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Anglo-Saxon

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ece

(n.)
Grammar
ece, æce, ace, es; m.

AKE, pain dŏlor

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An AKE, pain; dŏlor Efne swá se bisceop ðone ece and ðæt sár mid him ut bǽre as if the bishop had borne the ake and the sore out with him. Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 37: 5, 4; S. 617, 22

Linked entries: ace æce

ge-bryddan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryddan, p. de; pp. ed

To frightenterrifyterrēre

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To frighten, terrify; terrēre Gif ðú mec gebringest, ðæt ic sí gebrydded þurh ðæs cantices cwide Cristes línan if thou wilt bring me, that I may be frightened through the word of the canticle of Christ's discipline, Salm. Kmbl. 32; Sal. 16

Linked entry: bryddan

trahtere

(n.)
Grammar
trahtere, es; m.

One who treats a subjectan expositorinterpretercommentator

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One who treats a subject, an expositor, interpreter, commentator Mé ða treahteras tala wísedon, Salm. Kmbl. 9; Sal. 5. Treahteras commentarii. Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 41. Fram trehterum a commentariis, 7, 28.

ofer-holt

(n.)

a forest of spears which rise over the heads of those who bear them

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Hié gesáwon fyrd Faraonis forþ ongangan oferholt wegan eóred líxan they (the Israelites) saw Pharaoh's host advance, saw a forest of spears move (or saw them bearing a forest of spears), saw the band glitter, Cd. Th. 187, 27; Exod. 157

dreórig-ferþ

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-ferþ, adj.

Sad in soul tristis anĭmo

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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Dreórig-ferþe sad in soul, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 26; Cri. 1109

dryrmian

(v.)

to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn lugēre

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to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn; lugēre Dryrmyde, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 5; Exod. 40

for-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyrdan, p. de

To girdleenclose

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To girdle, enclose Hé Bretenlond mid díce forgyrde from , Chr. 189; P. 9, note 4

Linked entry: gyrdan

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breathhālĭtusspīrāmenthe spiritsoulGHOSTspīrĭtusanĭmusănĭma

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Se werega gást the accursed spirit, the devil, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 27; Sat. 126. Werige gástas accursed spirits, devils, demons, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 15; Sat. 630

Linked entries: góst gaast gǽst gǽst

a-myrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans, [a, myrgan to be merry]

To make merryto gladdencheerexhilararelætificare

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Kmbl. 479; Sal. 240

eges fullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges fullíc, adj.

Full of fear, fearful, awful terrĭbĭlis

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Egesfullícran, nom. pl. more full of terror, Salm. Kmbl. 93; Sal. 46

éðel-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-ríce, es; n.

A native-realm, native-countrypatrium regnum, patria

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Kmbl. 239; An. 120: 864; An. 432: Salm. Kmbl. 214; Sal. 106

nǽder-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
nǽder-cynn, es: n.
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Saga mé hwæt nǽddercynna sí on eorðan. Ic ðé secge, feówer and þrittig. Sal. K. 204, 7. Wið scorpiones stingc and wið ealra nǽddercynna slitas, Lch. i. 304, 18

hædre

(adv.)
Grammar
hædre, adv.

Straitly, hardly, oppressively, anxiouslyarcte, anxie

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Straitly, hardly, oppressively, anxiously; arcte, anxie Hyge hædre [hearde, A.] wealleþ my mind is agitated with anxiety, Salm. Kmbl. 126; Sal. 62.

swangettung

(n.)
Grammar
swangettung, e; f.
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Movement, agitation, fluctuation Seó getácnað þás andwerdan woruld þe mid mislicum gelimpum ðǽre swangetunge geefenlǽcð, Nap. 60

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, ge-cind, acc. ge-cynd, ge-cynde; f. also ge-cynd, ge-cynde, nom. acc; gen. -cyndes; dat. -cynde; pl. nom. acc. -cyndu, -cyndo, -cynd; gen. -cynda; dat. -cyndum; n.

naturekindmannerconditiongendernaturaindolesingeniumproprietasmodusqualitasconditiogenusgenerationnakednessgenerationatalespartesgenitalesverendaoffspringproles

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Cristes gecyndo the natures of Christ, Salm. Kmbl. 819; Sat. 409. On feówer gecynd in four kinds, 996; Sat. 499. Æfter gecynde de genere, Ælfc.

fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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μαρσύπιoν Dó on swylc fætels swylce ðú wille put [it] into whatever vessel thou wilt, Lchdm. iii. 16, 26. Ðeáh man asette twegen fætels full ealaþ oððe wæteres, hý gedóþ ðæt óðer biþ oferfroren if a man set two vats full of ale or of water, they cause

Linked entries: fetels fételsco

cear-siþ

(n.)
Grammar
cear-siþ, es; m. [síþ fortune, fate]

A sorrowful fate, sad fortunecuræ sors, fortuna tristis

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A sorrowful fate, sad fortune; curæ sors, fortuna tristis Cealdum cearsíþum with cold sad fortunes, Beo. Th. 4783; B. 2396

gryre-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-meaht, gryre-miht, e; f.
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A power that inspires terror, terrible power His (Antichrist's) hlísa and gryremiht bitf from , Wlfst. 195, 20

gealpettan

(v.)
Grammar
gealpettan, p. te.

to devour, eat greedily

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Sax. galpón Ne galpó thu far thínun geƀun te swíðo do not say too much about your gifts Hél. 1563]

ge-sceft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceft, e; f.

The creation, a creaturecreātio, creātūra

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The creation, a creature; creātio, creātūra In ðære écan gescefte [MS. gesceft] in the eternal creation, Cd. 228; Th. 306, 15; Sat. 664. Ealra gescefta of all creatures, 226; Th. 301, 20; Sat. 584: 217; Th. 277, 13; Sat. 203