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un-gefullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefullod, adj.

Unfulfilled

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Unfulfilled Ðære béne ungafullodre, Exon. Th. 441, 7; Rä. 60, 14

wist-gifende

(adj.)
Grammar
wist-gifende, adj. (ptcpl.)

fertile

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Yielding food, fertile Ðære wistgifendan opulenti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 47

Linked entry: gifan

rusce

(n.)
Grammar
rusce, an; f.

Rushy ground

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ðære wulfruscan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 131, 7

un-wíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíslíc, adj.

Unwisefoolish

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Unwise, foolish Ðæra unwíslícra geþanca, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 526

Linked entry: wís-líc

Bebban burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bebban burh,
  • Chr. 547; Th. 28, 25; 29, 24 : 641
  • ;
  • Th. 49, 3 : 993
  • ;
  • Th. 240, 17; 241, 16, col. 2
  • :
Bæbba-burh,
  • Chr. 1093; Th. 360, 6
  • :
Bebba-burh,
  • Chr. 1095 ; Th. 361, 39, 40
  • :
gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig ; acc. -burg, -burh; f.

BAMBOROUGH, in NorthumberlandBabbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum

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Hér wæs Bæbban burg tobrocon, and mycel herehúðe ðǽr genumen here [A. D. 993] Bamborough was destroyed, and much spoil was there taken, Chr. 993; Erl. 133, 1

Linked entries: Bæbban burh Bebba-burh

wundrung

(n.)
Grammar
wundrung, e; f.

wonderingwonderadmirationastonishmenta wonderful sighta spectacle

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Ðǽr heó líð óð ðis on mycelre árwurðnysse mannum tó wundrunge (to the admiration of men), 20, 101. Hé on ðære micclan his módes wundrunge ðǽr gestód dreórig in the great bewilderment of his mind he stood there downcast, 23, 627.

nafu

(n.)
Grammar
nafu, e; f. : nafa (?), an; m.

A nave

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Sió nafa (nafu, Cott.) néhst ðære eaxe, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 29. Sió nafu, Fox 222, 1. Se nafa, 222, 12. Fæst on ðære nafe, 222, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12

Linked entry: nafa

un-gebrocod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebrocod, adj.

Unafflicteduninjured

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Unafflicted, uninjured Ðonne wé manna líchaman derigaþ, búton wé ðære sáwle derian magon, ða líchaman þurhwuniaþ on heora áwyrdnysse ... Ðonne hí gelýfaþ ðæt wé godas sind ... wé forlǽtaþ ðone líchaman ungebrocodne, and cépaþ ðære sáwle, Homl.

ge-bréman

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Substitute for the passage Drihten wolde gebréman and geweorðian þá ludéiscan æfter þǽre wísan þe on ðǽre ealdan ǽbeboden wæs, Hml. A. 152, 18. Nónsanges on ðǽre endebyrdnesse sí gebrémod gebed none eo ordine celebretur oratio, R. Ben. 1. 47, 11

on-bláwness

(n.)
Grammar
on-bláwness, e; f.

Inspiration

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Inspiration Seó onbláwnes ðære heofonlícan onfæþmnesse, Blickl. Homl. 7, 26

hán

(n.)
Grammar
hán, e; f.
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Ǽrest on þane hwítan weg; ðonon on ðá reádan háne; of ðǽre háne on ðone herpað, iii. 415, 30: v. 297, 32: 376, 9. Of ðám byrigelse tó ðǽre reádan hánæ; of ðǽre reádan hánæ andlang strǽt, 217, 4. On þá grǽgan háne ; of þǽre grǽgan háne, Cht.

Linked entry: hon-

un-nytwirðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytwirðlíce, adv.

Uselesslyvainlyto no purposeunprofitably

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Uselessly, vainly, to no purpose, unprofitably Ðæra wiðercorenra wíte tiht oft heora mód unnytwurðlíce tó lufe, Homl. Th. i. 332, 29. Ágyldan gesceád ealra ðæra ýdelnyssa ðe hí unnytwurðlíce nú begáð, ii. 220, 31.

here-strǽt

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ðǽre wîde herestrǽt; ætter ðǽre herestrǽt, C. D. iii. 73, 19. Add

æfstung

(n.)
Grammar
æfstung, æfestung, e; f.

Envy

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Envy Mid þyccylum ðǽre æfestunge, Gr. D. 117, 28. Æfstunge, 118, 2

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.
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Homl. 71, 7. therein Hér is án lytele burg, ðǽr ic mæg mín feorh on generian. Hió is án lytel, and ðeáh ic mæg ðǽron libban, Past. 51; Swt. 399, 24. Áwyrtwala grǽdignysse of ðínre heortan, and áplanta þǽron ða sóþan lufe, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 2.

Linked entry: on

god-módor

(n.)
Grammar
god-módor, f.
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A GODMOTHER Æt ðam fulwihte hyre onféng sum godes þeów ðære noma wæs rómána ... heó slép æt ðære godmódor húse a certain servant of God, whose name was Romana, was her sponsor at baptism ... she slept at the godmother's house, Shrn. 140, 24

tó-clipung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-clipung, e; f.

Invocationappeal

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Invocation, appeal Ǽlc man biþ gefullod on naman ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse and hé ne mót ná beón eft gefullod, ðæt ne sý forsewen ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse tóclypung, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 3: Homl. Skt. i. 12, 143: Homl. Th. ii. 48, 15

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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Wé hédaþ ðæra crumena ðæs hláfes and ða Judéiscan gnagaþ ða rinde we take the crumbs of the bread and the Jews gnaw the crust, ii. 114, 33.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

anga

(n.)
Grammar
anga, an; m.
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A sting Se anga ðǽre wrǽnnesse aculeus libidinis, Past. 309, 15

Linked entry: onfundenness

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Þǽr þǽr then when, when, þǽr when Ðý læs hié selfe ácwelen ðǽr ðǽr hié ða óðre lácniaþ ne alios medendo ipsi moriantur, Past. 48; Swt. 371, 11. Ðǽr ðǽr ús God forbeád cum nos Deus prohiberet, 59; Swt. 451, 5.

Linked entry: þár