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geongling

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Be þám men þe hine mid geonglingum ( juvenibus ) besmíteð, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 10

ge-swencness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swencness, e ; f.
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Ne sprǽce hé . . . be Lazares geswencnesse (contritione), þá þá hé cwæð ꝥ hé onféncge manige yfel on his lífe. Gr. D. 310, 27. For þám þingum swá monigra geswencnissa ꝥ wé ealle þá niht férdon mid þurste gewǽcte, Nar. II. 29.

ge-éfstan

Grammar
ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,
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Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour of all was to be dead in the body and living in the spirit, Hml. S. 23 b, 90

giddian

(v.)
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Se sealmsceop be ðám gyddigende sang, Hml. Th. i. 410, 16

hám-cyme

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Hí mycelne gefeán hæfdon be his hámcyme, Hml. A. 125, 278. Gebiddende for his hámcyme of þám wræce and of þám earfoðan þá hé þá on wæs, Ps. Th. 30, arg. Add

ropp

(n.)
Grammar
ropp, es; m.

An intestinethe colon

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Be wambe coþum and tácnum on roppe and on smælþearmum, Lchdm. ii. 230, 16-18. Tíhþ innan ðone rop and on ðæt smælþearme, 232, 15. Roppum extalibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 11

Linked entry: rop

ofer-módig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-módig, adj.

Proud, arrogant, saucy, wantoncontumax

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Proud, arrogant, saucy, wanton:— Mǽden biþ ofer-módig a girl (born on the thirteenth day of the moon) will be saucy, Lchdm. iii. 190, 16. Ofermódige superbi, Ps. Th. 118, 51. Ofermódigra superborum, Ps. Spl. 118, 69. Ofermódigum superbis, 122, 5.

swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
swíðan, p. de; but a strong form swáð also occurs.

to make strong, give strength to, strengthen, supportto be strong, exercise strength, prevail

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Swá reordode manna mildost mihtum swíðed, 213, 9; Exod. 549. to be strong, exercise strength, prevail (?) Ic oforswíðrode ágen ł ongén ł swáð ( = oferswáð? v. ofer-swíðan) hine praevalui adversus eum, Ps. Lamb. 12, 5

niþer-bogen

(adj.; part.)

down-bent

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down-bent Tó ðære niþerbogenan ác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 1

bilig

(n.)

a bag, bottle, skinuter

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M. 118, 83. v. belg

leód-hwæt

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In the passage l. leódhwata, and add: cf. brego-róf, cyning-beald

on-irning

(n.)
Grammar
on-irning, e; f.

Attack, assault

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Attack, assault Diówlíca onerninge tósliteno beón diabolica incursione lacerari, Rtl. 36, 1

Linked entry: irning

irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Povertypenurymiserywretchednesscalamitydistressdisorder

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Ne biþ him hyra yrmþu án tó wíte ac ðara óðerra eád tó sorgum nor alone shall their own misery be torment, but the bliss of the others shall be a grief, 26 b ; Th. 79, 19; Cri. 1293. For yrmþe unspédig[ra] propter miseriam inopum, Ps. Spl. 11, 5.

Linked entry: earmþu

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Gié magon him woel dóe (wel dóa, Rush.) potestis illis bene facere Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 7. Wese ðín mildheortnis well ofer ús Ps. Ben. 32, 18. marking degree well, much, thoroughly, freely: Gecnua wel Lchdm. ii. 322, 26.

Linked entry: BET

beón

(n.)

bees

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bees Ps. Spl. 117, 12 : L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 434, 35

first

(n.)
Grammar
first, es; m.

A rafterbeamperchtĭgillumpertĭca

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A rafter, beam, perch; tĭgillum, pertĭca First paratica? [ = pertica ], Wrt. Voc. 290, 3

níd-hírness

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hírness, e; f.

Enforced obedienceservitude

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Enforced obedience, servitude In nédhérnesse ic bégo in servitutem redigo, Rtl. 6, 9

ge-beorgan

Grammar
ge-beorgan, <b>; I 2.</b>
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Swá swá hé wille beón wið Godd geborgen, Cht. Th. 391, 24. Add

wil-cuma

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Wilcuman lâ, mîne hláfordas bene veniant, domini mei, Gr. D. 276, 23. Add

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow updevourabsorbdevŏrāredegluttīreabsorbēre

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Heó beóþ forswelgene they shall be swallowed up, 57, 8

Linked entries: for-sweolgan swelgan