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foxung

(n.)
Grammar
foxung, e; f.
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Críst geseah his prættas, for ðan þe hé mid sóðfæstnysse ne sóhte þone Hǽlend, ac foxunga wǽron wunigende on him, Hml. S. 16, 162

heofon-ware

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Críst þe sibb is heofonwara and eorðwara, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 29. Take here the plural forms given under heofon-waru in Dict., and add

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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with reference to human law or obligation, misdeed, fault, crime, wrong Se cyning his feóndum swíþe árede . . . Ðyslíc wæs seó syn ( culpa ) ðe se cyning fore ofslegen wæs, Bd. 3, 22;S. 553, 21.

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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Exon. 10b; Th. 11, 27; Cri. 177. He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536.

Linked entry: carian

enge

(adj.)
Grammar
enge, def. se enga; adj.

Narrow, anxiousangustus, anxius

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Of ðam engan hofe from that narrow house, 73b; Th. 274, 12; Jul. 532: 8a; Th. 3, 6; Cri. 32. Enge ánpaðas narrow passes, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 8; Exod. 58: Beo. Th. 2824; B. 1410.

gearo

(adv.)
Grammar
gearo, gearu; adv.

Promptlyreadilyentirelyaltogetherprompteomnīnoprorsus

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Gé ða fægran gesceaft gearo forségon ye utterly despised the fair creation, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 33; Gú. 602 : 9 b; Th. 7, 31; Cri. 109.

hell-ware

(n.)
Grammar
hell-ware, -wara; pl.

The inhabitants of hell

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Wuldorweorudes and helwara of the glorious host and of the dwellers in hell, Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 20; Cri. 286: 114 a; Th. 437, 12; Rä. 56, 6

Linked entry: hell-waran

se

(adv.)
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Th. 13, 31; Cri. 211: 159, 30; Gú. 934: 328, 24; Vy. 22: 454, 6; Hy. 4, 28: 455, 12, 18; Hy. 4, 48, 51: 495, 13; Rä. 84, 7. Hwæðre se ðeáh, 417, 27; Rä. 36, 11. Efne se ðeáh, 421, 33; Rä. 40, 27: 482, 2; Rä. 66, 1. Se ðeána, 127, 3; Gú. 380.

syn-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
syn-sceaþa, an; m.

One who wickedly does harm, a malefactor, criminal, miscreant

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Th. 44, 21; Cri. 706. Metod beslóh synsceaþan ( the apostate angels ) sigore and gewealde, Cd. Th. 4, 17; Gen. 55. Similar entries Cf. mán-sceaþa

Linked entry: syn-sceaþa

þrym-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-full, adj.

Gloriousmagnificentillustriousmighty

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Th. 34, 12; Cri. 541

þyrnen

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrnen, adj.

Of thorns

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Th. 69, 27; Cri. 1127. Ðone ðyrnenan helm, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 10. Þyrnenan, Wulfst. 124, 5

wíd-wegas

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-wegas, pl. m.
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Th. 30, 21; Cri. 482. Férdon folctogan feorran and neán geond wídwegas, Beo. Th. 1684; An. 840. Blǽd is árǽred geond wídwegas, ofer þeóda gehwylce, 3412 ; B. 1704. Cf. síd-wegas

wíte-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-hús, es; n.

A house of punishmenttormentprisonan amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyredhell

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Th. 94, 7 ; Cri. 1536

flǽsc-hama

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Þurh leáslice líces wynne, earges flǽschoman ídelne lust, Cri. 1298. Þú synna tó fela gefremedes in flǽschoman, GG. 558

boda

(n.)
Grammar
boda, an; m. [bod a message, -a, q. v. ]

a messenger, ambassador, herald, apostle, angelnuntius, legatus, præco, apostolus, angelusa foreboder, prophetpropheta, vatesa messenger

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Ða bodan us fǽrdon nuntii nos terruerunt, Deut. 1, 28: Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 9; Cri. 1305. Sende he bodan befóran his ansýne misit nuntios ante conspectum suum, Lk. Bos. 9, 52: Gen. 32, 3: Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 7; Cri. 1152.

cear-gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
cear-gealdor, -gealides; n. [galdor = an incantation, charm]

A dire or horrible enchantmentcantio vel loquela mæsta

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A dire or horrible enchantment; cantio vel loquela mæsta Helle gǽstcleopade fór corþre ceargealdra full the spirit of hell cried before the multitude, full of dire enchantments, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 24; Jul. 618

glædscipe

(n.)
Grammar
glædscipe, es; m.

Gladnessjoy

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Gladness, joy Crist is mid ealles módes gledscype to herienne Christ is to be praised with joy of all the mind, Lchdm. iii. 436, 19. Glædscip mín gaudium meum, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 29

ge-leorednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leorednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A goingremovingtransmigrationtransĭtustransmigrātio

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A going, removing, transmigration; transĭtus, transmigrātio Fram Dauide óþ Babilōnis geleorednysse, and fram Babilōnis geleorednesse óþ Crist a David usque ad transmigratiōnem Babyy̆lōnis, et a transmigrātiōne Baby̆lōnis usque ad Christum, Mt.

for-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-warnian, for-warenian; p. ode.

to forewarn

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to forewarn Be ðám treówe Críst sylf forewarnode Adam, Nap. 24. Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160

lǽwa

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Hwílon cweþað preóstas ꝥ Crístes lǽwa . . . mage wið Críst hine betellan, swilce hé neádunge gefremode ꝥ fácn wið hine, Hml. S. 27, 157. Add