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ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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H. 54, 1. of a period considerable, in respect to a person's life wiste his geendunge gefyrn ǽr férde fram ðissum lífe, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 1. gefyrn gelýfde, 310, 15. Gefirn ( quatuordecim fere anni ), Solil. H. 35, 12.

wácmódness

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wácmódness, <b>. I.</b>
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ðám fæderum bebeád þæt heora bearn ne geǽbiligdon, þæt ne wurdon gewǽhte ðurh wácmódnesse . . . Cildru behófiað swíðlicere steóre, Hml. Th. ii. 324, 27. Add

drohtnian

(v.)
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Mid sóðre lufe drohtnode on ðisum lífe, 44, 23. Bæd móste healdan heora æceras and him méde earnian; and ðǽr drohtnode fíftýne geár, Hml. S. 30, 216.

reáfian

(v.)
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Add woldon ꝥ mynster reáfian, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 14. add: absolute or with acc. of thing taken: absolute Ðæt for ðý syngige and reáfige ðý tiohchie ðæt eft scyle mid ðý reáfláce ælmessan gewyrcean, Past. 341, 21.

háwian

(v.)
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Hire fóstermóder hét gán mid óþrum fǽmnum on feld sceáp tó háwienne, Hml.

em-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
em-líce, adv.

Even-like, evenly, equally, patiently æquālĭter, æquanĭmĭter

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Even-like, evenly, equally, patiently; æquālĭter, æquanĭmĭter emlíce hit gelamp how evenly it happened! Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 39, 25: 3, 6; Bos. 57, 41.

tún-scipe

(n.)
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tún-scipe, es; m.
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The inhabitants of a tún Cýþe hit ðonne hám cyme; and gif hit cuce orf biþ mid his túnscipes gewitnysse on gemǽnre lǽse gebringe. Gif swá ne déð ǽr fíf nihtum, cýþan hit ðæs túnes men ðam hundredes ealdre, L. Edg. S. 8; Th. i. 274, 26.

teónd

(n.)
Grammar
teónd, es; m.
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One who draws Heó behealdende wæs hwylcum teónde upp áhafen wæs, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 34

ge-sundfullian

(v.)
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Mislimp gesundfullige tearte casus secundet asperos, Hy. S. 16, 5. Gesundfullod hiht secunda spes, 28, 5. Add: —

án-éged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
án-éged, part.

One-eyedblinded of one eyemonoculusmonophthalmusluscus

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One-eyed, blinded of one eye; monoculus, monophthalmus, luscus Gif he gedó ánégede if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. 1: 48, 25, note: Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 76; Wrt. Voc. 43, 9

wæl-cræft

(n.)
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wæl-cræft, es; m.

A deadly powerpower which causes death

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A deadly power, power which causes death Ðonne mín hláford wile láfe þicgan ðara ðe of lífe hét wælcræf[tum] áwrecan (of those whom he has ordered to be slain), Exon. Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11

bǽr-man

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hreopode ðá bǽre, and þá bǽrmenn ætstódon, Hml. Th. i. 492, 25: ii. 150, 13. beád him ꝥ deófolgild ne bǽron ná furðor . . . and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæst stódon, Hml. S. 31, 374. Add

in-timbrian

(v.)
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Trymede mid his láre and mid his manunge heora heortan intimbrede, Guth. 64, 19. Add

under-cyning

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hét þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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to nourish, support þyncþ eów seó sibb gefæstnad wǽre, hwæðér hió síe ðæm gelícost ðe mon nime ǽnne eles dropan, and drýpe on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðæm ádwæscan?

an-weald

(n.)
Grammar
an-weald, m. f. n.
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wile reáfian ðone ðe hié him sealde his anwaldes jus dantis invadit, Past. 371, 25. On ǽlcum ende mínes anwealdes, Ll. Th. i. 274, 2. Assael hine unwærlíce mid anwealde ðreátode hunc cum Assael vi incautae praecipitationis impeteret.

mǽg-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sibb, e; f.

kinshiprelationshipLove between kinsmenaffection

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kinship, relationship Eva hine hálsode for sc̃a Marian mǽgsibbe ðæt hire miltsade. Heó cwæþ tó him gemyne mín drihten ðæt heó wæs bán of mínum bánum and flǽsc of mínum flǽsce Eve conjured him (Christ) on account of her kinship to St.

Linked entry: mǽgþ-sibb

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

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A false art, deception hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12

engel-lic

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þone apostol on engellicre fægernysse geseah, Guth. 28, 27. Of engcellicre sprǽce, 72, 11. wurdon betǽhte engellicum bósmum, Hml. Th. i. 84, 9. Tó engelicum sprǽcum, 544, 31. Engellicum, Guth. 86, 8. Engcellice sangas gehýrde, 88, 14. Add

á-weg

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Add: á-wege-wege com wund áweg confossus vulneribus evasit, Ors. 4, 6;S. 172, 24. tówearp ꝥ deófolgild and wearð him áwege, Hml. S. 25, 228. hér ys se áwege, Amauisti vel amasti, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 1

Linked entry: on-weg