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hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Hwæt wé witan nouimus namque, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 81, 21. And hwæt þá se ylca God manna cynn ádwǽscan ne wolde quia itaque isdem Deus humanum genus exstinguere noluit, 77, 12.

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.

thy ⬩ thine, ⬩ thine ⬩ thine

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Sege mé hwæþer se þín wela swá deóre seó, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 6: Met. 20, 29. Álés þíne þa liófan gesceft, Hy. 8, 33: Ps. Th. 90, 7. Hi ðæt þín fægere hús forbærndan, 73, 7.

rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extent ⬩ clear space, room ⬩ extension, clearance

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Lchdm. iii. 417 on this charter. extension of a person's well-being Ða (certain property) ic gescarode mé sylfum and mínum foregengum and eftyrgengum tó écum rýmete to the furtherance of the eternal well-being of myself and of my predecessors and successors

Linked entry: rýmetleást

crundel

(n.)
Grammar
crundel, crundol, crundul; gen. crundeles, crundles; dat. crundle, crundelle; m.

a barrow, mound raised over graves to protect them ⬩ tumulus

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D. 997; Kmbl. iii. 301, 35 Professor Leo says, — 'A crundel or crundwel is a spring or well, with its cistern, trough, or reservoir,' and cites, — Ðonon eft on crundwylle then again to crund-spring Cod. Dipl. 1188; Kmbl. v. 354, 20, 28.

Linked entry: morþ-crundel

Scottas

(n.)
Grammar
Scottas, pl.

The Scots ⬩ Scots of Ireland ⬩ Scots of Scotland

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Bede's statement of the cures worked on those who were bitten by snakes through the application of water in which scrapings from the leaves of Irish books were put, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 36-39), Lchdm. ii. 110, 15.

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to mean ⬩ intend ⬩ purpose ⬩ determine ⬩ to think ⬩ suppose

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Ðá mynton wé ús gerestan, Nar. 14, 25 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 143; Met. 26, 72. Grammar myntan, with infin. to be supplied Gif ðú seó riht cyning swá ðú ǽr myntest, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 8; Sat. 688.

stenc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
stenc, es; m.
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Mid ðære nose wé tósceádaþ ða stencas, Past. 11, 2;Swt. 65, 21. Góde stencas and yfele, 56; Swt. 433, 22. <b>I a.</b> a pleasant smell, fragrance, perfume :-- Ys mínes suna stenc swilce ðæs landes stenc, ðe Drihten bletsode, Gen. 27, 27.

un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortune ⬩ mishap

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Wé sceolon ǽgðer ge on gelimpe ge on ungelimpe cweðan: 'Ic herige mínne Drihten on ǽlcne tíman, Homl. Th. i. 252, 13: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 251. Ic andette míne scylda and seófige mín ungelimp, Ps. Th. 21, 2: Homl. Th. i. 584, 5.

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrily ⬩ with or in anger ⬩ with indignation ⬩ fiercely ⬩ cruelly ⬩ greviously ⬩ bitterly ⬩ evilly ⬩ perversely ⬩ wickedly

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Wé synd wráðe geswæncte, Homl. Ski. i. 4, 156: Exon. Th. 443, 19; Kl. 32. Wráþe geworhtra wíta, 252, 32; Jul. 172. Ðú ðé sylfne swýbe wráðe bepǽcst you deceive yourself most grievously. Homl. Skt. i. 12, 99.

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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S. 23 b, 207 : B. 2746: An. 1316, Wé sind bereáfod úrum gódum aporiamur bonis nostris, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 43. with æt Hí bereáfodon Loth æt his ǽhton predati sunt Loth, Prud. 2 b : Chr. 1043; P. 163, 34. þeáh se reáfere ús æt ǽhtum bereáfige, Hml.

campian

(v.)
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Nǽnig compigende Gode nemo militans Deo, Rtl. 60, 11. with for Wé willað campian for ðínre hǽlo, Ap. Th. 9, 20. Tó campienne for Crístes geleáfan, Hml.

eardian

(v.)
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Wé witon óþer égland, þér gé magon eardian, pref.; P. 3, 12. to live, pass one's life Seó cyrice sceal fédan þá þe æt hire eardiaþ, Bl. H. 41, 28.

ge-wanian

(v.)
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Wé forhealdað ǽghwǽr Godes gerihta, and ne dear man gewanian on hǽðenum þeódum ǽnig þǽra þinga þe gedwolgodon tó lácum betǽht bið, Wlfst. 157, 15

sécan

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Secge wé . . . ꝥ þá beón fordóne þe ðæne drýcræft sécað, Hml. S. 17, 113. Ðú symle furðor feohtan sóhtest, Vald. 1. 18. Add Hié Læcedemonie mid gefeohte sóhton, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 11. Darius hié mid gefeohte sécan wolde, 2, 5; S. 78, 23

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, smirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode

To smear, anoint ⬩ unctus ⬩ to anoint

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Ðonne wé smirewaþ (smierewaþ, Halt. MS.) úre heortan eáge mid sealfe Past. ii; Swt. 68, 10-12. Smiriaþ Ps. Surt. 140, 6. Smirede linivit Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 15. Smyrede 51, 47. Smerede unxit Ps. Spl. 44, 9: Blickl. Homl. 69, 2. Smyrede 73, 18.

fremming

progress ⬩ advance ⬩ a doing ⬩ accomplishing ⬩ the doing ⬩ operation ⬩ the doing

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Wé áweriað ús mid þǽre segene, áweriað eów mid þǽre láre fremminge, 402, 27. For ðǽre synne fremminge, Hex. 22, 29. Se Hálga Gást is genemned tó ðǽre fremminge Crístes menniscnysse, Hml. Th. i. 196, 22 (cf. 198, 31 supra ).

þrǽl

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl, es; m.

A thrall ⬩ slave ⬩ servant

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Wé witan ðæt þurh Godes gyfe þrǽl wearð tó þegene, and ceorl tó eorle, L. Eth. vii. 21; Th. i. 334, 8.

ge-fadian

(v.)

to arrange, set in order material objects ⬩ to ornament, adorn :-- ⬩ to dispose of property ⬩ to order conduct, action, life, manage a matter ⬩ to arrange the order of procedure :-- ⬩ of the ordering by superhuman power,

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Eówer síð ne bið ná swá swá wé wéndon, ac wyrð elles gefadod and on óðre stówe, Hml. S. 6, 86. Ealle ðá gerýnu Crístes menniscnysse wǽron gefadode þurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes, Hml. Th. ii. 280, 3

ge-mót

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III. of inanimate objects, meeting, junction, v. ge-mittung :-- On wega gemótum in competis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 12

emne

(adv.)
Grammar
emne, comp. emnor, emnar; adv.

Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just ⬩ æquālĭter, æque, omnīno

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Ne wéne ic ðæt ǽnige twegen látteówas emnar gefuhton I do not think that any two leaders fought more equally. Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 32