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á-timbran

Grammar
á-timbran, á-timbrian.
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hét átimbran (-ian, v.l.) þá ciricean, Chr. 643; P. 26, 15: 913; P. 96, 20. Add

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Þincþ him tó lang hwænne beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum it seems to him too long [to the time] when he shall be taken from the troubles of this life, Homl. Th. i. 140, 9.

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

self

Grammar
self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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</b> add: with ágen :-- hine forlét tó his ágnes sylfes dóme, Gr. D. 13, 20. <b>III a</b> :-- Gif his hwá sié lustful!! 'Hwæt déstú gif ic tómergen middeges gebíde ?'

nama

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His noman wé sceolan weorþian mid wordum and dǽdum, Bl. H. 103, 27.

micel

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Hwǽr beóþ þá glengeas and þá mycclat, gegyrelan þe þone líchoman ǽr mid frætwode?, Bl. H. 111, 36. For hwan ne déþ ꝥ lǽsse nú ꝥ máre dyde?

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Lengthheightstature

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lang wæs Adam on lenge gesceapen how tall was Adam created? Salm. Kmbl. 180, 19. Hwilc eówer mæg geícan áne elne to his lenge? Homl. Th. ii. 464, 2. Forneán on lenge ungeendod almost infinite in length, 350, 7.

wrǽt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽt-líc, adj.

wondrouscurious of wondrous excellencebeautifulnobleexcellentelegant

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Heó wæs on sangum wrǽtlícre, ðonne heora ǽnig ǽr wǽre, Homl. Ass. 127, 365

fíf

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þǽm geáre bið þreó hund daga and fíf and syxtig daga, Bl.

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluidsa sinewa rein, kidney

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Tócnáwan be his ǽdrena hrepunge by feeling his pulse hweðer hraðe swulte, Hml. S. 3, 569. Ǽddrum fibris, venis, An. Ox. 376: fibrarum rivulis, 11, 135.

Linked entry: héþir

hád

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Heó wæs wunigende on wudewan háde, Hml. Th. i. 146, 32. Þurh fǽmnan had, Sat. 495. Þurh briddes hád, Ph. 372. In cildes hád cenned, El. 336 : 776. by an adj. Þurh horscne hád, Cri. 49. Þurh clǽnne hád, 444. Þurh leóhtne hád.

cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
cunnian, p. ode, ade , ede; pp. od , ad , ed ; v. a.

to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari with gen. To have, experience of, to make trial of periclitari, experiri

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Se cunnaþ Dryhtnes meahta he tempteth the Lord's might, Salm. Kmbl. 454; Sal. 227. He ðín cunnode he has proved thee, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 16; Exod. 420: Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 15. with gen.

Eádbald

(n.)
Grammar
Eádbald, -bold, es; m. [eád happy, bald bold]

Eadbald, son of Ethelbert, king of Kent. He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640

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He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640 Hér Æðelbryht Contwara cyning forþférde, and Eádbald his sunu féng to ríce, se forlét his fulluht and leofode on hǽðenum þeáwe, swá ðæt he hæfde his fæder láfe to wife in

niþþas

(n.)
Grammar
niþþas, niþas; pl. m. (a poetical word used only in the plural)

Men

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from sceolde niþþum hweorfan he must die, Cd. Th. 74, 16; Gen. 1223 : 75, 5; Gen. 1235. is niþum swǽs, is ðín milde mód ofer manna bearn, Ps. Th. 99, 4.

Linked entry: niþ

geornful-nes

(n.)
Grammar
geornful-nes, giornful-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotionsollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio

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Ðá he ðá se cyning his gelǽrednysse and his geornfulnysse geseah cujus erudĭtiōnem atque industriam videns rex, 3, 7; S. 529, 46. Mid mycelre geornfulnesse devōtiōne magna, 3, 30; S. 562, 3: L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264, 22.

Linked entry: eornfullnes

brymme

(n.)
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Eorþe, brym ( pontus ), roderas, Hy. S. 74, 34. Se brym hwoðerode under his fótswaðum, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 19, Of grunde brymmes ( pelagi ), Rtl. 61, 33. Of brymme aequore, Hy. S. 70, 31. Ígland beworpen mid sealtum brymme, Hml.

gímeleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gímeleáslíce, adv.
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Þá wénde þá leóhtfatu gýmeleáslícor bétte þonne sceolde lampades negligenter exstinxisse se credidit Gr. D. 237, l. without care for good Ús þe yfele and gýmeleáslíce mid unrihte libbað nobis male viventibus atque negle-gentibus R.

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.

thereonthereinthereintothereof

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thereon com tó ðam treówe, sóhte wæstm ðǽron, and nǽnne ne gemétte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 1. Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene and hét hón ðone bisceop þǽron, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 253 : Blickl.

Linked entry: on

ceaster

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Hié ábrǽcon Wintanceastre, 894; P. 68, 3. Oþ ceaster (-ceastre, v. l. ), 877; P. 74, 18: 876; P. 74, 11. Hié ymbsǽton Andredescester, 491; P. 14, 15. Justo sealde Hrófesceaster, seó is .xxiiii. míla from Dorwitceastre, 604; P. 23, 3.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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gelíhte of his horse descendit, Gr. D. 18, 22. Him cóm rídende tó sum ridda . . . þá gelíhte se cuma, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 34. ridon tó þǽre eá, and þǽr gelíhton sóna for ðám langsuman færelde, Hml.

dem

(n.)
Grammar
dem, demm,es ; m.

mischief, harm, injury, loss, misfortunedamnum, mălum, noxa, injūria, detrīmentum, calămĭtas

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He ðone demm his giémeliéste gebétan ne mæg he cannot remedy the mischief of his neglect, Past. 36, 3; Hat. MS. 47 a, 22.

Linked entry: demm