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gid

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Add: of metrical composition, a poem, song Gyd carmen Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 18. Leóð wæs ásungen, gleómannes gyd, B. 1160. Sé þe lufige þysses giddes ( the poem on the Apostles' ) begang, Ap. 89. Bidde ic monna gehwone þe þis gied ( the poem on St. Juliana

nú

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add: at the present time Þú ána nú géna (gýta, v. l. ) eart bysceop geméted, Bd. 1. 27; Sch. 73, 3. in the time immediately following on the present moment, immediately Hát mé nú sillan þá hearpan, þonne wást þú nú ꝥ þú gít nást, Ap. Th. 16, 25. Nú

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away ⬩ to drive asunder ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ destroy ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ send elsewhere ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ put an end to

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To drive in different directions, drive away. to drive asunder, separate Wit ætsomne on sǽ wǽron fíf nibta fyrst, óþþæt unc flód tódráf. Beo. Th. 1095; B. 545. to scatter, disperse Se wulf tódrífþ (tódrífeð, Lind. Rush.) ða sceáp lupus dispergit oves

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

sele

(n.)
Grammar
sele, es ; m.

A hall ⬩ house ⬩ dwelling

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A hall, house, dwelling Cwom bytla (Guthlac) tó ðam beorge . . . wæs sele (his hermitage) níwe, Exon. Th. 146, 24; Gú. 714. Sele sceal stondan, sylf ealdian, 343, 16; Gn. Ex. 158. Sele (Heorot, Hrothgar's hall) hlifade, heáh and horngeáp, Beo. Th. 163

Linked entry: burn-sele

cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
cyrr, cerr, cirr, cierr,es ; m.

A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair ⬩ versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium

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A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair; versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium Æt ðam feórþan cyrre [sǽle, q. v.] at the fourth turn or time, Herb. 100, 3; Lchdm. i. 214, 5, 6, 7, 8: Gen. 38, 18. Æt sumum cyrre at some turn or time, when; aliquando

Linked entries: cerr cier

fnæd

(n.)
Grammar
fnæd, es; pl. nom. acc. fnadu, fnado; gen. fnada; dat. fnadum; n.

A hem ⬩ edge ⬩ fringe ⬩ fimbria

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A hem, edge, fringe; fimbria Fnæd fimbria, Wrt. Voc. 81, 66. Án wíf æt-hrán hys reáfes fnæd mŭlier tĕtĭgit fimbriam vestīmenti ejus, Mt. Bos. 9, 20: Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 6, MS. B: Ps. Th. 132, 3. Híg mǽrsiaþ heora reáfa fnadu magnĭfĭcant flmbrias, Mt.

Linked entry: ge-fnæd

ge-cwylman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwylman, p. de; pp. ed [cwelman, cwylman to torment]

To afflict ⬩ torment ⬩ punish ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ pūnīre ⬩ trucīdāre ⬩ mortĭfĭcāre

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To afflict, torment, punish, destroy, kill; pūnīre, trucīdāre, mortĭfĭcāre Ná ðæt án me, ac eác swylce míne geféran mid ánum slege he mæg gecwylman non sōlum me, sed etiam meos sŏcios ūno ictu pŏlĕrat mortĭfĭcāre, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 33. Ðæt hí gecwylmen

Linked entry: gw-cwelman

gengan

(v.)
Grammar
gengan, p. de, pl. don; pp. ed

To go, pass ⬩ ire, meare, currere, ferri, converti

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To go, pass; ire, meare, currere, ferri, converti Forhwí gengdest ðú on bæcling quare converses es retrorsum, Ps. Th. 113, 5. He feára sum beforan gengde wong sceáwian he with a few went before to view the plain, Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412. Him oft betwuh

stihtan

(v.)
Grammar
stihtan, p. te.
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to dispose, arrange, regulate, direct, rule Ic stihte ( disposui ) gekýþnysse mínum gecorenum, Ps. Lamb. 88, 4. Stapas on his heortan hé stihte ascensiones in corde suo disposuit, 83, 6. On ðam án and twentigan geáre ðæs ðe Willelm weólde and stihte

Linked entry: a-stihtan

þrym-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-full, adj.

