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sáwel-dreór

(n.)

life-blood

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life-blood geblódegod wearð sáwuldrióre, Beo. Th. 5379; B. 2693. Besmiten mid sáwldreóre, Cd. Th. 91, 31; Gen. 1520

wæstmbǽru

(n.)
Grammar
wæstmbǽru, (o); indecl. f.

Fertility

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Fertility Ðás eorþan ealle hiere wæstmbǽro gelytlade terra haec sterilitate suorum fructuum castigatur, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 58, 20

heáh-gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gnornung, e; f.

Deep grief, sorrow, mourning

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Deep grief, sorrow, mourning gehýrde heáhgnornunge ðæra ðe gebundene bitere wǽron ut audiret gemitum vinculatorum, Ps. Th. 101, 18

ofer-brecan

(v.)

to infringe, violate (an agreement)

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to infringe, violate (an agreement) oferbræc heora gecwedrǽdenne, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 8: 5, 12; Swt. 242, 8

ofer-rícsian

(v.)

to dominate, rule over

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to dominate, rule over: — him geþafode ðæt hit mid anwalde him móste oferrícsian Past. 17, 8; Swt. 119, 19

Linked entry: rícsian

timple

(n.)
Grammar
timple, an; f.

Some implement used in weaving

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Some implement used in weaving sceal habban fela tówtóla . . . flexlínan, spinle . . . presse, pihten, timplean, wifte, Anglia ix. 263, 12

Linked entry: á-timplian

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

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hét gelǽdan león and beran, manega and mycele, Homl. Skt. 4, 403

Linked entries: leá león leóna

ge-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-timbran, -timbrian, -timbrigean; part. -timbriende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [timbrian to build] .

to make of woodto buildto build upconstructædĭfĭcāreconstruĕreexstruĕreto build up the mindinstructedifyinstruĕre

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Ná ðú getimbrast non ædĭfĭcābis eos, Ps. Spl. 27, 7. He getimbreþ eardwíc niwe he builds a new dwelling-place, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 28; Ph. 430: Salm. Kmbl. 150; Sal. 74.

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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single, alone, solitary, by one's self, not combined with anything else Ne wénen hié ðæt hiera fæsten ánlípe (-lépe, Cott. MSS. ) heálic mægen sié, ðý lǽs hié wénen ðæt hit anlípe micellre geearnunge mægen sié. Past. 315, 9-11.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Hig gegearwodon him Eásterþénunga, 26, 19. Ǽr se mete gegearwod wǽre, Ors. 1, 7; S. 36, 28. to bring to completion, make, form Ðá gegearwade quando praeparabit (coelos ), Kent. Gl. 269.

ge-neahhe

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neahhe, -neahe, -nehhe, -nehe; adv.

Enough, sufficiently, abundantly, frequently, very much, earnestly, instantlysatis, sufficienter, frequenter, valde, sedulo, instanter

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Nú ic his geneahhe neósan wille now I will frequently visit him, Exon, 43 a; Th. 145, 7; Gú. 691: 100 b; Th. 379, 13; Deór, 32: 77 a; Th. 289, 31; Wand. 56. He wyscte geneahhe, ðæt ... he wished earnestly, that..., 100 b; Th. 378, 33; Deór. 25: Ps.

Linked entries: ge-neh ge-nehhe

swimman

(v.)
Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen
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Hié swumman ofer tó ðæm églande. Ðá hié ðá hæfdon feórðan dǽl ðære eá geswummen. Nar. 10, 29. Com tó lande lidmanna helm swymman, Beo. Th. 3252 ; B. 1624. Swimman hine geseón hearm getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 212, 18.

Linked entry: swymman

Eást

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Eást, es; m.
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East, to the east; dele first passage, and add: marking direction, of movement Hér fór se here eást, Chr. 891; P. 82, 16. Swegen gewende eást tó Baldewines lande, 1046; P. 171, 2.

fót-ádl

(n.)
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sumne mann gehǽlde fram þám miclan fótádle, Hml. S. 24, 163. Gif hwá mid fótádle swýþe and hefelíce geswenced sý, Lch. i. 104, 8. Wið fótádle þeáh ðe heó hefegust sý, 246, 22.

for-secgan

accuse

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Heó begann tó wrǽgenne and wolde forsæcgan, Hml. S. 2, 184. Add:

hearde

firmlytightly

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hiene geeáðmédde tó þǽm folce þe him þǽr heardost ondréd, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 33. Þonne hine þæs hlísan heardost lysteð, Met. 10, 14

hreówan

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Him þæt ne hreóweð, Gú. 783. Hit þé wyrs ne mæg on þínum hyge hreówan þonne hit mé æt heortan déð, Gen. 826. with clause or subject Hreáw hine swíðe þæt áweahte aðelinga ord, Gen. 1276.

hál

(adj.)
Grammar
hál, adj.

Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation

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Se biþ hál geworden he shall be saved, Blickl. Homl. 21, 36. þurh ðæt sóna wearþ hál geworden he was at once by that restored to health, 223, 26.

Linked entry: hǽl

leóht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leóht-líce, adv.

Lightlyslightlygentlyeasilyquickly

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[Swá swá heó líhtlucost mihten as quickly as they could, Th. An. 143, 21.]

Linked entries: leóht-líc líht-líce

weax

(n.)
Grammar
weax, es; n.

Wax

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Ða fótlástas wǽron swutole, swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, 205, 1. God hét wǽpen wera wexe gelícost fomeltan, Andr. Kmbl. 2292; An. 1147. Mon ðaet weax ágæfe tó cirican. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 293, 20.

Linked entries: wex wexen wæx