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sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.

A sword

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In Scandinavian story there is Hákon's sword 'kvernbítr,' which king Athelstan gave him, and Egill has his sword that he called 'Naðr.'

Linked entry: swyrd

un-gefóglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefóglíce, adv.

Excessivelyintemperatelyimmoderately

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Excessively, intemperately, immoderately ongann ungefóhlíce swǽtan, Homl. Th. i. 414, 12. mid eorþlícum teolungum ungefóhlíce gebysgiaþ, 524, 14: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 11

Linked entry: ge-fóglíce

swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽslíce, adv.

properlyof persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly.friendlilyfamiliariter

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Cóman him tó and hine swǽslíce grétton, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 210.

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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Ðá wendon me heora bæc to then turned they their backs to me, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 13. me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15.

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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For his fǽrlican áweggewitennysse, Hml. S. 30, 225. Férlican ógan repentino terrore, Kent.

fúlian

(v.)
Grammar
fúlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. n.

To become foulputrefyrotdecayputrescĕrecomputrescĕrecorrumpi

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To become foul, putrefy, rot, decay; putrescĕre, computrescĕre, corrumpi Ðǽr is mid Eástum án mǽgþ, ðæt mágon cýle gewyrcan; and ðý ðǽr licgaþ ða deádan men swá lange, and ne fúliaþ, ðæt wyrcaþ ðone cýle hine on there is among the Esthonians a

Linked entries: a-fúlian fýlan

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Hié ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 10. Drehton ða hergas mid ðǽm æscum ðe hié ǽr timbredon. Ðá hét Alfréd cyng timbran langscipu ongén ða æscas, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 7-11.

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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To lie hid, be concealed, lurk, skulk, be latent Sum gedwyld lutaþ ðǽr aliquis latet error, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 46. Of ðam fýre ðe him on lutaþ from the fire that is latent in it, Lchdm. iii. 274, 4.

mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.

A maidvirgingirlmaidenwoman

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A maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman (almost confined to poetry) Gif man mægþ gebigeþ ceápe geceápod sý gif hit unfácne is if a man make terms for his marriage with (lit. buys with a price, cf.

Linked entry: mægeþ

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Ðes sceop hic poeta, ðises sceopes huius poetae, Ælfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 24, 6 : 36 ; Zup. 215, 8. Wítega oððe sceop vates, 10 ; Zup. 77, 3. Be ðam wæs singende sum sceop ude tragicus exclamat, Bt. 30, l Fox 106, 31.

Linked entry: sceop

an-sýn

(n.)
Grammar
an-sýn, -sin, -sién, -sión; on-, e; f. [an, sýn sight, vision] .

a facecountenancefaciesvultusa viewaspectsightformfigureaspectusconspectusvisusvisiospeciesformafiguraa thing to be looked upona sightspectaculuma view or sight producing desire or longinga desire of anythingwant or lack of anythingdesideriumdefectus

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God ableów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd God blew into his face the breath of life. Hexam. ii; Norm. 18, 25. Fleóþ his ansýne fugiant a facie ejus, Ps. Th. 67, 1. Gedó ðæt hiora ansýn áwa sceamige imple facies eorum ignominia, 82, 12.

ánga

(n.)
Grammar
ánga, ǽnga, énga, m; ánge , f. n; def. adj.

one and no moreonlysolesinglesingularunicusullusquisquamanyevery oneallquisque

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Abraham wolde gesyllan his swǽsne sunu, ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe Abraham would give his dear son, his sole hereditary remnant on earth, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 13; Exod. 403.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj. [cynde natural]

Naturalinnateinborngenialnatūrālisinnātusingĕnĭtusingĕnuus

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Natural, innate, inborn, genial; natūrālis, innātus, ingĕnĭtus, ingĕnuus Gif se weorþscipe ðam wélan gecynde wǽre if dignity were natural to wealth, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 25, Swá him gecynde wæs as was natural to him, Beo.

fisc-net

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-net, -nett, es; n.

A net of fishesfishing netpiscium rētepiscātorium rēte

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A net of fishes, fishing net; piscium rēte, piscātorium rēte tugon hyra fiscnett trăhentes rēte piscium, Jn. Bos. 21, 8. Hwý gé ne settan on sume dúne fiscnet eówru why do ye not set your fishing nets on some hill? Bt. Met.

bycgan

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Add: to buy goods Hwá bigþ ?, Coll. M. 23, 25. Bege eme , Kent. Gl. 895. ꝥte metto bochton, Jn. L. 4, 8. in reference to marriage Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, Ll. Th. i. 122, 3. to hire workmen Bycgæ wyrhta conducere operarios, Mt. R. 20,1

ge-wrid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrid, es; n. A thicket, shrubbery, grove. v. wrídan
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hine lǽddon betwux þá þiccan gewrido (-u, v. l.) þára brémela eum inter densissima veprium vimina trahebant, 129, 147

helle-duru

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, v.l.) hine gebróhton ad nefandas tartari fauces perducunt, Guth. Gr. 131, 185. Þonne wendeð Scs. Petrus fram þǽre helleduru, and hé belúceð þá helleduru, Verc. Forst. 128, 12. On helleduru gelǽded. Bd. 5, 14; Sch. 644, 21. Add

be-bindan

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Gif hé mid deófles weorcum hine sylfne bebint, Hml. Th. i. 212, 13: 332, 32. Dó on cláþ, bebind fæste, Lch. ii. 34, 25. Bebinde genóh wearme, 270, 9. Þæt Iudéisce cyn is yfele bebunden mid þám ðe cwǽdon be Crístes blóde, Hml. Th. ii. 252, 31. Add

háwian

(v.)
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Hire fóstermóder hét gán mid óþrum fǽmnum on feld sceáp tó háwienne, Hml.

be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evadedecipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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him, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 19: Cd. 23; Th. 29, 17; Gen. 451.

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan