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swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swaþu, Cf. (?) swín-sceadu.
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The word occurs in a list giving the names of various parts of a pig: — Rysle ausungia, flicce perna, spic larda, meargh lucanica, wrót bruncus, rop jus, swína swaþu suesta, byrst seta, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 50-57.

grundlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
grundlinga, -lunga; adv.
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From the very bottom or root, entirely, totally Grundlunge oððe mid stybbe mid ealle stirpatus: grundlunga funditus: grundlinga oððe mid wyrttruman mid ealle radicitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3, 4.

Linked entry: grundinga

swin

(n.)
Grammar
swin, swinn, es; m.
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[From the same root as Latin sonus?] v. ge-swin, and following words; and cf. hlyn[n], hlynsian for similar formation

Linked entry: ge-swin

heofon-cyning

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Abraham hýrde heofoncyninge, Exod. 410. of the second person Ród bestémed heofoncyninges hlútran dreóre, Cri. 1087. Eall gé þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514

rind

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Add Seó dríge gyrd ( Aaron's rod ) þe næs on eorðan áplantod, ne mid nánre rinde befangen, ne mid sæpe ácucod, Hml. Th. ii.8, 17. Ꝥ bælsamum ǽgþer ge ic ge míne geféran þǽr betwih þǽm rindum (corticibus) nóman, Nar. 27, 25.

flýman

(v.)
Grammar
flýman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeput to flightroutbanishfŭgāre

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To cause to flee, put to flight, rout, banish; fŭgāre Ic sceal flýman feóndsceaðan I shall cause the hostile-spoiler to flee, Exon. 104a; Th. 396, 5; Rä. 15, 19. Hí mec sóna flýmaþ they soon put me to flight, 105a; Th. 398, 12; Rä. 17, 6.

Linked entries: flǽman ge-flýman

rǽge

(n.)
Grammar
rǽge, an; f.
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A roe, a wild she-goat Rǽge caprea, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 31 : capriole, ii. 129, 59. Hrǽge damula vel caprea, i. 22, 65. Ráge, ii. 16, 80. Mýnster ðe is nemned æt Hrége heáfde ( ad Caprae caput ), Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 18.

Linked entry: ráge

ge-reáfian

(v.)
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Add: to take with violence, rob something Hié gereáfiað suá heáne láriówdóm suíðor ðonne hine geearnien culmen regi-tninis rapiunt potins quam assequuntur.

Cénréd

(n.)
Grammar
Cénréd, es; m. [céne, réd counsel]

Cenred

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Rof. 61, 12-18

Linked entry: Ceolwald

be-syrian

(v.)
Grammar
be-syrian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To rob, plunder, deprive, deceivespoliare, fraudare, dejicere

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To rob, plunder, deprive, deceive; spoliare, fraudare, dejicere Ðæt hí mǽgon besyrian ðone earman ut dejiciant inopem, Ps. Th. 36, 13. Cirus hý besyrode Cyrus ensnared them, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 20.

sceaþian

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþian, p. ode

To hurt, harm, spoil, rob

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To hurt, harm, spoil, rob Ne sceaþa ðú thou shalt not steal, Wulfst. 66, 18. Ðæt deófol tó swýðe ne sceaþige, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 26. Gif hwylc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneþ, Th. ii. 310, 24: L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 29.

ge-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To mountascenddescend

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To mount, ascend, descend He me wolde on gestígan he would mount upon me [the cross], Rood Kmbl. 68; Kr. 34. In écne geard up gestígan to mount up to the eternal abode, Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 18; Gú. 763.

hrung

(n.)
Grammar
hrung, e; f.

A rungstaffrodbeampole

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A rung, staff, rod, beam, pole; Ongunnon stígan on wægn weras and hyra wicg somod hlódan under hrunge ðá ða hors óðbær wægn tó lande the men mounted the wain and their steeds with them, they stowed them under the rung, [the pole that supported the covering

ge-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reáfian, p. ode; pp. od

To rob, steal, spoil

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To rob, steal, spoil Gereófage diripere, Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 27. Secgaþ ðæt his ðegnas gereáfodan his líc on us and forstǽlan say that his disciples robbed his body from us and stole it away, Blickl. Homl. 177, 29. Gereáfydon diripiebant, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: -reáfian gereófage

hwearftlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearftlian, p. ode

To turn roundroll roundrevolvemove aboutrove

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To turn round, roll round, revolve, move about, rove Ic hwearftlige verso, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 15. Ða eágan ðe nú þurh unálýfedlíce gewilnunga hwearftliaþ the eyes that now rove through unallowed desires, Homl. Th. i. 530, 31.

Linked entry: hwyrftlian

geap

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geap, geáp, geápes.
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On geápan gáran westeweardne, v. 173, 6. of a surface, vaulted (of the roof of a house) Ræced hlifade geáp and goldfáh the hall towered up with roof vaulted and gay with gold B. 1800: Ruin. 11.

eorþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-weg, es; m.

An earth-wayterrestris via

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Þurh ða róde sceal ríce gesécan of eorþwege ǽghwylc sáwl every soul shall seek the kingdom away from earth through the cross, Rood Kmbl. 237; Kr. 120: Exon. 58b; Th. 209, 29; Ph. 178: Ps. Th. 71, 11. Of eorþwegum from the earthly ways, Elen.

GÁD

(n.)
Grammar
GÁD, e; f.

A point of a weaponspear or arrow-headstingprickGOADcuspisacŭleusstĭmŭlus

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Hafaþ gúþmecga gyrde lange, gyldene gáde the warrior has a long rod, a golden goad, Salm. Kmbl. 183; Sal. 91

Linked entries: gaad gǽd

pínung

(n.)
Grammar
pínung, e; f.
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Torment, torture, pain Ród[e] pínung crucis tormentum, Rtl. 24, 11. Tó pínunge ad poenam, 103, 17. For his gylta pínunga in criminum suorum cruciatum, L. Ecg. P. ii. 5 ; Th. ii. 184, 8. Pínunge, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 268, 19.

be-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sprecan, part. -sprecende, ic -sprece, ðú -sprecest, -sprycst, he -spreceþ, -sprycþ, pl. -sprecaþ; p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen, -spræcen; [be by, sprecan to speak]

To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeachobloqui

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Cristene Róma besprycþ Christian Rome complains, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 45. Hú ge besprecaþ how ye complain! Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 9. Hit besprecen biþ it is charged, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 39