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ge-bregdness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bregdness, (-brégdness?), e; f.
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Först. 117, 17

Linked entry: bregdness

un-geendigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geendigendlíc, adj.

Indefinite ⬩ infinitive

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Ðæt fífte gemet is infinitivus, ðæt is ungeendigendlíc, forðan ðe ðær ne byð nán sprǽc geendod, 21; Zup. 126, 7

ár-leás

(adj.)
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Fordón þá rihtwísan mid þám árleásan ( impio ), Gen. 18, 23. Ic and mín folc sind árleáse ( injusti ), Ex. 9, 27. [O. H. Ger. ér-lós impius.]

gníþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gníþe, gnéde; adj. Of persons, frugal, sparing; of things,
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.: these forms might be mutated comparatives of gneáþ(-d)) wæs, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 656, 11

Linked entry: gnéþe

heáfod-leahter

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Se forma heáfodleahter is gýfernyss . . . eahteoða módignyss. Þás eahta heáfodleahtras geniðeriað þá unwǽran intó hellewíte, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 16-24: Hml. S. 16, 267: Hml. A. 76, 101. Cf. heáfod-synn; heáfod-mægen

scip-firdung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-firdung, e; f.

A naval force or armament

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A naval force or armament Æt ðam ende ne beheóld hit nánþing seó scypfyrding ne seó landfyrding, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 36. Burhbóta and bricbóta áginne man georne on ǽghwilcon ende, and fyrdunga eác, and scipfyrdunga ealswá, L.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Nú wille ic ðæt hit man on eallum þingon for áne híde werige . . . sý ðér máre landes, sý ðér lesse ( there were 578 hides ), 203, 16. Hé werige for twá hída, iv. 262, 15.

hlinc

ridge

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On ðonæ miclan hlinc; of ðám hlincæ on ðonæ ford, 256, 17. On clofenan hlinc (cf. oð ðone tóbrocenan beorg ðe ðǽr is tóclofen, ii. 251, 6: æt ðám litlan tóclofenan beorge, iii. 421, 9), v. 179, 27.

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to along ⬩ athwart ⬩ transversely ⬩ crosswise as opposed to lengthways ⬩ on the flank ⬩ perversely ⬩ wrongly

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Ðá wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 10.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

an-sín

(n.)
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Lǽded fore onsýne éces déman Cri. 796. Ic míne handa and ansýne (-u, v.l.) áðwóh, Hml. S. 23b, 502. Þanon ic ne wende onsión mine. El. 349. Ne áhwyrf þú þíne onsýne from mé, Bl. H. 89, 11. Anséna eówere ne beóð ð] mid teónan, 82, 17. Ansýna, Ps.

Linked entry: an-sýn

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly used ⬩ space to be traversed, a journey ⬩ manner, mode, method, plan ⬩ way, ⬩ way,

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Fela þúsenda be wæge for*-*fóran, 1096; Erl. 233, 21. Heó forðférde be Róme wege ((in itinere Rome), 888; Erl. 87, note 10.

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined ⬩ prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnet ⬩ dead, killed, slain ⬩ mortuus, occīsus ⬩ accursed, condemned ⬩ execrātus, damnātus

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Fǽgum stæfnum with dead bodies, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 5; Exod. 462. accursed, condemned; execrātus, damnātus Egeslícne cwide sylf sigora Weard ofer ðæt fǽge folc forþ forlǽteþ the Lord of victories himself shall send forth a dreadful utterance over the condemned

Clǽig-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
Clǽig-hangra, an; m. [clǽig = clǽg clay]

Clay-hanger ⬩ Claybury

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Clay-hanger or Claybury, Essex Eádmund cyning gegaderede fyrde and férde to Lundene, eal be norþan Temese, and swá út þuruh Clǽighangran king Edmund gathered a force and went to London, all north of the Thames, and so out through Clayhanger, Chr. 1016

middangeard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middangeard-líc, adj.

Terrestrial ⬩ physical as opposed to spiritual

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Terrestrial, physical as opposed to spiritual Forðon hé oft stormas ðara werigra gásta fram his sylfes sceþenisse and his geférena mid bedum wiðsceáf, wæs ðæt ðæs wyrþe ðæt hé wið ðam middangeardlícum windum and lígum swíðian mihte ( ventus flammisque

be-healden

(adj.)
Grammar
be-healden, adj.
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(ptcpl.). cautious, reserved Ðonne hé wilnað ðæt hé sciele rícsian, hé bið swíðe forht and swíðe behealden; ðonne hé hæfð ðæt hé habban wolde, hé bið swíðe ðríste, Past. 57, 4. intent, assiduous Hé wæs geornfull and behealden (intentus) in Godes hýrnessum

nǽtan

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Först. 137, ll. Hwí eom ic nǽted? cur affligor? 142, 2. Swá mycle swíðor swá wé nú beóð nǽtte on þyssum lífe, swá mycle má wé feógað on ðám tóweardan lífe, 141, 18

un-gemet

Grammar
un-gemet, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add: Where un-gemet seems to have the force of an adverb it might be taken as the accusative case used adverbially, v. Sievers' Grammar, 319

gúþ-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-cyst, e; f.

Warlike excellence ⬩ bravery

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Warlike excellence, bravery Sunu simeones sweótum cómon þridde þeódmægen gúþcyste onþrang the sons of Simeon came in troops, a third great force bravely pressed on [or or cyst = troop, band, and gúþcyste onþrang = pressed on in phalanx,Cf. sweótum cómon

hand-leán

(n.)
Grammar
hand-leán, es; n.

A reward, recompense given by the hand, retribution ⬩ bravium

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A reward, recompense given by the hand, retribution Uton wé geþencean hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban let us consider what recompense we have to offer him, Blickl.

IFIG

(n.)
Grammar
IFIG, ifegn, es; n.

Ivy

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man hederam crysocantes and óðrum naman ifig nemneþ is gecweden crysocantes forðý ðe heó byrþ corn golde gelíce Ivy.