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-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, in composition of adjectives.
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v. ácol-, an-, án-, ǽttren-, ǽwisc-, blíðe-, deór-, dreórig-, eád-, eáð-, forht-, freórig-, gál-, gealg-, geómor-, gewealden-, glæd-, gleáw-, gúþ-, heáh-, heán-, heard-, hreóh-, hreówig-, hwæt-, irre-, láðwende-, leóht-, meagol-, meaht-, micel-, ofer-

ge-lád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lád, es; n.

A waypathroadcourseviatrāmes

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Ofer deóp gelád over the deep way, i. e. ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 380; An. 190 : Exon. 51 b; Th. 179, 23; Gú. 1266

ge-reclíce

(adv.)
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Ofer rodorum gereclíce feðerum lácan ( to fly smoothly), 24, 8. of action He eallum gereclice racað and eáðelice hit eall set regit cuncta foriiter suaviterque disponat, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, I

Brent-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Brent-ford, Bregent-ford, Brægent-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [Brent
the river Brent
, ford
a ford, Brenford,
:
  • Sim. Dun
:
Brendeford
,
  • Hunt.
Hunt]

the river Brenta ford, Brenford,Brendeford BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius

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BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames; oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius Eádmund cyng férde ofer Temese æt Brentforda king Edmund went over the Thames at Brentford

Linked entry: Brægent-ford

middan-eard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-eard, es; m.

The middle dwellingthe abode of menthe earththe worldthe worldmankind

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Hé sǽde, ðæt eal ðes middaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricie on ánum brádum brede.

Linked entries: middan-geard mid-eard

þurh-gléded

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-gléded, adj. (ptcpl.)

Thoroughly furnished with burning coals

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Thoroughly furnished with burning coals Wæs se ofen onhǽted, ísen eall ðurhgléded, Cd. Th. 231, 8; Dan. 244

hlifian

(v.)
Grammar
hlifian, p. ode

To stand out prominently, tower up, to be raised high

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Mid ðý ðe hé wǽshlifigende ofer sǽs brim whilst he was standing high up above the sea, Blickl. Homl. 143, 5

mynet

(n.)
Grammar
mynet, es; n.

a coincoinagemoney

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Hé hét ðæm cwelre syllan .xxv. gyldenra myneta, Shrn. 129, 12. coinage, money Ðæt án mynet sý ofer eall ðæs cynges onweald, L. Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 206, 18 : L. Edg. i. 8; Th. i. 268, 27. Án mynet gange ofer ealle ðás þeóde bútan ǽlcon false, L.

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.
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Ðý twelftan dæge ofer Geohol Epiphaniae, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 8. Ðys sceal on twelftan dæg, Rubc. Mt. Kmbl. 2, 1. On twelftan ǽfen, 2, 19. On Wódnes dæg ofer twelftan dæg, 3, 13. Eádweard kingc com tó Westmynstre tó ðam middan wintre . . .

Linked entry: epiphania

íg-búend

(n.)
Grammar
íg-búend, es; m.

an islander

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Ðis ǽrendgewrit Agustinus ofer sealtne sǽ súðan brohte iégbúendum this letter Augustine brought across the salt sea from the south to the islanders, Past. Pref; Swt. 9, 8

Linked entry: íg-búende

mearc-pæð

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-pæð, es; m. n.

A path leading through a country

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) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. 126 a; Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10, Gewát hé ðá féran ofer mearcpaðu (-paðum? -waðu, Grimm, Kemble), ðæt hé on Membre becom, Andr. Kmbl. 1575; An. 789

hín-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hín-ness, e; f. I.

subjectingdestruction

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a trampling upon, subjecting Ic salde iów mæhte hénnisse (hénisæs, L.) ł niðrunge. ofer nédre dedi uobis potestatem calcandi supra serpentes, Lk.

Linked entries: hýn-ness hé-nis

ís

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Þá wæs Donua seó eá swá swíþe oferfroren þæt hié getrúwedon þæt hié ofer þǽm íse faran mehten; ac hié mǽst ealle þǽr forwurdon, Ors. 4, 11; S. 208, 2. Add

arctos

(n.)
Grammar
arctos, acc. arcton; f. [ἄρκτος, m. f. a bear; ἄρκτος, f. the constellation Ursa Major, called also ἅμαξα, carles wǽn the churl's wain: the bright star in Boötes is denominated by ancient astronomers and poets Ἀρκτοῦρος, the bear-ward].

The constellation Ursa Major

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Se ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ, ac he went abútan, hwílon adúne and hwílon up, ofer dæg and ofer niht one constellation is called arctos in the north part, which has seven stars, and for that is called by another

Linked entries: carles wǽn Boéties

fyðera

(n.)
Grammar
fyðera, fyðeru, fyðru, pl. nom. acc; gen. fyðera, fyðerena; dat. inst. fyðerum; n : also pl. nom. acc. fyðeras; m.

Wingsālæpennæ

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Ofer fyðeru [Lamb. fyðeras] winda sŭper pennas ventōrum, Ps. Spl. 103. 4. He fleáh ofer fyðru winda vŏlāvit sŭper pennas ventōrum, Ps. Lamb. 17, 11

GÆRS

(n.)
Grammar
GÆRS, gers, græs, es; n.

GRASSa blade of grassherbhaygrāmenherbafænum

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Ðá he hét ða menegu ofer ðæt gærs hí sittan cum jussisset turbam discumbĕre sŭper fænum, Mt. Bos. 14, 19 : Ps. Sp1. 105, 20. Ofer gærsa cíþas sŭper grāmĭna, Deut. 32, 2

Linked entries: græs gers

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mounthillmountain

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Ofer ða muntas ðe Caucaseas wé hátaþ. Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10: Gen. 8, 4

hund-nigontig

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Ofer nigon and hundnigontigum (hundneántig, L. hund*-*niontig, R.) rihtwísra super nonaginta nouem iustis, Lk. 15, 7. Ofer nigon and hundnigontig ryhtwísra, Past. 411, 13. as adj. Hundnigontigon síðon nonagies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 286, 5.

sǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-líc, adj.

Of the sea

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Ðæt hí Seaxna þeóde ofer ðám sǽlícum (? of ðám ofersǽlícum) dǽlum him on fultum gecýgdon ut Saxonum gentem de transmarinis partibus in auxilium vocarent, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 39. Ic rówe ofer sǽlíce dǽlas navigo ultra marinas partes, Coll. Monast.

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.