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cirm

(n.)
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Cyrm strepitus, sonus conflictus, i. sonitus, 136, 75. Æt middere niht cirm ( clamor ) geworden wæs, Mt. R. 25, 6. Se forhta ceorm (cyrm, v. l. ) and þǽra folca wóp, Wlfst. 186, 18. Cyrm strepitus tonitruum, Wrt.

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Wit scíran reorde song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 32; Víd. 103. Geác monaþ geómran reorde, 309, 7; Seef. 53.

Linked entry: ge-reord

gid

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Gleómen simle gemétað gydda gleáwne ( a connoisseur of songs, one who can appreciate the poet's verses' ), Víd. 139. Ongan hé singan and þus cwæþ: ' Ic wille mid gid-dum ( in verse ) gecýþan . . . ' Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 2.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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Sóna þæs þe hé gelýhte (-líhte, v.l., neálíéhte, v.l.) tó þám hearge, þá sceát hé mid his spere mox ut adpropiabat adfanum, injecta in eo lancea, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 169, I

swinsian

(v.)
Grammar
swinsian, p. ode
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Wit song áhófan hlúde bi hearpan, hleóþor swinsade, 325, 2 ; Víd. 105: 353, 47 ; Reim. 29. Ðǽr wæs hæleþa hleahtor, hlyn swynsode ( a cheerful sound arose), word wǽron wynsume, Beo. Th. 1227; B. 611.

ge-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swerian, ic -swerige, -swerge; p. -swór, -sweór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen [swerian to swear]

To sweartake an oathjūrāre

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To swear, take an oath; jūrāre Ic ðæt geswerige þurh sunu Meotudes this I swear by the son of the Creator, Elen. Kmbl. 1368; El. 686. Ic geswerge I swear, Exon. 67 a; Th. 247, 17; Jul. 80. Swá ic geswór wið Drihten sīcut jūrāvit Domĭno, Ps.

lofian

(v.)
Grammar
lofian, p. ode

To praisevalue

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Song áhófun, lofedun líffruman, 15 a; Th. 31, 31; Cri. 504. Hé gehýrde hú hí God lofodon and heredon, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 36. Lofa lauda, Ps. Lamb. 147, 1. Ðec mihtig God gástas lofige, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 21; Dan. 373.

tit

(n.)
Grammar
tit, titt, es; m.

A teat,pap,Brest

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A fostre wimman on was tette he sone aueð lagt, Gen. and Ex. 2621. Tete rimes with swete (I sweat), Chauc. C. T. 3704; with lete, pp. of leten, Gow. i. 268, 3. Tete uber, Prompt. Parv. 489

nefa

(n.)
Grammar
nefa, an; m.

a nephewneposa grandsona step-son

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Ealdra nefena pronepotum, 445, 56. a step-son Nefa prifignus, Wülck. Gl. 41, 28

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Þurh ða weallendan sond and þurh ða wǽdlan stówe wæteres and ǽlcere wǽtan per ferventes arenas et egentia humoris loca, Nar. 6, 9: 26, 8. begging Hé sæt blind wið ðone weg wǽdla (mendicans), Mk.

Constantīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

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D. 306]and left his kingdom to his son Constantine, the good emperor. Eutropius writes that the emperor Constantine was born in Britain Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 30-32.

yppan

(v.)
Grammar
yppan, p. te.
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Spl. 16, 3. to be disclosed Sóna ðæt ypeþ, swá hwæt swá ðé geswefnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 154, 23. v. forþ-, ge-yppan, uppan, and next word

Linked entry: uppe

wíg-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-cræft, es; m.

war-craftmilitary skilla warlike arta warlike enginewarlike forcemilitary power

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Hé (Christ) mihte, gif hé wolde, wígcræft habban sóna genóhne (cf. Mt. 26, 53), L. Ælfc. P. 51; Th. ii. 386, 34. Ðá beþóhtan hié ealle heora wígcræftas Exantipuse Xanlhippum, cum auxiliis accitum, ducem bello praefecerunt . Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 30

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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He sona ongann fýsan to fóre he soon began to hasten for the way, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 12; Gen. 2860. Ne can ic Abeles ór ne fóre I know not Abel&#39;s coming nor going, 48; Th. 61, 33; Gen. 1006.

þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ, e; þrýþu (? indecl. v. mód-þrýþu); f.

Forcepowerstrengthforcestroopshostsvehementlymightilyfiercelygreatly

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Sóna wǽrun geworht wætera ðrýþe, 148, 5. Wætra þrýþe stille stondaþ, Exon. Th. 210, 12; Ph. 184. Eorlas fornóman asca þrýþe, wǽpen wælgífru hosts of spears, weapons ravenous for slaughter, have swept off the men, 292, 15; Wand. 99.

Linked entry: gebéldan

hringan

(v.)
Grammar
hringan, p. de; v.

To ring

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Hringe tácn sonet signum, Lye. Yc gef leáua ðam munche tó hringinde hyre týde I give leave to the monks to ring their hours, Chart. Th. 437, 13

DYNE

(n.)
Grammar
DYNE, dyn,es ; m.

DIN, noisesonus, fragor, strepĭtus

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A DIN, noise; sonus, fragor, strepĭtus Se dyne becons hlúd of heofonum the din came loud from heaven, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 5; Sat. 466. Cyrm, dyne fragor, Mone B. 4413: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 13; Sat. 380: 222; Th. 289, 7, 27; Sat. 394, 404.

Linked entries: dynge dimma

hryscan

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v. hrýscung) tó swége (this is almost certainly a gloss to Ald. 65, 15: Ad stridulae buccinae sonum) ad stridulae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 46. Strengce ríscendum nervo stridente, Hpt. Gl. 405, 75. Ríslum hríscendum radiis stridentibus, An. Ox. 3740.

byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. bylde; pp. bylded; v. trans. [beald bold; v. byld]
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Hí bylde bearn Ælfríces the son of Ælfric encouraged them, Byrht. Th. 137, 60; By. 209. Swá hí ealle bylde Godríc to gúþe so Godric encouraged them all to the war, Byrht. Th. 141, 11; By. 320.

Linked entry: bældan

fæder-lic

ancestrallineal

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Similar entries v. fæder, I 2, 2 a Þíne suna gesittað ꝥ cynesetl oð ðá feórðe mǽgðe mid fæderlicre æftergengnysse (son shall succeed father for four generations), Hml.