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ge-weorpan

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R. 12, 41. Ꝥte geworpen in sǽ proiciatur in mare, Lk. L. R. 17, 2. salt bið geworpen út mittatur foras, Mt. L. 5, 13. Geworpene iactari (in ardentes thermarum vapores), An.

glædnes

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Unródtnis iúero gecerred bið in glædnise, Jn. L. 16, 20. <b>I a.</b> gladness on account of something. v. glæd; 4 Wíf ðín beres ðé suno. . . . And bið gefeá ðé and glædnise ( gaudium tibi et exultatio ), Lk. R. L. 1, 14.

sol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sol, eses; n.: solu, we, e; f.

Mire or a miry place filthy volutabrum

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Of ðam wylle on ðæt heorotsol; of ðam heorotsole ii. 249, 37. In ða heortsole; of ðære sole iii. 380, 6. On ðæt sol; of ðan sole on ða ealdan strǽte Cod. Dip. B. i. 518, 40. Sole volutabro Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 17. sole ł fýlþe ad volutabrum Hpt.

feor

(adv.)
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feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Ox. 5115. Ac feor (feorr, v. l.) þæt sié, . . . sed absit, ut . . . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 67, 19. Fearr, Mt. L. 16, 22: Rtl. 100, 37. Gif hit wǽre, swá hit feor þám , Hml.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

hál

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H. 143, 17: Lch. iii. 54, 18. Wes þú, Hróðgár, hál, B. 407. alone Hál (hál beó þú, W. S.), láruwa have, Rabbi, Mt. L. R. 26, 49. Hál (hál wæs þú, W. S.), cynig Júdéana, 27, 29 : Mk. L. R. 15, 18 : Lk. L. R. 1, 28

hwǽr

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S., R.) is strión ðin, ðér is hearta ðin, Mt. L. 6, 21. Hwér am ic, ðér ðegn mín bið, Jn. R. 12, 26. See also Mt. 24, 28 ( 1 a): Lk. R. 12, 34 ( 1 b): Jn. L. 12, 26 ( 1 b)

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Voc. ii. 71, 11. Wynn luxoria, wynne luxus, 49, 67, 65. Genihtsumere wynne opulenti luxus, Hpt. Gl. 413, 71. Wyn eal gedreás, Exon. Th. 288, 25; Wand. 36. On Gode standeþ wuldor mín and wyn mycel, Ps. Th. 61, 7. Mín wynn álæg, 119, 5.

Linked entry: mód-wén

ge-cweþan

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Add: to speak Mið ðý yfle hiá gecuoeðas iúh cum maledixerint vobis, Mt. L. 5, 11. Mið ðý gecueð cum dixisset, Mk. L. 1, 42. Gelíc alle hiá gecuoedon similiter omnes dicebant, 14, 31. ꝥte ne ǽnigum gecuoede. Lk.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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H. 85, 9. light residing in or emanating from a luminary Þæs blácernes leóht næs gesýne, Vis. Lfc. 55. Se móna mid his blácan leóhte, Bt. 4; F. 6, 35. Se móna hys leóht (lęht, L. ) ne sylð, Mt. 24, 29.

FLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓD, es; n. m.

a flowing of waterflowflowing waterwavetideFLOODsearunning streamriverflūmenfluctusfluentumæstusaccessusflŭviusthe Flooddelugedilŭvium

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Flód [m. or n.] vel yrnende flūmen, Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 73; Wrt. Voc. 54, 17. Flód [m. or n.] flūmen vel flŭvius, Wrt. Voc. 80, 57. Flód [m. or n.] oððe ýþ fluctus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 11. Flód [m. or n.] accessus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: flóde

frignan

(v.)
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[The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp.

húru

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Add: <b>, híru, hýru</b>. qualifying measurements, at least, about wið þám wyrmum wunnan húru twá tída þǽre nihte (prope duas horas), Nar. 13, 27. Húru ferme (centies exorans ferme ), An. Ox. 17, 38. Húru embe seofon niht, Bl.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe I will be faithful and true to N., L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 4: Cd. 196; Th. 244, 4; Dan. 443: Beo. Th. 2463; B. 1229. Ic eom ðín hold scealc tuus sum ego, Ps. Th. 118, 94.

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Gr. 33; Zup. 205, 10. unknown, strange Wæs Breotone eálond Rómánum uncúþ ( incognita ), Bd. 1, 2; S. 475, 3: Beo. Th. 4434; B. 2214. Gif men uncúð swyle on gesitte, Lchdm. i. 194, 27. Ðæt wǽre gelæht án uncúð geong man, Homl.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Fýr onǽlð on ymbhwyrfte ( in circuitu) fýnd his, Ps. Spl. 96, 3. On ymbhwyrfte stódan hǽr, Bd. 5, 2 ; S. 614, 45. Stefn in ymbhwyrfte ( in gyro ) ymbsealde ðæt hús, 4, 3 ; S. 567, 44.

mǽg

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Th. i. 364, 23. <b>III a.</b> of illicit intercourse :---

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Fox 11, 86; Met. 11, 43: 20, 118; Met. 20, 59. Folde wæs ðá gyt græs ungréne the earth was as yet not green with grass, Cd. 6; Th. 7, 35; Gen. 116: 12; Th. 14, 7; Gen. 215: Exon. 43b; Th. 146, 26; . 715.

gilp

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Bt. 18, l ; F. 62, 22 : 19; F. 70, 17. Is þé geeówad þára leásena gesǽlþa anlícnes, is ǽhta and weorðscipe and anweald and gelp (gielp v. l.

a-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stellan, p. -stealde, -stalde ; pp. -steald ; v. a.

To set forthto setplaceaffordsupplyappointestablishordainundertakeundergobeginstatuerecollocareinstituerepræberestabilirefundaresuscipereinire

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Asteald to býsne set for an example, Ors. 2, 4 ; Bos. 44, 33. Crist hit astealde and tǽhte Christ established and taught it, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 29. Heofonas, and móna, and steorran, ða ðú astealdest cælos, lunam et stellas, quæ to fundasti, Ps.

byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. bylde; pp. bylded; v. trans. [beald bold; v. byld]
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Swá ealle bylde Godríc to gúþe so Godric encouraged them all to the war, Byrht. Th. 141, 11; By. 320.

Linked entry: bældan