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sin-þyrstende

(adj.)
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ever thirsting Alexander tóécan ðæm ðe hé hiénende wæs ǽgðer ge his folc ge óðerra cyninga hé wæs sinþyrstende monnes blódes Alexander humani sanguinis insaturabilis, sive hostium sive etiam sociorum, recentem tamen semper sitiebat cruorem, Ors. 3,

sige-ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-ríce, adj.
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Th. 179, 11 ; Exod. 27. applied to men, cf. prop. name Sigeríc Gif ( the Israelites ) gehealdaþ hálige láre, gesittaþ sigeríce beórselas beorna, Cd. Th. 213, 34 ; Exod. 562

flot-smere

(n.)
Grammar
flot-smere, flot-smeoru, wes; n.
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Floating fat, fat or grease floating in a vessel in which meat is cooked Gýme hé ǽgðer ge ðæs sélran ge þæs sǽmran, ꝥ náðor ne misfare . . . ne flǽsc ne flotsmeru, ne cyse ne cyslyb, Angl. ix. 260, 13. Substitute:

sceád-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sceád-wís, adj.
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Se scádwís geréfa sceal ǽgðer witan ge hláfordes landriht ge folces gerihtu, Angl. ix. 259, 3. Mid hú sceádwísre lufe manncynna ealdor for úre edstaðelunge þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 88

swift

(adj.)
Grammar
swift, adj.

Swift, fleet, that does or can move quickly

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Ða ( Alfred's ships ) wǽron ǽgðer ge swiftran ge unwealtran ge eác hiéran ðonne ða óðru, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 13. Wind byþ on lyfte swiftust, Menol. Fox 464; Gn. C. 3. Gecunnian hwylc heora swiftost hors hæfde, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 1.

Linked entry: swyft

on-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-drǽdan, p. -dréd, -drǽd, -dreard, -dreord; pp. -drǽd

to dread, feartimeoto be afraid

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Skt. 10, 32 : 11, 18. with acc. or gen. of object, and with a reflexive dative Ic ondrǽde mé God Deum timeo, Gen. 42, 18. Ic mé ondrǽde timeo, metuo.

Linked entries: an-drǽdan á-drǽdan

fromlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fromlíce, framlíce; adv.

Stronglystoutlyboldlystrenuouslypromptlyspeedilyaudācĭterstrēnueprŏpĕre

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Strongly, stoutly, boldly, strenuously, promptly, speedily; audācĭter, strēnue, prŏpĕre Gáþ fromlíce ðæt guþfreán gylp forbégan go boldly that ye may bow the warrior's pride! Andr.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Hit witena nán ðider né séceþ (cf. hit ðǽr ne sécaþ, ne finde hit nó, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 9), Met. 19, 8. Ðonne Drihten sécaþ, ðonne geméte hine, gif hine mid inweardre heortan séceaþ, Deut. 4, 29.

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plumpcorpulentobesefattedplumpfull-bodiedsubstantialoleaginousunctuousrichfertileproductiverich

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Þæt þæt fǽt sáwon (þæt fǽttas gesáwon, R. Ben. 51, 15) underféngon, and ꝥ wanhál wæs wiðsócan quod crassum videbatis, assumebatis; et quod debile erat, proicebatis, R. Ben. I. 56, 14.

fromian

(v.)
Grammar
fromian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To profitavailprōdessevălēre

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To profit, avail; prōdesse, vălēre Ðætte seó hálwende onsægednes to écre alýsnesse swíþrade and fromade ge líchoman ge sáwle quia sacrĭfĭcium sălūtāre ad redemptiōnem vălēret et anĭmæ et corpŏris sempĭternam, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 28

full-æðele

(adj.)
Grammar
full-æðele, adj.

Full noblevery noblevalde nōbĭlis

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Full noble, very noble; valde nōbĭlis Manege beóþ ǽgðer ge fullæðele ge fullwélige, and beóþ ðeáh fullunróte many are both very noble and very wealthy, and yet are very unhappy, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 3

Linked entry: ful-æðele

full-unrót

(adj.)
Grammar
full-unrót, adj.

Full sadvery unhappyvalde tristis

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Full sad, very unhappy; valde tristis Manege beóþ ǽgðer ge fullæðele ge fullwélige, and beóþ ðeáh fullunróte many are both very noble and very wealthy, and yet are very unhappy, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32. 3

Linked entry: ful-unrót

meter-fers

(n.)
Grammar
meter-fers, es; n.

Hexameter verse

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Hexameter verse Be his lífe wé áwriton ge meterfers ge gerǽdre sprǽce de vita illius et versibus heroicis et simplici oratione conscripsimus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 13. Meterfersum versibus hexametris, 5, 18; S. 636, 6

norþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-here, es; m.

An army belonging to the north

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An army belonging to the north Heó (the English force ) gehergade swíðe micel on ðæm norþhere, ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, and manega men ofslógon ðara Deniscena, Chr. 910; Erl. l00, 13

Sweó-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Sweó-þeód, e; f.

The Swedish people

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Swíðe mycel here ǽgðer ge landhere ge sciphere of Swaðeóde(Sweóðode, MS. F.), Chr. 1025; Erl. 163, 9

Linked entry: Swa-ðeód

gifol

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Gl. 366. Icel. gjöfull munificent.]

be-singan

(v.)
Grammar
be-singan, p. -sang, -song, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

to enchant, charm, bewaildeplorare

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Ge sceolon weán wópe besingan ye shall bewail torment with weeping, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 3; . 587

brýcian

(v.)
Grammar
brýcian, brýcsian.
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Swíðe brícsað and helpeð þám sáwlum seó onsægdnes, Gr. D. 343, 38. Hé þám cynnum brícsade ( profuit ), Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 322, 16. Gif þæt ówiht bríccige (brýciæ, v. l.) si hoc aliquid prodesset, 5, 14; Sch. 643, 13.

heofon-cyning

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Hefoncyninges, Gen. 659. Hé hnigon mid heáfdum heofoncyninge, 237. Abraham hýrde heofoncyninge, Exod. 410. of the second person Ród bestémed heofoncyninges hlútran dreóre, Cri. 1087. Eall þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514

wérigian

(v.)
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Ꝥ ilce mód ǽgþer ge mid heálicum mægnum weaxeð and strangað, and eác of his ágenre untrymnesse wérgað and teórað (ex infirmitate lacesscat), Gr. D. 204, 23.