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micel-ness

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Eall tóweaxen mid mycelnessum þára clifstána saxorum molibus asperum, 159, 26. Add Hú manigfeald is seó mycelnes þínre swétnesse quam magna multitude dulcedinis tuae, Ps. Th. 30, 21.

réþe

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Mid róde tácn þá réðan (devils) áflían, Hml. S. 17, 145. Þám réþestum feóndum seuissimis, i. ferocissimis hostibus, An. Ox. 745. Add Stefn leás in woestern roeðe vox leonis in eremo rugientis, Mt. p. 9, 14. León and beran . . . þá réðan deór, Hml.

tún

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Add Sí ǽfre ðis mynster fram eallum eorðlicum þeówdóme freóh and mid eallum ðám túnum (uillulis) ðe him tó gelicgað, C.D. iii. 350, 5. 1.

ridda

(n.)
Grammar
ridda, an; m.

a horsemanridera mounted soldier

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Pharao him filigde mid his crætum and gilplícum riddum.... Seó sǽ ealle his crætu and riddan oferwreáh, 194, 22-27. Ðá gemétte Martinus ánne nacodne þearfan, and his nán ne gýmde, ðeáh ðe hé ða riddan ðæs bǽde ... Ðá hlógon ða cempan sume, 500, 19-28

wǽfels

(n.)
Grammar
wǽfels, es; m.

A coveringwrapcloakveil

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Mid gewefenum wǽfelsa consuta plectra, 462, 63. Hí wǽdligende on ánum wáclícum wǽfelse férdon, Homl. Th. i. 62, 29. On wǽfelse (tegmine) fyþera ðínra, Ps. Spl. 35, 8. Oferbrǽdels ł wǽfels opertorium, Ps. Lamb. 101, 27.

ǽfen-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereord, e; f. es; n. Substitute: add: Used in pl. for a single meal
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Hé sæt mid him æt ðǽm ǽfengereordum, Bl. H. 73, 5: 143, 6. Martha gearwode ðám Hǽlende ǽfengereordu, 67, 26. Heora underngereordu and ǽfengereordu hié mengdon tógædere, 99, 23

ge-andswarian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andswarian, ge-ondswarian.

to answerto respond

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D. 210, 9. to respond with action Ðonne ðæt mennisce mód Godes glædmódnesse mid gódum weorcum ne geandsworað cum largientem Deum humana mens boni operis responsione non sequitur Past. 391, 6

ofer-hogian

(v.)

to despise, contemn, scorn, disdain

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Ða gýmeleásan and ða oferhogiendan hé sceal mid wordum þreágan, R. Ben. 13. 15

Linked entry: ofer-hycgan

ofer-niman

(v.)

to take by violence, to violateto take away, carry offto take away

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to take by violence, to violate Be ðam men ðe wíf oððe mǽden ofernimþ mid unrihtum þingum de homine qui mulierem vel puellam per fraudem constuprat, L. Ecg. P. ii. 13 tit.; Th. ii. 180, 22.

of-tredan

(v.)

to tread down, trample upon, injure or destroy by treading

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Swá hwæt swá ðæs gódan sǽdes on swylcum wege befylþ, biþ mid yfelum geþohtum oftreden, ii. 90, 19. Ðǽr wǽron xxx M of-slagen and æt ðæm geate oftreden triginta millia caede prostrata et compressione suffocata, Ors. 6, 4; Swt. 260, 18

Linked entry: of-steppan

HÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HÓC, es; m.

A HOOK

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Wíngearda hócas ðe hí mid bindaþ ðæt him néhst biþ capreoli vel cincinni vel uncinuli, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 68, 9; Wrt. Voc. 38, 59.

Linked entries: hóced hóc-ísern

tó-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfen; pp. -hworfen

To go in different directions,to part,separateto disperse

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And hí tóhwurfon ðá mid ðisum sehte, Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 5: 1091; Erl. 228, 8: 1093; Erl. 228, 39. of many persons, to disperse Eal seó fyrding tóhwearf. Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 24.

swefel

(n.)
Grammar
swefel, swefl, es; m.

Sulphur, brimstone sulphur

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Eallbyrnende rénscúr mid swefle gemencged, Gen. 19, 24: Met. 8, 50. Swæfle, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 29, 32. Hit rínde fýr and swefl, Lk. Skt. 17, 29: Cd. Th. 153, 19; Gen. 2541. Hwylce þinc gelǽdest ðú ( the merchant ) ús ?

treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
treówen, tríwen, trýwen; adj.

of-a treeof woodwooden

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of-a tree Hire hyrdeman sume ác ástáh, and his orf lǽswode mid treowenum helme, Homl. Th. ii. 150. 31. of wood, wooden Treówen ligneus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 15, 14. Tríwen sceó coturnus. Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 21. Trýwen byt flasco, ii.149, 33.

Linked entries: tríwen trýwen

truma

(n.)
Grammar
truma, an; m.

a troop of soldiers, I. 6, II.order of troopsarraya support,

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Hé férde mid fyrdlícum truman and ða burh geeode. Jos. 11. 10: Homl. Ass. 113, 356. Truman aciem, Hpt. Gl. 426, 69. Hé gesette ða menn on ǽnne truman, ðe mon hiora mǽgas ǽr on ðæm londe slóg, Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 80, 19.

Linked entry: trymman

stofn

(n.)
Grammar
stofn, e; f.

a stema shoot of a treeoffspring, progenya foundation

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, ówæstmas surculos, ramusculos, 409, 1. fig. offspring, progeny Mid gestrénendlícere stofne progenie propaganda, 445, 64. [Stoven a sapling shoot from the stump of a fallen tree, E. D. S. Pub.

á-þolian

(v.)

To hold out under trial,To put up withenduresuffer

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To put up with, endure, suffer Ic wundrige hú seó sǽ áðolode míne lustas, Hml. S. 23 b, 385. Þám ylcum gemete wuniaþ and gyt áþolede synt munecena mynstru, R. Ben. 139, 3

lust

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Sceal lof Drihtnes on lust sprecan mín múð, Ps. Th. 144, 21. dat. (inst. ) Seó sáwl mid gefeán séceð lustum þæt lámfæt, Seel. 133 : 136. Wé þás sǽlác lustum bróhton tíres tó tácne, B. 1653. Hé (Christ) lustum dreág ehtendra níð, Gú. 495.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Útan ymbestandne mid unríme þegna, Met. 25, 7. Úton, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 3.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stainfilth, impurity, corruptiona blot, disgrace, damage, hurtmoral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilementevil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Th. 6138;B. 3073. moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement Idese mid widle and mid womme be*-*smitan. Judth. Thw. 22, 12;Jud. 59. Fram wæmme leahtra a labe criminum, Hymn. Surt. 63, 5.

Linked entries: wom wam