fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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Wæs seó fǽmne for ðam fǽrspelle egsan geaclad the damsel was chilled with terror at the horrible message, Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 19; Jul. 267.
word
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D. 330, 8. v. fore-, fracoþ-, frófor-, gréting-, Lǽden-, leáfnes-, teosu-, wær-word. Add
æt-rihte
Rightly or justly at ⬩ near ⬩ at hand ⬩ almost ⬩ pæne ⬩ haud multum abest quin
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Wæs him endedógor ætryhte his final day was near, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 12; Gú. 1125: 47a; Th. 162, 4; Gú. 970
Linked entries: æt-rihtost æt-ryhte
dyrodine
Scarlet dye or colour ⬩ coccus = κόκκos
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Scarlet dye or colour; coccus = κόκκos On ðæs sacerdes hrægle wæs dyrodine twegera bleó on the priest's raiment there was twice-dyed scarlet, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18 b, 1.
Linked entry: derodine
hwem-dragen
Sloping
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Sloping, not perpendicular Wæs ðæt ilce hús hwemdragen nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces ðæt ða wagas wǽron rihte ac git swíðor on scræfes onlícnesse ðæt wæs æteówed that same house had sloping walls, not at all after the custom of men's work so
wirpan
To recover
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Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 34. Ðá sóna gefélde ic mé b[e]ótiende and wyrpende (batiende and werpende, Bd. M. 404, 1) confestim me melius habere sentirem, 5, 6; S. 620, 12
Linked entry: wurpte
eálá
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Eálá reówlic tíd wæs þæs geáres, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 26. Eálá hú leás is þysses middaneardes wela, 219, 6. Eálá men þá leófestan, mycel wæs þes ǽrendwreca, Bl. H. 9, 12. Eáwlá, Ps. Srt. 117, 25. Add
sceanca
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Add Gyf þú hosa habban wylle, þonne stríc þú uppweard on þinum sceancum mid þínum twám handum, Tech. ii. 127, 13. add: a leg His scanca (þeóh, v. l. coxa) wæs tóbrocen, ꝥ ꝥ bán wæs tódǽled on twá stycca, Gr. D. 81, 26.
discipul-hád
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DISCIPLEHOOD, pupilage; discipŭlātus Ðysses discipulháde Cúþberht wæs eádmódlíce underþeóded hujus discipŭlātui Cudberct humĭlĭter subdĭtus, Bd. 4, 27; S. 603, 39
eald-geneát
An old companion ⬩ vĕtus cŏmes
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An old companion; vĕtus cŏmes Se wæs eald-geneát he was an old companion, Byrht. Th. 140, 58; By. 310
in-ǽlan
To kindle
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To kindle Eów wæs ád inǽled for you a pile was kindled, Exon. 42 a ; Th. 142, 6 ; Gú. 640
Linked entry: on-ǽlan
in-gedón
to put in
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to put in Hé on ðæt gemynegade mynster ingedón wæs monasterio supra memorato inditus, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 631, 9
ge-rím
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Þæt sylfe gerím þára wintra wæs hæbbende quem se numerum annorum fuisse habiturum, Bd. 5, 8; Sch. 586, 17. Add
un-árímedlíce
Innumerably
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Innumerably Ða geswinc ðe hé fela wintra dreógende wæs unárímedlíce oft ( times without number ), Ors. 5, 4; Swt. 224, 29
Linked entry: á-rímedlíce
carl
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Arcton hátte án tungol on norðdǽle . . . þone hátað lǽwede menn carles wǽn, Lch, iii. 270, 11. Dele bracket, and add
ge-bísgian
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Se Hǽlend wæs gebysgod betwux micelre menigu on ánum wéstene, Hml. Th. ii. 384. 17
há
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a thole ꝥ wæs . viii. marc æt há (hamelan, v. l. see hamele in Dict. ), Chr. 1040; P. 160, 3
súþ-weard
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Southward, south Þæt þridde heáfodríce wæs þæt Affricanum, and on súðweardum, Ors. 2, 1; S. 60, 4. v. súþe-weard
wiht
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Hæfð Ælfréd gehaldene Herewinne on ǽghwelcre wihte ðæs ð hió an geworden wæs, C. D. B. ii. 46, 29. Add
ofer-froren
frozen over
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frozen over Ðá wæs Donua seó eá swíðe oferfroren, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 1: 1, 1; Swt. 21, 17