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dragan

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N.E.D. draw, 55] ꝥ hig be þæs tíman lenge heora sang dragon ut secundum temporis prolixitatem cantum protendant, Chrd. 57, 7

sǽ-upwearp

(n.)

jetsum

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what is thrown up on land by the sea, jetsum Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod . . . ða sǽupwearp on eallen þingen æt Bramcæstre, Chart. Th. 421, 33

sám-bryce

(n.)

a violation only partially effected

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a violation only partially effected Tó hádbðte, ðársámbryce wurðe, béte man georne be ðam ðe seó dǽd sý, L. E. B. 9; Th. ii. 242, 9

Linked entry: sám-wyrcan

wæter-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-bróga, an; m.

Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep

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Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep Engel ðín con sealte sǽstreámas, waroðfaruða gewinn and wæterbrógan, Andr. Kmbl. 394; An. 197 : 912; An. 456

Linked entry: wæter-egesa

hǽling

(n.)
Grammar
hǽling, e; f.

Healingsanatio

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Healing Ic nán yfel on hym næbbe gemét be hǽlinge I have found no evil in him with regard to healing, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 21

heal-reced

(n.)
Grammar
heal-reced, es; n.

A palace

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A palace Hé healreced hátan wolde medoærn micel men gewyrcean he would bid men make a palace, a great mead-house, Beo, Th. 136; B. 68

Linked entry: heall-reced

on-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hǽle, adj.

Whole, entire

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Whole, entire Gemengde beóþ onhǽlo gelác engla and deófla the entire hosts of angels and devils shall be joined together, Exon. Th. 56, 5; Cri. 896

ge-swystra

(n.)

sisters

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sisters Geswystrena bearn sisters' children, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 10. To mínre méder and geswystrum to my mother and sisters, Nar. 1, 12

bǽde-wég

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Ðá hí him betweónum bǽdewég (beadowig, v. l.) scencton þæs heofonlican lífes dum sese alterutrum caelestis uitae poculis debriarent, Bd. 4, 29; Sch. 528, 13. Add

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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Utan warnian ús wið his unlára, 80, 4. (2 b) where what is to be guarded against is expressed in a clause :-- Warnode hé hine ðý læs hí on hwylc hús tó him in eodan caverat ne in aliquam domum ad se introirent, Bd. I. 25; S. 486, 39.

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE; lætus, hilaris Beó blíðe, ðú góda þeów be joyful, thou good servant, Mt. Bos. 25, 21.

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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II a. of human beings and animals Tuddor bið gemǽne incrum ( the woman and the serpent) orlegníð, Cd. Th. 56, 19; Gen. 914.

Linked entry: tuddor

ceorl

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<b>II d.</b> as a term of contempt?

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Skt. i. 22, 230. ware, prepared for, on guard against something that might be hurtful, absolute Beó gé wære uos estote parati, Lk. Skt. 12, 40. Ús is mycel þearf, ðæt wé geornlíce wacian and wære beón, Btwk. 220, 27.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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<b>I a</b>. with prep. marking the end of the labour, to labour at, after, etc. anything :-- Ne swincþ hé náuht æfter ðam hú hé foremǽrost seó; ne nán mon ne begit ðæt hé æfter ne swincþ, Bt. 33, 2 ; Fox 122, 33-35.

feónd-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-scipe, -scype, es; m.

Fiendshipenmityinĭmīcĭtiahostīlĭtas

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Fiendship, enmity; inĭmīcĭtia, hostīlĭtas Ðæt ys se feóndscipe that is the enmity, Beo. Th. 5991; B. 2999: Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 60; Reim. 68.

for-grindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grindan, p. -grand, pl. -grundon; pp. -grunden [for-, grindan to grind]

To grind thoroughlygrind to piecesgrind downcrushpulverizemangleconsumedestroycommŏlĕrecontĕrĕrecontundĕreconfringĕrepulvĕrārelăcĕrāredemōlīri

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Th. 4659; B. 2335: 5347; B. 2677

tam

(adj.)
Grammar
tam, adj.

Tame, the opposite of wild

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Wilde bár aper, tam bár verres, i. 22, 70-71. Seó leó, ðeáh hió wel tam sé, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 9. Tiles and tomes meares, Exon. Th. 342, 13; Gn. Ex. 142.

Linked entries: teoma tom

fadian

(v.)
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Ox. 56, 326. absolute Seofon þing gedafenað rihtwísum cyninge . . . seofoðe, ꝥ hé be freóndan and be fremdan fadige gelíce on rihtlican dóme (that in the matter of just judgement his ordering be the same for friends and for strangers), Ll.

ælf-sogoða

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-sogoða, an; m. [sogeða juice]

A disease ascribed to fairy influence

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A disease ascribed to fairy influence, chiefly by the influence of the castalides, dúnelfen, which were considered to possess those who were suffering under the disease, a case identical with being possessed by the devil, as will appear from the forms

Linked entry: sogoþa