flyht-hwæt
Flight-prompt ⬩ in vŭlātu strēnuus
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Flight-prompt; in vŭlātu strēnuus Weras mundum mearciaþ on marmstáne frætwe flyhthwates men design with hands in marble stone the plumage of the prompt in flight [phœnix ], Exon. 60b; Th. 221, 15; Ph. 335.
irre-weorc
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A work undertaken in anger Engla drihten wile uppe heonan sáwla lǽdan and wé seoððan á ðæs yrreweorces hénþo geþoliaþ the Lord of angels will up from hence lead souls, and we ever after shall suffer the humiliation of that angry feat [the harrowing of
ge-drencan
To drench ⬩ drown ⬩ submergere ⬩ demergere
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To drench, drown; submergere, demergere Se wǽg gedrencte [-drecte MS.] dugoþ Egypta the wave drowned the army of the Egyptians, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 16; Exod. 500. Deáþe gedrenced drenched with death, 144; Th. 179, 25; Exod. 34.
ýr
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the name of the rune for y, a bow (?) Ýr byð æðelinga wyn and fyrdgeatewa sum, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 29; Rún. 27. The letter occurs Exon. Th. 50, 14; Cri. 800: 284, 28; Jul. 704; Elen. Kmbl. 2518; El. 1260.
folc-gesíþas
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An officer of the nation (in contrast with dryht-gesíþ?) Folcgesíðas þe mé mid sceoldon mearce healdan, Gen. 2134. Þæt ehtode ealdor þeóde wið þám néhstum folcgesíðum: Þæt eówer fela geseah, þeóde míne . . . " Þá cwæð sé þe wæs cyninges rǽswa . . .
sǽ-weall
a sea-wall, ⬩ a wall formed by the sea
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a sea-wall, a cliff by the sea Higelác wunode sǽwealle neáh, Beo. Th. 3853 ; B. 1924 : Exon. Th. 471, 15 ; Rä. 61,1. a wall formed by the sea Sǽweall ástáh (cf. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) stód swilce twegen hége weallas, Ex. 14, 22), Cd.
gás-ríc
An impetuous creature, a furious animal
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(the whale was sad at being stranded), Txts. 127, 6
ge-frignan
to ask ⬩ interrogare ⬩ to learn by asking ⬩ hear of
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Ne gefrægen ic ða mǽgðe sél gebæran never have I heard of the tribe bearing itself better, Beo. Th. 2026; B. 1011
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ge-hwylc
Each ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ whoever ⬩ whatever ⬩ quisque ⬩ unusquisque
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And hiera se æðeling gehwelcum feoh and feorh gebeád and the atheling offered each of them money and life, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 5. He beheóld heora ánra gehwilcne he observed each one of them, Th. Ap. 12, 24
ge-teón
to draw ⬩ lead ⬩ incite ⬩ excite ⬩ constrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bring up ⬩ instruct ⬩ bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ draw or bind together ⬩ string a musical instrument ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ perducere ⬩ stringere ⬩ evaginare ⬩ excitare ⬩ constringere ⬩ educare ⬩ instituere ⬩ ad finem perducere ⬩ complere ⬩ nervis aptare vel instruere ⬩ to bring as an offering or gift ⬩ contribute ⬩ bestow ⬩ give ⬩ conferre
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Ðá hí hæfdon getogen eall Creáca folc to ðǽm gewinnum when they had drawn all the people of Greece to the wars, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 14, 35. He geteág ealde láfe he drew an ancient relic [i. e. a sword ], Cd. 162; Th. 203, 22; Exod. 407.
hwanne
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H. 46, 20. in dependent clauses. where the time at which the action of the main clause takes place is fixed by the dependent clause Hwænne (huonne, L., hwenne, R.) ic bræc fíf hláfas ... . and hú fela wyligena gé námon fulle?, Mk. 8, 19: 20.
helm
a helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ diadem ⬩ the top ⬩ crown ⬩ cover ⬩ concealment ⬩ a covering
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But porticulusin the passage glossed, Aid. 3, 3, is the hammer used in giving signals to rowers), An Ox. 33.
ge-lufian
To love, esteem ⬩ ămāre, dilĭgĕre
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To love, esteem; ămāre, dilĭgĕre Ne sceal se Dryhtnes þeów máre gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan nor shall the Lord's servant love more of earth's riches, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 23; Gú. 358 : 119 b; Th. 458, 26; Hy. 4, 106.
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egesa
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Micel þearf is þæt crístene men þæne egesan ǽfre ne dreógan, þæt hý deófolgyld weorðian it is very needful that Christian men never commit the horrible sin of worshipping idols, 281, 4.
ge-wyrht
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Hé hæfde gewurðod þe þá gewyrhto áhton ( those who deserved it ), Dan. 444
clæfer-wyrt
Clover-wort, clover ⬩ trifolium minus
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Clover-wort, clover; trifolium minus Nim ða smalan clæfer-wyrt nioðowearde take the netherward part of the small clover-wort, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 26
cwid-bóc
The Book of Proverbs ⬩ proverbiorum liber
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The Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Be ðæm is awriten on Salomonnes cwidbócum about which it is written in the Proverbs of Solomon, Past. 36, 8; Cot. MS
eorþ-reced
An earth-house, a cave ⬩ subterrānea dŏmus, antrum
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An earth-house, a cave ; subterrānea dŏmus, antrum Hú ða stánbogan éce eorþreced healde how the stone arches held the eternal earth-house, Beo. Th. 5431; B. 2719
fæderen-cnósl
A paternal race, father's kin ⬩ păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla
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A paternal race, father's kin; păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla Be ðæs fædrencnósles wére according to the 'wer' of the father's kin, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 2
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fen-fearn
The fen ⬩ water-fern ⬩ flowering fern ⬩ the herb christopher ⬩ osmund-royal ⬩ osmunda rēgālis ⬩ salvia? ⬩ salvia
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The fen or water-fern, flowering fern, the herb christopher, osmund-royal; osmunda rēgālis, Lin. salvia?-Fenfearn salvia, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 8; Wrt. Voc. 31, 19