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be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to cast, cast down, throwprojicere, dejicereto cast about or over, cover over, surroundconjicere, supertegere, cingere

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He hæfþ us beworpen on ealra wíta mǽste he hath cast us down into the greatest of all torments, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393.

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of the rank for which the wergild was twelve hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twelfhynde man was a þegn, and his importance, as marked by the wergild and otherwise, was six times that of the
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. ¶ In the following passage where the word is used without a noun perhaps wer may be supplied :-- Hú man sceal gyldan twelfhyndes man (=twelfhyndes weres man a man with a wergild of twelve hundred shillings ), L. E.

Linked entry: six-hynde

a-neglod

(v.)
Grammar
a-neglod, part.

Nailedfastened with nailscrucifiedclavis fixuscrucifixus

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Nailed, fastened with nails, crucified; clavis fixus, crucifixus,Som

dreór-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
dreór-fáh, adj.

Stained with gore cruentātus

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Stained with gore; cruentātus, Beo. Th. 974; B. 485

eald-a-wered

(adj.)

worn, wasted with agevetustus

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worn, wasted with age; vetustus R. Ben. 51, Lye

cumul

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Wiþ calle yfelu cumlu, Lch. i. 60, 10. Add

holde

(adv.)
Grammar
holde, adv.

Graciously, with devotion

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Graciously, with devotion, Ps. Th. 71, 2: 142, 6

ge-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wyrde, adj.
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In agreement with (gen. cf. (?) ge-weorþan (with gen.) ; I a γ, b γ, c γ, 2 c γ), making acknowledgement of Him man wearp uppan ꝥ hé scolde beón ðes cinges swica and hé was ðas gewyrde ( he was in agreement with this i. e. he admitted the charge.

ildian

(v.)
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Add: with oblique case, acc. Hé wæs lange wið-sacende and hit eldode diu negando distulit, Gr. D. 103, 32. with dat. (?), Hml.

hǽst

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽst, hést, e; f.

Violence, fury

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Grein compares with Goth. haifsts

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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(l a) with gen. of cause :-- Hié hira selfra gescamige erubescant, Past. 333, 22. with dat. Gesceamian . . . swá þám men dyde, Wlfst. 238, 14. (2 a) with gen. of cause :-- Þ him gescamige heora unrihtes, Ll. Th. ii. 364, 22

án-módlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
án-módlíce, adv.

Unanimouslywith one accordunanimiter

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Unanimously, with one accord; unanimiter Hí ánmódlíce cómon they came with one accord, Jos. 11, 4: Exon. 12b; Th. 21, 25; Cri. 340. Gesamnodon hí ealle ánmódlíce [MS. ánmódlíc] congregati sunt pariter, Jos. 9, 2

hringed-stefna

(n.)
Grammar
hringed-stefna, an; m.
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A ship having its stern adorned with spiral or ring-shaped ornaments [?], or furnished with a ring or hook; or having a curved stern, Beo. Th. 64; B. 32: 3799; B. 1898: 2266; B. 1132

fleó

(n.)
Grammar
fleó, indecl. n.

A white speckdisease of the eyealbūgo

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A white speck, disease of the eye; albūgo Ðæs eágan wǽron mid fleó and mid dimnesse twelf mónþ ofergán whose eyes had been for a twelvemonth overspread with the white speck and with dimness, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 96, 14

sigor-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-tácn, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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A sign of victory, a convincing sign Godspel bodian, secgan sigortácnum to preach the gospel, tell it with convincing proofs or with marks shewing how it had prevailed, Exon. Th. 169, 3 ; Gú. 1089. v. sige-tác[e]n

efen-blíþe

(adj.)
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efen-blíþe, adj.
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Rejoicing with another Ne wépað git mé ná swá ic deád sý, ac beóð mé efenblíðe weep not for me as if I were dead, but rejoice with me (rejoice as I do), Shrn. 56, 19. [ Icel. jafn-blíðr.]

ge-dígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dígan, -dýgan, -dégan, ic -díge, ðú -dígest, he -dígeþ, pl. -dígaþ; p. de; pp. ed

To endurecarry throughtolerateovercomeescapeĕtiperpĕtiperferretolerāresuperāreevadere

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Ðú aldre gedígest thou escapest with life, 1327; B. 661. He gedígeþ he escapes, 606; B. 300. He feore gedígde he escaped with life, 1161; B. 578, Feore gedýged escaped with life, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 21; Gú. 407.

Linked entries: ge-dégan ge-dýgan

un-flitme

(adv.)
Grammar
un-flitme, adv.

Without dispute

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Without dispute Fin Hengeste elne unflitme áðum benemde ðæt hé ða weáláfe árum heólde ( Fin confirmed with oaths the terms he made with Hengest, and there was no dispute about the terms which were settled ), Beo. Th. 2198; B. 1097

Linked entry: flitme

and-lang

(prep.)
Grammar
and-lang, prep.
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Add: with gen. Ollonc ðæs gemǽrheges . . . úp ollonc streámes, C. D. vi. 234, 1, 6. with acc. Wrít ðis andlang ðá earmas, Lch. iii. 38, 29. as adverb Wende þé þonne .iii. sunganges, ástrece þonne on andlang, Lch. i. 400, 10

eág-sínes

(adv.)
Grammar
eág-sínes, adv.
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With one's eyes, ocularly, evidently Swilce ic hine mid mínan eágan eáhsýnes beheólde as if I beheld him plainly with my eyes, Hml. S. 23, 828. Hé geseah éhsýnes þæs lifigendan Godes sunu and hine gecneów, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 20