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wuldor-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-fæst, adj.

Glorious

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Wuldorfæst cyning (Solomon), 202, 18 ; Exod. 390. Ðes wuldorfæsta kyning rex gloriae, Ps. Th. 23, 8, 10: Nicod. 29 ; Thw. 16, 38. Ðæt wuldorfæste líf ðætte englas on Drihtnes onsýne wuniaþ. Blickl. Homl. 103, 32.

æt-gædere

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Se cyning lýhte of his horse ... ðá lyhte se biscop eac somod ætgædere, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 34. Búton hé bégra ætgæddre getilian mæge, P. 457, 15

án-wíg

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Hé gecwæð ánwíg wið ðone cyning, . . . and heora ǽgðer óðerne ofslóg, 2, 3; S. 68, 16. Hé oft feaht ánwíg gladiatoriis armis in ludo depugnavit, 6, 14; S. 268, 28. Of ánwigum congressibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 41. Add: —

be-tweohnum

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-tweohnum, [] be-tweónum.

between ⬩ among

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Under þám griðe þe heom betweónan beón sceolde, Chr. 1004; P. 135, 27: 1016; P. 153, 1 Unseht betweónan Godwine and þám cynge, 1052 ; P. 183, 14. Se ríca and se þearfa sind him betwýnan nýdbehéfe (needful to each other), Hml.

ge-irman

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Hí beóð geyrmede ðurh unwísne cyning on manegum ungelimpum, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 3. the object a thing Byð his eard geyrmed ǽgðer ge on heregunge ge on hungre . . ., O. E. Hml. i. 303, 14. to make poor Geyrmde exsumptuavit, pauperavit, Wrt.

ge-wild

Grammar
ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Þæt hié mehton ǽgðer ge þone cyning ge þá cuéne him tó gewildum gedón, 3, 11; S. 148, 9.

of-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, kill by falling, destroy

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Sigferþ cyning hine offeóll and his líc ligþ æt Wimburnan King Sigferth laid violent hands on himself, and his body lies buried at Wimborne, Chr. 962; Erl. 120, 4.

trymming

(n.)
Grammar
trymming, e; f. I.a

strengthening ⬩ confirming ⬩ establishing ⬩ edification ⬩ that which strengthens or supports ⬩ a foundation ⬩ that which edifies

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strengthening, confirming, establishing, edification Se cyning ðæt mǽ hús (the temple) Gode betǽhe him and his folce tónge tó trymminge and tó gescyldnysse wið ǽélces yfeles onscyte, Homl. Th. ii. 578, 22.

Linked entry: truming

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.

That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants) ⬩ offspring ⬩ progeny ⬩ product ⬩ fruit ⬩ of human beings, ⬩ a child ⬩ offspring ⬩ race ⬩ breed ⬩ family ⬩ children ⬩ of animals ⬩ of human beings and animals ⬩ of plants

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That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants), offspring, progeny, product, fruit Túdor oððe cyn propago, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 33. On ða tíd wæs ofor eorþan tuddres æþelnes, Blickl. Homl. 115, 10.

Linked entry: tuddor

fón

(v.)

to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to take ⬩ arrest ⬩ apprehend ⬩ to get ⬩ gain ⬩ to get ⬩ suffer ⬩ experience ⬩ to begin ⬩ to begin ⬩ to take ⬩ to set about ⬩ undertake ⬩ to attack ⬩ to begin at ⬩ to take ⬩ take ⬩ to set to work at ⬩ deal with ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ take possession of ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ undertake ⬩ to take ⬩ to take to ⬩ allow of ⬩ to take to ⬩ to take to ⬩ join battle ⬩ to join together ⬩ to struggle with

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Tó healfum fó se cyng, tó healfum se geférscipe, 228, 18: 264, 3: 274, 30. Fó Críst and cyning tó fulre bóte, ii. 300, 7.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Eádgár cyning þá his gebeddan betǽhte, Lch. iii. 440, 15. Gif hé wið þæs cyninges gebeddan (conjuge) hǽmde, Ll. Th. ii. 188, 25. Tó onfóanne gebede ðín accipere conjugem tuam, Mt. L. l, 20. Gebed, 24.

