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swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Gif ic selle swefnu ł slǽp eágum mínum si dedero somnum oculis meis, Ps. Lamb. 131, 4. a dream Hé rehte him his swefen ( somnium ) and bæd, ðæt hig him sǽdon, hwæt ðæt swefen beheóld, Gen. 41, 8. Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd.

Linked entry: swefn

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Eágan mé syndon unhále oculi mei infirmati sunt, Ps. Th. 87, 9: 108, 24. Fét míne unhále ( inbecilles ), Anglia xi. 116, 22. Sume habbaþ bearn genóge, ac ða beóþ hwílum unhále oþþe yfele and unweorþ, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 8.

á-dón

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Him hét se cyng ðá eágan út ádón, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 22

ge-siht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-siht, -sihþ, -siehþ, -syhþ, -sihtþ, e; f.

Sightpower of seeingvisionsomething seenaspectrespectvisusacies oculorumvisioaspectusconspectusrespectus

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Eágena gesihþ eye-sight, Andr. Kmbl. 60; An. 30 : Ps. Th. 93, 9. Forhwan woldest ðú ðínre gesihþe me wyrnan quid avertis faciem tuam a me? 87, 14. He wundrode æfter ðære gesihþe he wondered at the sight, Blickl. Homl. 153, 36: 215, 31.

Linked entry: ge-syhð

GIM

(n.)
Grammar
GIM, gimm, gym, gymm; gen. gimmes; m.

GEMjewelgemmaused metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.

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Icel.fagr-gim = sun] He his eágan ontýnde hálge heáfdes gimmas he unclosed his eyes, the head's holy gems, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 7; Gú. 1276.

Linked entries: giem gym

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Mǽrþa georne eager to do great things, Cd. 80; Th. 101, 5; Gen. 1677. Hæbbe ic mǽrþa fela ongunnen, Beo. Th. 821; B. 408: 5284; B. 2645: Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 34; Seef. 84.

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Lǽcedómas wið eallum tiédernessum eágena, 2, 6. Mid sáre geswenced, mid mislícum ecum and tyddernessum, Blickl. Homl. 59, 8. spiritual infirmity, sinfulness Ǽgylt, mislimp vel tyddernes excessus, i. culpa, delicta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 68.

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple)an apple-shaped objectan eye-ball

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Ðurh ðone æpl ðæs eágean, Past. 68, 2, 4, 17. Similar entries v. cod-, corn-, hunig-, weax-æppel

FEÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FEÐER, gen. dat. acc. feðere; pl. nom. acc. feðera, feðra, feðre; f.

FEATHERpennaplūmaWingsālæpennæwhat is made of a featherA penpennacălămus

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Cómon earnas on flyhte, feðerum hrémige eagles came in flight, exulting in their wings, Andr. Kmbl. 1728; An. 866: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 17; Met. 24, 9.

Linked entries: fæðer fiðere

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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Fóre eágum before the eyes, Exon. 27 a; Th. 81, 15; Cri. 1324. before; ante, with the accusative; cum accusātīvo Sendon hira béne fóre bearn Godes they sent their petition before the Son of God, Andr. Kmbl. 2056; An. 1030.

ge-trymman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trymman, -trymian, -trymigan, -tremman; he -trymmeþ, -trymþ; p. -trymde, -trymede; pp. -trymed, -trymmed, -trymd.

to confirmstrengthenencourageestablishfoundset in order arrangedraw upfirmāreconfirmāremūnīreconfortārehortārifundāreinstruĕreTo grow stronggain strengthrecoverconvălescĕre

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Ic getrymme ofer ðé eágan míne firmābo sŭper te ŏcŭlos meos, Ps. Lamb. 31, 8: Ps. Th. 74, 3. Getrymmeþ rihtwíse Drihten confirmat justos Dŏmĭnus, Ps. Spl. 36, 18. Ealle geþeaht ðín he getrymþ omne consĭlium tuum confirmet, 19, 4: Ps. Lamb. 36, 18.

Linked entries: trymman ge-tremman

ufe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
ufe-weard, uf-weard; adj.

upperupper part ofupper partlaterlatter part of a time

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Ða eágan bióð on ðam líchoman foreweardum and ufeweardum oculi sunt in ipsa honoris summi facie positi, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 13. Þreó stódon æt ufeweardum ðæm múðan, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 23. Fram his hnolle ufewerdan, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 26.

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander aboutto wander aboutramblebe a vagabond

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His eágan ne férdon wórigende geond mistlíce lustas, Homl. Th. i. 168, 13. Wórigende sefan (vagos sensus) hé þreáge, Hymn. Surt. 114, 15

in-geþanc

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Hweðer geleornodest þú þe myd þám eágum þe mid þám ingeþance ( intellectu )? Solil. H. 21, 13: 19, 1, 3. Mid eádméde ingeþance, Ps. C. 152.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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add: (l a) with elliptical construction ' Ne sint þá eágan þínes módes swá hále swá þú wénst' . . . 'Ic ongyte nú þæt ic ne æom swylc swilce ic wénde, Solil. H. 48, 5-10. add Hwæt wénst þú be Gode, Solil.

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluidsa sinewa rein, kidney

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Ðá forcurfon hié him ðá twá ǽdran on twá healfa ðára eágena resectis palpebris, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 23. a rein, kidney Héðir renis, Txts. 93, 1731. Ǽddran renes, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 25. Ǽdran (éðre, Ps. V.) Ps. Spl. 15, 7. Édran, Kent. Gl. 884.

Linked entry: héþir

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Ðæt ðæm sleacan preóste ne þince tó mycel geswinc, ðæt hé undó his eágan, Anglia viii. 317, 4. Tó swilcum sleacum cweð se hírédes ealdor: ' Tó hwí stande gé hér ealne dæg ýdele?' Homl.

Linked entry: sleac

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum linguae eius, Mk. Skt. 7, 35.

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Tódríf ðone mist ðe nú hangaþ beforan úres módes eágum disjice nebulas, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32: Met. 20, 264. Wearð se háta líg tódrifen and tódwæsced, Cd. Th. 238, 11; Dan. 353. Al he todrof þes kinges here, Laym. 549.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Gif esnes eáge and fót of weorðeb áslagen, ealne weorðe hine forgelde, 87; Th. i. 24, 14. worth, as in penny-worth, amount of a certain value Nabbaþ hí genóh on twégera hundred penega weorðe (wurþe, v. l.) hláfes ducentorum denariorum panes non sufficiunt