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þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Nis seó þráh micel, ðæt hí ðé swencan móton, Andr. Kmbl. 214; An. 107. Ða æfterwritenan lǽcedómas ne sculon on áne þráge tó lange beón tó gedóne, Lchdm. ii. 186, 12.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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Iulius ferde ut of Doure in to ane muchele slæde & his folc hudde, Laym. 8585. Heó talden whar me heom kepen mihte in ane slade deopen, 26887. Geond slades & geon dunen, 28365. By slente oþer slade, Allit. Pms. 5, 141.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Me mæig in Maio and Iunio . . . fiscwer and mylne macian, Angl. ix. 261, 13. Hér wearð getimbrod ð mynster on Winceastre ꝥ Cynwalh lét macian, Chr. 648; P. 28, 17.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Án mægen and án wundor of monegum ásecgan unum e pluribus virtutis miraculum enarrare, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 38. Monige mægen and hǽlotácen gefremede wǽron innumeræ virtutes sanitatum noscuntur esse patratæ, S. 524, 28. On him synd mægenu geworht, Mk.

Linked entry: mægn

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a songlaypoemcantuscantilenacarmenpoemaA speechtalesermonproverbriddlesermodictumloquelaproverbiumænigma

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Se wítga song and ðæt gyd awræc the prophet sang and recited the poem, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 20; Mód. 51. Ðæt ic ða ged ne mæg gefégean that I cannot compose the poems [songs], Bt. Met.

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

wícing

(n.)
Grammar
wícing, es; m.
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Philippus scipa gegaderode and wícingas wurdon, and sóna án .c. and eahtatig ceápscipa geféngon Philippus, ut pecuniam praedando repararet, piraticam adgressus est.

Linked entry: scegð-mann

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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Þǽm mannum þe heora synna and unrihtes geswícaþ, and hié (or hié may refer to synna) Gode and heora scriftum geandettiaþ, Bl.

GLEÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
GLEÁW, adj.

Clear-sightedwiseskilfulsagaciousprudentgoodsagaxprudensastutussapiensgnarus

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Sumne wísne man and glǽwne a discreet and wise man, 33. Ðá ongan he mid gleáwe móde þencean and smeágean cœpitque sagaci animo conjicere, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 20.

Linked entries: glǽw gléw

búton

(prep.)
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without; sine Búton ǽlcum eorþlícum fæder without any earthly father, Homl. Th. i. 24, 30. Búton synne ánum without any sin, i. 24, 35

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Ðæt hit wǽre wintres tíd, and se winter wǽre grim and ceald and fyrstig and mid íse gebunden, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 26. Is ðǽr nú irfæs ðæs ðæs stranga wintær lǽfæd hæfð, Chart. Th. 163, 1. Nys hit swá stearc winter ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám, Coll.

éðel-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-ríce, es; n.

A native-realm, native-countrypatrium regnum, patria

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Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 24; Cri. 1462: Andr. Kmbl. 239; An. 120: 864; An. 432: Salm. Kmbl. 214; Sal. 106

ge-angsumian

(v.)
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Geangsumod (-anc-, v. l.), 25, 224. Heó wearð oð deáð on móde geancsumed . . . and æt Gode ábæd ꝥ heó hire gást ágeaf, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 13. Hé micclum wearð geangsumod, and for his mágum swíðor þonne for him sylfum, Hml. A. 97, 168.

dolg-slege

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-slege, es; m. [slege a blow]

A wounding blow vulnĕrans ictus

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A wounding blow; vulnĕrans ictus Þurh dolgslege through a wounding blow, Andr. Kmbl. 2948; An. 1477. Ðeáh he sáres swá feala deópum dolgslegum dreógan sceolde although he must suffer so much pain through deep wounding blows; 2489; An. 1246

Linked entry: dolh-slege

faroþ-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
faroþ-strǽt, e; f.

The sea-street, the sea marĭtĭma via, măre

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The sea-street, the sea ; marĭtĭma via, măre Ic ongiten hæbbe ðæt ðú on faroþsttǽte feor ne wǽre I have understood that thou wert not far from us upon the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 1795; An. 900: 622; An. 311

for-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bégan, p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downhumbleabasedestroydeprĭmĕrehŭmĭliāreimmĭnuĕre

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Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Archiv, cxxv. 56, 300). an evil, injury, a calamity: Hearme discrimine, i. damno (imminentis famis), An. Ox. 3869: discrimine, i. periculo, 46, 13.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

cancettan

(v.)
Grammar
cancettan, part. cancettende; p. cancette; pp. cancetted
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To laugh aloud or in a cackling manner; cachinnare Mæssepreóst ne sceal lufigean micelne and ungemetlícne cancettende hleahtor nor shall a mass-priest love great and immoderate cackling laughter, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 36

Linked entry: ceahhetan

hwílwend-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwílwend-líce, adv.

Temporarily

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Temporarily, for a time only Beóþ blówende and welige hwílwendlíce ðæt gé écelíce wædlion be flourishing and wealthy for time that ye may be beggars for eternity, Homl. Th. i. 64, 15: 162, 15: ii. 384, 26

ge-brýsed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brýsed, part. p. [ge-, brýsed, pp. of brýsan to bruise]

Bruisedcontrītus

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Bruised; contrītus Ðæt he his preósta ǽnne of horse fallende and gebrýsedne gelíce gebiddende and bletsigende fram deáþe gecyrde ut clērĭcum suum cadendo contrītum, æque ōrando ac benedīcendo a morte revocāvĕrit, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 24

ge-hýdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýdnes, se; f.

Comfortsecurity

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Ðýlæs hie gedwelle sió gehýdnes and ða getǽsu ðe hie on ðæm wege habbaþ lest the comfort and pleasures that they have on the way seduce them, Past. 50, 1; Swt. 387, 13; Hat. MS