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ég-land

(n.)
Grammar
ég-land, ég-lond, es; n.

Water-land, an island insŭla

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Ex. 15 : 100 b; Th. 380, 8; . 1, 5 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 31; Met. l, 16

for-weornian

(v.)
Grammar
for-weornian, p. ode; pp. od

To dry upwither awayfadegrow oldrotdecaymarcescĕresĕnescĕretābescĕre

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To dry up, wither away, fade, grow old, rot, decay; marcescĕre, sĕnescĕre, tābescĕre Eal forweornast, lámes gelícnes thou art all rotting, image of clay! Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 8; Seel. 18.

Linked entries: for-wurnian weornian

GÁD

(n.)
Grammar
GÁD, e; f.

A point of a weaponspear or arrow-headstingprickGOADcuspisacŭleusstĭmŭlus

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Hafaþ gúþmecga gyrde lange, gyldene gáde the warrior has a long rod, a golden goad, Salm. Kmbl. 183; Sal. 91

Linked entries: gaad gǽd

hefig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hefig-ness, e; f.

Heavinessslownessweightgriefaffliction

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Yfelra úserra hefignisse malorum nostrorum pondere, Rd. 15, 30: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 12. Hefignise gebær ægrotationes portavit, 8, 17

pínung

(n.)
Grammar
pínung, e; f.
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Torment, torture, pain Ród[e] pínung crucis tormentum, Rtl. 24, 11. Tó pínunge ad poenam, 103, 17. For his gylta pínunga in criminum suorum cruciatum, L. Ecg. P. ii. 5 ; Th. ii. 184, 8. Pínunge, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 268, 19.

swíþ-feorm

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-feorm, adj.
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Th. 386, 35; . 4, 72. Cf. swíþ-from

ribb

(n.)
Grammar
ribb, es; n.

A rib

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Rib reáfiaþ réðe wyrmas, 373, 21; Seel. 113. Hwílum cnysseþ ðæt sár on ða rib, Lchdm. ii. 258, 4

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Th. 428, 12 ; . 41, 107. of the colour of material, dark, dingy Ys mín bæc wonn. Exon. Th. 496, 13; . 85, 14. Wonnum hyrstum gefrætwed, 436, 1 ; . 54, 7.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Wit ðære beadwo begen ne onþungan we both prospered not in the war, Exon. 129b; Th. 497, 2; . 85, 23. Beorn beaduwe heard a man brave in battle, Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984.

Linked entry: beadu

cleweða

(n.)
Grammar
cleweða, clæweða, an; m.

A clawing, scratchingscalpturigo, scalpurigo

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Oth. clæweða] biþ swíðe rów, and ðeáh-hwæðere gif him mon tó longe fylgþ, he wundaþ, and wund sáraþ the itch is very free from pain, and the scratching is very comfortable, and yet if it be kept up too long, it produces a wound, and the wound is painful

Linked entry: clæwetða

meahte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meahte-líce, <b>meaht-líce;</b> adv.

Mightilypowerfullywith powerin power

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Meahtelícor, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 27; . 41, 62

Linked entry: meahtig-líce

naca

(n.)
Grammar
naca, an; m.

A boatbarkshipvessel

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Néðan on nacan tealtum, Runic pm. 343, 22; Rún. 21. Flotan níwtyrwydne, nacan, Beo. Th. 596; B. 295 : Exon. Th. 474, 31; Bo. 39

Linked entry: ge-nec

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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M. 218-9. a spectre; larva Mec mæg gríma abrégan a spectre can terrify me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 423, 7; . 41, 17

Linked entry: gríming

efnan

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.), efne tó eorðan (lay flat on the ground ) ealdne ceorl; sóna þæt onfindeð, sé þe mec féhð ongeán, þæt hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, . 28, 8. [v. N. E. D. even; vb. 2. Cf. O. H.

fæsting

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Þá gefylledre þæ-acute;re fæstinge hé wæs forðféred episcopo filium suum commendare curavit . . . Qua commendatione expleta defunctus est, Gr.

wærc

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Först. 106, 11-107, 2: v. end-, hrif-, hype-, in-, rop-, út-wærc. Add

tó-sceáden

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-sceáden, adj. (ptcpl.)

Separate,distinct

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Gif ðonne hwelc þing tósceáden biþ from ðam héhstan góde, ðonne ne biþ ðæt nó ðæt héhste gód quod a qualibet re diversum est, id non est illud, a quo intelligitur esse diversum.

Linked entries: -sceáden tó-sceádan

ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ, ferþþ; gen. -es; dat. -e; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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Ferþum gleáw sagacious in soul, 128 a; Th. 493, l0; . 81, 28. Ferþþum, 114 b; Th. 440,15; . 60, 3. life; vīta Lǽtaþ gáres ord ingedúfan in fǽges ferþ let the javelin's point dig into the life of the doomed one, Andr. Kmbl. 2665; An. 1334

forþ-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cuman, he -cymeþ, -cymþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, pl. -cómon; subj. pres. -cume, -cyme, pl. -cumen, -cymen; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come forth or forwardproceedsucceedarriveprocēdĕrepervĕnīreadvĕnīre

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Exon. 125 a; Th. 480, 28; . 64, 8. Wæs forþcumen geóc æfter gyrne comfort was come forth after sorrow, Andr. Kmbl. 3167; An. 1586. Forþcymene, pp. pl. come forth. Exon. 104 a; Th. 394, 28; . 14, 10

FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the handthe handpalmamănus

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Kmbl. 2130; El. 1066: Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 3; . 33, 5. Hæfde unlifigendes gefeormod fét and folma he had devoured the feet and hands of the lifeless, Beo. Th. 1494; B. 745.

Linked entry: folme