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flód

flooda riverwatera flooddelugethe Delugea torrent

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Ðá cwæð Æðelstán ꝥ him leófre wǽre ꝥ hit tó fýre oððe flóde gewurde þonne hé hit ǽfre gebide, Cht. Th. 207, 14. Hǽðenscipe bið ꝥ man weorþige fýr oþþe flód, Ll.

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Ic wolde helpan þæs þe ðǽr unscyldig wǽre and hénan þone þe hine yfelode, Bt. 38, 6; F. 208, 17. Is se dæg comen ꝥ úre mandryhten mægenes behófað gódra manna; wutun gangan tó helpan hildfruman, B 2649: 2879.

smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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hé cwæð, ðǽr hit smalost wǽre, ðæt hit mihte beón þreora míla brád tó ðæm móre Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 24-33.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Ðæt wæs tácen sweotol, Beo. Th. 1671; B. 833. Hwæt dést ðú tó tácne, ðæt wé gelýfon, Jn. Skt. 6, 30. On ða ylcan tiid ðe hé ( David) genam his (Saul's ) spere on his getelde on niht, tó tácne ðæt hé inne mid him slǽpendum wæs, Ps.

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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S. 6, 89. of money, to be current, be in use Hit máre is þonne ccclxxii wintra syððan ðyllic feoh wæs farende on eorðan, Hml. S. 23, 702

Linked entry: farnian

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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L. 282. (2 a) to join as man and wife :-- Hé silfa wæs mid þám fúlestan horwe þártó (to his daughter ) geþeód, Ap. Th. 24, 15. Wæs geþeód foederatur (Bersabae inlegitimo jugalitatis vinculo ), An. Ox. 5031.

for-seón

(v.)
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for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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Wæs mǽrþa fruma tó swíðe forsewen the source of marvels was too greatly despised, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 16; Edg. 42. Bióþ forsewene heora láreówas their teachers are despised, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 74; Met. 13, 37. Forhygdelíc oððe forsewen contemptus, Ps.

Linked entry: for-sión

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Ðá wæs hé mid yrre swíðlíce onstyred, Blickl. Homl. 199, 16. Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre timui indignationem et iram illius, Deut. 9, 19. Ágeót ofer hí ðín ðæt grame yrre effunde super eos iram tuam, Ps. Th. 68, 25.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Ne wæs ðá giet wiht geworden there was as yet nothing made, 5; Th. 7, 8; Gen. 103. Nǽfre git never yet, Beo. Th. 1171; B. 583. Swýðor gyt yet more, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 11; Jud. 182

Linked entries: giet geot þá

steall

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
steall, es; m.
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Stephanus hine ( Christ ) geseah standende, forðan ðe hé wæs his gefylsta, Homl. Th. i. 48, 29.

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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On þeówum dóme ł tó ðeówan wæs geseald in seruum venundatus est, Ps. Lamb. 104, 17. Se ðe sleá his ágenne þeówne esne, L. Alf. 17; Th. i. 48, 12. Feówertýnewintre man hine sylfne mæg þeówne gedón ( se servum facere ), L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 27.

un-rótness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rótness, e; f.

Sadnesssorrowtroublegloominess

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Mid manegum unrótnessum Dauid wæs ofðrycced under Sawle, Ps. Th. 38, arg. Ðǽm oferblíðum is tó cýðanne ða unrótnessa ( tristia ) ðe ðǽræfter cumaþ, and ðám unblíðum sint tó cýðanne ða gefeán (laeta ) ðe him gehátene sindon, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 15

Linked entry: rótness

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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Seó wæs gelǽcled from Róme on wræcsíð on ða ceastre seó is nemned Piceno, Shrn. 102, 35. Wén ic ðæt gé for wlenco, nalles for wræcsíðum, Hróðgár sóhton, Beo. Th. 682; B. 338.

á-rísan

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Hé geswutelode þæt hé árisen wæs, Hml. Th. i. 222, 9. to arise with intent to act Hwá áríst tó þǽm þæt hé sylle hǽlo?, Ps. Th. 13, 11. Uton wé árísan and ácwellan þá apostolas, Bl. H. 149, 34. <b>II a.

eáca

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on húse his gesihð beón geopenad eácan oððe blisse getácnað, Lch. iii. 204, 16. a reinforcement to an army Him cóm micel eáca tó ǽgþer ge of Eást-Englum ge of Norbhymbrum, Chr. 894; P. 87, 11. additional words, a supplement, appendix Swíðe ryhtlíce wæs

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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I b: Hú Nonius wæs forcweden for þám gyldenan scridwǽne, Bt. F. xiv. 21. to call hard names. v. I a: Se wísa Catulus, swá ungefrǽglíce forcwæð Nomum Catullus Nonium strumam appellat, Bt. 27, 1; F. 94, 32.

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Þá wǽs gefylled ꝥ se wítga foresægde, Bl. H. 203, 12. Þá wítgan þe Crístes tócyme wiston and foresægdon, 81, 10. Is gefylled ꝥ ꝥ hí foresǽdon, Hml. A. 69, 91. Hyt syððan gelamp swá swá hí foresǽdon, 68, 67.

ge-gaderung

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Hú gerád hiora gegaderung wæs . . . hǽmedes þe þæs gástes, Hml. A. 200, 161. Gyftlicere gegæderunge nuptialis copule, An. Ox. 4402. Heálice gegaderunga ( legitima conjugia ) ne mót mon gesceádan bútan bégea geðafunga, Ll.

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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Rtl. 181, l. a taking care to prevent hurt, watchful care Þá þá he wæs geswænced mid þæs líchaman swinglan hé hæfde symble ðǽre heortan frófre þurh þá gehyldu (-hældo, v. l.) þæs Hálgan Gástes (per Sancti Spiritus custodiam ), Gr.

ge-lettan

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Hys sýðfæt wæs geletted, Shrn. 98, 30. <b>V a.</b> to prove a stumbling-block to, to offend :-- Gelette offenderet (ne pudibunda nuditas castos offenderet obtutus), An. Ox. 3675