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ge-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beornan, p. -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen [ge-, beornan to burn] .

To burn ⬩ be on fire ⬩ be consumed ⬩ ardēre ⬩ combūri

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To burn, be on fire, be consumed; ardēre, combūri Sió hand gebarn módiges mannes the hand of the bold man burned, Beo. Th. 5388; B. 2697. v. trans Seó eorþe wæs to axsan geburnen the earth was burnt to ashes, Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 19

ge-cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cræftan, p. -cræfte; pp. -cræfted, cræft [cræftan to build; cræft art]

To contrive ⬩ build ⬩ molīri ⬩ machināri

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To contrive, build; molīri, machināri Ic gecræfte, ðæt se cempa ongon Waldend wundian I contrived that the soldier did wound the Lord, Exon. 70 a; Th. 259, 30; Jul. 290.

ge-grind

(n.)
Grammar
ge-grind, es; n.

A grinding or rubbing together ⬩ a noise ⬩ whizzing ⬩ clashing ⬩ commotion ⬩ collīsio ⬩ contrītio ⬩ frăgor

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Geótende gegrind grund eall forswealg the abyss swallowed up the pouring commotion, Andr. Kmbl. 3178; An. 1592

wer-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wer-beám, es; m.
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A strong man, warrior Ðá slóh mid hálige hand heofonríces weard werbeámas ( the Egyptians in the Red Sea ), wlance ðeóde, Cod. Th. 208, 20; Exod. 486.

fǽr-haga

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firmly against the ills that compassed it about, Gú. 933.

Wendlas

(n.)
Grammar
Wendlas, Wendelas, (-e ?), pl. a;
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The people of Vendil (the northern part of Jutland, Icel. Vendill) ?, the Vandals ? Wulfgár maþelode, ðæt wæs Wendla leód Beo. Th. 702; B. 348. Mid Wenlum ic wæs and mid Wærnum Exon. Th. 322, 6; Víd. 59. v. Grmm. Gesch. D. S. 332 sqq.; P. B. xii. 7

ATOL

(adj.)
Grammar
ATOL, atul, atel, eatol ; adj.

Dire ⬩ terrific ⬩ terrible ⬩ horrid ⬩ foul ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ atrox ⬩ terribilis ⬩ horridus ⬩ fœ́dus, ⬩ teter

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Atol ýða gewealc the terrible rolling of the waves, 166 ; Th. 206, 21 ; Exod. 455 : Beo. Th. 1700; B. 848 : Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 11 ; Seef. 6. Se atola the horrid one [the devil], Cd. 222; Th. 290, 10; Sat. 413.

Linked entries: atel atul eatol

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human form ⬩ image of a man ⬩ statue

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Eall Adames cynn ðe módor gebær tó manlícan all the race of Adam that mother gave the form of man to at birth, Wulfst. 137, 26: Dóm. L. 131.

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northward ⬩ north

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Ðonne is tóemnes ðæm lande súþeweardum Sweóland, óþ ðæt land norþeweard; and tóemnes ðæm lande norþeweardum Cwéna land alongside the south of the country (Norway), up to its northern part, lies Sweden; and alongside its northern part the country of the

Linked entry: norþ-weard

West-mynster

(n.)
Grammar
West-mynster, es; n. Westminster
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The word occurs often in charters of Edward the Confessor.

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHT ⬩ a light

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Se blinda bæd his eágena leóhtes the blind man asked for his eye-sight, Blickl, Homl. 21, 6: Elen. Kmbl. 596; El. 298. Se dæg wæs fruma ðyses lǽnan leóhtes the day was the beginning of this transitory light, Blickl. Homl. 133, 10.

Linked entry: líht

eard

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Úre ealra bliss eard hæbbendra on ánum þé éce standeð the joy of us all having habitation in thee alone stands for ever; laetantium omnium nostrum habitatio est in te, Ps.

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTH ⬩ thence ⬩ hence ⬩ forwards ⬩ onwards ⬩ henceforth ⬩ further ⬩ still ⬩ inde ⬩ hinc ⬩ prorsum ⬩ porro ⬩ dehinc ⬩ deinceps ⬩ tămen

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Teáh heora óðer forþ fægere bóc one of them drew forth a beautiful book, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 36; 633, 5. Gewát se dæg forþ the day was going forth, Lk. Bos. 9. 12.

DÍGOL

(n.)
Grammar
DÍGOL, dýgol, dégol,es; n.

Concealment, a secret place, secret, darkness, the grave, mystery ⬩ secrētum, abscondĭtum, sepulcrum, mystērium

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He ðý þriddan dæge of dígle arás he rose the third day from the secret place [the grave], Exon. 96 a; Th. 359, 13; Pa. 62

feorr

(adv.)
Grammar
feorr, adv.

Far ⬩ at a distance ⬩ prŏcul ⬩ longe

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Seó sunne gǽþ eall swá feorr adúne on nihtlícre tíde under ðære eorþan swá heó on dæg bufan up astíhþ the sun goes quite as far down under the earth in the night time as it rises above it in the day, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 22; Lchdm.

tíd-ege

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-ege, (?), es; m.
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Fear of a time, fear of the time of death. v. tíd, I.

fǽhþ

feud

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Hié forgeáfon þǽm Cásere þá fǽhþe þe his mǽg hæfde wið hié geworht, 6, 4; S. 258, 27. Samson hæfde fǽhðe tó ðám folce Samson was at feud with the folk (the Philistines ), Hml. Th. i. 226, 23. as a law term Be fǽhðum, Ll. Th. i. 90, 1

folcisc

popular ⬩ in common ⬩ secular

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D. 100, 19: 141, 27. of the clergy, secular (in contrast with regular) Gif man folciscne mæssepreóst mid tihtlan belecge þe regollíf næbbe (cf. gif man mæssepreóst tihtlige þe regollíce libbe, ii), Ll. Th. i. 344, 19

hweorfa

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To vertigine, not to molem (wrongly written molam) must belong the gloss, hweorfan

Linked entry: wendend

wederung

(n.)
Grammar
wederung, e; f.

Weather

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. ; for þe fruyte of þe londe and þe wederyng, E. G. 23. 18, 20. Wederynge of þe eyre temperies, Prompt. Parv. 519.]

Linked entry: wederian