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ǽrror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽrror, prep. dot.

Beforeante

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Met. Fox 29, 52; Met. 29, 26

heofon-tungol

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-tungol, es; n.

A heavenly body

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Met. Fox 22, 47; Met. 22, 24. Hǽdre heofontungol bright heavenly bodies. Exon. 18 a; Th. 43, 23; Cri. 693; 56 a; Th. 199, 28; Ph. 32: Cd. 199; Th. 247, 23; Dan. 501

leóþ-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-wyrhta, an; m.

A poet

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Met. Fox introduc. 5; Met. Einl. 3

gum-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
gum-rinc, es; m.

A man

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Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53; Cd. 75; Th. 93, 27; Gen.1552

ge-stióran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stióran, p. de; pp. ed

To correctrestraindirectguidecorrĭgĕre

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Met. Fox 9, 104; Met. 9, 52

ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Met. Fox 11, 107; Met. 11, 54. Gif ðú ne gemetgodest céle and hǽto if thou didst not moderate cold and heat, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 224; Met. 20, 112: fSalm. Kmbl. 879; Sal. 439. Beorhte steorran móna gemetgaþ the moon tempers the bright stars, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: metgian ge-metegian

emne

(adv.)
Grammar
emne, comp. emnor, emnar; adv.

Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just æquālĭter, æque, omnīno

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Met. Fox 29, 72; Met. 29, 35: Ps. Th. 9, 8. Crist hiene selfne ge-eáþmédde emne óþ ðone deáþ Christ humbled himself even unto death. Past. 41, 1; Hat. MS. 56 a, 22: 50; Hat. MS: Cd. 92; Th. 116, 28; Gen. 1943: Bt. Met.

ryne-swift

(adj.)
Grammar
ryne-swift, adj.

Swift in its course

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Swift in its course Ofer uppan rodere ryneswiftum, Met. 24, 28

Linked entry: swift

bécnan

(v.)
Grammar
bécnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To indicatedenotesignifyindicaresignificare

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Met. Fox 11, 158; Met. 11, 79 : Exon. 110 a; Th. 421, 31; Rä. 40, 26 : 106 b ; Th. 407, 5 ; Rä. 25, 10

glæs-hluttor

(adj.)
Grammar
glæs-hluttor, adj.

Clear as glass

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Met. Fox 5, 15; Met. 5, 8. Ís glisnaþ glæshluttur ice glistens clear as glass, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 16; Rún. 11

BRÚN

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÚN, adj.

BROWN, dark, duskyfuscus, subniger, rufus, furvus

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Met. Fox 26, 58; Met. 26, 29

ymb-licgan

Grammar
ymb-licgan, <b>. II.</b>
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Wæter wǽt and ceald wangas ymbelicgað, eorðe ælgréno, Met. 20, 77. Add

dróf

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Gyf hine méteð ꝥ he dróf wæter geseó, Lch. iii. 168, 27

fæst-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-rǽd, def.se fæst-rǽda; adj.

Firm in purpose, steadfast, constant, inflexible firmus consĭlii, constans

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Met. Fox 10, 97; Met. 10, 49. Gehýrde fæstrǽdne geþoht he heard a steadfast resolution, Beo. Th. 1225; B. 610: Ps. Th. 134, 3

lád-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lád-líce, adv.

Hatefullydetestablyhorriblyunpleasantly

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Met. Fox 26, 166; Met. 26, 83. Wit gewídost lifdon láðlícost we should live as far apart as possible, and in most grievous sort, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 17; Kl. 14

gin-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
gin-fæst, adj.

Very fastlastingfirmissimus

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Met. Fox 20, 453; Met. 20, 227

be-twuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twuh, prep. dat. acc.

Between, amonginter

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Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4

ge-hentan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hentan, p. te; pp. ed

To takeseizecăpĕreprehendĕre

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Met. Fox 13, 64; Met. 13, 32. Eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton all that they could seize, Chron. 905; Erl. 98, 17

Linked entry: hentan

un-teorig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-teorig, adj.

Untiringunceasing

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Untiring, unceasing Rodor recene scríþeþ, súðheald swífeþ swift, untiorig, Met. 28, 17

Linked entries: teorig un-tiorig

ǽ-lenge

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-lenge, ǽlinge

tedium, weariness

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tedium, weariness Ðý lǽs ǽlinge út ádrífe selflicne secg, (Met. Einl. 6.)

Linked entry: æling