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scotian

(v.)
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Add Hí fuhton mid Iúdan sceotiende heora flán on ðá hǽdenan leóda, Hml. S. 25, 495

ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.

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un-gehíred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehíred, adj.

Unheard of

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Unheard of Ungehéredre leoma tóslítnysse wundade inaudita membrorum discerptione lacerati, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 13

Linked entry: ge-híran

ofer-sǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sǽlþ, e; f.

Pleasure or happiness that exceeds due bounds

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Pleasure or happiness that exceeds due bounds: — Gif ðú wilnast ðæt ðú wel mǽge ðæt sóðe leóht sweotole oncnáwan ðú for-lǽtan scealt ídle ofersǽlþa unnytne gefeán (cf. gif ðú wilnige ðæt sóðe leóht oncnáwan áfyr fram ðé ða yfelan sǽlþa and ða unnettan

wíc-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-steall, es; m.
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A camp Leóde ongéton, ðæt ðǽr cwom weroda Drihten wícsteal metan, Cd. Th. 183, 16; Exod. 92

smeócan

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Swá swá blácern þe bútan ele byð onǽled smeócan (fumigare) mæg leóht habban ná mæg, Scint. 51, 6. Add

wyrhta

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Add: croc-, frum-, gim-, godweb-, ísern-, lám-, lǽst-, leóþ-, lypen-, méd-, morþ-, morþor-, níd-, scild-, scóh-, slecg-, sweord-wyrhta

linden

(adj.)
Grammar
linden, adj.
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Made of the lime-tree Scyld, leóht linden bord, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 16; Gn. Ex. 95

Linked entry: lind

swíþ-snel

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-snel, adj.
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Very quick Sum biþ swíðsnel, hafaþ searolíc gomen gleódǽda, leóht and leoþuwác, Exon. Th. 298, 8; Crä. 82

Linked entry: snell

-módness

(suffix)
Grammar
-módness, v.
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án-, eád- (eáþ-), glæd-, heáh-, heard-, leás-, leóht-, meagol-, ofer-, or-, rûm-, swíþ-, þole-, wác-, weá-, wiþer-módness

BEADO

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

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Battle, war, slaughter, cruelty; pugna, strages Gúþ-Geáta leód, beadwe heard the War-Goths' prince, brave in battle, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539. Wit ðære beadwo begen ne onþungan we both prospered not in the war, Exon. 129b; Th. 497, 2; Rä. 85, 23.

Linked entry: beadu

grimetan

(v.)
Grammar
grimetan, grymetan, grimetian; p. ode, ede
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Swá grymetigende leó as a roaring lion, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 22

Linked entry: grymetan

leóhtian

(v.)
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Add: to give light, shine Þá sceán þǽr fǽringa leóht inn æt þám eástende . . . þá wæs hit swá leng swá leóhtre, swá lange hit leóhtode, Vis.

cweþ ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweþ ðú, say thou, cweðe he let him say, cweðaþ, cweðe ge say ye, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 33, 39: Mt. Bos. 3, 9: Gen. 50, 19; impert.
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of cweðan

ge-mane

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mane, -mone; adj.

Having a manea mane

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Having a mane Ðara hǽfda beóþ gemona swá leóna hǽfdo their heads have manes like lions' heads, Nar. 35, 29

Linked entries: -mane ge-mone

ge-rár

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rár, es; n.
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The roar of a wild animal Náht óþres ne gehýrde bútan leóna grymetunge and wulfa gerár, Shrn. 50, 10

weohlan

(n.)
Grammar
weohlan, pl.

The jaws

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T.) leóna tðbrycð Drihten molas leonum confringet Dominus, Ps. Spl. 57, 6

Linked entry: weó

eálá

(int.)
Grammar
eálá, æálá, ǽlá, hélá; interj.

0! alas! Oh!eheu! euge! proh

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Ǽlá Drihten leóf. Hy. 1, 1: 2, 1. Eálá! gif he wolde O that he would, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 105; Met. 9, 53. Eálá hwæt se forma wǽre alas! that the first should have been, 8, 109; Met. 8, 55. Eálá! ðæt hit wurde O! that it might be, 8, 77; Met. 8, 39.

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw

ge-mótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mótian, p. ode.
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Wé habbað be pám bissextum gemótud, and be Ianuarium manega þing gehrepode, 309, 23. to attain by argument or discussion, to discuss to purpose Leóf, hwonne bið ángu spǽc geendedu, gif mon ne mæg nówðer ne mid wed ne mid áða geendigan?

Linked entry: mótian

á-streccan

to stretch outhold oatto extend:--to prostrate,

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Leóht ofer þ geteld ástreht (columna lucis ad caelum usque porrecta,) stód up tó heofonum Bd. 3, 11,Hml. S. 26, 183. Ástrehtne hneccan erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 18. of time to extend:-- Seó fífte yld stód ástreht oð þæt Críst sylf com, Ælfc. T.