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ǽþm

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þæs fýres ǽþm, Hml.

á-flíman

(v.)
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á-flíman, -flýman.
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Add: where there is conflict, to put to flight, of actual fighting hyg áflímde and ofslóh má þonne .xxx. gódra ðegna. Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 11. Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18.

Linked entry: á-flýman

eardung

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H. 13, 23. Nú se áwyrgda gást tó þon férde in ꝥ hús manna eardunge of þám húse ádrife si hanc domum spiritus malignus invasit, et ab ea hominum inhabitationem repulit, Gr.

ge-mǽte

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[He wes of his speche sciene monne imete, Laym. 6584

sár-cwide

(n.)
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sár-cwide, es; m.

injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter wordsa lament

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ðæt eal þolaþ, sárcwide secga, Exon.

ǽg-hwanan

from all sides on all sides on all sides, in every respect, utterly

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Éghwanon gecnissed, Hml. S. 30, 192. hine ǽghwanon mid ðǽre róde tácne gewǽpnode, 23 b, 776. mon ǽghwanone sécan sceolde, 23, 236.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwonene

of-sleán

(v.)

to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slayto slay

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Gif hwâ his cild ofslihþ tó deáþe, L. M. I. P. 8 ; Th. ii. 268, I. Se gerêfa nyste hwæt hié wǽron, and hiene mon ofslôg, Chr. 787; Erl. 56, 15. (the elephant) ofslôg micel ðæs folces, Ors. 4, I; Swt. 156, 12. Ofslôh, Cd. Th. 60, 18; Gen. 983.

Linked entry: of-gesleán

tó-sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sprǽdan, p. de

To spread outextendexpandspread in different directions

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His holie lichame was tospred on þe holie rode, O. E. Homl. ii. 21, 29. Tosprad, 205, 33. He tospret touward ou his ermes, A. R. 402, 9. þe Brutones þat were tosprad here and þere, R. Glouc. 134, 15.

á-slacian

(v.)

to slackenbecome slackto make slack

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Add: to slacken, become slack, physical Bið ðæs mannes wæstm gebíged, his swura áslacod. Hml. Th. i. 614, 13. figurative Ásleacað his tunge tó ðǽre godcundan bodunge. Hml. Th. ii. 442, 25. Gif wé ásleaciað fram gódum weorcum, 98, 15.

Linked entry: á-slæcian

beáh

a crowngarlanda collarnecklacea shackle for the necka braceleta circle,

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him þá áþas swóron on þám hálgan beáge, Chr. 876; P. 74, 9. (the king) sylþ mé hors oþþe beáh (armillam), Coll. M. 22, 35. Bégas dextralia, An.

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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His ( Adam's ) bendas wǽron onlýsde ... Eua ðágyt on bendum þurhwunode, 89, 6. Hié þurhwunian on rihtum geleáfan, 77, 19. nolde þurhwunian on ðære sóðfæstnisse ðæs sóðfæstan Godes sunu, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 41.

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Se ealda man him mæg gewislíce witod witan, ðæt him se deáð geneálǽcð the old man may surely know, that for him the approach of death is certain, Wulfst. 147, 26. eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, ðæt hig yfel leán habban scylan, 270, 26.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

ge-gangan

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H. 45, 4. Þá wæs gegongen guman . . . ꝥ geseah . . ., B. 2821. to contribute to a result Ꝥ him ꝥ gód móte tó écum médum gegangan, Bl. H. 101, 18. <b>B.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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in regnum Dei Hml.

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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Ðæt is ðara monna unþeáw ðæt nyton hwæt send sese ignorare hominibus vitio venit, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 8.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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ða ýtemestan word ( ultima verba ) on his herenesse betýnde, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 12. external On ðám twám pundum is getácnod ǽgðer ge ðæt ýttre andgit ge ðæt inre . . . .

Linked entry: ýtmest

horn

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Add: the horn of an animal Swýþor þonne æþele cealf, þeáh þe him upp ágá horn on heáfde super vitulum novellum cornua producentem Ps. Th. 68, 32. geseah ánne ramm betwux þám brémelum be þám hornum gehæft, Gen. 22, 13.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Þearfan ic lǽrde ðæt hié heora wǽdle gefeán hæfdon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 18. wilniaþ ða heafene ðysse gestreónfullan wǽdle, R. Ben. 136, 1.

Linked entry: wéðel

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Hié gesetton ꝥ ... swungen wǽre oþþæt swylte ... Sóna swá him ꝥ geþeaht tó cóm, Bl. H. 193, 5.

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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Kmbl. 2520; An. 1261. chilled with fear or sorrow, trembling, sad; trĕmens, tristis He gefeóll freórig to foldan he fell trembling to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281.