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un-eáþness

Grammar
un-eáþness, <b>. I.</b>
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In 1. 7 after fare insert: non mihi labor est ad Dominum meam uenire, and add: distress of body or mind Mid þiére unéþnysse (-eáð-, v.l. ) swá myccles sáres onǽled doloris magni stimulis accensus, Gr. D. 207, ii

wind

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The word is a gloss on a passage in Bd. I. 19 : Incendium ad habitaculum . .. flabris stimulantibus ferebatur, Txts. 181, 72

bláwan

Grammar
bláwan, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> of a place,
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to have wind blowing in it Seó dene wæs weallende mid lígum on ánre sídan, on óðre sídan mid hagole bláwende búton tóforlǽtennysse, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 9. 3. Add Bytte bláwan fulle windes. Hml. S. 34, 317

Linked entry: blǽd

reóst

(n.)
Grammar
reóst, ;a rest;

rest; the wood on which the coulter of a plough is fixed

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Sules reóst dentale, s. est aratri pars prima in qua vomer inducitur quasi dens,; :Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 72 ;dentalia,; 106, 20 : 25, 28

wǽg-faru

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-faru, e; f.

A sea-passage ⬩ passage through the sea

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A sea-passage, passage through the sea (the passage through the Red Sea) Nú se ágend up árǽrde reáde streámas in randgebeorh, syndon ðá foreweallas fægre gestépte, wrætlícu wǽgfaru, óð wolcna hróf, Cd. Th. 196, 27; Exon. 298

wæl-slítende

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-slítende, adj.

Corpse-rending, that rends the dead

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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr (in the grave) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12

brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
brýce, bríce; adj. [brýcst, brícst, pres. of brúcan to use]

Useful, profitable ⬩ utilis

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Useful, profitable; utilis He monegum on Godes cyricum brýce wæs multis in ecclesia utilis fate. Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 33. He monegum brýce lifde vitam multis utilem duxit, 4, 26; S. 602, 41: Ps. Th. 118, 35

or-sáwle

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sáwle, adj.

Without soul, lifeless

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Saga ðæt heó láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan. Exon. Th. 173, 28; Gú. 1167

Linked entry: sáwel

tó-déman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-déman, p. de

To judge between, ⬩ distinguish ⬩ dijudicare

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Mihtig Freá eall manna cynn tódǽleþ and tódémeþ the mighty Lord will divide and will distinguish in his judgement between all mankind, Dóm. L. 20

swegle

(adj.)
Grammar
swegle, adj.

Bright as the sun, splendid, brilliant,

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Bright as the sun, splendid, brilliant, in a physical sense Ðæt ic sceáwige swegle searogimmas, Beo. Th. 5491; B. 2749. metaphorical, celestial Hé lífes weg gesóhte swegle dreámas (cf swegel-dreám), beorhtne boldwelan, Apostls. Kmbl. 64; Ap. 32

scip-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scip-líc, adj.

Relating to a fleet ⬩ naval

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Relating to a fleet, naval Ða men ða ðe beóþ winnende in sciplícum gewinne, Shrn. 35, 12. Ðǽm sciplícum classicis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 7. Flotlícum, sciplícum classicis, 131, 63. Sciplícum herium classicis cohortibus, Hpt. Gl. 406, 39

stówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stówlíce, adv.

Locally, in respect of place

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Locally, in respect of place Ða Iudéiscan ðe on Crist gelýfdon wǽron him gehendor stówlíce and eác ðurh cýððe ðære ealdan ǽ: wé wǽron swíðe fyrlyne ǽgðer ge stówlíce ge ðurh uncýððe, Homl. Th. i. 106, 19-21

GEÁTAS

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁTAS, Iótas, Iútas, Eótenas

the Jutes ⬩ Jutæ ⬩ GAUTS ⬩ Gauti in Suecia ⬩ Γαυτοί,

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Jótar, and iötunn; pl. iötnar, are rendered in A. Sax. by eóten; pl. eótenas.

hengen

a cross ⬩ a rack

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In the two glosses and in the passage from Cnut's Laws the word seems used in a more general sense of confinement

ge-gangan

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Gif in lond ðú gegonges su in uicum introieris, Mk. 8, 26. Tó hwon wé gigonge (gegeonge, L.) ad quem ibimus?, Jn. R. 6, 68. Gegeonga in bergum ire in porcos, Mk. p. 3, 6: Mk.

hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishly ⬩ dully ⬩ vehemently ⬩ deeply ⬩ intensely

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Hé ofermódegað innan micle ðý hefiglícor graviter interius superbitur, 312, 3

sirwan

Grammar
sirwan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ox. 2939. to lie in wait for, to ambush Hér seó ungeþwǽrnes þá mægnu syrwde and gehæfte discordia virtutibus insidiatur et capitur, Prud. 78a. (1 a) with infin. (?) :-- Syrewiaþ moliuntur, i.cogitant (ingruere), An. Ox. 889.

be-týnan

to enclose ⬩ surround ⬩ to shut in ⬩ out ⬩ shut up ⬩ to close ⬩ shut ⬩ to close ⬩ end

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Heortan betýnede mid lytelicum ládungum, Past. 245, 21. where movement to or by an object is hindered, to shut in, out, shut up: — Hié bine betýndon on þám car*-*cerne, Bl. H. 243, 3.

ge-swutelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swutelian, -swuteligan, -swytelian, -sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [sweotol manifest, clear, open]

To declare ⬩ publish ⬩ make known ⬩ explain ⬩ prove ⬩ manifest ⬩ show ⬩ glorify ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ demonstrāre ⬩ publĭcāre ⬩ exprĭmĕre ⬩ manĭfestāre ⬩ signāre ⬩ explānāre ⬩ prŏbāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre

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Nú ys mannes sunu geswutelod, and God ys geswutelod on him nunc clārĭfĭcātus est fīlius hŏmĭnis, et Deus clārĭfĭcātus est in eo, Jn. Bos. 13, 31, 32

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEER ⬩ fĕra, bestia

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God geworhte ðære eorþan deór æfter hira hiwum, and ða nítenu on heora cynne fēcit Deus bestias terræ juxta spĕcies suas, et jumenta in genĕre suo, Gen. 1, 25.

Linked entries: dýr diór