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mann-cynn

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

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Hé ealle eáðmódnysse wið mancynn gecýðde, 123, 31. a race of men, a people, men (a limited number) Ðonne is sum eáland on ðære Reádan Sǽ ðǽr is moncynn ( hominum genus ) ðæt is mid ús Donestre genemned, Nar. 37, 1.

weorold-líf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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life in this world, life on earth Ðæt ðú mé forgyfe ðæt mínes worldlífes bletsung anstande ut tu mihi condones ut mundanae meae vitae benedatio permaneat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 67; Th. ii. 228, 3. Ða ðe unrihtes on weoruldlífe worhtan, Ps. Th. 91, 6.

un-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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.; Th. i. 224, 27. Tó ánum mǽdene unmihtigum tó wíge, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 257. Ðý læs mon unmihtigne man tó feor for his ágenan swencte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 3.

hýd

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<b>I a.</b> the skin of a serpent, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 15 (in Dict.). <b>I b.

óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fearthe exciting cause of such a feelingan object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thingto fearto terrifyto frightenterrible

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Th. ii. 98, 3. the exciting cause of such a feeling Beó eówer ege and óga ofer ealle nítenu terror vester ac tremor sit super cuncta animalia, Gen. 9, 2. On lígette is óga, Homl. Th. i. 222, 32.

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northwardnorth

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Ðonne is tóemnes ðæm lande súþeweardum Sweóland, óþ ðæt land norþeweard; and tóemnes ðæm lande norþeweardum Cwéna land alongside the south of the country (Norway), up to its northern part, lies Sweden; and alongside its northern part the country of the

Linked entry: norþ-weard

bóc-lic

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Th. i. 436, 12. Add

Dryhten-lic

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Th. i. 132, 29. Ꝥ húsel ... þone drihtenlican hláf, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 6. Þa drihtenlican þénunge the Lord's supper, Hml. A. 151, 11

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Voc. ii, 152, 15. Se fruma and se staþol eallra góda ðe of him cumaþ, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 4. Biþ Drihten úre se trumesta staþol, Blickl. Homl. 13, 10. On ðissum cwydum is se staðol ealles geleáfan, L. E. I. 22; Th. ii. 418, 29: 29; Th. ii. 426, 1.

Linked entry: scaþel

þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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.); like the Latin tenebrae, which it translates, it is often used in the plural Ðǽr wæs deorc þeóstru, Ps. Th. 87, 6. Leóht and þeóstro, Cd. Th. 239, 27; Dan. 376. Þióstro, Met. 21, 41.

hál

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Ox. 3471. (3 b) where the sickness from which a person is freed is given, with gen. Hé byþ þæs sáres hál, Lch. i. 352, 2. with inst. Hé biþ ece hál, Lch. ii. 308, 2. with prep. Hál from februm (ridesohte, R.), Mk. 1, 31.

Linked entry: tunge

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de

To sound.to make a noisewith the idea of movement, to move violently with noise, to roar, rush, crash without the idea of movementof regulated, modulated sound, of speech, tone, musicto signify

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P. 37 ; Th. ii. 378, 28

a-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽtan, a-létan; p. -lét, pl. -léton; pp. -lǽten; v. a. [a from, lǽtan to let]

To let golay downleavegive uploserenounceresignremitpardondeliversinereabjiceredeponererelinquereremitterecondonarerelaxareliberare

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Ic hæbbe ánweald míne sáwle to alǽtanne I have power to lay down my life [soul ], Jn. Bos. 10, 18. Ic ðæt alétan ne sceal I will not let that go, Solil. 8. Ðú hine alǽtst thou lettest it go, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 34.

fóre-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽre, def. se fóre-mǽra; sup. -mǽrost, -mǽrest; adj.

Fore-greatvery honourableillustriouseminentfamouscelebratedpræclārusillustrisexcellensfāmōsusceleberrĭmus

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Is mín land nú fóremǽre, and me swýðe unbleó hærēdĭtas mea præclāra est mihi, Ps. Th. 15, 6. Hwǽr is nú se fóremǽra and se arǽda Rómwára heretoga where is now the illustrious and the prudent consul of the Romans? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 6.

ge-cwéme

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Th. i. 438, 23. Hafað ðeós wyrt swýþe gecwémne swæc, Lch. i. 264, 19. Gecwéme beneplacita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 32. Gecwéme lác grata munuscula, An. Ox. 4502. Gecwémest hindcealf gratissimus hinnulus, Kent. Gl. 110: 598. <b>I a.

setl

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Among the cpds. dele burhgeat-, and add. 2 a. a seat that is the right of a member of an official society or body Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde setl and sundernote on cynges healle, Ll. Th. i. 190, 17. <b>I a.

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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. ii. 78, 8.

hírsum-ness

obedienceobediencehumilityservice

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Þá elreordegan kyningas ðe ic mid néde tó hýrsumnesse gedyde, Nar. 32, 19. readiness to obey or serve, humility Hérsumnisse mið bisene ædeáwed (cf. sié hé íwer héra ł embehtmonna (minister), Mk.

for-spillan

to destroyto destroy by extravagant useconsume wastefullywasteto lose

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Rdr. 53, 7. ꝥ ic forspille ( disperderem ) of ceastre ealle, Ps. Srt. 100, 9. Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man sleá, Bl. H. 189, 29: Ll. Th. i. 304, 20. Hí eów wyllað forspyllan and eówre rýce tówurpan, Hml.

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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.), severe, serious in its effects Hú micel wíte is and hú hefigtýme þæt man on ámánsumunge sié quanta pena sit excommunicationis, R. Ben. 54, 1: 48, 10. Hit byþ swíðe hefigtýme gylt grave delictum est, 138, 26.