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weorc-stán

Grammar
weorc-stán, <b>. I.</b>
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Add ðǽr swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon . . . fundon ǽcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. Th. i. 23, 423. Add Hét hé niman Claudium and lǽdan tó sǽ and wurpan hine út mid ánum weorcstáne, Hml. S. 35, 226

in-bringan

(v.)

to bring inpresent

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to bring in, present Ðá ne mihton hine inbringan cum non possent offerre eum illi, Mk. Skt. 2, 4

Linked entry: in-brengan

un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fiercesavagecrueldeadlydiredreadfulfrightful

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Him geblendon drýas drync unheórne, se onwende wera ingeþanc, Andr. Kmbl. 68; An. 34

same

(adv.)
Grammar
same, (always in combination with swá); adv.

Similarly, in the same way

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Ðæt hié lufan Dryhtnes and sybbe swá same sylfra betweónum gelǽston, 2411; El. 1207: 2565; El. 1284. On Adame and on his eafrum swá some, Cd. Th. 25, 24; Gen. 399. Is ðæt fýr swásame on ðam wætre and on stánum eác. Met. 20, 150 : 24, 33.

forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, -werd; adj.

in a forward directionforwardprōnustending towards any oneălĭquem versus tendenseverlastingcontinualsempĭternus

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Á swá hit forþwerdre beón sceolde, swá wæs hit lætre always as it should be more forward, so was it later, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 32. tending towards any one; ălĭquem versus tendens Forþweard to ðé tending towards thee, Ps. Cot. 50, 79; Ps.

engel-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
engel-cund, adj. Angelic; angĕlĭcus = ἀγγελικός
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God him giefe sealde engelcunde God gave him angelic grace, Exon. 34a; Th. 108, 13; Gú. 72

fylcian

(v.)
Grammar
fylcian, p. ade

To arrange troops

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To arrange troops Harald his liþ fylcade Harold drew up his force, Chr. 1066; Erl. 200, 33

Linked entry: ge-fylced

mete-corn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-corn, es; n.

Corn for food

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Corn for food Ílk habbe his metecú and his metecorn, Chart. Th. 580, 7. v. next word

ge-réf-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-ærn, es; n.

A court-house

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A court-house Urbanus eode to his geréfærne Urbanus went to his court-house, Shrn. 106, 16

wang

Grammar
wang, a cheek.
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Add: — Slóh hé þone Godes wer mid his brádre handa ofer his wange, Gr. D. 200, 15

blótan

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hié sceolden mid monnum for hié heora godum blótan, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 5. Add

hand-scólu

(n.)
Grammar
hand-scólu, -scálu, e; f.

A retinue

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A retinue Mid his hondscóle with his retinue, Beo. Th. 3931; B. 1963. Handscále, 2638; B. 1317

gaf-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Buffoonery, scurrility

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Buffoonery, scurrility Hwǽr biþ his gafsprǽc, and ðá ídelan gamenunga, and his ungemetegode hleahter?, Bas. 50, 28

Linked entry: gaf

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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gebrohton hie on fullum fleáme they put them to full flight, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 18. On fullum mónan at full moon, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 13; Lchdm. iii. 268, 10.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

dæg

(n.)
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Wé hátað ǽnne dæg fram sunnan úp*-*gange oð ǽfen, Lch. iii. 234, 31-236, 2. day, time. lifetime Ðæt hió hæbbe ðæt land hire dæg . . . and efter hire dæge geselle hit . . . ðám hírode, C. D. ii. 58, 22.

gladian

(v.)
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Srt. 103, 15. of mental effect, to gladden, cheer Ꝥ widuwan and steópcild georne gladian, Ll. Th. i. 326, 26. to please Þá þe mid clǽnnysse him gecwémað on lífe and mid gódum weorcum hine gladiað nú, Hml. A. 15, 54.

þing-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þing-rǽden, þing-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Þurh his hálgena þingrǽdene, Chart. Erl. 231, 28. Þurh his moder ðingrǽdene, Homl. Th. i. 450, 26. Þa þingrǽdene for ðam folce, ii. 536, 11. Mid ðínum (St. Andrew's) þingrǽdenum tuis intercessionibus, Hymn. Surt. 126, 8.

drífan

(v.)
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Se æþeling bebeád þæt hié heora witan him beforan drifen swá swá niédlingas, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 7. to cause to flee before one's pursuit, to chase, hunt, pursue Hé nolde ðane sleán ðe hine dráf . . .

á-habban

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Add: to restrain ꝥ from wífum áhæfden, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 5. ꝥ í Heó sceolde áhabban fram Godes húses ingange, 493, 15: 489, 17. Fram ingange is tó áhabbanne ab ingressu abstinendum est , 495, 20. Hine fram þám síðfæte áhæbbende, Hml.

Linked entry: on-habban

on-girwan

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hine þám scyccelse ongyrede, Hml. S. 23 b, 217. Ongeredon (exuerunt) hine dý ryfte and gegeredon hine mið his gewédum, Mt. L. 27, 31. Ꝥ þú ongere mé ealra mínra synna, Angl. xii. 505, 20. Wæs hé hine sylfne ongyrwendne, Gr. D. 68, 11