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eges ful

(adj.)
Grammar
eges ful, ege-ful, -full; adj. [eges ful full of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, wonderful tĭmōre plēnus, terrĭbĭlis, admīrābĭlis

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Eálá Drihten, lá hú egesful oððe hú wundorlíc is ðín nama Dŏmĭne, quam admīrābĭle est nōmen tuum! Ps. Lamb. 8, 2. 10

Linked entries: ege-full egys full

wudu-land

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

Wood-landforest-landforest

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Him wǽre fornéh eall ðæt wudulond on gereáfad . . . ðæt Æðelbald cyning gesealde tó mæstlonde and tó wudulonde, v. 140, 17. Feldlondes and wudulandes, iii. 262, 19: vi. 219, 5. Hí hine geond ealle eorðan sóhton, ge on dúnlandum ge on wudalandnm, Ap.

Créce

(n.)
Grammar
Créce, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Greeks Græci

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The Greeks; Græci He belytegade ealle Créce on his geweald he allured all the Greeks into his power Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 39, 40. Philippus alýfde eallum Crécum Philip gave leave to all the Greeks 3, 7; Bos. 61, 42

wín-háte

(n.)
Grammar
wín-háte, an; f.

A feast

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A feast Gefrægn ic Olofernus wínhátan wyrcean, and eallum wundrum þrymlíc girwan up swǽsendo; tó ðám hét se gumena baldor ealle ða yldestan þegnas (the Latin is: Holofernes fecit cenam servis suis, Judith 12, 10), Judth. Thw. 21, 6; Jud. 3

be-útan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-útan, prep. dat. [be, útan out]

Withoutextra

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Without; extra Wundorlíc is geworden ðín wísdóm eall, se is be-útan me mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me, Ps. Th. 138, 4.

uma

(n.)
Grammar
uma, huma, an; m.

a weaver's beamthe name of some plant

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Hessels 106, 206 (the word is omitted by Wright in Voc. ii. 120, 26, and in Txts. 97, 1832). the name of some plant Genim uman, and medmicelne bollan fulne ealað; bewyl ðæt ealo on ðære wyrte, Lchdm. ii. 276, 12

Linked entry: huma

ge-hrorenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hrorenlic, adj.
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Perishable, transitory Þós woruld is eall for-wordenlic and gehrorenlic and gebrosnodlic and feallendlic, and eall þeós woruld is gewitenlic, Nap. 30. Sé ðe þæt þeoceð þæt hé of þysse gehrorenlican worulde þone heofonlican ríce begite, ib

freá-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-beorht, -briht, frǽ-beorht; adj.

Exceedingly brightgloriouspræclārusclarissĭmus

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Exceedingly bright, glorious; præclārus, clarissĭmus Eálá freábeorht folces [MS. folkes] scippend O! glorious creator of people, Hy. 2, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 1. Eálá freábrihta folces Scyppend, Ps. Lamb. fol. 183 b, 15. Blickl. Homl. 229, 28

Linked entry: frǽ-beorht

CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, trembletremere, contremere

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Heó gemétte ealle hire bearn cwacigende eallum limum she found all her children quaking in every limb, 30, 20. Heard ecg cwacaþ the hard edge shaketh, Elen. Kmbl. 1513 ; El. 758 . Céne cwacaþ the bold shall quake, Exon. 19b ; Th. 50, 8; Cri. 797 .

ge-botl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-botl, es; n.
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A dwelling þá byrig hé geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend on óþre heó ǽr wæs, and þá gebotla (botla, v. l. ) geond þá byrig eall getimbrode on óþre wísan on óþre hí ǽr wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 511

Linked entry: botl

mýdrece

(n.)
Grammar
mýdrece, an; f.

A chest

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Ðǽs synt twá micle mýdercan, and án hræglcysð, and án lytulu towmýderce, and eác twá ealde mýdercan, Chart. Th. 538, 19-22.

Linked entries: méderce mídrece

ge-þring

Grammar
ge-þring, ge-þryng.
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Ðǽr ( in hell) is ealra yrmða gehwylc and ealra deófla geþring (-þryngc, v. l. ), Wlfst. 94, 4. Geðring (-þringc, -þrincg, v. ll. ), 114, 6. Ic mé ongan mæncgan tó óþrum, ꝥ ic wolde inn geþringan ...

weg lá

(int.)
Grammar
weg lá, (wei, ) ;

interjection

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Weg lá weg ł wá lá wá ł eálá, eálá euge, euge, Ps. Lamb. 39, 16. Wí lá wei (wei lá wei, Cote. MS.), Bt. 35, 6 ; Fox 170, 12

and-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofa, -lifa (an-), an; m.
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Hé him eallum hét dón andlifan genóhne, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 30. v. an-leofa in Dict

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in-híréd

(n.)
Grammar
in-híréd, es ; m.

Householdfamilyhouse

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Ealle werhádes men his inhírédes ǽgðer ge inbyrdlingas ge gebohte þeówan omnes viri domus illius, tam vernaculi quam emptitii, Gen. 17, 27.

un-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-dǽd, e; f.

An ill deedevil actiona crimemisdeed

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Scyldig and mánful mid undǽdum eall gesýmed sceleratis impius actis, Dóm. L. 58. Man deófol georne forbúge and his undǽda ealle oferhogie, Wulfst. 68, 12

eótenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
eótenisc, eótonisc; adj.

Belonging to or made by a giant, giant giganteus, a gigante factus

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Belonging to or made by a giant, giant; giganteus, a gigante factus Geseah ðá eald sweord eótenisc then he saw an old giant sword. Beo. Th. 3120; B. 1558. Ætbær eald sweord eótonisc bore away the old giant sword, 5225 ; B. 2616

Linked entries: entisc eótonisc

un-áwendendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíce, adv.

Unalterablywithout possibility of change

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Unalterably, without possibility of change Ic nát hwæþer hit eall gewyrþan sceal unáwendendlíce, ðæt hé wát and getiohhod hæfþ.

mynster-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-stede, es; m.
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A monastic edifice, monastery (as a building) Eall his mynsterstede full fæste gestód, búton þám gebedhúse ánum in þám hé læg seóc; eall hit ábifode dum ejus omnis domus in sua soliditate persisteret, cubiculum in quo jacebat aeger contremuit Gr.

smítan

(v.)
Grammar
smítan, p. smát, pl. smiton; pp. smiten

to daub, smear, smudgeto defile, pollute to smear, anoint to cast linerestrike

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Ðissa (oil, grease, and tar) ealra emfela and ðara dusta ealra emfela, gemeng eal ceald tósomne, ðæt hit fram ðám wósum eal wel smítende [sí] (may be adapted for smearing) smire mid Lchdm. ii. 126, 11. [ Ofersmít mid ele 180, 28.] to defile, pollute