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á-wéstedness

(n.)
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á-wéstedness, e; f.

Desolation

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Desolation Lá sint hig gewordene tó áwéstednysse (in desolationem), Ps. L. 72, 19

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.

swól

(n.)
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swól, es; m. (?), n. (?)
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se háta maga swól þrowaþ, 160, 5: 194, 12

án-nes

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S. 5, 394.Lufige ánnysse and bróðorrǽdene betwux mannum, Hml. Th. i. 142, 10. Eal se here him swór ánnesse, þæt hié eal þæt woldon þæt wolde, Chr. 921; P. 103, 16

pistol-rǽdere

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Pistolrǽdere, swá oft swá mid mæssehacelan byþ gescrýd, dó of þænne rǽd pistel; þǽm gerǽddum eft mid þǽre sí gescrýd, Angl. xiii. 406, 581-586. Þænne se pistelrǽdere gá upp tó rǽdenne þá rǽdincge, 417, 739.

hálsigend

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beád him wǽre gehádod tó exorcista, ꝥ wé hátað hálsigend þe ðe bebýt deóflum ꝥ of gedrehtum mannum faran, Hml. S. 31, 141. Add

ofet

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Sume leofodon be ofete and wyrtum, Hml. Th. i. 546, 5. æt him ofet, and þæt þæt on wuda findan mihte, ii. 38, 8. Add

a-þenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þenian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od ; v. a. [a out, þenian to stretch] .

to stretch outextenddistendexpandstretchtendereextendereexpandereto prostrateprosternereto stretchapplyintendere

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Bogan his he aþenede arcum suum tetendit, Ps. Spl. 7, 13. to prostrate; prosternere aþenedon they prostrated themselves, Mt.

Linked entry: a-þenung

ge-neósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neósian, p. ode; pp. od [neósian to visit]

To visit, come tovisĭtāre, adīre

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Us mid hǽlo hér geneósa visĭta nos in salutāri tua, Ps. Th. 105, 4. Ðæt ic geneósige temple his ut visĭtem templum ejus, Ps. Spl. 26, 8

Linked entry: neósian

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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He wæs Godes bearn swá hraðe swá he mannes bearn wearþ he was the Son of God so soon as he became the Son of man, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 1. Swíðe hræðe repente, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 166, 14.

Linked entry: hræde

Óðen

(n.)
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Óðen, es; m.
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Nú secgaþ sume ða Denisce men on heora gedwylde, ðæt se louis wǽre, ðe Þór hátaþ, Mercuries sunu, ðe Óðon namiaþ. Wulfst. 107, 6-11. Þór and Ówðen (Oþen, MS. F.), 197, 19

Linked entries: Ówðen Wóden

ge-reónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reónian, p. ode; pp. od

To conspire, ordain, frame, deviseconspirare, concinnare

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Æfter manegum dagum gereónodon ða Iudeiscan done Godes cempan acwellan sceoldon after many days the Jews conspired how they were to kill that champion of God, Homl. Th. i. 388, 5

Linked entry: reónian

pistol

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dihte þisne pistol tó Paulam, Hml. Th. i. 436, 6-21.

récan

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Add: to expose to smoke or steam, fumigate: — Lege stór on þá gléda and réc hine mid ꝥ swǽte, Lch. ii. 348, 5.

ang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
ang-sum, anc-sum; adj.

Narrowstraittroublesomeharddifficultangustusdifficilis

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Narrow, strait, troublesome, hard, difficult, angustus, difficilis Eálá neara and angsum is ðæt geat, and se weg ðe to lífe gelǽdt; and swýðe feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon quam angusta porla, et arcta via est, quae ducit ad vitam; et pauci sunt

Linked entries: anc-sum ang-sum-líc

mán-swerian

(v.)
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Nú gýt eástdǽles men swergeað ðurh his noman, and ne geþrístlǽcað ó ꝥ mánswergen on his noman, Shrn. 109, 17. Add

of-hæccan

(v.)
Grammar
of-hæccan, p. -næhte
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To hack off cweðað ꝥ Petrus gewǽpnod wǽre, þá ðá his Drihten werian wolde; ꝥ wæs þá ofhæhte (amputavit) þæs forscildgdon eáre, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 22

Linked entry: hæccan

for-geara

(adv.)
Grammar
for-geara, for-geare; adv.

Very well

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Very well Ic nát ná forgeare ic hit þus macige, Hml. S. 23, 556

hand-leán

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þonne þá handleán hafað and sceáwað, Hy. 2, 7, 12. Cf. hand-gift. Add

neahhige

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Ús neahge wearð gecýðed Gúðlác his in Godes willan mód gerehte, Gú. 64. Add