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BLEÁÞ

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁÞ, adj.

Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive ⬩ timidus, imbellis, ignavus ⬩ destitute

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Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; timidus, imbellis, ignavus Ic eom to ðon bleáþ ðæt mec mæg gríma abrégan I am so timid that a phantom may frighten me, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 4; Rä. 41, 16. Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge his mind was not inactive, Andr.

wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19

Linked entries: tó-wiltan un-wealt wæltan weltan -wilte

byht

(n.)
Grammar
byht, es; m. [býgan to bend]
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Mec ahebbaþ ofer hæleða byht ðeós heá lyft this lofty air raises me above the dwellings of men, Exon. 103a; Th. 389, 26; Rä. 8, 3. Ofer wætres byht to lande over the water's abode [bay] to the land, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 23; Rä. 23, 12

FORST

(n.)
Grammar
FORST, es; m.

FROST ⬩ gĕlu

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FROST; gĕlu Se hearda forst the hard frost, Exon. 56 b; Th. 201, 19; Ph. 58: 111 a; Th. 425, 11; Rä. 41, 54. Forst gĕlu, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75, 101; Wrt. Voc. 52, 51: 76, 39: Ps. Th. 148, 8.

Linked entry: frost

tǽcnan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcnan, p. [e]de.

to shew, present ⬩ to shew the road, point out an object, lt;i>make known ⬩ to appoint, prescribe

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Th, 434, 26; Rä. 52, 7. Tǽcne indicet, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 57. Taecnaendi (-endi) index, Txts. 70, 544. to appoint, prescribe Se mec wrǽde on legde, ðæt ic onbúgan ne mót of ðæs gewealde, ðe mé wegas tǽcneþ, Exon. Th. 383, 26; Rä. 4, 16

hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
hliþ, es; n.

A slope, ⬩ declivity. ⬩ hill-side, ⬩ hill

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Hleoþa, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 6; Rä. 3, 7. Hliþo, 130 a; Th. 498, 17; Rä. 88, 3. Beorgas steápe hleoþum hlifedon steep hills rose high with their slopes, Andr. Kmbl. 1681; An. 843

Linked entry: hleoðo

BÆR

(adj.)
Grammar
BÆR, g. m. n. bares; f. bærre: d. barum: acc. bærne: pl. nom. baru; acc. bare; dat. barum; def. se bara; seó, ðæt bare; adj.

BARE ⬩ naked ⬩ open ⬩ nudus

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BARE, naked, open; nudus On bær líc on the bare body, Exon. 125a; Th. 482, 7; Rä. 66, 4. On barum sondum on bare sands, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24.

Linked entry: bare

ealdor-burh

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-burh, -burg; gen.-burge ; f.

A royal city, metropolis ⬩ rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis

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Godes ealdorburg God's royal city, Exon. 114 b; Th. 441, 8; Rä. 60, 15

Linked entry: aldor-burh

up-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lang, adj.

tall ⬩ high ⬩ upright

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Th. 495, 16; Rä. 85, 4

Linked entry: up-heáh

hand-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
hand-weorc, es; n.

Handiwork, work done by the hand

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Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 19

Linked entry: hand-geweorc

gár-torn

(n.)
Grammar
gár-torn, es; m. [torn anger]

Spear-anger ⬩ rage of darts ⬩ īra tēlis manifestāta

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Spear-anger, rage of darts; īra tēlis manifestāta Hí gártorn geótaþ gífrum deófle they shall pour the rage of darts upon the greedy devil, Salm. Kmbl. 291; Sal. 145

Linked entry: torn

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Th. 391, 25; Rä. 10, 10: 485, 6; Rä. 71, 9. Ða ðe wræclástas wídost lecgaþ, 309, 15; Seef. 57. <b>IVa.</b> of degree, far :-- Þeáh gé eów eác gewyrce wídor sæce, Exon. Th. 120, 14; Gú. 271.

fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen

To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ question ⬩ find out ⬩ seek after ⬩ learn ⬩ get information of ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri ⬩ pĕtĕre ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ compĕrīre

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Exon. 1043; Th. 396, 6; Rä. 15, 19: 105 a; Th. 398, 20; Rä. 17, 10: 107 a; Th. 409, 9; Rä. 27, 26: 107 b; Th. 410, 13; Rä. 28, 15. Ðonne ðé leódweras fricgen when the men of the country ask thee, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 6; Gen. 1834

egiðe

(n.)

a rake

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a rake, Som. Ben. Lye

egþe

(n.)

a rake

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a rake, Som. Ben. Lye

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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Th. 408, 9; Rä. 27, 9. lc(a horn ) windesceal swelgan of sumes bósme, 395, 29; Rä. 15, 15. Hwílumic( a fortress )swelgan onginne beadowǽpnum, 399, 7; Rä. 18, 7.

Linked entry: swylfende

heáh-geþungen

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-geþungen, adj.

Of high rank, distinguished

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Of high rank, distinguished Ic lǽrde heáhgeþungene men ðæt hí ne ástigan on ofermédu I taught men of high rank not to be exalted in pride, Blickl. Homl. 185, 13

Linked entries: ge-þungen heáh-þungen

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Seldom, rarely Seldan (-on) raro, Ælfc. Gr. 38 ; Zup. 240, 12 : Bt. 16, 1 ; Fox 50, 14. Oft nalæs seldan. Ps. Th. 74, 4. Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Oft (of ? cf.

Linked entry: seldnor

for-cneów

(n.)
Grammar
for-cneów, es; n.

A progeny ⬩ race ⬩ progĕnies

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A progeny, race; progĕnies, Lye

burh-hleoþ

(n.)
Grammar
burh-hleoþ, burg-hleoþ, es; n.
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Ic eom brungen of burghleoðurn I am brought from fortress-heights, Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 17; Rä. 28, 2

Linked entry: burg-hleoþ

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