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tó-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swápan, p. -sweóp

To disperse by a sweeping movement ⬩ to sweep apart or away

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To disperse by a sweeping movement, to sweep apart or away Se ðone líg tósceáf, tósweóp hine and tóswende þurh ða swíðan miht he thrust back the flame on every side, swept and dashed it away by his strong might, Cd. Th. 237, 23; Dan. 342. Tósweóp and

Linked entry: tó-swengan

wan-hálness

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hálness, e; f.

Weakness ⬩ sickness ⬩ unsoundness ⬩ infirmity

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Weakness, sickness, unsoundness, infirmity Ðæm abbode is á tó behealdenne heora (fratrum infirmorum) wanhálnes (imbecillitas), R. Ben. 75, II. Wanhálnysse (debilitate) ealles líchaman, Scint. 38, 7. Dysig æfter untrumnysse his ongyt, and æfter wanhálnysse

Linked entries: hál-ness wan-hǽþ

seoluc

(n.)
Grammar
seoluc, (-oc), seolc, es; m.

Silk

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Silk Seolc sericum, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 2. Gód geolo seoluc, Lchdm. ii. 10, 16: 106, 22. Seowa mid seolce fæste, smire mid ðære sealfe ǽr se seoloc rotige, 56, 7-8: 358, 25. Heora wǽda sioloce siowian, Met. 8, 24. Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé seoluc oððe godweb

Linked entry: seolc

camp-stede

(n.)
Grammar
camp-stede, es; m.

The place of battle, battle-field ⬩ locus pugnæ

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The place of battle, battle-field; locus pugnæ On ðam campstede on the battle-field, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 2, col. 1; Æðelst. 29: 937; Th. 206, 1, col. 1; Æthelst. 49. Fór campstede [MS. campsted] sécan he went forth to seek the place of battle, Bt. Met

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew

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Add: intrans. to flee from conflict Ne áblinnan wé ꝥ wé deófol týnan, þonne flýhþ ꝥ deófol fram ús, Bl. H. 47, 12. in case of soldiers: Nán heáf-odman fyrde gaderian wolde, ac ǽlc fleáh swá hé mǽst myhte. Chr. 1010; P. 141, i. Hié flugon ofer Temese

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Hé sende ofer sǽ getríwe men, and hig férdon swá wíde landes swá hig faran mihton, C. D. B. ii. 389, 20. Add Lond territorium Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 14. Landes manna scipa .xlii., Chr. 1046; P. 168, 11. Ealle þá þe þǽr on lande (ealle þá landleóde,

stígan

(v.)
Grammar
stígan, p. stáh, pl. stigon; pp. stigen.
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intrans. To go without implying ascent or descent Seó sunne stígþ on ða dǽglan wegas wid hire uprynæs. Phoebus secreto tramite currum solitos vertit ad ortus, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 26. Of stíges discedite, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 41. Alle stígende ( discedentes

Linked entry: a-stígend

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrack ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ suffering that comes as punishment, ⬩ retributive punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ where the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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wrack, misery, suffering Ðæt cúþ is ðæt ðæt mid Drihtnes mihte gestihtad wæs, ðæt yfell wræc cóme ofer ða wiþcorenan quod Domini nutu dispositum esse constat, ut veniret contra improbos malum, Bd. I. 14; S. 482, 41. Ðæt wæs wræc micel wine Scyldinga,

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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Goth. at-augjan to shew), the latter intransitive Ic beó ætýwed ł æteówie apparebo: but this distinction is not generally made). trans. To shew, what may be seen by the eye Hwylc tácn ætýwst (-eówes. R. , ædeáues, L. ostendis ) þú ús ?, Jn. 2, 18.

