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heolfor

(n.)
Grammar
heolfor, es; n.

Blood from a woundgorecruor

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Blood from a wound, gore; cruor Blód út ne com heolfor of hreþre ðeáh mec bite stíðecg stýle there came not out blood or gore from my breast though the steel with stiff edge bit me, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 9; . 88, 13.

Linked entry: helabr

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, p. -wrégde; pp. -wréged, -wréht [wrégan to accuse] .

to accuseaccūsāreto stirripexciteimpelconcĭtāre

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Gytsung is gewréht wið God covetousness is accused before God, 256, 22. to stir, rip, excite, impel; concĭtāre Gifen biþ gewréged the sea is impelled, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 29; . 3, 3

Linked entry: wrégan

be-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽfan, p. de; pp. ed; [wǽfan to cover]

To befold, wrap round, cover, clotheobvolvere, amicire, operire, induere

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Ic eom réáde bewǽfed I am clothed with red, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484. 2; . 70, 1: Past. 14, 3; Hat. MS. 17 b, 19

Linked entry: wǽfan

þrym-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-fæst, adj.

Gloriousmajesticillustriousmighty

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Th. 432, 11; . 48, 4. Þegnas þrymfæste ( angels ), Cd. Th. 2, 6; Gen. 15. Þeóda þrymfæste, 114, 22; Gen. 1908: 158, 10; Gen. 2615

feormian

(v.)

to cleanseto furbish

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Hé mec (a lance) fægre feormað, . 72, 18. Fe(o)r(mie) wǽge, B. 2253

ge-nǽgan

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v. ge-hnǽgan), . 31, 19. Wé þec níða genǽgað, Gú. 201. Hearde genearwod, níða genǽged, B. 1439. (b α) of the attacks of illness, trouble, &c. :-- Hú gewearð þé þus, fæder, ferð gebysgod, nearwe genǽged ?, Gú. 986

ge-wefan

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R. 19, 23. Web rislum and pihtine wæs gewefen peplum radiis et pectine tenebatur, An. Ox. 3742. Mid gewefenum wǽfelsa consuta plecta, 2391.

glíwian

(v.)
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, . 27, 13

sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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add: (b. β) where a thing is personified Ic ( a storm ) . . . wrecan on wáþe wíde sended, . 2, 11. add Hé on ǽnne lytelne calic sende sumne dǽl þæs líchaman and þæs blódes úres Drihtnes, Hml. S. 23 b, 659.

wealdende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wealdende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Ruling powerful

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Th. 427, 6; . 41, 87

Linked entry: ge-wealdende

hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
hæftan, p. hæfte; pp. hæfted, hæft

To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprisonto bind, fetter

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Hringan hæfted confined with rings, Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 8; . 5, 2. Tó bodanne hæftedum prædicare captivis, Lk. Skt. Rush. 4, 18

on-þeón

(v.)

to prosperto be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable

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Th. 480, 14; . 64, 2

snegel

(n.)
Grammar
snegel, snægel, snegl, snél, snǽl, es; m.

A snail

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Th. 426, 7; . 41, 70. Ðone blacan snegl áwæsc on háligwætre, sele drincan Lchdm. ii. 110, 14. Blace sneglas on pannan gehyrste 144, 2

Linked entry: snægel

tó-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gangan, p. -géng; pp. -gangen.

to go in different directions,to partto go away,pass away

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Th. 405, 30; . 24, 10

Linked entry: tó-gán

ed-gift

(n.)
Grammar
ed-gift, e; f.

A re-giving, restitution restĭtūtio

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A re-giving, restitution; restĭtūtio, Lye

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Th. 399, 16; . 19, 1: 400, 14; . 21, 1. Ðæt wæs wunderlícu gemetgung miro modo, Past, 17; Swt. 113, 16. Wunderlíc gestreón mirandum negotium, Hpt. Gl. 469, 3. Oft hwæm gebyreþ ðæt hé hwæt mǽrlíces and wundorlíces gedéð, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 6.

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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Engla þreátas sigeleóð sungon, 1289), Gú. 1293. voice, note of a bird Ic þurh múð sprece . . . hleóðres ne míðe, . 9, 4. Dyde ic mé tó gomene ganetes hleóðor, Scef. 20.

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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Ða hors óþbær it bore away the horses, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 20; . 23, 10

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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R. 336, 22

Linked entry: æt-wegan

æft-beteht

re-assigned

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re-assigned, R. Ben. 4