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þrýþlíce

(adv.)
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þrýþlíce, (?); adv.

Mightilydeliberately

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óhwǽr feor oððe neáh findan meahte he often gave to his followers helm and corslet such as for greatest strength anywhere far or near he could find (cf. for similar use of the adverb: He sóhte, sárlícast meahte feorhcwale findan, Exon.

Linked entries: þrydlíce þrýþig

ge-edcwician

(v.)
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Add: to come to life again after death ne geedcucað ǽr ðám gemǽnum ǽriste, ac is tó écum wítum genið-erod, Hml. Th. i. 382, 2. clypode: 'Thabita, árís, ' and heó þǽrrihte geedcucode, Hml. S. 10, 71.

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Alwalda ðec góde forgylde swá he nú gyt dyde may the Almighty repay thee with good as he has done until now, Beo. Th. 1917; B. 956. Á ic ðæt heóld nú giet I have ever held that until now, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 21; . 73.

Linked entries: giet geot

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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hwí swingst ðú ána ? Ex. 18, 14. nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre.

on-drǽding

(n.)
Grammar
on-drǽding, e; f.

Dread, terror

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Dread, terror Hié selfe wǽron on ðære on-drǽdinge hwonne hié on ða eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 14. sume hwíle wénde ðæt hine mon gefón sceolde, and for ðære ondrǽdinge ðæs ðe swíðor on ðæt weorod þrong, 5, 12; Swt. 244, 12

geómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
geómor-mód, geómer-mód, giómor-mód; adj.

Sad of mind, sorrowfulmæstus anĭmo

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Hie engel Drihtnes gemitte geómormóde an angel of the Lord met her sad in mood, Cd. 103; Th. 137, 3; Gen. 2168. Heó wǽron geómormóde they were sorrowful, Elen. Kmbl. 1107; El. 555: 825; El. 413.

ge-hrif

(n.)
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a womb Gemétte bearn hæbbende on hire gehrife, Hml. A. 134, 595

for-hínan

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miclum tintrade and bismrade, oþ hié mid ealle wǽron fordón and forhiéned cruentissimam victoriam in eos exercuit, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 26.

Linked entry: for-hýnan

un-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
un-tíma, an; m.

a wrong timean improper timea bad timean unhappy condition of thingsa mishap

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wilnaþ hǽlo tó late and on untíman, ðonne ǽr nolde hié gehealdan, ðá dá hæfde salus infructuose ad ultimum quaeritur, quae congruo concessa tempore utiliter non habetur, 36; Swt. 249, 8.

Linked entries: un-tíme un-tímness

wiþ-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd,-brǽd,pl. -brugdon, -brúdon

To withholdrestraincheckhold back

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hét heora ǽlcum fíftig scyllinga tó sceatte syllan, ðæt heora handa fram ðam blódes gyte ne wiðbrúdon, Homl. Th. i. 88, 5.

drohtian

(v.)
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Drohtadun þá hié conversantibus eis, Mt. R. 17, 22. ðǽron drohtian (-igean, v. l.) scyle qualem se in ipso regimine debeat exhibere, Past. 75, 2. Drohtiende degens, Wrt.

wæstm

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wæstm, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Add bæd God geornlíce ꝥ þám þegne forgeáfe bearnes wæstm, Hml. S. 33, 18. 6. Add Se cwide mon ðæt feoh befæste ðǽm ciépemen ðe scolde forð sellan tó wæstme. Past. 379, 8. Add wæs scort on wæstme statura pusillus erat, Hml.

a-striénan

(v.)
Grammar
a-striénan, -strýnan; p. -strýnde; v. a.

To engenderprocreatebegetgignere

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To engender, procreate, beget; gignere Hie ðá ongunnon bearn astriénan they began then to beget children, Cd. 46; Th. 59, 19; Gen. 966. He bearn astrýnde he begat children, 57; Th. 70, 5; Gen. 1148

ge-stællan

(v.)

to stallstable

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to stall, stable Ðá hét he on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát he ordered his horse and many other cattle to be stabled in the pope's church, Shrn. 51, 22

ge-winnan

(v.)
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H. 227, 4

for-spillan

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Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man sleá, Bl. H. 189, 29: Ll. Th. i. 304, 20. eów wyllað forspyllan and eówre rýce tówurpan, Hml.

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Spl. 71. 7. metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense) Ǽlc ðæra ðe hine onhefþ, sceal beón geeádmét. Homl. Th. i. 202, 33. Ǽlc ðe hine anhefþ, biþ geneoþerad, and ǽlc ðe hine geneoþeraþ, biþ mid weorþmynte onhafen. . . .

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

ge-sǽliglic

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gesǽliglica tída ðá wǽron giond Angelcynn, Past. 3, 4

Linked entry: sǽlig-lic

ymb-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-trymian, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne sceal his ágene weorc mid deádum fellum ymbtrymman, Hml. Th. ii. 532, 32

ge-hradian

(v.)
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ꝥ; ilce mynster þus gehradod hét S Marian gehálgian, Lch. iii. 438, 16. to cause to attain an end quickly, to prosper a person or undertaking God sóna gehradode, swá ꝥ þǽr gemétton áne mǽre þrúh, Hml. S. 20, 78.