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ful-raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-raðe, -ræðe, -hræðe; adv.

Full quicklyimmediatelycĭtissĭme

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Fulraðe yrnende running very quickly, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 17, 21

Linked entry: ful-hræde

ge-áhnian

(v.)

to ownpossessappropriate to one's self

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Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 5 : Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 35 : L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 16

sweór

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Hiene ofslóg his ágen sweór fraude soceri sui interfectus est, Ors. 6, 29; S. 278, 18. Add

sǽ-lác

(n.)

a gift or present or offering

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a gift or present or offering that comes from the sea or from a lake Beowulf maþelode: Hwæt wé ðé ðás sǽlác ( what B. had brought to Hrothgar from Grendel's lake-dwelling ) brohton tíres tó tácne, Beo. Th. 3308; B. 1652: 3253; B. 1624

bán-loca

(n.)
Grammar
bán-loca, an; m.

A bone inclosurethe skinbodyossium clausuracaro

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A bone inclosure, the skin, body; ossium clausura, caro Ðý-læs se ord ingebuge under bánlocan lest the point enter in under the skin, Exon. 19a; Th. 48, 10; Cri. 769

cíding

(n.)
Grammar
cíding, cýdung, e; f.

A CHIDING, reproving, rebukeincrepatio

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A CHIDING, reproving, rebuke; increpatio For his cídinge for his chiding, Ors. 4, 12; Bos. 99, 8. Of cýdunge ðínre hí fleóþ ab increpatione tua fugient, Ps. Spl. T. 103, 8

Linked entry: cýdung

fæst-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-mód, adj.

Constant in mindconstans anĭmo

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Constant in mind; constans anĭmo He wiste hú fæstmód he wæs on his geleáfon he knew how constant in mind he was in his belief, Ors. 6, 33; Bos. 129, 28

eahta-teóða

(n.)
Grammar
eahta-teóða, m: eahta-teóðe; f. n. adj.

The eighteenth duodevicēsimus

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The eighteenth; duodevicēsimus On ðam eahtateóðan geáre in the eighteenth year, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 10. Ðysne eahtateóðan sealm Dafid sang David sang this eighteenth psalm, Ps. Th. arg. 18

eald-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
eald-dagas, pl. m.

Ancient days, days of oldprisci dies

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Ancient days, days of old; prisci dies In eald-dagum, Exon. 12a; Th. 19, 19; Cri. 303: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 41, MS. B

simble

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Add Þá wǽron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 2. Add Wé beóð þonne mid úrum sáwlum éce symle earme oððe eádige, Wlfst. 145, 13

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ger. zauwari tinctorius ]. v. tewestre. but the word seems to occur in the older time in reference to the ill-treatment of persons or things, to intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult. Cf. to tew = to trouble, vex, E. D. S. Pub.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

brigdan

(v.)
Grammar
brigdan, (?); p. de
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(cf. ꝥ orf ꝥ ic mid N. befangen hæbbe, l. 15). Ðæs óðres áð ðe mon his orf æt bryideð ( = brigdeð?) . . . Ðæs áð ðe his ǽhte bryideð thus shall a man swear, when he has seized his (stolen) property . . .

BERSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERSTAN, part. berstende; ic berste, ðú birst, he birsteþ, biersteþ, birst, byrst, bierst, pl. berstaþ; p. ic, he bærst, ðú burste, pl. burston; pp. borsten.

to BURSTbreakfailfallcum fragore dissilirecorruererumpifrangito make the noise of a bursting or breakingto crashdashcrackfragorem ederesonarecrepare

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Ðá burston ða weallas muri illico corruerunt, Jos. 6, 20 : Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 38. Gif him áþ burste if an oath failed them, L.

Linked entries: bærst biersteþ

sworettung

(n.)
Grammar
sworettung, e; f.
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Skt. ii. 23 b, 201. breathing hard from illness or labour, gasping, panting Wið nearwre sworetunge, Lchdm. i. 340, 11. Hé mid langre sworetunge ðæt orð of ðám breóstum teáh, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 13.

cræftig

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Add: powerful Julius se cræftega cásere Caesar totis viribus, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 16.

ge-horsod

Grammar
ge-horsod, ge-horsian.
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Add: provided with or possessed of a horse Hé sceal beón gehorsad ꝥ hé mæge tó hláfordes seáme ꝥ syllan equum habeat quem ad summagium domini sui prestare possit Ll. Th. i. 436, 6.

grindan

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Voc. ii. 143, 5. to scrape or rub against something Wǽgas grundon, An. 373

nearu

Grammar
nearu, <b>. I.</b>
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Först. 135, 10. add: of material or non-material bonds Neara arta, i. stricta (conjugii continentia), An. Ox. 578. Nearewum emsǽt-nunge arta obsidione, 5264. Se neareweste stíþnes artissima uiolentia, 1239.

a-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan ; ðú -wyrpst, he -wyrpþ ; p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; impert. -weorp, -wurp, -wyrp ðú; pp. -worpen; v. a. [a from, weorpan to throw]

To throw or cast from or downto cast away or offcast outto degraderejectdivorceabjiceredejicereprojicereejicerepropellererepellerereprobarerepudiare

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To throw or cast from or down, to cast away or off, cast out, to degrade, reject, divorce; abjicere, dejicere, projicere, ejicere, propellere, repellere, reprobare, repudiare Ðæt he ðec aweorpe of woruldríce that he shall cast thee from thy worldly kingdom

ár-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
ár-þegn, ár-þeng, es; m. [ár honour, þegen a servant]

A servant or minister by his place or employmentservusminister honorabilis

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A servant or minister by his place or employment; servus, minister honorabilis Cumena árþegn the servant of guests, Bd. 4, 31; Whel. 361, 14