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balewe

(adj.)

wicked

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wicked Se inc forgeaf balewe geþohtas he inspired you with wicked thoughts, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 19; Sat. 488

mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
mǽre, es; n.

A boundarylimitconfineborder

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In mǽre Judéana in fines Judaea, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 1. In mǽrum in villas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 56. In mǽrum (mǽro, Rush.) in vicos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 21

Linked entries: mére mére-hwít

þwárian

(v.)
Grammar
þwárian, p. ode

To bring into agreementmake harmonious

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To bring into agreement, make harmonious Hé gemetgaþ ða feówer gesceafta, ða hé þwáraþ and gewlitegaþ (geþwǽraþ and wlitegaþ, Cott.

ceaster-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-wíc, e; f.
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A village Gangaþ on þás ceasterwíc ( castellum, Mt. 21, 2) þe inc ongeán standeþ, Bl. H. 69, 35

botl

(n.)
Grammar
botl, es; n.

An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, halldomus, ædes, domicilium, atrium

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Pharao eóde in to his botle Pharao ingressus est domum suam, Ex. 7, 22.

Linked entry: ge-bytlu

on-foreweardan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-foreweardan, prep. adv.

In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of

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In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of Onforeweardan ðysre race in the earlier part of this narrative, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 790. Malchus eode onforeweardan ( led the way ) in tó his ðám hálgan geféran, 23, 752

West-mynster

(n.)
Grammar
West-mynster, es; n. Westminster
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The place is mentioned in a (doubtful) charter of Offa of the year 785 : In loco terribili, quod dicitur æt Uuestmunstur, i. 180, 3

míre

(n.)
Grammar
míre, mýre, an ; f.
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An ant, mire in pis-mire. The word occurs in the nickname Mýran heáfod, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 13, applied to Þurcytel, who is called in Fl. Wig. Danicus minister. The nickname is in that chronicle glossed by ' equae caput, ' but in H.

DÆL

(n.)
Grammar
DÆL, gen. dæles; dat. dæle; pl. nom. acc. dalu, dalo; n. A

DALE, den. gulf vallis, barathrum

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In deóp dalu into the deep dales, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 21; Rä. 88, 5: 56 a; Th. 199, 11; Ph. 24. We synd aworpene on ðás deópan dalo we are cast into these deep dens [hell], Cd. 22; Th. 27, 21; Gen. 421.

ge-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogede, -hogode; pp. -hogod [see March, § 222]

To thinkconceiveconsiderdevisereflectbe mindfulthink aboutcareintendresolve

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Sum in mæðle mæg folcrǽdenne gehycgan one in council can devise a nation's law, Exon. 79 a; Th. 295, 33; Crä. 42 : Cd. 203; Th. 252, 29; Dan. 586.

cwémnys

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Þe (God) ine cwemnesse, i. 213, 32.] Add:

sceam-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-líc, adj.

shamefast, bashfulshameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious

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Ðæt hé ða sceamlícan þ;ing and ða mánfullan begǽ þ; se res turpes et sceleslas com-mittere, ¨L. Ecg.

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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Antigones hine bedráf into ánum fæstenne and hine ðǽr besæt Antigonus drove him into a fastness and besieged him there, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 18 : Chr. 1l06; Erl. 241, 8.

Linked entry: be-seten

denn

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Adiectis denberis in commune saltu, otanhyrst . . . et haeseldaen, i. 248, 18. Aet Haeseldenne, 216, 28. Inn on ðæt eádenn; of ðám eádenne, iii. 385, 4. v. dænn in Dict.; den-bǽre, stów

Beó-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Beó-wulf, es; m. [ = Beado-wulf a war-wolf, = Icel. Böðúlfr a warwulf]

BEOWULF

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glory of Scyld's offspring Scyldes eaferan widely spread Scede-landum in, in the Swedish lands.

Linked entry: Beado-wulf

biblio-þéce

(n.)
Grammar
biblio-þéce, an; f. [βιβλιοθήκη = βιβλίον a book, θήκη repository, a library].

a librarybibliothecaThe Biblebiblia

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of the Greek and Hebrew books into Latin, Ælfc.

ge-téman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-téman, -týman; p. de; pp. ed

To vouch to warrantyvocare ad warrantum

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In. 35; Th. i. 124, 10

Linked entry: tíman

bóc-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
bóc-cræftig, adj.

Book-crafty or learned, learned in the Biblein libris literatus, in Bibliis doctus

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Book-crafty or learned, learned in the Bible; in libris literatus, in Bibliis doctus Hí bleóton [MS. breotun] bóccræftige they destroyed those learned in the Bible, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 25; Jul. 16

á-blindian

(v.)
Grammar
á-blindian, p. ode
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Heo ablindeð in þe inre eien, A. R. 92. O. H. Ger. ar-blindén : Ger. er-blinden.]

hæleþ

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Mith hęliðum, Txts. 151, 12. ¶ in phrases applied to an earthly ruler Eádward cing . . . hæleða wealdend, Chr. 1065; P. 193, 31.