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leoþu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-cræft, es; m.
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Segn eallgylden hondwundra mǽst gelocen leoþocræftum [skilfully; or leóþocræftum, (cf. leóþcræft and next word) with charms, magically; cf. the Danish banner, the Raven, supposed to be woven by the daughters of Ragnar, and to which extraordinary qualities

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scip-réðra

(n.)
Grammar
scip-réðra, an; m.

A sailor

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Hé on scyp code, and myd hys scypréðrum hys segl up áhóf, and forþ seglode, St. And. 38, 32

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Thou. Grammar Þú, alone Ðis land ðe þú gesihst, Gen. 13, 15. Hwæt eart þú þe þýn ansýn is swylce ánes sceaþan, and hwæt ys ðæt tácen þe þú on uppan þínum exlum byrst? Nicod. 32; Thw. 18, 19. Gewít þú, Abraham, féran ... þú scealt Isaac mé onsecgan, Cd

Linked entries: tú þec þeh þistel

bǽdling

Grammar
bǽdling, Dele: bædzere. v. bæzere: bæfta; m. Dele, and see bæftan.

tabellarius.

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tabellarius

deád-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-líc, def. se deád-líca, seó, ðæt deád-líce; adj.

DEADLY, mortal ⬩ mortālis, morticīnus

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DEADLY, mortal; mortālis, morticīnus Ðæt án deádlíc man mihte ealne middaneard oferseón that a mortal man could see over all the world, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 5. Rómáne deádlícne sige gefóran the Romans gained a deadly victory, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 33. Se

mid-spreca

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Sege ús ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé beóð þíne geholan and ealne wæg þíne midsprecan. Hml. S. 23, 590. Leahtra anspecan and manna midspecan (liberatores), Chrd. 62, 26. Add

leás

(n.)
Grammar
leás, n.
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Add: what is untrue, untruth Sege ús nú sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, Hml. S. 23, 590. what is incorrect Micel yfel déð sé ðe leás wrít, búton hé hit gerihte, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 23

deriendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deriendlíc, derigendlíc; def.se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Injurious, noxious, hurtful ⬩ nocīvus, noxius, nŏceus

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Injurious, noxious, hurtful; nocīvus, noxius, nŏceus Deriendlíc nocīvus, Fulg. 20: noxius, Hymn. Surt. 5, 7. Hit ne biþ ðam men derigendlíc it will not be injurious to a man, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 18. Ðæt we forbúgan ǽlc þing derigendlíces vitēmus omne noxium

deáwig-feðere

(adj.)
Grammar
deáwig-feðere, def. se deáwig-feðera, seó, ðæt deáwig-feðere; adj.

Dewy-feathered ⬩ roscĭdus pennis

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Dewy-feathered; roscĭdus pennis Sang se wanna fugel, deáwigfeðera the sad fowl sang, dewy of feathers, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 24; Gen. 1984. Hwreópon here-fugolas. deáwigfeðere the fowls of war screamed, dewy-feathered, 150; Th. 188, 4; Exod. 163

Linked entry: úrig-feþera

deád-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-bǽre, def. se deád-bǽra, seó, ðæt deád-bǽre; adj.

Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortĭfer, lethālis, lethĭfer

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Death-bearing, deadly; mortĭfer, lethālis, lethĭfer Deádbǽre lethāle, Mone B. 1859. Se drenc deádbǽra wæs the drink was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 22, Ðæt ðín heorte forhtige for ðam deádbǽrum drence that thy heart may fear the deadly drink, i. 72, 16

Linked entry: deáþ-bǽre

BLEÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁT, def. se bleáta, seó, ðæt bleáte; adj.

Wretched, miserable ⬩ miser, miserabilis ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ pauper, miser

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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sight ⬩ cæcus ⬩ a blind or inward wound ⬩ a bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affected ⬩ morsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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BLIND, deprived of sight; cæcus Ðá wæs him broht án deófolseóc man, se wæs blind and dumb tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus et mutus, Mt. Bos. 12, 22: Mk. Bos. 10, 46: Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491. Ðæt ðú grápie on midne dæg, swá se blinda

bí-sǽce

(n.)

A visitation

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Grammar bí-sǽce, bí-sǽc ( = soec, -séc), e; f. Substitute: A visitation Stód seó stów ídel and ǽmen, bád bísǽce betran hyrdes, Gú. 188

gi-

(prefix)
Grammar
gi-, for most words beginning with this prefix see ge-.

burg-stal

(n.)
Grammar
burg-stal, -stól, es; m. [
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burg
= beorg, beorh
a hill, stal a place, seat, dwelling
]

a hill, stal a place, seat, dwelling ⬩ A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill ⬩ sedes super collem vel clivum.

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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum. The name of places built on a hill, as Burstall in Suffolk, Borstall in Kent and Oxfordshire, etc. Cot. 209

Linked entries: beorh-stal burg-

folc-dryht

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Þonne sió býman stefen and se beorhta segen . . . folcdryht wera biforan bonnað, sáwla gehwylce when the voice of the trumpet and the bright banner . . . summon to the presence the multitude of men, every soul, Cri. 1067. For first passage substitute

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful ⬩ terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful; terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus Eorþscræf egeslíc a fearful cavern, Andr. Kmbl. 3174; An. 1590. Egeslíc æled eágsýne wearþ the terrible fire was visible to the eye, 3098; An. 1552:

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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stony. v. next word Se áfeól of his horse ofer stǽnene eorþan, and him wǽron ða limo gecnyssed, Shrn. 126, 18. Of sandigum ł stǽnenum de arenosis, Hpt. Gl. 449, 26. metaph. of stone, stony, hard as stone, in a good sense Ic ðé secge, ðæt ðú ( Peter

dwol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dwol-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, erring, heretical ⬩ stultus, hærĕtĭcus

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Foolish, erring, heretical; stultus, hærĕtĭcus Nis ðis nán dwollíc sagu this is not a foolish saying, Jud. 15, 19. Hý adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11

eorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-líc, def. se -líca ; seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

EARTHLY, terrestrial ⬩ terrēnus, terrestris

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EARTHLY, terrestrial; terrēnus, terrestris He wæs eorþlíc cing he was an earthly king. Chr. 979 ; Erl. 129, 9. Hí eorþlíces áuht ne haldeþ nothing earthly holds them, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 331; Met. 20, 166. Ða twelf bócland him gefreóde eorþlíces camphádes

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