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blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, es; m.

a blast, blowing, breath, spirit, life, mindflamen, flatus, inspiratio? spiritus, vita, animusenjoyment, prosperity, abundance, success, blessedness, gift, reward, benefit, glory, honourfruitio, prosperitas, abundantia, successus, beatitudo, donum, præmium, beneficium, gloria, dignitasflatus

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Wæs his blǽd mid God his reward was with God, 39 a; Th. 128, 27; Gú. 410: 20 b; Th. 55, 4; Cri. 878. Wæs heora blǽd micel their glory was great, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 5; Gen. 14.

Linked entries: bléd bléd

on-cnáwan

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Th. 5, 9. (3a) to acknowledge the claims of a person Críst ne oncnǽwð mid ǽnigum góde þá unclǽnan weófodþegnas, Ll. Th. ii. 382, 6.

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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To timbren me mine crune, A. R. 124, 8. To timmbrenn himm an hus, Orm. 13368. Who tauȝte hem (peacocks) on trees to tymbre so heighe, Piers P. 11, 352

ge-wunian

(v.)
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R. 21, 22. of action, conduct Gif gié gewunas in uorde mínum, ðeignas mína gié biðon, Jn. L. 8, 31. Hé in his gebede gewunade, Gr. D. 16, 21.

ge-sécan

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Ús gesécean mid lufan, 119, 30. in order to hurt, with hostile intent, to attack Hanna hiene æt þǽm fæstenne gesóhte mid xx M. Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 168, 30. Þá gesóhton hié hié mid firde patriam bello cinxerunt, 4, 4; S. 164, 29.

Dorn-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Dorn-sǽte, Dor-sǽte; gen. -sǽta ; dat. > -sǽtum, -sǽton, -sǽtan; pl. m. [dor = Celt. dwr, dur water; -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants: dwellers by water]

Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIREDorsetenses, Dorsetia

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Mid Dornsǽtum [Dorsǽtum, Th. 120, 12, col. 2, 3; Dorsǽton, 121, 11, col. 1, 2, 3] with the Dorset-men, 845; Th. 120, 12, 36.

Linked entry: sǽta

emn

(adj.)
Grammar
emn, adj.

Even, equal, plain, level, justæquus, plānus, æqualis

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Even, equal, plain, level, just; æquus, plānus, æqualis Ðæs wísan monnes mód biþ swíðeemn the wise mans mind is very even, Past. 42, 1; Hat. MS. 58 a. 16: 17, 5; Hat. MS. 23 a. 7: Ps. Th. 10, 8.

Linked entry: tó-efnes

for-faran

(v.)
Grammar
for-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [for-, faran to go] .

to go or pass awayperishperīreto cause to pass awaycause to perishto destroyperdĕre

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Ðæt man ða sáwla ne forfare ðe Grist mid his agenum lífe gebohte that a man cause not the souls to perish which Christ bought with his own life, L. C. S. 3; Th. i. 378, 2.

Linked entry: for-ferian

here-hýþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-hýþ, -húþe, e; f.

Spoilbootyplunder

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Hiera heres ðone mǽstan dǽl hám sendon mid hiora herehýþe præcipuam exercitus sui partem onustam præda domum revocant, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 21. Mid ðære herehýþe [herehúþe, MS. E.], Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 30.

neód-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
neód-líce, adv.

Diligentlysedulouslyzealouslyeagerlyearnestly

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Lustlíce gehyrdon ða ðe him gelǽrde wǽron and eác swylce neódlíce mid dǽdum lǽston ða ðe hí ongitan mihton libenter ea quae dicerentur, audirent; libentius ea quae intelligere poterant, operando sequerentur, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 18.

Linked entry: nýd-líce

be-þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeccan, bi-þeccan; p. -þeahte, -þehte, pl. -þeahton, -þehton; pp. -þeaht, -þeht

To cover, cover over, concealtegere, contegere, operire

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Se wæs beþeaht mid þæce quod erat fæno tectum, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, note 32: Exon. 117 a; Th. 451, 4; Dóm. 98. Biþeaht covered, Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 36; Gú. 1004.

searu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
searu-cræft, es; m.
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Ða róde mid ðám æðelestum eorcnanstánum besetton searocræftum (cunningly, skilfully, cf. searu, ), Elen. Kmbl. 2049; El. 1026.

þunor-rád

(n.)
Grammar
þunor-rád, e; f.

Thundera peal of thunder

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Ðonne þunorrád biþ, ne sceþeð ðam men ðe ðone stán ( agate ) mid him hæfð, Lchdtn. ii. 296, 30: iii. 374, col. 2. From stefne ðunurráde (þunuráde, Spl.) a voce tonitrui, Ps. Surt. 103, 7: 76, 19. Þunur-ráda ðínre tonitrris tui, Ps. Spl. 76, 17.

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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Mid hira ðingengum, Past. 10; Swt. 63, 15. Þurh bisceopes þingunga ex episcopi interventu, L. Ecg. P. i. c. ix; Th. ii. 170, 17. v. fore-, ge-þingung

wíc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-geréfa, an; m.
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Gif Cantwara ǽnig in Lundenwíc feoh gebycge, hæbbe him twégen oþþe þreó unfácne ceorlas tó gewitnesse, oþþe cyninges wícgeréfan ... gekýþe hé mid his gewytena ánum, oþþe mid cyninges wícgeréfan, ðæt hé ðæt feoh in wíc gebohte, L. H.

brand

a fire-branda torchburningbrand

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Swilce sum hús forburne, brastligende mid brandum, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 16. a torch: Mið brondum ł ðæccillum cum facibus, Jn. L. R. 18, 3. burning (v. Dict). (?) brand, blight causing leaves, &c. to look as though burnt (v. N. E. D. brand, 7.

Linked entry: brand-óm

geond-stredan

(v.)
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Mæssepreóst hig geondstregde ( aspergat ) mid háligwætere, Ll. Th. ii. 234, 22. Geondstréd mid swæcce þæs écan lífes, Hml. Th. ii. 536, 18. <b>II a.</b> to overspread :-- Eorendel geondstrét heofon aurora spargit polum, Hy. S. 30, 2

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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Ic þæs wénde þæt ic mid wísdóme full gleáwlíce ongitan mihte existimabam ut cognoscerem hoc, Ps. Th. 72, 13. Ongitan gleáwlíce gástgehygdum, An. 863: Jul. 181: Hy. 4, 77. Gleáwlíce sollerter (animadverteret ), An. Ox. 3131.

ge-tyngnes

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Lbmn. 414, 12. elegance of speech, v. ge-tynge; 2 Mid þæslicere race getinnysse (getignysse, Hpt. Gl. 528, 4) eleganti prosę sententia (i. peritia ), An.

gráf

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Ðám twám hídan and ðá mǽde and ðone gráf ðe þǽrtó mid rihte tó ligeð, 248, 12. Ofer mid ðone gráf, C. D. iii. 52, 23. Ofer ðæt gráf, 389, 1. In ðone lytlan gráf, v. 126, 30.