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frem-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
frem-sum, fræm-sum; adj.

Kindbenigncourteousbenignus

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Kind, benign, courteous; benignus He þearfum and ellreordigum symble eáþmód and fremsum and rúmmód wæs paupĕrĭbus et pĕrĕgrīnis semper hŭmĭlis, benignus et largus fuit, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 11: Ps. Spl. 68, 20: Ps. Th. 134, 3. Syleþ us fremsum gód Drihten

Linked entry: fræm-sum

gegninga

(adv.)
Grammar
gegninga, -nunga; adv.

Plainlywhollyaltogethercertainlydirectlyomnino

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Plainly, wholly, altogether, certainly, directly; omnino Ðær ðú gegninga gúðe findest there wilt thou straightway find war, Andr. Kmbl. 2697; An. 1351. Ðæt hit gegnunga from Gode cóme that it came directly from God, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 35; Gen. 683 : Exon

Linked entries: génunga geagninga

tín-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
tín-nihte, adj.
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Ten days old On .x. nihtne mónan bidde swá hwas swa ðú wylle, hyt ðe byoþ gere. Se .x. nihta móna hé ys god tó standanne mid æðelum monnum, Lchdm. iii. 178, 19-21. Se ðe biþ ácenned on .x. nihtne ealdne mónan, se biþ ðrowere, 160, 28

þeów-hád

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-hád, es; m.
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The condition of a servant, service Heó háligryfte onféng and Godes ðeówháde she took the veil and accepted the condition of a servant of God; accepto velamine sanctimonialis habitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 42. Hé Godes ðeówháde and sceare onféng accepta

þrym-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-sittende, adj.

Dwelling in gloryinhabiting heaven

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(ptcpl.) Dwelling in glory, inhabiting heaven Seó þrynis þrymsittende, Exon. Th. 286, 3; Jul. 726. Þegn þrym-sittendes wuldorcyninges, Andr. Kmbl. 834; An. 417: 1056; An. 528. Sié ðé þrymsittendum þanc, Elen. Kmbl. 1618; El. 811: Exon. Th. 239, 19; Ph

wíd-herian

(v.)
Grammar
wíd-herian, -hergan; p. ede
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To celebrate, spread abroad the praise of a person Ðeáh hí for micel gód ne dón, hí wilniaþ ðæt hí micel ðyncen, and hí mon wídherge quamvis implere maxima praetermittant, ea tamen minima observant, quae humano judicio longe lateque redoleant, Past.

eáþ-méde

(v.; part.)
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Eádmédde (-méded? v. eáþ-médan) ic eom humiliatus sum, Ps. Spl. 38, 3. Ðú mé dydest eádmédne (or from eádméd, pp. of eádmédan?) humiliasti me, Ps. Th. 118, 75. Ic gebrenge þá heofonlican gód æt þám eáþmédum (-módum, S. 18, 11), Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 3. Add

Æl-mihtig

(n.)
Grammar
Æl-mihtig, -mihti

Almighty

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Almighty Se Ælmihtiga the Almighty, Beo. Th. 184; B. 92: Andr. Kmbl. 497; An. 249: Elen. Grm. 1146: Exon. 9 b : Th. 8, 22; Cri. 121: Cd. 191; Th. 239, 10; Dan. 368: Hy. 10, 1: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 97; Met. 9, 49: Menol. Fox 187; Men. 95 : Salm. Kmbl. 68;

Linked entry: eall-mihtig

EÁÐE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EÁÐE, éðe, ýðe; comp. m. eáðera , eáðra ; f. n. eáðere , eáðre ; sup. eáðost ; adj.

Easy, smoothfăcĭlis, lēvis

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Easy, smooth; făcĭlis, lēvis Gode þancedon ðæs ðe him ýþ-láda eáðe wurdon they thanked God for that the wave-paths had been easy [ = smooth] to them, Beo. Th. 462; B. 228. Eáðere ys olfende to farenne þurh nǽdle þyrel, ðonne se ríca and se wélega on

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, monna, an; m.

