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be-worpen

(v.; part.)

cast, cast down, thrown, cast about, surrounded

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cast, cast down, thrown, cast about, surrounded, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393: Gen. 40, 15: Runic pm. 28; Kmbl. 345, 8; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Similar entries pp. of be-weorpan

blonden-feax

(v.)
Grammar
blonden-feax, part.

Having mixed hair ⬩ comam mixtam habens

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Having mixed hair; comam mixtam habens, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 7; Gen. 2341: 123; Th. 157, 5; Gen. 2600: Beo. Th. 3586; B. 1791: 5916; B. 2962: 3750; B. 1873: 3193, B. 1594

friðo

(n.)
Grammar
friðo, indecl. f.

Peace ⬩ pax

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Peace; pax On friðo Drihtnes in the Lord's peace, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 11; Gen. 1151. He benam his feónd friðo he deprived his foe of peace, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 21; Gen. 57

geond-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To overspread ⬩ perfundere

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To overspread; perfundere Wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðel-land wíde geondsended the people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 21; Gen. 1968: 119; Th. 154, 6; Gen. 2551

Linked entry: eond-send

wá

(adv.; int.)

Woe ⬩ ill ⬩ woe ⬩ alas ⬩ vae, ⬩ well-a-way ⬩ well-a-day ⬩ ah ⬩ vah

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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 wǽ

EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil ⬩ terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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Cain wæs eorþan tilia fuit Cain agrĭcŏla [lit. a tiller of the earth ], Gen. 4, 2.

Linked entries: eord eorþ

be-legde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-legde, p. of be-lecgan.

covered

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coveredCd. 109; Th. 143, 21; Gen. 2382

eádeg

(adj.)
Grammar
eádeg, happy.
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Cd. 72; Th. 89, 6; Gen. 1476

giéng

(v.; part.)
Grammar
giéng, p. of gangan.

went

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wentCd. 29; Th. 39, 15; Gen. 626

sin-

(prefix)
Grammar
sin-, (sine-, seonu-, v. cpds.). The form does not occur as an independent word ; as a prefix it has usually the force ever, everlasting ; but in some cases it seems to denote magnitude, e. g. sin-here ; cf.
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Ger. sin-vluot the deluge

Linked entries: seonu-wealt syn-

þræc-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
þræc-róf, adj.
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Th. 122, 22; Gen. 2030

sælmerige

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Ger. salzmuorna salsugo]

á-hreddan

(v.)
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In 1. 5 insert Gen. before 2127

cneórnis

(n.)
Grammar
cneórnis, -niss, e; f.

A generation

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A generation Gen. 2, 4; 6, 9

Linked entry: ge-cneórness

grípan

(v.)
Grammar
grípan, ic grípe, ðú grípest, grípst, he grípeþ, gripþ, pl. grípeþ; p. gráp, pl. gripon; pp. gripen; v. a.
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Gráp on wráðe laid hands on his enemies, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 30; Gen. 61: 69; Th. 83, 18; Gen. 1381: 95; Th. 125, 1; Gen. 2072: 119; Th. 153, 28; Gen. 2545: Beo. Th. 3006; B. 1501: Exon. 129 a; Th. 495, 8; Rä. 84, 4.

Linked entry: ge-grípan

swinc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
swinc-full, adj.

Full of trouble or distress, disastrous

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Full of trouble or distress, disastrous Ðæs ilean geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc geár and swíðe swincfull and sorhfull geár binnan Englelande on orfcwealme, and corn and wæstmas wǽron ætstandene. Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 219, 19

hell-dor

(n.)
Grammar
hell-dor, es; n.

The gate of hell

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Æt heldore, Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 29; Gú. 531: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 20; Gen. 380: 23; Th. 29, 8; Gen. 447

land-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
land-sócn, e; f.
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Search for land or country Tófaran on landsócne to separate in search of land [of the dispersion at the tower of Babel], Cd. 80; Th. 100, 17; Gen. 1665: 81; Th. 102, 12; Gen. 1699

Linked entry: sócn

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed. ⬩ to be successful ⬩ it succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Th. 170, 9; Gen. 2810. the object of success governed by a preposition Ða ðe on eorðlícum weorcum hwónlíce speówþ, Homl. Th. i. 526, 16. Hú him speów ǽgðer ge mid wíge ge mid wísdóme, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 8. Hú him æt ǽte speów, Beo.

inne

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(a γ) with hér :-- Hér syndon inne dohtor míne, Gen. 2464. indoors Witan ge lǽsse ge máre ðæs ðe tó túne belimpð, ge on túne ge on dúne ... ge inne ge úte, Angl. ix. 260, 1. where there is idea of confinement Gif hé hine (an ox) inne betýnan nolde (

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