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á-blissian

(v.)
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to moke glad God ne byð nǽfre geblissod (áblissod, v. l.) mid earmra manna cwale Deus miserorum cruciatu non parcitur Gr. D. 335, 14

eorþ-brycg

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-brycg, e; f.
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A bridge made by placing poles across a stream and laying earth and sods on them Of eorthbrycge, C. D. B. iii. 223, 24

Linked entry: brycg

eorþ-græf

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Eorþgræf pæðeþ it (the bucket of a draw-well) makes its way through a passage dug in the earth, Rä. 59, 9. Substitutefor citation

módig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
módig-líc, adj.

Noble-mindhigh-souledcourageousbraveSuperbmagnificent

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ðæt ðú eart ælmihtig, micel, módilíc, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 3; Met. 20, 2. Módiglíce menn síðfrome brave men, bold in travel, Andr. Kmbl. 491; An. 246. Ne seah ic elþeódige men módiglícran no braver men from foreign lands have I seen, Beo.

Linked entry: móde-líc

fore-lǽrende

(adj.)
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[Þá cwæð hé], 'Ealle þá þe ymbe standaþ hié syndan betran þonne ic; and þú eart forelǽrende on ðára apostola gebede then said Peter to Paul, 'Brother Paul, do thou arise and pray first . . . ' [Then said he], 'All those that stand about me are better

inne-weard

(n.; adj.)
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</b> as adj. physical Inneweard eáre auris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 22. Inneweard þeóh femina, 36, 48. non-physical Swá hwá swá wille dióplíce spirigan mid inneweardan móde æfter ryhte quisquis profunda mente vestigat verum.

dægréd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dægréd-líc, adj.

belonging to the morning, earlymatutinus, matutinalis

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Of or belonging to the morning, early;matutinus, matutinalis Fram heordnesse dægrédlíce a custodia matutina, Ps. Lamb. 129, 6. We sungon dægrédlíce lofsangas cantavimus matutinales laudes, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 27

eorþ-dyne

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-dyne, es; m.

Earth din, an earthquake terræ mōtus

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Earth din, an earthquake; terræ mōtus On ðisan gére wæs micel eorþdyne in this year [A. D. 1060] was a great earthquake, Chr. 1060; Erl. 193, 31; 1122; Erl. 249, 14

eorþ-græf

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-græf, es; n.

A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, wellfossa, pŭteus

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A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, well; fossa, pŭteus Isernes dǽl eorþgræf pæðeþ a part of iron passes the well, Exon. 114 b; Th. 439, 26; Ru. 59, 9

fóran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-dæg, foran-dæg, es; m.
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The early part of the day Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín (omnis homo primum bonum uinum ponit, Jn. 2, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 70, 26: Nap. 23. Substitute:

delfere

(n.)
Grammar
delfere, es; m.

A diggerfossor

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A digger;fossor Gif se delfere ða eorþan nó ne dulfe if the digger had not dug the earth, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 7

bétende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bétende, part. [from bétan to make better, atone]

Amending, atoningreparans, expians

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Amending, atoning; reparans, expians Bétende [MS. betend] crungon hergas to hrusan the atoning bands sank to earth, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 24; Ruin. 29

winter-gewǽde

(n.)
Grammar
winter-gewǽde, es; n.

A wintry weed, wintry garment

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A wintry weed, wintry garment Forst and snáw eorþan þeccaþ wintergewǽdum frost and snow cover earth with winter's weeds, Exon. Th. 215, 8; Ph. 250

dreórig-hleór

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-hleór, adj.

Sad of countenance tristis facie

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Sad of countenance; tristis facie Sumne dreórighleór in eorþ-scræfe eorl gehýdde a man sad of countenance has hidden one in an earth-grave, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 17; Wand. 83

ge-hróp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hróp, es; n.
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A cry Mín gehróp ( clamor meus ) cóm beforan his ansýne, and eác on his eáran hit eóde, Ps. Th. 17, 6. Ongyt míne stemne and mín gehróp intellige clamorem meum 5, I

Linked entry: hróp

fugel-timber

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Substitute: Bird-material (v. timber; ), the young bird which develops Hé ( the Phenix ) ǽrest bið swylce earnes brid, fæger fugeltimber; þonne furðor wridað þæt hé bið wæstmum gelíc ealdum earne, Ph. 236

tó-hyht

(n.)
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tó-hyht, es; m.

Hope,confidence,trust,glad expectation

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Dæg byþ myrgð and tóhiht eádgum and earmum, 344, 12; Rún. 24

Linked entry: tó-hopa

for-demman

(v.)
Grammar
for-demman, part. -demmende; p. de; pp. ed

To shut or dam upobtūrāre

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To shut or dam up; obtūrāre Swá swá nædran deáfe, and fordemmende eáran heora sīcut aspĭdis surdæ, et obtūrantis aures suas, Ps. Spl. T. 57, 4

næsse

(n.)
Grammar
næsse, an; f.

A headlandpromontorycape

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A headland, promontory, cape Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan to the most northerly cape on earth, Met. 9, 43. Næssun (-an ?) litora, Germ. 400, 488

earfoþ-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-sǽlig, adj.

Unblessedinfēlix

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Unblessed; infēlix Ne biþ ǽnig ðæsearfoþsǽlig mon on moldan there is not any man on earth so unblessed, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 1; Crä. 8

Linked entry: sǽlig