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cwicu

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicu, cwico, cucu = cue; nom. acc. m. f. n; pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. cwicu, cwico, cucu; adj.

Alive, quick vivus

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Ic hæfde ferþ cwicu I had a soul alive, Exon. 126b; Th. 487, 21; . 73, 5. Ic hæfde feorh cwico I had a soul alive, 103b; Th. 392, 11; . 11, 6: 104a; Th. 394, 14; . 14, 3.

rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
rǽw, ráw, e; f.
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He sende hem so muche honger and luþer geres a-rewe, R. Glouc. 252, 2. Is seid of euerich on a-rewe, A. R. 90, 10. For þre niȝtes a-rowe he seiȝ þat same siȝt, Chron. Vilod. 68 (in Stratmann).

Linked entry: ráw

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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Th. 394, 10; . 14, 1: 400, 1; . 20, 1: 414, 29; . 33, 3: 434, 15 ; . 52, 1. with acc. and predicative adj. or participle Hý grim helle fýr gearo tó wíte andweard seóþ, Exon. Th. 78, 8; Cri. 1271. Ne seah ic elþeódige módiglícran, Beo.

forþ-onettan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-onettan, p. te; pp. ed

To hasten forthporro festīnāre

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To hasten forth; porro festīnāre Fæder on fultum forþonetteþ the Father hastens forth to his aid, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 15; Ph. 455: 108 a; Th. 412, 9; . 30, 11.

mód-wén

(n.)
Grammar
mód-wén, e; f.

Hope entertained by the mind

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), Exon. 129b; Th. 498, 3; . 87, 7

Linked entries: wén wyn

BLEÁÞ

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁÞ, adj.

Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactivetimidus, imbellis, ignavusdestitute

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Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; timidus, imbellis, ignavus Ic eom to ðon bleáþ ðæt mec mæg gríma abrégan I am so timid that a phantom may frighten me, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 4; . 41, 16. Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge his mind was not inactive, Andr.

ge-rén

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rén, es; n.

An ornament

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Ða geréno the ornaments, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 20; . 27, 15. Giríno ł glencas ædificationes, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 2

Linked entry: ge-ríno

un-cáfscipe

(n.)
Grammar
un-cáfscipe, es; m.

Inactivitysluggishnessignavia

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Inactivity, sluggishness; ignavia Ðá féng Nero tó ríce; se æt néxtan forlét Brytene ígland for his uncáfscipe (cf. se náht freomlíces ongan on ðære cynewísan, ac ... hé Breotona ríce forlét nihil omnino in re militari ausus est ...

Linked entry: cáf-scipe

wudu-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-treów, es; n.

A tree of the woodsa forest tree

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Th. 437, 5; Ru. 56, 3. Ðæt man weorðige ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 20. Wudutreówu, Wulfst. 40, 15

Linked entry: wyde-treów

wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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Th. 441, 16; . 60, 19

hlóþian

(v.)
Grammar
hlóþian, p. ede

To take booty, rob, spoil

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To take booty, rob, spoil Ða ðe ǽlce geáre ofer ðone sǽ hlóþedon and hergedon qui anniversarias prædas trans maria cogere solebant, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 2.

Linked entry: hleóþian

fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen

To askinquirequestionfind outseek afterlearnget information ofinterrŏgāresciscĭtāripĕtĕrefando accĭpĕrecompĕrīre

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Exon. 1043; Th. 396, 6; . 15, 19: 105 a; Th. 398, 20; . 17, 10: 107 a; Th. 409, 9; . 27, 26: 107 b; Th. 410, 13; . 28, 15. Ðonne ðé leódweras fricgen when the men of the country ask thee, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 6; Gen. 1834

ráre-dumla

(n.)
Grammar
ráre-dumla, -dumle, an; m. f.
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Ger. rór-tumel a bittern : Ger. rohr-dommel : M. Du. roes-domel. O. H. Ger. has horo-túbil, -tumil.]

wæl-gim

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gim, wæl-gimm, es; m.
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Th. 400, 20; . 21, 4

ofer-swíðrian

(v.)

to prevail, conquer

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F.) on ðysum eallum þurh ðone ðe us lufode ' in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us ' (Rom. 8, 37), R. Ben. 27, 12

Linked entry: swíðrian

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, p. -mette; pp. -mett; v. trans, [a, metan to paint]

To paintdepictadornpingeredepingereornare

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Bd. de nat. rm; Wrt. popl. scienc. 10, 12 Lchdm, iii. 254, 9

burh-hleoþ

(n.)
Grammar
burh-hleoþ, burg-hleoþ, es; n.
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Ic eom brungen of burghleoðurn I am brought from fortress-heights, Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 17; . 28, 2

Linked entry: burg-hleoþ

be-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hycgan, -hicgan

to thinkconsiderbear in mindtrustmeditariconsideraresollicitumesse de reconfidereniti

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Ðe on Gode behicgaþ qui in Deo acquiescunt R. Ben. 31

Linked entry: be-hicgan

moððe

(n.)
Grammar
moððe, an; f.

A moth

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Moððe word fræt, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 4; . 48, 1. Ðǽr moððan hit áwéstaþ, Wulfst. 286, 32

Linked entry: mohþe

bleó-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
bleó-fág, -fáh; adj.

Of various colours, party-colouredversicolor

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[bleoh, bleó color; fág, fáh varius] Of various colours, party-coloured; versicolor Byrne is mín bleófág my byrnie is party-coloured, Exon. 105 b; Th. 400, 18; . 21, 3: Cot. 115.