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GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shining ⬩ bright ⬩ glad ⬩ cheerful ⬩ joyous ⬩ bright ⬩ pleasant ⬩ kind ⬩ mild ⬩ courteous

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Godes condelle glædum gimme God's candle, the bright jewel [the sun], Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 3; Ph. 92: 64 b; Th. 237, 20; Ph. 593. Glad seolfor shining silver, Cd. 129; Th. 164, 24; Gen. 2719.

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injure ⬩ hurt ⬩ annoy ⬩ to injure, ⬩ do wrong to ⬩ violate a law ⬩ hinder

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Th. 76, 4. to injure, do wrong to, violate a law hinder Hwæt is ðis manna, ðe mínne folgað wyrdeþ, ýceþ ealdne níð? Elen. Kmbl. 1805; El. 904. Hine teóne (teonode, MS., with a line below od) wyrde (wyrgde?)

út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawed ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ calling for outlawry

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Outlawed; substantively, an outlaw. of a person in respect to his own country Gif hé man tó deáðe gefylle, beó hé útlah, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, l0: L. Edg. H. 3; Th. i. 258, 19: L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 15: L. C.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

hýr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-ness, e; f.

Obedience ⬩ subjection

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to attend his church, L.

ge-þicgan

Grammar
ge-þicgan, [The strong and weak forms may be taken under one head.]
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Hé landriht geþah he became entitled to the same rights as a native of the country in which he had settled, became naturalized, Exod. 354. to take food Lima wyrm friteð ... and þá wist geþygeð, Reim. 76.

a-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-búgan, p. -beág, -beáh, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen

To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ incline ⬩ withdraw ⬩ retire ⬩ se vertere ⬩ declinare ⬩ inclinare ⬩ averti

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To bow, bend, incline, withdraw, retire; se vertere, declinare, inclinare, averti Abúgaþ eádmódlíce inclinate suppliciter. Coll. Monast. Th. 36, 3.

Linked entries: a-beág a-bogen

freó-man

(n.)
Grammar
freó-man, frí-man, frig-man, -mann, es; m.

A freeman ⬩ free-born man ⬩ lībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmo ⬩ vir ingĕnuus

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Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 7: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 19. Hwæt gifest ðú me freómanna to frófre what givest thou me for men's comfort? Cd. 99; Th. 131, 12; Gen. 2175

fyrdung

(n.)
Grammar
fyrdung, e; f.

an army prepared for war ⬩ armament ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castra

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an army prepared for war, armament; exercĭtus Beó man georne ymbe fyrdunga let the armaments be diligently attended to, L. Eth. v. 26; Th. i. 310, 24: vi. 32; Th. i. 322, 32. an expedition; expĕdītio On fyrdunge in the expedition, L. C.

Linked entries: forðung fyrding

heóre

(adj.)
Grammar
heóre, hýre; adj.

Gentle ⬩ mild ⬩ pleasant

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Th. 2749; B. 1372. Culufre fótum stóp on beám hýre the dove with her feet stepped on to the tree, gentle, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 20; Gen. 1468. Ðǽr se hýra gæst þíhþ an þeáwum where the gentle spirit thrives in morals, Exon. 38 a; Th. 126, 9; Gú. 368

rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
rinnan, p. rann, pl. runnon; pp. runnen
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Th. 69, 3; Cri. 1115

Linked entries: a-rinnan irnan

wiþer-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cwide, es; m.

Resistance ⬩ opposition ⬩ contest

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Resistance, opposition, contest Ðæt twelf hída land butan ǽlcum wiðercwide seó ágefen tó Wigornacestre, Chart. Th. 131, 25: Chart. Erl. 162, 1. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht gewyrce, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 8.

handlian

(v.)
Grammar
handlian, p. ode; pp. od

To handle, feel ⬩ tractare

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P. iii. 4; Th. ii. 196, 28: 12; Th. ii. 200, 7: Lchdm. iii. 198, 23: 204, 2; 208, 24

ofer-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mægen, es; n.

Superior or overwhelming force ⬩ praevalere ⬩ overwhelming force

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Th. 127, 27; Gen. 2117. Hé hæfde wígena tó lyt wið ofermægene, Elen. Kmbl. 128; El. 64. Hyne Hetware hilde gehnǽgdon mid ofermægene, Beo. Th. 5827; B. 2917. Forst and snáw mid ofermægene eorfan þeccaþ, Exon. Th. 215, 6; Ph. 249.

on-bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
on-bæcling, adv.

Back, backward, behind ⬩ retrorsum

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Back, backward, behind; retrorsum Gán onbæcling to go back, retire, Blickl. Homl. 27, 20: 31, 12: Ps. Th. 43, 19. Cer ðé onbæcling get thee behind, Cd. Th. 308, 26; Sat. 698. Forhwí gengdest ðú onbæcling quare conversus es retrorsum? Ps.

Linked entry: on-hinderling

æt-clifian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-clifian, p. ode; pp. od; v. intrans.

To cleave to ⬩ adhere ⬩ adhærere

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To cleave to, adhere; adhærere, Ps. Vos. 101, 6

aweg-aferian

(v.)

to carry away ⬩ to cart away ⬩ evehere

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to carry away, to cart away; evehere, Cot. 205

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, v. trans.

To make equal, to compare ⬩ compărāre

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To make equal, to compare; compărāre, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: metan

for-gyltan

(v.)

to become guilty ⬩ to commit ⬩ committĕre

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to become guilty, to commit; committĕre. Scint. Ben. Lye

ge-mangian

(v.)
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For 'to traffic, trade' substitute 'to gain by traffic.'

ge-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scunian, ge-scynian.
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to detest. v. scunian; to fear, Rtl. 32, 9

Linked entry: ge-scynian