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módor

(n.)
Grammar
módor, gen. módor, méder; dat. méder; f.

A mother

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Fæder and módor, Exon. 103a; Th. 391, 8; . 10, 2. Módur, Gen. 37. 10: Ps. Th. 108, 14. Ðæt is móddor monigra cynna, Exon. 112a; Th. 428, 16; . 41, 2: 128a; Th. 492, 13; . 81, 15.

nǽp

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Nǽp rapa An. Ox. 56, 41. Add

wæl-regn

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-regn, es; m.

A deadly rainthe rain that caused the Flood

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A deadly rain (the rain that caused the Flood) Ic on andwlítan sígan lǽte wællregn ufan wídre eorðan; fǽhðe ic wille on weras stǽlan, and mid wǽgþreáte eall ácwellan, Cd. Th. 81, 24; Gen. 1350

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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men séftne drenc and swétne, and óðrum hálum biterne and strangne, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 226, 11. of rest, sleep, undisturbed, untroubled Ðú eart seó séfte ræst sóðfæstra, Bt. 33, 4 ; Fox 132, 34. easy, comfortable, pleasant, without pain or discomfort Rád

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styrman

(v.)
Grammar
styrman, p. de.
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of weather, to storm, rage Hit ríne and sníwe and styrme úte furentibus foris turbinibus hiemalium pluviarum vel nivium, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 17.

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tíd-regn

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-regn, es; m.
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A seasonable rain Drihten geopenaþ heofunan his sélustan goldhord and sent tídrénas on ðín land ( to give the rain unto thy land in his season; ut tribuat pluviam terrae tuae in tempore suo), Deut. 28, 12

Linked entry: regn

þri-milce

(n.)
Grammar
þri-milce, es; m. (?)

The early name for the month of May

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ðæm mónðe þriwa on dæge mylcedon heora neát (Bede's Latin is: Thrimilci dicebatur, quod tribus vicibus in eo per diem pecora mulgebantur; talis enim erat quondam ubertas Britanniae vel Germaniae, e qua in Britanniam natio intravit Anglorum, De temp. rat

Linked entries: meolcian -milce

geonc

(adj.)

young

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young, Bt. 8; Rawl. 15, 13, note m

ár-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
ár-stæf, gen. -stæfes; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; m.

Favourkindnessbenefithelpgratiabeneficiumauxilii latio

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For árstafum ðú usic sóhtest thou hast sought us for help, 920; B. 458: Exon. 107 a; Th. 409, 5; . 27, 24

Linked entry: stæf

burh-sittende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
burh-sittende, burg-sittende; part.
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Burgsittendra, gen. pl. 106b; Th. 407, 10; . 26, 3

dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
dwæscan, p. dwæscede , dwæscte; pp. dwæsced, dwæsct

To extinguish, put out extinguĕre

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To extinguish, put out; extinguĕre Dryhten lǽnan lífes leahtras dwæsceþ the Lord extinguishes the crimes of this frail life, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 17; Ph. 456: 128 b; Th. 493, 19; . 81, 33.

íðan

(v.)
Grammar
íðan, p. de

To lay wastedesolatedestroy

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Ýðan, 126 a; Th. 484, 13; . 70, 7. Íðende depopulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 27

bíd-steal

(n.)
Grammar
bíd-steal, -steall, es; m. [bíd an abiding, delay; steal a stall, place]

A stand, haltstatio, mora

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Ic eofore eom cénra, ðonne he, gebolgen, bídsteal giefeþ I am bolder than a wild boar, when he, enraged, makes a stand, 110 b; Th. 423, 11; . 41, 19

BLǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLǼTAN, p. blǽtte; pp. blǽtted; v. n.

To BLEATbalareto cry as a sheep or goat, to bleat

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[blǽt a bleat] To BLEAT; balare Ic blǽte swá gát I bleat as a goat, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 17; . 25, 2. Scǽp blǽt ovis balat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 9.

searu-þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-þancol, adj.
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Ðe ( which ) secgas searoþoncle seaxe delfaþ, 427, 26; . 41, 97. Gesǽton searuþancle sundor tó rúne, Andr. Kmbl. 2323; An. 1163. Mon ǽnig searoþoncelra, Judth. Thw. 26, 17; Jud. 331

til

(n.)
Grammar
til, es ; n.
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Th. 420, 12; . 40, 2. goodness, kindness, v. til, III Me on ðínum tile gelǽr ðæt ic teala cunne ðín sóðfæst weorc healdan in bonitate tua doce me justificationes tuas, Ps. Th. 118, 68

þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
þancol, adj.
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Th. 382, 17; . 3, 12. v. deóp-, fore-, ge-, gearo-, hete-, hyge-, scearp-, searuþancol; þancol-mód

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.
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Dele bracket at end, and add Hió bið eádgum leóf, earmum getǽse, . 81, 22. Hé him geneádodum and gelettum gedyde sume getǽse hýððe his geswinces ei laboris sat commodum coacto renitentique dedit, Gr. D. 39, 27.

hóp-gehnást

(n.)
Grammar
hóp-gehnást, es; n.

The dashing together of waves in a bay [?]

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stille stealc stánhleoþu streámgewinnes hópgehnástes ðonne heáh geþring on cleofu crýdeþ the steep rocks await quietly the strife of the sea, the dash of the waves, when the press of waters towering up crowds on to the cliffs, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 13;

a-getan

(v.)
Grammar
a-getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To seizetake awaydestroycorripereeriperedelere

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Grm. 1144: Exon. 127b; Th. 491, 3; . 80, 8. Ðǽr læg secg mænig gárum ageted there lay many a warrior destroyed by javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 21, col. 1; Æðelst, 18