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cluf-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cluf-wyrt, e; f.

buttercupbatrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris

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The herb buttercup; batrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris, Lin Ðeós wyrt ðe man batrachion, and óðrum naman clufwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum landum and on feldum: heó biþ feáwum leáfum and þynnum this herb which is called batrachion and by

Linked entry: clof-wurt

flet-sittend

(n.)
Grammar
flet-sittend, es; m.

A court-residentin aula sĕdens

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A court-resident; in aula sĕdens Ðá wæs flet-sittendum fægere gereorded there was a feast fairly arranged to the court-residents, Beo. Th. 3580; B. 1788.

þýle

(n.)
Grammar
þýle, Thíla

Thule

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Thule, some island in the north-west of Europe Be westannorðan Iberuia is ðæt ýtemeste land ðæt man hǽt Thíla ( insula Thule ), and hit is feáwum mannum cúð for ðære oferfyrre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 20.

Linked entry: Týle

efen

(adv.)
Grammar
efen, adv.
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Add: with an adverb Efen (em) swá feala totidem, Hpt. Gl. 493, 70. with a numeral Mid allra óðerra priósta bútan ðissum mæsseprióstum efen LX with just sixty other priests besides these (already named ), Cht. Th. 72, 4.

ge-strangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strangian, -strongian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [strangian to strengthen]

To make strongstrengthenconfirmestablishrōbŏrārecorrōbŏrāreconfortāreconflrmāre

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Wes ðú gestrangad and ne ondrǽd ðú ðé be thou strengthened and fear not, Blickl. Homl. 231, 2: Lk. Bos. 1, 80. Israéla folc wǽron swýðe gestrangode fīlii Israel sunt rōbŏrāti nĭmis, Ex. 1, 7: Ors. 6, 35; Bos. 131, 1

Linked entries: strangian ge-strongian

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

ofer-rǽdan

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add: to read over to another Nú for feáwum dagum wé oferrǽdon þis godspel ætforan eów, Hml. Th. i. 104, 31. Æfter syx mónþa embrine sí oforrǽd (relegatur) him regol, R. Ben.

gengan

(v.)
Grammar
gengan, p. de, pl. don; pp. ed

To go, passire, meare, currere, ferri, converti

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He feára sum beforan gengde wong sceáwian he with a few went before to view the plain, Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412. Him oft betwuh gnornword gengdon words of sadness passed oft between them, Cd. 37; Th. 47, 27; Gen. 767.

BEORMA

(n.)
Grammar
BEORMA, an; m : bearm, es; m.

Barmleavenyeastfrothfermentum

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Wistfullian on yfelnysse beorman to feast on the barm of evil ii. 278, 25. Heofena ríce is gelíc ðam beorman cœlorum regnum simile est fermento Mt. Bos. 13, 33 : Lk. Bos. 13, 21.

Linked entries: and-beorma ge-byrman

fæger

(n.)
Grammar
fæger, es; n. (not e; f.).

beauty

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Hwæþer ðú beó á þý fægerra for óþres mannes fægere, 30, 1; F. 108, 28. what is beautiful Þeáh hé mycel áge und feala fægeres, him bið mycel daru gif hé hit geseón ne mæge, Bl. H. 21, 8

willa

Grammar
willa, will.
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Add Gyf mon méte ꝥ hé feala spera geseó ætsamne, þonne byð ꝥ þæt hé on his feóndum his willan gewryhð (ꝥ þú ofercymst ealle þíne fýnd, v.l.). Lch. iii. 176, 10.

holen

(n.)
Grammar
holen, holegn, es; m.

Holly

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Se fealwa holen the sere holly, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 19; Rä. 56, 10

(pronoun.)
Grammar
gé, gen. eówer [iwer]

yeyouvosύμεîs;yourof youvestrumvestriύμŵνto youvobisύμîνyouvosύμâsthou

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ye, you; vos, ύμεîs; your, of you; vestrum vel vestri, ύμŵν;to you; vobis, ύμîν; you; vos, ύμâs; thou Ne ondrǽde gé fear ye not, Mt. Bos. 10, 28. Gé ðe on húse standaþ you who stand in the house; tu qui stătis in dŏmo, Ps. Th. 133, 2.

Linked entries: eów eówer eówic Þú

ge-þyncan

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Þeáh ðá gecorenan Godes cempan sind feáwa geðúhte, Hml. Th. ii. 82, 12. the subject of the verb not expressed, with infin. and its subject Mé ys geþúht Godes þeówdóm betweoh þás cræftas ealdorscype healdan, Coll. M. 30, 15.

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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Se beard and ðæt feax him wǽron óþ ða fét síde (cf. Icel. lokkar siðir til jarðar), Shrn. 120, 25. Hí habbaþ beardas óþ cneów síde and feax óþ helan barbas habentes usque ad genua, comas usque ad talos, Nar. 35, 2 : 38, 8.

Linked entry: síd-folc

þǽr-tó

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tó, adv.
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Skt. ii. 25, 227. thereto, for that end Úres Hǽlendes geríp mænigfeald is and feáwa wyrhtan þǽrtó, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 129

wác-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
wác-mód, adj.

of weak dispositionmorally weakfaintheartedpusillanimous

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Secgaþ ðám wácmódum, ðæt hí beón gehyrte, and nánðing ofdrǽdde say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not (Is. 35, 6), Homl. Th. ii. 16, 15

gryre

(n.)
Grammar
gryre, es; m.

Horror, terror, dread, something horrible, dreadful

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Wið ðæs egesan gryre against the terror of that fear, 197; Th. 245, 22; Dan. 467: 223; Th. 293, 13; Sat. 454. Ðæt he in ðone grimman gryre gongan sceolde that he should go into that fell and fearful place, Exon. 41a; Th. 136, 18; Gú. 543.

wiþ-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
wiþ-foran, prep. with dat. acc.

Before

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Before Hé feaht him wiðforan, Jos. 8, 22.

sǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtung, e; f.

A lying in wait, plot, snare

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Gif him þince ðæt hé feala earna ætsomne geseó, ðæt biþ yfel níð and manna ǽtunga and seara, Lchdm. iii. 168, 11.

Linked entries: sétung sǽtnung