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eorþ-styrung

(n.)
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eorþ-styrung, -stirung, e; f.

An earth-stirring, earthquake terræ mótus

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Ðá wearþ mycel eorþstirung there was a great earthquake, Nicod. 15; Thw. 7, 17

leoþu-bíge

(adj.)
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leoþu-bíge, -bíg; adj.

humblemeek

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Flexible at the joints, humble; meek Ðá wearþ ðæt hálige líc hál on eorþan gemét liþebíge on limum the holy body was found in the earth sound, and with the limbs not yet stiff, Homl. Th. ii. 152, 33.

Linked entry: liþe-bíge

ge-síclian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-síclian, -sýclian; p. ode; pp. od [seóc sick]

To be taken sick or illto be infirmægrōtāreinfirmāri

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Ðá wearþ his hors gesíclod his horse became ill, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 169

ge-þénsum

(adj.)
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ge-þénsum, adj.

Obsequiousobligingserviceableofficiosus

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Obsequious, obliging, serviceable; officiosus He wearþ geset cumena þén ðæt he mynsterlícum cumum geþénsum wǽre he was appointed servant of guests that he might attend upon the monastic guests, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 24.

Linked entries: -þegnsum þénsum

línen

(adj.)
Grammar
línen, adj.

linen

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Made of flax, linen Línen lineum: línen wearp linostema, Ælfc. Gl. 62, 63; Som. 68, 97, 98; Wrt. Voc. 40, 6, 8. Línnin rýhae villa, Ep. Gl. 28 d, 19. Línen byssina, Hpt. Gl. 526, 31.

Scot-land

(n.)
Grammar
Scot-land, es; n.
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Án diácon wearð forþféred on Sceot*-*lande (cf. an Scotta eálonde, 215, 21), and ðæs diácones nama wæs Njál háten, Wulfst. 205, 16. Hí cómon on Scotland ( Hiberniam ) upp, Bd. l, l; S. 474, 10.

stillan

(v.)
Grammar
stillan, p. de.
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to become still or calm Ðá stylde se storm sóna, and seó sǽ wearð eft smylte, Shrn. 147, 9. Se æðeling hét streám*-*fare stillan, stormas restan, Andr. Kmbl. 3150 ; An. 1578 : Salm.

stunian

(v.)
Grammar
stunian, p. ode.
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Ðá wearð stearc storma gelác; stunede sió brúne ýð wið óðre one dark wave dashed against the other, Met. 26, 29

Linked entry: stinan

yppe

(adj.)
Grammar
yppe, adj.
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Mid Sigelwarum sóð yppe wearð, dryntlíc dóm Godes, Apstls. Kmbl. 128; Ap. 64. Gif ðis yppe bið, Elen. Kmbl. 870; El. 435

Linked entry: uppae

for-beornan

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Þ hús wearð forburnon buton þám ánum poste, Hml. S. 26, 232. Add:

ge-sweorcan

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Forst. 147, 18. anger Wearð gecýdd þám cyninge embe Iudan sige, and he geswearc on móde (when king Antiochius heard these things, he was full of indignation, I Mace. iii. 27), Hml.

heáf

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Wearð micel morcnung and ormǽte wóp, swá ꝥ se heáf swégde geond ealle þá ceastre . . . þá cwæð hé : 'Sege mé for hwilcum intingum þeós ceaster wunige on swá micclum heáfe and wópe,' Ap. Th. 6, 8-20: Exod. 35.

Lunden

(n.)
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Tó Lundene weard, P. 148, 14: 1052; P. 179, 7. On Paules byrig binnan Lundene, C. D. iv. 290, 15. On Súðrian wið Lundenne, iii. 349, 36. Hér wæs micel wælsliht on Lundenne, Chr. 839 ; P. 64, 3. Gemát on Lunden, 1050; P. 171. 37. Aƀƀ tó Lunden, 38.

guma

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Gumena weard, Crä. 59: Hy. 6, 19. Gumena brego, An. 61. of earthly princes Gumena baldor, Gen. 2693 : Jud. 9. Gumena aldor, Dan. 549. Gumena drihten, 613; B. 1824. Gumena weard, Dan. 636. Sigecyning . . . gúðweard gumena, Exod. 174.

ge-untrumian

(v.)
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Wearð hé geuntrumod and gewát tó heofenan ríce, Hml. Th. ii. 348, 4. Yfele geuntrumed and orwéna lífes, Hml. S. 3, 300. Geuntrumed þurh þá mycclan fótádle, 5. 136. intrans. To become weak Míne eágan ádlodon ł geuntrumedon oculi mei languerunt, Ps.

ribb

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Cóm of ðǽm wætre án nǽdre . . . wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod — hit is nǽdrena gecynd ꝥ heora mægen and hiera féþe bið on heora ribbum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 3-14.

úþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
úþ-genge, adj.

Fugitivetransitorynot to be retainedpassing out of one's possession

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Fugitive, transitory, not to be retained, passing out of one's possession Se éþel úðgenge wearð Adame and Euan, eardríca cyst beorht óðbróden that country could no more be held by Adam and Eve, the choicest realm was taken away from them, Exon.

gebyrd-tíd

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II a) :-- On ðám forman dæge his gebyrdtíde hé wearð æteówed þrým hyrdum, Hml. Th. i. 104, 30.

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, ge-fremman.
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Wearð seó menniscnys þurh þone micclan willan gefremmed, Hml. Th. i. 196, 25. Of gefremedre genihtsumnysse de congesta (virtutum) copia. An. Ox. 3344. Þá gefremedon commissa, Wrt.

BOLSTER

(n.)
Grammar
BOLSTER, gen. bolstres; m.

A BOLSTER, a pillow for the headcervicala shellculcitacervicala mattressa bolster

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Hit geondbrǽded wearþ beddum and bolstrum it was overspread with beds and bolsters, Beo. Th. 2484; B. 1240