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briht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
briht-líce, adv.

Clearlybrightlyclaresplendide

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Clearly, brightly; clare, splendide Ðæt he brihtlíce eall geseah ut videret clare omnia, Mk. Skt. Hat. 8, 25

ofer-hlýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlýde, adj.

Over-loud, noisy

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Over-loud, noisy ne sý oferhlýde on stefne, R. Ben. 30, 14. Similar entries v. preceding word

on-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-síne, -sýne; adj.

Visible

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Visible mé fore eágum onsýne wearþ, Exon. Th. 177, 17; Gú. 1228: Andr. Kmbl. 1820; An. 912

ge-smyltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyltan, p. te; pp. ed [smylt serene]

To appeasequietplācāre

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To appease, quiet; plācāre He ðone aþundenan sǽ gesmylte tŭmĭda æquŏra plācāvit, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 8

Linked entry: smyltan

hleór-slæge

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-slæge, -slege, es; m.

A blow on the cheek or face

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A blow on the cheek or face Hleórslægeas underféng alapas accepit, Past. 36, 9; Swt. 261, 6

list

(n.)
Grammar
list, es; m: list, e; f.

Artskillcraftcunningartifice

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ðé hét listas lǽran he bade teach thee arts, Cd. 25; Th. 33, 8; Gen. 517

þes

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Add Ǽr on þǽs earfoðnesse cóm úre wæs wealdend, Bl.

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Ðá ðá lange and lange hearpode when then he had harped a long, long time, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 5. longe how long, Past. pref; Swt. 9, 4. langæ, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 10. Nóht longe æfter ðon not long after that, Shrn. 105, 9.

Linked entries: lencg leng

nunne

(n.)
Grammar
nunne, an ; f.

A nuna vestal

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Gif heó leng libbe ðonne se ðe hié út álǽdde, náge hió his ierfes ówiht. Gif hió bearn gestriéne, næbbe ðæt ðæs ierfes, L. Alf. pol. 8; Th. i. 66, 14-20. Be nunnena onfenge.

Linked entry: non

ge-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfan, -hwerfan, -hwirfan, -hwierfan; p. de; pp. ed

To changeturnconvertmutareconvertere

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Manige Israhela bearna he gehwyrfþ to heora drihtne many of the children of Israel he shall turn to their Lord, 165, 13.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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Se ðe gód onginneþ he who attempts good, 21, 34. He Godes good on ðære his ðǽde ongeat, he perceived in that deed of his the goodness of God, 215, 33. He mid góde gyldan wille uncran eaferan he will repay our offspring with good, Beo.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Him gebyrede ꝥ feorh earfoðlíce hardly was life granted him. Hml. S. 12, 64.

mægen-fæst

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Þes eard nis eác ealles swá mægenfæst hér on úteweardan þǽre eorðan brádnesse swá swá heó is tómiddes on mægen-fæstum eardum, þǽr man mæg fæstan freólícor þonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 106-109. Add

ge-hlýd

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Hml. S. 31, 810. Simpronius mid swíðlicum gehlýde hét gefeccan, 7, 81. clypode mid gehlýde, 36, 362. Mid wédendum and egislicum gehlýde bachanti et furibundo strepitu (i. clamore ), An.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Hié micel þæs folces ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, and þæs óþres þone mǽstan dǽl hié geridon, Chr. 878; P. 74, 27. tóbærst on feówer dǽlas, Bl.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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H. 69, 25.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Adame his hyge hwyrfde and his heorte ongann wendan tó hire willan Adam's mind changed, and his heart began to turn to her desire, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 28; Gen. 716.

óþ-swerian

(v.)
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to abjure, deny on oath Ðá óþswóran hié mid ðam bismerlícestan áðe ðæt hié him nǽfre on fultume nǽre ðéh ðe ða áðas wǽren neár máne ðonne sóðe turpissimam rupti foederis labem adcumu-lavere perjurio, Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 10.

swiftness

(n.)
Grammar
swiftness, e; f.
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Swiftness, fleetness, celerity Hwá unlǽredra ne wundraþ ðæs roderes færeldes and his swiftnesse, Bt. 39. 3; Fox 214, 16. Dysig se ðe getrúwaþ on his horses swiftnesse, Ps. Th. 32, 15. swang ðone top mid swá micelre swiftnesse, Ap. Th. 13, 13.

Linked entry: swiftu

un-geþyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþyld, e; f.: es; n. [
Similar entries
v. ge-þyld
]

Impatience

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Impatience mycel Godes geþyld is, and mycel úre ungeþyld is, Blickl. Homl. 33, 26. Ungeðyld impatientiae culpa, Past. 43; Swt. 309, 2. Sió ungeðyld, Swt. 311, 21: 33; Swt. 220, 66.