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ge-wyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyld, -wild, es; n.

Powerdominion

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Power, dominion Æfter ðam ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Inde him to gewyldon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67. 21

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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A stale Hearpan stala the pieces of wood into which the strings are fixed (?): ceminigi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 66 (cf. 40)

firm

(n.)
Grammar
firm, es; m.
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A fixed contribution of food Leófstán dóð tó þis fermfultum án sceppe malt. . . tó fyllincge intó þan ealdan fyrme, Nap. 55. 33

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Ongit hé swá micle máran sige on him selfum swá hé uniéð wiðstód he will feel so much greater victory in himself as he had greater difficulty in withstanding, Past. 52; Swt. 407, 26.

hearde

firmlytightly

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Wé þæs hearde sceoldon bídan in bendum, Hö. 87. Him bonena hand hearde gesceóde, An. 18. Wyrd bið wended hearde . . . and hwæðre him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, Sal. 435.

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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Ða ingeðoncas ðe wealcaþ in ðæs monnes móde quando cogitationes volvuntur in mente, Past. 21 ; Swt. 155, 22. to turn over, deal with Þeáh ðe hí Moyses ǽ on heora múðe wealcon, and nellaþ understandan bútan ðæt steaflíce andgit, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 72

Linked entry: wealcian

heán

(adj.)
Grammar
heán, adj.

Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humblehumilis, infamis

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Habbaþ mé gehnǽged heánne tó eorþan humiliavit in terra vitam meam, Ps. Th. 142, 3. Ǽgðer ge welige ge heáne simul in unum dives et pauper, 48, 2. Swá ríce swá heáne vel divites vel pauperes, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 30.

ǽtren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽtren, ǽttren, ǽtem, ǽttern; adj.

Poisonousvenenosus

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Him æt heortan stód ǽtterne ord [sc. gáres] the poisonous point[ the spear] stood in his heart. Byrht. Th. 136, 4; By. 146: Frag. Kmbl. 37; Leás. 20: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 112, 24

cearian

(v.)
Grammar
cearian, cearigan, carian; ic cearige, ðú cearast, he cearaþ, ceariaþ; ode; od [cearu = care]

To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorrycurare, sollicitum esse

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He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536. Ne ceara ðú fleáme dǽlan somwist incre care not thou to part your fellowship by flight, Cd. 104; Th. 137, 25; Gen. 2279: 130; Th. 165, 16; Gen. 2732

Linked entry: carian

cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
cyrr, cerr, cirr, cierr,es ; m.

A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium

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Se biþ abísgod, on færelde mid óðrum cierrum who is busied, in a journey with other affairs, Past. 4, 1; Hat. 9b, 7

Linked entries: cerr cier

CÝSE

(n.)
Grammar
CÝSE, cése,es; m:an; m.

CHEESEcaseus

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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 19

Linked entry: cése

dógor-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-rím, es; n. [rím a number]
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Is ðes þroht to ðæs heard dógorrímum this suffering is so hard in the days of my life, Elen. Kmbl. 1406; El. 705

éðian

(v.)
Grammar
éðian, éðigean; p. ode; pp. od.

to breathe, inspire hālāre, spīrāre, inspīrāreto smell ŏdōrāre

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Éðode him on ðone múþe inspīrāvit ei in as, Martyrol. ad 28 April. to smell; ŏdōrāre Habbaþ opene nóse, ne mágon éðian nāres hăbent et non ŏdōrăbunt, Ps. 113, 14

Linked entries: éðgiende éþung

FINOL

(n.)
Grammar
FINOL, finul, finel, fynel, fenol, es; m: finule, finugle, an; f.

The plant FENNELfēnĭcŭlum

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Seóþ on ðam ecede ðone finol seethe the fennel in the vinegar, 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 26

fnæd

(n.)
Grammar
fnæd, es; pl. nom. acc. fnadu, fnado; gen. fnada; dat. fnadum; n.

A hemedgefringefimbria

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On fnadum gyldenum in fimbriis aureis, Ps. Lamb. 44, 14

Linked entry: ge-fnæd

for-bryttan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bryttan, -brittan; he -bryteþ, -brytt; p. -brytte; pp. -bryted, -bryt

To break in piecessmashbruisecrushconfringtĕrecontĕrĕreconquassāre

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To break in pieces, smash, bruise, crush; confringtĕre, contĕrĕre, conquassāre Tocwysed hreód he ne forbrytt arundĭnem quassātam non confringet. Mt. Bos. 12, 20.

Linked entry: for-brittan

fóre-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-spræc, fóre-spæc, e; f. [fóre- fore-, spræc a speech]

A fore-speechprefaceintroductiona speaking before for anothera fore-promisepræfātiopræ-sponsio

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Beóþ ða ungewittigan cild gehealdene on ðam fulluhte þurh fórespræce ðæs godfæder unknowing children are saved in baptism by the fore-promise of the godfather, Bd. Whelc. 180, 44

Linked entries: fóre-spæc for-spǽc

for-gifenlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
for-gifenlíc, -gifendlíc, -gyfendlíc, -gyfenlíc; comp. m. ra; f. n. re; sup. ost; adj.

givingdativegivingdătīvusforgivingpardonablebearableremissustolerābĭlis

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Gr. 7; Som. 6, 19. forgiving, pardonable, bearable; remissus, tolerābĭlis Ic eów secge, ðæt Sodom-warum, on ðam dæge, biþ forgifenlícre ðonne ðære ceastre dīco vōbis, quia Sŏdŏmis, in die illa, remissius ĕrit quam illi cīvĭtāti, Lk. Bos. 10, 12

Linked entry: for-gyfendlíc

gearo

(adv.)
Grammar
gearo, gearu; adv.

Promptlyreadilyentirelyaltogetherprompteomnīnoprorsus

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Se mec gearo [or geáro; see next word] on bende legde he who altogether laid me in bonds, 105 b; Th. 402, 14; Rä. 21, 29

lár-spell

(n.)
Grammar
lár-spell, es; n.

A discoursesermonhomilytreatise

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A discourse, sermon, homily, treatise God cwæþ be láreówum on his lárspelle God said of teachers in his sermon, Homl. Th. ii. 320, 25. Se bisceop ðam folce sǽde lárspell, Homl. Skt. 3, 141.