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fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, e; f. v. fúl; adj.
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sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, IV. add: to review troops,
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revise what is written Hé þá fyrde sceáwode, Hml. S. 30, 295. Marcus leornode of Petres bodunge hú hé ðá bóc gesette, and Petrus hí sceáwode, 15, 145. Spellunga sceáwende fabulas rimando, An. Ox. 193. v. fore-, ymb-sceáwian

út-ácumen

(adj.)
Grammar
út-ácumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Strangeralienforeign

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Stranger, alien, foreign Démaþ ǽlcon men riht, sí hit burga man, sí hit útácymene (peregrinus) Deut. 1, 16. Se útácymena (útancumena, v. l.) munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð si quis monachus peregrinus de longinquis provinciis supervenerit, R. Ben. 108

útan-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-cumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Come from withoutfrom another landforeignalienstrangebelonging to another

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Come from without, from another land, foreign, alien, strange Útancuman advena, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 64. Ðǽr nán útancymen (útencumen, Cott. MS.) mon cuman ne dorste, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 1, Se útancumena munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð, R. Ben. 109, 4.

Linked entries: út-ácumen út-cymen

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Outer, outmost. of position or order Seó útre wamb venter, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 21. Gif ðæt úterre (úttere, MS. B. útre, MS. H.) bán bið þyrel L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 15. Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta they forgot the foreign wars, Ors. 2, 6; Swt.

Linked entry: ýtera

ǽ-brǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-brǽce, (ǽw-,) (eáw-); adj.

Law-breakingsacrilegious, impiousadulterous

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Law-breaking. sacrilegious, impious Gehýrde gé ðǽra deófla frófor on ðisum eáwbrǽcum ðe úre godas geyrsode ne ondrǽt? Hml. Th. i. 426, 20. adulterous Ðæt se wer gewítnað on ǽwbrǽcum wífe, ðæt wrecð God on ǽwbrǽcum were, 378, 26. Eáwbrǽcum, ii. 322,

Linked entry: eáw-brǽce

bræc-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
bræc-seóc, adj. [bræc, seóc
sick, diseased
]

sick, diseasedTroubled with the falling sickness, epileptic, frantic, lunaticepilepticus, phreneticus, lunaticus

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Troubled with the falling sickness, epileptic, frantic, lunatic; epilepticus, phreneticus, lunaticus Sum bræcseóc man becom ðyder phreneticus devenit ibi, Bd. 4, 3;Whelc. 267, 45, MSS. B. C

brægd-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
brægd-wís, ; adj. [brægd
deceit
, wís
wise
]

deceitwiseWise in deceit, crafty, fraudulent;astutus, fraudulentus, dolosus

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Wise in deceit, crafty, fraudulent; astutus, fraudulentus, dolosus Brægdwís bona a crafty murderer, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 13; Gú. 58

hádod

(v.)
Grammar
hádod, part. p. used as adj.

Ordained, in orders, clerical as opposed to lay

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Ordained, in orders, clerical as opposed to lay Ða witan ge hádode ge lǽwede the 'witan,' both clerical and lay, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 4 : 1023; Erl. 162, 46 : L. Edm. S. pref : Th. i. 246, 20

ge-stæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-stæððig, adj. [stæðig firm]

Steadfastfirmstăbĭlisfirmus

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Steadfast, firm; stăbĭlis, firmus Se án déma is gestæððig and beorht the only judge is steadfast and bright, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 84; Met. 24, 42: 29, 171; Met. 29, 87. Ealle gesceafta onfóþ æt ðam gestæððigan Gode, endebyrdnesse,

ge-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þæslíc, adj. [þæslíc fit]

Fitproperdĕcensopportūnus

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Fit, proper; dĕcens, opportūnus Geþæslíc [MS. geþæsliic] dĕcens, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 16, 44. On tíman geþæslícum oððe on gedafenlícre tíde in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Lamb. 31, 6

tó-geþeód

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-geþeód, tó-geþeódd, adj. (ptcpl.)

Adjacent, contiguous, connected, adjoined

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Adjacent, contiguous, connected, adjoined Ðæt eálond tósceadeþ Wantsumo streám fram ðam tógeþeóddan lande insula, quam a continents terra secernit fluvius Vantsumu, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 20

treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
treówen, tríwen, trýwen; adj.

of-a treeof woodwooden

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of-a tree Hire hyrdeman sume ác ástáh, and his orf lǽswode mid treowenum helme, Homl. Th. ii. 150. 31. of wood, wooden Treówen ligneus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 15, 14. Tríwen sceó coturnus. Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 21. Trýwen byt flasco, ii.149, 33. On treówenum

Linked entries: tríwen trýwen

gehæft-world

(n.)
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A world of captivity or bondage, the world before redemption through Christ Eálá Maria, eall þeós gehæftworld bídeþ þínre geþafunga; for þon þe God þé hafaþ tó gísle on middangearde geseted, and Adames gylt þurh þé sceal beón geþingod . . . þurh þé sceal

þæge

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þæge, þage; pron. pl.

Theythese

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Saga mé hwanon wæs Adames nama gesceapen? Ic ðé secge, fram iiii steorrum. Saga mé, hwæt hátton ðage? Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 1

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wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrackmiserysufferingsuffering that comes as punishment,retributive punishmentvengeancewhere the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Se Hǽlend wolde Adam gefreólsian of ðam langan wræce, Blickl. Homl. 29, 21. Wilfriþ æfter langum wræce (post longum exilium) wæs eft onfangen on bisceophád. Bd. 5, 3; S. 615, 37.

under-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
under-cyning, es; m.

A dependent, tributary kingone who rules under another

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Griffin swór áðas ðæt hé wolde beón Eádwearde kings hold underkingc, Chr. 1056; Erl. 190, 35. Tiberius hæfde anweald ofer eall Rómána ríce, and him wæs undercyning Heródes, Nicod. 1; Thw. 1, 8.

fyr

(adv.)
Grammar
fyr, fyrr, fier; adv. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q. v.]

Fartherultĕriuslongius

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Farther; ultĕrius, longius Ðeáh ðú fyr séo ðonne ðú wǽre though thou art farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33, note 7, MS. Bod. Ǽr gé fyr heonan feran ere ye proceed farther hence, Beo. Th. 510; B. 252 : 288; B. 143. Fyr faran longius īre, Lk.

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mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Ord moncynnes ( Adam ), Cd. 55; Th. 68, 2; Gen. 1111. Drihten of deáþe árás mancynne tó bysene, Blickl. Homl. 83, 21. Hió sceoldan geond ðysne middangeard mancynne bodian. 121, 4.

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the daynine in the morning

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Se ǽrmerigen wæs fram Adam óð Noe, se undern fram Noe óð Abraham, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 7-19. Tó undernes, Lchdm. ii. 194, 6.