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þreá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þreá-líc, adj.

Miserablewoefulcalamitous

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Ða apostolas þrowedon folcbealo ðreálíc, mǽrne martyrdóm, Menol. Fox 248; Men. 125

snóca

(n.)
Grammar
snóca, an; m.

A bend, bay forestum, nomine

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Of ðære díc on færscmærus westsnócan; of ðam snócan on fúlan mære eástweardnæ from the dike to the western bay of fresh mere; from the bay to the east side of the foul mere Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 344, 33.

sælmerige

(n.)
Grammar
sælmerige, an; f.

Brine

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Brine Sælmerige (sæll-, sel-; -mærige) salsamentum, Ælf. Gr. 30; Zup.192, 18

Linked entry: selmerige

un-tólǽtendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tólǽtendlíce, incessantly.
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Dial. 2, 8' substitute Manie men untólǽtendlíce (unáblinnendlíce, v.l.) wǽron gelaðode tó staðole beteran lífes mid þǽre ylcan mǽrðe his hlísan multos ad statum vitae melioris ipso opinionis ejus praeconio indesinenter vocari, Gr. D. 117, 23

Grendel

(n.)
Grammar
Grendel, gen. Grendles
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GRENDEL, a monster destroyed by Beowulf Grendel mǽre mearcstapa, se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten Grendel the great traverser of the march, that ruled [held] the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 205-208; B. 102-104.

mearh

Grammar
mearh, marrow.
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Wæl tósomne in heortes mærige, Lch. i. 374, 8. Add

bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To constraincompelrequiresolicitcogerecompellereexigerepostulareflagitare

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Mǽru cwén bǽdde byras geonge the illustrious queen solicited her young sons, Beo. Th. 4040; B. 2018

Linked entries: a-bǽdan bǽdde bǽdend

þíht

(adj.)
Grammar
þíht, adj.
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This word seems to be the second part in each of the two compounds found in the following charm Gehwér férde ic me ðone mǽran magaþíhtan mid ðysse mǽran meteþíhtan ðonne ic mé wille habban and hám gán, Lchdm. iii. 68, 17

ge-miclian

(v.)
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Th. 19, 5. the object a thing Twá ðing syndon swá mycele and swá mǽre, þæt ǽfre ǽnig man ne mæg ðǽron ǽnig ðing áwyrdan ne gewanian . . . ne eft nis ǽnig swá mǽre . . . þæt áðor ðǽra þénunga gegódian oððon gemycclian mæge. Wlfst. 34, 3-11.

ceddran

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Ic hopige ꝥ cherubin se mǽra wylle ... mid his gyldenan tange þǽre glédan spearcan tó mínre tungan gebringan, and þæs dumbes múðes ceddran æthrínan ( the passage seems based on Is. 6. 6, 7: Unus de seraphim, et in manu ejus calculus, quem forcipe tulerat

Linked entry: ǽeder

merigen-tíd

Grammar
merigen-tíd, mergen-tíd, e; f.

Morning-timemorning

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Morning-time, morning Fram ðære mǽran mergentíde óþ ðæt ǽfen cume a custodia matutina usque ad noctem, Ps. Th. 129, 6

bealo-sorg

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-sorg, e; f.

Baleful sorrowdirus ægritudo vel mæror

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Baleful sorrow; dirus ægritudo vel mæror, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 21; Ph. 409

heáfod-gold

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gold, es; n.

A crownhead jewels

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A crown Ðú him sylst heáfodgold tó mǽrþe honore coronasti eum, Ps. Th. 8, 6

clǽnsung

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung, e; f.

A CLEANSING, purifying, chastening, expiation, chastityemundatio, purificatio, castigatio, expiatio, castitas

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Wæs he mid clǽnsunge forhæfednesse weorþ and mǽre erat abstinentiæ castigatione insignis, 4, 28; S. 606, 39. Biþ heó fremiende to his clǽnsunge erit in expiationem ejus proficiens, Lev. 1, 4.

mere

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Th. i. 70, 22. . x. mæran mid . x. coltan . . . . vi. mæran mid . vi. coltan, Shrn. 159, 17, 29. the female of other quadrupeds Olfenda myran mid hyra folan and stédan camelos masculos el feminas illas quae habent foetas. Nar. 35, II

reðe

(adj.)
Grammar
reðe, ;adj.;

Right, just

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Hí cýðan ðínes mægenþrymmes mǽre wuldur, riht and reðe, ríces ðínes, 144, 11. Ic ðæt ongeat dómas ðíne reðe rihtwíse ;cognovi quia aequitas judicia tua,; 118, 75. Synd his dómas reðe mid rǽde rihte gecýðde ;rectum judicium tuum,; 118, 137

Linked entries: rede reðe-hygdig

ge-fylsta

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Þæt se mǽra engel ( Michael ) beó Crístenra manná gefylsta on eorðan and þingere on heofonum, Hml. Th. i. 518, 32. Wé sind Godes gefylstan we are labourers together with God; Dei sumus adjutores, 8, 8: Hml. S. 11, 309.

andet-nes

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Mid andetnessum eallra þǽra mǽrða, Hml. S. 25, 505. Add

ác

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B. iii. 667, 33. v- mǽr-ác

(n.)
Grammar
rá, ráha ; gen. rán; m.
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Mǽre on huntunge heorta and rána cervorum caprearumque venatu insignis, Bd. 1, 1 ; S. 474, 41. Ic gefeó heortas and ránn capio cervos et damas, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 31. Rá ł gǽt capras, Rtl. 119, 16. The word is found in names of localities, e.g.

Linked entry: rǽge