delf
A delving, the act of digging ⬩ fossio
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A delving, the act of digging; fossio, Th. Anlct
wundor-hús
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For the incident cf. Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5
Gúþ-myrce
The Ethiopians
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The Ethiopians, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 10; Exod. 59.
Brittas
The Britons ⬩ Britones
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The Britons; Britones, Chr. Th. 3, 31, col. 2
ǽ-fæst
Firm in observing the law ⬩ religious ⬩ pious ⬩ tenax observandi legem ⬩ religiosus ⬩ pius ⬩ justus
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We ǽfæstra dǽde déman we consider the deeds of the pious, Exon. 40a; Th. 133, 30; Gú. 497. Wæs he ǽfæst and árfæst was he devout and good? Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 33
eorþ-weg
An earth-way ⬩ terrestris via
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Th. 118, 87. Þurh ða róde sceal ríce gesécan of eorþwege ǽghwylc sáwl every soul shall seek the kingdom away from earth through the cross, Rood Kmbl. 237; Kr. 120: Exon. 58b; Th. 209, 29; Ph. 178: Ps. Th. 71, 11.
hræd-lic
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Voc. ii. 56, 11. that comes unexpectedly, sudden Him cóm swá hrædlic sár swá þám cennendan wífe cymð fǽrlic sár, Ps. Th. 47, 6. Ðá ðe mid hrædlice luste ( repentina concupiscentia ) bióð oferswíðde, Past. 431, 11: Chr. 977; P. 122, 9 (in Dict.)
deóful-cund
Devil-kind or similar, diabolical ⬩ diabŏlĭcus
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Devil-kind or similar, diabolical; diabŏlĭcus Gewát se deófulcsnda the diabolical departed, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 14; Jud. 61
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friþe-leás
Peaceless ⬩ sĭne pāce
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Peaceless; sĭne pāce Hǽðene feóllon friðeleáse the heathen fell without quarter being given them, Elen. Kmbl. 253; El. 127
drence
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A drink, potion Gesing .xii. mæssan ofer ealle þá drencan þe tó þǽre ádle belimpaþ, Lch. ii. 138, 21
dryht-lic
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Add: Of the Lord Bútan þám drihtlican (drihtenlican, v. l. ) gebede, þæt is Pater noster, R. Ben. 38, 15
Rómánisc
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Rómánisces romulei, Germ. 402, 80, ¶ used substantively :-- Þone langan weall þe þá Rómániscan worhtan, Hml. S. 26, 41. Add
á-windan
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Cf. ge-windan, ge-wind Þá handa áwindaþ the hands get cramped
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gyst-ern
A guest-place ⬩ guest-chamber
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A guest-place, guest-chamber To ðam gysterne to the guest-chamber, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 29:Jud. 40
and-wlita
The face ⬩ countenance ⬩ personal appearance ⬩ forehead ⬩ form ⬩ surface ⬩ facies ⬩ vultus ⬩ aspectus ⬩ frons ⬩ forma ⬩ superficies
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Th. 1382; B. 689: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 20; Cri. 1123: Bt. Met. Fox 31, 33; Met. 31, 17. Leóht andwlitan ðínes lamen vultas tui, Ps. Spl. 4, 7: Ps. Th. 89, 8.
sǽlan
to fasten with a cord ⬩ to restrain, repress, confine
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Th. 287, 29; Wand. 21. Sǽlde sǽgrundas the bound sea-depths (in contrast with the relaxing of the bonds which held the sea, when a passage was made through it for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196, 9; Exod. 289
gearo-wyrdig
Ready in words ⬩ speaking with ease or fluency ⬩ eloquent ⬩ verbis promptus ⬩ fācundus
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Ready in words, speaking with ease or fluency, eloquent; verbis promptus, fācundus Se wítga song, gearo-wyrdig guma ðæt gyd awræc the prophet sang, the eloquent man recited the lay, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 19; Mód. 51
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incge
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in the phrase incge láfe [a sword], Beo. Th. 5747; 13. 2577, appears to be a proper name. Ing occurs in stanza 22 of the Runic poem, and Ing-winas is a name of the Danes in Beowulf
máge
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Ꝥ nán biscop ne nán mæssepreóst næbbe on his húse wunigende ǽnigne wífman, búton hit sý his módor oððe his swustor, faðu oððe móddrige, oððe máge of þám þe ne mage nán unhlísa áspringan, Ll. Th. ii. 376, 23.
ge-geótan
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Þá gód ealle gegaderode bióþ swelce hí sién tó ánum wecge gegoten, Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 20. Ǽlc calic gegoten beó þe man húsl on hálgige, and on treówenum ne hálgige man ǽnig, Ll. Th. ii. 252, 21: Sal. 31