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swíma

(n.)
Grammar
swíma, an; m.
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Th. 79, 33 ; Cri. 1300.

swátig

(adj.)
Grammar
swátig, adj.
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Th. 89, 19; Cri. 1459

eahtan

(v.)
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to estimate, appreciate Wile fæder eahtan hú gesunde suna sáwle bringen of þám éðle þe hí on lifdon the father will estimate how sound the sons bring their souls from the land where they lived, Cri. 1074.

Linked entry: eahtend

freó-bearn

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Hú þé ( Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223. Cf. freó-dohtor

on-sín

(n.)
Grammar
on-sín, -sién, -sýn, e; f.

Lack, want

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Th. 30, 16; Cri. 480. Him nǽnges wæs willan onsýn, ne welan brosnung, 151, 24; Gú. 800. Nis on ðæm londe ne sár wracu ne wædle gewin ne welan onsýn luctus acerbus abest, et egestas obsita pannis, 201, 13; Ph. 55.

Linked entries: -sín on-sýn

FǼHÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FǼHÞ, fǽgþ, e; f: fǽhþe, an; f: fǽhþo, fǽhþu; indecl. f.

Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum

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Ne gefeáh he ðære fǽhþe he rejoiced not in the enmity, 218; B. 109: Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 17; Cri. 1441. He nó mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not for his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 274; B. 137: 3079; B. 1537.

Linked entries: fǽhþe fǽhþo

hosp

(n.)
Grammar
hosp, es; m.

Reproach, opprobrium, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy

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Ðá hrýmde Julianus mid hospe and earmlíce gewát then cried out Julian blaspheming and miserably died, 275.

Linked entry: hyspan

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Englas bláwaþ býman angels shall blow the trumpet, Exon. 20b; Th. 55, 9; Cri. 881: 14a; Th. 28, 17; Cri. 448. Cómon twegen englas venērunt duo angĕli, Gen. 19, 1, 12, 15.

Linked entries: ængel Angel angel Angle englas engyl

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birth ⬩ origin ⬩ beginning ⬩ parentage ⬩ family ⬩ lineage ⬩ nativitas ⬩ origo ⬩ stirps ⬩ genus ⬩ nature ⬩ quality ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ natura ⬩ qualitas ⬩ conditio ⬩ sors ⬩ fatum

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Wítgan cýþdon Cristes gebyrd prophets announced Christ's birth, 8 b; Th. 5, 5; Cri. 65. Bearnes gebyrda the infant's birth, 18 b; Th. 45, 24; Cri. 724 : L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 22.

Linked entries: byrd byrde byrdnys weorold-gebyrd ge-bærd beorþ ge-bird ge-byrdo

ge-stígan

(v.)
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L. 5, 7- Críst ádfine gestág in ðǽm gedolfene byrgenne, Jn. p. 2, Of gestág of mór discendissei de monte, Mt. L. 8, l. of motion from heaven to earen Ic sylf gestág in módor, Cri. 1419. B. trans.

Sweotolung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sweotolung-dæg, es; m.
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Idus Ian.) is geháten on bócum Swetelungdæg, forðan ðe on ðisum dæge wearð Crist mancynne geswutelod, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 20

for-giten

(adj.)
Grammar
for-giten, adj.

Forgetful

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Forgetful Críst nelle gehýran þæs gímeleásan and þæs forgytenan mannes gebedrǽdene, Bl. H. 57, 4. Ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, Hml. S. 23, 389

Linked entry: for-gitan

sam-tinges

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Hé ne wandode þá hǽþenan tó crístnigenne þá þá hí on Críst gelýfdon, ac hé hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1037. Add

gristan

(v.)
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to gnash the teeth Cyrmiende, gyrst ł crim̃ ( = ? gyrstende ł crimende) stridulę. An. Ox. 4605. [v. N. E. D. grist to gnash the teeth.] See preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: gyrst

róde-hengen

Grammar
róde-hengen, róde-hengenn.
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Þá ðe Críst gefæstnodon on ródehencgene, Hml. S. 24, 149. Add

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
Similar entries
v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament

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Gǽstes wlite, 53, 11; Cri. 849: 96, 29; Cri. 1581. His weorces wlite, 97, 9; Cri. 1588. Bringaþ Drihtne wlite and áre, wuldor ðridde afferte Domino gloriam et honorem, Ps. Th. 95, 7.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasure ⬩ lætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitas ⬩ friendship, kindness, benevolence, grace ⬩ comitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Fox 125; Men. 62: Exon. 15 b; Th. 35, 2; Cri. 552. Ðæt bearn bringeþ blisse ðé that infant [Christ] bringeth bliss to thee, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 11; Cri. 68: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 30; Edg. 56.

Linked entry: blíþs

earh-faru

(n.)
Grammar
earh-faru, e; f. [earh an arrow; faru a going, journey, passage]

A flight of arrows ⬩ sagittārum vŏlātus

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Ða us gescildaþ wið sceððendra eglum [MS englum] earhfarum they shall shield us against the enemies' noxious flights of arrows, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 28; Cri. 762

Linked entry: earg-faru

hwearft

(n.)
Grammar
hwearft, es; m.

A circuit ⬩ circle ⬩ revolution

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Exon. 15 a; Th. 32, 12; Cri. 511. Under heofones hwearfte under heaven's circuit, 110 b; Th. 424, 3; Rä. 41, 33. Brádne hwearft the broad expanse [of the sky ], 53 b; Th. 187, 29; Az. 38.

Linked entry: hwyrft

sele-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
sele-gescot, -gesceot, es ; n.
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Th. 90, 28 ; Cri. 1481. Selegescotu tabernacula, Ps. Th. 77, 28. Selegesceotu, 82, 6 : 107, 6. On ðínum selegescotum, 146, 11

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