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reáfung

(n.)
Grammar
reáfung, e; f.
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Plundering, spoiling Atheniensum se sige and seó reáfung ðæs Persiscan feós tó máran sconde wurde forðon siððan hié welcgran wǽron hié eác bleáðran gewurdon castra regiis opibus referta ceperunt, non parvo quidem antiquae industriae damno.

bíge

(n.)
Grammar
bíge, es; m.

A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a corner ⬩ flexus, sinus, angulus

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A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a corner; flexus, sinus, angulus Se engel eóde into ánum nyrwette, ðe he ne mihte forbúgan on náðere healfe, forðamðe ðǽr nán bíge næs angelus ad locum angustum transivit, ubi nec ad dexteram nec ad sinistram poterat

bláte

(adv.)
Grammar
bláte, adv.

Lividly, pallidly ⬩ livide, pallide

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Ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan and merestreám bláte forbærnan the fire cannot pallidly burn up earth and sea, 20, 229; Met. 20, 115

blíðe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
blíðe-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Gladly, joyfully, BLITHELY, merrily ⬩ læte, hilariter

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Ðæt he ðý blíðelícor þrówode that he the more gladly might suffer, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 42

ge-hǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽlan, p. -hǽlde; pp. -hǽled

To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ save ⬩ sanare ⬩ salvare

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Ðæt gé him sára gehwylc hondum gehǽlde that ye should heal with hands each of his sores, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 12; Gú. 677

Linked entry: ge-hélan

ge-pyndan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-pyndan, p. -pynde; pp. -pynded, -pynd
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Ðæt wæter biþ gepynd the water is shut up, 38, 6; Swt. 277, 6; Hat. MS. 51 b, 13

steóp-módor

(n.)
Grammar
steóp-módor, f.
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Ðæt mon hine menge mid his steópméder, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 11. Steópmódrum, S. 490, 35. Gé sume hæfdon eówre steópmódur, Past. 32; Swt. 211 9

west-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
west-ende, es; m.
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Ðæt hire ǽwielme sié on westende Affrica, Swt. 12, 21. Hine man byrigde æt ðam westende, ðam stýple ful gehende, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 37. Æt ðam westænde, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 659, 30

weorold-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-scipe, es; m.
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.), ðý læs hé mislícige ðæm ðe hé ǽr hine selfne gesealde nemo millitans Deo implicat se negotiis secularibus, ut ei placeat, cui se probavit, Past. 18 ; Swt. 131, 2

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasant ⬩ agreeable

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Eall ðæt him hér on worlde wynsumlíc wæs, 111, 26: 115, 11

á-holian

(v.)
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Wæs beboden Ezechiele ðæt hé scolde ðone alter habban uppan áholodne ad Ezechielem in altari fieri fossa praecipitur, Past. 217, 19

cuppe

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Ne mage gé samod drincan úses Drihtnes calic and ðæs deófles cuppan, 17, 218. Man sceal habban . . . mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. Add

fore-word

(n.)
Grammar
fore-word, es; n.

A proviso ⬩ condition

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A proviso, condition Ðat land æt Áctúne twégra manna dæg, ealswá ðá foreword sprecað, C. D. vi. 148, 30. Standan ðá forword betweónan ðan abbode and Ceólríce, iii. 352, 3. Syndon ðis þá forword þe Orecy and þá gegyldan gecoren habbað, iv. 277, 30.

wealh-land

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-land, es; n.

a foreign land ⬩ Normandy

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a foreign land Ǽghwǽr eorðan dǽr wit earda leás mid wealandum wunian (winnan, MS.) sceoldon (cf. mé ellþeódigne, l. 20), Cd. Th. 163, 30; Gen. 2706. Normandy (cf.

Linked entry: wealand

horig

(adj.)
Grammar
horig, horhig; adj.

Foul, dirty, defiled ⬩ unclean ⬩ lutulentus, cenosus

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Foul, dirty, defiled Swá hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his reáf ne beó horig so is it proper that his vestment be not foul, L. Ælfc. C. 22 : Th. i. 350, 21. Næs his reáf horig, Homl. Th. i. 456, 20. Mid horium reáfe, 528, 24. Mid horhgum scicelse, Th.

hoðma

(n.)
Grammar
hoðma, an; m.

A covering [?], cloud [?], darkness

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, darkness Ðǽr wísna fela wearþ inlíhted ðe ǽr under hoðman biholen lǽgon there many things were illumined that before lay concealed in darkness, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 32; Cri. 45.

croc-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
croc-wyrhta, crocc-wyrhta, -wirhta, an; m.

A crockworker ⬩ potter ⬩ figulus ⬩ luti figulus

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Ic gedó ðæt ðú hí miht swá eáðe abrecan, swá se croccwyrhta mæg ǽnne croccan tamquam vas figuli confringes eos Ps. Th. 2, 9. Fæt crocwirhtan vel tygelwirhtan vas figuli Ps. Lamb. 2, 9

ge-steóran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-steóran, p. de; pp. ed

To steer ⬩ direct ⬩ control ⬩ correct ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ corrĭgĕre

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To steer, direct, control, correct; contĭnēre, corrĭgĕre Híg wistan ðæt híg ne mihton manegum gesteóran they knew that they might not control many, L. E. G. prm; Th. i. 116, 14. Ðú his ýþum miht ána gesteóran mōtum fluctuum ejus tu mītĭgas, Ps.

swǽsness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsness, e; f.

Blandishment, fair speech

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Ðæt hé ðissere worulde swǽsnyssa ( blanditias ) warnige, Scint. 216, 12

Linked entry: swǽsness

swétan

(v.)
Grammar
swétan, p. te; pp. swéted, swét

To sweeten, make sweet. ⬩ to make pleasant

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Swétedne, 111, 8, 15. to make pleasant Hé (the devil) mec féran hét, ðæt ic ðé sceolde synne swétan, Exon. Th. 273, 32; Jul. 525

Linked entry: swétian