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hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.

A lady, mistress of a house; after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,

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Pen. ii. 4; Th. ii. 184, 2. Cristes þegnas cweþaþ ðæt ðú síe hlǽfdige wuldorweorudes Christ's servants say that thou [the Virgin Mary] art the queen of the glorious host, Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 15; Cri. 284. Hlǽfdige mín O lady mine! Elen.

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presumeaudēre

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The inf. durran and the pres. dear, pl. durron, retaining preterite inflections, are taken from the p. of the verb, ascertained from dear, pl. durron, which shews the ablaut or internal change off], and requires by analogy with other verbs of the same

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Cf. gearo; Þú mé eart geara andfencgea, Ps. Th. 58, 9, 18. Þú mé wǽre geara trymmend, 70, 3. marking thoroughness, completeness of an action. Cf. gearo; Stréle beóð scearpe ... syððan of glédon wesað gearwe áhyrded, Ps. Th. 119, 4.

CNEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CNEÓ, cneów, es; n.

a KNEE genua generation,relationship generatio,propinquitatis gradus

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C. 28; Th. ii. 152, note h. Binnan ðam feórþan cneówe within the fourth degree of relationship, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 15

Linked entry: cneów

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Th. i. 30, 2. ¶ habban genóg to have enough :-- Þe lǽs þe wé and gé nabbon genóh ne forte non sufficiat nobis et vobis, Mt. 25, 9: Jn. 14, 8; Hml. Th. i. 182, 19.

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, gen. byres; dat. byre; acc. byre: pl. nom. acc. byras, byre; gen. byra; dat. byrum; m.
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Th. 4040; B. 2018. Lamech bearna strýnde; him byras wócan eafora and idesa; he ðone yldestan Noæ nemde Lamech begat children; to him descendants were born of sons and daughters; the eldest he named Noah, Cd. 62; Th. 75, l; Gen. 1233

Linked entry: ge-byre

géna

(adv.)
Grammar
géna, adv.

Yet, still, further

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Yet, still, further Ðafodest ðú géna ðæt me þeówmennen drehte thou hast still permitted the slave-woman to vex me, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 21; Gen. 2246.

Linked entries: giéna geóna

ge-flíman

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Take here <b>ge-nǽman, ge-fléman, ge-fliéman, ge-flýman</b> in Dict., and add: to put to flight a defeated enemy Þá Gotan hié mid gefeohte gefliémdon victo exercitu, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 25.

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Ðú scealt ðínum breóstum tredan bráde eorþan thou shalt tread the broad earth on thy breast, Cd, 43;Th. 56, 5;Gen. 907: 83;Th. 105, 12;Gen. 1752: Ps. Th. 118, 32: Exon. 22 b;Th. 61, 29;Cri. 992.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

wíte-þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, adj.

In slavery as a consequence of crime

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In. 24; Th. i. 118, 6. Gif ðǽr hwylc wíteðeów man sý ðe hió geðeówede, hió gelýfð hyre bearnon ðæt hí hine willon lýhtan for hyre sáulle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 132, 8. Wíteþeówne monnan Wyliscne mon sceal bedrífan be twelf hídum swingum, L.

tótian

(v.)
Grammar
tótian, p. ode

To peep outlook

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To peep out, look; Halliwell gives toot= to pry inquisitively, as a Northern word Se ceác oferhelede ða oxan ealle búton ða heáfudu tótodon út the basin covered the oxen entirely, except that the heads peeped out; luterem boves portant, qui facie exterius

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.

deceitful, false, treacherous, craftyoccasioning offencesubdolustreacherous

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T. Grn. 10, 45. Ða swicolan virum dolosum, Ps. Th. 5, 6. Se ðe wæs swicolast and se ðe litelícost cúðe leáslíce hiwian unsóð sóðe. Wulfst. 128, 9. Swicolost, 268, 17. of things Ðis líf is swá swicol, ðæt hit symble bepǽcþ, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 65.

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rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toilrest, repose, sleepa place of rest, resting-placea bed, couch

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Th. 88, 17; Gen. 1466. Wæs him ræste neód, Exon. Th. 167, 31; Gú. 1068. Ic sylle ðé reste ;requiem dabo tibi,; Ex. 33, 14 : Ps. Th. 114, 7. Hé gǽþ sécende reste, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 43. Wé ræste habbaþ, forðon ðe ðú sylest úrum leomum ræste, Blickl.

Linked entries: ræst reste

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Th. 44, 4. Nǽdle scearpran, Exon. Th. 373, 33; Seel. 119. Scearpeste stánas cautes vel murices, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 22. sharp to the taste, pungent, acid Sió scearpe docce oxylapatium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 50: Lchdm. iii. 304, col. 2.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

ge-méting

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Add: meeting, v. ge-métan; A. the coming together of two or more persons On gemétinge in conveniendo, Bl. Gl. Æt gemétinge, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 30. Hé hí him genam and clypte, and hí ealle þancunge dydon for heora gemétinge, Hml. S. 30, 384.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 142, 2. Getímige ðám óðrum swá him getímige, 36, 4

ge-wemman

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</b> to destroy :-- 'Anlícnes, sænd mycel waeter ... swá þæt sién gewemmede ealle þá on þisse ceastre syndon' (cf. þæt þú on þis folc forð onsende wæter to wera cwealme, An. 1509) ... sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter swá sealt, and hit æt manna líchaman

frófor

Grammar
frófor, [A weak form occurs in the late
  • Shrn. 202, 16
.]

consolationthe action of consolingthe state of being consoledalleviation of distresscomfortfreedom from distressa consolationa particular action that consolesa person, thing or circumstance that affords consolation or comfortaidsuccour

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Th. 76, 3. comfort, freedom from distress Hinc gé hér on stariað and in frófre geseóð frætwum blícan, Cri. 522. a consolation, a particular action that consoles, a person, thing or circumstance that affords consolation or comfort Eálá Wísdóm, þú þe

a-bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bǽdan, p. -bǽdde; pp. -bǽded

To restrainrepelcompelavertererepellerecogereexigere

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Ðæt oft wǽpen abǽd his mondryhtne which often repels the weapon for its lord, Exon. 114a; Th. 437, 24; Rä. 56, 12

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290