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hagalian

(v.)
Grammar
hagalian, p. ode
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To hail Hit hagalade stánum ofer ealle Rómáne saxea de nubibus grando descendens, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 20

ofer-níd

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-níd, -neód, e; f.

Extreme need

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Extreme need Gif hit oferneód beó si valde necesse sit L. Ecg. P. iii. 14; Th. ii. 200, 33

on-mǽlan

(v.)

to address

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to address Him Babilone weard yrre andswarode, eorlum onmǽlde, grimme ðám gingum oncwæþ, Cd. Th. 229, 1; Dan. 210

on-rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-rihtlíce, adv.

Rightly, duly

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Rightly, duly Ða láreówas sceolan synfullum mannum tǽcan, ðæt hié heora synna cunnon onrihtlíce geandettan, Blickl. Homl. 43, 16

sméðan

(v.)
Grammar
sméðan, p. de

To make smooth, to soothe

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To make smooth, to soothe Him is tó sellanne ðæt ðone innoþ stille and sméðe Lchdm. ii. 210, 20

spala

(n.)
Grammar
spala, an; m.

A representativesubstitute

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A representative, substitute Gif hé untrum byþ, begyte him lahlícne spalan, L. Wil. ii. 2; Th. i. 489, 16

ge-swicneful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swicneful, comp. -fulra; adj.

Treacherousdeceitfulharmful

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Treacherous, deceitful, harmful Sint hie ðé geswicnefulran they are more harmful to thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 22

Linked entry: -swicneful

frum-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
frum-tíd, e; f.

The first part of a period

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The first part of a period On þǽre frumtíde his inbetýnednesse inclusionis suae tempore primo, Gr. D. 212, 5

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [
  • Halliwell
gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In
  • Jamieson's Dictionary
the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]

unwillingdull, heavy,lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]heavy as a burden, of great weight (lit. or fig.), oppressive heavy, grievous, painful, unpleasant heavy, sad, feeling or expressing griefof sin or evil, grave, grievousof physical or mental inactivity, heavy, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolentinactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak of sleep, heavygrave, honouredgrievous (sin, sickness)gravis, onerosus(a poetic word) heavy, grave.

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Gif míne synna wǽron áwegene on ánre wǽgan, ðonne wǽron swǽrran gesewene ðonne sandcorn on sǽ, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 24. heavy, grievous, painful, unpleasant Him yldo ne derede, ne suht swáre, Cd. Th. 30, 24; Gen. 472. Swár leger, Exon.

þider-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-weard, adv.
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Hié wǽron flocmǽlum þiderweard they were flocking to the place, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 19: 5, 13; Swt. 246, 21. Ðá hé ðyderweard wæs when he was on the way to it, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 179: Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 3.

un-forwandodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forwandodlíce, adv.

without swervingdirectlyunexpectedlysuddenlywith a disregard of fearunhesitatinglyfreelyfearlesslyrashlyrecklesslyinconsideratelyheedlessly

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Ǽghwylc cristen man dó swá him þearf is ... unforwandodlíce his synna gecýþe, L. Eth. v. 22; Th. i. 310, 6: Wulfst. 180, 6: Homl.

Linked entry: -wandodlíce

blódig

(adj.)

bloodthirsty

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His micgge bið blódreád swilce hió blódig sié, Lch. ii. 198, 20. Swilce blódig wæter, 202, 2. Mid blódigum ríþum sanguineis rivulis, An. Ox. 3023. smeared with blood Þá eár wǽron blódege (cruentae), Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. On blódigum limum, Hml.

dríman

(v.)
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Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissað, swylce dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymb his forðgesceaft, Fä. 55. Anna and Simeon sungon and drýmdon, Lch. iii. 428, 20. Uton dréman ( jubilemus ) Gode . . . on sealmum wé drýman him, Ps.

Linked entries: dreman drýman

ge-lufian

(v.)
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R. 12, 43. to shew affection by gesture, to caress Þ hé gelufude mid his brádre hand þá nunnan and ofer þá sculdru geþaccode ut in terga sanctimonialis feminae blandiens alapam daret. Gr. D. 189, 22

gesca

(n.)
Grammar
gesca, geocsa, geohsa, geoxa, gihsa, an ; m.
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Sele him wiþ geohsan ceald wæter and eced drincan, Lch. ii. 62, 13. III. sobbing :-- Mé þiós siccetung hafað ágǽled, þes. geocsa (cf. ic nú wépende and gisciende . ; . misfó, Bt. 2 ; F. 4, 8), Met. 2, 5

á-sleán

to strike offremove by a stroketo strike make a mark(cut) by a stroketo strike with the handto strike with a hammer:--to strikeparalyseto strike out a pathmake way

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Add: to strike off, remove by a stroke Him mon áslóg þæt heáfod of, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 14. Hé áslóh of (áslóg, Lind.) ánes þeówan eáre, amputavit, Lind.) Mt. 26, 51. Hé ꝥ heáfod of áslóh, Hml. A. 15, 357. Hé hét his heáfod of ásleán, Hml.

Linked entry: on-áslagen

hwæl-huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-huntaþ, es; m.

Whale-fishingwhaling

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Whale-fishing, whaling On his ágnum lande is se betsta hwælhuntaþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 5

Linked entry: huntaþ

leás-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
leás-gilp, es; m.
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Vain-glory Ðæt hié ne wilnigen leásgielpes ne inanem gloriam quaerant, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 367, 24

limp-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
limp-líce, adv.

Fitlyopportunelyconveniently

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Fitly, opportunely, conveniently God swíðe limplíce Beset ðæt gewrixle eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 21

mór-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
mór-wyrt, e; f.

Moor-wort

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Moor-wort Wyrc hié (a salve) of ðære smalan mórwyrte (drosera rotundifolia, Cockayne), Lchdm. ii. 128, 8