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ge-beót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beót, es; n. [ge-, beót a threatening] .

a threateningthreatboastcommĭnātiomĭnæa promisepromissum

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T. 39, 10-12. a promise/; promissum Ofer eald gebeót contrary to the old promise, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 13; Bo. 47. [Laym. ibeot.]

ge-miclian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miclian, -myclian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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To enlarge, magnify, extol, glorify Se Mǽða ríce swíðe gemiclade who greatly enlarged the kingdom of the Medes, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 28: Ps. Th. 147, 3.

Linked entry: micelian

sige-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-róf, adj.
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Of victorious energy, triumphantly active. applied to a warrior or to a king Sigeróf kyning ( Hrothgar), Beo. Th. 1243 ; B. 619 : (Constantine ), Elen. Kmbl. 315 ; El. 158 : 141 ; El. 70. Wǽron Rómware secgas sigerófe, 93 ; El. 47 : Judth.

syn-lust

(n.)
Grammar
syn-lust, es; m.

Sinful pleasuredesire, lust

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Mancyn ðe is in ídelum gylpe and on synnlustum beswicen, Wulfst. 182, 13. Synlustum, Blickl. Homl. 57, 23. Synlustas fremman, Dóm. L. p. 30, 53

þrýþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrýþlíce, (?); adv.

Mightilydeliberately

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Th. 276, 25; Jul. 571), Beo. Th. 5731; B. 2869. Grammar þrýþlíce, [Or, perhaps, þrydlíce = deliberately, might be read

Linked entries: þrydlíce þrýþig

un-fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽcne, -fácne; adj.

Without deceitwithout fraud

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Hæbbe him twégen oþþe þreó unfácne ceorlas gewitnesse, L. H. G. 16; Th. i. 34, 4

Linked entry: fácne

un-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽne, adj.

free from evilpurewithout perjuryfree fromexempt fromnot sharing in

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B. i. 154, 16

Linked entry: mǽne

wísa

(n.)
Grammar
wísa, an; m.

A leader director captain

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Th. 296, 22; Crä. 55. Þeóda wísan, 196, 9; Az. 171. Weorces wísan, Cd. Th. 101, 28; Gen. 1689

wlite-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-beorht, adj.

Of splendid beautybeautiful

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Grammar wlite-beorht, of things Dæg, wlitebeorhte gesceaft, 8, 28; Gen. 131. Of ánum wætre wlitebeorhtum, 14, 17; Gen. 220. Eorþan, wlitebeorhtne wang, Beo. Th. 186; B. 93. him wíc curon, ðǽr him wlitebeorhte wongas geþúhton. Cd.

yppe

(n.)
Grammar
yppe, an; f.
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A raised place, a look-out place Yppe vel weardsteal spectacula, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 35. a stage, platform Glígmanna yppe orcestra vel pulpitus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 36. a dais, the raised floor in a hall. Cf.

be-irnan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 26, 24. of action, to run into danger, have recourse to Gif ic on unriht bearn, Ps., Th. 58, 4. Þú beurne on þone wyrstan feónd, Hml. Th. i. 66, 28. of thought, to occur to the mind Ús bearn þis on mód, Hml. S.10, 233: B. 67

be-lǽdan

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Dele second passage, and add þe óðerne man on synna belǽdeð, Wlfst. 78, 17. Þíne ýþa þú on belǽddest (induxisti) ofer , Ps. L. 87, 8. him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde. Hml. Th. ii. 546, 19. ðǽre sáwle wynsumnysse on belǽddon, 334, II.

ceahhetung

Grammar
ceahhetung, ceahhettung.
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Voc. ii. 127, 34. Ceachetunge, hospe cauillatione, i. uituperatione, An. Ox. 4500. Ic ceahhetungum bysmerlicum ástyrede I excited them to shameless shouts of laughter, Hml. S. 23 b, 375. Þá higeleáslican ceahhetunga ineffrenatos cachinnos, An.

ed-hwyrft

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Substitute: return to a place Ús is áléfed edhwyrft þǽm écean lífe, Bl. H. 137, 14. Gesǽligum edhwyrftum felici reditu, Wrt.

for-hæfednes

Grammar
for-hæfednes, and -hæfnes
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Forhæfednys parsimonia, i. abstinentia, An. Ox. 3748. Forhæfdnes continentia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 30. On færhæfdnesse (for-, Cott. MSS.) strenge, Past. 41, 14. Mið forhæftnise abstinendo, Rtl. 14, 12. Hine ǽghwylc sylfne on forhæfednysse band, Hml.

swǽr

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Th. ii. 590, 19. add: — Swǽr piger, An. Ox. 48, 3. b. add: — Slépon þá mǽdene swá swárum slápe man áwreccan ne mihte, Hml. S. 35, 68

weard-setl

(n.)
Grammar
weard-setl, es; n.

A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard

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Ðá férde his gaśt and mid wǽpne ðone Godes feónd ofstang, his weardsetlum on lócigendum, Homl. Th. i. 452, 13-31. Æt ðǽm weardsetlum ad excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 16. Weardsetl excubias, 81, 20: 30, 11: 71, 11.

ǽsce

question, inquirysearch for stolen cattle

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Ðá áxunga ðǽre ǽscan tówríðende interrogationi interrogationem jungens, Hml. S. 23 b, 495. as a legal term, search for stolen cattle :-- Beó ǽsce forð let the search go on, Ll. Th. i. 234, 17: 238, 9.

wil-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gifa, -giefa, -geofa, an; m.

A giver of what is desirable, a giver of goodthe giver of all good

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A giver of what is desirable, a giver of good, as epithet of an earthly prince Wilgeofa Wedra leóda, dryhten Geáta ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5792 ; B. 2900. Ðæs wilgifan ( Constantine's ) word, Elen.

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set upput uponimputeaccusestatuereimponere inimputarearguereaccusare

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Ne mæg on me fácnes frum-bearn fyrene gestælan may not deceit's firstborn [the devil] impute crime to me, Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 18; . 1044. He us ne mæg ǽnige synne gestælan he cannot accuse us of any sin, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 10; Gen. 391.