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scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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Hé ondette ǽlce costunge ðam móde his scriftes tentationes suas menti pastoris indicet, Past. 16, 5 ; Swt. 105, 16.

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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Ærest wæs Ælle, [Súþ-Seaxna] cing, se ðus mycel ríce hæfde. Se æftera wæs Ceawlin, West-Sexna cing. Se þridda wæs Æðelbriht, Cantwara cing. Se feórþa wæs Rǽdwald.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Ælc mynetere ðe man tíhþ ðæt fals feoh slóge. L. Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 12. Godes feoh biþ befæst myneterum tó sleánne, Homl. Th. ii. 554, 14. to forge a weapon (cf. Icel. ), . cf. slecg-hamer Sæt smiþ, slóh seax.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

fram

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Hé nó þý ǽr fram meahte, B. 754. Fram ic ne wille, By. 317. See also verbs given in Dict. as compounds with fram, from

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Genam hine æt eowde úte be sceápum tulit eum de gregibus ovium, Ps. Th. 77, 69. sometimes be is separated from its case: Be dæges leóhte at the light of day or at daylight, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 17; Rä. 28, 17.

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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The origin of his Poem is thus recorded in king Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Bede Ðá stód him sum mon æt þurh swefen, and hine hálette and grétte, and hine be his naman nemde, Cædmon [Cedmon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12], sing me hwæt-hwegn.

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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Ǽr gé furður feran ere ye go further, Beo. Th. 513; B. 254

Linked entry: fyran

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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He bæd hine blíðne beón æt ðære beórþege he bade him be merry at the beer-drinking, Beo. Th. 1238; B. 617: Menol. Fox 193; Men. 98. Dó ðínes scealces sáwle bríðe lætifica animam servi tui, Ps. Th. 85, 3.

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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ǽlc cirice on Godes griðe and on ðæs cynges and on ealles cristenes folces, and ǽnig man heonanforð cirican ne þeówige, L. Eth. v. 10; Th. i. 306, 27. vi. 15; Th. i. 318, 26

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Ða ðe wydewum sýn wráðe æt dóme, Ps. Th. 67, 5. Mé tó aldorbanan weorðeþ wráðra sum some fell one shall be my life-destroyer, Cd. Th. 63, 18; Gen. 1034: 109, 29; Gen. 1830. Wráðra gryre the horror of fierce foes, 178, 32;Exod. 20: Beo.

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Him wuldur(gloria) and wela wunaþ æt húse, references>Ps. Th. 111, 3. Hebban herebýman hlúdan stefnum wuldres wóman, Cd. Th. 183, 31; Exod. 100. Wuldres gim (the sun), Andr. Kmbl. 2538; An. 1270.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Th. 508, 20. to bring to an end On worulde geendunge bið seó gálnys forwyrht, and on ðǽre áblinð ǽlc hǽmed, Hml. Th. ii. 70, 2. to ruin Ðá sibbe hé forlét and hine mid ðǽm forworhte, Past. 361, 3.

ge-fón

(v.)
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</b> fig. to put one's hand to a matter, make attempt at :-- Hé hæfde ful oft ǽr on gefangen, C. D. ii. 113, 12. (Goth, ga-fáhan: O. Sax. O.H.Ger. gi-fáhan.)

gímen

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Ðonne hé gebint hine selfne tó óðrum menn mid his wordum ðæt hé sceal niéde ðá giémenne and ðá geornfulnesse ymb ðone habban ðe he ǽr ne ðorfte, Past. 193, 9. <b>I a.</b> of medical care.

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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Ióhannes wæs wanigende on his hlísan, for ðan ðe hé wearð oncnáwen wítega, sé ðe wæs lytle ǽr Críst geteald, Hml. Th. i. 356, 35.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Hé wolde witan æt him hwæt his suna rǽddon (hrǽddon, v. l. ), Hml. S. 5, 155. Gefare hé ꝥ ꝥ God rǽde (cf. wille, 24), Ll. Th. i. 344, 29.

ge-writ

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Þú bǽde mé oft Engliscra gewritena, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 16. Gewrita litterarum, An. Ox. 2008.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Paul) wæs from cildháde on ðǽre ealdan ǽ getogen, 384, 26:428, 23. Getogen on Hebréiscum gereorde, 436, 13. Marcus wæs mid Petre getogen on láre, Hml. S. 15, 142.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Be ðam wrecendan ǽr hé him rihtes bídde, L. In. 9 ; Th. i. 108, 3. Wrecendum lígum flammis ullricibus, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 27. to avenge a person Ic wrece (wræco, Lind.) hig vindicabo illam, Lk. Skt. 18, 5.

deófol

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Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum (deóflum, v. l.) tó offrianne lex Dei sacrificia Satanae prohibet, Past. 369, 3. Þǽr hǽþene men deóflum onguldon, Bl.