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GRIM

(adj.)
Grammar
GRIM, adj.
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Ðeáh ðú wǽre wyrmcynna ðæt grimmeste though thou hadst been of serpents the fiercest, Soul Kmbl. 167; Seel. 83

Linked entry: grym

dreám

Grammar
dreám, drém, drím.
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Tealte beóð eorðan dreámas, Wlfst. 264, 3. joyous sound, jubilation Drémes jubilationis (cf. swéges, 8, 141), An. Ox. 7, 176. On dríme in jubilo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 15. <b>II a.

GYRD

(n.)
Grammar
GYRD, gird, gerd, e; f.

A staffrodtwiga yard the fourth part of a hidevirgavirgata

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Ber Aarones girde into ðam getelde bear Aaron&#39;s rod into the tabernacle, Num. 17, 10; Mt. Kmbl. 10, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 8, 11: i. 62, 34. He gebletsode ða grénan gyrda he blessed the green twigs, 64, 1.

Linked entries: gird geard

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Th. 130, 10; Gen. 2157: Beo. Th. 1198; B. 597: Exon. Th. 397, 22; Rä. 16, 23. Hé wæs him onsittende ðæt hine sum man gecneówe, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 494

á-scúfan

to drive awayrepelto expelto drive forwardimpeloverthrowto give up

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Ǽlc gesceaft onscunað ꝥ ꝥ hire wiþerweard biþ, and tiolaþ ꝥ hit him ꝥ from áscúfe, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 5. to expel Beó út áscofen trudatur, An. Ox. 823. Of his cyneríce áscofen, Hml. Th. i. 488, 16. Hí beóð út áscofan exterminabuntur, Ps. L. 36, 11.

lǽce-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-cræft, es; m.

a remedyrecipemedicine

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Ðis sceal ðan manna tó lǽcecræfte this shall be a remedy for the men, 22.

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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Hit gedéfe biþ ðæt mon his winedryhten freóge it is fitting that a man love his dear lord, Beo. Th. 6334; B. 3177

FÚS

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚS, adj.

Readypreparedpromptquickeagerhasteningproneinclinedwillingready for deathdyingpromptuscĕlerpărātusprōnuscŭpĭduspropĕræ morti devōtusmŏrĭbundus

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Ic eom síþes fús I am ready for the journey, Beo. Th. 2955; B. 1475: Elen. Kmbl. 2436; El. 1219: Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 10; Ph. 208. Is him fús hyge their mind is ready for death, Andr. Kmbl. 3327; An. 1666.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Hí mǽndon mondryhtnes cwealm they mourned their lord&#39;s death, Beo. Th. 6289; B. 3149. Ic wundrige hwæt ðé seó oððe hwæt ðú mǽne admiror cur aegrotes. Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 11.

un-áwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeableunalterableinvariable

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Gif hí béoð participia, ðonne beóð hí ... mobilia; gif hí beóð naman, ðonne beóð hí ... fixa, ðæt is unáwendendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Zup. 254, 17. Ða habbaþ ða écean reste and unáwendendlíce welan, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 219

ge-scot

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Th. ii. 32, 28. a shot, scot, contribution Gif hwylc monn þone ándagan oferhebbe æt his gescote, béte be twifealdum, Cht. Th. 614, 23

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Wægn ne be grunde wód, 404, 29; Rä. 23, 15. Hit ofer eall wód and eode, Nar. 15, 22. Ðæt feórðe cyn wód on wǽgstreám, Cd. Th. 197, 22; Exod. 311. Hé wód þurh ðone wælréc, Beo. Th. 5315; B. 2661. Hé wód under wolcnum, 1432; B. 714.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

un-gemód

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemód, adj.

Disagreeingcontentiousat variancediscors

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Disagreeing, contentious, at variance; discors Ðǽm ungesibsuman is tó cýðanne ðæt hié wieten ðætte swá lange swá hié beóð from ðære lufe áðiéd hiera niéhstena and him ungemóde beóð ... admonendi sunt dissidentes, ut noverint, quod ... quamdiu a proximorum

Linked entries: ge-mód un-geméde

tweó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweó-líc, adj.

doubtfuluncertainambiguous

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Ðǽr beóþ kende ðæt beóþ twílíce, homodubii, Nar. 36, 18: 35, 3 note. ambiguous Ðá andwyrde hire se hálga mid twýlícere sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 14

Linked entries: tweó-mann twí-líc

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Ealle úre neóda ǽgðer ge gástlíce ge líchamlíce, 272, 16. necessity, need, difficulty, hardship, distress Lust hæfþ wíte and neád wuldor-beáh gegearwaþ pleasure hath punishment and hardship is a preparation for a crown, R. Ben. 26, 9.

wág

(n.)
Grammar
wág, (-h),wǽg, es; m.

A wall, mostly of a building

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Ne beó wé tó weallum oððe tó wágum geworhte on ðære gástlícan gebytlunge, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 14. Web æfter wágum, Beo. Th. 1994;B. 995. Ðæt cyricgrið stande ǽghwǽr binnan wágum, L. I. P. 25 : Th. ii. 338, 35.

Linked entries: wǽg wáh

æfter-eala

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-eala, an; m.

After-alesmall beer

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After-ale, small beer Æfter-eala sapa, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 22; Wrt. Voc. 28, 5

a-fréfrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fréfrian, p. ode; pp. od

To comfortconsoleconsolari

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To comfort, console; consolari Forwyrnde beón afréfrod sáwle mín renuit consolari anima mea, Ps. Spl. 76, 3

bégean

(v.)

to bowbend

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to bow, bend Cneó bégean scolden genua flectere deberent Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 39, col. 2

dógian

(v.)
Grammar
dógian, p. ode; pp. od
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To bear, suffer; pati?-Ic dógode I suffred, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 17; Rä. 1, 9