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glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Hé bið glæd ( gaudet ) fore stefne ðæs brýdgumes, Jn. L. 3, 29. Ꝥ folc wæs glæd on allum ðǽm wundrum populus gaudebat in universis quae fiebant, Lk. L. 13, 17. Monigo in ácennisse his biðon glæde, Lk. L.

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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Hí hine speónnan and lǽrdon ðæt hé ða fóre ðurhtuge eum id perficere suadebant, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 26. Span ðú hine georne ðæt hé ðíne láre lǽste, Cd. Th. 36, 22; Gen. 575.

Eádbald

(n.)
Grammar
Eádbald, -bold, es; m. [eád happy, bald bold]

Eadbald, son of Ethelbert, king of Kent. He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640

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He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640 Hér Æðelbryht Contwara cyning forþférde, and Eádbald his sunu féng to ríce, se forlét his fulluht and leofode on hǽðenum þeáwe, swá ðæt he hæfde his fæder láfe to wife in

Hwiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Hwiccas, Hwicceas, and Hwiccan [?] or [?] Hwicce [cf. Seaxe]; pl.
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E.] ofer æt Cynemǽres forda. Ðá métte hine Weoxtan aldorman mid Wilsǽtum, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 5.

Linked entries: Hwinca Hwyccas Hiccas

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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Him on gafol forlét ferðfriþende feówer wellan scíre sceótan on gesceap þeótan ( or gesceapþeótan. ? v. gesceap, III, and þeóte.

feng

a takingembracegamecaptureseizure

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Belocenum fenge contenta sinu, concluso, ii. 135, 4. that which is formed as a clasp Foreweard feng þǽre lippena tógædere rostrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 26. what is taken captive Feng gilǽdde gefeng captivam duxit captivitatem, Rtl. 83, 3

leger

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Add Hé ábád on ðám legere áne feáwa dagas (cf. hé læg þá swá forþ áne feáwa daga, Hml. S. 31, 1349) mid fefore gewǽht, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 29. Basilius wearð gebróht on legere tó his forðsíðe, Hml. S. 3, 564.

gleáw

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For his þæt gleáwe folc coram populo suo, 67, 8. of things. of that which is done with skill Ic níwne cantic Gode, gleáwne singe, Ps. Th. 143, 10. On þǽre glǽwestan sagacissima, i. argutissimo (serie ), An.

a-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weccan, -weccean ; ic -wecce, ðú -wecest, -wecst, he -wecceþ, -weceþ, -wecþ, pl. -weccaþ,-wecceaþ; p. -weahte,-wehte, pl. -weahton, -wehton; impert. -wec, -wece, pl. -wecceaþ; pp. -weaht, -weht ; v. trans.

to awakearouse from sleepawake from deathe somno excitaresuscitareresuscitareto exciterousestir upcall forthraise upraise up childrenexcitareconcitaresuscitareresuscitare

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Awecceþ wópdropan calls forth tears, Salm. Kmbl. 567; Sal. 283. He aweahte gewitnesse on Iacobe suscitavit testimonium in Jacob, Ps. Th. 77, 6. Ic awecce wið ðe óðerne cyning I will raise up against thee another king, Elen. Kmbl. 1851; El. 927.

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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To be Wesan and beón fore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 61. as an independent verb, denoting existence to be, exist Wesendum, beóndum existentibus, Wrt.

ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster, cæster, cester; ceastre; ceastre, ceaster, ceastra; f. The names of places ending in caster and -chester were probably sites of a castrum

a fortressA city, fort, castle, townurbs, civitas, castellumthe cityhæc civitas

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A city, fort, castle, town; urbs, civitas, castellum Ne mæg seó ceaster beon behýd non potest civitas abscondi, Mt. Bos. 5, 14. On ðære heán ceastre in the high city, Bt. 39, 5; Fox. 218, 18.

GÉN

(adv.)
Grammar
GÉN, gién; adv.

Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hithertoiterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique

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Ic sceal forð sprecan gén ymb Grendel I shall go on to speak further about Grendel, Beo. Th, 4146; B. 2070: Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 5; Wal. 1: Elen. Kmbl. 2434; El. 1218.

stranglíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
stranglíce, adj.

Stronglywith power, with energy, strenuously, vigorouslywith violence, fiercely, vehementlyboldly, bravely, hardilyfirmlyseverely, sternly

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Him gesewen wæs ðæt hé heardlíce and stranglíce sprǽce, 5, 13; S. 632, 25. firmly, in a manner to resist force Hé biþ stranglíce wið ða getrymed, Past. 21; Swt. 165, 7.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Hé him ðæt ríce tówerd sǽde he told him that the kingdom was in store for him, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 8. Hé forestihte ðagecorenan tó ðam écan lífe, for ðan ðe hé wiste hí swilce tówearde he knew they were to become such, Homl. Th. i. 112, 32, 34.

Linked entry: tó-ward

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Ox. 86. with idea of violence, to rush up, burst forth Ásprang up tó þan swíðe sǽflód swá nán man ne gemunet ꝥ hit ǽfre ǽror dyde, Chr. 1099;P. 235, 5. Éðna up of helle geate ásprong Aetna eruptionibus aestuabat, Ors. 2, 6;S. 88, 31.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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B. lǽcon] gecwéme the yellow is however most suitable for doctors, Herb. 165, 1; Lchdm. i. 294, 11. Josep beád his þeówan lǽcon Joseph præcepit servis suis medicis, Gen. 50, 1.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Betǽhte (torquendas) traduntur, 4643. to put in a place for storage Ágifen á þá ealdan and tó hrægelhúse betǽcen vetera vestimenta semper reddant reponenda in vestiario, R.

lár

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Ox. 196. advice, counsel, suggestion, instruction, order Exantipus him Rómáne andréd for þon hié for his láre æt hiora geméttinge beswicene wurdon, Ors. 4, 6; S. 176, 7. Hió Offan flet be fæder láre gesóhte, B. 1950. Láre sugestiones, Kent.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Hí hine heom for god hæfdon, and hý sǽdon ðæt hé wǽre ealles gewinnes waldend (cf. hans ( Odin's ) menn trúðu því, at hann ætti heimilan sigr í hverri orrostu, Ynglinga Saga, c. 2), Ors. 1, 6; Swt. 36, 21.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Him on gafol forlét feówer wellan scíre sceótan, Exon.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét