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samnian

(v.)
Grammar
samnian, ode. v. trans.

to collect, assemble, bring together, gather to draw together, join, uniteto get materials together for a poem to composeto collect, assemble, come togetherto draw together, join, uniteto glean

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Kmbl. 4; Ap. 2. Ne wéne ðæs ǽnig ælda cynnes, ðæt ic lygewordum leóþ somnige (that I compose my lay of lying words), wríte wóðcræfte, Exon.

Linked entry: samode

heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs,
  • Cd. 215
  • ;
  • Th. 270, 9
  • ;
  • Sat. 87
  • .
]

A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, companya troop, flockstrues, acervus

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Kmbl. 17; Ap. 9. Sum sceal on heápe hæleþum cwéman one shall in company give pleasure to men, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 32; Vy. 77.

on-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-drǽdan, p. -dréd, -drǽd, -dreard, -dreord; pp. -drǽd

to dread, feartimeoto be afraid

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Ap. Th. 2, 18. without the reflexive dative Ic hine swíðe ondrǽde, Gen. 32, 11. Ðú ondrǽtst swýðe God, 22, 12. Se ðe ǽgðer ondrǽt, ge ðone ðe hine ondrǽt, ge ðone ðe hine ná ne ondrǽt, Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 5-6.

Linked entries: an-drǽdan á-drǽdan

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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Apollonius becom mid sunde tó Pentapolim, Ap. Th. 11, 6. Hié on sunde (cf. Icel. á sundi) tó ðære byrig fóron, Nar. 10, 28: Beo. Th. 3240; B. 1618.

cyne-dóm

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Apollonius wæs ealdorman on Tiro, 3, 24), and mangeres naman genam, Ap. Th. 10, 7. <b>III a.

feáwa

a few

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Mid feáwum þám getrýwestum mannum, Ap. Th. 6, 5. Gesáwon wé mennisce men feá (paucos homines) . . . hét ic feá strǽla (paucas sagittas) sendan, Nar. 10, 16, 22. Þás feáwan cwidas rǽdan, Ll. Th. ii. 402, 2. Þás feáwan dagas, Bl. H. 37, 11.

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

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Mid þám þe ic ꝥ forfleáh, þá wearð ic on sǽ forliden, Ap. Th. 24, 16. to get free from unfavourable conditions, escape from difficulty Forflióh[ð] effugiet (justus de angustia), Kent.

wæl-hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-hreów, -hreáw, -reów, -rǽw; adj.

Cruelbarbarousbloodthirsty

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Kmbl. 137; Ap. 69. Wælreów wiga a warrior who would not spare his foe. Beo. Th. 1262; B. 629. Hé wunaþ wælrǽw deófol, Homl. Th. i. 192, 21. Se wælhreówa Antecrist, 6, 16. Se wælhreówa cyning, Ðeódríc, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Woruldfeoh . . . þæs ic on sceótendum . . . áhredde, Gen. 2143. (3 a) denoting the reason of an action, on account of :-- Ealle men heriað míne dohtor on hyre swégcræfte, Ap.

síþ

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ, [] ; cpve. síþra ; spve. síþest, síþ[e]mest ; adj.
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Sardanopolus wæs se síþmesta cyning ðe on ðæm londe rícsade novissimus apud Assyrios regnavit Sardanapalus, Ors. 1, 12 ; Swt. 50, 29. Ðæt ǽreste . . . ðæt síþmeste ríce primum . . . novissimum regnum, 2, 1 ; Swt. 60, 5.

ryne

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Flugulum rynum fugitiuis disscursibus (apum), An. Ox. 7, 29. Add Singal rine perpes (aqueductuum) decursus, An. Ox. 509.

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Kmbl. 10; Ap. 5 : Elen. Kmbl. 2115; El. 1059 : Cd. 83; Th. 104, 12; Gen. 1734 : 176; Th. 221, 23; Dan. 92 : Hy. 7, 53; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 53 : Ps.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hí heora baða belucon, Ap. Th. 6, 13: Ps. Spl. 16, II. Hostiarius sceal þá cyrcan þám ungeleáffullun belúcan, Ll. Th. ii. 346, 30. Belocenum fenge sinu concluso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 3. His múþ and his næsþyrla beóþ belocene. Bl.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Gif heora hwilc . . . þone rǽdels áriht rǽdde, þonne wearð sé tó beheáfdunge gelǽd, swá same swá sé ðe hine áriht ne rǽdde, Ap.

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, gen. elnes; m. n.

Strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitudevis, rōbur, vĭgor, virtus, fortĭtūdo

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Kmbl. 6; Ap. 3. Ellen fremman to do a deed of valour, Andr. Kmbl. 2418; An. 1210: Beo. Th. 6 ; B. 3. Moyses bebeád folc hycgan on ellen Moses bade the people think on valour, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 22; Exod. 218: Fins. Th. 21; Fin. 11: Ps. Th. 93, 2.

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For thatfor that reason whichforbecausenamquia

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Kmbl. 93; Ap. 47: Menol. Fox 42; Men. 21. Hí wíte þoliaþ forðon hie þegnscipe Godes forgýmdon they suffer torment because they neglected the service of God, Cd. 18; Th. 21, 19; Gen. 326: Exon. 10 a; Th. 11, 11; Cri. 169: Beo. Th. 4688; B. 2349: Ps.

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Kmbl. 39; Ap. 20. Ús selfum betst word and longsumast æt úrum ende gewyrcan to gain for ourselves the best and most enduring fame at our death, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 2

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs, Scint. 82, 1), an; f.
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Ðá wearð stilnes and swíge geworden innon ðare healle, Ap. Th. 17, 6. Mé náwðer deág secge ne swíge, Exon. Th. 12, 23; Cri. 190. Náht framaþ, gif on eardungstówe swígea sý, Scint. 82, 1: 213, 14. Be swígan . . .

þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
þeccan, p. þeahte, þehte; pp. þeaht
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Kmbl. 44; Ap. 22. Ealne middangeard mereflód þeahte, Exon. Th. 200, 18; Ph. 42: Cd. Th. 8, 1; Gen. 117. Líca gehwilc ðara ðe lífes gást þeahte every body that had within it a living spirit, 77, 28; Gen. 1282.

Linked entry: þacian

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Þá leásan godu, Ap. 49. not to be trusted, perfidious, deceitful Leás fyrnhicge prostituta pellax An. Ox. 2940. Leás wiht (leáswiht ?)( Satan ), Sat. 727. Sió óðru wyrd is leás and beswícþ ealle hire geféran illa fortuna fallit Bt. 20 ; F. 70, 33.