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burh-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
burh-fæsten, es; n.
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A city-fastness, fortress, citadel; arx munita, castellum Com God sceáwigan beorna burhfæsten God came to view the chieftains' city-fastness, Cd. 80; Th. 101, 10; Gen. 1680

fyrnum

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrnum, adv.

With horrorhorriblyintenselyhorrĭbĭlĭter

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With horror, horribly, intensely; horrĭbĭlĭter Ðonne cymþ forst fyrnum cald then cometh frost intensely cold, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 28; Gen. 316: 38; Th. 50, 16; Gen. 809

sǽtnere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtnere, es; m.

One who lies in wait

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One who lies in wait. but used in the following case to gloss seditiosus Mid setnerum cum seditiosis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 7. Similar entries v. sǽtnian, sǽtere ;

Linked entries: sétnere sǽtnung

on-cnyssan

(v.)

to cast down

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to cast down Ðú mé yfela feala oft oncnyssedest thou didst strike me down with many evils, Ps. Th. 70, 19. Oncnyssyde depulsae, Ps. Spl. C. 61, 3

ord-bana

(n.)
Grammar
ord-bana, an; m.

One who slays with (the point of) a weapon (ord, cf. ecg-bana), a murderer

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One who slays with (the point of) a weapon (ord, cf. ecg-bana), a murderer Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles ( Cain ), Cd. Th. 67, 7; Gen. 1097

irman

(v.)
Grammar
irman, p. de

to afflictvex

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Ic mæg sleán and ierman míne heáfodgemæccan I can beat and vex my companions, Past. 17, 8 ; Swt. 121, 12

Linked entry: ge-irman

láðettan

(v.)
Grammar
láðettan, p. te

odioushatefulbe hatedbe hostileto abominatehate

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Ðás gyltas ne mǽgon úre sáwla ofsleán ac hí mágon hí áwlǽtan and Gode láðettan these sins cannot destroy our souls, but they can pollute them and be hateful to God, Homl, Th. ii. 590, 29.

leger

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Add Sé þe þæt ne can, ǽr hé hit geleornige, ne hé rihtlíce ne bið húsles wyrðe . . . ne furðon clǽnes legeres æfter his forðsíðe, Wlfst. 302, 8. Ðá beád se bisceop his wer þám cynge.

orsorgness

(n.)
Grammar
orsorgness, e; f.

freedom from care or anxiety, tranquillityprosperity

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freedom from care or anxiety, tranquillity Caru cura, orsorhnys securitas, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 60-61. Sibb and orsorhnes pax et securitas, Bd. 4, 25 ; S. 601, 29. prosperity Dysigra monna orsorgness (prosperitas) hí fordéþ.

a-lege

Grammar
a-lege, impert. of a-lecgan.

lay downdepone

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lay down; depone Alege oððe ahwelf híg, eálá ðú Drihten cast down [or cover over] them, O Lord! depone eos, Domine! Ps. Lamb. 58, 12;

a-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
a-stígend, es; m.

A riderascensor

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A rider; ascensor Hors and astígend [MS. astígende] aweorpeþ on síe equum et ascensorem dejecit in mare, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 1; Thw. 29, 6

ding

(n.)
Grammar
ding, e; f.
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A dungeon, prison; carcer Com hæleða þreát to ðære dimman ding the troop of heroes came to the dark dungeon, Andr. Kmbl. 2541; An. 1272

un-forfeored

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forfeored, (un-forfored(?).

Unbrokenextricabile

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also ungebrocenre extricabili, 33, 7: perhaps in each case inextricabilis should be read, cf. untósliten inextricabilis, 110, 60); Unbroken; extricabile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 22

Linked entry: for-feored

ge-healdend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-healdend, es; m.
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One who keeps or saves, who does not spend Mǽden . . . geswincful, gehealdend a maiden . . . laborious, that takes care of her money Lch. iii. 192, 23

freórig-ferþ

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig-ferþ, adj.

Sad in soultristis anĭmo

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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Cwom freórigferþ ðá seó fǽmne wæs he, sad in soul, came to where the damsel was, Exon. 52 b; Th. 182, 30; Gú. 1318

brim-nesen

Grammar
brim-nesen, l. (?) brim nésen,
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Gen. 1341) and gesundne síð settan mósten if they came safe from the sea, and might make a prosperous passage, El. 1004. and substitute

a-hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwettan, p. -hwette; pp. -hwetted.

to whetexciteexcitareaccendereto provideadhiberesubministrareto cast awaydrive awayabigererepudiare

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Kmbl. 678; An. 339. to cast away, drive away; abigere, repudiare God ahwet hie from his hyldo God will cast them away from his favour, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 13

Linked entry: a-hwæt

dǽd-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-fruma, an; m. [dǽd a deed, fruma II. an author, inventor]

A deed-doer, perpetrator, labourer facinoris vel facinorum auctor, actor

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Cain and Abel, ða dǽdfruman, dugeþa strýndon, wélan and wiste Cain and Abel, the original labourers, acquired goods, wealth and food, Cd. 46; Th. 59, 27; Gen. 970

ymb-hygd

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Add: care, anxiety about one's self Gif him mǽte ꝥ hé sé mid ǽniges cynnes írene slægen, ymbhýdu ꝥ beóð, and sorge ꝥ tácnað cf. mid ísene geslégene gesihð carfulnysse (sollicitudinem ) getác-nað, cxxv. 54, 248, Archiv cxx. 302, 2. care for others

dǽd-céne

(adj.)
Grammar
dǽd-céne, adj.

Deed-bold agendo fortis, audax

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Deed-bold; agendo fortis, audax Com ingán ealdor þegna, dǽdcéne mon the prince of thanes, the deed-bold man, came entering, Beo. Th. 3294; B. 1645