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el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, ele-lænde; adj.

Strange, foreignextĕrus, peregrīnus

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Strange, foreign; extĕrus, peregrīnus Nǽnig cépa ne seah ellendne wearod no merchant saw a foreign shore, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 60; Met. 8, 30. In ellende in foreign land, afar, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 33: 25, 14

Linked entries: ele-lænde -lende

ge-edcucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edcucian, -cwician; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To requickenreviverevīviscĕre

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He wearþ ðá geedcucod æfter lytlum fyrste he then after a little space revived, ii. 504, 27 : 28, 8. Geedcuced redivīvus, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 91; Wrt. Voc. 28, 68. His gást wearþ geedcwicod revixit spirĭtus ējus, Gen. 45, 27.

Linked entry: ge-eþcucigan

flint

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Hét se ealdorman heora neb beátan mid blacum flintum . . . þá gelæhte se ealdorman ǽnne ormetne flint, wearp tó þám hálgum, ac hé wand tó þám heáhgeréfan and his heáfod tóbræc. Hml.

tó-springan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-springan, p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen

To spring asunderfly to piecesto crackburst open

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Se deófol wearp ǽnne stán to ðære bellan, ðæt heó eall tósprang the bell flew all to pieces, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 10.

ge-frége

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frége, adj.

Knowncelebratedfamousnōtuscĕlĕberfāmōsus

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Known, celebrated, famous; nōtus, cĕlĕber, fāmōsus Lǽt ðé on gemyndum hú ðæt manegum wearþ fira gefrége keep in thy mind how that was known among many men, Andr. Kmbl. 1921; An. 963 : 2240; An. 1121

on-íwan

(v.)

to shew

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Seó hlǽdder ðe Jacobe on swefne wearþ anýwed, R. Ben. 23, 5

Linked entries: an-íwan íwan

un-sidu

(n.)
Grammar
un-sidu, a; m.

A bad habitvicious custommal-practice

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Nis eác nán wundor, þeáh ús mislimpe, forðam wé witan ful georne, ðæt ... wearð þes þeódscipe swýðe forsyngod ... þurh hǽþene unsida, Wulfst. 164, 2. Áne misdǽda hé dyde þeáh tó swíðe, ðæt hé ælþeódige unsida lufode, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 1

wrǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽt, wrǽtt, e; f.

A work of arta jewelan ornament

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A work of art, a jewel, an ornament Se (the cave) wæs innan full wrǽtta and wíra, weard unhióre goldmáðmas heóld, Beo. Th. 4817; 3. 2413. Wundenmǽl wrǽttum gebunden, 3067 ; 3. 1531. Is ðes middangeard wísum gewlitegad, wrǽttum gefrætwad, Exon.

Linked entry: wrǽtte

cystig-ness

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Ðæt folc wearð fagen his cystignissa, Ap. Th. 10, 10. Sé ðe him for Godes lufon bigwiste foresceáwað, þonne hǽfð hé méde his cystignysse æt Gode, Hml. Th. i. 514, 14. Cystignesse liberalitate, Wrt.

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, to accuse.
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L. 27, 12. to accuse to somebody Clemens wearð gewréht tó ðám cásere for ðám micclan crístendóme þe hé árǽrde, Hml.

neáhlíce

(adv.)
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Add: nearly, almost Wearð án cnapa þurh nǽddran geslit neálíce ádýd, Hml. S. 31, 951. nearly, closely Hí þeódað hí neálícor and fæstlícor tó þǽre rihtwísnesse justitiae vicinius atque arctius inhaerebunt, Gr.

wild-deór

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Þá wearð hé gefyrht mid ege þæs unmǽtan wildeóres . . . Hé tó þám león cwæð: 'Eálá þú mǽste wildeór, ' Hml. S. 23 b, 773-780.

máþum

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Wearð seó cwén miclum gegladod þæt heó móste ðone máðm ( the cross ) on moldan findan, Hml. Th. ii. 306, 11. 'Geswutela mé ðǽre cyrcan mádmas' . . . ' Gif ðú gelýfst, ic ðé geswutelige ðá mádmas'. . . 'Ágif ðá mádmas'. . .

oretta

(n.)
Grammar
oretta, an; m.

One who strives, a combatant, warrior, champion

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One who strives, a combatant, warrior, champion Wearp ðá wunden mǽl yrre oretta (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 3068 ; B. 1532 : 5070; B. 2538. David, eádig oretta. Andr. Kmbl. 1757; An. 881. Beorn beaduwe heard . . . ánrǽd oretta . . . Cristes cempa (St.

Linked entry: oreta

a-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
a-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen

To fall downcadere

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Wearþ afeallen Æðelrǽdes eorl Ethelred's earl fell [in the battle ], Byrht. Th. 137, 46; By. 202

Linked entry: a-feóll

gnorn

(adj.)
Grammar
gnorn, adj.

Sorrowfulsaddejectedcomplainingmœstus

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Flugon forhtigende gylp wearþ gnornra they fled in terror, their boast became more sorrowful, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 19; Ex. 454

wacol

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Hí bǽdon þæt hé bude ðá byrgene besettan mid wacelum weardum, ii. 262, 8. Ús gedafenað ꝥ wé mid wacelum eágum þás ðreó gemetu behealdon, 564, 8. Add

arod

(adj.)
Grammar
arod, adj.

Quickswiftreadypreparedcelerveloxpromptusparatus

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Quick, swift, ready, prepared; celer, velox, promptus, paratus Ðá wearþ sum to ðam arod, ðæt he in ðæt búrgeteld néþde then one became ready for this, that he ventured into the bower-tent, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 24; Jud. 275

mægden-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mægden-líc, adj.

Maidenlygirlishvirginvirginal

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Godes sunu þurh mǽdenlícne innoþ ácenned wearþ, Homl. Th. i. 458, 33

stig

(n.)
Grammar
stig, (?), es; n.
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cf. stig-weard Gif cniht binnan stig sitte if a servant sit within the hall (?), Chart. Th. 612, 32. Stigo vistrina (suestrina? the word occurs at the head of a list 'de suibus'), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 41. Stigu auriola (oriola?

Linked entries: stigian stigo stigu