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elde

(n.)

men

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men, Elen. Kmbl. 949; El. 476: Beo. Th. 5215; B. 2611: Andr. Kmbl. 2115; An. 1059: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 199; Met. 20, 100

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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H. 3, 9. hwæþer ... oþþe Deófol mót ǽlces mannes áfondian, hwæðer hé áht sý oððe náht; hwæðer hé God mid inweardlicre heortan lufige oððe hé mid híwunge fare, Hml. Th. i. 268, 11-14. Hueðer ... oþþe (ł MS.) utrum ... an, Jn. L., R. 7, 17.

ǽror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽror, ǽrror; prep. dat.

Beforeantepriusquam

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Before; ante, priusquam Næs ǽror ðé [MS. aworþe] ǽnegu gesceaft there was not before thee any creature, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 81; Met. 20, 41

Linked entry: ǽrror

ge-swustra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swustra, -swustru

sisters,

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sisters, Mk. Bos. 10, 29: Homl. Th. ii. 458, 29. To mínre méder and mínum geswustrum to my mother and my sisters, Nar. 3, 8

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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Ic ðé feáwe dagas mínra mǽttra móde secge I will tell thee the fewness of my days poor and evil; paucitatem dierum meorum enuntia mihi, Ps. Th. 101, 21. Ðe mǽtu sprecaþ ofer me qui maligna loquuntur super me, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 30.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

dóm-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
dóm-líce, adj.

Judicially, powerfully, gloriouslyjudicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse

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Judicially, powerfully, gloriously; judicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse Sýn me ðíne handa on hǽlu nú, and ðæt dómlíce gedón weorþe fiat manus tua et salvum me facias, Ps. Th. 118, 173: Exou. 54 b; Th. 193, 19; Az. 124: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 10; Jud. 319

scyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
scyhtan, p. te
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To instigate, prompt, urge nædre beswác and neódlíce tó forsceape scyhte and tó scyldfrece, Cd. Th. 55, 22; Gen. 808. Óðer him ðás eorþan ealle sægde lǽne . . . Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaðena gemót nihtes sóhte, Exon. Th. 109, 30; Gú. 98

Linked entry: á-scyhtan

þíht

(adj.)
Grammar
þíht, adj.
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This word seems to be the second part in each of the two compounds found in the following charm Gehwér férde ic me ðone mǽran magaþíhtan mid ðysse mǽran meteþíhtan ðonne ic wille habban and hám gán, Lchdm. iii. 68, 17

un-mildheort

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mildheort, adj.

Hard-heartedmercilesspitiless

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cóman tó Sílhearwan ... hí wǽron unmildheorta, and tugon tó ðære sweartan helle, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 289

Linked entry: mild-heort

tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tregian, p. ode

To vextroubleafflictgrieve

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Ða ðe tregiaþ qui tribulant me, Ps. Spl. T. 3, 1

Galiléisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Galiléisc, Galilésc; adj.

GalileanGalilæus

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Wið da Galileiscan sǽ juxta măre Galilææ, Mt. Bos. 4, 18 : 15, 29 : Mk. Bos. 1, 16. Wéne gé, wǽron ða Galileiscan synfulle tofóran eallum Galileiscum pŭtātis quod hi Galilæi præ omnĭbus Galilæis peccātōres fuĕrint? Lk. Bos. 13, 2.

mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽlan, p. de

To speak

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Hwæt God on mínum módsefan mǽlan wille quid loquatur in me dominus, Ps. Th. 84, 7

Linked entries: mǽl sam-mǽle

of-sittan

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</b> Cf. of-settan; 2 b Ðonne ðæt mód dæs fæstendan bið mid ðý irre ofseten dum mens abstinentium ab ira se deprimit, Past. 313, 23. add: <b>III a.

a-wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecgan, -wegan ; p. -wegde, -wegede ; pp. -weged ; v. trans.

To moveremoveshakemovereamoverecommovereagitare

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Winde aweged [MS. awegyd] hreód arundinem vento agitatam, Mt. Bos. 11, 7

Linked entries: a-wegan a-wegyd

ge-swingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swingan, p. -swang, pl. -swungon; pp. -swungen

To scourgebeatflagellareverberare

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Gie bíþon geswinged vapulabitis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 9. Gesuungun ł gesuincged biþ flagellabitur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 32. Hia geþurscon ł geswungdon [MS. gesumgdon] cædebant, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 8

Linked entries: ge-sumgdon ge-swicte

cewl

(n.)

a basket

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a basket, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 9: Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 8

ge-sæltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sæltan, pp. -sælted, -sælt

To salt

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To salt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 13: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 49

fore-gehát

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Ic sylfe myngode mínes foregehátes, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add

reordung

(n.)
Grammar
reordung, e; ;f.;

Taking food, refection

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; Taking food, refection; Riordung mín ;refectio mea,; Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 14

FEARR

(n.)
Grammar
FEARR, es; m.

a bull, an ox taurus, bosthe Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiactaurus

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He geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre he made an image of a bull with brass, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 29. Fearras fætte ofsettun oððe ymbsǽton me tauri pingues obsēdērunt me, Ps. Lamb. 21, 13: Mt. Bos. 22, 4.

Linked entry: fear