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swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Mid swelce hrægle in eode, mid swelce gange út, L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 3. Swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, Beo. Th. 2502; B. 1249. Eahtige hine selfne suelcne suelcne ondrǽtt ðæt sié, Past. 17; Swt. 119, 8.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

ǽfen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-spræc, e; f.

Evening speechvespertina loquela

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Evening speech; vespertina loquela Gemunde ǽfenspræce he remembered his evening speech, Beo. Th. 1522; B. 759

fore-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þýstrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To darkenobscūrāre

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To darken; obscūrāre He sende þýstru and foreþýstrede mīsit tĕnebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Spl. 104, 26

for-heardian

(v.)
Grammar
for-heardian, p. ode; pp. od

To hardenbecome hardindūrăre

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To harden, become hard; indūrăre He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6

fréfrung

(n.)
Grammar
fréfrung, e; f.

A comfortingcomfortconsolationconsōlātio

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A comforting, comfort, consolation; consōlātio He nolde náne fréfrunge underfón nōluit consōlātiōnem accĭpĕre, Gen. 37, 35

Linked entry: frófrung

fyren-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-þearf, e; f.

Dire distressnĭmia mĭsĕria

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Dire distress; nĭmia mĭsĕria Fyrenþearfe ongeat he perceived the dire need, Beo. Th. 28; B. 14

Linked entry: firen-þearf

hrindan

(v.)
Grammar
hrindan, p. hrand, pl. hrundon

To pushthrust

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To push, thrust hrand [MS. rand], Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 21; Rä. 55, 4

ge-treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-treówþ, -trýwþ, e; f.

A covenanttreatypledgefæduspignus

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A covenant, treaty, pledge; fædus, pignus He gemunde ðara getreówþa recordātus est fædĕris, Ex. 2, 24

Linked entry: ge-trýwþ

geond-leccan

(v.)
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to moisten thoroughly, irrigate Gif hine of flódum Godes wordes gindlecþ ( inriget ), Chrd. 108, 26

greáda

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Add: figurative Sý bróht tó þǽre hálgan cyrcan greádon ( in gremio aeclesie ), Chrd. 37, 14

ge-bótad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bótad, part.

Betteredmendedresartus

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Bettered, mended; resartus Ðá him gebótad wæs when he was better, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 30

ge-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -felled

To fillfulfil

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To fill, fulfil Se gefelde xx daga he had fulfilled twenty days, St. And. 4, 23

sele-ful

(n.)
Grammar
sele-ful, [<b>sele-full</b>], es ; n.
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A cup used in a hall geþah symbel and seleful Beo. Th. 1242 ; B. 619

stód-hors

(n.)
Grammar
stód-hors, es ; n.
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A stud-horse Gyf mon mǽte ðæt feola stód*-*horsa habbe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 5

stodle

(n.)
Grammar
stodle, (-a; m. ?), an ; f.
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A slay, part of a loom sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . stodlan, Anglia ix. 263, 11

tǽl-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽl-leás, adj.

Blameless

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Blameless Biscepe gedafnaþ ðæt sié tǽlleás oportet episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10

súþan-eásterne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-eásterne, adj.
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South-eastern ferade súþaneásterne wind of heofenan transtulit austrum de coelo, Ps. Lamb. 77, 26

þearfian

(v.)
Grammar
þearfian, p. ode
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To be in need þearfigendra sáwla gehǽleþ animas pauperum salvos faciet, Ps. Th. 71, 13

þurh-clǽnsian

(v.)

to cleanse thoroughly

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to cleanse thoroughly Þurhclǽnsaþ (ðerhclǽnsade, Lind. permundavit) he will throughly purge, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 12

Linked entry: clǽnsian

un-forhtigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forhtigende, adj.

Not fearingfearless

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Not fearing, fearless wolde leódum bodian on fyrlenum lande unforhtigende, Homl. Th. ii. 140, 29