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hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breast ⬩ bosom

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Him wæs hreów on hreðre hygesorga mǽst, Beo. Th. 4645; B. 2328. Hé mé in hreðre bileác wísdómes giefe, Exon. 51 a; Th. 176, 33; Gú. 1219: Andr. Kmbl. 138; An. 69: Cd. 161; Th. 201, 2; Exod. 366; Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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MS. ) and incite bet truwien donne ðære hú hié óðerra monna mǽst gehelpen qua mente utilitati ceterorum secretum praeponit suum, Past. 5 ; Swt. 46, 2. <b>II a.

Linked entry: trúgian

frófor

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Wæs him frófra mǽst heofonríces weard, El. 196. aid, succour Gode þancigende þe him ne forwyrnde frófres, Ap. Th. 18, 26. Hié him frófre and fultomes wilnodan, ꝥ hié móston ðǽra feónda searo ofercuman, Bl. H. 201, 28.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Helle, morðorhúsa mǽst, fýres fulle, Cri. 1624. used personally Hell ongeat ꝥ se Scyppend cwóm, þá heó ꝥ weorud ágeaf, Cri. 1160. Nales hel (infernus) ondetteð ðé, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 185, 23

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. ⬩ to rouse from sleep ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to enliven, stimulate, refresh ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to excite, stir up ⬩ to raise what is depressed ⬩ to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Bǽlfýra mǽst weccan, 6279; B. 3144. Weccean, Cd. Th. 175, 26; Gen. 2901

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tablet ⬩ a table for notes ⬩ a waxed tablet ⬩ indicatorium ⬩ astula ⬩ pugillaris

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, and æt Iohanne mínum Mæsse-Preóste.

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortune ⬩ damnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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Óðrum monnum þyncþ ðæt hie mǽstne demm [dem MS. Cott.] þrówigen it seems to other men that they suffer the greatest misfortune, Past, 14, 5; Hat. MS. 18 a, 26

Linked entry: demm

tynder

(n.)
Grammar
tynder, e; tyndren (-in), e (?); tyndre, an; f.
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Wé habbaþ ðone mǽstan dǽl ðære tyndran ðínre hǽle ... nú ðú ne þearft ðe náuht ondrǽdan forðam ðe of ðam lytlan spearcan ðe ðú mid ðære tyndran gefénge lífes leóht ðé onliéhte habemus maximum tuae fomitem salutis ... nihil igitur pertimescas; jam tibi

Linked entries: tender tyndre

geár

(n.)
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Is se mǽsta dǽl ágangen, efne nigon hund wintra and .lxxi. on þýs geáre, 119, 2. Wæs se winter þý geáre grim, 213, 31. Perseus wæs ealne þone geár Rómáne swencende, Ors. 4, ll; S. 208, 13 : 3, 5 ; S. 106, 10.

un-rím

(n.)
Grammar
un-rím, es; n.

A countless number ⬩ an incalculable number or amount

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Ðæt is herga mǽst, eádigra unrím, Exon. Th. 352, 3; Sch. 92. Mid unríme þegna and eorla, Met. 25, 7. Þeáh hé áge ǽhta unrím, 14, 4. Betwuh óþerra unrím ǽwyrdleana inter alia detrimenta innumera, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 21: Andr. Kmbl. 1408; An. 704.

Beda

(n.)
Grammar
Beda, an; m.

Venerable Bede

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. - He gives the following account of himself, according to king Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version, made about 890 Ic Beda, Cristes þeów, and Mæsse-Preóst ðæs Mynstres ðare eádigra Apostola Petrus and Paulus, ðæt is æt Wira-múþan [Wearmouth] and on Gyrwum

óþ

(prep.)
Grammar
óþ, prep. l. oþ.
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Th. i. 146, 32. with a pronoun Hé wæs winnende oð ðe him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþeóded, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 14. Gýt oð ðis on wundrum scínende, Hml. Th. ii. 188, 13.

geómor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geómor, geómur, giómor; adj.

Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretched ⬩ tristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭser ⬩ doleful, miserable ⬩ depressed, sad, sorrowful ⬩ misery ⬩ misery ⬩ pity ⬩ mĭsĕria

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Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretched; tristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭser Him wæs geómor sefa his mind was sad, Elen. Kmbl. 1251; El. 627: Beo. Th. 98; B. 49. He ðǽr ána sæt, geoðum geómor he sat there alone, sad of mind, Andr.

Linked entries: giómor geómor-gid geómur

on-ginnan

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Nát ic hwæðer máre wundor wæs, þe þæt hé swá mid lytle fultume þone mǽstan dǽl þisses middangeardes gegán mehte, þe ꝥ hé mid swá lytle weorode swá micel anginnan dorste (adgredi ausus fuerit), Ors. 3, 9; S. 124, 16. with infin.

Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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D. 325] ðone mæsse-preóst Arrium, forðan ðe he nolde gelýfan ðæt ðæs lífigendan Godes Sunu wǽre ealswá mihtig swá se mǽra Fæder is they there [in the city of Nice A.

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fall ⬩ to rain, to fall (of rain)

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Hit ágan rínan xl. daga and xl. nihta tósomne ðæm mǽstan réne, and seó eorþe rínde ealswá swíðe of hire eásprencgum angén ðam heofenlican flóde, Wulfst. 217, 1.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm, cwélm , es; m. n. [cwelan to die]

Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion ⬩ QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium

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Cwealma mǽst the greatest of torments, hell, Exon. 31b; Th. 99, 20; Cri. 1627. Micel cwealm wearþ ðæs folces the mortality of the people was great, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 18. Cwealm pestilentia vel contagium vel lues, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 57, 8; Wrt.

Linked entries: cwælm cwelm cwylm

líg

(n.)
Grammar
líg, lég, es; generally masc. but ðæt lég occurs.

Flame ⬩ lightning

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Ðá fór se wallenda lég ... ðǽr se lég mǽst wæs, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 19-24. Se lég ongan sleán ongeán ðone wind, Blickl. Homl. 221, 12. Wonna lég the pale flame, Beo. Th. 6221; B. 3115. Hlemmeþ háta lég, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 9; Cri. 933.

Linked entry: lég

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on foot ⬩ infantry ⬩ a host ⬩ troop ⬩ tribe ⬩ company ⬩ phălanx pĕdestris ⬩ pĕdites ⬩ lĕgio ⬩ ăcies ⬩ trĭbus ⬩ căterva ⬩ a battle ⬩ pugna

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Fór fyrda mǽst, féðan trymedan the greatest of armies marched, the infantry were strong, Elen. Kmbl. 70; El. 35. Féðan sǽton the bands sat, Andr. Kmbl. 1182; An. 591.

Linked entry: féðu

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Hí habbaþ cornes swá fela swá hí mǽst récceaþ (réccaþ, MSS. P. S.) they have as much corn as ever they care for, Lchdm. iii. 254, 5 : Wulfst. 132, 21.

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