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ge-belgan

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Hié hié gebulgon indignatione permoti, Ors. 2, 8 ; S. 92, 11. construction uncertain. of persons Hé wæs swýþe gebolgen for þǽre smerenesse, Bl. H. 75, 21. Lét hé of breóstum, þ á hé gebolgen wæs, word út faran, stearcheort styrmde, B. 2550.

ge-dwelian

(v.)
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D. 16, 26. in a mental or moral sense Þ dysig ðe ðá earman men gedwelaþ and álǽt of þám rihtan wege quae miseros tramite devios abducit ignorantia. Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 7. Antecríst eal mancyn gedrecð and gedwelaþ, Wlfst. 101, 9.

ǽg-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwæðer, pron. [á + ge + hwæðer].

eithereachbothuterqueevery oneeachunusquisque

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of them, Beo.

Egipte

(n.)
Grammar
Egipte, Egypte; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Egyptians, the people of Egypt in a body, Egypt Ægyptii

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Egipta land, Egypta land the land of the Egyptians, Egypt, Gen. 12, 10, 11, 14, 20: 13, 10: 21, 21: 37, 25, 28, 36: 39, 1. Egipta cyng, Egypta cyng the king of Egypt, Gen. 40, l: Ex. 3, 18, 19: 5, 4.

Linked entry: Egypte

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Heó is on onsýne útan yfeles heówes, Blickl. Homl. 197, 11. Ðá gecuron hig ða gódan (fiscas) on hyra fatu, ða yflan hig áwurpon út, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 48. of what is grievous, hurtful, etc., of animate objects Yfel wiht phantasma, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 49.

ǽht-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-geweald, es; m. n.

Possessionpowerthe power of the possessorpotestas possessoria

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Possession, power, the power of the possessor; potestas possessoria Cwæþ he his sylfes sunu syllan wolde on ǽhtgeweald he said that he would give his own son into their power, Andr. Kmbl. 2221; An. 1112.

DUN

(adj.)
Grammar
DUN, adj.

DUN, a colour partaking of brown and black fuscus, aquĭlus

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On ðone [MS. ðonne] dunnan stán to the dun stone, Cod. Dipl. 1120; A.D. 939; Kmbl. v. 238, 32

Linked entry: dunn

fliéte

(n.)
Grammar
fliéte, an; f.

Creamcurdsflos lactiscoagŭlum

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on ðæt fæt swá fela swá ðara fliétna ðǽron clifian mǽge put into the vessel as much of the curds as may cleave thereon, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 20

for-yldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-yldan, p. -ylde; pp. -ylded

To put offdeferdifferresŭpersĕdēre

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To put off, defer; differre, sŭpersĕdēre Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ no one may put of the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 721; Sal. 360.

hidres

(adv.)
Grammar
hidres, adv.

hither and thither

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In the phrase hidres ðidres hither and thither Ic ondrǽde ðæt ic ðé lǽde hidres ðidres on ða paþas of ðínum wege ðæt ðú ne mǽge eft dínne weg áredian verendum est, ne deviis fatigatus, ad emetiendum rectum iter sufficere non possis, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240

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hryre

(adj.)
Grammar
hryre, adj. [?]

Fallingdecayingperishing

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Tó ðam hé wext ðæt hé fealle verily by these words is manifested that the fruit of this world is decaying [or a ruin (?) v. preceding word]. It grows that it may fall, Homl. Th. i. 614, 8

gleng

(n.)
Grammar
gleng, e; f.

An ornamenthonourornamentumdecus

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An ornament, honour; ornamentum, decus Gifu gumena byþ gleng gift is an ornament of men, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 24; Run. 7. Alege nú ðíne glenga now put off thine ornaments, Ex. 33, 5, 6.

teón

(n.)
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hurt, damage, vexation Ðone on teón wigeþ feónd his feónde him (the dog) foe brings for the annoyance of his foe, Exon. Th. 433, 28; Rä. 51, 3. insult, abuse, reproach, calumny Ðá hine teóne wyrde (teónode and wyrgde? see note) Chus, Ps.

þwínan

(v.)
Grammar
þwínan, p. þwán, pl. þwinon; pp. þwinen

To get lessdwindlebe reduced

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Tácn ðæt se swile þwínan ne mæg, ne út yrnan on ðære litre, 162, 3: 212, 9

weorold-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-scipe, es; m.
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A worldly affair, an affair of this life Ne scyle nán Godes ðeów hine selfne tó ungemetlíce bindan on woruldscipum (world-, Cott.

ár

Grammar
ár, ore.
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Ox. 1371. Groeni ár aurocalcum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 36: 7, 49 : i. 286, 65. Sí þé heofene swilce ár sit tibi coelum aeneum, Deut. 28, 23. Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre taurum aeneum fecit, Ors. 1, 12; S. 54, 24. Add

brord

(n.)
Grammar
brord, es; m.

a point

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Voc. i. 288, 74: pun(c)tus, ii. 68, 53. a spire of grass or corn þý lǽs þá ofþinenan corn in brord gehwyrfden (should sprout), Hml. A. 204, 320. Brordas clumula (spicarum glumula, Ald. 23, 10), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77,51

eám

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Ródbert þæs cynges sunu Willelmes hleóp fram his fæder tó his eáme Rótbryhte ( this Robert was brother of Matilda, William's wife ) on Flandron, Chr. 213, 33. Add

lǽswian

(v.)
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D. 215, 5. intrans. of animals, to take food, graze, feed Þá leásiendan pascentes (agnos ), An. Ox. 5210

sám-wyrcan

(v.)

to do a thing incompletely

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to do a thing incompletely Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce . . . Gif hé sámwyrce . . . L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 23. Fæsten wæs sámworht the fort was not finished, Chr. 892; Erl. 88, 34. Stántorr ( the tower of Babel ) sámworht stód, Cd.

Linked entries: sám-bryce sám-worht