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ge-þingung

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wæs wið his feóndum gescilded, sé þe þá anlícnesse tó geþingunge sóhte, Mart. H. 60, 24. Add

hreófl

(adj.)
Grammar
hreófl, adj.
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wæs ge dumb and hreófl (hreóf, v. l.) scabiem habebat, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 8. Add

neáh-munt

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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add

twéntig-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
twéntig-geáre, adj.
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Twenty years old On þám geáre þe Ælfréd Æðelincg wæs án-and-twéntig-geáre, Hml. S. 32, 37

un-wénlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wénlíce, adv.
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Unexpectedly Þá gelamp hit ꝥ se mæssepreóst wæs unwénlíce ( inopinate ) ábysgod wíngeard tó settanne, Gr. D. 88, 17

Linked entry: wénlíce

ymb-sewen

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-sewen, adj. (ptcpl.).
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Circumspect Hé symble wæs ymbsewen on his sylfes heordnysse in sua semper custodia circumspectus Gr. D. 107, ll

Linked entry: ymb-seón

on-tyhtan

(v.)

to incite, instigate, impel

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to incite, instigate, impel Wæs ðæt gifeðe tó swíð ðe ðone ðyder ontyhte, Beo. Th. 6164; B. 3086

ge-snyttro

(n.)
Grammar
ge-snyttro, f. n.[?]

Wisdom

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Wisdom Gúþlác wæs ealra gesnyttra goldhord Guthlac was a treasure of all wisdom, Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 92, 17

Linked entry: snytro

á-wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wuldrian, p.ode

To glorify

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To glorify Áuuldrad (glorificatus est) wæs se Hǽlend, Jn. L. 12, 16. Áwuldrad sié glorietur, Rtl. 79, 30

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Ne wæs hyre bróðra deáþ on sefan swá sár, Exon. 377, 25; Deór. 9. Ðæt ðam hálgan wæs sár on móde, Cd. Th. 96, 11; Gen. 1593: 27, 30; Gen. 425 . Ðæt wæs Satane sár tó geþolienne, Andr. Kmbl. 3375; An. 1691.

fóster-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-nóþ, m. ? l. fósternoþ; m.
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Wæs neódþearf ꝥ heom wǽre bútan yldinge gegearwod se mete and fóstornoð (-nað, v.l.) þǽre dæghwámlican andleofne necesse erat ut quotidiani sumtus laborantibus sine dilatione praeberentur, Gr. D. 251, 16. Sceáp fóstornoþes ( pascue ) his, Ps.

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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. ; (Take here <b>ge-dreóh</b> in Dict.) of animals, gentle, tame; mitis Hé áwrát Crístes róde tácen on þæs horses heáfde and ealle his réðnysse áwende on geþwǽrnysse, swá þæt hit wæs stillre and gedreóhre (mitior) þonne hit wǽre ǽr þǽre

on-sígan

(v.)

of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descendof violent movement

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Hé bodode ðæt him wæs Godes grama onsígende, 246, 17. Mé wæs onsígende se stranga wynd, St. And. 28, 13. Onsígendum ingruenti, Hpt. Gl. 503, 32

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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S. 26, 269. to invalidate, nullify Gif þú nelt hine tellan ... þonne áwǽgst (á-wǽst-wǽst,v. l. ) þú þone regol, Lch. iii. 264, 16. Swilc man swé hit áwége, C. D. i. 297, 13. Hú heó ána mihte ealle þá gewytan áwǽgan mid áðe, Hml. S. 2, 225.

fore-mǽre

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fore-mǽre, , for-mǽre.
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wæs swíðe foremǽre man for Gode, and his gód wæs swíðe gecýðed, Bl. H. 217, 2. Þus heálices and ðus foremǽres úres mundboran láre folgian, 169, 17. Ꝥ mycele and ꝥ foremǽre bearn, Lch. iii. 428, 21. Wítgan myccle and foremǽre, Bl. H. 161, 13.

þiderweardes

(adv.)
Grammar
þiderweardes, adv.
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Thitherwards Wæs se cyng þiderweardes on fære ... Þá hé þá wæs þiderweardes and sió óþeru fierd wæs hámweardes the king was on the march thither ... When he was on the way thither and the other troops were on the road home, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 32.

cild-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
cild-ildu, cild-ildo; indecl. ; -ild, e; f.
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Childhood, infancy Lengtentíma ys wǽt and wearm, ꝥ lyft ys wǽt and wearm. Cildyld byð wǽt and wearm, and hyra blód byð wǽt and wearm, Angl. viii. 299, 28

Linked entry: ildu

ǽht-welig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-welig, adj.

Richwealthylocuples

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Rich, wealthy; locuples Sum wæs ǽhtwelig geréfa there was a wealthy count, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18

átter

(n.)
Grammar
átter, gen. áttres; n.

Poisonvenomvenenum

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Poison, venom; venenum Ðæt átter wæs sóna ofernumen the poison was soon detected, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 474, 39

færnys

(n.)
Grammar
færnys, -nyss, e; f.

A passage, fare transĭtus

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A passage, fare; transĭtus Ðǽr monna færnys mǽst wæs juxta publĭcos viārum transĭtus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 5