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and-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
and-swaru, ond-, e; f. [and, swaru a speaking]

An ANSWERresponsum

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Th. 2991; B. 1493: Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 11; Cri. 184: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 86; Met. 22, 43. Nú sceal he sylf faran to incre andsware now he must come himself for your answer. Cd. 27; Th. 35, 19; Gen. 557

Linked entries: swaru and-wyrde

fæstlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fæstlíc, adj.

FASTLIKE, firm firmus

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Fæstlíce fórescyttelsas firm bars, Exon. 12 a; Th. 20, 3; Cri. 312

FYRWET

(n.)
Grammar
FYRWET, -wit, -wyt, es; n.

Curiositycūriōsĭtas

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Þurh fyrwet through curiosity, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 30; Cri. 92

Linked entries: firwet fyrwit fyrwyt

ge-nyrwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nyrwian, -nyrwan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To make narrow, compress, oppress

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Hearde genyrwad hardly constrained, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 6; Cri. 364

þrístlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrístlíce, þrístelíce; adv.

Boldlyconfidently

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Th. 54, 21; Cri. 872. Ðú ( the devil ) þrístlíce þeóde lǽrest, Andr., Kmbl. 2371; An. 1187

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Th. 45, 28; Cri. 726. Rodera þrim, heofona heáhfreá, 26, 28; Cri. 423. Wuldres þrym, 6, 13; Cri. 83. Ðú ðe sitst ofer engla ðrymm ( qui sedes super cherubim, Is. 37, 16) (or(?) ðrymm = host ), Homl. Th. i. 568, 15.

Linked entry: þrym

hearde

firmlytightly

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Hearde ondrǽdan, Cri. 1018. Hé hiene geeáðmédde tó þǽm folce þe hé him þǽr heardost ondréd, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 33. Þonne hine þæs hlísan heardost lysteð, Met. 10, 14

on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

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Th. 2, 31; Cri. 27. Ðæt ic móte ðis gealdor tóþum ontýnan that I may utter this incantation, Lchdm. i. 400, 5. Ús is wuldres leóht ontýned, Cd. Th. 299, 28; Sat. 557: Exon. Th. 102, 17; Cri. 1674: Andr. Kmbl. 3222; An. 1614.

undern-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
undern-tíma, an; m.

The third hour of the daynine o'clock A. M.

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On undern wé sculon God herian, forðam on underntíman Crist wæs tó deáþe fordémed ... And eft com se Hálga Gást on underntíman ofer ða apostolas, Btwk. 214, 26-30

wróht-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-smiþ, es; m.

A worker of crimea criminal

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A worker of crime, a criminal Wróh-smiðas (evil spirits), Exon. Th. 156, 19; Gú. 877. Ðæt ðú mé ne gescyrige mid scyldhetum, werigum wróhlsmiðum (the cannibal Mermedonians),on ðone wyrrestan deáð ofer eorðan, Andr. Kmbl. 171 ; An. 86

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Th. 88, 11; Cri. 1438. of action, in concert, at the same time Ðá burston ða seofon weallas ealle tósomne, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 31. Eall þreó nimeþ fýres wælm tósomne, Exon. Th. 60, 8; Cri. 966. Englas hlýdaþ tósomne, 55, 14; Cri. 883: Hy. 3, 16.

Linked entry: tó-somne

EÁGE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁGE, ége; gen. dat. -an; acc. -e; pl. nom. acc. -an, -on; gen. -ena, -na; dat. -um, -on; n.

EYE ocŭlusthe eye of a needle forāmen

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Exon. 26 a; Th. 76, 26; Cri. 1245. the eye of a needle; forāmen þurh nǽdle eáge per forāmen acus, Mt. Bos. 19, 24: Lk. Bos. 18, 25

Linked entry: ége

ende-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-leás, adj.

ENDLESS, infinite, eternal infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus

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Hý sceolon sár endeleás forþ þrówian they must thenceforth suffer endless pain, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 30; Cri. 1632: 69a; Th. 257, 22; Jul. 251. Ða earmþa beóþ endeleáse ðe éce bióþ those miseries are endless which are eternal. Bt. 38, 2 ; Fox 198, 16

friþ-geard

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geard, es; m.

An inclosed spacehabitation of peaceseptumpācis domĭcilium

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Friþgeardum in in the courts of peace [in heaven ], Exon. 13 b; Th. 25, 12; Cri. 399. v. Th. L. Gl. s. v

Linked entry: friþ-splott

heofon-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-cund, adj.

Heavenlycelestial

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high and holy heavenly Trinity, Exon. 13 a; Th. 24, 4; Cri. 379. Hý ðæs heofoncundan boldes bídaþ they wait for the heavenly dwelling, 33 b; Th. 107, 6; Gú. 54: 35 a; Th. 112, 11; Gú. 142.

nát-hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nát-hwilc, pron. indef.

Some oneI know not who

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Th. 12, 21; Cri. 189. Hé in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo. Th. 3031; B. 1513. (Cf. sceaða ic nát hwylc, 554; B. 274.)

ge-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beran, he -bireþ, -byreþ, -byrþ; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [ge-, beran to bear]

To bearbring forthferrepărĕre

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To bear, bring forth; ferre, părĕre Ne mihton nánuht libbendes geberan they could not bring forth anything alive, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 22 : Exon. l0 b; Th. 13, 19; Cri. 205. Rachel gebær Beniamin Rachel bare Benjamin, Gen. 35, 19.

Linked entries: ge-boren ge-byreþ

egle

(adj.)
Grammar
egle, grievous, painful.
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Hé ús gescildað wið sceððendra eglum earhfarum, Cri. 762: Gú. 376. Add

of-hreósan

(v.)

to overwhelm, cover, buryobrnereto fall down

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Th. 58, 12; Cri. 934. Ł

CLÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁÞ, cláðes; m.

CLOTH,pannusvestirnenta

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Th. 44, 10: Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 27; Cri. 725: 28b; Th. 87, 12; Cri. 1424. Ruben tær his cláðas Reuben tore his clothes, Gen. 37, 29: Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 10

Linked entry: clǽþ