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

feallan

to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away

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Add: of a body that can move freely Sum sceal on holte of heán beáme fiðerleás feallan, . . . hé fealleð on foldan, Vy. 21-26. Se feónd mid his geférum feóllon of heofonum on helle, Gen. 306. Teáras feóllon, El. 1134. Feall nú ádún (mitte te deorsum,

ge-grípan

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Add: to lay hold of a material object, to take with the hand, grasp Hé wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, Bl. H. 167, 1. Se Hélend áþenede hond his and gegráp hine ( apprehendit eum ), Mt. R. 14, 31. Ealle þá apostolas hié gegrípan on hire middel, Bl. H.

ge-hæftan

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Add: To prevent free movement or action. to restrict, restrain, confine Ðonne monn ðæt mód gehæft cum cogitatio per custodiam restringitur, Past. 273, 17. Hié nellað hié gehæftan and gepyndan hiora mód, swelce mon deópne pool gewerige, ac hé lǽt his

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Add: Ic sello Berhtsige án híde bóclondes, C. D. ii. 121, 4, and to such a form might belong the following genitives: Ánes hídes, 120, 33. Ánes hídes lond, C. D. B. ii. 268, 9. The nominatives híde, gyrde in, Þ næs án ǽlpig híde ne án gyrde landes,'

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulness ⬩ shame, confusion ⬩ what causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame ⬩ the private part

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the emotion caused by consciousness of unworthiness or of disgrace in a good sense modesty, bashfulness ; in a bad sense, shame, confusion Sceamu pudor . . . reádnyss oððe sceamu rubor Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21 ; Som. 10, 17-18. Scamu, scoma, scomo pudor Txts.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel; also sélor; adv. (cpve.)

Better ⬩ excellence ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ with (more) success ⬩ (more) effectually ⬩ to (more) purpose

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Better. of health Cwæð ðæt heó gelýfde ðæt hire sóna sél wǽre quia crederet eam mox melius habituram, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 11. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, S. 616, 34: 5, 5; S. 618, 4. Sóna him biþ sél. Lchdm. iii. 288

Linked entry: sél

a-dún

(adv.)
Grammar
a-dún, -dúne; adv.

Down ⬩ adown ⬩ downward ⬩ deorsum

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Down, adown, downward; deorsum Adún of ðam wealle down from the wall, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 21. Ða óðre ða dura brǽcon adúne the others broke the doors down, Chr. 1083; Th. 352, 19. Adúne asetton (they) put down, deposed, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 35. He adúne

be-leán

(v.)
Grammar
be-leán, p. -lóh, pl. -lógon; pp. -leahen

To hinder by blame ⬩ reprehend ⬩ reprove ⬩ forbid ⬩ prohibere ⬩ reprobare ⬩ reprehendere

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To hinder by blame, reprehend, reprove, forbid; prohibere, reprobare, reprehendere We lǽraþ ðæt preostas oferdruncen beleán óðrum mannum we enjoin that priests reprehend drunkenness in other men L. Edg. C. 57; Th. ii. 256, 14. He him ðæt swýðe belóh

bén-yrþ

(n.)
Grammar
bén-yrþ, e; f.

Ploughed land ⬩ precum aratura

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Ploughed land; precum aratura Eác he sceal hwíltídum geára beón on manegum weorcum to hláfordes willan, to-eácan bényrþe and bénrípe and mǽdmǽwecte etiam debet esse paratus ad multas operationes voluntatis domini sui, et ad bényrþe, id est, araturam

ellen-wódnes

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wódnes, -ness, e; f. Zeal, envy, emulation, ardour; zēlus = ζῆλος, fervor
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Swindan me dyde ellenwódnes mín tabescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 139; 78, 5. Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32. He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned

Linked entry: ellen-gódnes

eolone

(n.)
Grammar
eolone, eolene, elone, elene, an; f.

The plant elecampane ⬩ ĭnŭla hĕ—́lĕnium,

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The plant elecampane; ĭnŭla hĕ—́lĕnium, Lin Genim eolonan take elecampane, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 18: 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 76, 4: 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 11. Wyrc sealfe of eolonan make a salve of elecampane, L. M. 1, 28; Lchdm. ii. 70, 5. Eolene elecampane

Linked entries: elene elone eolene