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ofer-fyllo

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyllo, n.
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Ramgeallan þone fágan cnúa on níwe ealo ǽr þon hit ásiwen sié ; sele ꝥ oferfyllo drincan þreó niht, Lch. ii. 124, 15

þrefe

(n.)
Grammar
þrefe, a measure of corn, a throve [v. N. E. D. s. v.]
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Icel. þrefi.]

camp-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
camp-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.
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State or condition of contest, contest, war; certandi modus, certamen, pugna Nó hyra þrym alæg camprǽdenne their vigour did not fail in the contest, Andr. Kmbl. 7; An. 4

legie

(n.)
Grammar
legie, an; f.
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Augustus sende Quintillus on Germanie mid þrím legian, 5, 15 ; S. 250, 10. Rómáne hæfdon gegaderad feówer legian heora folces, 4, 9 ; S. 192, 7 : 5, 12; S. 240, 12. Seofon legan (legion, v. l. ), S. 238, 16

GÁD

(n.; int.)
Grammar
GÁD, gǽd, es; n ?

A lack ⬩ want ⬩ desire ⬩ defectus ⬩ pēnūria ⬩ desīdĕrium ⬩ appĕtītus

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A lack, want, desire; defectus, pēnūria, desīdĕrium, appĕtītus Ðæt ðám géngum þrým gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde that there should be no lack of food or clothing to the three youths, Cd. 176; Th. 222, 10; Dan. 102 : Elen. Kmbl. 1981; El. 992.

wamm-wyrcende

(adj.)
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working iniquity Ðæt weorþeþ þeódum tó þreá, ðám ðe þonc Gode, womwyrcende, ne cúþun ðæs ðe hé on ðone hálgan beám ahougen wæs. Exon. Th. 67, 23 ; Cri. 1093

wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
wyrp, es; m.
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A throw, cast, the distance which a thing may be thrown Swá mycel swá is ánes stánes wyrp (weorp ł wyrp, Lind.) quantum jactus est lapidis, Lk. Skt. 22, 41

Linked entry: wirp

cearian

(v.)
Grammar
cearian, cearigan, carian; ic cearige, ðú cearast, he cearaþ, ceariaþ; ode; od [cearu = care]

To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry ⬩ curare, sollicitum esse

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To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry; curare, sollicitum esse Hwæt bemurnest ðú cearigende why mournest thou sorrowing? Exon. 10b; Th. 11, 27; Cri. 177. He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536

Linked entry: carian

DWÍNAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWÍNAN, ic dwíne, ðu dwínest, dwínst, he dwíneþ, dwínþ, pl. dwínaþ; p. dwán, pl. dwinon; pp. dwinen

To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away ⬩ tabescĕre

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To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away;tabescĕre Ðonne dwíneþ seó wamb sóna then soon will the belly dwindle, Herb. 2, 4; Lchdm. i. 82, 2. Dwinon tabuĕrunt, Cot. 190

Linked entries: a-dwínan tó-dwínan

regn-

(prefix)
Grammar
regn-, in the compounds regn-heard, -meld, -þeóf, -weard has an intensive force, implies greatness, might. The word occurs as part of many proper names, e.g. Rǽdwoldes sunu wæs Regeuhere geháten,
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Bd. 2, 12;S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used

Linked entries: regen- regn-heard regn-meld regn-þeóf regn-weard

weorold-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceamu, e; f.
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Oft twégen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽ tó sǽ. . . ús eallum tó woruldscame, Wulfst. 163, 3-7. Ða ðe for ege oððe lufe oððe ǽnigre worldscame eargiaþ and wandiaþ Godes riht tó sprecanne, 191, 5. For woruldsceame, L. I.

eást-dǽl

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Cómon fram eástdǽle middangeardes þrý tungelwítegan . . . 'Wé gesáwon his steorran on eástdǽle,' Hml. Th. i. 78, 4-7. Of eástdǽle, Chr. 2; P. 4, 28. Heofon biþ open on þǽm eástdǽle, Bl. H. 93, 1. Mathéum hé gedyde gangan tó þám eástdǽle, 239, 16.

ah-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ah-lǽca, an; m. [ah- = ag- = æg- = æc- nequitia; lǽc ludus, donum; -a the personal termination, q. v.]

A miserable being ⬩ miscreant ⬩ monster ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum

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A miserable being, miscreant, monster ; miser, perditus, monstrum He wiste ðæm ahlǽcan hilde geþinged he knew conflict was destined for the miscreant, Beo. Th. 1297; B. 646: 1983 ; B. 989

ge-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceód; pp. -sceáden [in the Northern Gospels weak forms occur]

To separate, distinguish, discern, decide ⬩ to separate

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To separate, distinguish, discern, decide Wéron gesceádad from exceptis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 21. Ðú ðe gesceádest qui separasti, Rtl. 182, 31: 36, 27. Gesceád distingue, 36, 29. Wolde hilde gesceádan would decide the war, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 25; Exod.

for-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-byrd, for-byrd (fore-), e; f. (in Hml. S. 33, 203 the word seems neuter),

endurance ⬩ forbearance ⬩ abstention

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Substitute: bearing pain, &c., endurance, Similar entries v. for-beran I. Ne mihte Pafnuntius nán forbyrd habban, ne náne frófre onfón, Hml. S. 33, 203. Nú wille ic God biddan ꝥ hé þé forgife forebyrd and geþyld, 251. bearing patiently, forbearance

meox

Grammar
meox, [In 1. 6 after 'meox ?' insert: and swá ðeáh, gif þú his wel notast, hwæt bið wæstmbǽrre?]
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Add: manure Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, for ðan þe his wuldor is wyrms and meox, Hml. S. 25, 261. Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine

Ecg-bryht

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryht, -briht, -berht, -byrht, es; m. [ecg edge, sword; bryht bright, excellent] Egbert; Ecgbryhtus; king of Wessex for thirty-seven years and seven months, from A.D. 800-837. Egbert chose Swithun [v. Swíþhún] for the preceptor to his son Æðelwulf, the heir to the throne of Wessex
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Hér, A.D. 800, Ecgbryht féng to Wesseaxna ríce here, A.D. 800, Egbert succeeded to the kingdom of the West-Saxons, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 4. Hér, A.D. 837 [MS. 836], Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, se rícsode xxxvii wintra and vii mónþas here, A.D. 837, king Egbert

wíd

Grammar
wíd, I.
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Scs Petrus cyrice is þreó hund fóta lang and twá hund wíd, Salamones templ ys sixtig fæþma lang and sixtig heáh and þryttiges wíd, Angl. xi. 4, 5-10. Add

an-bídung

(n.)
Grammar
an-bídung, es; m.

An abiding ⬩ tarrying ⬩ awaiting ⬩ expectation ⬩ commoratio ⬩ expectatio

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An abiding, tarrying, awaiting, expectation; commoratio, expectatio Wícode þreó niht on anbídunge moratus est tres dies, Jos. 3, 1. Hwylc is anbídung mín quæ est expectatio mea? Ps. Spl. 38, 11

Linked entries: and-bídung on-bídung

in-stede

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stede, -styde [or in stede ; cf. Icel. í-stað on the spot, at once];

On the spot ⬩ at once ⬩ immediately

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adv. On the spot, at once, immediately Instyde continuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 48. Instyde statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28 : 2, 12

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