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cwacian

(v.)
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Ðonne þú pipor habban wille, þonne cwoca þú mid þínum scytefinger ofer óþerne, Tech. ii. 123, 14. Gif sino clæppette and cwacige, Lch. ii. 6, 15. Eal hit bið bifiende and cwaeiende, Wlfst. 26, 1. Cwacende (cuaciende, L.) tremens, Lk. R. 8, 47. Cuacende

ígeoþ

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Add: ígeþ, ígþ Tó ðon crundele ðe se ígð on stent, C. D. v. 193, 33. Út ongeán streám tó snítan-íge, on norðhealfe þæs ígeðes,C. D. B. ii. 374, 15. Ofer ðonæ ígað, C. D. v. 173, 23. Andlang eaxan oþ focgan ígeþas, of focgan ígeþum, Cht. Crw. 3, 3; C.

ufan

Grammar
ufan, <b>. II.</b> ¶
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add: literal Sleá man of þá hand þe hé ꝥ fúl mid worhte, and sette ufan on (uppon, v.l. ) þá mynetsmiððan. Ll. Th. i. 206, 21. figurative Þ hine man forgulde mid healfan punde; gif wé þonne gyld árǽrdon, ꝥ him man ýhte ufon on ꝥ be his wlites weorðe

ofering

(n.)
Grammar
ofering, e; f.

Superfluity

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Superfluity Gif ðú ofer gemet itst oððe drincst oððe cláþa ðé má on hæfst ðonne ðú þurfe seó ofering ðé wurþ tó sáre cujus satietatem si superfluis urgere velis, quod infuderes fiet noxium, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 16. Hé wilnigen mid oferinge hiora gítsunga

feówertyne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówertyne, adj.

FOURTEENquătuordĕcim

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FOURTEEN; quătuordĕcim Feówertyne cneóressa genĕrātiōnes quătuordĕcim, Mt. Bos. 1, 17. Cómon feówertyne Geáta gongan fourteen Goths came marching, Beo. Th. 3287; B. 1641: Andr. Kmbl. 3185; An. 1595. Óþ-ðæt feówertyne niht ofer Eástron until fourteen

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fóre-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-meahtig, fóre-mihtig; adj.

Prepotentmost mightypræpŏtens

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Prepotent, most mighty; præpŏtens Ða fóremeahtige folces rǽswan the prepotent chieftains of the folk, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 24; Gen. 1669. Ðǽr he ealdordóm onféhþ, fóremihtig ofer fugla cynn where it [the phœnix] receives supremacy, most mighty over the race

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ful-wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wíde, adv.

Full widelyall aroundround aboutcircumcirca

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Full widely, all around, round about; circumcirca Lóca fulwíde ofer londbúende look all around over the land-dwellers, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 23; Sat. 684: Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 13; Kl. 46. Wælhreówes [Nerónes] gewéd wæs fulwíde cúþ the madness of the cruel

mearc-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-wæd, es; n.

Boundary-waterthe water by the shore

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Boundary-water, the water by the shore Wlanc monig on stæþe stódon stundum wrǽcon ofer mearcwaðu and ðá gehlódon hildesercum wǽghengestas many a proud one stood on the shore; now and again they pressed over the border-floods, and then laded the wave-steeds

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mere-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
mere-torht, adj.

Bright from bathing in the sea

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Bright from bathing in the sea (epithet of morning) Sió sunne brencþ eorþwarum morgen meretorhtne the sun rising from the sea brings bright morn to men, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 121; Met. 13, 61. Becwom ofer gársecges [begong] morgen mæretorht [or mǽretorht

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ge-máhlíce

(adv.)
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ge-máhlíce, adv.

