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clifian

(v.)
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Áhryse þá moldan of, ꝥ hyre nán wiht on ne clyfie, Lch. i. 70, 9. Ꝥ feax þe on þám cambe cleofige (clyf-, v. l. ), 332, 21. Add

wíteg-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíteg-dóm, es; m.

prophecy ⬩ divination

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Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean, ne áhicgan, Cd. Th. 224, 34; Dan. 146

Linked entries: wíte-dóm wítga-dóm wítig-dóm

þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ, e; þrýþu (? indecl. v. mód-þrýþu); f.

Force ⬩ power ⬩ strength ⬩ forces ⬩ troops ⬩ hosts ⬩ vehemently ⬩ mightily ⬩ fiercely ⬩ greatly

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Ic seah wiht ( a cask ), wombe hæfde micle þrýþum geþrungne, 495, 3; Rä. 84, 2. Ic wiht ( bellows ) geseah, womb wæs þríþum áþrunten, 419, 7; Rä. 38, 2. Þrýðum dealle, Beo. Th. 992; B. 494. ¶ Þrýþ is used in the formation of many proper names. v.

Linked entry: gebéldan

-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,'
  • 1070
    • ;
  • Erl. 209, 35
. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head.

-noþ

(suffix)
Grammar
-noþ, v. droht-, fisc-, fód-, fóddor-, fóstor-, fugel-, hæft-, hleó-, hunt, sǽd-, wig-noþ (-naþ).

Linked entry: -naþ

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street

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a close (?), an enclosed place (?) Út on rigewyrðe (the rye-close ?) westeweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 35. Uppan rigeweorðe on ða ealdan díc; of ðære die út on rigewurðe heal, v. 377, 21. On lindwyrðe, iii. 375, 6. an enclosed homestead, a habitation

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

eá-land

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Hié genámon Wihte eálond, 530; P. 16, 6. Add

folc-frig

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-frig, folc-frý; adj.

Folk-free ⬩ līber ăpud plēbern

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Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 15. cf. Grm. RA. 349

níd-hǽs

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hǽs, e; f.

A command which is attended by compulsion

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Wih. 1; Th. i. 36, 16

Linked entry: hǽs

Wæwærðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
Wæwærðlíce, adv.

Well, successfully (?)

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Of ðissum syx tídum wihst se quadrans swýðe wæwerðlíce, and forð stæpð wel orglíce swylce hwylc cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Anglia viii. 298, 34.

Linked entry: wæwærð-líc

cænnan

(v.)

to clear, prove ⬩ manifestare

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Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13: 22; Th. i. 42, 3: L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12

geoguþ-myru

(n.)
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Ic þá wihte (a young bull) geseah wǽpnedcynnes geoguðmyrwe grǽdig (hungry with the hunger of a young creature. Cf. grǽdig applied to the hungry young of animals in Ps. Th. 103, 21 León hwelpas sécað þæt him grǽdigum ǽt God gedéme) Rä. 39, 2

stær-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
stær-blind, adj.
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Næfþ nán man tó ðæs unhále æágan, ðæt hé ne máge lybban be ðare sunnan and hire nyttian, gyf hé ényg wiht geseón mæg, búton hé stareblind sí, Shrn. 187, 5. Sume unæáðe áwiht geseóþ; sume beóþ stæreblinde and nyttiaþ þeáh ðare sunnan, 27.

Linked entries: stare-blind blind

un-sméþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sméþe, adj.

Not smooth ⬩ rough ⬩ uneven

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Ne unsméðes wiht, Exon. Th. 199, 15; Ph. 26. Unsmoeði scabro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 24. Ðære unsméþan elefantinosa, 142, 82: 31, 8. Hé hleóp on unsméðe eorðan, Shrn. 152, 1. Ða unsméþan tungan smirewan, Lchdm. ii. 238, 25.

Linked entry: sméðe

wrǽtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wrǽtlíce, adv.

wondrously ⬩ curiously ⬩ wondrously ⬩ excellently ⬩ beautifully ⬩ elegantly ⬩ nobly

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Seó wiht wæs wrǽtlíce, wundrum gegierwed, 418, 8; Rä. 37, 2: 422, 14; Rä. 41, 6: 427, 2; Rä. 41, 85: 428, 2; Rä. 41, 102. wondrously, excellently, beautifully, elegantly, nobly Ðǽr wrǽtlíce symle telgan gehladene gréne stondaþ, Exon.

searu-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
searu-níþ, es; m.

hostility to which effect is given by treachery ⬩ crafty enmity ⬩ armour-hate ⬩ martial strife ⬩ the strife of armed men ⬩ battle

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Cf. too inwit-níþ), 6126; B. 3067. armour-hate Similar entries (v. searu, IV a), martial strife, the strife of armed men, battle Nó ic wiht fram ðé swylcra searuníþa secgan hýrde, billa brógan, 1168; B. 582

sín

(n.)
Grammar
sín, seón, sién, sýn, e; f.

power of seeing ⬩ sight ⬩ vision ⬩ the instrument of sight ⬩ the eye

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Næfde sellícu wiht sýne ne folme, 415, 3; Rä. 33, 5. the instrument of sight, the eye Sýne pupillam, Hpt. Gl. 487. 54

Linked entries: seón sién sýn

un-lígne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lígne, adj.

Not to be denied or rejected ⬩ incontrovertible

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Wih. 16; Th. i. 40, 12. Þissa ealra áð sié unlégnæ, 21; Th. i. 42, 1

Linked entry: un-lǽgne

mæðel-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-stede, es; m.

A place of assembly ⬩ place where a meeting is held ⬩ a place of hostile meeting ⬩ a battle-place

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On ðam meðelstede ( the place of the last judgment ), 169; Th. 212, 20; Exod. 542. a place of hostile meeting, a battle-place Hé ne meahte on ðæm meðelstede wið Hengeste wiht gefeohtan, Beo. Th. 2169; B. 1082

Linked entry: hleóðor-stede

geldan

(v.)
Grammar
geldan, ic gelde, ðú geltst, gelst, he gelt, pl. geldaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden

To pay ⬩ restore ⬩ render ⬩ make an offering ⬩ serve ⬩ worship

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Wih. 12; Th, i. 40, 4, 6 : L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 32, 2

Linked entries: gældan ge-golden

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