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ge-sagu

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Add: Ꝥte hiá geendebrednadon ðæt gesaga ordinare narrationem

in-drincan

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Rinnellan his indrincende, Ps. Srt. 64, 11. Add

yfel-wilnian

(v.)
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Hig yfelwilnadon malignauerunt , Ps. L. 82, 4. Add

ég-búende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ég-búende, pl. m. adj. Used as a noun,

An island dwellerad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans

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An island dweller; ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans On ðǽre ealdan byrig Acemannes ceastre; hie égbúendas [MS. egbuend] Baðan nemnaþ in the old town Akemansceaster [the pained man's city]; the islanders call it Bath, Chr. 974; Th. 224, 20, col. 2, 3;

Linked entry: íg-búend

meagol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meagol-líce, adv.

Earnestlystrenuously

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Earnestly, strenuously Hié ðone lifgendan God and ðone hálgan heáhengel Michael meagollíce (cf. Homl.

á-brégan

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Hié forhte and ábrégde cwǽdon, Bl. H. 85, 9. Wǽron ðá fýnd ábrégede mid ðý egesan, Shrn. 136, 15. Add:

á-fýran

Grammar
á-fýran, (and á-fýrd, -fýrida).
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Sindun áfýrde ( eunuchi) þá ðe swá ákende wérun, and syndun áfýrde þá þe wurdon from monnum, and sindun áfýrde þá þe hié sylfum áfýrdun (castraverunt ), Mt. R. 19, 12. Áfýred (-id) olbenda dromidus , Txts. 57, 707.

Linked entry: á-fýrida

úhta

Grammar
úhta, l. úhte
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Add On úhtan hié árísað mane consurgent, Past. 249, 4.

ofer-holt

(n.)

a forest of spears which rise over the heads of those who bear them

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Hié gesáwon fyrd Faraonis forþ ongangan oferholt wegan eóred líxan they (the Israelites) saw Pharaoh's host advance, saw a forest of spears move (or saw them bearing a forest of spears), saw the band glitter, Cd. Th. 187, 27; Exod. 157

deór-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
deór-friþ, es; n.

Deer-protection, game-protectioncervōrum tūtēla

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Deer-protection, game-protection; cervōrum tūtēla Se cyng Willelm sætte mycel deórfriþ, and he lægde lags ðǽrwið, ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde, ðæt hine man sceolde blendian king William constituted much protection to game, and he laid down

mægen-strengo

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-strengo, indecl. f.

Main strengthgreat force

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Main strength, great force Gúþcyning (Beowulf) mægenstrengo slóh hilde bille with mighty force the warrior-king smote with his battle-blade, Beo. Th. 5350; B. 2678.

þideres

(adv.)
Grammar
þideres, þidres; adv.
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Thither Ðæt sió úterre ábisgung ðissa worldðinga ðæs monnes mód gedréfð and hiene scofeð hidres ðidres, óððæt hé áfilþ of his ágnum willan quod cor externis occupationum tumultibus impulsum a semetipso corruat, Past. 22; Swt. 168, 13.

Linked entry: þidres

íþan

(v.)
Grammar
íþan, to lay waste.
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Take here éjmn in Dict. and add He hinf gegyrede mid wyrgðu . . . and sió his innatf ýþde (?

Linked entry: ydwe

yfel-lic

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Hé wæs swíðe yfellic (wáclic, v. l. vilis ) on his gegerelan, 34, 1. of things Hé wæs swíðe yfellices híwes and forsewenlices ( exili forma et despecta ), Gr. D. 45, 30. On yfellicum (wácum, v. l.) wísum rebus vilibus , 70, 19

a-mán-sumian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mán-sumian, p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad [a ex, mán = mǽn = gemǽne communis, sumian = samnian congregare]

To excommunicateanathematizeexcommunicareanathematizare

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To excommunicate, anathematize; excommunicare, anathematizare Amánsumede he hine excommunicavit eum, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 26.

stór

(n.)
Grammar
stór, es ; m.
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him geoffrodon gold and récels and myrran . . . se stór getácnode ðæt hé is sóð God, Homl. Th. i. 116, 9. Áne hand fulle stóres, Lev. 2, 2. Nymeþ stór sumite modicum storacis, Gen. 43, 11.

Linked entry: stéran

be-sceótan

(v.)

to dashflingto shut upto dashto happenoccur

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On ðisum dagum . . . búton sum heálic freólsdæg him on besceóte, Hml. Th. ii. 244, 28

bytme

(n.)
Grammar
bytme, (-ne), byþne, an ; f.
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sǽton ufan on þǽm wætre swá swá scipes byðme (bytme déð, v. l. ), þonne hit fleóted on streáme, Mart. H. 118, 20. Hé sæt ofer þǽre bytman þæs scipes, Gr. D. 347, 23. the head of a dale. Cf. Icel. botn On byttman díc, C. D. iv. 39, 7.

Linked entries: byþne bytne botm

efen-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-weorþ, <b>efen-weorþ,</b> -wirþe; adj.
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Hé ꝥ bysceopsetl efenwyrðum (efenwyrðe, v. l.) dǽdum his hádes heóld episcopalem cathedram condignis gradu actibus seruat, 5, 12; Sch. 632, 3

ge-streónfull

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His ( our heavenly Father's) þá leófan and þá gestreónfullan bearn, Bl. H. 131, 27