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FORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
FORHT, adj.

fearfultimidaffrightedtĭmĭduspăvĭdusterrĭtustrĕpĭdusterribledreadfulformidableterrĭbilisformīdŏlōsus

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He sent on eów forhte heortan dăbit tĭbi cor păvĭdum, Deut. 28, 65.

Linked entries: froht fyrht ge-forht

ge-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lang, -long; adj.

Alongbelongingdependingconsequent

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Nis me wiht æt eów leófes gelong I am not dependent upon you for anything dear, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 5; Gú. 284 : 115 b; Th. 444, 11; Kl. 45. Ðæt wæs swíðor on ðam gelang that was rather owing to this reason, Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 94, 35.

Linked entries: -lang ge-lenge ge-long

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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Ic eów secgan mæg þoncwyrþe þing, ðæt gé ne ðyrfen leng murnan on móde, Judth. Thw. 23, 33; Jud. 153. Þancwurðe gifa grata (accepta) libamina, Hpt. Gl. 415, 7. Gecwéme (ł) þancwurde gife grata munuscula, 510, 71.

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Wé besettað úrne hiht on eów, i. 24, 2. Hí heora hiht on þissum lífe besettað, 172, 14. Ealne módes hiht on God sylfne besette man, Wlfst. 75, 5. On besettan inpingere. An. Ox. 4229. withtó, to apply Nylle gé heortan tó besettan (apponere), Ps.

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Add: sudden, that is unexpected, that happens without warning Ðý lǽs eów hrædlíce on becume se fǽrlíca (repentina) dómes dæg, Past. 129, 21. Feerlic (fér-, R.), Lk. L. 21, 34.

ge-mǽnelic

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Swá oft swá gé eów gemǽnelice gebeórscipas gegearwiað, Hml. A. 145, 43. belonging to a community, public, general Þæt eal folc fæste tó gemǽnelicre dǽdbóte, Wlfst. 180, 23. Swá swá man gerǽde for gemænelicre neóde, Ll.

Linked entry: -mǽne-lic

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Nú com ic tó eów þurh ðæs Almihtigan sande, 296, 20. Ðes ylca apostol becom þurh Godes sande tó Ethiopian, 472, 11. . a mess (from Latin mitto), a dish of food, victuals Wista vel sand dapes vel fercula. Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 63.

ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen, ǽfen[n], éf(e)rn; [m. and] n.

eveningeve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)

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Árwurðiað ðisne ǽfen, and ðone freólsdæg ðe eów tó merigen becymð, Hml. Th. ii. 370, 1. In ðone hálgan ǽfen Pentecosten, Chr. 626; P. 24, 8. On ðone hálgan ǽfen Inuentione sce crucis, 912; P. 96, 30. On twelftan ǽfen, 1053; P. 182, 38

tin-tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tin-tregian, -tergian; p. ode

To torment,torture,afflict

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Ðǽr hé tintregad wearð; ǽrest hiene mon swong, ða sticode him mon ða eágan út, and siþþan him mon slóg ða handa of, ðá ðæt heáfod, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 3, Heo eow tintraȝed and heow iswenchet, O. E. Homl. i. 13, 30

Linked entry: tregian

eorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-líc, def. se -líca ; seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

EARTHLY, terrestrial terrēnus, terrestris

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Gif ic eów eorþlice þing sǽde si terrēna dixi vobis, Jn. Bos. 3, 12. Hió ðǽs lǽnan lufaþ eorþlícu þing she loves these transitory earthly things. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 447 ; Met. 20, 224.

hreóh-ness

Grammar
hreóh-ness, hreó-ness, e; f.

stormtempest

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Roughness of the weather, of the sea, storm, tempest Ofer eów cymeþ mycel storm and hreóhnes tempestas vobis superveniet, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 33. Hreánis tempestas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 3.

Linked entry: hréð-ness

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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Hú lomp eów on láde what hap was yours by the way? Beo. Th. 3978; B. 1987. Twegra sceopa ðǽrtó ðe limpende beóþ of two ships that are thereto pertaining, Chart. Th. 28, 26

neán

(adv.)
Grammar
neán, adv.

from nearnearclose at handnearlyabout

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Ic eów wísige ðæt gé genóge neón sceáwiaþ beágas I will guide you so that from near ye may gaze on rings in abundance. Beo. Th. 6200; B. 3104. near, close at hand Gif ðú Grendles dearst neán bídan if thou durst here await Grendel, 1061; B. 528.

Linked entry: neón

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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Yet, but, nevertheless, however Ðeáh-hwæðere ( verumtamen ) ic secge eów, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 24: Lk. Skt. 10, 20. Ðeáhhwæðere ( autem ) gang tó ðære sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27. Þeáhhwæþere, Blickl. Homl. 97, 25.

Linked entry: hwæðere

dihtan

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'Árǽrað þæt mynster swá swá ic eów on swefne dihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 172, 28. Hé déð be þám þe his willa him dihte, Hml. S. 27, 175. to dictate what is to be written Þá fíf béc God sylf dihte, and Moyses hí áwrát, Hml. Th. i. 186, 20.

swilce

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</b> so, in a manner to be described :-- Gif eów swálíce þúhte, utan gangan on þissum carcerne and hine út forlǽtan, Bl. H. 247, 1. Swylce ic þus hyt gehradige, Angl. viii. 303, 27. add: as it were Hé geseah swilce án ðeóstorful dene, Hml.

on-sægedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sægedness, e; f.

the rite, act of sacrifice or offeringwhat is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation

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Ða onsægdnysse ða ðe fram eów deóflum wǽron ágoldene, 1, 7 ; S. 477, 36. Onsægdnisse onsæcgan victimis placare, Nar. 20, 5. Ic ðé onsegednesse brohte, Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 120. Onsegednesse victimas, Wúlck. Gl. 61, 8: 71, 40

ge-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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He sent on eów geteorigende eágan and módes gnornunge he shall send on you failing eyes and sorrow of mind, Deut. 28, 65. Geteorigende ateoraþ deficientes deficient, Ps. Spl. 36, 21. Be wege hí geteorigeaþ deficient in via, Mk. Bos. 8, 3.

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Ic eów sealde bysene (bisen, L., bisine, R. exemplum), Jn. 13, 15. Nimað eów bysne be ðam, Hml. S. 24, 79, 66. Ne sceal hé yfele bysne niman æt forðfarenum mannum, Hml. Th. ii. 532, 31. Ué bisen ginime imitemur, Rtl. 57, 15. Biseno, 62, 23.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Habbað eów mid ... swá fela lǽwedra tó þǽm gecýdra ꝥ hié ꝥ hálige gerýne árwurðlíce mid eów bréman mægen, Ll.