Mana man

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Man, a man Hwæt is se manna quid est homo? Ps. Th. 143, 4. On mannan mód, 117, 8. For ðissum earfoþnessum ðe wé ðissum mannan dydon, Blickl. Homl. 247, 18. Ic ádilige ðone mannan delebo hominem, Gen. 6, 7. God geworhte ǽnne mannan of láme, Homl. Th.

ge-wéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]

To turninclineseduceinclīnāresedūcĕre

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To turn, incline, seduce; inclīnāre, sedūcĕre Hí næfdon ðone láreów ðe cúþe hí to sóþfæstnysse wege gewéman they had not the teacher who could incline them to the way of truth, Homl. Th. ii. 400, 30: i. 498, 18. Hine wolde se deófol fram Gode gewéman

Linked entry: wéman

ge-wider

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wider, -widor, es; pl. nom. acc. -wideru, -widera, -widru; n.

Weatherthe temperature of the aira tempesttempestascæli tempĕries

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Weather, the temperature of the air, a tempest; tempestas, cæli tempĕries Hí monige dagas windes and gewidor abidon opportūnos alĭquot dies ventos expectārent, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 19. Se sceortigenda dæg hæfþ líðran gewideru [gewidera, MS. R.] ðonne se

gér

(n.)
Grammar
gér, es; n.

a yearannus

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a year; annus Hærfest biþ hreðeádegost, hæleðum bringeþ géres wæstmas autumn is most joyous, [it] bringeth the fruits of the year to men, Menol. Fox 477; Gn. C. 9. Wintras oððe gér winters or years, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 139, 23. the Anglo-Saxon Rune

un-gesceádwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwís, adj.

not acting according to reasonun- reasonableirrationalunwisefoolishnot possessed of reasonirrational

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not acting according to reason, un- reasonable, irrational, unwise, foolish Hé hine wiste swíþe ungesceádwísne and swíþe ungemetfæstne, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 4. Ic wundrige hwí men sién swá ungesceádwíse ðæt hié wénan ðæt ðis andwearde líf mæge ðone monnan

Linked entry: ge-sceádwís

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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To pound, bruise, crush. Take here ge-brytan (l. -brytan) in Dict. and add Gebrýtte fricabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 39. lit. Ðeós wyrt hafað geoluwe blóstman, and gif þu hý betweónan þínum fingrum gebrýtest, þonne hafað heó swæc swylce myrre, Lch. i. 256

ge-þancian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þancian, -þoncian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [þancian to thank]

To thankgive thanksrewardgrătias agĕre

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To thank, give thanks, reward; grătias agĕre Geþance ðé þeóda Waldend, ealra ðæra wynna ðe ic on worulde gebád I thank thee, Lord of the nations, for all the delights which I have experienced on earth, Byrht. Th. 136, 57; By. 173. He geþancode Gode his

Linked entry: þancian

a-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
a-smeágan, -smeán ; p. -smeáde ; pp. -smeád

To look closely intoexaminetrace outelicitmeditate uponconsidercontemplateponderjudgedeembe of opinionthinkperscrutariinvestigareindagareelicerecontempláripensarecensere

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To look closely into, examine, trace out, elicit, meditate upon, consider, contemplate, ponder, judge, deem, be of opinion, think; perscrutari, investigare, indagare, elicere, contemplári, pensare, censere Nú ne máge we asmeágan hú God of ðam láme flǽsc

gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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A pledge, hostage; obses Gýsel obses, Wrt. Voc. 72, 63: Byrht. Th. 139, 36; By. 265. Bútan ánum Bryttiscum gísle except one British hostage, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8. Ecgferþ wæs to gísle geseald Ecgfrid obses tenebatur, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 26. Ðú eádige

Linked entry: gýsel

twirǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
twirǽdness, e; f.
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Discord, dissension, disagreement Sacu and twirǽdnyss ( strife, seditions, Gal. 5, 20), Homl. Skt. i. 17, 26. Ðæt swá hweþer swá hit wǽre swá sibb swá twyrédnys betweónan Saxan and Myrcenum, ðæt ðæt mynster beó ǽfre on sibbe. Cod. Dip. B. i. 156, 16.

Linked entry: án-rǽdnes

be-windan

girdleencirclesurround

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Add: to wrap an object in or with something Heó bewand þá hand on godwebbe, Shrn. 59, 35. Hé hine biwand in líne turn involvit sindone. Mk. R. 15, 46. Biuundun (ligauerunt) mid hræglum, Jn. L. 19, 40. Bewindan (involvant) hi þæs cildes hand on weofodsceate