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un-andweard

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andweard, adj.

Not present

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Not present Drihten nolde líchamlíce síðian tó ðæs cyninges untruman bearne, ac unandweard mid his worde hine gehǽlde, Homl. Th. i. 128, 17

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ge-widerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-widerian, to be (fair)
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weather On længtene beána sáwan, wíngeard settan, . . . and raðe æfter ðám, gif hit mót gewiderian, mederan settau, línséd sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 9

Linked entry: widerian

mann-myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
mann-myrþra, an; m.
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A homicide, murderer Þá wíf þe dód áwegáworpnesse heora bearna . . . sýn hý geteald to manmyrðrum habeantur pro homicidis, Ll. Th. ii. 154, 36

Linked entry: myrþra

cýðere

(n.)
Grammar
cýðere, es; m.

a witness ⬩ testis ⬩ a witness

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Bos. 14, 63. a martyr, one who bears witness by his death; martyr = μάρτυς a witness Stephănus is se forma cýðere Stephen is the early martyr, Homl. Th. ii. 34, 13. Þurh ðæs hálgan cýðeres þingunge through the pleading of the holy martyr, 28, 33.

stán-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hliþ, es; n.
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Ofereode æþelinga bearn steáp stánhliðo, stige nearwe, Beo. Th. 2822; B. 1409

hafela

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Se beorhta beág . . . eádigra gehwám hlifað ofer heáfde. Heafelan líxað þrymme biþeahte, Ph. 604. Add

melu

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Genim þás wyrte and meluw, 12. a powdery substance resembling flour Genim heorotes sceafoþan of þám horne, oþþe þæs hornes melo, Lch. ii. 72, 14. v. ác-, beán-, hwǽte-, hwíting-, wyrm-melu

sacu

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Ne flít hé . . . ne sace ne ástyreð . . . þá beóð Godes bearn þá þe gesibsume beóð and sace ne ástyriað . . . Wé ne magon habban þone heofonlican éþel búton wé fram eallum sacum orsorge beón, O. E. Hml. i. 302, 1-8. <b>I a.

twifealdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
twifealdlíce, adv.

Doubly ⬩ to twice the amount ⬩ in two ways

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Gé gedóþ hyne helle beam twyfealdlícor ðonne eów (duplo quam vos), Mt. Kmbl. 23, 15. in two ways Ðis godspel mæg beón twyfealdlíce getrahtnod, ǽrest be Iudéiscum folce . . . eft siððan be ǽlcum menu, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 5.

líg-berend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
líg-berend, <b>líg-berend,</b> es; m.
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AJlame-bearer; flam-miger, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 9. Líg-berende; adj. Flame-bearing; flam-miger, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 52. Substitute:

gýmung

(n.)
Grammar
gýmung, e; f.

A marriage ⬩ nuptial

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A marriage, nuptial To gýmungum ðæs heofonlícum brýdguman eádig fǽmne ineode ad nuptias sponsi cælestis virgo beata intravit, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 6

Linked entry: gémung

clypnys

(n.)
Grammar
clypnys, clypenes, -nyss, -ness, e; f.

An embrace ⬩ complexus

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An embrace; complexus To clypnysse ðæs heofonlícan brýdguman eádig fǽmne ineóde ad complexum sponsi cælestis virgo beata intraret Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 6

Linked entry: clypenes

cymst

Grammar
cymst, cymest comest,
  • Cd. 203
  • ;
  • Th. 252,
  • 28;
  • Dan. 585: Beo. Th. 2769
  • ;
  • 8. 1382
;
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2nd pres. sing. of cuman

feore

(n.)
Grammar
feore, to, for or with life,
  • Exon. 39 a
  • ;
  • Th. 128, 32: Beo. Th. 1161
  • ;
  • B. 578
  • ;
dat.
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and inst. of feorh

ent-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
ent-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

Giant-kind, giant-race ⬩ gĭgantum gĕnus

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Giant-kind, giant-race; gĭgantum gĕnus We gesáwon of ðam entcynne Enachis bearna micelra wæstma vīdĭmus monstra quædam filiōrum Enac prōcēræ stătūræ, Num. 13, 34

fá

(n.)

hostile ⬩ hostiles

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hostile; hostiles Fá þrówiaþ bealu egeslíc the hostile shall suffer fearful evil, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 30; Cri. 1615; pl. nom. acc. of fáh

un-gelaðod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelaðod, adj.

Uninvited

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Uninvited Drihten nolde gelaðod síðian tó ðæs cyninges bearne ... and hé wæs gearo ungelaðod tó síðigenne mid ðam hundredes ealdre, Homl. Th. i. 128, 18

glædman

(n.)
Grammar
glædman,
  • Beo. Th. 740
  • ;
  • B. 367
  • .
Thorpe and Kemble take this word as the oblique case of a noun =

gladness ⬩ pleasure

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gladness, pleasure; but see &#39;glæd.&#39;

metsung

(n.)
Grammar
metsung, e; f.

Provision ⬩ food

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Beád ðá Swegen full gild and metsunga tó his here, 1013; Erl. 149, 3. Heom man geaf gíslas and metsunga, 1052; Erl. 184, 6

ge-streónfull

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His ( our heavenly Father's) þá leófan and þá gestreónfullan bearn, Bl. H. 131, 27