swǽs
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Th. 397, 19; Rä. 16, 22. Twá dohtor, swáse gesweostor, 431, 29; Rä. 47, 3. with a development of meaning similar to that in kind or gentle; gracious, kind, agreeable, pleasant (used of persons or things). v. swǽs-líc Swǽs vel wynsum eucharis Wrt.
þrág
a time ⬩ season ⬩ time
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Th. 386, 26; Rä. 4, 67: 381, 1; Rä. 2, 4: 494, 6; Rä. 82, 4: Cd. Th. 271, 29; Sat. 112: Elen. Kmb1. 2475; El. 1239.
Linked entry: wód-þrág
for-sceóppan
To re-create ⬩ transform ⬩ deform ⬩ transformāre
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To re-create, transform, deform; transformāre Sume, hí sǽdon, ðæt hió [Circe] sceolde forsceóppan to león some, they said, she [Circe] should transform to a lioness, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 33
Linked entry: for-scyppan
EAL
sometimes used indecl ⬩ without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive ⬩ are sometimes used, almost adverbially
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Exon. 11 b; Th. 15. 33; Cri. 245. without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive Eal [acc. n.] ic recce I govern all, Exon. 110 b; Th. 424, 2; Rä. 41, 33.
BYCGAN
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Ðæt góde men mid feó bicgaþ which good men buy with money, 114a; Th. 436, 37; Rä. 55, 12. Ðæt bohte Abraham quam emit Abraham, Gen. 49, 30: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 27. Menn heora land bohton [MS. bohtan] men bought their land, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 10.
lagu-flód
Sea ⬩ ocean ⬩ stream ⬩ wave ⬩ water
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Fercþ oft lagoflód on lyfte oft bears water aloft, 114 b; Th. 440, 3; Rä. 59, 12. Ǽr gescóp éce dryhten laguflóda bigong before had the Lord eternal created the course of the waters, 54 b; Th. 193, 29; Az. 129: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 345; Met. 20, 173.
ge-treówe
True ⬩ trusty ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fīdēlis
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Hý habbaþ freónda ðý má tilra and getreówra they will have the more of excellent and faithful friends, Exon. 107 a; Th. 409, 2; Rä. 27, 23. Beó getreówra be more trusty, Prov. Kmbl. 76.
gripe
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For mínum gripe for my grasp, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484, 11; Rä. 70, 6: Beo. Th. 2300; B. 1148. Staþole strengra ðonne ealra stána gripe stronger in position than the hold of all stones, Salm. Kmbl. 154; Sal. 76
Linked entries: greóp hilde-frófor
god-web
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Geolo godwebb yellow silk, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 25; Rä. 36, 10. Godwebba cyst choicest of textures [the veil of the temple], Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 8; Cri. 1135
Linked entry: web
six
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Da siex stafas sweotule bécnaþ, 407, 4; Ra. 25, 10. Syx (sex, Lind. , Rush. ) dagon ǽr, Jn. Skt. 12, 1. <b>1a.</b> in multiplication Ceorles wergild is . cc. scił ł. Ðegnes wergild is syx swá micel, L. M. L. ; Th. i. 190, 3.
scín
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Th. 385, 29; Rä. 4, 52. Swá biþ scinna þeáw, deófla wíse, 362, 4; Wal. 31. Scinnum scenis (cf. scina gríma, 94, 904), Txts. 97, 1831. Ðam deófle wiðstandan ðonne hé his wód scinn (wóde scín, MS.
þrafian
to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ correct
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Th. 383, 1; Rä. 4, 4. Se biscop sceal þrafian ða mæssepreóstas mid lufe ge mid láþe, ðæt hié healdan Godes ǽwe on riht, Blickl. Homl. 45, 8. to reprove, rebuke, correct.
un-gelíce
Not in like manner ⬩ differently ⬩ diversely
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Th. 380, 14; Rä. 1, 8
wermód
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Th. 425, 23; Rä. 41, 60. Wermód. Ðeós wyrt ðe man absinthium and óþrum naman wermód nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 216, 17. Se fúla wermód, ii. 312, 18. Dríges wermódes blóstman, 250, 3.
ge-mǽnan
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speak a language Hwílum ic onhyrge gúðfugles hleóðor, hwílum glidan reorde múðe gemǽne (cf. hé that word gisprak, giménda mid is múðu, Hel. 830) sometimes I imitate the voice of the eagle, sometimes I speak the kite's language with my mouth, Ra
hleór
a cheek ⬩ a face
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On hleórum on the cheeks (of a badger), Rä. 16, 4. Ic bidde ꝥ gé wylspringas ontýnan on hleórum . . . dreórige hleór (moestam faciem) drecab mid wópe, Dóm. L. 26-35. Hleór genas Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 20. a face Hleór frons, Txts. 64, 438: facies Wrt.
wǽtan
To wet, moisten
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Th. 393, 34 ; Rä, 13, 10. Heó genam ðæs gehálgodan sealtes, and wǽtte, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 98, 2. Wǽt ðæt gewrit on ðam drence, Lchdm. ii. 350, 15. Wǽt wulle mid biccean hlonde. 362, 17. Wǽt ðæt liþ mid ecede, ii. 134, 9.
Linked entry: wǽtian
ǽg-hwæþer
(and) both . . . and
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Fæder ðára æðelinga ǽghwæðres, Rä. 47, 5. Ǽghwæðres . . . worda and weorca, B. 287. Ǽghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, 2564. Hæfde ǽghwæþre (-hwæþer?, but for pl. cf.
Linked entry: ǽg-þer
of-gifan
to give up, leave, abandon ⬩ destituere
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Mec deádne ofgeáfun fæder and móder, ne wæs mé feorh ðágén in innan, 391, 7; Rä. 10, i. Hí heora land ofgeafan patria profugi, Ors. 1, 4; Swt. 32, 20. Ofgǽfon, Cd. Th. 6, 8; Gen. 85. Ne ofgif ðú mé ne elonges a me, Ps. Th. 70, 11.
hlinc
a link, ⬩ linch, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ 'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,' ⬩ a hill, ⬩ rising ground
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Heá hlincas, 101 b; Th. 384, 7; Rä. 4, 24