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mid-wist

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wist, e; f.

The being with others ⬩ presence ⬩ society

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Snottre men lufiaþ midwist míne, Exon. 130 b; Th. 500, 17; Rä. 89, 8

be-witan

(v.)
Grammar
be-witan, ic. he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen; v. trans. [be near, witan to know, see, take care of]

To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administer ⬩ præesse, administrare

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Fæder ealle gesceafte bewát the father watches over all creatures, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 5; Rä. 81, 9. To bewitanne, Gen. 39, 4

Linked entry: be-wiste

holen

(n.)
Grammar
holen, holegn, es; m.

Holly

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Se fealwa holen the sere holly, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 19; Rä. 56, 10

DÆL

(n.)
Grammar
DÆL, gen. dæles; dat. dæle; pl. nom. acc. dalu, dalo; n. A

DALE, den. gulf ⬩ vallis, barathrum

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In deóp dalu into the deep dales, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 21; Rä. 88, 5: 56 a; Th. 199, 11; Ph. 24. We synd aworpene on ðás deópan dalo we are cast into these deep dens [hell], Cd. 22; Th. 27, 21; Gen. 421.

mis-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-líce; adv.

diversely ⬩ variously ⬩ in different ways ⬩ in an irregular manner

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Tod. 2: Exon. 107 b; Th. 411, 13; Rä. 29, 12. Hí his mistlíce (Cott. MS. mislice) willnigen, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 26. in an irregular manner (v. mis-líc, II.)

óþ-ferian

(v.)
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Th. 398, 13; Rä. 17, 7. Cf. æt-ferian

mis-lic

Grammar
mis-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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add: with a singular noun, where different instances of that which is denoted by the noun occur, not uniform, different forms of Hû mislic bið mægen þára cynna, Rä. 81, 8. Þá ic þurh mislic cwealm slóg, Jul. 493.

ge-dræg

Grammar
ge-dræg, ge-dreag.

What is drawn together ⬩ a concourse, an assembly, ⬩ a noisy assembly, the tumult made by such an assembly

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Þǽr wæs cirm micel geond Mermedonia mánfulra hlóð, fordénera gedræg, 43. of things, material Ofer deóp gedreag over the deep tumult of the waves, Ra. 7, 10. non-material Sinsorgna gedreag, Kl. 45

a-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þringan, p. -þrang, -þrong, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen [a out, þringan to throng] .

to throng or press out or forth ⬩ to urge out ⬩ to urge ⬩ to throng or press away or out of sight ⬩ to conceal ⬩ extrudere ⬩ celare ⬩ to rush forth ⬩ to rush ⬩ prorumpere

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Aþrungen, út-aþrungen celatum, Cot. 33. to rush forth, to rush; prorumpere Ic of enge up aþringe I rush up from the narrow place, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 18; Rä. 4, 12

Linked entry: a-þrungen

feorh-bealo

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-bealo, -bealu; gen. -bealowes, -bealuwes; n.

Life-bale ⬩ mortal affliction ⬩ deadly evil ⬩ vītæ mălum ⬩ lētāle mălum

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Ic me ðæt feorhbealo feor aswápe I sweep that deadly evil far from me, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 20; Rä. 24, 5: Beo, Th. 314; B. 156. Ðǽr wæs hondsció, feorhbealu fǽgum there was [his] glove, deadly evil to the fated, 4160; B. 2077: 5067; B. 2537

un-dearninga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dearninga, un-dearnunga, -deornunga; adv.

Without secrecy or concealment ⬩ openly

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Th. 429, 9; Rä. 43, 2. Gekýþe hé ðæt hé ðæt feoh, undeornunga his cúðan ceápe in wíc gebohte, L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 10

sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
sæd, adj. with gen.

Sated, weary, filled, having had one's fill

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Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2. Wiste wlonc and wínes sæd, 369, 11; Seel. 39. Swíðe ǽtan and sade wurdan manducaverunt et saturati sunt nimis Ps. Th. 77, 29. Hí sæde wǽron saturaviteos, 80, 15

ge-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweostor, -sweostra, -sweostro, -swustra, -swystra

sisters; ⬩ sorores;

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sisters; sorores; used as the pl. of sweostor His twá dóhtor, swáse gesweostor his two daughters, own sisters, Exon. 112 b; Th. 431, 29; Rä. 47, 3.

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.

misfortune ⬩ misery ⬩ unhappiness ⬩ some form of disease

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Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16.

sele-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
sele-dreám, es ; m.

Mirth of the hall ⬩ joyous life of the hall ⬩ festive pleasure

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Th. 480, 13; Rá. 64, 1. Goldburg ofgifan, secga seledreám, beorht beágselu. Andr. Kmbl. 3310; An. 1658: Beo. Th. 4496; B. 2252. Swǽfon seledreámas. Cd. Th. 179, 29; Exod. 36: Exon. Th. 292, 3; Wand. 93

a-tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tyhtan, -tihtan ; p. -tyhte, -tihte ; pp. -tyhted, -tyht, -tiht.

to persuade ⬩ solicit ⬩ incite ⬩ attract ⬩ allure ⬩ persuadere ⬩ allicere ⬩ incitare ⬩ to produce ⬩ procreate ⬩ procreare ⬩ gignere

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atihte to ðám sóðum gesǽlþum who are intent upon [attracted to] the true felicities, Bt. 32, 1 ; Fox. 114, 3. to produce, procreate; procreare, gignere Wíga is of dumbum twám atyhted a warrior is produced from two dumb ones, Exon. 113 a ; Th. 433, 27; Rä

Linked entries: a-tihtan a-tihting

cwéne

(n.)
Grammar
cwéne, cwýne ,an; f.

A woman, wife, queen, common woman, harlot ⬩ femina, uxor, regina, meretrix

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A woman, wife, queen, common woman, harlot ; femina, uxor, regina, meretrix Ic wæs feaxhár cwéne I was a hoary-headed woman, Exon. 126b; Th. 487, 13; Rä. 73, 1. Cwénan forlǽtan to forsake a wife, L. N. P. L. 35; Th. ii. 296, 1.

cystig

(adj.)
Grammar
cystig, adj.

Munificent, benevolent, bountiful, liberal, generous, good ⬩ munificus, largus, probus, bonus

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Seó módor clǽngeorn biþ and cystig the mother is pure and bountiful, Exon. 128a; Th. 492, 25; Rä. 81, 21. Cystig largus vel dapsilis, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 34; Wrt. Voc. 47, 38: larga, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 145, 51.

eh

(n.)
Grammar
eh, es; n.

a war-horse, charger ⬩ equus bellātor ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE=e, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is eh a war-horse, — hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter e, but for eh a war-horse, charger, as, — RUNE [eh] byþ for eorlum the war-horse is for chiefs

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a war-horse, charger; equus bellātor Ða ða hors óþbær, eh and eorlas which bore away the horses, the chargers, and chiefs, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 21; Rä. 23, 11. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE=e, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is eh a war-horse, —

Linked entry: eoh

FEALDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALDAN, ic fealde, ðú fealdest, fylst, he fealdeþ, fylt, pl. fealdaþ; p. feóld, pl. feóldon; pp. fealden [feald a fold]

FOLD up, wrap ⬩ plĭcāre

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Fingras feóldon [MS. feóldan] mec fingers folded me, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 4; Rä. 27, 7. Ðæt he hine fealde swá swá bóc that it fold itself like a book, Ps. Th. 49, 5