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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

spǽtlan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtlan, spǽtlian; p. ede.

to emit salivato foamto spit on anything

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to emit saliva, to foam Spǽtleþ spumat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 37. to spit on anything Hié hine bindaþ and spǽtliaþ on his onsýne, Blickl. Homl. 15, 11. Hié spǽtledon on his onsýne, 23, 32. Spǽtlædon, 237, 11. Spǽtledon (-odon), Anglia xii. 505, 14

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

síde

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Add Saga mé on hwæðere Adames sídan nam úre Dryhten ðæt rib ðe hé ðæt wíf of geworhte, Sal. K. 198, 8. Add On sídum húses þínes in lateribus domus tuae, Ps. L. 127, 3. <b>II a.

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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He óðer líf eft geséceþ he shall seek another life hereafter, Cd. 218; Th. 277, 30; Sat. 212: Salm. Kmbl. 316; Sal. 157: Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 34; Wal. 29.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

níwian

(v.)
Grammar
níwian, p. ode

To renewrenovaterestore

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Burh rǽran, and sele settan, salo níwian, Cd. Th. 113, 3; Gen. 1881. Sár níwigan, Elen. Kmbl. 1878; El. 941. Eft níwige emendare, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 12. Wǽren ǽrendracen, gesend tó Ængla lande tó níwianne ðone geleáfan, Chr. 785; Erl. 57, 17.

fersc

freshfreshfresh

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Add: of water. fresh as opposed to salt Þǽr sint swíðe micle meras fersce, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 5. fresh as opposed to stagnant Wé æfter ferscum wætre hié frinon . . . hié cwǽdon ꝥ wé fundon sumne swíðe micelne mere in þǽm wǽre fersc wæter and swéte genóg

ge-rím

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rím, es; n.

A number, computation, calendar, diarynŭmĕrus, compŭtātio, ephāmĕris

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On getal gerímes by reckoning of numbers, Salm. Kmbl. 184, 7. On geríme by number, 192, 10

Linked entry: gerím-bóc

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginningcommencementoriginprincĭpiuminĭtiumŏrīgoprīmordiumexordiuman originatorauthorfounderinventorauctorinventora chiefprincerulerkingprŏcerprincepsrex

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Filistina fruma prince of the Philistines, Salm. Kmbl. 555, 561; Sal. 277, 280. Herga fruma ruler of hosts, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 4; Cri. 845. Ealles folces fruma prince of all people, 120 a; Th. 461, 2; Hö. 29.