fægere
beautifully ⬩ elegantly ⬩ gently ⬩ fair ⬩ plausibly ⬩ speciously ⬩ impurity ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ justly
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Þǽr mé sófte byð, þǽr ic beó fægere beþeaht fiðerum ðínum, Ps. Th. 60, 3.
þætte
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Th. 210, 2; Exod. 509. where there is a demonstrative form as antecedent Hé beóþ swá geþwǽra, þætte nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón, ac ðý furþor ꝥ heora nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 17.
ge-hweorfan
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Cf. ge-hwearf Hió becwið him hyre goldfágan treów-enan cuppan, þæt hé íce his beáh mid þam golde, oþþe hí mon æt him gehweorfe mid . xvi. mancussum reádes goldes. Cht.
and-git
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Wendan hwílum word be worde, hwílum andgit of andgite, Past. 7, 20. Ǽrendgewrit on þyson andgite gediht a letter to this effect, Hml. S. 23, 792. Hé áwrát be sumum ðegene þisum andgite reccende, Hml. Th. ii. 356, 22.
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byrgen
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Be his lífe and be his forðfóre and be his byr(i)geune (sepultura), Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 348, 14
deór
brave, bold, as a wild beast ⬩ fortis, strēnuus ⬩ heavy, severe, dire, vehement ⬩ grăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens
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brave, bold, as a wild beast; fortis, strēnuus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, bold and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310: Exon. 108 b; Th. 414, 6; Rä. 32, 16.
ge-sceáwian
To spew, manifest, exhibit ⬩ exhibere, monstrāre, manifestāre ⬩ To see, behold, view, look round upon ⬩ videre, perspicere, circumspicere ⬩ To see, consider ⬩ videre, considerare
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Hord ys gesceáwod the hoard has been seen, Beo. Th. 6161; B. 3084. Ðæt ðú ða bisne sweotole gesceáwige that thou mayest clearly view the example, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 15. Him eallum gesceáwodum iis omnibus circumspectis, L. Bos. 6, 10. intrans.
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sǽne
Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive
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Hé (a sea serpent) on holme wæs sundes ðé sǽnra (the slower in swimming), ðá hyne swylt fornam, Beo. Th. 2876; B. 1436. Ic sceal sécan óðerne ellenleásran cempan sǽnran I must seek another warrior less courageous and active, Exon.
on-hebban
to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice) ⬩ to raise (as barm does), to leaven ⬩ to take up, begin ⬩ to take away ⬩ metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)
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Ben. 22, 11-19. Ða de God ondrǽdaþ, and hý þurh heora gódan dǽda ne anhebbaþ, 4, 2. Héo éðelþrym onhóf, rýmde and rǽrde, Cd. Th. 98, 23; Gen. 1634. Ic tǽhte ðám rícan, ðæt hí ne onhófon hí, Homl. Th. i. 378, 18.
swǽslíce
properly ⬩ of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. ⬩ friendlily ⬩ familiariter
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Nealles swǽslíce mé wæs síð álýfed the way was not made easy for me Beo. Th. 6169; B. 3089. Cóman him tó and hine swǽslíce grétton, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 210.
full-fremed
Perfect ⬩ fully trained ⬩ conversant
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Ben. 134, 22. Fulfremedum leornerum, 21, 16. of complete excellence Wæs hé on gódum for Gode swíþe fulfremed, Bl. H. 217, 10. Gyf þú wylt fullfremed (ful-, v. l.) beón si vis perfectus esse, Mt. 19, 21: Hml. Th. i. 62, 3.
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æl-tæwlíce
Well ⬩ perfectly ⬩ bene
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Well, perfectly; bene
æt-somne
In a sum ⬩ at once ⬩ together ⬩ una ⬩ simul ⬩ pariter
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Beo. Th. 5687; B. 2847. Ealle ætsomne omnes pariter, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 38: Ps. Th. 87, 17
ár-líc
honest ⬩ honourable ⬩ noble ⬩ becoming ⬩ proper ⬩ honestus ⬩ decorus ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ nobilis ⬩ Delicious ⬩ delicatus ⬩ suavis
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, wynsume wist the bees produce delicious food, - have honey in the mouth, a pleasant food, Frag.
clufe
An ear of corn ⬩ a clove of garlic ⬩ A clove ⬩ the bulb ⬩ tuber of a plant ⬩ spica ⬩ Bulbed ⬩ bulbosus
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Ben. Lye.Glos. of Lchdm. ii. Twá clufe two cloves, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 3. Garleaces iii clufe three cloves of garlic, 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 8. Bulbed; bulbosus Nim clufehte wenwyrt take the bulbed wenwort, L.
dynian
To make a noise, DIN, resound ⬩ fragōrem edĕre, sŏnāre, perstrĕpĕre, clangĕre
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Kmbl. 1478; An. 740: Beo. Th. 1538; B. 767: Fins. Th. 61; Fin. 30: Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 18; Jud. 23: Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 46; Reim. 28. Dynedon scildas the shields rang, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 24; Jud. 204
eafoþ
Strength, violence, might ⬩ vis
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Him Geáta sceal eafoþ and ellen gebeódan a Goth shall offer him strength and valour, Beo. Th. 1208; B. 602. Heremódes hild sweþrode, eafoþ [MS. earfoþ] and ellen Heremod's war had ceased, his strength and energy, 1808; B. 902: 4687; B. 2349.
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EOFOR
a boar, a wild boar ⬩ ăper
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II. the figure of a boar on a helmet; signum apri sŭper găleam Swýn eal-gylden, eofer íren-heard the swine all-golden, the boar iron-hard, Beo. Th. 2228; B. 1112: 2660; B. 1328
forþ-síþ
A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ progressus ⬩ ăbĭtus ⬩ ŏbĭtus
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Hreðer innan born, afýsed on forþsíþ his spirit burned within, bent on departure. Exon. 46 b; Th. 158, 19; Gú. 911: 50 a; Th. 173, 2; Gú. 1154: 52 b; Th. 182, 34; Gú. 1320. He wæs ðár óþ Héródes forþsíþ ĕrat ĭbi usque ad ŏbĭtum Hērōdis, Mt.
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