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heáðu

(n.)
Grammar
heáðu, [ = heáhþu?] indecl. f.

The deep, the seaaltum

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The deep, the sea; altum Sceal hringnaca ofer heáðu bringan lác and luftácen over the deep shall the bark bring gift and love token, Beo. Th. 3729; B. 1862

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp.swicen.

to move about, wanderto move away, depart, escapefrom to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebelto desist from (dat. or prep.), cease fromto deceiveto fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert ceaseto deceive, leave in the lurch

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Drihten mé swícan ne wile the Lord will not desert me, Ps. Th. 53, 4

Linked entry: be-swicenness

bí-leofen

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Þá gesettan bíleofene (annonam), R. Ben. 55, 11. Heó bíleofenæ fundon, Hml. A. 85, 121. Add

eorþ-lic

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Á þín dóm wunað eorðlic (on earth) mid ældum, Cri. 406. Ǽnig eorðlic þincg ( = ǽnig ðing, Bt. 35, 1; F. 154, 20) anything in the world (cf. eorþe, II, 3 a), Met. 22, 5. Æfter eorþlicre wísan after the manner of men, Bl. H. 135, 20.

swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swaþu, e; f.

A track, trace, footstep, vestige; left in swathe a row of mown grass

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Hæleð lágon, on swaðe sǽton sat in the track, were left dead in the track of the retreating force. Cd. Th. 125, 10; Gen. 2077: 127, 21; Gen. 2114: Andr. Kmbl. 2844; An. 1424. Hié ( the defeated Assyrians ) on swaðe reston, Judth.

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow updevourabsorbdevŏrāredegluttīreabsorbēre

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Th. 140, 8. Heó beóþ forswelgene they shall be swallowed up, 57, 8

Linked entries: for-sweolgan swelgan

hamer

(n.)
Grammar
hamer, homer, hamor, es; m.

A hammer

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Heoru hamere geþuren the sword forged by the hammer, Beo. Th. 2575; B. 1285. Carcernes dura hamera geweorc the doors of the prison, the work of hammers, Andr. Kmbl. 2155; An. 1079. Homra, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 25; Jul. 237.

Linked entries: scip-hamer hamele homer

Óst-sǽ

(n.)
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the Baltic with the Cattegat, the water east of Denmark and of the Scandinavian peninsula as that on the western coast is called Westsǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 3 Be norþan Súþdenum is ðæs gársecges earm ðe mon hǽt Ostsǽ. . .

for-dyttan

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Hí fordytton ǽlc fær upp tó þám muntum praeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium, Hml. A. 104, 70. Fordytte ꝥ eáre mid þǽre wulle, Lch. ii. 42, 25: 44, 3. Hé hét fordyttan þæs scræfes múð mid weorcstánum, Homl. Th. ii. 424, 26.

wiþere

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþere, adv. prep.

Against

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Against Weallas him (the waves) wiþre healdaþ the cliffs hold out against the waves, Exon. Th. 336, 24; Gn. Ex. 54. Cf. ȝif þe king wolde wið heom wiðerheolden, Laym. 9175

Linked entries: wiþer wiþer wiþre

leóf

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Nán wiht ne þæs leófes ne þæs láðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

ge-wéd

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Menn unwíslíce dóð þá þe dwollíce plegað æt deádra manna líce, ... þonne hí sceoldon swýðor besárgian þone deádan and biddan for his sáwle bútan gewéde, Hml. S. 21, 312

gingre

(n.)
Grammar
gingre, an; f.
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Cf. gingra; 2 b Heó arn tó þǽre fǽmnan þe þá ðæs mynstres abbodesse wæs, Hilde gingre (geongra, v. l.) cucurrit ad uirginem, quae tunc monasterio abbatissae uice praefuit, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 470, 17

wæter-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gesceaft, e; f.
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The watery element Swá ꝥ wæter wæs standende and beleác þá duru þǽre cyrican, efne swylce seó wætergesceaft (wæteres gesceaft) wǽre onwænded in fæstes wáges staðolfæstnesse sic stans aqua ecclesiae januam clausit, ac si illud elementum liquidum in soliditatem

wiþerweardlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþerweardlíce, adv.

Detrimentallyagainst the interests

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Gospel of Nicodemus c. 18, v. 11), Nicod. 29; Thw. 17, 10

ge-wesan

(v.)

to be togetherconversediscuss

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Ger. have the word 'gawisan, gi-wesan,' in the sense to remain, abide; restare

ge-mána

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mána, an; m. [ge-mǽne communis]

Companionship, society, fellowship, familiarity, marriage, intercourse, commerce, conjunctioncommunio, societas, consortium, contubernium, commercium, concubitus

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union of God and men and in the union of the bridegroom and the bride, Blickl.

Linked entry: ge-mánna

freoðo-scealc

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-scealc, es; m.

A minister of peacepācis minister

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A minister of peace; pācis minister Swá se engel, fǽle freoðoscealc, fǽmnan sægde as the angel, the faithful minister of peace, said to the damsel, Cd. 105; Th. 138, 33; Gen. 2301.

un-gewiss

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, es; n.

uncertaintyignoranceunconsciousnessin ignoranceunintentionallyunconsciouslyunwittinglywhat is uncertain or unknownincertumignominia

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both the terrors of the sea and the deserts with their wild beasts and the languages of nations to seek him and get peace, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 136, 24.

Linked entries: ge-wis on-gewiss

eág-gebyrd

(n.)
Grammar
eág-gebyrd, e; f.

The nature or power of the eye ocŭli nātūra

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The nature or power of the eye; ocŭli nātūra, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 3; Ph. 301