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culpa

(n.)
Grammar
culpa, an ; m.

A fault culpa

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A fault ; culpa Ne ic culpan in ðé ǽfre onfunde I have never found any fault in thee, Exon. 10b ; Th. 11, 28 ; Cri. 177

dyrne

(n.)
Grammar
dyrne, es; n.

A secret secrētum

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A secret; secrētum Nelle ic ðé mín dyrne gesecgan I will not tell thee my secret, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 11; Gn. Ex. 2

Linked entry: durne

efn-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-swíþ, adj.

Equally strong æque vălĭdus

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Equally strong; æque vălĭdus Manigu óðru gesceaft efn-swíðe him many other creatures equally strong with them, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 88; Met. 11, 44

Linked entry: efen-swíþ

embe-úton

(adv.)
Grammar
embe-úton, adv.

About circum

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About; circum Án of ðám ðe ðár embe-úton stódon one of those who stood there about, Mk. Bos. 14, 47. v. ymbe-útan; adv

fǽr-bifongen

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr-bifongen, adj.

With perils encompassed pĕrīcŭlis

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With perils encompassed ; pĕrīcŭlis vel terrōrĭbus circumventus Fǽrbifongen ic dǽr furðum cwom I had just come there encompassed with perils, Beo. Th. 4022; B. 2009

Linked entry: be-fón

fór-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-weard, adv.

Onwardscontinuallyalwayssemper

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Onwards, continually, always; semper Gif hie wolden láre Godes fórweard fremman if they would always perform God's precepts. Cd. 37; Th. 49, 6; Gen. 788

ful-heálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-heálíce, adv.

Full highlyvery highlyaltissĭme

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Full highly, very highly; altissĭme Hý singaþ fulheálíce hlúdan stefne they sing full highly with loud voice, Exon. 13 b; Th. 24, 23; Cri. 389

gim-reced

(n.)
Grammar
gim-reced, es; m. n.

A hall adorned with gems

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A hall adorned with gems Ne hí gimreced setton searolíce nor with art did they build palaces, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 50; Met. 8, 25

ge-clungen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-clungen, pp. of geclingan

dried upshrivelledcontractus

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dried up, shrivelled; contractus, Hý beóþ cealde geclungne they are shrivelled with cold, Saint. Kmbl. 609; Sal. 304 : Exon. 59 a; Th. 213,17; Ph. 226

Linked entry: ge-clingan

nesan

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Hwílum ús earfoðlíce gesǽleð on s-ǽwe, þéh wé síð nesan, An. 515. Gif hié brim nésen and gesundne síð settan mósten, El. 1004. Add

wæl-clam

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-clam, wæl-clamm, es; m.

A fatal bond

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A fatal bond Forgif mé mennen ðe ðú áhreddest wera wælclommum (captivity in which they might have been slain ?) Cd. Th. 128, 17; Gen. 2128

Linked entry: wæl-bend

Bricg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
Bricg-stów, e; f. [Bricstowa,
  • Flor
: Brigestou, Bristou,
  • Hunt
: Brycstoue,
  • Sim. Dun
: Brikestow, Bristohw,
  • Hovd
: Bristow,
  • Kni
: brycg
a bridge
, stów
a place
]

a bridgea placeBRISTOL in Gloucestershire and SomersetshireBristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis

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BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire; Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis Híg férdon to Bricgstówe they went to Bristol, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 18

Linked entry: Brycg-stów

ge-þinnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þinnian, -þinngian, -þynnian; p. ode; pp. od

To thinlessendiminishdispelattenuāre

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I must first dispel them, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 19

Linked entry: ge-þynnian

æsc-þrote

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-þrote, an; f: -þrotu, e; f. [æsc ash, þrote a throat]

ASH-THROATvervainverbenacaverbena officinalis

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ASH-THROAT, vervain; verbenaca, verbena officinalis, Prior, p. 242: vocabularies give the Lat. feiula the fennel-giant, but verbenaca vervain seems more probable from the following quotations, — Herba uermenaca [ = verbenaca.

Linked entries: asc-þrotu berbéna

a-wyrgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgian, p. -wyrgede; pp. -wyrged, -wyrgd

To curseexecratemalignexecrarimalediceremalignariexecrablewickeddetestableexecrabilismaledictusmalignusmalignans

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The devil is called Se awyrgda the accursed, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 3; Sat. 316. Se awyrgeda gást the accursed spirit, Guthl. 7 ; Gdwin. 44, 12. Se awyrgda wulf the accursed wolf, Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 20; Cri. 256

Linked entries: a-wygedne a-wyrged

GLÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GLÍDAN, he glídeþ, glít; p. glád, pl. glidon; pp. gliden

To GLIDEslipslidelabi

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Ðá git glidon ofer gársecg >when ye glided over the ocean, Beo. Th. 1034; B. 515

Linked entry: ge-glídan

teóðung-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-dagas, pl.
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Tithing-days, days amounting to a tithe of the year, a term applied to the thirty-six week days in the six weeks of Lent from the first Sunday in Lent until Easter-day Gif wé teóðiaþ ðás geárlícan dagas, ðonne beóþ ðǽr six and ðrítig teóðingdagas; and

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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Sálum ł gewealdleþerum habenis, 42,60 . the loop which forms the handle of a vessel (?) Sál ansa (cf. hringe ansa, 284, 7, and see nostle. The word occurs under the heading nomina vasorum), Wrt.

Linked entries: salpanra sweor-sál

hladan

to loadto loadfreightcargoto loadto drawto drawto drawto drawobtainto scoop out

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Add: to load a vessel with a freight Wæs naca hladen herewǽdum, mearum and máðmum, B. 1897. to load, furnish abundantly with something. the object a person. the thing material Goldhladen þegn, Fins. 13. the thing non-material Guma gilphlæden, B. 868

án-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
án-wealda, án-walda, an; m. [án one, sole; wealda, walda a ruler]

The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universea sovereigngovernormagistratea powerqui solus dominaturmonarchadominusgubernatormagistratuspotestas

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The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universe, a sovereign, governor, magistrate, a power; qui solus dominatur, monarcha, dominus, gubernator, magistratus, potestas Se Ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta befangene and getogene the governor has

Linked entries: án-walda wealda