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a-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogode; pp. [ge]-hugod

To devisesearchinventexcogitareperscrutariinvenire

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Bæd him ðæs rǽd ahicgan besought them to devise counsel for this, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 24; Gen. 2031: 178; Th. 224, 3; Dan. 130. Hie ahogodan heoro they invented the sword, Exon. 92 a; Th. 346, 9; Gn. Ex. 202

Linked entry: a-hicgan

smicere

(adv.)
Grammar
smicere, adv.

Finely, fairly, elegantly

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In burh raðe smicere cymeþ wlitig scríðan þrymlíce on tún Maius Menol. Fox 150; Men. 76. Ðonne singþ hé smælor and smicror minutas ac tenues voces format Past. 63; Swt. 461, 3

ge-hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hæftan, he -hæft; p. -hæftede, -hæfte; pp. -hæfted, -hæft

To taketake captivecast into prisondetainbindcaptarecaptivarevincire

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Abraham geseah ánne ramm be ðám hornum gehæft Abraham saw a ram caught [captus] by his horns, Gen. 22, 13. On écnesse gehæft for ever binds, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 18.

Linked entry: be-hæftan

fóddur-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
fóddur-wéla, an; m.

Abundance of foodcĭbi cōpia

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Abundance of food; cĭbi cōpia Fere fóddurwélan folcscipe dreógeþ [a ship] performs the bringing [i. e. a ship brings, Grn.] abundance of food to people, Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 12; . 33, 10

ful-wrætlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wrætlíce, adv.

Full wondrouslyvery wonderfullymirissĭme

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Full wondrously, very wonderfully; mirissĭme Ðæt me on gescyldrum scínan mótan fulwrætlíce wundne loccas that on my shoulders curled locks may shine very wonderfully, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 6; . 41, 104

bléd-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
bléd-hwæt, g. -hwates; adj.

A shoot growing quicklygermen velox

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[bléd a shoot, hwæt quick] A shoot growing quickly; germen velox Ðonne ic hrére bearwas bléd-hwate then I shake the quick-growing groves, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 10; . 2, 9

þrohtig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrohtig, (?); adj.

Enduringfirmperseveringlaborious

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Th. 494, 7; . 82, 4

Linked entry: þreohtig

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, to see.
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Add: 2 a. with an infinitive that has no subject Ic seah rǽpingas in ræced fergan, . 53, 1. add: the imperative used exclamatorily Seh þé ecce (Lanc. sithee ), Ps. Vos. 7, 15

eádignes

(n.)
Grammar
eádignes, -ness, e; f.

Happiness beatĭtndo, opŭlentia

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Exon. 108 a; Th. 413, 4; . 31, 9: 83 a; Th. 313, 7; Seef. 120: Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 8

ear

(n.)
Grammar
ear, ær, es; m.

Sea, oceanmăre, oceănus

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Sea, ocean; măre, oceănus Hyre [dúne] deorc on lást eare geblonden óðer fereþ dark on its [the down's] track goes another mixed with the ocean, Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 3; . 4, 22

Linked entries: æchir ær eher geher

middel-niht

(n.)
Grammar
middel-niht, e; f.

Mid-night

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Fox 28, 93; Met. 28, 47: Exon. 129 b; Th. 498, 4; . 87, 7

Linked entry: mid-niht

bíd

(n.)
Grammar
bíd, es; n.

Delay, abidingmora

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On bíd wriceþ drives on delay, Exon. 101 b; Th, 382, 29; . 4, 3

weorpere

(n.)
Grammar
weorpere, es; m.
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Th. 409, 27 ; . 28, 7

ryne-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
ryne-gæst, es; m.
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Th. 386, 8; . 4, 58

wís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-líc, adj.

Wisediscreetprudentsagacious

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Is wíslíc rǽd, ðæt manna gehwylc geornlíce smeáge, Wulfst. 4, 21. Wíslíc wærscipe, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 37. Ðín mildheortnes wíslíc standeþ, deórust and gedéfust, Ps. Th. 102, 16. Mid wíslícum geðylde, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 21.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Rád séo fird æfter ðǽm herige, Chr. 896; P. 89, 19. Hé him æfter rád, 878; P. 76, 12. Ðæt ðá gódan men niman æfter þeora gódnesse, and for(f)león yfelnesse, 1086; P. 221, 24. Ðá sende se cyng æfter Anláfe, 994; P. 129, 15.

þecen

(n.)
Grammar
þecen, e; f.
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Th. 493, 21; . 81, 34. Swá swá spearwa on ðecene (on efese ł on þecene, Ps. Lamb.) sicut passer in tecto, Ps. Spl. l01, 8. Under míne þecene, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 8: Lk. Skt. 7, 6: Homl. Th. i. 126, 30: Mk. Skt. 13, 15: Exon. Th. 431, 18; . 46, 2.

Linked entry: þæcen

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. ad, od

To formadornmake beautifulformaredecorareexornarespeciosum vel pulchriorem reddere

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Wuldre gewlitegad with glory beautified, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 8; Az. 187: 57 b; Th. 205, 23; Ph. 117: 108 a; Th. 413, 7; . 32, 2: 128 b; Th. 493, 22; . 81, 35: Andr. Kmbl. 1337; An. 669

beám-telg

(n.)
Grammar
beám-telg, es ; m.

Dye of a tree [ink]tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium]

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Dye of a tree [ink]; tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium] Fugles wyn beámtelge swealg the bird's joy [i. e. the pen] swallowed dye of a tree, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 9; . 27, 9

eodor-wír

(n.)
Grammar
eodor-wír, es; m.

A wire-enclosurecingulum, sēpiens fīlum mĕtallĭcum

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Grn Ic eom mundbora mínre heorde, eodorwírum fæst I am the protector of my flock, fortified by wire-enclosures, Exon. 105a; Th. 398, 23; . 18, 2