Glorious ⬩ magnificent ⬩ illustrious ⬩ mighty

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Glorious, magnificent, illustrious, mighty Nergendes þeówen ðrymfull ( Judith ), Judth. Thw. 22, 23; Jud. 74. Wǽre ðú ( the body ) ðé wiste wlonc..., þrymful, Exon. Th. 369, 12; Seel. 40. Ic ( a storm ) ástíge strong, stundum réþe, þrymful þunie, 380

un-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-dǽd, e; f.

An ill deed ⬩ evil action ⬩ a crime ⬩ misdeed

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An ill deed, evil action, a crime, misdeed On yfelan geðance and on undǽde, Wulfst. 165, 5. Ðá Helmstán ða undǽde gedyde ðæt hé Æðerédes belt forstæl when Helmstan committed the crime of stealing Æthered's belt, Chart. Th. 169, 19, 28. Yflo uerco ł undédo

un-tódǽledlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledlíc, adj.

Indivisible ⬩ inseparable

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Indivisible, inseparable Ánfeald and untódǽledlíc simplex indivisumque natura, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 10: 34, 7; Fox 144, 19. Hí ðrý án God untódǽledlíc, Homl. Th. i. 150, 15: 248, 9: 500, 29. Ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse weorc is ǽfre untódǽledlíc, 498, 35. Littera

wíd-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽrsian, p. ode
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To spread abroad the knowledge or fame of an object, to proclaim, publish, celebrate Ðá spræc man ofer eall and wíd*-*mǽrsude, ðæt Iósepes bróðrn cómon tó Pharaone auditum est et celebri Sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Joseph, Gen. 45

wíd-wegas

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-wegas, pl. m.
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Distant regions, regions lying far and wide Ús gesamna of wídwegum congrega nos de nationibus, Ps. Th. 105, 36, Hé synfulle tðdrífeþ geond wídwegas omnes peccatores disperdet, 144, 20. Faraþ geond ealne yrrnenne grund, geond wídwegas, bodiaþ geleáfan

wíte-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-hús, es; n.

A house of punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ prison ⬩ an amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyred ⬩ hell

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A house of punishment or torment, a prison Wítehúsa ergastulorum, Hpt. Gl. 516, 8. an amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyred Wítehúses amphitheatri, Hpt. Gl. 484, 47. On wítehúse in amphitheatrum (the passage is: In amphitheatrum sanctos

wrǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽt, wrǽtt, e; f.

A work of art ⬩ a jewel ⬩ an ornament

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A work of art, a jewel, an ornament Se (the cave) wæs innan full wrǽtta and wíra, weard unhióre goldmáðmas heóld, Beo. Th. 4817; 3. 2413. Wundenmǽl wrǽttum gebunden, 3067 ; 3. 1531. Is ðes middangeard wísum gewlitegad, wrǽttum gefrætwad, Exon. Th. 413

Linked entry: wrǽtte

ceás

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ceás, e; f.
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Add: strife, quarrel, contention Dyslic bið mannes ceás ongeán Godes gódnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 89, 26, Ðá wróhtgeornan ðe ceáse wyrceað (cf. ða ðe wróhte sáwað, 357, 14) seminantes jurgia, Past. 177, 11. Cǽsa insectationes, rixas, An. Ox. 4, 54. reproof

Linked entry: ceást

ceorung

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Ceorung murmur, murmuratio, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 49, 4. Seó ceorung is swýðe láð Gode, and húru ꝥ mann gremige him mid wordum, Hml. S. 13, 233: Hml. Th. i. 446, 10. Ceorunge yfelnes murmurationis malum, R. Ben. 58, 8. Bútan ceorunge non cum murmurio, 20, 19

ceósan

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Add Ceóseþ legit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 34. to choose a person as lord Ic eom fyrmdig tó þám híwum ꝥ hý hine ceósan, Cht. Th. 487, 28. Ic wylle þæt man ágyfe þám híwum hyra freóls swylce hand tó ceósenne swylce him leófast sý, 492, 17. ceósan tó to choose

efen-hleta

(n.; adj.)
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Substitute: <b>efen-hlíte,</b> -hléte, -hlýte; adj. Having like lot with another; efen-hlíta, an; m. A partner. adj Se biscop biþ efenhálig Godes apostolum, and efenhléte his wítgum, Bl. H. 45, 18. substantive Hæfde se cyning efenhlétan