain strength Geunne þé éce Drihten æcera wexendra and wrídendra, eácniendra and elniendra, Lch. i. 402, 5. Add:
cræftig
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Strength Drihten is mægen and cræftig ǽlces þǽra þe hine ondrǽt firmamentum est Dominus timentibus eum, Ps. Th. 24, 12
æsc-þræc
Spear-strength ⬩ brunt of spears ⬩ a battle ⬩ hastæ vis ⬩ hastarum impetus ⬩ prælium
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Spear-strength, brunt of spears, a battle; hastæ vis, hastarum impetus, prælium Æt æscþræce, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 2; Gen. 2153
cáfe
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Quickly, promptly; celeriter, prompte Mægen samnode cáfe to ceáse he promptly collected his strength for the fight, Elen. Kmbl. 111; El. 56
ge-hyrdan
To harden ⬩ to strengthen ⬩ durare ⬩ indurare
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To harden, to strengthen; durare, indurare, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 26; Vy. 74
ge-strengan
To strengthen; ⬩ confortare
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To strengthen; confortare Se cnæht gestrenced wes puer confortebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 80
ellen-cræft
Strength, power ⬩ virtus, pŏtentia
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Strength, power; virtus, pŏtentia Ahebbaþ háligne heofena Drihten, usserne God ellencræfta exalt the holy Lord of heaven, our God of powers, Ps. Th. 98, 5
mægen-eácen
Endowed with strength ⬩ powerful
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Endowed with strength, powerful Móde mægen-eácen, Exon. 79 b; Th. 299, 7; Crä. 98. Mægeneácen folc ( the victorious Hebrews ), Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 35; Jud. 293
ge-strongian
To strengthen; ⬩ corrōbŏrāre
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To strengthen; corrōbŏrāre Ceadwala wæs gestrongad Ceadwalla was strengthened, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 4
al-mægen
All power ⬩ strength ⬩ might ⬩ omnis vis
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All power, strength, might; omnis vis Gém, al-mægene, heofones tunglu observe, with all thy power, the stars of heaven, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 6; Met. 29, 3
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on-hirdan
to comfort, strengthen, encourage
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to comfort, strengthen, encourage Manegum wearþ hige onhyrded þurh his hálig word, Apstls. Kmbl. 105 ; Ap. 53: Elen. Kmbl. 1678; El. 841
strangness
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strength Strangnysse míne fortitudinem meam, Ps. Spl. 58, 10. force, violence Of him is bodud Godes ríce and ealle on ðæt Strangnysse wyrcaþ ex eo regnum Dei euangelizatur, et omnis in illud uim facit, Lk. Skt. 16, 16
mægen-spéd
Abundance of strength ⬩ strength ⬩ power ⬩ virtue
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Abundance of strength, strength (cf. on ðínes mægenes miclum spédum in virtute tua, Ps. Th. 73, 13), power, virtue Ic ðé sceal meotudes mægenspéd gesecgan to thee am I to tell the Maker's abundant might, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 6; Sch. 24.
astíðian
To become hard ⬩ dry ⬩ dry up ⬩ wither ⬩ indurare ⬩ arescere
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To become hard, dry, dry up, wither; indurare, arescere Astíðude swá swá tigle miht mín my strength dried up as a tile, Ps. Spl. 21, 14. Hit astiðaþ and drugaþ induret et arescat, 89, 6
beadu-cræft
War-craft ⬩ strength in war ⬩ bellica vis
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War-craft, strength in war; bellica vis Ðé gúþgewinn þurh hǽðenra hilde wóman, beorna beaducræft, geboden wyrþeþ a war-contest will be offered to thee through the heathens' battle rush, the war-craft of heroes, Andr. Kmbl. 437; An. 219
gist-mægen
A force composed of guests
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A force composed of guests Ðǽr frome wǽron godes spellbodan hæfde gistmægen strengeo there were bold messengers of God, the band of guests [the angels visiting Lot] had strength, Cd. 115; Th 150, 20; Gen. 2494
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