sundor-wís
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-Ǽnne giddum gearu-snottorne . . . ðone hié ðære cwéne ágéfon, sægdon hine sundorwísne, Elen. Kmbl. 1172; El. 588
rysce
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Of bæccæ funtan on ðá riscæan; of ðǽre riscæan on sagelmære, C. D. iv. 27, 15
ǽl-fisc
An eel
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An eel Ic geeácnode tó ðǽre ǽrran sylene týn þúsenda ǽlfixa ǽlce geáre ðám munecum, C. D. iii. 61, 5
heáh-gnornung
Deep grief, sorrow, mourning
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Deep grief, sorrow, mourning Hé gehýrde heáhgnornunge ðæra ðe gebundene bitere wǽron ut audiret gemitum vinculatorum, Ps. Th. 101, 18
forþ-weardes
Forwards ⬩ on
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Forwards, on Volosianus hym þá wæs forðwerdes farende and on ánes dæges færelde tó sǽ becóm, Hml. A. 188, 203
Linked entry: forþ-werdes
síd
wide ⬩ broad ⬩ spacious ⬩ ample ⬩ extensive ⬩ far-reaching ⬩ large ⬩ capacious ⬩ ample ⬩ spacious ⬩ large ⬩ long ⬩ hanging ⬩ of ample length
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Is ðæs fýres frumstól ofer eallum óðrum gesceaftum geond ðisne sídne grund, Met. 20, 127. applied to a tract of land, to a kingdom, etc., Similar entries v. síd-land Síde ríce a broad realm, Beo. Th. 4404; B. 2199.
fágetung
A changing, change ⬩ vărietas, dīversĭtas
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A changing, change; vărietas, dīversĭtas Hér is ðære lyfte fágetung here is a changing of the air, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 33
húslung
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The administration of the sacrament Æfter ðære húslunge gewát tó ðam lífigendan gode, Homl. Swt. 3, 622: Homl. Th. ii. 548, 9
wiþ-sleán
To counteract
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To counteract Hí woldon ðæra hálgena líc besencan on flóde, ac se ælmihtiga Scyppend wiðslóh ðam unrǽde, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 324
wrǽst-líc
Delicate ⬩ elegant
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Delicate, elegant Ðære wrástlícan delicate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 29 : 26, 44. Wrǽstlícum delicatis (ornamentis vestium delieatis decorari, Ald. 73), 87, 17
Linked entry: wærst-líc
lím-fín
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A lime-heap Ðanon on gerihte on cyncges límfíne, of ðǽre fíne niðer, C. D. B. i. 518, 41. Cf. wudu-fín
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on-fealdan
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Ic onfealde and gerecce twá dǽda Benedictes duo Benedicti facta replica, Gr. D. 162, 10. [O. H. Ger. int-faldan explicare Add
on-weorpan
to throw aside, turn aside
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to throw aside, turn aside Hine se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig mutati ab urbe venti, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 8
scotere
one who shoots or hurls ⬩ a warrior
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one who shoots or hurls, a warrior Nó hé ðære feohgyfte for scoterurn (? scotenum, MS.) scamigan þorfte, Beo. Th. 2056; B. 1026
BEORHT
BRIGHT ⬩ light ⬩ clear ⬩ lucid ⬩ splendid ⬩ excellent ⬩ splendidus ⬩ lucidus ⬩ coruscus ⬩ clarus ⬩ formosus ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ magnificent ⬩ noble ⬩ glorious ⬩ sublime ⬩ divine ⬩ holy ⬩ clarus ⬩ præclarus ⬩ eximius ⬩ augustus ⬩ divus ⬩ sanctus
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To ðære beorhtan byrg to the bright city 15 a; Th. 33, 1; Cri. 519. Beorhte burhweallas beorhte scínaþ the lucid city-walls shine brightly Cd. 220; Th. 282, 31; Sat. 295. Ðá cwom sunnan beorhtra líg then came a fire, brighter than the sun Elen.
Linked entries: bearht berht bryht byrht byrht-word
leód-scipe
A people ⬩ nation
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Hwæt tó bóte mihte æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 10: Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 9: Beo. Th. 5495; B. 2751: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 135; Met. 1, 68. Ðrý leódscipas sind gehátene India, Homl.
ranc
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C. 35; Th. ii. 358. 5. v. ofer-ranc. bold, valiant (Icel. rakkr courageous, bold) Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne here and unearhne a host bold and fearless, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 26
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án-rǽd
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S. 25, 668. of things Swá ánrǽde seó wyrt ys ꝥ heó þý ylcan dæge þá stánas forbrycð, Lch. i. 212, 14. Habban ánrǽde geðanc and ánrǽdne geleáfan, Wlfst. 32, 17
for-spillan
to destroy ⬩ to destroy by extravagant use ⬩ consume wastefully ⬩ waste ⬩ to lose
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Hé ðæt land ne mæg náðer gifan ne syllan, ne forspecan ne forspillan (forfeit. Cf. nec cogi debet rectum ejus forspeken nec forspillen, Ll. Th. i. 562, 1) út of ðám minstre, C.
gift
a gift; as a technical term ⬩ the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife ⬩ marriage ⬩ nuptiæ
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Æt ðǽm giftan sceal mæsse-preóst beón at the nuptials there shall be a mass-priest, L. Edm. 13, 8; Th. i. 256, 6. Wífigende and gyfta syllende nubentes et nubtum tradentes, Mt. Bos. 24, 38: Lk. Bos. 20, 34.