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blíþe

(adj.)

cheerfulgentle

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Ꝥ þú þám godum offrige, ꝥ hí þé blýðe beón, 4, 131. Wosas gé blíðo ł mildo (simplices) suǽ culfre, Mt. L. 10, 16. Blíþe word delenifica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 61. Hié wilniað ðæt wé him geðwǽre sién, and hié ús ðe blíðran beón mægen, Past. 255, 2

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Swá beóð ða fyrmestan ýtemeste ( novissimi ), and ða ýtemestan fyrmeste, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 16. Wurðaþ ðæs mannes ýtemestan wyrsan ðonne ða ǽrran, 12, 45. On ýtemestum in extremis, Scint. 46, 15.

Linked entry: ýtmest

ge-weaxan

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Se beám geweóx heáh tó heofenum, Dan. 563. Beó weodewe oð þæt mín sunu geweaxe ( crescat ), Gen. 38, 11. Him ( a tree ) on æðele bið þæt hit on holte hýhst geweaxe, Met. 13, 52. Gewæxe crescere, Mt. L. 13, 30: Mk. p. 3, 5. Geweaxen adultus, Wrt.

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Sceoldon hiera senatus ða menn beforan him drífan gebundene ðe ðǽr gefongene wǽron, ðæt heora mǽrþa sceoldon ðý þrymlícran beón, 2, 4; Swt. 70, 30.

clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneselfmundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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Gif he mid ða ádle clǽnsad beón sceolde if he must be chastened by disease, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 26. Gif hwá þeóf clǽnsian wylle if any one will clear a thief, L. Eth. iii. 7; Th. i. 296, 7.

á-leógan

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., to be false to one's promise Hí hit eall álugon, ge wed ge áþas, Chr. 947; P. 112, 25. Gif hwá geniéd sié tó hláfordsearwe . . . ꝥ is ryhtre tó áleóganne þonne tó gelǽstanne. Gif hé þæs weddie þe hym riht sý tó gelǽstanne and ꝥ áleóge, Ll.

a-célan

(v.)
Grammar
a-célan, p. de; v. intrans.

To be or become coldalgerefrigescere

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To be or become cold; algere, frigescere Ðæs þearfan ne biþ þurst acéled the thirst of this desire is not become cold, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 34; Met. 7, 17

Linked entry: æ-céled

a-wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wundrian, p. ade; pp. ad

To make a wonder ofvertere quasi miraculi ad modum

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To make a wonder of; vertere quasi miraculi ad modum Eów sceal ðæt leás awundrad weorþan the falsehood shall be made a wonder of for you, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1161

em-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
em-sárig, adj.

Equally sorry æque tristis

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Equally sorry; æque tristis Hí woldon ðæt ða óðre wíf wǽran emsárige heom they wished the other women to be equally sorry with themselves. Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 1

Linked entry: emn-sárig

ferþ-friðende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ferþ-friðende, part. [friðian to protect]

Life-savingvītam servans

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Life-saving; vītam servans Forlét ferþfriðende wellan on gesceap þeótan he let his life-saving fountains be poured into a vessel, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 25; Rä. 39, 3

Linked entry: ferhþ-friðende

óþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
óþ-hilde, adj.
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Content Ánum were óþhylde heó ne biþ she will not be content with one man, Lchdm. iii. 188, 6. Óþhelde (cf. éþhylde, l. 1), 194, 14. v. eáb-, éþ-hylde

bindele

(n.)
Grammar
bindele, byndele, byndelle, an; f.

A binding, tyingvinculis constrictio

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A binding, tying, fastening with bands; vinculis constrictio Be mannes bindelan concerning [the] binding [putting in bands] of a man. L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 1, note 2

Linked entry: byndele

Scrob-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Scrob-sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.
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The men of Shropshire; also used where now the name of their district would be used, Shropshire Dá fyrdedon hí intó Stæffordscíre and meó Scrobsǽton, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 22

seolfor-gewiht

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-gewiht, es; m.
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Silver-weight, the scale of weight by which silver is weighed, where the pound is of sixteen ounces Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lchdm. iii. 92, 14

six-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
six-gilde, adj.
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Diácones feoh . vi. gylde a deacon's property (when stolen) shall be paid for with a sixfold fine, L. Ethb. I; Th. i. 2, 5

wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
wyrp, es; m.
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A throw, cast, the distance which a thing may be thrown Swá mycel swá is ánes stánes wyrp (weorp ł wyrp, Lind.) quantum jactus est lapidis, Lk. Skt. 22, 41

Linked entry: wirp

ciric-stede

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-stede, es; m.
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Church-stead, site of a church Ðonon on clǽgweg be ciricstede, C. D. iii. 81, 10. Ǽrest on ðone chiricstede; ðonne of ðám chiricstede . . . on ðone chiricstede, 85, 7, 22

for-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drǽfan, p. de

To drivecompel

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To drive, compel to do or undergo Be ðon ðe mon tó ceápe fordrǽfe. Ðonne mon bið tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 140, 15

Linked entries: drǽfan for-drífan

hálig-portic

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-portic, es; n.
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(Perhaps hálig portic should be taken; portic seems neuter, Hml. Th. i. 508, 10)

mónaþ-ádl

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Be mónaðádles hǽmede de coitu in menstruali tempore Ll. Th. ii. 128, 26. Swá hwilc ceorl swá mid his wífe hǽme on mónaðádlie ( in consuetudine ejus menstrua ), 144, 3. Add