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grápung

(n.)
Grammar
grápung, e; f.
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S. 1, 199. action of touching or handling ne mihton undergitan búton hit wǽre reáf ne mid heora grápunge ne mid heora sceáwunge, Hml. S. 31, 819.

lár-lic

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Cf. lár; lǽran ; 1 hine getrymede mid his lárlicum wordum ( verbis persuasoriis ), Gr. D. 299, 2. concerned with learning, of learning, learned. Cf. lár; underfǽng þone cnapan tó lárlicre scóle, Hml. S. 3, 14.

on-bútan

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wendon onbúton Tenet, Chr. 1046; P. 166, 12. as adv. him férdon onbúton swá swá sylf woldon, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 27. Eówer wiðerwinna færð him onbútan adversarius vester circuit, Hml. A. 52, 54.

wincian

(v.)
Grammar
wincian, p. ode

to winkmake a signto close the eyesblink

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Se ðe ágímeleásaþ ðæt ðence ǽr ðæm ðe dó, se stæpð forð mid ðám fótum and wincaþ mid ðǽm eágum qui negligit considerando praevidere, quod facit, gressus tendit, oculos claudit, Past. 39; Past. 39Past. 39.

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, (sóft?); adj.

Softsoft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed soft, luxuriousgentle, not harsh, not stern

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[ He wæs swíðe gód and sófte man and dyde mycel tó góde Chr. 1114; Erl. 244, 38. milde man was and sófte and gód 1137; Erl. 261, 31. ]

Linked entry: un-sófte

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.

Desireeagernessdiligenceearnest endeavour

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Noe tealde ðæt on neód hine gif land ne funde sécan wolde Noah reckoned that if the raven did not find land it would eagerly seek him, Cd. Th. 87, 4; Gen. 1443.

yfele

(adv.)
Grammar
yfele, adv.
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Hit is gecweden, ðæt him betere wǽre ðæt nǽfre wǽre, ðonne yfele wǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 21. badly, imperfectly, improperly Seó-bóc wæs yfele of Grécisce on Léden gehwyrfed ( badly translated ), Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 23.

ealdor-dóm

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him æfter fyligde on ðæs mynstres ealdordóme ( regimine ), Gr. D. 96, 7. Israhéla folc geceás Ionatham, biddende þæt wǽre heora heáfod and heretoga; and féng ðá tó ealdordóme swá swá bǽdon, Hml. S. 25, 718.

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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him beád his recedes hleów he offered them the shelter of his house, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 18; Gen. 2441.

fóre-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, es; m.

A forewarderscoutantecursorexplōrător

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, he then secretly led his army between the warders, Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 95, 12

hryre

(adj.)
Grammar
hryre, adj. [?]

Fallingdecayingperishing

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Tó ðam wext ðæt fealle verily by these words is manifested that the fruit of this world is decaying [or a ruin (?) v. preceding word]. It grows that it may fall, Homl. Th. i. 614, 8

leás-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
leás-bregd, -bréd, es; m.

Deceitfrauda trickcheatwile

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Deceit, fraud, a trick, cheat, wile hiwode þurh drýcræft fela leásbregda he performed many tricks by magic, Wulfst. 99, 16. Swicol on dǽdum and on leásbregdum, 107, 2. Þurh his leásbregdas, 252, 19.

mǽg-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-lagu, e; f.

Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen

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Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen (mǽgas), e. g. in the matter of paying or receiving certain parts of the wergild if one of their number slew or was slain (mynster-munuc) gǽþ of his mǽglage ðonne gebýhþ tó regollage, L.

medum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
medum-líc, adj.

middlingmoderatesmallworthyhonourable

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middling, moderate, small Gehwǽdum ł medemlícum mediocri, Hpt. Gl. 505, 55. hæfþ medemlíce nosu (cf. medmicle neosu þynne naso pertenui, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34) he has a slender nose, Homl.

rásettan

(v.)
Grammar
rásettan, p. te
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To move impetuously, to rage (of fire) ( Nero) wolde fandian, gif ðæt fýr (at the burning of Rome ) meahte swá longe reád rásettan, swá secgan gehérde, ðæt Troia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost, Met. 9, 14.

grimme

(adv.)
Grammar
grimme, adv.
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Grimly, fiercely him æfter ðæm grimme forguldon ðone wígeræft ðe æt him geleornodon they afterwards gave him grim requital for the military skill they learnt from him, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 26, 30: Cd. 64; Th. 77, 15; Gen. 1275: 183; Th. 229, 2; Dan.

ge-met

Grammar
ge-met, <b>;
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Add þone regol þe mid his handum áwrát betǽhte Maure mid him tó hæbbenne and heora hláfes gewiht and heora wínes gemett, Hml. S. 6, 68. <b>VII ¶.</b> add: Solil. H. 17, 9

be-tuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tuh, prep. dat. acc.

Betweeninter

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Between; inter He bewícode betuh ðám twám hergum he encamped between the two armies, Chr. 894; Ing. 115, 4; Th. 164, 23, col. 2; 165, 22, col. 1; 23, col. 2.

ge-hǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽlan, p. -hǽlde; pp. -hǽled

To healcuresavesanaresalvare

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He gehǽlde manega folc he saved much people, Gen. 50, 20. Ðæt gé him sára gehwylc hondum gehǽlde that ye should heal with hands each of his sores, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 12; Gú. 677

Linked entry: ge-hélan

ge-lád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lád, es; n.

A waypathroadcourseviatrāmes

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A way, path, road, course; via, trāmes Oferfór he uncúþ gelád he traversed an unknown way, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 9; Exod. 58 : 158; Th. 197, 27; Exod. 313. Ofer deóp gelád over the deep way, i. e. ocean, Andr.