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mód-c-wánig

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-c-wánig, adj.

Sad at heart

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Sad at heart Mengo módcwanige, Elen. Kmbl. 754; El. 377

a-léfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-léfan, p. de; pp. ed

To permit ⬩ grant ⬩ permittere ⬩ concedere

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To permit, grant; permittere, concedere Ðæt he us ǽfre wille eard aléfan that he will ever grant us a dwelling, Cd. 115; Th. 272, 8; Sat. 116: 219; Th. 281, 27; Sat. 278. Aléfed permitted. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 7

ge-fætian

(v.)

to fetch ⬩ send for

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Th. 297, 22; Sat. 521

ge-hǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽled, comp. gehǽledra, gehǽldra, geháldre; adj.

Safe ⬩ secure ⬩ good ⬩ tutus

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Safe, secure, good; tutus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39

Linked entry: ge-hǽlan

heofon-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-þreát, es; m.

A heavenly band,

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A heavenly band, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 15; Sat. 222

gnorn-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
gnorn-cearig, adj.

Sad ⬩ sorrowful

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Sad, sorrowful, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 6; Jul. 529

saftriende

(adj.)
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Cf. sæp

un-gerýde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerýde, adj.

Rough ⬩ violent

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Rough, violent Se egeslíca swég ungerýdre sǽs, Wulfst. 137, 7

Linked entries: ge-ryd ge-rýde

ge-treówfulness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-treówfulness, e; f.
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Faithfulness Sǽd ealre getreowfulnisse semen Israhel, Ps. Rdr. 21, 25

swearte

(adv.)
Grammar
swearte, adv.
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Th. 287, 22 ; Sat. 371. Satanus swearte (miserably) þingaþ and ða atolan mid him wítum wérige, 292, 28 ; Sat. 447. Him ðæt swearte forgeald ( made grievous compensation ) Iudas innon helle, 301, 8; Sat. 578

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY ⬩ siccus, arĭdus

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Ðæt Israhélisce folc gá dríum fótum innan ða sǽ ut gradiantur filii Israel in medio mari per siccum, Ex. 14, 16, 29

Linked entries: drege dríe dryge drygge

hinsíð-gryre

(n.)
Grammar
hinsíð-gryre, es; m.
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Terror connected with death, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 17; Sat. 456

geómer-mód

(adj.)
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sad of mind, sorrowful, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 9; Gen. 858

stán-cropp

(n.)
Grammar
stán-cropp, es; m.
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Stone-crop; sedum acre Nim stáncroppes sǽd, Lchdm. iii. 72, 10

bi-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. cwǽdon; pp. -cweden
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To say; dicere, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 32; Gú. 331

fór-sorged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-sorged, part, [fór, sorgian to sorrow]

Made very sad ⬩ grieved ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ tristātus ⬩ triste factus

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Made very sad, grieved, sorrowful; tristātus, triste factus, Som. Ben. Lye

wís

(n.)
Grammar
wís, a manner.
Entry preview:

Add: v. leóþ-, níd-, sár-, sceád-, stæf-, þearl-, word-, wrang-wís

ge-liþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-liþewǽcan, <b>; V.</b>
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Sǽs geliþewǽcað brymmas ponti mitescunt freta, Hy. S. 6, 28. Add

Linked entries: ge-leoþewǽcan leoþuwǽcan

dohtig

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
dohtig, def. se dohtiga; adj. [dohte, p. of dugan to avail]
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DOUGHTY, valiant, good; fortis, valĭdus, probus Forþférde Hacun, se dohtiga eorl, on sǽ Hakon, the doughty earl, died at sea, Chr. 1030: Erl. 162, 40. Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Cent [MS. Kænt] and on Súþ-Seaxum [MS.

Linked entry: DYHTIG

ge-efnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To do ⬩ perform ⬩ carry out ⬩ sustain

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Ealdor geefnan to spend [one's] life, Salm. Kmbl. 711; Sal. 355

Linked entry: ge-æfnan

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