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stagan

(v.)
Grammar
stagan, stǽcan ?.(Cf.
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Icel. steikja to roast) to roast Ǽles tácen is þæt mon wecge his swýþran hand and sette syþþan ofer his wynstran earm and ástrehtre his wynstran hande stríce þwyrs ofer mid þǽre swyðran, swylce hé hine corflige swá swá mon ǽl déð þonne hine mon on spite

Linked entry: stǽcan

tó-brítan

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add: to break to pieces a material object Reód forþrést ne sý tó;brýd ( conterendum ), R. Ben. I. 108, 9. to destroy a person or thing, bring to destruction His setl on eorðan þú tóbrýttest sedem eius in terra collisisti, Ps. L. 88, 45. Tóbrýt nú þísne

á-drencan

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Add: where the subject is a person Hí man on sǽ ádrencte, Hml. S. 28, 127. Brettas hié bedrifon út on áne eá and monige ádrencton, Chr. 890; P. 82, 14. Hí ádrengton má ðonne ǽnig man wiste tó tellanne, 1087; P. 224, 19. Hí hig sylfe ádrencton, Jud. p

ge-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýwan, -þýan, -þíwan, -þéwan, -þeón, -þeówan; p. -þýwde, -þýde; pp. -þýd

To pressimpelurgeforceimpressrebukeoppressprĕmĕretrūdĕreurgērecompellĕreimprĭmĕreincrĕpāreopprĭmĕre

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To press, impel, urge, force, impress, rebuke, oppress; prĕmĕre, trūdĕre, urgēre, compellĕre, imprĭmĕre, incrĕpāre, opprĭmĕre Se snáw geþýþ hý and geþreátaþ the snow presses and afflicts them, Salm. Kmbl. 607; Sal. 303. Ðú Reádne Sǽ ricene geþýwdest

á-smeágan

to investigate,to find out by investigationdevise

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Add: to investigate, where the object is concrete Þá hí hæfdon þá burh ealle ásmeáde, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2. Ásmeáð requirit, Scint. 42, 16. Ásmeáde exquirit, i. investigat, An. Ox. 2796. Ásmeágian percunctari, Angl. xiii. 366, 11. Sé bið on geþance

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níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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of necessity, as a natural, inevitable consequence, from force of circumstances Gif gé neáde swá dón sceolon ( si sic necesse est ), dóþ swá gé wyllon, Gen. 43, 11. Wegférende móton for neóde mete neáde ferian and for unfriþe man mót freólsǽfenan nýde

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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to tell, announce, proclaim, preach; nuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizare Ongan se Hǽlend bodian cœpit Iesus prædicare, Mt. Bos. 4, 17: Mk. Bos. 1, 45: Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 2; Gú. 1088. He ongan bodigean on Decapolim cœpit

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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Germany. The Germania of Alfred extended from the Don on the east to the Rhine and the German Ocean on the west; and from the Danube on the south to the White Sea on the north; it therefore embraced nearly the whole of Europe north of the Rhine and the

ealdor-dóm

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Add: greatness, power, authority Ðá wurdon æteówode fela ðúsend engla, ðý lǽs ðe wǽre geþúht ánes engles ealdordóm tó hwónlic tó swá micelre bodunge, Hml Th. i. 38, 5. Ealdordóme auctoritate, An. Ox. 2598. Ealderdóm auctoritatem, i. praerogativam, 2873

ge-wundian

(v.)
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Add: to cause bodily injury Wið sárum andgewundedum fótum, Lch. i. 358, 8. Ðæt hié mid ðǽm ísene hié selfe tó feore ne gewundigen, Past. 365, 11. <b>I a.</b> in cases of fighting or assault. physical Sé þe ofslehð man binnan ciricwágum,

ge-wǽcan

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Add: pp. ge-wǽced Gehuaeh (-wǽhþ?) adfligit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 36. Gewǽce fatigat, 147, 27. Gewǽcte infecta, 47, 70. Gewéhtum fessis, Wülck. Gl. 254, 16. of the effects on living creatures, physical, to weary, exhaust with labour, travel, &amp;c.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Add: of living things, cheerful, joyous, lively Glæd alacer, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 44, 8: ludibundus, Germ. 397, 409. of cheerful disposition Swíðe glæd on móde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 41. Þǽr ic ( a woodpecker ) glado sitte, Rä. 25, 7. Ðone gladan giefan hilarem

