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ge-gada

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Seó myltestre began faran hire gegadan, Hml. A. 195, 21. Hét se cásere his gegadan faran and beódon þám crístenum ꝥ hí cómon him , Hml. S. 28, 41

ge-drípan

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Take here <b>ge-drypan</b> (l. ge-drýpan) in Dict., and add: to cause to fall in drops Þæt Lazarus mid hys fingre hym gedrípte weteris on þá tungan, Solil. H. 67, 29.

greáda

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Add: a lap Behýdað þá ælmessan on þæs þearfan greádan ( sinu ), Hml. A. 141, 91.

heard-heort

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Jóseph wearð áhred swá ꝥ þá heardheortan (the Jews) his næfdon nán þing, Hml. A. 79, 173. Þá unstillan and þá heardheortan abbud sceal þreágean indisciplinatos et inquietos debet arguere, R. Ben. 13, 12

tilung

Grammar
tilung, <b>.
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</b> add Þá nearonessa his ágenre costunge hine gedydon þý geornfulra þáre teolunge (gímene, v.l. ) godcundra beboda, Gr. D. 26, 20.

ofer-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Proud, arrogant, haughtysuperbus

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Proud, arrogant, haughty Hé eode reordum mid tócumendum mannum. Ðá tǽlde hine án oferhýdig bisceop for ðon, Shrn. 129, 28. Ðone oferhygdgan superbum, Ps. Surt. 88, 11. Ða wǽron hí æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 8.

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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Th. i. 434, 13. Wác byð se hyrde æt falde þe nete þá heorde þe hé healdan sceal mid hreáme bewerian, . . . gyf þǽr hwlyc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneð, ii. 326, 10. Þæs þe túne belimpð . . . ge on felda ge on falde, Angl. ix. 260, 1.

meltan

(v.)
Grammar
meltan, p. mealt, pl. multon; pp. molten.

to meltbecome liquidbe consumed, dissolvedto digest

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Th. 4642; B. 2326. Multon meretorras ( when the waters of the Red Sea fell upon the Egyptians ), Cd. 167; Th. 208, 16; Exod. 484. Ðonne mé mægen mylte dum defecerit virtus mea, Ps. Th. 70, 8.

BÓT

(n.)
Grammar
BÓT, e; f.

help, assistance, remedy, cureauxilium, remedium, emendatio, sanatioa BOOT, compensation due to an injured person as damages for the wrong sustained, redressing, recompense, an amends, a satisfaction, correction, reparation, restoring, renewing, repentance, an offeringcompensatio, emendatio, reparatio, oblatioto-boot, with advantage, moreover, besides

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To-bóte to-boot, with advantage, moreover, besides

sǽmra

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽmra, adj. (without positive)

Inferior, worse

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Inferior, worse Symle wæs ðý sǽmra ðonne ic sweorde drep ferhþgeníðlan ever was the deadly foe the worse when I struck him with the sword, Beo. Th. 5752; B. 2880. Hit is sǽmre nú it is worse now (than in the golden age). Met. 8, 42.

Linked entries: sǽmest sám- sámran

nædre

(n.)
Grammar
nædre, næddre, an; f.

Any kind of serpentadderviper

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God bebeád Moyse ðæt hé gewothte áne ǽrene næddran, and sette up tácne, and ðæt hé manode ðæt folc ðæt swá hwá swá fram ðám næddrum ábiten wǽre, besáwe up ðære ǽrenan næddran, Homl. Th. ii. 238, 4-19. Nædran serpentes, Ps. Th. 139, 3.

ge-coren

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Þá æþelan, þá gecorenan emeritos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 73.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
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ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Th. ii. 372, 33. (l a) as antecedent :-- Hý gebétton gehwæt þe tóbrocen wæs of þám, Ll. Th. ii. 356, 7. with gen. pl. of a noun Hé beheád ꝥ monna gehwá him hám férde singulos domum redire praecepit Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 254, 19.

fýren

(adj.)
Grammar
fýren, fýran; def. se fýrena, seó, ðæt fýrene; adj.

Fieryburningflamingignītusigneusflammeus

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Under ðam fýrenan hrófe under the fiery roof, Cd. 185; Th. 230, 27; Dan. 239. God hét him fýrenne beám befóran wísian God commanded a pillar of fire to point out the way before them, Ps. Th. 104, 34. Fýren swurd flammeum glădium, Gen. 3, 24.

dust

Grammar
dust, l. dúst,
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Genim þás wyrte and cnuca swíþe smalan dúste, Lch. i. 240, 4. Genim of ðysse wyrte swýþe smæl dúst, 11. applied to the mortal frame of man Þú eart dúst and dúste wyrst, Gen. 3, 19. Ic eom dúst and axe, 18, 27.

hwæþer

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, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. with the force of hwæt (v. hwá; 2 a), where the answer is confined to two alternatives Hwæþer ðincþ þéþá ðing sién, þe þára sóþena gesǽlþa limu, ðe sió gesǽlþ self?

mengan

(v.)
Grammar
mengan, mængan, mencgan; p. de.

to mixminglecombineto mingle togetherstir updisturb

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Th. 2903; B. 1449

Linked entries: mængan for-mengan

GRIM

(adj.)
Grammar
GRIM, adj.
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Th. 133, 36; By. 61. On ðam grimmun dæge dómes ðæs miclan on the terrible day of the great doom, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 12; Cri. 1205.

Linked entry: grym

teóða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
teóða, teogeða; ord. num.
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.; Th. i. 196, 20-26, cf. L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 264, 1-5

Linked entries: teigða téþa

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Th. 13, 9; Gen. 199. Ofer worulde hróf, 241, 20; Dan. 407. Worolde dǽlas, Beo. Th. 3469; B. 1732. Eall ðætte gróweþ, wæstmas on weorolde, Met. 29, 71. Hé grundsceát sóhte, wende worulde he came to the earth, Exon. Th. 41, 3; Cri. 650: Cd.