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tótian

(v.)
Grammar
tótian, p. ode

To peep outlook

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Ech man þe cumeð pleie to toten (look at) oðer to listen, O. E. Homl. ii. 211, 20. Is hit so ouer vuel nor te toten (lokin, MS. T. ) utward ? . . . Toten vt wiðuten vuel ne mei nouðer of ou, & nim ȝeme hwat vuel beo icumen of totinge, A.

gief-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gief-stól, es; m.

A gift-seatthrone of gracedonorum thronusgratiæ thronus

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A gift-seat, throne of grace; donorum thronus, gratiæ thronus Wile nú gesécan sáwla Nergend gǽsta giefstól now will the Saviour of souls seek the spirits' throne of grace, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 6; Cri. 572: 77 a; Th. 289, 7; Wand. 44

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Kmbl. 41. with gen. of the source of ill Wæs gehwæþeres waa, Met. 1, 25. with dat. of person, and gen. of source Ðæm folce wæs ǽgþres waa, ge ðæt..., ge eác ðæt..., Ors, 3, 7; Swt. 114, 31. Him wæs gehwæðres wá, ge .. . ge..., Elen.

Linked entries: eów waa

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Past. 41, 1 ; Swt. 299, 20. abstaining from, quit of. v. stillness, Sió hé stille his þegnungæ óð biscopes dóm, L. Wih. 6 ; Th. i. 38, 11

efen-ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-ríce, adj.

Equally mighty, of equal power æqualis potentiæ, æquipollens

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Equally mighty, of equal power; æqualis potentiæ, æquipollens Wǽron hí eft efenríce they were again of equal power, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 27

féðe-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
féðe-georn, adj.

Desirous of goingmeandi cŭpĭdus

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Desirous of going; meandi cŭpĭdus Sió féðegeorn fremman onginneþ desirous of going it resolves to proceed, Exon. 108a; Th. 413, 21; Rä. 32, 9

fulluht-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-þeáw, es; m.

The rite of baptismbaptismi mos

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The rite of baptism; baptismi mos Cyning onféng fulluhtþeáwum the king received the rite of baptism, Bt. Met. Fox 1. 65; Met. 1, 33

ifig-croppa

(n.)
Grammar
ifig-croppa, an; m.
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A cluster of ivy berries Ifigcroppena fíf and xx five and twenty bunches of ivy berries, L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 18

práfost-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
práfost-folgoþ, es; m.
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The office of provost Gif se práfast þurh þreále nele gerihtan, hé sý áworpen of ðam práfastfolgoþe ( de ordine prepositure ), R. Ben. 126, 5

Wuffingas

(n.)
Grammar
Wuffingas, pl. m.

The patronymic of the royal house of East-Anglia

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The patronymic of the royal house of East-Anglia Wuffa fram ðam Eást-Engla cyningas Wuffingas wǽron nemde, Bd. 2, 15 ; S. 518, 38

bytt

(n.)
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a butt, piece of land ? Innan Scrowes bytt, of Scrowes bytt betweox .ii. beorgas, C. D. iii. 85, 11. [v. N. E. D. butt .]

wæl-fæðm

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fæðm, es; m.

A deadly embrace

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A deadly embrace Brim wælfæðmum sweóp, fǽge crungon (of the overwhelming of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 208, 9; Exod. 480

gúþ-beorn

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-beorn, es; m.

A man of war, warriorvir bellicosus, bellator

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A man of war, warrior; vir bellicosus, bellator Gúþbeorna sum wicg gewende one of the warriors turned his charger, Beo. Th. 634; B. 314

heall-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
heall-reáf, es; n.

A piece of tapestry for a hall

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A piece of tapestry for a hall Ælfwine ic geann ánen heallreáfes I give to Alfwine a piece of tapestry, Chart. Th. 530, 35

súþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-fór, e; f.
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Flosi fór suór um sjá ok hóf þá upp göngu sína ok gekk suðr ok ljetti ekki fyrr enn hann kom til Rómaborgar, Njala. c. 158.]

swát

(n.)
Grammar
swát, es; n. [The passages in which the gender is marked are doubtful. Ðæt swót.
  • Lchdm. iii. 98, 17,
occurs in a late MS.; ísen swát,
  • ii. 296, 18,
be a compound; ða swát,
  • iii. 72, 28,
may be a mistake for spátl,
  • v. ii. 56, 15.
Dutch has a neuter, German and Scandinavian have masculines.]

sweat, perspiration that which exudes like sweatthat which lies on anything as sweat lies on the skin(?)used of other moisture that comes from the body,foambloodsweat that comes from labour, hence labour, toilsweat; blood

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Of ealdum cláðum ðe beóþ eal on swáte, Homl. Ass. 35, 280.

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Hie onweg hruron they plunged away [of the creatures on the top of the water which sank to the bottom on the appearance of Beowulf and his companions ], 2865; B. 1430: Andr. Kmbl. 3199; An. 1602.

dún-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
dún-sǽte, gen. -sǽta; dat. -sǽtum,sǽtan ; pl. m. [dún a mountain, -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants]

Mountaineers, inhabitants of the mountains of Wales montĭcŏlæ Walliæ

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Dúnsétan] gesetton this is the ordinance which the witan of the English race and the counsellors of the Welsh nation established among the inhabitants of the mountains of Wales, L. O. D. pref; Th. i. 352, 2. Be Wentsǽtum and Dúnsǽtum.

ǽlc

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

Eachanyeveryallquisquequivisunusquisqueomnis

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Ǽlc wæs on twegra sestra gemete capientes singulæ metretas binas, Jn. Bos. 2, 6. Ǽlc hine selfa begrindeþ gástes dugeðum each deprives himself of his soul's happiness, Cd. 75; Th. 91, 32 ; Gen. 1521. Ǽlc flǽsc omnis caro, Ps. Th. 64, 2.

Linked entries: ealc élc

færelt

(n.)
Grammar
færelt, es; n.

A going, progress, expedition ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio

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On færelte in itĭnĕre, Past. 4, 1; Swt. 36, 22. He ðæt færelt swíðost þurhteáh he most chiefly undertook that expedition, Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 93, 31.