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be-wríhan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wríhan, bi-wríhan; p. wráh, pl. -wrigon; pp. -wrigen

To cover over, conceal, wrap up ⬩ velare, operire

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To cover over, conceal, wrap up; velare, operire Se snáw bewríhþ wyrta cíþ the snow covers over the germ of herbs, Salm.

Linked entries: an-wrigenys be-wrigen be-wríhþ bi-wráh bi-wríhan

reáde

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, Sal. K. 192, 32. Add

cwydian

(v.)
Grammar
cwydian, p. ode; pp. od

To speak, say ⬩ dicere

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To speak, say ; dicere Menn cwydodon men said, Chr. 1085; Erl. 217, 38

sealt-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-hálgung, e; f.
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Salt-hallowing; benedictio salis Salthálguncge tó acrum ł in húsum, Rtl. 117, 33

be-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon, -sǽdon; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [be, secgan to answer]

To defend ⬩ defendere

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To defend; defendere Him wæs lýfnesse scald, ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan on andweardnesse his gesacena leave was given him, that he might shield and defend himself in the presence of his accusers, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11

FÆDER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆDER, feder; indecl. in sing. but gen. fæderes and dat. fædere are sometimes found; pl. nom. acc. fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

FATHER ⬩ păter

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Sunu his fæderes son of his father, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 12; Sat. 580. Ðis is se ilca God, ðone fæderas cúðon this is the same God, whom your fathers knew, Andr. Kmbl. 1504; An. 753: Elen. Kmbl. 796; El. 398.

Linked entries: eald-fæder fædyr feder fieder fæder-lic

fracoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fracoþ, fracuþ, fracod, fraced; adj.

Vile ⬩ filthy ⬩ unseemly ⬩ hateful ⬩ abominable ⬩ worthless ⬩ useless ⬩ turpis ⬩ detestābilis ⬩ indĕcōrus

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Salm. Kmbl. 702; Sal. 350. Wæs úre líf fracuþ and gefrǽge our life has been vile and infamous, Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 23; Az. 24. Hí fracuðe and earme wǽron they were worthless and wretched, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 26.

Linked entries: fraced fraceþ fracod fracuþ for-cúþ

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle ⬩ lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare ⬩ to shine by exposure, as the bones ⬩ denudando in conspectum dari ⬩ apparere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ fulgere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ I shine ⬩ to shine

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Kmbl. 289; Sal. 144

Linked entry: BLÆC

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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Sax. commonly expressing the meaning of the Latin prepositions ab, ex, ad, etc: A. Sax. á-hebban, O. H. Ger. ur-hefan elevare; A. Sax. á-fyllan, O. H. Ger. ar-fullan implere; A. Sax. a-beran, O. H. Ger. ar-peran ferre, efferre; A. Sax. á-scínan, O.

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoop ⬩ cry ⬩ a cry of grief ⬩ wailing ⬩ lamentation ⬩ weeping

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Ðara ðe wóp gehýrdon galan Godes andsacan, sár wánigean, Beo. Th. 1575; B. 785. Wóp dreógan, Exon. Th. 140, 10; Gú. 608. Wóp þrowian, heáf under heofonum, Salm. Kmbl. 934! Sal. 466.

múþ-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-sealf, e ; f.
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A mouth-salve Gif mannes múð sár sié . . . Tó múðsealfe, Lch. ii. 48, 28

for-ðam

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon; adv.

For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ idcirco ⬩ ĭdeo

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Th. 54, 20: Salm. Kmbl. 921; Sal. 460

súþ

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ, adv.
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Seó eá súþ ðonan ligeþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 21: Salm. Kmbl. 382; Sal. 190. Fóron ðá súþ ofer Temese, Chr. 831; Erl. 68, 1. Súð ofer sǽ fóron, 897; Erl. 94, 28. Fóron súð ymbútan, 894; Erl. 91, 5.

organ

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Ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ, hé hý ealle oferhleóðrað, Sal. K. 152, 12. Add

cwæþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwæþ, QUOTH, said, spoke, Deut. 32, 26: Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 30, 31; p.
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of cweðan

wuldor-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-cyning, es; m.

The king of glory ⬩ the Deity

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Th. 272, 6; Sat. 115. Se wuldorcyning, 10, 32 ; Gen. 165. Ælmihtig God, wuldorcyning, 242, 30; Dan. 427: Salm. Kmbl. 640; Sal. 319. Wuldorcyning, fæder frymða gehwæs, Exon. Th. 211, 12; Ph. 196. Wuldorcyning (Christ), 227, 9; Ph. 420.

ge-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hérian, [or -herian; cf. Goth. hazjan] ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [hérian to praise]

To praise ⬩ honour ⬩ glorify ⬩ laudāre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ celebrāre

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To praise, honour, glorify; laudāre, hŏnōrāre, celebrāre Unlǽde biþ se ne can Crist gehérian wretched is he who cannot honour Christ, Salm. Kmbl. 48; Sal. 24. On Gode byþ gehérod mín siwl in Dŏmĭno laudābĭtur anĭma mea, Ps. Th. 33, 2.

a-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þringan, p. -þrang, -þrong, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen [a out, þringan to throng] .

to throng or press out or forth ⬩ to urge out ⬩ to urge ⬩ to throng or press away or out of sight ⬩ to conceal ⬩ extrudere ⬩ celare ⬩ to rush forth ⬩ to rush ⬩ prorumpere

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Kmbl. 1008; Sal. 505. Aþrungen, út-aþrungen celatum, Cot. 33. to rush forth, to rush; prorumpere Ic of enge up aþringe I rush up from the narrow place, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 18; Rä. 4, 12

Linked entry: a-þrungen

for-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
for-cuman, p. -com, -cwom. pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To surpass ⬩ overcome ⬩ destroy ⬩ harass ⬩ wear out ⬩ supĕrāre ⬩ vexāre

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Kmbl. 353; Sal. 176: Andr. Kmbl. 2651; An. 1327. Yrfe ðin eall forcóman hæredĭtātem tuam vexāvērunt, Ps. Th. 93, 5.

Linked entry: for-cinnan

warenung

(n.)
Grammar
warenung, warnung, wearnung, e; f.
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a taking heed, caution. v. warnian, I Hwæðer wǽre wyrd ðe warnung, Salm. Kmbl. 855; Sal. 427. a putting on guard, a warning, admonition. v. warnian, II Hit ys Godes sprǽc and his warnung and seó tíd cymð hrædlíce, Gen. 41, 32.

Linked entries: warnung wearnung

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