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spédig

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Se ríca and se þearfa sind him betwýnan nýdbehéfe. Þám sþédigum gedafenað þæt héspende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 30-33. Add

Súþ-Dene

(n.)
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the South Danes gesóhte Súd-Dena folc, B. 463. Ic wæs mid Súð-Denum, Víd. 58. Ic þé bæd þæt þú léte Súð-Dene sylfe geweorþan gúðe wið Grendel, B. 1996

swífan

Grammar
swífan, <b>. I.</b>
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Se bróc þeáh swífe (swíþe, MS.) of his rihtryne (cf. bróc bið onwended of his rihtryne vagatur defluus amnis, Met. 5, 19), Bt. 6; S. 14, 15. v. ymb-swífan. Add

sǽ-færeld

(n.)

a sea-passage,

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a sea-passage, med in reference to the attempt made by the Egyptians to pass the Red Sea Ðá ( the Egyptians ) oninnan ðæm sǽfærelde wǽron, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 33

út-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
út-líc, adj.

Externalforeign

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his ðeóde fram útlícre hergunge (ab externa invasione) álýsde, 4, 26; S. 603, 20

wearrig

(adj.)
Grammar
wearrig, adj.

Callous

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Callous gelóme ðingode for ðæs folces gyltum, bígende his cneówu on gebedum symle, swá ðæt him weóxon wearrige ylas, on olfendes gelícnysse, on his liðegum cneówum, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 26

gung

(adj.)
Grammar
gung, adj.

Young, youthfuljŭvĕnis, adolescens

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ofslógon ǽnne gungne Brytiscne man they slew a young Briton, Chr. 501; Erl. 15, 16

hǽðen-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-nes, se; f.

Heathenism, paganismgentilitas

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tó hǽðennysse wæs gehwyrfed ad apostasiam conversus est, 3, 30; S. 561, 39

ofer-gíman

(v.)

to neglect, disregard

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to neglect, disregard Gif hwá ðis ofergýme, R. Ben. 129, 9. Gif áðor dyde, oððe ofergímde, oððe forgeat, 71, 15. Ðæs git ofergýmdon Hǽlendes word, Cd. Th. 295, 14; Sat. 486

Linked entry: ofer-gumian

tó-cnáwenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwenness, e; f.

Knowledge,discernment,understanding,knowledge which appreciates the difference between things

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Knowledge, discernment, understanding, knowledge which appreciates the difference between things Ne sind ðrý Godas . . . ac seó Ðrynnys is án sóð God . . . Ðeós tócnáwennys is éce líf, Homl. Th. ii. 362, 32

-swát

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-swát, adj. in ge-swat

sweaty, sweating

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Gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, ðonne recce ða bán, 68, 6

fracoþ-nes

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gálnysse onscunedon ... and þá fúlan forsáwon for heora fracodnysse Hml. A. 23, 214. Unclǽnnessa, fracedn[essa] squalores, An. Ox. 4455

wíf-cild

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cild, es; n.

A female child

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A female child For wǽpnedbearne sceolde cennende wíf áhabban fram Godes húse ingange ðreó and ðrittig daga, and for wífcilde ( femina ) syx and syxtig daga, Bd. 1. 27 ; S. 493, 16

beátere

a beatera boxer pugil

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Substitute: a beater hét his cwelleras þone hálgan beátan mid saglum. Þá bærst sum sagol intó ánes beáteres eágan, Hml. S. 4, 143. a boxer; pugil, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 39, 1

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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ne mihte his handa tó his múðe gerǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 23. (l a) with immaterial object, to present a case, claim, &amp; c. :-- móste mid his foráðe his hláford áspelian æt mistlican neódan, and his onspǽce gerǽcan mid rihte, LI.

níwe

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</b> recently made, not yet used or worn, still unimpaired by use :-- Heó wæsceð his wárig hrægl, and him syleð wǽde níwe, Gn. Ex. 99.

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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(Micipsa) hiene (Jugurtha) on his geogoðe underféng, and hiene fédan hét and tyhtan mid his twám sunum Jugurtha, Micipsae adoptivus, Ors. 5, 7; S. 228, 8.

Linked entry: fóster

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Ǽlc óþrum tó geflites (certatim), swýðust mæge, hýrsumige, R. Ben. 132, 2. Tó geflites swincað on weorce certatim in opere laborantes, 136, 15. v. fyrn-geflit, samod-geflit, weorold-geflit

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR iărāre

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Ðæt lytle ðæt he erede, he erede mid horsan the little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses. Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 31. Era mid ðínum oxan plough with thine ox. Prov. Kmbl. 67. Hit is tíma to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.] tempus est ărandi, Ælfc.

Linked entry: ærian

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish forgaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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Ðeáh he ðæs fægnige though he rejoice at this, 30, 1; Fox 108, 11