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aldor

(n.)
Grammar
aldor, es; m. [aldor = ealdor an elder] .

an elder ⬩ parent ⬩ author ⬩ parens ⬩ auctor ⬩ a chief ⬩ prince ⬩ præpositus ⬩ princeps

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Met. Fox 26, 14; Met. 26, 7

Linked entry: alder

be-fóran

(adv.)

Before ⬩ at hand ⬩ openly ⬩ ante ⬩ antea ⬩ præ ⬩ in conspectu, ⬩ in conspectum

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Met. Fox 4, 35; Met. 4, 18. Wundor on eorþan he befórancýþde he revealed miracles on earth openly Andr. Kmbl. 1212; An. 606. Wæs se atola befóran the wicked one was at hand Cd. 224; Th. 295, 17; Sat. 487. He befóran gengde he went before Beo.

eásta

(n.)
Grammar
eásta, an; m.

The east ⬩ ŏriens

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Met. Fox 29, 65; Met. 29, 33: Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 9: 894; Erl. 92, 19

FREC

(adj.)
Grammar
FREC, fræc; adj.

Desirous ⬩ greedy ⬩ gluttonous ⬩ audacious ⬩ bold ⬩ avĭdus ⬩ gŭlōsus ⬩ audax ⬩ temĕrārius

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Met. Fox 8, 30; Met. 8, 15. Ðæt hie firendǽda tó frece wurdon that they were too audacious in wicked deeds, Cd. 121; Th. 155, 30; Gen. 2580

Linked entries: frettan freceo fric

eard-fæst

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Crist eardað on þǽre dene eádmódnesse, Bt. 12; F. 36, 22), Met. 7, 38.

hnipian

(v.)
Grammar
hnipian, p. ode

To bow the head

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Met. Fox 31, 26; Met. 31, 13. Ðá wearþ Cain suíðe hrædlíce irre and hnipode of dúne iratusque est Cain vehementer, et concidit vultus ejus, Past. 34, 5; Swt. 235, 6

Linked entry: hnipend

næsse

(n.)
Grammar
næsse, an; f.

A headland ⬩ promontory ⬩ cape

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A headland, promontory, cape Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan to the most northerly cape on earth, Met. 9, 43. Næssun (-an ?) litora, Germ. 400, 488

þeód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-fruma, an; m.
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A prince of a people, a lord, ruler Ðæt hí þiówien swilcum þiódfruman (hláforde, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 29), Met. 29, 94. Cf. land-fruma

under-neoþemest

(adj.)

lowest

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Cf. sió eorðe is nioþor ðonne ǽnig óðru gesceaft, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 20), Met. 20, 135

Linked entries: neoþemest under-niþemæst

be-neoðan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-neoðan, be-nyðan; prep. dat. [be, neoðan under]

BENEATH ⬩ below ⬩ under ⬩ infra

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Met. Fox 20, 444; Met. 20, 222. Gif se sconca biþ þyrel beneoðan cneówe if the shank be pierced beneath the knee L. Alf. pol. 63; Th. i. 96, 16, 17 : 66; Th. i. 96, 31.

fǽringa

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽringa, fǽrincga, fǽrunga, fǽrunge; adv. [fǽr sudden, -inga, -unga adverbial terminations]

Suddenly, quickly, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Met. Fox 28, 82; Met. 28, 41. Ðonne he fǽringa cymþ cum vēnĕrit repente, Mk. Bos. 13, 36. Fǽrincga fýr wudu byrneþ fire quickly burneth a wood, Ps. Th. 82, 10

Linked entries: fǽrunga féringa

geador

(adv.)
Grammar
geador, adv.

Together ⬩ altogether ⬩ ūna ⬩ sĭmul

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Met. Fox 13, 98; Met. 13, 49 : Salm. Kmbl. 899; Sal. 449. Gecyre ic ætsomne S. R. geador I turn at once S and R together, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 16; Bo. 48. Geátmæcgum geador ætsomne for the Gothic warriors altogether, Beo. Th. 987; B. 491

Linked entries: eador eal-geador gædere

gold-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
gold-smiþ, es; m.
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Met. Fox 10, 67; Met. 10, 34

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Nó hé þigeþ mete, 215, 27; Ph. 259: 357, 28; Pa. 35. Of ðam mete ðe wé þicgaþ, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 35. Ðonue hig mete þicgeaþ cum panem manducant, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 2. Hí hyra hláf þicgaþ, Mk. Skt. 7, 5.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

ge-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scínan, p. -scán; pp. -scinen

To shine, shine upon, illuminate ⬩ fulgere, collustrare, illuminare

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Met. Fox 30, 17; Met. 30, 9: 30, 22; Met. 30, 11. Wuldres gim grund gescíneþ the gem of glory illuminates the ground, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 26; Ph. 118. Swá sió sunne hine gescínþ as the sun shines upon him, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 8. Gescíneþ lucet, Jn.

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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Met. Fox 4, 9; Met. 4, 5: 4, 30; Met. 4, 15. Seðe ðec genédes quicunque to angariaberit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 41. Sihhem geniédde ðæt mǽden Sichem forced the maiden, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 22; Hat. MS. Genéddon Simon angariaverunt Simonem, Mk. Skt.

Linked entries: ge-nídde ge-niédde ge-nýdan

frum-stól

(n.)
Grammar
frum-stól, es; m.

An original seat ⬩ mansion-house ⬩ a proper residence or station ⬩ sēdes princĭpālis

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Met. Fox 20, 126; Met. 20, 63. Ðæs fýres frumstól the fire's proper station, 20, 250; Met. 20, 125. Healden ða mǽgas ðone frumstól let the kindred hold the paternal mansion, L. In. 38; Th. i. 126, 6.

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All ⬩ tōtus

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Met. Fox 26, 121; Met. 26, 61: 28, 9; Met. 28, 5: Beo. Th. 4091; B. 2042: 4181; B. 2087: Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 5; Cri. 965: Salm. Kmbl. 2; Sal. 1: Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 9: Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35: 1, 26; S. 487, 37: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 15

Linked entries: eal ealles

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ágen, adj. [originally the pp. of ágan to own, possess] .

OWN ⬩ proper ⬩ peculiar ⬩ proprius ⬩ The property owned ⬩ one's own property ⬩ proprium

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Met. Fox 20, 28; Met. 20, 14: Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 36.

Linked entries: ágen-nama ágen-spræc ǽgen ǽgnes ponces ge-ágen

þrym-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þrym-cyning, es; m.

The king of glory ⬩ the Deity

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The king of glory, the Deity Ðú, sigora waldend, þeóda þrymcyning, Met. 20, 205. Þrymcyning rícne, Exon. Th. 317, 7; Mód. 62: Elen. Kmbl. 986; El. 494

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