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snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.

Quick, active, strongof rapid movement, quick, rapid, swiftactive, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold keen, severe; sharp acute firm, determined bold, active alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent

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Se wæs mid his dǽdum snelra ðonne hé mægnes hæfde celeritate magis quam virtute fretus Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 27. Mé is snægl swiftra, snelra regnwyrm Exon.

staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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Mon hæfde ða burg mid stacum gemearcod, wulfas átugan ða stacan up, Ors. 5, 5; Swt. 226, 17-19. Álege ðone man upweard, dríf .ii. stacan æt ðám eaxlum, Lchdm. ii. 342, 5.

Linked entry: stacung

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Gif ðú ðé tó swá mildum mundbyrd sécest, Exon. Th. 252, 29; Jul. 170. Heó úrne fultum séhþ, Homl. Th. ii. 112, 18. Gumena gehwylcum ðara ðe geóce tó him séceþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2307; An. 1155.

a-hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyrdan, p. -hyrde, -hyrte; pp. -hyrded, -hyrd; v. trans.

To hardenmake harddurareindurare

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Ecg wæs íren ahyrded heaðo-swáte its edge was iron hardened with battle-blood, Beo. Th. 2924; B. 1460: Ex. 8, 19: Mt. Bos. 13, 15: Ps. Th. 119, 4

Linked entry: a-hyrte

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Icel. innan-bords] gehióldon they maintained their power at home, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 7. Innabordes intus, Rtl. 2, 21. with dat Ðá hé sæt innan húse discumbente eo in domo, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 10.

FUGEL

(n.)
Grammar
FUGEL, fugol, fugul; gen. fugeles, fugles; m.

A birdFOWLăvisāles

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Ic spearuwan swá some gelíce gewearþ, ánlícum fugele factus sum sīcut passer ūnĭcus, Ps. Th. 101, 5: Exon. 108 a; Th. 413, 18; Rä. 32, 7. Fugle gelícost most like to a bird, Beo. Th. 442; B. 218.

Linked entries: fen-fugelas fugol fugul

LUST

(n.)
Grammar
LUST, es; m.

LUSTdesirepleasurevoluptuousness

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Swá mycel hǽto and lust Cristes geleáfan tantus fervor fidei et desiderium, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 4. Him wæs metes micel lust he had a craving for food, Homl. Th. i. 86, 6. Lust oððe gǽlsa luxus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 11.

Linked entry: lustume

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Swá gód Sceoppend rihtlíce sceóp eall ðæt hé sceóp, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 12. Heortan clǽne scyp ( crea ) on mé, Ps. Lamb. 50, 12. God gesceóp ealle gesceafta, and deófol náne gesceafta scyppan ne mæg, Homl. Th. i. 102, 1.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Swá déð sió Segor ðæs medemestan lífes: ðá ðe hire tó befleóð hió geheálð, Past. 399, 15. Cóm ic ꝥ ic gehǽle ( saluificem ) middaneard, Jn. 12, 47. Ꝥ middaneard sý gehǽled ( saluetur ) þurh hine, 3, 17. Gehǽled bið saluabitur, Jn.

ge-stillan

(v.)
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Hi náuþer ne gestillan ne móton ne eác swíþor styrian, Bt. 21; F. 74, 7. not to be active Swá styrigende is seó sáwul ꝥ heó furðon on slǽpe ne gestylþ, Hml. S. l, 132.

ge-féran

(v.)
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Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 444, 7, 15. to fare Habbað wé ealle for þínum leásungum lyðre geféred, Sat. 62. of events, to go, to come, to pass, happen Eall swá hit æt þám ende eall geférde just as it in the end all happened, Chr. 1066 ; P. 200, 6. trans. to go,

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Þéh hit eallum þǽm folcum swá swíþe gewrecen ne wurde, Ors. 6, 2; S. 256, 7. where hurt is done in retribution of injury. absolute, to take vengeance Hé gewræc syððan cealdum cearsíðum, B. 2395. to take vengeance for, avenge a person Wíf hyre bearn

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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Noldon ðá hǽðenan þám bálgan geðafian þæt hé swá hálig treów ǽfre hýnan sceolde (cf. hí ne mihton on heora móde findan ꝥ hé ꝥ treów forcurfe, Hml. S. 31, 395), Hml.

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

hryre

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druncena wénð ꝥ hé sum þing gódes dó, þonne hé bið an hryre besceofen ebriosus putat se aliquid obtimum agere, cum fuerit precipitio deuolutus, Chrd. 74, 24. a falling from an upright position (lit. or fig.). a falling to the ground of a building Wearð swá

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Swég mǽrsiendes the voice of one celebrating a festival; sonus epulantis, Ps. Lamb. 41, 5. to celebrate, perform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnity Ða hálgan gerýne mǽrsian sacra mysteria celebrare, Bd. 1. 27; S. 496, 23.

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, es; m.

song, singinga singing, chantingsong, poetry,a songa poem

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Dǽr wæs sang and swég samod ætgædere ... gomenwudu gréted, gid oft wrecen, Beo. Th. 2130; B. 1063: 180; B. 90. Ðǽr wæs singal sang and swegles gong, wlitig weoroda heáp, Andr. Kmbl. 1737; An. 871. Ðǽr is engla song, eádigra blis, Exon.

Linked entry: song

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Ꝥ folc hine hæfde swá yfele swilce hé sumes þinges scyldig wǽre, and ealle men hine fram stówe tó stówe brúdon and tó wundre tawedcn, Hml. S. 23, 652. For hwig ꝥ; folc þone Hǽlend swá yfele hæfde.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Ǽghwilcum men biþ leófre swá hé hæbbe holdra freónda má the more true friends he has, the better every man likes it, Blickl. Homl. 121, 36.

Linked entry: leóf

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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Gelíce and mon mǽd máwe just as one mows a meadow, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 15.] xiiii æceras and ða mǽde ðe ðár tó líþ Ðúnstán gebohte æt Uhtlufe xiiii acres and the meadow pertaining thereto Dunstan bought of Uhtlufu, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 3, 34.

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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Ap. 27, 1 : Past. 36, 1; Swt. 247, 21. Ðara ánra ðe for neóde him þénunge æt ðæs mynstres ingange rǽcan scylon, R. Ben. 139, 11. Se gebúr sceal erian healfne æcer and rǽcan (cf. on bærene gebringan, Chart.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan