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freá-wine

(n.)
Grammar
freá-wine, es; m.

A dear or beloved lorddŏmĭnus cārus

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He of hornbogan his freáwine fláne geswencte he laid low his dear lord with an arrow from his horned bow, 4867; B. 2438. Cf. Grm. D. M. 82, 192

here-nes

(n.)
Grammar
here-nes, -nis, -ness, e; f.

Praise

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geearnode ðæt ða hálgan hærenesse gehýrde laudes beatas meruit audire, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 35

Linked entries: here-word hærenes

mearc-pæð

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-pæð, es; m. n.

A path leading through a country

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) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. 126 a; Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10, Gewát ðá féran ofer mearcpaðu (-paðum? -waðu, Grimm, Kemble), ðæt on Membre becom, Andr. Kmbl. 1575; An. 789

mód-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sorh, gen. -sorge; f.

Care or sorrow of mindsorrow of soul

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módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan sorrow of soul bore he heavy at heart, Exon. 48a; Th. 165, 6; Gú. 1024: Elen. Kmbl. 122; El. 61. [Mid muchele modsorȝe (sorewe, 2nd MS.), Laym. 8692.]

ge-wǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽtan, -wétan; p. -wǽtte; pp. -wǽted, -wǽtt

To wetto make wet

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To wet, to make wet Onsend Ladzarus ðætte he gewǽte his ýtemestan finger on wættre send Lazarus, that he may wet the tip of his finger in water, Past. 43, 1Swt. 309, 6Hat. MS.

Linked entry: wǽtan

ge-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hál, adj.

Entirewholehealthyintĕgersānus

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Entire, whole, healthy; intĕger, sānus Gemétte he ðæt fæt swá gehál, ðæt ðǽr nán cíne on næs gesewen he found the vessel so whole that no chink was visible in it, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 22 : 166, 11 : Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 27.

ge-hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrstan, p. -hyrste; pp. -hyrsted, -hyrst

To adornornamentdecorateadornāreornāredĕcŏrāre

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To adorn, ornament, decorate; adornāre, ornāre, dĕcŏrāre He gehyrsteþ wél he adorns the metal work, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 27; Vy. 74. Golde gehyrsted adorned with gold, Elen. Kmbl. 662; El. 331 : Andr. Kmbl. 90; An. 45.

ge-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To shut, lock, fasten, weaveclaudĕre, nectĕre

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He geseah segn eallgylden, hondwundra mǽst, gelocen leóðo-cræftum [or leoðo-cræftum?] he saw an all-golden ensign, greatest of hand-wonders, woven by arts of song [by magic], Beo. Th. 5531; B. 2769

un-týd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-týd, adj.

Ignorantuninstructedunskilled

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Ignorant, uninstructed, unskilled Dysig bið se lǽce and untýd ðe wilnaþ ðæt óðerne mon gelácnige, and nát ðæt self bið gewundad improbus et imperitus est medicus, qui alienum mederi appetit, et ipse vulnus, quod patitur, nescit, Past. 48; Swt.

wit

(n.)
Grammar
wit, witt, es; n.

right mindwitswitintelligenceunderstandingthe mind

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Th. 1183; B. 589. the mind Ðeós gítsunc hafaþ gumena gehwelces mód ámerred, ðæt máran ne récð, ac hit on witte weallende byrnð, Met. 8, 45

ymb-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þringan, p. -þrang; pp. -þrungen To throng round, crowd round, surround
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ymbðrungon mé circumdederunt me Ps. Lamb. 16, 11. Ymbeþrungon, 21, 17. Ymþrungon, 16, 9. Ic mé ná ondrǽde þúsendu folces, þeáh mé útan ymbþringen non timebo millia populi circumdantis me, Ps. Th. 3, 5. Embþrungen constipata, circumdata Wrt.

cwéming

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Ðonne ðæt selflíce gegriépð ðæt mód ðæs recceres, and wilnað ungemetlíce lícigean, ðonne berǽst oft on ungemetlíce cuéminge and bið hwílum tó ungemetlíce sméðe amor proprius, cum rectoris mentem ceperit, aliquando hanc inordinate ad mollitiem rapit

efen-sárig

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Substitute: feeling compassion or pity Þá þá geseah his fóstormóder wépan wæs sóna hire sáre efensárig ( ejus dolori compassus ), Gr.

ge-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽman, p. de
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To take away by force hét þriddan dǽl ágifan þám mannum þe hit ǽr on genǽmde, Guth. 14, II.

metsian

(v.)
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Add Ǽghwilc hine sylfne metsode swá swá mihte oþþe wolde; sum him mid bær þæs líchaman genihtsumnysse, sum þǽra palmtreówa æppla, sum beána mid wætere ofgotene each provisioned himself as he could or would; one carried with him a sufficiency for the

tó-stencedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-stencedness, e; f.

dispersiondissipationdestruction

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Cometa, ðonne ætýwþ, ðonne tácnaþ hungor oððe cwealm oððe tóstencednysse ðæs eardes, Anglia viii. 321, 22

Linked entries: stencedness tó-stencan

tweógend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweógend-líc, adj.

Doubtfuluncertain

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on tweógendlícan onbide wæs hwæðer winnan dorste, (quem cunctantem), Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 28. where doubt is caused Is tweógendlíc ðysse worulde wela, Wulfst. 263, 11. Tweógendlícra gewrita Apocryphorum, Hpt. Gl. 522, 48

Linked entry: un-tweógendlíce

un-riht

(n.)
Grammar
un-riht, es; n.

wrongeviliniquityinjusticea defect

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Unriht ( iniquitatem ) sprecan, 72, 6: 62, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 452, 6. mid listum speón idese on ðæt unriht ( taking the forbidden fruit ), Cd. Th. 37, 13; Gen. 589. Hit wæs mid unriht him of genumen, Chr. 1072; Erl. 211, 8.

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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Hié nellaþ hié gehæftan and gepyndan hiora mód, ac lǽt his mód tóflówan on ðæt ofdele giémeliéste, 39; Swt. 283, 14.

Linked entry: te-flówan

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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mihte mannum mára weorðmynd geweorþan, ðonne him on ðyssum dæge gewearþ? Blickl. Homl. 123, 3-15. Wurðment privilegium, Hpt. Gl. 527, 68.

Linked entry: wirþu