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ge-hnǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnǽgan, -hnǽgean, -hnégan; p. -hnǽgde, -hnǽde; pp. -hnǽged, -hnǽgd; v. trans.

To bend downhumblecast downsubduedeclīnārehŭmĭliāredejĭcĕresubĭgĕre

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Ðú goda ussa gilp gehnǽgdest thou humbledst the glory of our gods, Andr. Kmbl. 2640; An. 1321 :Ps. Th. 118, 71. He gehnǽgde helle gást he subdued the spirit of hell, Beo. Th. 2552; B. 1274 : Andr. Kmbl. 2383; An. 1193.

sundor-cræft

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Þeán þe sýn ealle sundercræftas and wuldorsangas in gesamnode, Verc. Först. 114, 10. Add

wrǽstlung

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Hé út férde of líchaman tó gewinne and tó wrǽstlunge lífes and deáðes de corpore ad certamen vitae et mortis exiit, 321, 3. Add

Linked entry: wraxlung

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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Lind. 26, 16. time as in bad or good times, circumstance, condition .v. IV. Nú íssǽl (a time of misery ) cumen, þreá ormǽte, Andr. Kmbl. 2332: An. 1167.

Linked entry: sél

þeów-níd

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-níd, e; f.
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Th. 187, 1; Az. 28), 235, 18; Dan. 308: Elen. Kmbl. 1536; El. 770. For þreáum and for þeónýdum (for þearfum and for þreánýdum, Exon. Th. 186, 4; Az. 14) on account of afflictions and oppression, Cd. Th. 234, 19; Dan. 294

full

(adv.)
Grammar
full, adv.

full

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., and full; V. above; but see also ful-líce, 6.. The forms of adjectives and adverbs given in the Dictionary as compounds with full- (ful-) may be taken as adjectives and adverbs qualified by the adverb full (ful).

þegnung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-mann, (þéning-, þénig-), es; m.
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Th. i. 58, 12. a servant of a lord or king, a thane, minister, in a general sense Sint tó manienne ða ðe mildheortlíce sellaþ ðæt hié habbaþ, ðæt hié angieten ðæt hié sint gesette ðæm hefencundan Gode tó ðéningmannum tó dǽlanne ðás lǽnan gód ( ut a coelesti

manig

Grammar
manig, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Nóes and Abrahames and mæniges óðres word beóð ofergytene, Wlfst. 3, 38. Monegum men gescrincað his fét tó his homme, Lch. ii. 68, 2. Bútan hergiungum þe gewurdon an monigre þeóde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 26.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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[lit. bath-way], Andr.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Hí hláf ne ǽton (cf. næs þǽr (Mermedonia) hláfes wist werum, An. 21) ... ac ǽton manna líchaman, Bl. H. 229, 8. bread as a food for penitents, &amp;c.: Gif hwá ordáles weddige ... féde hé hine sylfne mid hláfe and mid wætere and sealte and wyrtum.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd, es; m.

A priest

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Kmbl. 141; Ap. 71

ealdor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-ner, aldor-ner, es; n.

A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylumvitæ servātio, refŭgium

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A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylum; vitæ servātio, refŭgium Cwom him to áre and to ealdor-nere he come to them for mercy and for their life's salvation, Exon. 53 b; Th. 189, 4; Az. 54

Linked entries: aldor-ner feorh-ner

in-smoh

(n.)
Grammar
in-smoh, gen. -smós [?]; m.

A slough

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A slough Hé ágeaf ðone clǽnan gást and ðæs líchaman insmoh [exuvias] forlét monnum tó mundbyrde he gave up the clean spirit, and left the slough of the body as a protection for men, Shrn. 126, 2

Linked entry: ǽ-smogu

ge-fætan

Grammar
ge-fætan, l. ge-fǽtan,
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and add: To lay as a burden, impose Tó hwan wyllað wé on ús álecgan and gefǽtan þá byrþene þe wé áræfnan ne magon quid nobis onera vultis imponere, quae non possumus portare? Gr. D. 165, 27

speling

(n.)
Grammar
speling, e; f.

The taking the place of anotherthe acting as the representative of another

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The taking the place of another, the acting as the representative of another Cristes gespelia hé (the abbot) is and his note and spelinge on mynstre healt Christi uices agere in monasterio creditur, R. Ben. 10, 12

tó-gán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to go in two different directions,to part,separateto be sundered,to partto go in many different directions,to disperse,go away

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of living things, to go in two different directions, to part, separate Gif wíf and wer ǽne tógáþ, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 2. Apollonius and Hellanicus tóeodon mid ðisum worduin, Ap. Th. 8, 23.

bodig

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Hí tyrndon mid bodige, and heora fótwylmas áwendan ne mihton, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 19. Hí (idols) habbað dumne múð and ungrápigende handa, fét bútan féðe, bodig bútan lífe, i. 366, 27. Heó bewand ꝥ bodig mid ðám beddcláðum and nam ꝥ heáfod, Hml.

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

helpend

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Hé symble untrumum and þearfum árede and hiora helpend wæs on hiora sáre infirmis et pauperibus consulere opem ferre nan cestabat, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, II. Helpend am þínes auxiliatus sum tui. Rtl. 19. 9. Add

rúmmód-ness

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Add Þám hér byþ forgifen seó rúmmódnes and árfæstnes þára ælmæssylena and gódra weorca, Gr. D. 321, 23. Nolde hé nó ðá rúmmódnesse hátan mildheortness, ac ryhtwísnes non largitatem vocare misericordiam, sed justitiam maluit, Past. 337, 1