sceanc-forod
Broken-legged
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MSS.) wæs, Past. 17, 9 ; Swt. 123, 9. Scancforedum men, Lchdm. ii. 66, 21
Linked entry: forod
hand-geswing
Stroke given by the hand
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Stroke given by the hand Ðǽr wæs heard handgeswing there were hard blows dealt by the hand, Elen. Kmbl. 229; El. 115
Linked entry: ge-swing
ofer-lǽdan
to oppress ⬩ opprimo ⬩ oppressor ⬩ oppressio
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to oppress Ðá wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan eall oferlǽded; and unhiérlíc storm of ðæm munte ástág, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7
Linked entry: ofer-lád
sorh-byrðen
a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble
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a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble Ðæt (the drowning of a number of people) wæs sorgbyrðen, Andr. Kmbl. 3063; An. 1534
byfian
To tremble ⬩ tremere
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To tremble; tremere Eorþe ondréd oððe byfode and heó geswác oððe heó wæs stille terra tremuit et quievit, Ps. Lamb. 75, 9
ge-cyssan
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Hé gecyste þone man þe wæs egeslíce hreóf. Shrn. 147, 6. ꝥte gecyste hine ut oscularetur eum, Lk. L.R. 22, 47. Add
ge-sceótan
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v. sceát, -scíte) Se arc wæs fyðerscýte, and . . . wæs fram nyðeweardan oð ufeweardan swá tógædere gescoten (gestoten ?
god-fæder
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Add: a godfather Se godfæder wæs þæs cildes forspreca and borh wið God, Hml. Th. ii. 50, 17: 52, 4-15. Godfæder his godbearn lufie, Wlfst. 74, 13. Petrus wæs his ( St.
ǽg-hwæþer
(and) both . . . and
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Wæs ǽgweðer ðǽm eádigan were ge seó Godes lufu hát . . . and him wæs eác manna lufu mycel, 225, 35
Linked entry: ǽg-þer
formesta
Foremost ⬩ first ⬩ best ⬩ most valiant ⬩ prīmus ⬩ strēnuissĭmus
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Foremost, first, best, most valiant; prīmus, strēnuissĭmus Wæs he se wer se formesta ĕrat vir ipse strēnuissĭmus, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 37
fremsumlíce
Kindly ⬩ benignly ⬩ benigne
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Kindly, benignly; benigne Ðá wæs he frem-sumlíce onfangen cum benigne susceptus. Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 12: 1, 25; S. 487, 15
Linked entry: fremsume
eallenga
Altogether, utterly ⬩ prorsus, omnīno
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Altogether, utterly; prorsus, omnīno Ðonne wæs se óðer eallenga sweart then was the other utterly black, Cd. 24; Th. 30, 35; Gen. 477
Linked entry: eællenge
lyb-cræft
Magic ⬩ witchcraft
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Magic, witchcraft, skill in the use of lybb Hió him sealdon áttor drincan ðæt mid myclen lybcræfte wæs geblanden, Blickl. Homl. 229, 12
ge-costnian
To try ⬩ tentare
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He wæs fram Satane gecostnod tentabatur a Satane, Mk. Bos. 1, 13
Linked entry: costnian
un-menged
Unmixed
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Hé ( Adam ) of ðære eorðan selfre unmængedre gesceapen wæs, Anglia xi. 1, 9
Linked entry: un-gemenged
un-met
Without measure ⬩ immense ⬩ excessive
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Without measure, immense, excessive Wæs seó éhtnysse unmetre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum quae persecutio omnibus anteactis immanior fuit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 23
æt-swígan
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To become silent, keep silence about something Be Lazares mægnum wæs ætswíged de Lazari virtutibus tacetur , Gr. D. 2171 18. v. oþ-swígan
creópere
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Se cnapa wæs creópere (cf. þám healtan cnapan, 28.), Hml. S. 6, 20. Læg þǽr sum creópere lama fram cildháde, 10, 25. Add
for-drugian
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On þǽre stówe wæs getácnod swilce fordrúwod burna, Hml. S. 23 b, 197. and add
forliger-wíf
A prostitute
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A prostitute Affra wæs forlegorwíf (forlegores wíf, v. l.), Mart. H. 140, 19. Þú eart meretrix, þæt is forlegorwíf (-legos-, v. l.), 23
Linked entry: forlegis-wíf