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-dóm

(suffix)
Grammar
-dóm, es; m. as the termination of nouns is always masculine, and denotes

Dominion, power, authority, property, right, office, quality, state, condition ⬩ as Cyne-dóm a king's power, office, etc. a kingdom; freó-dóm freedom; hálig-dóm holiness; wís-dóm wis-dom; i.e. the state or condition of being free, holy, wise

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Dominion, power, authority, property, right, office, quality, state, condition; as Cyne-dóm a king's power, office, etc. a kingdom; freó-dóm freedom; hálig-dóm holiness; wís-dóm wis-dom; i.e. the state or condition of being free, holy, wise

þrymm

Grammar
þrymm, <b>. IV.</b> add: — Betwyx þám þrymme þǽre módignysse and þǽre swelgende þǽre áswundennysse inter aciem superbie et uoraginem Chrd. 65, 19. Hwý noldest ðú biddan þé árfulle þingeras wið ælmihtigan þrym þǽre hálgan þrynnesse and æt þǽre sóðan ánnesse. , Wlfst. 240, 10. v. hláford-, mann-þrymm.

ellen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ellen-líce, adv.

Boldly, daringly ⬩ fortĭter, strēnue, pŏtenter

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Boldly, daringly ; fortĭter, strēnue, pŏtenter Wíf beorn acwealde ellenlíce the woman daringly slew a warrior, Beo. Th. 4250; B. 2122

cíle

(n.)
Grammar
cíle, es; m.

A cold ⬩ frigus

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A cold; frigus Cíle wið hǽto cold with heat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 101; Met. 29, 50: Gen. 8, 22

Linked entry: cíele

ge-algian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-algian, -ealgian; p. ode; pp. od

To protect ⬩ defend ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre

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To protect, defend; tuēri, defendĕre Hér stynt eorl, ðe wile gealgian éðel ðysne here stands an earl, who will defend this land, Byrht. Th. 133, 18; By. 52.

Linked entry: ge-ealgian

melc

(adj.)
Grammar
melc, meolc; adj.

Giving milk ⬩ milch

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Wið tittia sár wífa ðe beóþ melce, Herb. 19, 4; Lchdm. i. 112, 26. Meolce breóst ubera, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 14

on-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hǽle, adj.

Secret, hidden

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Wið onhǽlum ealdorgewinnum against secret and deadly foes, 134. 9: Gú. 505

ge-cynde

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Add Adam wearð of his gecyndan áre ( de possessione sua ) þurh his wíf út ádrǽfed, Chrd. 68, 24

cramming-pohha

(n.)
Grammar
cramming-pohha, an; m. The word translates
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viscarium in the following passage Gif wíf wunað mid werum, þǽr bið wén deófles crammingpohha ( viscarium diaboli non deerit ), Nap. 13

Linked entry: pohha

ofer-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cræft, es; m.

Craft, fraud

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Craft, fraud Gif hwá mid his ofercræfte per fraudem wíf nýdinga nimþ, L. Ecg. P. ii. 13; Th. ii. 186, 20

tó-wiðere

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-wiðere, -wiðre; prep.
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Against. with dat. in reply to Hú mæg ic andsware findan wráþum tówiþere, Exon. Th. 12, 13; Cri. 185. with acc. in opposition to Wíg tówiþre, 341, 20 ; Gn. Ex. 129

Linked entry: wiþere

níwerne

(adj.)
Grammar
níwerne, adj.

Young ⬩ tender

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Young, tender Sum wíf mid hire nýwerenan (MS. Bodl. niwernan, glossed by tenero) cilde, Homl. Th. i. 566, 5

forþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-mann, es; m.
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Cf. forþ-þegn, -wíf

Linked entry: forþ-wíf

ge-ceorlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceorlian, p. ode
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To take a husband, marry Wíf ðe tuwa geceorlige mulier quae bis viro nupserit, Ll. Th. ii. 232, 1

Linked entry: ceorlian

ge-hnǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnǽstan, p. te
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To come into conflict with, contend Sé þe mec féhð ongeán and wið mægenþisan mínre genǽsteð, Rä. 28, 10

Linked entries: ge-nǽstan -hnǽstan

þræft

(n.)
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out with quarrel in their train, leavened as he is with pride, inflamed with ill-will, full of overweening, Exon.

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, (a different word from preceding ?)
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to make an agreement with Ac nales æfter micelre tíde þæt hié waredon (geweredon, v.l.) wið him, and heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið hieora geféran sed non multo post, iuncto cum his foedere, in socios arma uerterit, Bd. l, 15 ; Sch. 40, 7

fróferian

(v.)
Grammar
fróferian, frófrian; p. ode; pp. od

To comfort ⬩ consōlāri

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Ðæt wíf nalde froefra Rachel noluit consolari, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 18

mis-hírness

(n.)
Grammar
mis-hírness, e; f.

Disobedience ⬩ act of disobedience

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Disobedience, act of disobedience Forlǽt mé hý on wíta lǽdan, and ða mishérnessa gewrecan, ðe hý wið ðé forworhtan, Wulfst. 256, 4

be-tweonum

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, be-tweonan, be-twinum, be-twinan, be-twynan, bi-tweon, bi-tweonum; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be, bi by, with, tweo two; dat. tweonum, twinum, tweon, twin, twyn]

BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio

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Hluton hell-cræftum, hǽðengildum teledon betwinum they cast lots, counted, with hellish arts, amid heathen gods, Andr. Kmbl. 2207; An. 1105. Gif ge habbaþ lufe eów betwynan si dilectionem habueritis ad invicem, Jn. Bos. 13, 35.

Linked entries: be-tweonan be-twinan be-twinum be-twynan bi-tweon

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