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bald

(adj.)
Grammar
bald, adj.

BOLDaudaciousadventurousconfidentaudaxconfidens

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Kmbl. 369; Sal. 184: Hilde calla bald bord upahóf the bold war-herald raised his shield, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 27; Exod. 253. Wǽron ðe baldran gewordene confidentiores facti, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 17

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fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
fæstan, -nian; p.fæste ; pp. fæsted [fæst fast, firm] .

firm, entrust, commit, commendfirmāre, commendāre FASTjējūnāre

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War. 23, 46. some have taught and now teach that he who fasts properly, fastens or secures his salvation, hence, perhaps,- To FAST; jējūnāre Ne mágon fæstan non possunt jējūnāre, Mk. Bos. 2, 19

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hridder

(n.)
Grammar
hridder, es; n.

A sieve

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Ðá ábæd his fóstormóder án hridder ... Benedictus genam ða sticcu ðæs tóclofenan hriddores ... ðæt hridder up áhéngon æt heora cyrcan geate, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16-24

un-wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wáclíce, adv.

not weaklyresolutelywithout falteringnot meanlynoblysplendidly

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Th. 245, 25; Jul. 50. not meanly, nobly, splendidly His aferan eád bryttedon unwáclíce, Cd. Th. 258, 12; Dan. 674

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irfeweardness

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'Donne God sylð his leófum slǽp, þæt is Drihtnes yrfwyrdnys (hereditas).' Þonne Godes gecorenan becumað tó deáðe, ðonne gemétað yrfwyrdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 526, 29. Tóhopa ðǽre écan ierfeweardnesse (hereditatis), Past. 391, 30.

DRAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRAGAN, ic drage, ðú drægest, drægst, dræhst, he drægeþ, drægþ, dræhþ, pl. dragaþ; p. dróg, dróh, pl.drógon ; pp. dragen.

DRAG, drawtrahĕreTo draw oneself, to draw, gose conferre, ire

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me drógon, and is hit nyste ... hit mon drægþ swá hit ne gefret traxērunt me et ego non sensi ... trahĭtur et nequaquam sentit, Past. 56, 2; Hat. MS.

gamen

amusement, mirthjest, gamegamea game, pastime

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Hý sceolon habban him gomen on borde, Gn. Ex. 183. Hé álegde gamen and gleódreám, B. 3021. jest, game (in to make game of) Ic sceal habban mé ðæt tó gamene subsannabo, Past. 249, 1. Þæt him tó gamene gedydon what they made a jest of Hml.

mund-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mund-cræft, es; m.

Power of handpower to protect

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Power of hand or power to protect Cunne ic his mihta, his mægen, and his mihta, and his mundcræftas, Lchdm. i. 384, 13

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Add Hié selfe neáh forwurdon, Ors. 2, 6 ; S. 88, 16. Þá gemétte heó hire hwǽte ealne beón neáh (pene) gedǽledne fram hire ágenum suna, Gr. D. 68, 23. Add Ealle ðá clifu þe neáh þǽm sǽ wǽron, Ors. 5, 4 ; S. 226, 4.

ofer-gitan

(v.)

to forget, neglect

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ofergéton (-geáton, MS. A. ) obliti sunt ðæt hláfas ne námon, Mk. Skt. 8, 14. Hié ofergeáton Godes dómas. Cd. Th. 155, 32; Gen. 2581. Spec . . . ðæt hié ofergieton (sýn ofergytende,MS. B.) ðisse sǽwe ege, St. And. 8. 15.

á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive awayforce awayto press outthrust outsqueeze outto press into

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ne nihton ǽnigne eles wǽtan út áþýn, 250, 14. Út áþýde elisi, i. expressi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, II. (the eyes) wǽron út áðýde (printed-dyde) of þám eáhhringum, Hml. S. 21, 279. to press into Swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl. H. 205, I

cyst-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
cyst-leás, adj.

Fruitless, reprobate reprŏbus

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Fruitless, reprobate; reprŏbus Him [God] ðá se cystleása [Cain] cwealmes wyrhta andswarode then the reprobate [man] Cain, the worker of murder, answered God, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 28; Gen. 1004

mǽþrian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽþrian, p. ode

To shew respect tohonour

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,and hé him ðæs weorþscipes geunne, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 15

eár-hring

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Wǽron þá eáran him þurhþyrelode and eárhringas on hongedon of mænigfealdan gimcynne geworhte perforatis auribus, ex quibus uniones dependebant, Nar. 26, 31. Add

séþan

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Secgende and séðende ꝥ him swá gelumpen, for ðan ðe hé Godes templ tawode tó bysmore, Hml. S. 25, 541. Add

stán-weall

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Þæt wæter stód him on twá healfa swilce óðer stánweall, Hml. Th. ii. 194, 22. Úp oð ðone ealdan stánweall . . . on stánwealles bróc, C. D. iii. 416, 12-22. Add

rihtwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtwíslíce, adv.

Rationally justly

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Rationally justly Hú mæg ǽnig man ryhtwíslíce and gesceádwíslíce ácsigan, gif hé nán grot rihtwísnesse on him næfþ Bt. 35, 1 ; Fox 156, 5 : Met. 22, 45. v. preceding word

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wil-spell

(n.)
Grammar
wil-spell, es; n.

Welcome newsglad tidings

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Welcome news, glad tidings Wæs him frófra mǽst æt ðam willspelle (the news of the finding of the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 1985; El. 994. Wilspella mǽst gesecgan, 1965; El. 984

ful-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ful-fremman, full-fremman, to -fremmanne; he -fremeþ; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To fulfilperfectpractiseperfĭcĕre

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He his mód went to ðám yflum and fulfremeþ he turns his mind to the vices and practises them, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 20. Of múþe cildra and súcendra ðú fulfremedest lof ex ōre infantium et lactentium perfēcisti laudem, Ps. Lamb. 8, 3: Ps.

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Andlang weges ðæt hit sticaþ on norðeweardum cynges steorte. . . andlang weges ðæt hit sticaþ æt wíchám, 48, 8-11. Ðonne swá forð ðæt hit sticaþ on miclancumb; and of miclancumbe ðæt hit sticaþ on litlancumb, 405, 30.