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swát-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swát-swaþu, e; f.
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A bloody track Wæs sió swátswaþu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5884; B. 2946

þurh-gléded

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-gléded, adj. (ptcpl.)

Thoroughly furnished with burning coals

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Thoroughly furnished with burning coals Wæs se ofen onhǽted, ísen eall ðurhgléded, Cd. Th. 231, 8; Dan. 244

unfriþ-flota

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-flota, an; m.

A hostile fleet

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A hostile fleet Se[o] unfriðflota wæs ðæs sumeres gewend tó Rícardes ríce, Chr. 1000; Erl. 137, 5

Linked entry: flota

word-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
word-gleáw, adj.

Prudent in speech

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Prudent in speech Cwæð se ðe wæs cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12 ; Dan. 418

ceaster-weall

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-weall, es; m.
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A city-wall Sé wæs in þǽre ceastre Augustodonensi ... clypode his módor of þám cesterwealle, Shrn. 119, 26

clǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
clǽþan, ; p. de
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To clothe Nacod ic wæs and gié clǽðdon meh nudus eram, et operuistis me, Mt. L. 25, 36

ge-hoferod

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Wæs sum earm ceorl egeslíce gehoferod, and ðearle gebíged þnrh ðone brádan hofor, Hml. S. 21, 95. Add

ge-módod

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Gezabel wæs hetelíce gemódod (bloody-minded) ; seó tihte hyre wer tó ǽlcere wælhreównysse, Hml. S. 18, 50. Add

ge-síþian

(v.)
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to go Tó eallum bebodum þínum ic wæs gesíðod ad omnia mandata tua dirigebar, Ps. L. 118, 128

ge-þingung

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wæs wið his feóndum gescilded, sé þe þá anlícnesse tó geþingunge sóhte, Mart. H. 60, 24. Add

hreófl

(adj.)
Grammar
hreófl, adj.
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wæs ge dumb and hreófl (hreóf, v. l.) scabiem habebat, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 8. Add

neáh-munt

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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add

twéntig-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
twéntig-geáre, adj.
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Twenty years old On þám geáre þe Ælfréd Æðelincg wæs án-and-twéntig-geáre, Hml. S. 32, 37

un-wénlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wénlíce, adv.
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Unexpectedly Þá gelamp hit ꝥ se mæssepreóst wæs unwénlíce ( inopinate ) ábysgod wíngeard tó settanne, Gr. D. 88, 17

Linked entry: wénlíce

ymb-sewen

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-sewen, adj. (ptcpl.).
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Circumspect Hé symble wæs ymbsewen on his sylfes heordnysse in sua semper custodia circumspectus Gr. D. 107, ll

Linked entry: ymb-seón

on-tyhtan

(v.)

to incite, instigate, impel

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to incite, instigate, impel Wæs ðæt gifeðe tó swíð ðe ðone ðyder ontyhte, Beo. Th. 6164; B. 3086

ge-snyttro

(n.)
Grammar
ge-snyttro, f. n.[?]

Wisdom

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Wisdom Gúþlác wæs ealra gesnyttra goldhord Guthlac was a treasure of all wisdom, Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 92, 17

Linked entry: snytro

á-wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wuldrian, p.ode

To glorify

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To glorify Áuuldrad (glorificatus est) wæs se Hǽlend, Jn. L. 12, 16. Áwuldrad sié glorietur, Rtl. 79, 30

mód-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sorh, gen. -sorge; f.

Care or sorrow of mindsorrow of soul

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Hé módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan sorrow of soul bore he heavy at heart, Exon. 48a; Th. 165, 6; Gú. 1024: Elen. Kmbl. 122; El. 61. [Mid muchele modsorȝe (sorewe, 2nd MS.), Laym. 8692.]

sincan

(v.)
Grammar
sincan, p. sanc, pl. suncon ; pp. suncen.
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Hwæðer sincende sǽflód wǽre. Cd. Th. 86, 27 ; Gen. 1437. to act as an aperient Gif ðæt sié ómihte wǽte innan, tyhte hié mon út mid líþum mettum sincendum, and ne lǽt inne gesittan on ðam líchoman, Lchdm. ii. 218, 14

Linked entry: be-sincan