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wígbed-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-steall, es; n.

The part of the church where the altar stands

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The part of the church where the altar stands Wé lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan weófodstealle búton his oferslipe, ne húru æt ðam weófode ðæt ðǽr þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9 note

á-styrung

(n.)
Grammar
á-styrung, á-styrungee; f.

a stirringremoval,stirring up.

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a stirring,removal,; Similar entries v. á-styrian ne sealde tó ástyrunge míne fét, (commotionem) Ps. L. 65, 9. stirring up. Similar entries v. á-styrian Wið þæs innoðes ástyrunge, Lch. i. 254, 8 : 272, 17. Wiþ migþan ástyringe, 58, 5, 10

beddian

(v.)
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Þá woldon ðá préóstas him wurðlíce beddian, and bǽron micel streáw tó his beddinga, Hml. S. 31, 848. Dó hyne on wearme húse, and bedde hys bed myd mórsecge, Lch. iii. 140, 25. He lette hine baðien and beddien feire, Laym. 6658. Add

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Þa kingges weoren deædde, heore duȝeðe todealde, here tir wes atfallen, Laym. 4237

Linked entry: tyr

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Hió dumb wunaþ, hwæðre hyre is on fóte fæger hleóðor it continues dumb, yet there is in its foot a sweet voice, 108 b; Th. 414, 9; Rä. 32, 17. Wæs geforþad ðín fægere weorc thy beautiful work was done, Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn ii. 291, 24.

CULFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CULFRE, culufre , culefre , an;f: culfer , e ; f.

A dove CULVER pigeon columba

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He asende út áne culfran emisit columbam, Gen. 8, 8, 10, 12. He forlét háswe culufran he let out a livid dove, Cd. 72 ; Th. 87, 20 ; Gen. 1451: 72 ; Th. 89, 8 ; Gen. 1477 .

Linked entry: culufre

langoþ

(n.)
Grammar
langoþ, es; m.

Longingdesirediscontent

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langoþe leófes ábídan woe to him that must wait, with unsatisfied longing, for one that he loves, Th. 444, 26: Kl. 53. Hæfde him tó gesíþþe sorge and longaþ he had for company sorrow and discontent, l00 a; Th. 377, 14; Deór. 3.

Linked entry: langaþ

grimme

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Him grimme on woruldsǽlda wind wráðe bláweð, 7, 51. Þæt sceal wrecan sweart líg sáre and grimme, Gen. 2415: Cri. 971. Secg wundað grimme, Rún. 15. Ofn wæs gegléded swá grimmost mihte, Dan. 227

hlýdan

chatter

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Ox. 1955. where there is disorderly conduct Sé ðe wile drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, ná on Drihtnes húse, Hml. S. 13, 84. onféng þæs hlýdendan folces andgyte tumultuantis turbae suscepit sensum, Gr. D. 265, 6.

hreóf

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Seó fágung wæs tóbrǽded geond eallne his líchaman, ꝥ wæs geþúht swylce hreóf wǽre ita ut diffusa in corpore ejus varietas leprae morem imitari videretur, Gr. D. 159, 2.

tótian

(v.)
Grammar
tótian, p. ode

To peep outlook

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Ajein kunde hit is, ꝥ te deade totie, 50, 25. He bad me toten on þe tree. Piers P. 16, 22. He maketh him tote and pry, Gow. ii. 143, 6. He stod and totede in, Havel. 2106. þanne totede y into a tauerne, Pl. Cr. 339. His bon toteden out, 425.

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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se sceaft tóbærst, and ðæt spere sprengde ( shivered the spear-head ), ðæt hit sprang ongeán, Byrht.

Linked entry: sprængan

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a giftgracefavourdonummunasbeneficiumgratiavirtusfacultasthe Anglo-Saxon RuneRUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2;Fox 246, 1. Ðæt hie ælmihtiges gife ánforléten that they the Almighty's gift might lose, Cd. 32; Th. 43, 19; Gen. 693.

lystan

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H. 2, 8. with infin. to make a person willing and ready to do something Þu meaht ongitan gif his þé géman lyst, Met. 31, 1. eall witon þæt witan lyst, Solil. H. 67, 22.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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Mid miclum gódum willan Dryhten tóbrǽt (expandit) ðone greádan his mildheortnesse ongén ða ðe tó him gecierraþ. Past. 52; Swt. 405, 9. tóbrǽdde (expandit) his feðeru. Deut. 32, 11.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

a-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian

To tastegustare

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To taste; gustare We cýðaþ eów ðæt God ælmihtig cwæþ his ágenum múðe, ðæt nán man he mót abyrgean nánes cynes blódes.

níwian

(v.)
Grammar
níwian, p. ode

To renewrenovaterestore

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níwade Cnutes lage (v. Freeman's Old English History, p. 241), Chr. 1064; Erl. 196, 2. Ne wrec ðú ða ǽrran yflu, búton mon eft níwige, Prov. Kmbl. 35. Swá ðæt ðú ǽghwylce dæg ðone drenc níwie (níwige, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 192, 15.

réc

(n.)
Grammar
réc, es; m.
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Réce gelícast geteoriaþ sicut deficit fumus, deficiant, Ps. Th. 67, 2. Geondfolen fýre, réce and reáde lége, Cd. Th. 3, 31; Gen. 44. In onlícnesse uppástígendra yselena mid réce instar favillarum cum fumo ascendentium, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 23.

ge-fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fultuman, -fultumian, -fultmian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassisthelp tosupply

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To help, assist, help to, supply Ðæt hie sceoldan Martine gefultmian that they should help St. Martin, Blickl. Homl. 221, 31. Gefultumian subministrare, concurrere, suppeditare, Hpt. Gl. 446.

wer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wer-genga, an; m.
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Gif eów Dryhten Crist lýfan wylle, ðæt gé his wergengan ( Guthlac, who had Christ's protection in the wilderness. Cf. Ic mé frið wille æt Gode gegyrnan . . . mec Dryhtnes hond mundaþ . . . hér sceal mín wesan eorðlíc éþel, 117, 23-30; Gú. 228-232.

Linked entry: wær-genga