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freónd-líþe

(adj.)
Grammar
freónd-líþe, adj.

Gentle with friends or relations

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Gentle with friends or relations Gif bið on .xxix. nihta ealdne mónan ákenned, se bið gód and freóndlíþe, Lch. iii. 158, 19. v. E.S. 39, 340

wilde-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wilde-deór, es; n.

A wild beast

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wæs mið wildedeórum erat cum bestiis Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 13

Linked entry: deór

áþ-wyrþe

Entitled to make oath

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Add: Entitled to make oath Sé þe mánáð swerige, and hit him on open wurðe, ꝥ nǽfre eft áðwyrðe ne sý, Ll. Th. i. 212, 19

bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, n. (not m.).
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lét him þá wídsǽ on ðæt bæc-bord, Ors. 1, 1;Swt. 17, 11, 27: 19, 17, 35, 30. On bæcbord him wæs Langaland, 35. Add

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gan.
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Ðá ongan heó ymbgán ða hús ðæs mynstres coepit circuire in monasterio casulas, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 32. [I umyhode, Ps. 26, 6. Umga, 58, 7. Þe laddes unbiyeden him, Havel. 1842. O. H. Ger. umbi-gán.]

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTHquartus

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Hér bóc Boéties onginþ seó feórþe here begins the fourth book of Boethius, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 24: 40, 4; Fox 240, 9. Ðæt feórþe cyn the fourth tribe, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 20; Exod. 310.

micel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
micel-ness, e; f.

greatnessbignesssizegreatnessmultitudeabundancegreatnessmagnificence

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greatness, bigness, size Stánas on pysna mycelnysse stones the size of peas, Herb. 180, 1; Lchdm. i. 314, 22: Blickl. Homl. 181, 21. Se cláð wæs swíðe gemǽte hire micelnysse the garment was exactly adapted to her size, Homl. Skt. 7, 157.

ád

(n.)
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Hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes, Hml. S. 9, 117. Ád incendia, An. Ox. 3951. Áda flammarum, i. rogorum, 3554. Ontendnessum, ádum incendiis, 1432. Ádum torribus, i. caminis, 4025

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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gǽþ sécende reste, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 43.

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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sceal gán and hyne styrian he must walk and move about, Lchdm. i. 316, 17. (1 a) to move the strings of an instrument :-- Ealle strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hié ungelíce styrige, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 10.

Linked entry: stirian

leornian

(v.)
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Forlét fæder and módor and on óðrum earde leornode, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 3. hiene benǽmde . . . þǽre scóle þe on leornode, Ors. 6, 31; S. 284, 24. Húmeta cann þes stafas þonne ne leornode?, Jn. 7, 15.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Náhwár eft his feorh gefare ne geyrne, 24

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-stíran

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Take here ge-steoran, ge-stióran, ge-stiéran, ge-stýran in Dict., and add: I. to guide, direct a person Meaht þú Adame gestyran . . . and he þínum wordum getrýwð, Gen. 568. Higo ðín rumlíce bihalda . . .

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Ðe cúðlícor tó him clypian, gif heora lífes drohtnunga eów cúðe beóð, i. 556, 29. Nó hér cúðlícor ( less as strangers ) cuman ongunnon lindhæbbende, B. 244

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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ástáh (-stáhg, R.) on þone munt ascendit in montem, Mt. 5, 1. 'Ástígað on mín scip.' þá ástág on ꝥ scip mid his discipulum, Bl. H. 233, 23. direction not strongly marked Þonne ástígeþ wolcen from norþdǽle, Bl. H. 91, 32.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Fram allum mannum biþ láð he shall be hated of all men, Lchdm. iii. 162, 19. Se wæs láð Gode, on hete heofoncyninges, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 31; Gen. 647.

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarmbandJlockcrowdmultitudemanya great numbera great quantitymuchmany

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wunode dægrímes worn, 156, 31; Gen. 2597: 80, 20; Gen. 1331: Met. 26, 33. ðæs wítes worn gefélde he felt the multitudinous pain, Cd. Th. 269, 23; Sat. 77. worna fela sorge gefremede, yrmðe, Beo. Th. 4011; B. 2003

Linked entry: weorn

mæsse

Grammar
mæsse, <b>: I.</b>
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Wæs his gewuna þæt wolde ǽlce dæge habban twá mæssan, bútan hit má wǽre . . . Ðá cwæð tó his geféran ꝥ hit betere wǽre ꝥ hig þá mæssan hæfdon, Vis. Lfc. 63-67. <b>I b.

swimman

(v.)
Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen

To swim

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Com tó lande lidmanna helm swymman, Beo. Th. 3252 ; B. 1624. Swimman hine geseón hearm getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 212, 18. Ðá geseah swymman scealfran on node. Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6.

Linked entry: swymman

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.

firm, stronghard, severe hardharsh, severestern, hard, fierce

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Hí begunnon tó sleánne ǽlc heora óðerne mid stíðlícum gefeohte, Jud. 7, 22. Swá swá strengest beón mihte ongeán ða stíðlícan scúras, Boutr.