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ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, p. -þang, pl. -þungon; pp. -þungen

To thrivegrowbecome excellent

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Wát ic ðæt ðú wǽre on woruldríce geþungen þrymlíce I know that thou wert in this world exalted gloriously, Soul Kmbl. 328; Seel. 168

Linked entry: þingan

byfian

(v.)
Grammar
byfian, p. ode; pp. od
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To tremble; tremere Eorþe ondréd oððe byfode and heó geswác oððe heó wæs stille terra tremuit et quievit, Ps. Lamb. 75, 9

eácen-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
eácen-cræftig, adj.

Exceedingly strongvălĭdus, pollens, ingens

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Exceedingly strong; vălĭdus, pollens, ingens Wæs ðæt yrfe eácencræftig that heritage was exceedingly strong, Beo. Th. 6095; B. 3051: 4549; B. 2280

ná-hwanon

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwanon, adv.

From nowhere

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From nowhere Sió his gesǽlþ him náhwonan útane ne com, ac wæs simle on him selfum, Bt. 34. 7; Fox 144, 20

Linked entry: á-hwanon

searu-céne

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-céne, adj.
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Bold in arms or skilfully daring Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, searocýne man, cásere creaftig, Ps. C. 10. Cf. searu-grim

Linked entry: céne

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.

A GANG, flock, companygrexa host, retinue

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A GANG, flock, company; grex Ðæt wæs Hereweard and his genge that was Hereward and his followers, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 29

Linked entry: sceadd-genge

un-mǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽge, adj.

Not of kinnot relatedalien

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Not of kin, not related, alien Ic wæs unmǽge gyst módor cildum factus sum hospes filiis matris meae, Ps. Th. 68, 8

Linked entry: -mǽge

an-wealda

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wæs swá milde swá him nán onwald (an-wealda, v. l. ) næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254, 22. Add

brego

Grammar
brego, (-a).
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Sum árleás cynincg, Cosdrue geháten, wæs swá upáhafen, and swá árleás brega, ꝥ hé wolde beón God, Hml. S. 27, 27. Add

for-scúfan

To drive away

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To drive away, drive to destruction Werud (the Israelites) wæs wígblác, oð þæt wlance (the Egyptians) forsceáf mihtig engel, Exod. 204. Substitute:

ge-cyssan

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Hé gecyste þone man þe wæs egeslíce hreóf. Shrn. 147, 6. ꝥte gecyste hine ut oscularetur eum, Lk. L.R. 22, 47. Add

ge-deorfsum

Grammar
ge-deorfsum, grievous.
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Ðis wæs swíðe gedyrfsum geár hér on lande þurh wæstma forwordenessa and þurh þá mænigfealde gyld, Chr. 1105; P. 240, 4. Add

leás-gewita

(n.)
Grammar
leás-gewita, an ; m.
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A false witness Þá leásgewitan lédon heora hacelan ætforan fóturn sumes geonges cnihtes, sé wæs gecíged Saulus, Hml. Th. i. 46, 35

un-gehrinen

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Add: — Óðer dǽl hire wæs forbærned, óþer dǽl wunode ungehrinen and ungedered (pars altera intacta remanebat), Gr. D. 340, 22. Hé é

sceanc-forod

(adj.)
Grammar
sceanc-forod, adj.

Broken-legged

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MSS.) wæs, Past. 17, 9 ; Swt. 123, 9. Scancforedum men, Lchdm. ii. 66, 21

Linked entry: forod

hand-geswing

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

Stroke given by the hand

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Stroke given by the hand Ðǽr wæs heard handgeswing there were hard blows dealt by the hand, Elen. Kmbl. 229; El. 115

Linked entry: ge-swing

ofer-lǽdan

(v.)

to oppressopprimooppressoroppressio

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to oppress Ðá wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan eall oferlǽded; and unhiérlíc storm of ðæm munte ástág, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7

Linked entry: ofer-lád

sorh-byrðen

(n.)

a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble

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a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble Ðæt (the drowning of a number of people) wæs sorgbyrðen, Andr. Kmbl. 3063; An. 1534

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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wæs gnornung þám þe on breóstum wæg byrnende lufan, Chr. 975; P. 120, 16

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

eardung

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D. 184, 26. of beasts, v. eardian, 3 Úre fór wæs þurh þá lond and stówe þe missenlicra cynna eardung in wæs nǽdrena and wildeóra per bestiosa serpentiosaque loca nobis iter erat, Nar. 10, 5.