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irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Povertypenurymiserywretchednesscalamitydistressdisorder

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Ðeós of hyre yrmþe eall ðæt heó hæfde sealde hæc de pænuria sua omnia quæ habuit misit, Mk. Skt. 12, 44.

Linked entry: earmþu

sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen
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Ðú þurh deóra gripe deáþe sweltest, Exon. Th. 250, 11; Jul. 125. Gé sweltaþ deáðe, Cd. Th. 224, 28; Dan. 143. Draca morðre swealt, Beo. Th. 1789; B. 892: 5558; B. 2782. Hé forneáh hungre swealt, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 170, 30. Hié hungre swultan, Blickl.

Linked entry: a-sweltan

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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Deorc gesweorc sinnihte sweart. Cd. Th. 7, 21; Gen. 109. Tó helle on ðone sweartan síð, 45, 27 ; Gen. 733. On díglum ł on sweartum dymnyssum latibulis, Hpt. Gl. 480, 28. Landa sweartost hell. Cd.

Linked entries: swart swertling

fullíce

(adv.)
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Wé magon fullecor (fullícor, v. l.) ongietan and tósceádan ðá sprǽce hanc discretionem plenius agnoscimus, Past. 115, 6. fully, without reservation or qualification Eal ðeód hine fullíce underféng, Chr. 1013; P. 144, note 2. fully, without defect Ðeáh

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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Ðú hí, Drihten, dést deópe to bysmre tu, Domine, deridebis eos, Ps. Th. 58, 8. He hálge láre brygdeþ on bysmer he turneth holy lore into mockery, Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71.

fremian

(v.)
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., ꝥ fremode eallre þisse ðeóde, Chr. 1057; P. 118, 25: Hml. S. 10, 239. Hwæt eów betst fremige, 11, 35. Him sylfum fremian sibi prodesse, R. Ben. I. 107, 17. Fremian (framian, v.l. ) his underþeóddan, R. Ben. 120, 9: Hml. Th. i. 62, 8.

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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Gode heora béne geóten qui pro eius custodia Deo preces fundant . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 14. Hé ǽr Gode fylgan nolde in gehælde (on gehyldo, v. l.) þæs biscopes lífes Deum sequi prius in custodienda vita episcopi noluit, Gr.

heáh-nes

Grammar
heáh-nes, heán-, heá-nes, -ness, e; f.

Highness, height, highest point, elevation, loftiness, sublimity, excellence

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Gode sý wuldor on heáhnesse gloria in altissimis deo, Lk. Skt. 2, 14.

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Ðeós lǽne gesceaft [the world], 20 a; Th. 52, 34; Cri. 843. Ðis is lǽne dreám [the present life], Cd. 169; Th. 211, 25; Exod. 531. Lǽnes landes bryce fructus, Wrt. Voc, ii. 39, 31.

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an element; creātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentum Eall ðeós mǽre gesceaft all this great creation, Rood Kmbl. 24; Kr. 12: 162; Kr. 82: Salm. Kmbl. 60; Sal. 30. Gesceaft plasma, Ælfc.

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Nán man ne dorste for ðæra deóra ware ðám hálgum geneálécan, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 56, 60. Scealt ðú for ware úra goda wíta ðrowian for the protection of our gods thou shall suffer punishments, Homl. Th. i. 594, 4.

Linked entry: wer-genga

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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Hwænne se ðeóf cóme his hús tó brecenne, Hml. A. 50, 11. reflex, to exert one's self violently (cf. II. 3) Gif man hine brece ofer gemet to spíwanne, Lch. ii. 268, 29.

Linked entry: bracan

ge-cnáwan

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Sió ungleáwnes biþ on þé selfum, ꝥ ðú hit ne canst on riht gecnáwan, 39, 10; F. 226, 34. to be cognizant of a fact, understand Gecnáwað (cf. understandaþ, 7) þæt sóð is, ðeós woruld is on ofste, Wlfst. 154, 4.

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Nis ðeós woruldlíce niht nán þing búton ðære eorþan sceadu betweox ðære sunnan and mankynne . . .

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Se cing cóm and men gadorodon ongeán, Chr. 1052; P. 176, 35. to bring together things, collect to one place, accumulate, amass Hí (worldly goods) him þincaþ deóre, for þám þú hí gaderast and heltst on þínum horde . . . þú gæderast máre þonne þú þurfe

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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For hwý sceal ǽnigum menn ðyncan tó réðe oððe tó uniéðe ðæt hé Godes suingellan geðafige cur asperum creditur, ut a Deo homo toleret flagella? Past. 36; Swt. 261, 20.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Deorce grundas in abysses, Ps. Th. 134, 6: Cd. 213; Th. 265, 19; Sat. 10. Of grunde brymmes de profundo pelagi, Rtl. 61, 33. Of helle grunde from the depth of hell, Blickl. Homl. 67, 21: 85, 4: 33, 19: 65, 14.

medume

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Se ðeóda láreów lǽrde ðá rícan . . . Se ylca apostol manode eác ðá medeman . . . þearfan hé lǽrde, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 14. Add Hé ðúhte him sylfum suíðe unlytel and suíðe medeme se parvulum non videbat. Past. 113, 12.

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Bodunge ádwǽscan, Hml. i. 586, 33. to put down, suppress, destroy a person God ðá hǽðenan ðeóda ætforan heora gesihðum eallunga ádwǽscte, Hml. Th. i. 46, 20.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on fæstum landum and on strangum, Lchdm. i. 134, 19.