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tweóne

(num.; adj.)
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Th. 1721; B. 858: Exon. Th. 118, 10; . 237. Be werum tweónum among men, Andr. Kmbl. 1116; An. 558. wealdeþ be sǽ tweónum dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, Ps. Th. 71, 8. Cf. O. H.

Linked entry: tweónum

þwǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
þwǽnan, p. de

To soften by moisture, ointmentto soften

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Þwǽne mid ðý ǽrest, Lchdm. ii. 222, 26. Gif ðú wylle mannes wambe þwǽran, i. 82, 11

Linked entry: þwénan

wræc-lást

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-lást, es; m.

An exile-track

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An exile-track Waraþ hine wræclást. Exon. Th. 288, 16; Wand. 32. wunode wræclástum he lived in exile, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 36. wræclástas trsed he wandered an outlaw, Beo. Th. 2709; B. 1352.

á-delfan

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Add Ic út ádelfe effodio, Ælfc. Gr. 179, 11. to dig, dig out a pit ádylfð ðone pytt lacum effodit, Ps. Th. 7, 15. Also v.

Linked entry: a-dylf

delfan

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Add: absolute, to dig 'Ic nát mid hwí íc delfe . . . ' ongan þá þǽrmid delfan, Hml. S. 23 b, 765. Þá dulfon in þǽre ylcan stówe, Shrn. 113, 13. to dig the ground Genam áne spada and dealf þá eorþan, H. R. 13, 13.

ende-stæf

An endconclusiondeath

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An end, conclusion; especially with reference to the end of life; death (violent or natural) Endistaeb exito, perditio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 57. Endestæf exito, 29, 65. Exitus, finis, effectus, terminus, egressus útgong, endestæf, 144, 83.

nytan

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Add: Cf. witan ; 2 Þá nyston his leorningcnihtas nán andgit þyssera worda, Hml. Th. i. 152, 10. Cf. witan; 4 þǽrúte nyste he did not know they were outside, Hml. S. 31, 693.

sǽ-grund

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-grund, (or sǽ grund), es;m.

The depth of the sea,

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The depth of the sea, the bottom of the sea Ne forswelge sǽgrundes deóp neque obsorbeat me profundum, Ps. Th. 68, 15. Paulus áwrát be him sylfum, ðæt ǽnne dæg and áne niht on sǽgrunde ádruge, Homl. Th. ii. 574, 14.

sceard

(adj.)
Grammar
sceard, adj.

notched, hackedgashed, mutilateddeprived

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Th. 476, 9; Ruin. 5. gashed, mutilated Gif eáre sceard weorðe, L. Eth. 42; Th. i. 14, 7: 48; Th. i. 14, 13. deprived wæs his mǽga sceard, freónda gefylled on folcstede, beslagen æt sæcce, and his sunu forlét on wælstówe, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 6

ofer-hogian

(v.)

to despise, contemn, scorn, disdain

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Oferhoga , and ádríf fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8. Warniaþ ðæt ne oferhogian ǽnne of ðysum lytlingum, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 10. Ða gýmeleásan and ða oferhogiendan sceal mid wordum þreágan, R. Ben. 13. 15

Linked entry: ofer-hycgan

ge-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweorcan, he -swyrcþ; p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon; pp. -sworcen

To become darkbe darkenedsaddenedangry

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Geswearc ðá sweor the father-in-law then grew angry, 67 a; Th. 247, 13; Jul. 78

á-þolian

(v.)

To hold out under trial,To put up withenduresuffer

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To hold out under trial, of persons Hit bið twýlic hwæðer ðæt cild on life áðolige þæt hit þám láreówe andwyrdan mage, Hml. Th. ii. 50, 24.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Some. one of many, part of a whole, used substantively and governing in the genitive a noun or pronoun, cf. the Gothic use of sums Wæs ic ðara monna sum I was one of the men, Chart. Th. 170, 7. aldorbanan weorðeþ wráðra sum, Cd.

Linked entry: ÁN

licgan

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Add: of persons or animals, to be in a prostrate or recumbent position Godes þeówa líð æt þínum gatum, Hml, S. 31, 1153. Ðá læg se king and ásweartode eall, C. D. iv. 57, 13. Se wítega læg and slép, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2.

ǽg-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwæðer, pron. [á + ge + hwæðer].

eithereachbothuterqueevery oneeachunusquisque

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Ǽghwæðer gege etet, 2, 16; S. 519, 34

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539.

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

EARNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
EARNIAN, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad; v. trans, gen. acc. To

EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for mĕrēri

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ðæs earnedon ye merited this, Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 2; Cri. 1350. Uton we friþes earnian let us merit peace, 98 a; Th. 366, 17; Reb. 13. He hæfþ ðæt ðæt he earnaþ he has that which he earns, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 6

ful-geare

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-geare, -gearwe, -gere; adv.

Full wellvery wellfullythoroughlysătis bĕneplēnepĕnĭtus

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Full well, very well, fully, thoroughly; sătis bĕne, plēne, pĕnĭtus Ic nát fulgeare ymbe hwæt ðú gyt tweóst I know not full well about what thou still doublest, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 12: Ps. Th. 117, 28.

Linked entry: ful-gere

HREDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HREDDAN, p. de

To RIDtake awaysaveliberate

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To RID, take away, save, liberate God hredde wið heora fýnd God rid them of, or saved them from, their enemies, Homl. Th. i. 312, 9. Hrede ł nere eripe, Blickl. Gl. Ps. 58, 2.

hyht-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hyht-ful, adj.

joyousexultantgladpleasant

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Ontýn eárna hleóðor ðæt mín gehérnes hehtful weorþe auditui meo dabis gaudium, Ps. C. 50, 78; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 78.

Linked entry: hyht-leás