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sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, truth. <b>I b.</b>
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</b> add :-- Sóð is gecýðed . . . þæt þú wið Waldend wǽre heólde, Exod. 419: B. 700: An. 1437. Hé nyste hwæt þæs sóþes ( or adj. ?) wæs, for þǽm hé hit self ne geseah, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 33. Add

carcern-weard

(n.)
Grammar
carcern-weard, es; m.
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A prison-warder, jailor Hé wæs on carcern sænded . . . , and æfter twelf dagum cóm se carcernweard, Shrn. 54, 13, 16. Sc̃s Arthemius wæs ǽr carcernweard, 89, 23, 27

riht-full

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-full, adj.
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Good, virtuous Eall þet þe Gode wæs láð and rihtfullan mannan, eall ꝥ wæs gewunelic on þisan lande on his (William Rufus) týman, Chr. 1100; P. 235, 33

morgen-swég

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-swég, es; m.

A sound made in the morning

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A sound made in the morning Ðá wæs on úhtan Grendles gúþcræft gumum undyrne. Ðá wæs æfter wiste wóp up áhafen, micel morgenswég. Beo. Th. 258; B. 129

tún-rǽd

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Sum tún wǽs ... Þe ǽlce geáre oftost wæs áwést þurh hagol ... þá sende se túnrǽd sumne getrýwne ǽrendracan tó Martine his helpes biddende, Hml. S. 31, 1219. Add

un-meahtig

Grammar
un-meahtig, <b>; I.</b>
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Swá micclum swá þæs mannes gecynd unmihtigre wæs, swá hit wæs leóhtre tó miltsunge homo quanto fragilior in natura, tanto facilior ad veniam, Angl. vii. 4, 35. Add

stíþ-lic

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., hard, the reverse of luxurious Eal his reáf wæs áwefen of olfendes hǽrum, his bigleofa wæs stíðlic, Hml. Th. i. 352, 6

on-stæl

(n.)
Grammar
on-stæl, es; m.

Arrangement, disposition

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Arrangement, disposition Ðá ( at the creation of man ) wæs fruma níwe ælda tudres, onstæl wynlíc, fæger and gefeálíc fæder wæs ácenned Adam ǽrest, Exon. Th. 151, 17; Gú. 796

Linked entry: on-steall

ge-mǽte

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Seó ðrúh wæs geworht hire swá gemiéte swylce heó hyre sylfre swá gesceapen wǽre, and æt hire heáfde wæs áheáwen se stán gemǽte þám heáfde (ita aptum (gemǽte, Bd.

ben

Grammar
ben, benn.
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Þás galdor mon mæg singan on wunde, Lch. ii. 350, 30. v. bealu-, dolg-, sár-, seax-, seono-, wæl-ben(n). Add

á-þerscan

(v.)

to thresh out

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to thresh out Sum tún wæs þe ǽlce geáré wæs áwést þurh hagol, swá ꝥ heora æceras ǽr wǽron áþroxene ǽr ǽnig ryftere ꝥ gerip gaderode, Hml. S. 31, 1217

Linked entries: a-þrescan á-þroxen

gleáwnes

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I. 59, 14. a sign, token, distinguishing mark Se eásterlica dæg wæs on þǽre ealdan ǽ tribus argumentorum indiciis preceptum, ꝥ ys mid þrým gleáwnyssum hé wæs beboden; ꝥ ys, ꝥ hé wǽre æfter þǽre eásterlican emnihte, and on þám forman mónðe, and on þǽre

un-murnlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-murnlíce, adv.

Carelesslywithout compunctionwithout anxiety

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Blódig wæl eteþ ángenga unmurnlíce, Beo. Th. 903; B. 449. Se ðe unmurnlíce mádmas dǽleþ, egesan ne gýmeþ, 3516; B. 1756

Linked entry: -murnlíce

Óðen

(n.)
Grammar
Óðen, es; m.
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Nú secgaþ sume ða Denisce men on heora gedwylde, ðæt se louis wǽre, ðe hý Þór hátaþ, Mercuries sunu, ðe hí Óðon namiaþ. Wulfst. 107, 6-11. Þór and Ówðen (Oþen, MS. F.), 197, 19

Linked entries: Ówðen Wóden

reónig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
reónig-mód, ;adj.;

Sad at heart, weary

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;Grimm suggests a comparison with Gothic; rimis ;quiet; )reste gefégon wérige æfter wæðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1183; An. 592

Linked entry: reomig-mód

swǽr-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr-mód, (swár-); adj.
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Of an indolent, sluggish disposition Sum welig man wæs prútswongor and swǽrmód, and him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, Wulfst. 257, 12 MS. D. v. swǽr, V. and next word

un-glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-glæd, adj.

Dullcheerless

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Dull, cheerless Swá eác se súþerna wind hwílum miclum storme gedréfeþ ða sǽ ðe ǽr wæs smylte wedere glæshlútra on tó seónne; ðonne heó swá gemenged wyrð mid ðan ýðum, ðonne wyrþ heó swíþe hraðe ungladu, þeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on tó lócienne si mare volvens

ge-wittig

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Cf. ge*-*wit; Hé cwico wæs þá géna, wís and gewittig, B. 3094. having intelligence, having discretion Ꝥ cild þe læg on cradele . . . þá gýtseras lǽten efen scyldig and hit gewittig wǽre, Ll.

mere

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Add: the female of the horse Þ mǽden wæs swá forbroden swylce heó án myre wǽre, Hml. S. 21. 475. Gif man of myran folan ádrífð, Ll.

ceól-þelu

(n.)
Grammar
ceól-þelu, f.
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; n. cf. wǽg-þel