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swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.

sleepa dream a dreamsleep: a dreamsleepsleep

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Lind.) gemynegod, 22: Homl. Th. i. 88, 15. Heó ádrǽfe swefnu pellat sompnia, Hymn. Surt. 37, 6

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fullian

(v.)
Grammar
fullian, fulligan, fulwian, to fullianne; part. fulligende; ic fullige, ðú fullast, he fullaþ, pl. fulliaþ; p. fullode, ede; pp. fullod, ed; v. trans.

To FULL or make white as a fullerto baptizealbārecandĭdum făcĕrebaptīzāreβαπτίζειν

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Iohannes fullode ða ðe him to cómon John baptized those who came to him, Homl. Th. i. 352, 16: Jn. Bos. 1, 28, 31: 3, 22, 23: 4, 2: 10, 40. Lǽraþ ealle þeóda, and fulligeaþ hig dŏcēte omnes gentes, baptīzantes eos, Mt. Bos. 28, 19.

ge-mengan

(v.)
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To mix, be mixed, unite to :-- Ðætte sió mennisce ólicung for nánum freóndscipe ðǽrtó ne gemenge (-mencge, v. l.) ut nihil se ei humanitatis admisceat in hoc, Past. 78, 9. ꝥ gecynd nyle nǽfre nán-wuht wiþerweardes lǽtan gemengan, for þám heora ǽgþer onscunað

hwæt-hwega

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Hwæthwugu bið betweoh ðǽm irsiendan and ðǽm ungeðyldgan, ðæt is ðæt ... in hoc ab impatientibus iracundi differunt, quod ..., Past. 293, 15. Ðonne him hwæthwugu wiðstint, 455, 16. Huoeðer huoðhuoegu ( aliquid ) woere wona?, Lk. L. 22, 35.

lange

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</b> of time, for or during a long time. of continued action Gif se láreów hié gemyndgað ðára weligera ðe lange striéndon and lytle hwíle brucon si eorum ad medium memoria deducatur, qui et ditari in hoc mundo diu conati sunt, et tamen in adeptis

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Similar entries v. hors-, hund-, scip-wealh; weale, wilh. a shameless person. Similar entries v. wealian, wealh-word Walana protervorum, Hpt. Gl. 527, 22

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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Ðæt óðre forhtian that others may fear, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 15. v. trans. To fear, be frightened at, dread; tĭmēre Ic ne forhtige wiht I fear nothing, Ps. Th. 61, 2: 54, 2.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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ládunge swíðe rihtlíce tó deófles handa ásceofen God allows the wicked man time, that he may, if he will, cease from his wicked deeds: that, if he will not, he may, having nothing to plead in his defence, very justly be thrust into the hands of the devil, Homl

Linked entry: be-ládung

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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Homl. 19, 22.

Linked entries: nemne nymne

sefa

(n.)
Grammar
sefa, an ; m.
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Homl. 137, 6. On wérigum sefan, Exon. Th. 74, 18 ; Cri. 1208. On mildum sefan, 83, 6 ; Cri. 1352. On sídum sefan, 169, 17 ; Gú. 1096. On sárgum sefan, 183, 20 ; Gú. 1330. Tó ontýnenne míne sefan, Nar. 40, 30. Ic heom ábleonde hera sefan, 45, 7.

Linked entries: seofa siofa

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make betterimprovemendamendrepairemendārerepărāreto make strongfortifysurround with a wallconfirmāremunīremūrāreto make amendsreparation'bót' forrepentto obtain a remedy againstto get 'bót' fromavenge

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Homl. 91, 16; 63, 34; 57, 27: Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 5; H.R. 107, 4. Hea geboeton pæniterent, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

þorp

(n.)
Grammar
þorp, þrop, es; m. Perhaps the idea at first connected with the words is that of an assemblage, cf. the use in Icelandic: Maðr heitir einnhverr ... þorp ef þrír ero, Skáldskaparmál; þyrpast to crowd, throng: þyrping
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Homl. ii. 89, 13. Ther stod a throp ... in which that poure folk hadden her bestes and her herbergage, Chauc. Cl. T. 199. Thorp, litell towne or thoroughfare oppidum, Prompt. Parv. 492.

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un-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-riht, adj.

Wrongevilbadunjustunlawfuldepravedperverse

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Homl. 231, 10. Áblinnan fram heora unrihtum gestreónum, 25, 5. Cynewulf benam Sigebryht his ríces for unryhtum dǽdum, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 19. Mid hiera unryhtum bisenum per exemplum pravi operis, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 18.

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for-þencan

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But I would not that thou shouldst despair ... for he that is without hope is without heart, Bt. 8; S. 19, 29-31.

hálig-nes

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Lbmn. 413, 20. a holy place. Cf. hálig; <b>B. II</b> Ðu on ðínre hálignesse hér ásprǽce Deus locutus est in sancto suo, Ps.

sprǽc

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Z. 18, 15), efen-, ende-, fela-, gaf-, ge-, hearm-, hosp-, samod-, steór-, sundor-, tungol-sprǽc

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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Homl. 123, 7. Mid sárlícre sceame confusione, Ps. Th. 88, 38. causing pain, grievous Éþung biþ sárlíc the breathing is painful, Lchdm. ii. 258, 17.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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Forðam forlǽt se man fæder and móder and geþeót hine to his wífe quamobrem relinquet hŏmo patrem suum et matrem et adhærēbit uxōri suæ, Gen. 2, 24: Mt. Bos. 19, 5.

tó-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-glídan, p. -glád; pp. -gliden

To glide in different directions,glide awayto be dissipated, dispersed, dispelled, to disappear, vanish, pass awayto fall to pieces,collapseto slip away

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Ðæt wolcn tóglád, Homl. Th. ii. 242, 11: Chr. 979; Erl. 128, 7. Nihthelm tóglád, lungre leórde, Andr. Kmbl. 246; An. 123: Elen. Kmbl. 156; El. 78. metaph. of pain, care, or the like Sele drincan, sóna ðæt sár tóglít. Lchdm. ii. 356, 21.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Oft on ánre tíde acenþ seó cwén and seó wyln the queen and the slave often bring forth at one time, Homl. Th. i. 110, 27: Elen. Kmbl. 832 ; El. 416: 1113; El. 558: Beo. Th. 2311; B. 1153 .