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þrítan

(v.)
Grammar
þrítan, p. te.

to wearyto urgepressforce

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to weary Ðæt folc wearð þrít and þearle geswenct mid ðam síðfæte taedere coepit populum itineris ac laboris, Num. 21, 4. to urge, press, force Seó wyrd ðe þriétaþ (-eþ?)

Linked entries: þreátian þriétan

ofer-hyrned

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hyrned, adj.

Having horns above

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Having horns above Úr býþ oferhyrned, Runic pm. Kmbl. 339, 8; Rún. 2

muud-bora

(n.)
Grammar
muud-bora, an; m.

one who can give protection (mund)protectorpatronguardianadvocatea guardian

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Gl. 466, 73. applied to the Deity Se ðe (Christ) is úre mandbora, Homl. Th. i. 350, 25: Exon. 120b; Th. 463, 24; Hö. 75: 68a; Th. 251, 36; Jul. 156. Drihten ðín mundbora Dominus protectio tua, Ps. Th. 120, 5.

ge-endung

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Úres Drihtnes apostolas áhsadan hine sylfne ymbe þisre worulde geendunge, Wlfst. 81, 2. Oþ þá geendunga þisse worlde, Bl. H. 157, 30

ge-rím

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Wé sceolan under þǽm feówerteóþan geríme (Lent) syllan þone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, Bl. H. 35, 18

wólbǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
wólbǽrness, e; f.

Pestiferousnessdestructivity

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Pestiferousness, destructivity Ic wolde ðæt ða ongeáten, ðe ða tída úres cristendómes leahtriaþ, hwelc mildsung siþþan wæs, siþþan se cristendóm wæs, and hú monigfeald wólbǽrnes ðære worulde ǽr ðæm wæs (with how many kinds of plagues the world was afflicted

ge-cope

Grammar
ge-cope, l. ge-cóp,
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For ðǽm ðonne wé forsláwiað ðone gecópustan tíman, ðætte wé ðonne ne beóð onǽlde mid ðǽre lustbǽrnesse úres módes ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo feruore non accenditur, Past. 283, 2

ge-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lang, -long; adj.

Alongbelongingdependingconsequent

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Along (in the phrase along of), belonging, depending, consequent Æt ðé is úre lýf gelang our life is along of thee (thou host saved our lives, A. V.), Gen. 47, 25. Seó gescyldnys is æt úrum Fæder gelang protection comes from our Father, Homl.

Linked entries: -lang ge-lenge ge-long

Baðan

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
Baðan, [dat. pl. of bæþ a bath, q. v.], Baðan-ceaster; g. -ceastre; acc. -ceastre, -ceaster; f.

The city of Bath, SomersetshireBathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi

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In illa famosa urbe, quæ nominatur calidum balneum, ðæt is æt ðæm hátum baðum, Cod. Dipl. 290: A.D. 864; Kmbl. ii. 80, 8.

á-cenness

(n.)
Grammar
á-cenness, e; f.
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Birth, nativity Úres Dryhtnes ácennes, Ors. 1, 14 S. 58, 11. Geðence hé ðá æðelu ðǽre æfterran ácennesse, ðæt is on ðǽm fulluhte nobilitatem intimae regenerationis aspiciat Past. 85, 15. Fram Crístes ácennesse, Chr. P. p. 2, 2.

un-gearowitolness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gearowitolness, e; f.
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Want of ready wit, want of clear thought For þon wé hí geseóð swylce hit sý ǽr sunnan uppgange, for þon þe hit nú gýt is in sumre glímunge and ungearewitolnesse (-gearu-, v.l.) úres módes quia quasi in quodam mentis crepusculo haec velut ante solem videmus

ofer-méde

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méde, es; n.: -médu; f. [the plural form is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méttu]

Pridesuperbia, elatio, animositas

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Pride His ofermédu is fruma úres forlores, Past. 41; Swt. 301, 8. Ofermédes elationis, Hpt. Gl. 433, 31. His engyl ongan oferméde micel áhebban, Cd. Th. 19, 19; Gen. 293. Ðæt hie ne ástigan on ofermédu, Blickl. Homl. 185, 14.

mann-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rǽdenn, -rǽden, e; f.

homagethe condition of being another's manservice or dues paid by the tenant to the owner

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Ðá cwǽdon úre frínd ðæt wé cómon tó eówre manrǽdene then our friends said that we should come and make submission to you, Jos. 9, 11. Ealle hig bugon tó Israéla manrǽdene, 13, l. 5: Th. An. 120, 27.

yfemest

(adv.)
Grammar
yfemest, yfmest; adv.
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Uton habban úre mód up swá swá wé yfemest mægen wiþ ðæs heán hrófes ðæs héhstan andgites, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 15. Ǽresð alra glengea and ymesð scolde scínan gold on his hrægle in sacerdotis habitu ante omnia aurum fulget, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 2

Linked entry: ufera

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Úre unclǽnan weorc wé sceolon behwyrfan mid clænum, 138, 29

dígle

(n.)
Grammar
dígle, dígol, es; n.
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Yppan digla úre pandere secreta nostra, Coll. M. 34, 15. Dióhla archana, Kent. Gl. 359. Deiglo abscondita, Mt. L. 13, 35. Hé heora heortena deágol ealle smeáþ, Bl. H. 179, 26. v. dígol; n. in Dict

egesa

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Uton wé þæs dæges fyrhto and egsan on úre mód settan, 125, 6. what excites fear or horror, a terrible thing Mannum þincþ heora deáð leófra þonne ðone egesan tó gehýranne it will seem to men better to die than to hear that awful tempest, Wlfst. 196, 7

freóndscipe

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Gl. 601. cf. freónd, Manna freóndscipe biþ swíþe hwílwendlic; for þon úre yldran swultan and swíþe oft ús from wendan, ah sé þe Godes freóndscipe begyteþ, ne þearf sé nǽfre wénan ꝥ hé him onwended weorþe, Bl.

ge-lást

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Wé cwǽdon ꝥ úre ǽlc scute .iiii. pæng̃ . . . Wé tellan .x. menn tógædere, and se yldesta bewiste þá nigene tó ǽlcum geláste þára þe wé ealle gecwǽdon, 220, 15-23

un-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
un-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To uncover (lit. or fig.) what is coveredto reveal

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Úre misdéda bióþ ealle opene and unwrigene beforan ús, Wulfst. 225, 23. Unwrogene (revelata) synd staðolas ymbhwyrftes eorðana, Ps. Lamb. 17, 16. Ða deópan þing beóð unwrogene, Anglia viii. 334, 7

Linked entries: an-wreón on-wreón