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sceáde-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáde-sealf, e; f.

A salve that may be shed on a place , a medicinal powder

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A salve that may be shed on a place a medicinal powder Sceádesealf tó eágum, Lchdm. ii. 300, 6. Wyrc góde dríge scádesealfe: nim gebærned sealt and piper and hwíte*-*wudu, gegníd tó duste ásift þurh cláð, dó lytlum on, 308, 22

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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Th. 1400; B. 698: 3674; B. 1835: Salm. Kmbl. 882; Sal. 440: Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15; Met. 31, 8.

Linked entry: fultom

ge-unnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unnan, ic, he -an; ðú -unne, pl. -unnon; p. -úðe, pl. -úðon; subj. -unne, pl. -unnen; p. -úðe, pl. -úðen; pp. -unnen

To givegrantallowconcedeconcedereindulgerepermitterelargiri

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Ǽrðon me geunne éce dryhten, ðæt until to me shall grant the eternal Lord, that, Salm. Kmbl. 499; Sal. 250. Me geúðe ylda waldend, ðæt the Ruler of men granted me, that, Beo. Th. 3326; B. 1661.

BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexioncolor, species

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Bleóum with colours, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 31; Reim. 4: Salm. Kmbl. 301; Sal. 150.

Linked entries: bleó blió

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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[Wyrm] stingeþ niéten, Salm. Kmbl. 308 ; Sal. 153. Hé mid gáre stang wlancne wícing, Byrht. Th. 135, 55 ; By. 138. Stincge transfigat, Anglia xiii. 37, 276. Gif þorn stinge man on fót, Lchdm. ii. 336, 20. Gif hine beón stingen, iii. 168, 13.

þeóstre

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóstre, þeóster (-or, -ur), and þiéstre, þístre, þýstre; adj.
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Niht biþ wedera þeóstrost, Salm. Kmbl. 621; Sal. 310. metaphorically, of absence of spiritual or mental light, or of cheerfulness Gif ðín eáge byþ deorc, eall ðín líchama byþ þýstre (ðióstor, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 11, 34.

wer-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
wer-þeód, e; f.
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Werþeódum Filistina, Salm. Kmbl. 424; Sal. 212. Se ðe waldeþ giond werþióda ealra óþra eorþan cyninga, Met. 24, 35. Wutun hí tówyrpan geond werþeóda disperdamus eos ex gente, Ps. Th. 82, 4: 105, 19: 59, 1: Cd. Th. 61, 2; Gen. 991.

wrǽt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽt-líc, adj.

wondrouscurious of wondrous excellencebeautifulnobleexcellentelegant

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Ða wrǽtlícan wiht, Salm. Kmbl. 505 ; Sal. 253. Se mé on flíteþ wordum wrǽtlícum, Andr. Kmbl. 2401; An. 1202, Ic seah wrǽtlíce wuhte feówer. Exon. Th. 434, 15; Rä. 52, l : 429, 8; Rä. 43, l.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Kmbl. 491; El. 246. with prepositions Hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 824; Sal. 411. Ic wód ofer waþema gebind, Exon. Th. 287, 34; Wand. 24. Wægn ne be grunde wód, 404, 29; Rä. 23, 15. Hit ofer eall wód and eode, Nar. 15, 22.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise aboveto transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceedtranscendere, transire, exsuperareovercome

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Yldo oferbídeþ stánas, heó oferstígeþ stýle, Salm. Kmbl. 600; Sal. 299. Oferstíhþ excedit, i. superat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 71. Ðæs gebodes micelnes his mihta oferstíhþ, R. Ben. 128, 14.

or-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
or-þanc, es; m. n.

Original, inborn thoughtmind, genius, wit, understandingingeniuma skilful contrivance or work, artifice, device, designskilfully, cunningly, ingeniously, with art

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Ealle ða orþancas tóslíteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 145; Sal. 72. Orþoncum skilfully, cunningly, ingeniously, with art Orþanc[um?] subtiliter, sagaciter, Hpt. Gl. 407, 21. Is se sweora orþancum geworht (cunningly wrought), Exon. Th. 483, 15; Rá. 69, 3: Beo.

Linked entries: þanc on-þanc

ge-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sleán, p. -slóg, -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slagen, -slægen, -slegen

To strikepitch [a tent]smiteslayquellforgefightobtain by fighting

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He geslóg xxv dracena he slew xxv dragons, Salm. Kmbl. 417; Sal. 214. Geslóh ðín fæder fǽhþe mǽste thy father quelled the greatest feud, Beo. Th. 922; B. 459. Geslægene grindlas forged bars, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 26; Gen. 383.

Linked entry: ge-slóh

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Winnan æfter snytro, Salm. Kmbl. 778 ; Sal. 388. to labour, struggle, be troubled Moncyn winþ on ðam ýðum ðisse worulde homines quatimur fortunae salo, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 22. For hwam winneþ ðis wæter... ne mót on dæg restan? Salm. Kmbl. 785; Sal. 392.

Linked entry: on-winnende

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Kmbl. 1007; An. 504: Salm. Kmbl. 202 ; Sal. 100. Hit þurh hróf wadeþ, briceþ boldgetimbru it goeth through the roof, breaketh the timbers of the house, 825 ; Sal. 412 : Exon. 125 a; Th. 482, 8; Rä. 66, 4.

fugel-cynn

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Ic ðé secge, iiii and fíftig, Sal. K. 190, 18

weallan

Grammar
weallan, <b>. I.</b>
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, Sal. K. 148, l. <b>VII a.</b> of natural forces Man dráf út his módor bútan ǽlcre mildheortnesse ongeán þone weallendan winter, Chr. 1037; P. 160, 16

byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, a corslet.
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Bið se Pater Noster on heofonlicre byrnan onlícnisse, Sal. K. 146, 6. Gewǽpnod, ná mid reádum scylde, oððe mid hefegum helme, oþþe heardre byrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 13.

deáw

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Seofoðe pund wæs deáwes pund, ðanon him ( Adam ) becóm swát, Sal. K. 180, 14: Rtl. 192, 17. Of deáuwe rore, Kent. Gl. 46. Roscido deáwe (wǽtum?; the immediately preceding gloss is roscida, rore madida (v. Corp. Gl.

fleótan

to floatto swimto flow

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Fleótende fluitans, Germ. 401, 12. of fish, to swim Eall fleótendra fixa cyn and fleógendra fugla, Shrn. 65, 31, Þæt heó gesáwe fleótende fixas and fleógende fugelas, Wlfst. 3, 5. to flow Ðá streámas ðe on neorxna wange fleótað, Sal. K. 190, 26

for-scrífan

to condemn

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bítað þeim vápn an velir, Hávamál 58) Áwríteð hé on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstáfas, bill forscrífeð méces mǽrðo he (an evil spirit) writes on his weapon a number of deadly marks, baleful letters, he blunts the blade, dulls the glaive's glory, Sal