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wang-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wang-stede, es; m.
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eode in burh hraðe, . . . stóp on strǽte . . . swá him nǽnig gumena ongitan ne mihte; hæfde sigora weard on ðam wangstede (cf. wang sceáwode fore burg*-*geatum, 1678; An. 841. But perhaps wangstede - wang, and the passage means that St.

ge-þyldo

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyldo, ge-þyldu; f. indecl.
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Seó gedréfednys wyrcð geðyld, and ꝥ geðyld áfandunge, Hml. Th. i. 554, 26. Ne sealde ús náne bysne his geðyldes, 226, 12: R. Ben. 135, 8; Guth. 50, 26: Gr. D. 20, 16. On eówrum geðylde, Past. 218, 24: Lk. 21, 19: Hml. Th. ii. 544, 4: Hml.

BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLEfrenum

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He ðæne bridel of ateáh he took the bridle off [his horse], Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, note 34. Se gemetgaþ ðone bridel he regulates the bridle, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18. Mid his bridle with his bridle, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 6: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: bridels brydel

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Wæs him micel langung and sorh on heora heortan, ðá hié ðæt ongeáton, ðæt leng mid him líchomlíce wunian nolde; hié . . . fréfrede for ðære gelómlícan sorge, Blickl. Homl. 135, 14-23.

Linked entry: sorg

cwicu

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicu, cwico, cucu = cue; nom. acc. m. f. n; pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. cwicu, cwico, cucu; adj.

Alive, quick vivus

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He clifu cyrreþ on cwicu wæteres wellan he turnelh the rocks to quick [living] springs of water, 113, 8

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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Hie forhtiaþ they will be afraid. Rood Kmbl. 227; Kr. 115: Ps. Th. 67, 9. Ðǽr hig forhtodon mid ege illic trĕpĭdāvērunt tĭmōre, Ps. Lamb. 52, 6. He bæd ðæt ne forhtedon ná he bade that they should not be afraid, Byrht. Th. 132, 25; By. 21.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsionforceviolenceoppressionill-treatmentrebukereproofthreatening

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Similar entries v. þreátian, I bestungon him on múþ mid niycelre ðreátunge ðone fúlan mete, Homi. Skt. ii. 25, 34.

wlacu

(adj.)
Grammar
wlacu, and wlæc; adj.

Lukewarmtepid

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Grammar wlacu, in a physical sense Gedó ðæt sió wyrt wlacu (blacu, MS.) sý, and þyge , Lchdm. i. 80, 13. Wlece hyt, ðæt hyt wlæc beó, and habbe on hys múþe swá wlac, iii. 106, 2-4.

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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se láreów ne sceal ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran ábisgunge (exteriorum occupatione), ne eft ða úterran ne forlǽte for ðære inneran ... ðý læs sié gehæft mid ðam úterran ymbhogan, Past. 18; Swt. 127, 8-14.

Linked entry: ýtera

beón

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., expressing motion Beón on ofeste útweard cum festinatione egrediantur foras , Chrd. 21, 28; 33. Add gesáwon Thesali of hiora horsum beón feohtende wið hié, Ors. 1, 9; S. 42, 33

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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munuclíce leofode betwux ðam lǽwedan folce he lived as a monk among laymen, 97, 67. Sum wer wæs on lǽwedum háde fuit vir in laico habitu, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 7.

Linked entry: lǽwed

leód-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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létt gewrítan mycel landes his arcebiscopas hæfdon and his leódbiscopas and his abbodas and his eorlas, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 30. [Mid arcebiscopes and leódbiscopes and abbotes, 1125; Erl. 254, 8.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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nǽfre nǽnigum woruldrícum men onbúgan nolde, 223, 27. Warna ðé ðæt ðú hyt nǽnegum men ne secge, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 4. Ðæt nǽnigum óðrum men ne sǽde, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 3 : Blickl. Homl. 221, 16. Hié eów tó nǽnigre áre ne belimpeþ, Blickl.

Linked entry: nán

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Ic hym geeádmédan wylle and hym þeówian. Hml. A. 190, 265. with the idea of condescension, of human beings Tó ðon þaeti for mínum synnum ( the clergy of Worcester ) heó geeáðmédden þaette heó wáeren þingeras wið Drihten, C.

ge-healdsum

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Substitute: that takes care of, is protective of Gif bið ákenned on .xxiiii. nihta, sé bið geswincfull on his lífe.

nówend

(n.)
Grammar
nówend, es; m.
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Þý þryddan dæge þá þá se biscop ne geseah ætýwan . . . þone nówent (nautam) . . . hine deádne gelýfde . . . Þá onwegánumenum þám nówende . . . se biscop férde . . . and þá þá cóm tó Rómána hýþe gemétte þone ylcan nówent (nautam), Gr.

Linked entry: nomementa

fyrþran

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Þæt Godes cyrcean fyrðrie and fryðie, Wlfst. 266, 16. hit forseah, sé þe hit fyrþran sceolde æfter hiera ágnum gewunan, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 7. Unriht álecgan and rihtwísnysse fyrðrian, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 1: Hml.

under-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
under-lútan, p. -leát, -luton; pp. -loten

To stoop beneath something in order to raise or support itto supportbearsubmit to

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To stoop beneath something in order to raise or support it, to support, bear, submit to Ða ðe beóð mid hira ágnum byrðennum ofðrycte, ðæt hié ne magon gestondan, hié willaþ lustlíce underfón óðerra monna, ond unniédige hié underlútaþ mid hira sculdrum

á-cwelan

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Ðæt þurh hungres scearpnesse ácwǽle, Hml. Th. i. 58, 32. Ðæs hearperes wíf sceolde ácwelan, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 4. Ðý lǽs hié selfe ácwelen, ðǽr ðǽr hié ðá óðre lácniað, Past. 371, 11. Gif sié sió hond oðcwolen (ácwolon, v. l. ), Ll.

hátan

Grammar
hátan, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc. and infin.
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For þǽm gylte hiene eft hétt his fæder ofsleán, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 12. hiene hétt bebyrgean, 128, 16. Hát wyrcean stengas, Past. 169, 22. <b>I c.