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ge-stillan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 58, 51. to assuage, abate heat Gestilde sedans (torridacum gelidis sedans incendia flabris, Aid. 146, 36), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 32. to allay anger, passion, &c. Gestildes eorre ðín mitigasti iram tuam, Ps. Srt. 84, 4.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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S. 25, 573. to subdue, reduce or destroy the strength of, weaken, a person Ic ábæd æt Críste ꝥ ðis cwealmbǽra fýr mé ne gewylde, Hml. S. 9, 121.

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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, Wlfst. 163, 13. in indirect questions Ic ðé mæg eówian ðæs bisna þá ðe magon getrymian tó þám ꝥ þú nást hwæt þú læng siofige, Bt. 36, 1; F. 172, 28. in clauses expressing astonishment, how, what Eálá hwæt Drihten deófles costunga geþyldelíce ábær

ge-scendan

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Gl. 245, 23. to confound, abash, bring to shame God mundað þá stówe, and þá slihð and géscynt þe þǽr sceaðian willað, Hml. S. 25, 805. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé, for ðǽm ðú ne weorðesð gescended ( non confunderis), Past. 181. 10.

ídel

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Samson nolde gán ýdel of ðǽre byrig, ac hé ábær ðá gatu úp tó ðǽre dúne, Hml. Th. i. 226, 31. Ðene forleorton geonga ídelne eum dimiserunt uacuum Mk. L.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Homl. 81, 4. to bring within narrower limits, to abate, check, reduce, v. 4. Wona ðæt ondspyrnisse minue offendiculum, Rtl. 11, 13. Wé sceolon ða fúlan gálnysse symle wanian, Homl. Th. i. 96, 22.

Linked entry: a-wanian

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque

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He cwæþ ðæt ðín abal and cræft mára wurde he said that thy strength and power would become greater Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500: 155; Th. 193, 13; Exod. 245; 212; Th. 262, 3; Dan. 738; Beo. Th. 2571; B. 1283.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally

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Ában ðú ða beornas út of ofne, Cd. Th. 242, 34; Dan. 429. Út from this world, Salm. Kmbl. 962; Sal. 480. summoning to service Ðáhét se cyng ábannan út ealne þeódscipe of West-Seaxum. Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 8. Hét se cyning bannan út here ...

Linked entries: úte út-gársecg á-dón

hús

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Seóccra manna hús abaso, infirmatorium, 58, 36 : nosocomium, 52. Sútera hús sutrina domus, 59, 3. Leornigmannes hús gymnasii, An. Ox. 2, 175. þæs cáserlican húses imperialis hypodromi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 46: 81, 24.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Hé ábád áne feáwa dagas, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 29: R. Ben. 96, 10. used substantively, alone Ealle búton ánum feáwum, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 13. Áne feáwa hé geheóld, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 33. governing a genitive Áne feáwa daga, Hml. S. 10, 171.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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To settle, abate, subside Lege uppa þat geswollene and hyt sceal sóna settan. Lchdm. iii. 86, 19. Ðonne biþ ðæs innoþes sár settende, i. 74, 9. to compose a book, etc. Ic ðás bóc wrát and sette . . . ic sette feówer béc.

Linked entry: on-settan

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Harold þǽr his liðes ábád, for þám þe hit wæs lang ǽr hit man gegaderian mihte, Chr. 1066 ; P. 196, 14. ¶ with plural verb :-- Fór Hannibal, þéh þe hit (the earlier MS. omits hit) ymbe þone tíman wǽron swá micel snáwgebland, Ors. 4. 8; Bos. 90, 5

findan

to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish

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Þ heó funde and ábǽde æt þæs Scyppendes mildheortnesse, ꝥ heó fram swá miclum cwylmnessum onlýsed beón móste ut apud misericordiam conditoris inpetraret, se a tantis cruciatibus absolui, Bd. 4, 9; Sch. 396, 8. to meet with, experience, be exposed to,

af-god

(n.)
Grammar
af-god, es; n. [af = of = æf a, ab; god, n. a heathen god]

An idol ⬩ an image ⬩ idolum

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An idol, an image; idolum

EOLH

(n.)
Grammar
EOLH, cole; gen. eolhes, eolces, eolcs, eolx; m. [eolx vĭdētur genĭtivus ab eolc, eolh, Ettmül. Poet. 288, 15, note]

ELK ⬩ alces

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An ELK; alces. The Rune RUNE = x seems to stand for the genitive of this word in the Runic poem, — hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter x, but for eolhx = eolcx = eolcs = eolces of an elk, as, — RUNE [eolhx = eolces] secg eard [seccard MS.]

Linked entries: elch elh eóla

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, æf-ǽst, æfst, es; n. [æf, of = ab, ést gratia]

Envy ⬩ spite ⬩ enmity ⬩ zeal ⬩ rivalry ⬩ emulation ⬩ livor ⬩ invidia ⬩ odium ⬩ zelus ⬩ æmulatio

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Without favour or good-will, hence Envy, spite, enmity, zeal, rivalry, emulation; livor, invidia, odium, zelus, æmulatio Æfst and oferhygd envy and pride, Cd. 1; Th. 3, 1; Gen. 29. Eald-feóndes æfést the old fiend's envy, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 5; Ph.

Linked entries: æf-ǽst æf-ést-ful æf-éstian æf-éstig æf-íst æfst ést

áb

Similar entry: ó-web

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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For 'To be odious . . . hate' substitute: to abhor, execrate, hate, hold in detestation Þíne goda ic láðette and him teónan dó ego diis tuis abominationem feci Angl. xvii. 116, 4. Man tó forð láþet þæt man scolde lufian, Wlfst. 165, 3 [: 168, 13: Wrt

Linked entry: lǽþettan

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &amp;c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

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