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seofon-feald

(num.; adj.)
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seofon-feald, adj.
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Sevenfold Seofonfeald wracu biþ sealde for Cain and hundseofontig seofonfeald for Lamech, Gen. 4, 24. Hé onbryrt úre mód mid seofonfealdre gife, Homl. Th. i. 326, 12. Gyld seofonfealde wrace, Ps. Th. 78, 13 : Gen. 4, 15. Him ofer wacedon syfanfealde

bismer-gleó

(n.)
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bismer-gleó, bismer-gleów, es; n.

Unseemly

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Unseemly, disgraceful sport Ic geháte ꝥ ic nǽfre ofer þis mínne líchoman ne besmíte þurh ꝥ grimme bysmergleów þæs mánfullan geligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 451. Bysmergle(ó) ludicra (prima juventutis calcans severe, Ald. 158, 8: cf.lascivam aetatis petulantiam

ge-scyldru

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Take here <b>ge-sculdre</b> in Dict., and add: The shoulder-blades Mid gescyldrum his scapulis suis, Ps. Srt. 90, 4. On ðone lið þǽra eaxla betweox gesculdrum, Lch. ii. 242, 12, Ofer gescyldru super scapulas, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 192, 33

ge-þaccian

(v.)
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; p. ode. to strike gently with the open hand, pat, clap Hé lufode mid his brádre handa þá nunnan and ofer þa sculdru geþaccode in tergo sanclimonialis feminae blandiens alapam dabat, Gr. D. 189, 22. to soothe by patting (?), tame Getaccodon (-þaccodon

hype

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Add: — Þeón vel hype femur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 18. 'Hæbbe eówer ǽlc his sweord be his ðió (super femur suum)'. . . Is ðearf ðæt hé hæbbe his sweord be his hype (super femur suum), Past. 433, 15. Ðæt mon his sweord doo ofer his hype, 383, 4

marm-stán

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Se marmstán sceolde beón onwænded, sé wæs áseted ofer his byrgene. Þá þá se marmstán áweg genumen wæs, Gr. D. 302, 15-16. Hí gemétton áne mǽre þrúh geworht of marmstáne, Hml. S. 20, 80. Godes encgel sette énne marmstán æt þæs mǽdenes heáfde, 8, 201. Add

rǽding-sceamol

(n.)
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a lectern On rǽdingsceamele in pulpito, An. Ox. 4813. Upp stíge se pistelrǽdere rǽdincgscamul ascendat subdiaconus ambonem, Angl. xiii. 424, 842. Gelédum ofer rǽdingscamul godspelle inposito super ambone euangelio, 416, 728. Beón gerǽdde ofor tǽdinc-scamol

brim-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wudu, m. [brim, wudu wood]

Sea-wood, a shipmaris lignum, navis

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Sea-wood, a ship; maris lignum, navis Brimwudu scynde leóht to hýðe the light ship hastened to the port, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 5; Gú. 1305. Meahte gesión brecan ofer bæþweg brimwudu he could see the ship sail over the sea, Elen. Kmbl. 488; El. 244

eá-streám

(n.)
Grammar
eá-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a riverrīvus

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A water-stream, a river; rīvus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora the river-streams held their onward course. Cd. 12; Th. 14, 9; Gen. 216. Ofer eástreámas is brycgade blace brimráde over the river-streams the ice bridged a pale water-road, Andr. Kmbl.

Pentecosten

(n.)
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Pentecosten, es; m. (?)
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Pentecost, the fiftieth day after the resurrection, Whitsuntide On Pentecostenes dæg com se Hálga Gást ofer ða apostolas, Btwk. 214, 29. On ðære Pentecostenes wucan, Rubc. Lk. Skt. 5, 17 : 8, 40. On óðerne Pentecostenes mæssedæg, Rubc. Jn. Skt. 3, 16

