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stregdan

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add: to sprinkle Þæt deádberende áttor his getreówleásnesse . . . an eallum middangeardes ciricum hé strægd (stregde, v. l. aspersit), Bd. 1, 8; Sch. 29, 15. 'Stregd (spreng, v. l.) þis gehálgode wæter ofer þæs mannes líchaman' . . . Hé þæt wæter stregde

Cofer-flód

(n.)
Grammar
Cofer-flód, Cofor-flód, es; n. m.

The sea of Galilee Galilæum mare

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The sea of Galilee; Galilæum mare Ic fare on wæteres hricg ofer Coferflód, Caldéas sécan I depart upon the water's back over the sea of Galilee, to seek the Chaldeans Salm. Kmbl. 39; Sal. 20. Ðú gewítest on Wendelsǽ, ofer Coforflód, cýððe sécean thou

éðel-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-cyning, es; m.

A country's king, king of the land patriæ vel terræ rex

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A country's king, king of the land; patriæ vel terræ rex Eall ǽr-gestreón éðelcyninga all ancient treasure of the kings of the land [earth ], Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 6; Cri. 997

land-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
land-gesceaft, es; n.
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The earthly creation, created things on earth Bǽdon bletsian eall landgesceaft écne drihten they called upon all created things on earth to bless the Lord eternal, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 25; Dan. 360

medu-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-drenc, es; m.

Mead

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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4

wræc-weorold

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-weorold, e; f.

A world of miseryexile

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A world of misery or exile; Adam wæs gesceapen on neorxnawonge, and for his sylfes synnum ðanan ádrǽfed on ðás wræcworuld, and on eall ða earfeðu, ðe wé siððan drugon, Wulfst. 1. 2

á-bifian

(v.)
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Ðæt hús ábifode ( contremuit ), Gr. D. 182, 21. Ðonne hé his síðfæt gemunde, ðonne áblácode hé eall and ábifode, Shrn. 52, 2. Ðæt forscildgode wíf eallum limum ábifode, Ap. Th. 26, 17. Add

Linked entry: á-beofian

tó-writenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-writenness, e; f.

A detailed writinga description

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A detailed writing, a description Se cásere sette gebann, ðæt wǽre on gewritum ásett eall ymbhwyrft. Ðeós tówritennys (descriptio. v. tó-mearcodness) wearð árǽred fram ðam ealdormenn Cyrino, Homl. Th. i. 30, 2

Linked entry: -writenness

beorg-hleoþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorg-hleoþ, es; n.

A mountain-browmontis fastigium

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A mountain-brow; montis fastigium Ofer beorghleoða over the mountain-brows Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 27; Rä, 58, 2

folc-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-mǽre, nom. pl. n. folc-mǽro; adj.

Folk-known or popularcĕlĕberpŏpŭlōsus

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Folk-known or popular; cĕlĕber, pŏpŭlōsus Ofer folc-mǽro land over celebrated lands, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 5; Gen. 1801

ge-elnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-elnian, p. ode; pp. od

To strive with zeal after anotherzēlāre

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To strive with zeal after another; zēlāre Ic geelnode ofer ða unrihtwísan zēlāvi sŭper inīquos, Ps. Spl. T. 72, 3

síd-rand

(n.)
Grammar
síd-rand, es ; m.
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A broad shield Ðá wæs on healle heardecg togen sweord ofer setlum, sídrand manig hafen. Beo. Th. 2583 ; B. 1289

lufen

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Nabochodonossor him on nyd dyde Israéla beam ofer ealle lufen tó weorcþeówum (forced them into hopeless slavery), Dan. 73. Add

asicyd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
asicyd, part. [a from, súcan to suck]

Taken from suckweanedablactatus

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Taken from suck, weaned; ablactatus Swá swá asicyd ofer módor sicut ablactatus super matre, Ps. Spl. M. C.130, 4

cimb-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-stán, es; m.
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A stone into which a pillar is fitted (?), a base, pedestal Sweras gyldene ofer cimstánas ( bases ) sylfrene, Scint. 226, 2

Linked entries: cim cim-stánas cimbing

dalmatice

(n.)
Grammar
dalmatice, an; f.
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A dalmatic Man álegde ofer þá bǽre his dalmatican ( dalmaticam ), . . . and sum man gehrán þǽre dalmatican, Gr. D. 329, 24

lang-lífe

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Ꝥ þú sí langlífe ( longeuus ) ofer eorðan, Scint. 173, 9. Ꝥ þú langlíf wunie, Hml. Th. ii. 36, 1. Add

á-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sprengan, p. de

To cause to spring awaysend flying

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To cause to spring away,send flying Þá spearn hors tó and ásprencde hine ofer bord, Hml. S. 8, 213

Linked entry: sprengan

geond-wlítan

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Hé his ágen weorc eall geondwlíteþ ( cuncta tuetur ) endemes þurhsyhð ealle gesceafta (cf. hé geseóþ and þurhseóþ ealle his gesceafta ændemest, Bt. 41, 1; F. 244, 11), Met. 30, 15. Add

múþettan

(v.)
Grammar
múþettan, p. te
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To chatter, let out a secret Hí ( the guards at Christ's sepulchre ) námon þone sceatt and swá þeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum ꝥ riht eall rǽddon, Hml. A. 79, 160