hǽþen

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A. aα Alle hǽdno (hæðno, R. ) ł cynno middangeardes, Lk. L. 12, 30. Hǽdna ł cynna, Mt. L. 12, 21. Þec gelegdon on láðne bend hǽðene mid hondum, Sat. 540 (cf. Lk. L. R. 18, 32). Cyningas hǽðna, Lk. L. R. 22, 25 : Mt. L. 20, 25.

cwicen

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicen, cwucen , cucen , cucon , cucun ; adj. [cwic alive, -en adj. termination]

Alive, quick ⬩ vivus

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Ðone cyning hí brohton cucenne to losue regem viventem obtulerunt Iosue, Jos. 8, 23: Homl. Th. i. 294, 15. Gewylde man hine swá cucenne [cucunne MS. D: cwicne G.] swá deádne let them seize him whether alive or dead, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 18.

Linked entry: cwucen

be-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen; v. a.

To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare

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Se mihtiga cyning niðer bescúfeþ in súsla grúnd the mighty king casteth thee down into the abyss of sulphur, Elen. Kmbl. 1883; El. 943. Ðé se Ælmihtiga heolstor besceáf the Almighty cast thee into darkness, Andr. Kmbl. 2384; An. 1193.

Linked entries: be-sceófan be-scofen

Iudéas

Grammar
Iudéas, l. Iúdéas, and add: Iúdan, Iúdéan; gen.
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., R.) cyning, Mt. 27, 37: Jn. 2, 13. Manega þára Iúdéa, 11, 19. Þǽra Iúdéa (Iúðéana, L.) gearcung, 19, 42. On Iúdana lond, Ors. 3, 5; S. 104, 24. Iúdena, 6, 7; S. 262, 23. Mid Iúdéum apud Iudaeos, Mt. 28, 15. Iúdǽum, Jn. p. 5, 3. Iúðéum, Jn.

wæstm-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-berende, adj.

Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive,

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Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive, referring to inanimate things Se dǽl se ðæt flód ne grétte ys gyt wæstm*-*berende on ǽlces cynnes blǽdum, Ors. 1, 3; Swt. 32, 13.

HEALT

(adj.)
Grammar
HEALT, adj.

HALT, lame, limping

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Hæfdon him tó ládteówe ǽnne wísne mon, þéh hé healt wǽre and him tó gielpworde hæfdon ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hie hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce they had as their leader a wise man though he was lame, and made it their boast that they had rather

wine-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
wine-dryhten, es; m.

A friendly, gracious lord.

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Hié winedrihten wiht ne lógon, glædne Hróðgár, ac wæs ðæt gód cyning, Beo. Th. 1728 ; B. 862. Hié wíscton and ne wéndon, ðæt hié heora winedrihten selfne gesáwon, 3213; B. 1604: Byrht. Th. 139, 3: By. 248

á-springan

(v.)

to be emitted ⬩ to arise ⬩ to rush up ⬩ burst forth ⬩ to spring, ⬩ to spring up ⬩ come into existence ⬩ to spread (intrans. ) out ⬩ to run out ⬩ cease ⬩ fail

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Dauid of ðám cynne ásprang, 13, 8. Of æðelum cynne heó wæs ásprungon. Chr. 1067;P. 202, 19. of plant-growth Hit út áspringþ on leáfum, Bt. 34, 10;F. 150, 4.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHT ⬩ contend ⬩ make war ⬩ combat ⬩ struggle ⬩ prœliāri ⬩ pugnāre ⬩ bellāre ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ decertāre ⬩ collīdĕre

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Gyf hwylc cyning wyle faran and feohtan agén óðerne cyning quis rex itūrus committĕre bellum adversus ălium regem, Lk. Bos. 14, 31. Ealle on ðone cining feohtende wǽron all were fighting against the king, Chr. 755; Erl. 49, 35: 994; Erl. 133, 11.

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan