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þrýþ-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þrýþ-swíþ, adj.

Exceedingly powerful

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Exceedingly powerful Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, þolode ðrýðswýð, þegnsorge dreáh the great prince sat cheerless, he, mighty, suffered, grief for his thanes' loss he endured, Beo. Th. 262; B. 131.

Linked entry: swíþ

un-gelǽredness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredness, e; f.

Uninstructednessignoranceinexperiencerudeness

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Hé hié ðreáde for hira ungelǽrednesse pastorum imperitia increpatur, 1; Swt. 27, 24. Mid ðearfednesse ge mid heora ungelǽrednesse paupertate ac rusticitate sua, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 28

Linked entry: ge-lǽrednes

wuldor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-gifu, e; f.

A glorious gifta gift of heaven

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Ðý læs hé for wlence, wuldorgeofona ful, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, Exon. Th. 294, 33; Crä. 24. Dé beorht Fæder geweorðaþ wuldorgifum, cræfte and mihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940. Gástes mihtum, wuldorgifum, Elen. Kmbl. 2141; An. 1072

á-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-lífedlíce, adv.
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Þæt hé his ǽwe healde, and álýfedlíce for folces eácan bearn gestreóne, Hml. Th. ii. 94, 20. Álífed*-*lícur expedius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 42

coccel

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For last citation substitute Lasers, coccela loliorum, zizaniorum, Hpt. Gl. 462, 24, and add :-- Hyre corn beóð gelíce coccele ( a mistranslation of cocci simile), Lch. i. 170, 2. Hé sǽwð ge lasor ge coccul on manna æceron, Angl. viii. 300, 24.

ge-treówfull

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Þá getreówfullan for Godes ege ealle lífes wiðerweardnesse forþyldigian scylun fideles pro Domino universa contraria sustinere debent, R. Ben. 27, 7. Sǽd getreówfulra semen Iacob, Ps. Rdr. 21, 24. Ðá getreówfullan Israhél, 13, 7

gor

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Goor (for oo = ov. boor = bor, 98, 7, hool = hol; 124, 13) fimum, 108, 65. pulp (?) Mængc wiþ þá sápan and þæs æpples gor, Lch. iii. 36, 31

ǽmetta

Grammar
ǽmetta, ǽmeta, ǽmta.
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Beóð hié swíður on hiera móde geswenced for ðǽm ǽmettan (ǽmtan, Hatt. MS.) ipsa deterius sua quiete fatigantur, 126, 24, Swá oft swá hí ǽmtan (ǽmettan, v. l.) habbaþ quotiescumque vacant, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 16: Ll. Th. i. 236, 3. Add

Linked entry: ǽmta

on-efn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-efn, -emn, -em

by, near

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Linked entry: efen

a-spreádan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spreádan, p. de ; pp. ed [ = a-sprǽdan]

To spread forthextendprætendere

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To spread forth, extend ; prætendere Aspreád mildheortnysse ðíne prætende misericordiam tuam, Ps. Spl. T. 35, 11

scír-ham

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-ham, adj.
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Having bright armour Scacan scirhame (Beowulf and his followers) tó scipe foron. Beo. Th. 3704! ". 1895

tó-gelaþung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-gelaþung, e ; f.
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Först. 173

Linked entry: ge-laþung

wuldor-sang

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-sang, es; m.
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Först. 114, 10

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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VI. where the object for the sake of which an effort is made is pointed out by a preposition Tó ðisum swicolum lífe wé swincaþ and tiliaþ and tó ðam tówerdan lífe wé tiliaþ hwónlíce we labour and toil for this deceitful life, and for the future life we

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

up-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
up-rodor, (-er), -rador, es; m.

the firmament on highthe visible heavensthe skyheaven

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Hwílum cerreþ on uprodor ælbeorhta lég, Met. 29, 51. heaven Wæs Gúðláces gǽst gelǽded in uprodor fore onsýne éces Déman, Exon. Th. 148, 34; Gú. 754. Hé lǽdeþ eádige gástas on uprodor, Cd. Th. 212, 25; Exod. 544. In uprodor, 177, 33; Exod. 4.

Linked entry: up-heofon

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creaturecreātio, creātūraa decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shapefātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕciesthe privy membersvĕrenda, pŭdendacreaturedecrees of fate

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Ðissesgisceppes hujus creationis, Rtl. 21, 10. a decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shape; fātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕcies Ðæt ic sceolde wið gesceape mínum on bonan willan búgan that I must submit to a murderer's

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

Óðen

(n.)
Grammar
Óðen, es; m.
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Odin (the Scandinavian form of the word which appears in Anglo-Saxon as Wóden) Ðes gedwolgod Mercurius wæs árwurðe betwux eallum héðenum on ðám dagum, and hé is Óðon geháten óðrum naman on Denisce wísan.

Linked entries: Ówðen Wóden

ge-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-warnian, p. ode; pp. od

To warn

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Ðá gewarnode man hí ðæt ðǽr wæs fyrd æt Lundene then they had notice that there was a force at London, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 12. Ðá wearþ Godwine gewarnod then was earl Godwin warned, 1052; Erl. 183, 2.

ge-hladan

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Ox. 466. to draw water Gange mǽdenman tó wylle þe rihte eást yrne, and gehlade áne cuppan fulle forð mid ðám streáme. Lch. iii. 74, 14

oþ-standan

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S. 23 b, 161. of a procedure Gange se teám forð oþ þæt man wite hwǽr hé oðstande, Ll. Th. i. 158, 15. Add Ic wæs út áþrungen fram eallum þám folce, oð ðe ic ǽnlípigu on þám cafertúne tó lǽfe oþstód, Hml. S. 23 b, 410

Linked entry: æt-standan