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Sumer-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Sumer-sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.
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Sumorsǽte alle and Wilsǽtan, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 6-10. Mid Sumursǽtum, 845; Erl. 66, 21. On Dorsǽtum and on Sumærsǽton (Sumersǽtum, MS. C.), 1015; Erl. 152, 12. Ofer Sumersǽton and ofer Wealas, 1048; Erl. 180, 27

wyrm-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-sele, es; m.
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A serpent-hall [cf. the hall, thick swarming now, With ... scorpion, and asp ... Cerastes horned, hydrus, and elops drear, And dipsas, Par.

Linked entry: wyrm-geard

ge-spornan

Grammar
ge-spornan, <b>ge-speornan</b>
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., and add: n : tread upon, light upon : — Ðæt deófol on ðá eorðan gewíteð, and þanon helle wésten gespyrreð (-spyrneð ?), Sal.

ge-staþolfæstnian

(v.)
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Add: to establish, secure from disturbance De ilca ðerhgiendiga and gitrymma and gistaðolfæstniga ðǽm wuldor and onwæld ipse perficiet et confirmabit solidabitque ipsi gloriam et imperium, Rtl. 22, 5. to make effectual, carry into effect Geþeahta þá

Linked entry: staþolfæstnian

rǽde-fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-fæsting, e; f.
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and ealra angelcynnes monna and ælþeódigra rǽdefæstinge, C.

Linked entry: fæsting

will-gespryng

(n.)
Grammar
will-gespryng, es; n.

A spring

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A spring Ðeós eorþe is berende missenlícra fugela and sǽwihta and fiscwyllum wæterum and wyllgespryngum avium ferax terra marique generis diversi, fluviis quoque multum piscosis, ac fontibus praeclara copiosis, Bd. l, I; S. 473, 16.

Linked entry: ge-spryng

on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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Ðá ætýwde hire micel mon and ondrysnlíc, Shrn. 106, 9. Hé wæs of líchoman álǽded, and hé geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne hé mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian christianus

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Se mon wæs se cristenesta and se gelǽredesta the man was most christian and most learned Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 43: 3, 1; S. 523, 7: 3, 9; S. 533, 6

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Hí wurdon gebígede tó Crístes geleáfan and mid fulluhte gehálgode (or under II?), Hml. Th. i. 72, 8. Wítgan mid Háliges Gástes geofum onlýhte and gehálgode, Bl. H. 161, 14.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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broc and nan bót, Wlfst. 11, 6-15.

brond-stæfn

(adj.)
Grammar
brond-stæfn, adj.

The shining prowedproram spuma fulgentem habens

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The shining prowed; proram spuma fulgentem habens Storm ne mæg brecan brondstæfne a storm cannot break the shining [foaming] prowed [ship], Andr. Kmbl. 1007; An. 504

Linked entry: brand-stæfn

or-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
or-cnáwe, cnǽwe; adj.

Recognisable, evident

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Recognisable, evident Ðǽr orcnáwe (wearþ) þurh teóncwide tweógende mód, Andr. Kmbl. 1540; An. 771. Ðá wæs orcnǽwe (on-, Kmbl.) idese síðfæt, Elen. Kmbl. 457; El. 229

grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽdig, adj.
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Gífrost and grǽdgost most rapacious and most greedy, Exon. 128 a; Th. 493, 2; Rä. 81, 24

Linked entry: grédig

ge-streón

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Mangung, gestreón mercimonium, commercium, An. Ox. 4007. Seó gesomnung þára deárwyrþra gimma oþþe ꝥ unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Bl. H. 99, 28. Of eorþlicum cýpinga gestreóne de terreno nundinarum mercatu. An. Ox. 2656.

seht

(adj.)
Grammar
seht, adj.
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Wearð se cyng and his bróðor sehte . . . and eall Normandíg æt him mid feó álísde, swá swá hí ðá sehte wǽron, 1096 ; Erl. 233, 17. Sæhte, 1077 ; Erl. 215, 10

þurh-sceótan

(v.)

to shoot throughtransfixpierce

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Hé his byrnsweord getýhþ, and ða líchoman þurh-sceóteþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35.

ge-unstillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unstillan, p. de
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Ne hé ne beó andig and fǽcne, for ðám á byð geunstilled (-od, v. l.) and restleás þe mid ðám unþeáwum beléd byð non sit zelotipus et nimis suspiciosus, quia nunquam requiescit, 120, 14. ꝥ ðá gebróðra ne beóh geunstilde ut non inquietent fratres, 84, 8

Linked entry: un-stillan

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, <b>I a.</b>
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Ðonne þú anti-phonariam habban wille . . . for þon hé is genotod, Tech. ii. 119, 1-4. Notian, 120, 24. Tyrn . . . swilce þú notian wille, 119, 12. Underféngon hí hyra horsa tó brúcenne and tó notienne, Gr. D. 16, 4.

hlid

(n.)
Grammar
hlid, es; n.

A lid, cover, the opening which is closed by the cover

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Ðá lédon ða þegenas ðone Hǽlend ðǽron and mid hlide belucon úre ealra Álýsend then the thanes laid Jesus therein, and closed up with a cover the Redeemer of as all, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 4.

leóf-tǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-tǽle, -tǽl; adj.

Lovingdeardesirableestimablegratefulpleasantgracious

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Loving, dear, desirable, estimable, grateful, pleasant, gracious Hé biþ freónd and leóftǽl lufsum and líðe he (Christ) shall be friendly and gracious, kind and gentle, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 4; Cri, 913.

Linked entry: -tǽl