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Anglo-Saxon

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sele

(n.)
Grammar
sele, es ; m.
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Þegen ðe on cinges sele his hláforde þénode, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 192, 1. Hé ( Pharaoh ) lǽdan héht wíf tó his selfes sele, Cd. Th. 111, 17 ; Gen. 1857. Geseah hé engles hand in sele ( Belshazzar's hall ) wrítan, 261, 16 ; Dan. 727.

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid; ⬩ palpebra

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Ðá gehrán he his eágan, gemétte he hit swá hál mid ðý brǽwe contingens oculum, sanum cum palpebra invenit, 4, 32; S. 612, 7. Brǽwas [brégas, Surt.] his axiaþ oððe befrinaþ bearn manna palpebræ ejus interrogant filios hominum, Ps.

Linked entries: eágan brégh breág breáw brég brégh bréhg BRÚ

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise above ⬩ to transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceed ⬩ transcendere, transire, exsuperare ⬩ overcome

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Ðæs gebodes micelnes his mihta oferstíhþ, R. Ben. 128, 14. Hé ongeat ðæt hé oferstág hine selfne semetipsum noverat transcendere Past. 16, 2; Swt. 101, 13. Oforstág, Blickl. Homl. 163, 28. Oferstáh, Homl. Th. i. 70, 11.

hrýman

(v.)
Grammar
hrýman, hréman; p. de

To call ⬩ cry out ⬩ to cry out ⬩ boast ⬩ exult ⬩ lament ⬩ murmur

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Hig hrýmaþ tó mé and ic gehíre hira hreám vociferabuntur ad me et ego audiam clamorem eorum, Ex. 22, 23.

Linked entry: hríman

ge-píned

(v.)
Grammar
ge-píned, part. p.

Punished

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Punished Ðætte hia wére gepíned puniri, Lk. Skt. p. 9, 4

bláte

Entry preview:

In first passage for Helle fýr, substitute Hit (Etna) óðra stówa

deáþ-dæg

Entry preview:

Huaet his gástae aefter deóthdaege doemid uueorthe, Txts. 149, 20. Add

druncen-wille

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Hé drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add

dumbness

(n.)
Grammar
dumbness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Dumbness Úre Drihten gehǽlde þone wódan fram his dumbnesse, Nap. 18

Linked entry: dumnys

eáþ-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-dǽde, adj.
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Easy to do Wæs hit hyre eáðdǽde, Lch. iii. 428, 30

fæder-éþel

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In his faderoeðel in sua patria, Mt. p. 17, 8. Add

fréced-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fréced-lic, adj.
Entry preview:

Perilous Hit ús is frécenlic (frécedlic, v.l. ), Hml. A. 139, 24

ge-hyscan

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Drihten gehyscð hine Dominus irridebit eum, Ps. L. 36, 13. Add

lofung

Entry preview:

Add: — Wynsum sié him lofung (laudatio) mín, Ps. Rdr. 103, 34

næs

Grammar
næs, was not.
Entry preview:

Hit nas (næs, v. l. ) ná gecweden, Past. 108, 10. Add

un-áwemmed

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Ic beó unáwemmed (immaculatus) mid him, Ps. L. 17, 24. Add

un-befangenlic

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Add: — Hú unbefaiigenlice (incomprehensibilia) his dómas syndon, Gr. D. 137, 25

Linked entry: befangenlic

á-feorrian

(v.)
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Hé bið áfeorrod (prolongabitur) fram hire, Ps. Vos. 108, 18. Add

Linked entries: á-feorsian á-firran

cild-geong

Grammar
cild-geong, In 1. 2 dele '. Mon . . , 49',
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and add Ne sceal hine mon cildgeongne forcweðan, Gn. Ex. 49

sceáp-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-scearu, e; f.

Sheep-shearing

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Sheep-shearing Ðá fór hé tó his scépscere, Gen. 38, 12

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