Importunately, peremptorily, boldly, pertinaciously

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Importunately, peremptorily, boldly, pertinaciously Se cyng hét swýðe gemáhlíce ofer eall ðis land beódan the king very peremptorily ordered it to be proclaimed over all this land, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 22. Án blac ðrostle flicorode ymbe his neb swá gemáhlíce

earce

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Add: a chest Sum ceorl ásette his earcan ( arcam ) mid hwǽte gefylde ofer þæs hálgan mannes byrgene . . . Þá semninga wæs geworden þoden, ꝥ hé áhóf upp þá earcan and hí forð áwearp, Gr. D. 41, 32-42, 8. the ark of the covenant Ðá hyrnan ðǽre earcan

ge-brǽdan

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Add: to spread out Genim þá leáf, gebrǽd on gærse, Lch. ii. 124, 20. to extend, enlarge Hé gebrǽdde his ríce oþ India gemǽro ad Indium extendit imperium, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 25. Hié ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer þá eorþan. Bt. 21; F. 74, 28. Mid

hege-stów

(n.)
Grammar
hege-stów, e; f.
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A place with a hedge: On ðá hegestówe ufewardre; ondlong hegstówe. C. D. iii. 213, 9. In ðá hegestówe; andlong dǽre hegestówe, 263, 28. On ðá aldan hegestówe; and syððan á ondlang ðǽre ealdan hegestówe on ðone folchearpað, 393, 13. On ðá hegstówe; of

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ná-hwider

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Hé nóhwider ofer ꝥ cumon ne mæg, Bt. 36, 5 ; F. 180, 24. Martinus nolde út of þám mynstre náhwider, Hml. S. 31, 257. Þá hig woldon hig lǽdan, þá ne myhton hig náhwyder hig onstyrian, Shrn. 154, 25. Heora fiðera ne mihton náhwider hí áberan, gif hí ne

stán-clif

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Add: a crag Ofer þá stówe ufon wæs hangiende unmǽte stánclif (ingens rupes ), Gr. D. 52, 16: 99, 2. Wearð upp áscoten swýðlicu mycelnes þæs ungemǽtan stánclifes ingentis saxi moles erupta est, 12, 9. Hé gecerde stánclif (rupem) on wellas wætra, Ps. Vos

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Wide-spreading, spacious, vast, broad Wídgil passiva, vasta, Hpt. Gl. 527, 52. þeáh ðeós eorðe unwísum wídgel (cf. iúm, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 23) þince. Met. 10, 10. Ðæt is suíðe rúm weg and wídgille lata et spatiosa via est, Past. 18 ; Swt. 133, 20. Ðæt fenn

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hwíl-tídum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwíl-tídum, dat. pl. as adv.

At timessometimes

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At times, sometimes Hwíltídum oððe nú ðá modo, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 37: aliquando, Past. 57, 1; Swt. 437, 3: Lchm. iii. 240, 23: 242, 18. Eác hé sceal hwíltídum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan also at certain times he must be prepared

stillan

(v.)
Grammar
stillan, p. de.
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to become still or calm Ðá stylde se storm sóna, and seó sǽ wearð eft smylte, Shrn. 147, 9. Se æðeling hét streám*-*fare stillan, stormas restan, Andr. Kmbl. 3150 ; An. 1578 : Salm. Kmbl. 796 ; Sal. 397. to make still or calm, to still, pacify, appease

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, es ; n.
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A strand, shore Strand litus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 24 : sablo, Hpt. Gl. 502, 77. Se Hǽlend stód on ðam strande . . . Ðæt strand getácnode ða écan staðolfæstnysse ðæs tówerdan lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 288, 30. Wudes ne feldes, sandes ne strandes, Lchdm. iii.

wiþ-habban

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-habban, p. -hæfde

To hold out againstto withstandresist

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To hold out against, to withstand, resist Gif ðæs synfullan ingehýd bið gehrepod mid fyrhte ðæs upplícan dómes, ðonne wiðhæfð hé ðám unlustum, Homl. Th. i. 494, 9. Ðæt wæs wundor micel, ðæt se wínsele wiðhæfde heaðodeórum, Beo. Th. 1548; B. 772. Þurh

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