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ge-welhwilc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-welhwilc, adj.

Every

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Every On gewelhwilcum ende on every side, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 68: 108, 121

Linked entry: wel-hwilc

clýfst

Grammar
clýfst, he clýfþ, cleavest, cleaves; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. sing. of cleófan.

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eós

Grammar
eós, of a war horse, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 11; Gn. Ex. 63; gen. sing.
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of eoh

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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A sister. of blood relationship Saga ðæt ðú sié sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. Th. 110, 3, Gen. 1832. Ðære swustur (suoester. Lind.: swester, Rush.) wæs Maria huic erat soror nomine Maria, Lk. Skt. 10, 39. Soester, Lind. 10, 40. Swuster, Gen. 12, 13.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tácnian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [tácen, tácn a sign, token] .

to denote by a signsignifybetokenshowinstructsignāresignĭfĭcāredenŏtāreinsĭnuāremonstrāreinstruĕreto signmarkwitnesssealsignāreinsignīreobsignāre

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to denote by a sign, signify, betoken, show, instruct; signāre, signĭfĭcāre, denŏtāre, insĭnuāre, monstrāre, instruĕre Ic getácnige signĭfĭco, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 36. Wæter getácnaþ on ðyssere stówe mennisc ingehýd water in this place betokens human

innan-earm

(n.)
Grammar
innan-earm, es; m.
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The side of the arm towards the body Lǽt him blód of innanearme, Lch. ii. . 134, 6

Linked entry: earm

eahtoða

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
eahtoða, eahteða, ehteoða, ehtuða; m:-ðe ; f. n: adj.

The eighth octāvus

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The eighth; octāvus Eahtoðan síðe an eighth time. Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 26; Fä. 59

norþ-duru

(n.)

a door on the north side of a building

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a door on the north side of a building Beforan ðære norþdura, Blickl. Homl. 203, 34

sweord-wígend

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-wígend, -wígende
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-Sweord*-*wígendra síde hergas, Cd. Th. 194, 13; Exod. 260

deáþ-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-scyld, e; f. [deáþ death; scyld sin, crime]

A death-fault, capital crime capitāle crīmen

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A death-fault, capital crime; capitāle crīmen Gif gehádod man hine forwyrce mid deáþscylde if a man in orders ruin himself with capital crime, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 22; L. C. S. 43; Th. i. 400, 27

clacu

(n.)
Grammar
clacu, e; f.
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Hurt, harm, injury Sceal áspringan wíde and síde sacu and clacu, hól and hete, Wlfst. 86, 10

Linked entry: clæc-leás

in-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
in-geótan, p. -geát

To pour in

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To pour in Hí on ǽlce healfe inguton they poured in on every side, Guthl, 5 ; Gdwin. 34, 18

widl

(n.)
Grammar
widl, filth, pollution : — Ǽlc widðil omnis pollutio, Rtl. 98, 24. Idese mid widle and mid womme besmítan, Judth. Thw. 22, 12; Jud. 59. Widl and fúl
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Geseah síde sǽlwongas synnum gehladene, widlum gewemde, Cd. Th. 78, 16; Gen. 1294

Linked entry: ge-widlian

Corfes geat

(n.)
Grammar
Corfes geat, Corf-geat, es; n. [Sim. Dun. Coruesgeate: Hovd. Coruesgate]

CorfgatePurbeckDorsetshire

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Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire Hér wæs Eádweard cyning ofslægen æt Corfes geate[Corfgeate, Th. 233, 2, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 979] king Edward was slain at Corfgate Chr. 979; Th. 232, 3, col. 2

be-heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-heonan, -heonon; adv. [be by, heonan hence]

On this sideclose byciscitraciterius

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On this side, close by; cis, citra, citerius Get beheonon yet nearer Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 4 : Cot. 33

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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to look about or around; circumspicere Sóna ðá hí besáwon hí, nánne hí mid him ne gesáwon suddenly when they looked about them, they saw no one with him, Mk. Bos. 9, 8. Ðá he beseah, ðá geseah he olfendas when he looked about, then he saw the camels,

æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
æðelo, indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. æðelu, æðelo; gen. æðela; dat. æðelum; n.

Nobilitypre-eminenceoriginfamilyracenaturetalentsgeniusnobilitasprincipatusorigonatalesprosapianaturaindolesingenium

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Nobility, pre-eminence, origin, family, race, nature, talents, genius; nobilitas, principatus, origo, natales, prosapia, natura, indoles, ingenium Ic lǽre ðæt ðú fægenige óðerra manna gódes and heora æðelo I advise that thou rejoice in other men's good

Linked entry: ge-æðele

bénsian

(v.)
Grammar
bénsian, part. ende; p. ode; pp. od [bén a prayer, sian or sigan to fall down]

To fall down in prayerto prayentreat in prayersupplicaredeprecariorare

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To fall down in prayer, to pray, entreat in prayer; supplicare, deprecari, orare Ðrihten bénsian Dominum deprecari Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 4. He wæs bénsiende ða uplícan árfæstnesse mínra gesynta supplicans erat supernæ pietati pro sospitate mea 5, 6; S.

Linked entry: ge-bénsian

mid-ferhtness

(n.)
Grammar
mid-ferhtness, The Latin original of the passage is: Si pueritia, si adolescentia, si iuuentus eorum exstitit sine querela . . . qualis esse potuit eorum senectus?, Archiv cxxii. 247, 10-13.

be-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
be-geótan, bi-geótan; he -gýt; p. -geát, pl. -guton; pp. -goten, -geten [be, geótan to pour].

to pour outto cast uponto sprinklecoveraspergereto pour intoinfundere

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to pour out, to cast upon, to sprinkle, cover; aspergere Ic wæs mid blóde bestémed, begoten of ðæs guman sídan I was wet with blood, poured from the man's side Rood Kmbl. 97; Kr. 49.