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ege-full

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Th. i. 300, 19. of things, terrible, tremendous Beó him swíðe egefull ðæt éce wíte aeterna supplicia perhorrescant, Past. 263, 16. Seó sǽ is hwílon swíðe hreóh and egeful on tó beónne, Hml. Th. i. 182, 33.

forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adj.
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Cf. forþ, 6 a ꝥ him lifiendum wǽre ꝥ tó wíte ꝥ þám forðweardan (forðfarenum, v. l. ) men bið tó reste, Mart. H. 162, 8

ge-gremian

(v.)
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Se wísa ne wilnað ná tó hrædlíce ðǽre wræce, ðeáh hé gegremed sié sapiens laesus in praesens se ulcisci non desiderat, Past. 220, 15. Hé geseah þæt hé wæs bepǽht, and wearð þearle gegremod, Hml.

ge-regne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-regne, ge-réne, es; n.
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Nú þá geréno and se reáda telg wíde (beóð) mǽre, Rä. 27, 15 (v. Jn. p. 188;, 4 infra). Ðǽre hálegestan hálignesse gimmas on ðǽm gerénum ðæs biscepes gierelan sanctuarii lapides in ornamento Pontificis, Past. 135, 12.

Linked entries: -regne ge-réne

ge-tígan

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Getígede (-tiggede, v. l. ) assene, Mt. 21, 2. figurative Wite hé þæt hé mid þæs regoles bendum is getíged sciens se sub lege regale constitutum, R. Ben. 99, 12.

in-fær

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L. 67, 25. right or permission to enter Wite hé þæt him ǽlces infæres forwyrned bið sciat omnem sibi aditum denegari, R. Ben. 53, 16. Ne sig him ná eáðelíce þæs infæres getíðod ( non ei facilis tribuatur ingressus ) ...

hwíl-tídum

(n.)
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S. 36, 420. at times, at intervals, as opposed to always or continuously Cwyst þú hwæþer hittó gelýfenne sý ꝥ þysum Godes þeówan mihte symble æt beón se wíte-dómes gást, hwæþer be hwíltídum ( per intervalla temporum ) his mód gefylde þæs wítedómes gást

leóf

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Nán wiht ne þæs leófes ne þæs láðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

mist

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Mid þý miste (nebula) þæs fúlan stences. . . seó fýlnes þæs reócendan mistes, 319, 10-11. dimness of eyesight Wiþ eágna miste . . . ꝥ bið lyb wiþ eágena dimnesse, Lch. ii. 30, 11-15, Wurdon his eágan yfele gehefegode mid tóswollenum breáwum m what obscures

sceam-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-líc, adj.

shamefast, bashfulshameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious

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P. ii. 6; Th. ii. 184, Wæs ðæt feórþe wíte ðæt ealra scamlícost wæs ðæt hundes fleógan cómon post muscas caninas in*-*ferentes tam gravia tormenta quam turpia Ors. J; Swt. 38, I. Þenne were his cun iscend mid scomeliche witen; Laym. 20462.

heáh-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-setl, es; n.

A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justicethronethronus, solium, tricliniuma high seat (at table)

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Se ríca man ðe sitt on his heáhsetle hraðe geswícþ hé his gebeórscipes gif ða þeówan geswícaþ ðæra teolunga the great man that sits on his high seat will soon discontinue his feast if the servants discontinue the attendance, Homl. Th. i. 272, 35.

Linked entry: heáh-seld

heáhþu

(n.)
Grammar
heáhþu, héhþo, hiéhþo; generally indecl; f.

Height, high place, gloryheight, loftiness, exaltationaltitudo, culmen

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Height, high place, glory Hé his áras of heáhþu hider onsendeþ he will send his messengers hither from above, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 24; Cri. 760: 19 b; Th. 49, 21; Cri. 789: 69 b; Th. 258, 10; Jul. 263. On héhþo on high, Andr.

smedema

(n.)
Grammar
smedema, smeodema, smidema, smedma, an; m.

Fine flour, meal

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Genim ácrinde, wirc tó smedman Lchdm. ii. 132, 19. Of mealtes smedman geworht 332, 20. Genim hwǽtenes meluwes smedman 134, 4

Linked entries: smeodoma smidema

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.

an enclosed piece of grounda yardcourtthe enclosed land surrounding a single dwelling a manorvill 'an estate with a village community in villenage upon it under a lord's jurisdiction,' the buildings or inhabitants being referred tothe towns of Roman Britaina habitation of men the residence or estate of a single personan estatefarm a collection of dwellingsa villagetown

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Rush. : townes, Wick. ), Mk. Skt. 1. 38 : villas,Lk. Skt. 9, 12

Linked entries: bold tún-geréfa

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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ðe he him ǽr forgeaf, wíc-stede wéligne he remembered then the favour which he before had conferred upon him, the wealthy dwelling place, Beo.

Linked entry: árra

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Hwíle mid weorce hwíle mid worde hwíle mid geþohte at one time with deed, at another with word, at another with thought, Hy. 3, 44-5; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 44-5. Ðæs ungeendodan lífes hwila æternitatis infinita spatia, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 5

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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Wið untrumnysse lǽcedóm sǽcan medicamentum contra ægritudines explorare, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494. 18. Him lǽcedom bǽron illis solent adferre medelam, 4, 6; S. 574, 10.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ða ðe gefongne wǽron hié tawedan mid ðære mǽstan uniéðnesse; sume ofslógon, sume ofswungon, sume him wið feó gesealdon. Ðá Rómáne ðæt geácsedan, ðá sendan hié ǽrendracan tó him ...

Linked entry: ge-tawian

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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as if connected with munire), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 37. a fastening, binding. Similar entries v. fæst; I, 2. Hé þá tungan onlýsde, þá se heáhengel mid þǽre swígunge fæstnunga geband þone fæder, Bl. H. 167, 11. a making steadfast, an exhortation.

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Þá ðe him hiora yfel ryhtlíce on gewrecen wǽre justa ultione puniti, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204, 19. with dat. of person Hé þæt unfægere wera cneórissum gewrecan þóhte, Gen. 1274.