stefna

(n.)
Grammar
stefna, an; m.
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The prow or stern of a vessel Æt lides stefnan, Andr. Kmbl. 806; An. 403: 3411; An. 1709. Æt nacan stefnan, Exon. 306, 14; Seef. 7. Sum wǽg stefnan steóreþ, 296, 20; Crä. 54. Steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495. v. -stefn, and next word

swíþ-from

(adj.)
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swíþ-from, adj.
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Exceedingly strong, of great energy Hé (the Deity) biþ á ríce ofer heofenstólas heágum þrymmum sóðfæst and swíð*-*from (-ferom, MS.; but see also swíþ-feorm) sweglbósmas heóld, Cd. Th. 1, 17; Gen. 9. Cf. Mín geswíþfroma ( addressing the Deity ), Anglia

þeósterness

(n.)
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þeósterness, e; f.
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Darkness Wearð micel þeósternes ofer eallne middangeard tetra nox obducta terris est, Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 256, 16. Ðá com ðære nihte þýsternys, Homl. Ass. 203, 265. Þǽsternes (cf þióstro, Met. 21, 40), Bt. 34, 8; Fox 146, 4. On ðýsternesse in obscuro, Ps

un-trymþ

(n.)
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un-trymþ, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessinfirmity

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Weakness, sickness, infirmity Heora unmiht and heora untrymð is swíðe gemanifealdod multiplicatae sunt infirmitates eorum, Ps. Th. 15, 3. Gif hwylc wíf seteþ hire bearn ofer hróf oððe on ofen for hwylcere untrymðe hǽlo ( alicujus morbi sanandi causa

Linked entry: trymþ

feþe-leás

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Sum deáf man and féþeleás, ofer þone man becóm godcund wracu . . . Ꝥ hé ne meahte ne gehýran ne gangan. Ac hé gecreáp in þæs eádgan Berhtinus ciricean . . . Þá meahte hé gehýran and gangan, Shrn. 126, 22. For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to

flǽsc-bana

(n.)
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flǽsc-bana, an; m.

A slayerexecutioner

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A slayer, executioner Se flǽscbana (interfector) þe tó his cwealme gecoren wæs . . . se wælhreówa flǽscbana (carnifex), Gr. D. 254, 26, 33. Se ylca flǽscbana (carnifex), þám wæs álýfed ꝥ hé slóh þone diácon lifigendne, him næs ná álýfed ꝥ hé móste ofer

Linked entry: flǽsc-cwellere

cyne-þrym

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Add: royal power Ðú áðenes bogan ðínne ofer cyneðrym ( super sceptra ), Ps. Srt. ii. p. 190, 5. royal glory, great glory Eádweard kingc wunode þráge on kyneþrymme (kine-, v. l. ), Chr. 1065; P. 192, 30. Sancta Hyldan gást wæs gelǽded on heofenes cyneþrym

scyndness

(n.)
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scyndness, e; f.
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Incitement, prompting Seó deófollice scyndnes, Gr. D. 40, 18. Hé ne ðrowode nóht dǽre scyndnesse (náne costunge, v. l.) ofer ꝥ ǽfre fram þám sweartan cnihte ex illo die nil persuasionis ulterius a nigro puerulo pertulit, 112, 10. Undercropen mid scyndnesse

brycgian

(v.)
Grammar
brycgian, p. ade; pp. ad

a bridgeTo bridge, bridge over, make a bridgepontem trajicere vel construere

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[brycg a bridge] To bridge, bridge over, make a bridge; pontem trajicere vel construere Sceal ís brycgian ice shall bridge over [water], Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 4; Gn. Ex. 73. Ofer eástreámas ís brycgade the ice bridged over the water-streams, Andr. Kmbl

Linked entry: ge-brycgian

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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to go, take one's way to a place Drihten gecwyð : 'Ástígaþ nú áwyrgde in ðæt wítehús. ' Sóna æfter ðǽm wordum werige gástas hwyrftum scríðaþ in ðæt sceaðena scræf, Cd. Th. 304, 17; Sat. 631. Men ne cunnon hwyder helrúnan hwyrftum scríðaþ. Beo. Th. 329