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seonu-wealt

Grammar
seonu-wealt, [In the gloss at Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 54 perhaps torosa denotes the roundness or plumpness of a muscular object. Could it be a gloss on a passage from Ovid, torosa colla boum?]
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Ox. 522. Add Of sinewealtum þrǽda cliwene ex tereti filorum glomere, An. Ox. 3734. Sinewealte popelstánas rotundas lapillulos, 1813

ǽ-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-wintre, adj. [ǽ = ǽn = án one]

Of one winter or year ⬩ continuing for a year

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Of one winter or year, continuing for a year

þóþer

(n.)
Grammar
þóþer, (-or, -r), es; m.
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Ðú leornodest ðone cræft ðe wé hátaþ geometrica; on ðam cræfte ðú leornodest onn ánum þóðere oðþe on æpple átéfred, ðæt ðú meahtest be ðære téfrunge ongytan ðises rodores ymbehwirft ...

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwell ⬩ remain ⬩ to dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ stay ⬩ remain ⬩ live ⬩ to inhabit a place, live in or on ⬩ to live, be in certain conditions or circumstances, ⬩ to abide ⬩ be present with a person to comfort or help ⬩ to be ⬩ rest ⬩ reside ⬩ remain ⬩ occupy a position ⬩ to consist of or in, ⬩ subsist, exist ⬩ to remain ⬩ last ⬩ continue ⬩ endure ⬩ to be wont

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Th. 102, 15. of state or, circumstance Inc sceal sealt wæter wunian on gewealde, Cd. Th. 13, 7; Gen. 199. Ðá ðá ðis ígland wæs wunigende on sibbe, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 148, to consist of or in, subsist, exist.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

greátian

(v.)
Grammar
greátian, p. ode; pp. od
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To GREATEN, to become great or large; grandescere, grossescere On ðæs siwenígean eágum beóþ ða æpplas hále, ac ða brǽwas greátigaþ in lippi oculis pupillæ sanæ sunt, sed palpebræ grossescunt, Past. 11, 4; Swt. 69, 2; Hatt. MS. 15 a, 18

brogden-mǽl

(n.; part.)
Grammar
brogden-mǽl, es; n. [brogden, pp. of bregdan, mǽl
a spot, mark
]

a spot, mark ⬩ Turned or marked with a spot or sign ⬩ tortum vel curvatum signum

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Turned or marked with a spot or sign; tortum vel curvatum signum Beofaþ brogden-mǽl what is marked by signs [the sword] trembles or glitters, Elen. Kmbl. 1514; El. 759

ge-ortrúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortrúwian, -trýwian; p. ode; pp. od [or without, treówian, trúwian to trust]

To distrust, despair ⬩ diffīdĕre, dēspērāre

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Ðæt ðú ne geortrýwe nánes gódes on nánre wiðerweardnesse that thou despair not of any good in any adversity, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 35

Linked entry: ge-ortréwan

án-súnd

(adj.)
Grammar
án-súnd, on-súnd; adj. [án sole, entire, wholly; súnd sound]

Sound ⬩ entire ⬩ unhurt ⬩ sanus ⬩ integer ⬩ incolumis

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Sound, entire, unhurt; sanus, integer, incolumis Hróf ána genæs ealles ansúnd the roof alone was saved wholly sound, Beo. Th. 2004; B. 1000. Gehwá ánsúndan and ungewemmedne [geleáfan] healde quisque integram inviolatamque [fidem] servaverit, Ps. Lamb

Linked entry: on-sund

ge-rignan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rignan, ge-rínan to rain on, wet with rain: — Bið geríned
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conpluitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 30

Linked entry: ge-rínan

cennynde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cennynde, = cennende; part. of cennan.

producing

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producing, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 23

brot

(n.; part.)
Grammar
brot, es; n. [broten; pp. of breótan
to break
]

to break ⬩ A fragment ⬩ fragmentum

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A fragment; fragmentum

ge-brycgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brycgian, p. ode; pp. od.
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to bridge a road, cover with planks, stones, &c. so as to make it passable Wearð æteówod . . . án weg fram ðám húse þe hé on gewát . . . ástreht oð heofonan. Se weg wæs mid pællum gebricgod, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 34. to bridge a stream

Linked entry: brycgian

-weard

(suffix)
Grammar
-weard, the second component of many adjectives denoting position or direction.

ge-nearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nearwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad, ot

To narrow, straiten, constrain, confine, oppress, afflict

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Mid weres egsan hearde genearwod with the fear of man sorely oppressed, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 32; Gen. 921: 123; Th. 157, 9; Gen. 2603. Genearwad biþ heorte mín anxiaretur cor meum, Ps. Spl. 60, 2

Linked entry: nearwian

ána

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ána, m.

One ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ solitary ⬩ unus ⬩ unicus ⬩ solus ⬩ solitarius

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One, sole, single, solitary; unus, unicus, solus, solitarius: Ðæt [treów, a.] se ána is ealra beáma beorhtast geblówen that is the oae of all the trees most brightly flourishing, Exon. 58b; Th. 209, 27; Ph. 177. God ána on écnysse ríxaþ

ge-wridian

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

To flourish

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To flourish Unarímed mengeo on manigfealdum ceápum geweóx and gewridode the innumerable multitude of all sorts of cattle grew and flourished, Blickl. Homl. 199, 2

camb

(n.)
Grammar
camb, es; m. [camb joined; p. of cimban] .
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Camb on hætte, vel on helme a crest on the hat or helmet; crista, Cot. 46

Linked entry: cambiht

úre

(pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, gen. pl. of personal pronoun of first person.

Of us ⬩ our

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Th. 119, 26; Gú. 260. used as a possessive, our Wé sceolan syllan ðone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, and wé sceolan úre daga ðone teóþan dǽl on forhæfdnesse lifgean, Blickl. Homl. 35, 19, 20. Geþencean úre sáula þearfe, 95, 24.

Linked entries: eówer úrer

brice

(n.)
Grammar
brice, bryce, es; m. [from briceþ, brycþ, pres. of brecan to break ]

A breaking, rupture, fracture, fragment, violation, breach ⬩ fractio, ruptura, fractura, fragmentum, violatio

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Ðæs borges bryce a violation or infraction of the pledge or security, L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 9, 10, 12

Linked entry: bryce

eordian

(v.)
Grammar
eordian, p. ode; pp. od

To dwell, inhabit ⬩ hăbĭtāre

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To dwell, inhabit; hăbĭtāre Ða on lífes hús eordiaþ they dwell in the house of life. Ps. Th. 134, 21

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