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Add Folc populus, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 22. where no dependence is implied, a people, the inhabitants of a state, a nation: Folc, cynn æfter cynne, Exod. 350. Þenden þæt folc (the Hebrews) hiera fæder wǽre healdan woldan, Dan. 10. Hí geridan West-Seaxna

acol

(adj.)
Grammar
acol, acul, acl; adj.

Excitedexcited by fearfrightenedterrifiedtremblingagitatusperterrituspavidus

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Excited, excited by fear, frightened, terrified, trembling; agitatus, perterritus, pavidus Wearþ he on ðam egesan acol worden he had through that horror become chilled, trembling, Cd. 178; Th. 223, 24; Dan. 124. Forht on móde, acul for ðam egesan fearful

Linked entry: acul

ǽlc

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽlc, adj. [á + ge + líc]

Eachanyeveryallquisquequivisunusquisqueomnis

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Each, any, every, all; quisque, quivis, unusquisque, omnis Ǽlc gód treów byrþ góde wæstmas omnis arbor bona fructus bonos facit, Mt. Bos. 7, 17. Ǽlc wæs on twegra sestra gemete capientes singulæ metretas binas, Jn. Bos. 2, 6. Ǽlc hine selfa begrindeþ

Linked entries: ealc élc

and-wlita

(n.)
Grammar
and-wlita, an-wlita, an; m: and-wlite, es; n.

The facecountenancepersonal appearanceforeheadformsurfacefaciesvultusaspectusfronsformasuperficies

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The face, countenance, personal appearance, forehead, form, surface; facies, vultus, aspectus, frons, forma, superficies Hleór bolster onféng, eorles andwlitan the bolster received his cheek, the hero's face, Beo. Th. 1382; B. 689: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69

CEÁCE

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁCE, an; f.
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The jaw, CHEEK ; maxilla, mala, mandibula, gena Ðæt tácen ðære bærnesse he on his ceácan bær signum incendii in maxilla portavit, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 16. He gehrán his ceácan contigit maxillam ejus, 3, 19; S. 549, 1. Ceácan malæ; maxillæ, Wrt. Voc. 282

Linked entries: céce ceác-bán

cyperen

(adj.)
Grammar
cyperen, adj.

Coppery, belonging to copper æreus

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Coppery, belonging to copper; æreus Seóþ on cyperenum citele seethe it in a copper kettle, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 56, 19. Dó on cyperen fæt put it into a copper vessel, 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 36, 1. Gemultan ealle ða anlícnessa togædere, ðe ðǽr binnan wǽrah

Deniscan

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Deniscan, gen.ena ; pl. m. [Denisca, def. of Denisc; adj.]

The Danish men, the DanesDānĭci viri, Dāni

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The Danish men, the Danes; Dānĭci viri, Dāni Hér, A. D. 835, Ecgbryht, Westseaxna cing, geflýmde ge ða Wealas ge ða Deniscan here, A. D. 835, Ecgbryht, king of the West Saxons, routed both the Welsh and the Danes, Chr. 835; Th. 116, 13-23, col. 1, 2.

færelt

(n.)
Grammar
færelt, es; n.

A going, progress, expedition ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio

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A going, progress, expedition; ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio Wænes sió eax welt ealles ðæs færeltes the axle-tree of a waggon regulates all its going, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 29, note 26. On ðæm færelte in the progress, 39, 7; Fox 222, 19, note 18. On færelte