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eácen

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
eácen, adj. [pp. of eácan]

Increased, great, vast, powerful ⬩ auctus, magnus, pŏtens, grăvĭdus

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Nǽron ge swá eácne mód-geþances ye were not so powerful in mental thought, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 14; Dan. 136

georn

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</b> diligent about something (but see georne, ) Hú giorne (georne, v. l. ) hié wǽron ǽgðer ge ymb láre ge ymb liornunga, ge ymb ealle ðá ðiówotdómas ðe hié Gode dón scoldon, P. 3, 9

eorþ-búend

Grammar
eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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Þá nú æðelingas, ealle eorðbúend, Ebréi hátað, Gen. 1648: Cri. 1279. Eorðbúend ealle, 422. Óðre þára mǽgða Moabitare eorðbúende ealle hátað, óðre weras nemnað, æðelinga bearn, Ammonitare, Gen. 2617: 1759. Gylt þe men gefremedon, eorðbúende, 1000.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Th. 137, 35; Gen. 2284. On woruld cenned, 12, 20; Gen. 188: 57, 5; Gen. 923. In worold wacan, Beo. Th. 119 ; B. 60. Worold oflǽtan, 2371; B. 1183. Ðás woruld þurh gást gedál ofgyfan, Cd. Th. 68, 32; Gen. 1126.

Linked entries: weorld weoruld werold weruld world woruld

nett

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Hwæþer gé nú settan eówer nett on dá héhstan dúne ðonne gé fiscian willað? ic wát ðeáh ꝥ gé hit þǽr ne settað. Hwæþer gé nú eówer hundas and eówer nett út on ðá sǽ lǽdon ðonne gé huntian willaþ ?

cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
cynde, adj.

Natural, innate, inborn ⬩ naturalis, innatus, ingenitus

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Natural, innate, inborn; naturalis, innatus, ingenitus Cniht weóx and þág swá him cynde wǽron the boy waxed and thrived as to him was natural, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 26; Gen. 2771

earme

(adv.)
Grammar
earme, adv.

Wretchedly, badly ⬩ mĭsĕre, măle

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Wretchedly, badly; mĭsĕre, măle He lyt ongeat ðæt him swá earme gelamp he little knew that it would fall out to him so badly, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 26; Gen. 1567

lætsum

(adj.)
Grammar
lætsum, adj.

Slow ⬩ late

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Slow, late Wæs swíðe lætsum geár on corne and on ǽlces cynnes wæstmum it was a very late year for corn and crops of every kind, Chr. 1089; Erl. 226, 18

stedig

(adj.)
Grammar
stedig, adj.
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Nǽron ðíne heorda stedige (steriles), Gen. 31, 38. Cf.(?) stede, IV c, and see next word

weorold-sacu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sacu, e;
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Ger. weralt-sahha mortalis res.]

word-beót

(n.)
Grammar
word-beót, es; n.

A promise

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Th. 167, 6; Gen. 2761. Wáciaþ wordbeót, Exon. Th. 469, 22; Hy. II, 6

Linked entries: word-gebeót worn-gehát

and-bita

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Ger. int-pizzun refecerunt: im-piz refectio, prandium.] Cf. on-bítan

þorfnian

(v.)
Grammar
þorfnian, (?) to suffer lack of
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(gen. ) Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe . . . Ne forgit ðú hine ðeáh ealne weg, ðý lǽs ðú þolie (þornige, v.l. v. Verc. Först. 174) ðæs écan lífes, Prov. K. 17

Linked entry: þornian

geþanc-metian

(v.)
Grammar
geþanc-metian, p. ode; pp. od

To deliberate ⬩ consider ⬩ consĭdĕrāre

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To deliberate, consider; consĭdĕrāre Geþancmeta ðíne móde, on hwilce healfe ðú wille hwyrft dón deliberate in thy mind on which side thou wilt depart, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 9; Gen. 1917

ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Ǽghwæþer ge . . . ge (and) both . . . and:-- Hí ǽghwæðer ge an farað ge eft cumað, Met. 20, 12. Ǽghweþer, Bl. H. 125, 8: 215, 13. Forwyrnednesse ǽghweðer ge on mete, ge on hrægle, ge on ǽghwylcum þinge, 219, 29.

Linked entry: ǽg-þer

flýma

(n.)
Grammar
flýma, fléma, an; m.

One who flees ⬩ a runaway ⬩ an exile ⬩ outlaw ⬩ a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction ⬩ profŭgus ⬩ fŭgĭtīvus ⬩ exul

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One who flees, a runaway, an exile, outlaw, a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul Ðú bist flýma geond ealle eorþan profăgus ĕris sŭper terram, Gen. 4, 12: 4, 16.

Linked entries: fléma flíma

gum-cynn

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Hé þæt wera cneórissum gewrecan þóhte, forgrípan gumcynne, Gen. 1275. a (noble) race, family, tribe, people (cf.

gum-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
gum-cynn, es; n.

Mankind, men, a race, nation ⬩ humanum genus, gens, natio

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Mankind, men, a race, nation; humanum genus, gens, natio He þohte forgrípan gumcynne he resolved to destroy mankind, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 14; Gen. 1275.

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, gore ⬩ sanguis, cruor

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BLOOD, gore; sanguis, cruor Ðæt blód eów byþ to tácne on ðám húsum, ðe ge on beóþ: ðonne ic ðæt blód geseó, ðonne forbúge ic eów erit sanguis vobis in signum in ædibus, in quibus eritis, et videbo sanguinem et transibo vos, Ex. 12, 13: Gen. 4, 10: Jn

Linked entries: deád blód blód-forlǽtan blód-lǽtan blód-hrǽce

þider-leódisc

(adj.)
Grammar
þider-leódisc, adj.
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Of that people Hé geleórde on Burgenda mǽgðe, and hé wæs bebyrged mid micle wópe ge Angelcynnes monna ge þiderleódiscra, Shrn. 134, 24

Linked entry: leódisc

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