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CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Kmbl. 756; El. 378: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 178 ; Met. 26, 89. Ðeós cwén this queen, Elen. Kmbl. 1064; El. 533: 1099; El. 551. He wæs on ðære cwéne gewealdum he was in the queen's power, 1217; El. 610: 2269; El. 1136.

a-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, pl. -scédon; pp. -sceáden, -scáden; v. a. [a from, sceádan to divide]

To separatedisjoinexcludedistinguishsepararesegregare

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To separate, disjoin, exclude, distinguish; separare, segregare Ic mec ascéd ðara scylda I separated myself from the guilt, Elen. Kmbl. 937; El. 470: 2623; El. 1313. And he hine from nýtenum ascéd and he distinguished him from beasts, L. E.

Linked entries: a-scádan a-scéd

be-wærlan

(v.)

to pass byto avoid

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to pass by. v. bi-wærlanin Dict. to avoid, be free from Bewærle élc unclǽnnisse careat omni inmundicia, Rtl. 121, 7, 36

fægere

(adv.)
Grammar
fægere, fægre, fegere; adv.

Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre

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Gr. 38; Som. 40, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 1483; El. 743: Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 32; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 36: Ps. Th. 60, 3: 62, 7: 118, 117

Linked entries: fægre fegere

ég-streám

(n.)
Grammar
ég-streám, éh-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a river, the sea aquæ fluctus, flūmen, măre

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Here wícode égstreáme neáh the host encamped near the river, Elen. Kmbl. 132; El. 66: Beo. Th. 1158; B. 577

Linked entries: eá-streám éh-streám

gum-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
gum-ríce, es; n.

Power, rule over mena kingdomthe earth

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On ðam gumríce in that kingdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2439; El. 1221. Gumríces weard the king, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 25; Dan. 176

on-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-líce, adv.

Like, in like manner

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Like, in like manner Ealle ða ríca forheregian . . . swíðe onlíce ðam micelan flóde, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 6; Met. 8, 47; Elen. Kmbl. 197; El. 99.

hilde-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-deór, [Thorpe and Kemble take deór to be a noun.]

Stoat in war, brave,

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Kmbl. 2003; An. 1004: Elen. Kmbl. 1868; El. 936. Hildedeóre brave men, Beo. Th. 6320; B. 3170

be-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fæstan, bi-fæstan; p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted.

to fastenmake fastfixinfigereto establishfundarefirmareto commendrecommendcommitdeliverput in trustentrustcommendaretraderecommittere

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Kmbl. 2598; El. 1300. to establish; fundare, firmare Wæs se bisceophád fægere befæsted the bishopric was fairly established, Elen.

Linked entries: be-feastnian bi-fæstan

hrémig

(adj.)
Grammar
hrémig, hreámig; adj.

Clamorousexultantlamentingboastingvaunting

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Th. 248; B. 124: 3768; B. 1882: 4114; B. 2054: Elen. Kmbl. 297; El. 149: Andr. Kmbl. 1728; An. 866. Wuldrum hrémge gloriously exulting, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 17; Cri. 54.

Linked entry: hreámig

ge-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwǽr, -hwár; adv.

On every sideeverywhereundiqueubique

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Th. 1057; B. 526 : Elen. Kmbl. 1092; El. 548. Gehwár hí syn hefige gehwár eác medeme in some places they are heavy, in others moderate, Th. Ll. i. 434, 4

ermþu

(n.)
Grammar
ermþu, e; f.

Misery, calamity mĭsĕria

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Æfter ermþum after calamities, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 30: Elen. Kmbl. 1533; El. 768

Linked entry: irmþ

leód-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
leód-mægen, es; n.
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The might of a people, its fighting men Ðæt leódmægen, gúþrófe hæleþ, eorlas æscrófe, Elen. Kmbl. 544; El. 272. Lofige hine eall his leódmægen laudate eum omnes virtutes ejus, Ps. Th. 148, 2.

mann-rím

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rím, es; n.

A number of men

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Elen. Kmbl. 1296; El. 650

winter-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
winter-gerím, es; n.

numbering by yearsa number of years

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Kmbl. 1304; El. 654

on-cýðig

(adj.)
Grammar
on-cýðig, adj.

Suffering from the want of something (?), not acquainted with, a stranger to anything (?)

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, Elen. Kmbl. 1446; El. 725. The term is used of Judas, to whom the previous lines 1392-3 refer :--Méðe and meteleás, mægen wæs geswiðrod

Linked entry: un-cýðig

midl

(n.)
Grammar
midl, es; n.

a bitcurbthe thong which bound the oar to the pin

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Th. i. 360, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 2349; El. 1176: 2384; El. 1193. Miðlum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 49. the thong which bound the oar to the pin Midla strupiar, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 6. Midlu, 63, 65.

Linked entry: ge-midlige

ge-asmirian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-asmirian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian, smirian to smear]

To smearanointungĕreinungĕre

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To smear, anoint; ungĕre, inungĕre Bring clǽne ofenbacene hláfas mid ele geasmirede bútan beorman pānes scīlĭcet absque fermento conspersos ŏleo, Lev. 2, 4

ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ful, adj.

Fullfilledcompleteentireplēnus

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Full, filled, complete, entire; plēnus Ealra fúla ful full of all foulness [impurities ], Elen.

Linked entries: full full

dógor-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-gerím, es; n. [gerím a number]
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Nǽfre he sóþra swá feala wundra gefremede dógorgerímum he could never have performed so many true miracles during his life, Elen. Kmbl. 1556; El. 780