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geond-líhtan

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Þǽr becóm seó beorhtnys . . . ꝥ wé ealle eondlýhte wǽron . . . þǽr wæs fǽringa geworden on ansýne swylce þǽr gylden sunna onǽled wǽre, and ofer ús ealle eondlýhte, Nic. 12, 20-23. Add

mǽting

(n.)
Grammar
mǽting, e; f.

A dream

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A dream On xxii nihta seó mǽtinga biþ eall costunge full; ne biþ ðæt ná gód swefen, Lchdm. iii. 156, 7. Gé mǽtinge míne ne cunnon, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 24; Dan. 141

styrigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
styrigend-líc, adj.
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Hé styrigendlíces nán þincg findan ne mihte, Of styrigendlícum mobilibus, Germ God gesceóp eall libbende fisccinn and stirigendlíce omnem animam viventem atque motabilem, Gen. 1, 21

Linked entry: stirigend-líc

ge-stefnian

(v.)
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to summon, call on a person to act Hié gestefniað him betweónum wið ðám unclǽnum gástum they (the angels) eall on one another to fight against the unclean spirits, Verc. Först. 125, 7

Linked entry: stefnian

smeá-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
smeá-wrenc, es; m.

A crafty device, sharp trick

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A crafty device, sharp trick Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan and mid his golde and seolfre eall dyrnunga, ðæt him gewearð se þridda pænig of ðære tolne on Sandwíc Chart. Th. 339, 8

Linked entries: smeáh sméh-wrenc

Centingas

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Substitute Hi heafdon ofergán ... ealle Centingas, Chr. 1011; P. 141, 16. Hé gespeón ealle Centingas (Kentingas, v. l. ), 1052; P. 179, 17. v. Eást-, West-Centingas

éðel-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-cyning, es; m.

A country's king, king of the land patriæ vel terræ rex

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A country's king, king of the land; patriæ vel terræ rex Eall ǽr-gestreón éðelcyninga all ancient treasure of the kings of the land [earth ], Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 6; Cri. 997

land-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
land-gesceaft, es; n.
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The earthly creation, created things on earth Bǽdon bletsian eall landgesceaft écne drihten they called upon all created things on earth to bless the Lord eternal, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 25; Dan. 360

medu-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
medu-drenc, es; m.

Mead

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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4

wræc-weorold

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-weorold, e; f.

A world of miseryexile

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A world of misery or exile; Adam wæs gesceapen on neorxnawonge, and for his sylfes synnum ðanan ádrǽfed on ðás wræcworuld, and on eall ða earfeðu, ðe wé siððan drugon, Wulfst. 1. 2

tó-writenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-writenness, e; f.

A detailed writinga description

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A detailed writing, a description Se cásere sette gebann, ðæt wǽre on gewritum ásett eall ymbhwyrft. Ðeós tówritennys (descriptio. v. tó-mearcodness) wearð árǽred fram ðam ealdormenn Cyrino, Homl. Th. i. 30, 2

Linked entry: -writenness

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, es; n. l. e; f., but also gen. andlifenes, acc. ondlifen,
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Seó eá mǽst eall genom þæt binnan þǽre byrg wæs þǽra monna ondliefene, Ors. 4, 7; S. 180, 19. Gode þancie hé his dæghwámlicre ondlyfene, Ll. Th. ii. 420, 7.

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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Ealle gesceafte forhte geweorþaþ all creatures shall tremble, Andr. Kmbl. 2997; An. 1501: Cd. 191; Th. 239, 11; Dan. 368: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 16; Met. 11, 8.

hreóf-lig

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf-lig, adj.

Leprous

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Wacode ealle ða niht mid ðam wædlian hreóflian. Homl. Swt. 3, 486. Reóflium menn gelíc like a leper, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 13. Martinus getácnode ǽnne hreóflinne mannan, 512, 5

Linked entries: hreóflia hreóf-líc

weorold-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríca, an; m.
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Unrihtwíse déman and geréfan and ealle ða wóhgeornan woruldrícan mid heora golde and seolfre and godwebbum and eallum ungestreónum. Wulfst. 183, 8. v. next word

ge-þynnian

(v.)
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S. 33, 236. to lessen, diminish, wither Smyre mid gáte geallan, ealle þá nebcorn hé áclǽnsað and ealne þone wom hé geðynnað, Lch. i. 348, 26. Geþynngie marceat, extenuetur, Germ. 388, 76. to weaken Geðynnade ( adtenuati ) synd égan mín, Ps.

hordere

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. ; sý hé ealre geférrǽdenne swá swá fæder. Hé hogige embe ealle ðing; ne dó hé nán ðing bútan þæs abbodes hǽse; healde þæt him beboden sý, R. Ben. 54, 6-12.

forþ-brengan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-brengan, p. -brohte; pp. -broht [forþ, brengan to bring]

To bring forthproducefulfilaccomplishproferreprodūcĕrededūcĕreeffĭcĕre

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Se Metod eallra gesceafta ealle forþbrengþ the Creator of all things produces them all, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 19. Forþbrohte proferret, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 35. He forþbrohte swylce flód wæteru deduxit tamquam flūmina aquas, Ps. Lamb. 77, 16

sýring

(n.)
Grammar
sýring, e; f.

Butter-milk

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Sceáp-hyrdes riht is ðæt hé hæbbe bléde fulle hweges oððe sýringe ealne sumor, L. R. S. 14; Th. i. 438, 25.

á-gangan

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H. 119, 1. to come to pass, happen Þá forebeácno þá þe. . . geweorþan sceoldan, ealle þá syndon ágangen. . . fífe þára syndon ágangen on þisse eldo. Bl. H. 117, 30-36