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blótan

(v.)
Grammar
blótan, ic blóte, ðú blótest, blétst, he blóteþ, blét, pl. blótaþ; p. ic, he bleót, ðú bleóte, pl. bleóton; pp. blóten; v. a.

To sacrifice, to kill for a sacrificeimmolare, sacrificaresacrificare

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Ðæt hí ða git swíðor blótten, ðonne hie ǽr dydon that they should sacrifice still more than they had done before, 4, 4; Bos. 80, 18

Linked entry: a-blótan

georn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
georn-ful, -full; comp. -fulra; adj.

Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligentsollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens

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Se is yfla gehwæs geornfulra ðonne ic who is more zealous than I for every evil, Exon. 70 b; Th. 261, 33; Jul. 324.

Linked entry: gearnfull

sorgung

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Búton ǽnigre sorhiunge (printed or hiunge) oððe yldinga sine aliquo typo vel mora (cf. búton late and gnomunge, R. Ben. 55, 12), R. Ben. I. 62, 11. Add

a-wehtnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wehtnes, -ness, e ; f.

An awakinga stirring upexcitationquickeningencouragingexcitatio

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An awaking, a stirring up, excitation, quickening, encouraging; excitatio To awehtnesse lifiendra monna of sáule deáþe ad excitationem viventium de morte animæ, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 627, 5

tó-ætícan

(v.)

to increase

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to increase Swelce eác tóætécte disse gedréfnisse storm Sǽberhtes deáþ auxit autem procellam hujusce perturbations etiam mórs Sabercti, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 6. Similar entries v. next word

a-munan

(v.)
Grammar
a-munan, ic, he -man, ðú -manst, pl. -munon; p. -munde , pl. -mundon; pp. -munen

To think ofmindconsiderbe mindful ofhave a care forcogitarereputarememor esseprovidere

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Cwǽdon hí, ðæt hie ðæs ne amundon ðe má ðe eówre geferan they said, that they no more minded it than did your companions, Chr. 755; Th. 84, 36, col. 3

Linked entries: a-manst a-mundon

weorold-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-snotor, adj.
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Ne weorþeþ on worulde ǽnig worldsnotera (woruld-, v.l.) þonne hé wyrðeþ there shall be none in the world that has more worldly cunning than he (Antichrist) has, Wulfst. 54, 21

ge-sacan

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Against the emendation ge-saca it may be noted that the other nouns in the passage, beginning, hine wiht dweleð, ' represent things (ádl, yldo, inwitsorh), and a noun of the same lind seems more suitable than one denoting a person.

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Kmbl. 2315 ; El. 1158. denoting success or good result, with (more) success, (more) effectually, to (more) purpose Ic gelýfe ðe sél and ðý fæstlícor ferhþ staþelige, Elen. Kmbl. 1589 ; El. 796.

simbel-geféra

(n.)
Grammar
simbel-geféra, an ; m.
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companion Nis hit nó ðæt án ðæt swá eáðe mæg wiðerweard gesceaft wesan ætgædere symbelgeféran, ac hit is sellícre ðæt hiora ǽnigne mæg bútan óðrum bión it is not only that it is so easy for opposites to be able to be constant companions, but it is more

Linked entries: ge-féra symbel-geféra

hálettan

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Þá se biscop tó mé cwóm, ðá grétte hé mé sóna and [h]álette his leódþeáwe cum me more rituque salutaret, Nar. 27, 17.

(adv.)
Grammar
má, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Moreratherfurther

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Gelpan ne þorfte Costontinus ne Anláf ðý má no need had Constantine to boast, no more had Anlaf, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 12; Æðelst. 46.

ǽr-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-dæg, es; m.

early dayearly mornmatutinummaneprima luxEarly daysformer daysdies prisci

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To ðam ǽrdæge on that morn, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 12; Exod. 198. in pl. Early days, former days; dies prisci On ǽrdagum in former days, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 23; Gen. 2543: Exon. 9a; Th. 6, 4; Cri. 79

Linked entry: samod

forþ-geferan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-geferan, p. de; pp. ed

To go forthdepartdiedecēdĕremŏri

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To go forth, depart, die; decēdĕre, mŏri Ðara monige forþgeferdon on Drihten many of whom died in the Lord, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 34: 2, 14; S. 518, 1

heorot-berige

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Heorotberge mora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 27. Heoru berge, 55, 77. Heortberige, Lch. iii. 304. 7. Heortberge celsa agreste, sicomorus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 55. Heorotberge fragas, 38, 63. Add

Linked entry: heorot-beg

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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delight, pleasure Wyn luxus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 11. Wynn luxoria, wynne luxus, 49, 67, 65. Genihtsumere wynne opulenti luxus, Hpt. Gl. 413, 71. Wyn eal gedreás, Exon. Th. 288, 25; Wand. 36. On Gode standeþ wuldor mín and wyn mycel, Ps. Th. 61, 7. Mín

Linked entry: mód-wén

feorh-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-gedál, feorg-gedál, es; n.

Life-separationdeathvītæ divortiummors

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Life-separation, death; vītæ divortium, mors Sceal feorhgedál æfter wyrþan death must afterwards take place, Andr. Kmbl. 362; An. 181: 2854; An. 1429: Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 5; Gú. 1173

Linked entry: feorg-gedál

gǽst-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gedál, es; n.

Separation of soul and bodydeathănĭmæ et corpŏris divortiummors

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Separation of soul and body, death; ănĭmæ et corpŏris divortium, mors Ne he sorge wæg gǽstgedáles he sorrowed not for his soul's separation, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 14; Gú. 1111

a-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogode; pp. [ge]-hugod

To devisesearchinventexcogitareperscrutariinvenire

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To devise, search, invent; excogitare, perscrutari, invenire Leóhtor ðonne hit men mǽgen módum ahycgan more clearly than men may in mind devise it, Exon. 21 a; Th. 56, 20; Cri. 903.

Linked entry: a-hicgan

áne

(adv.)
Grammar
áne, ǽne; adv. [án one, with the adverbial -e]

Onceonce for allonlyalonesemelsolumtantum

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Once, once for all, only, alone; semel, solum, tantum Is ðys áne má this is once more, Andr. Kmbl. 984; An. 492.

Linked entry: ǽne