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full-fremedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
full-fremedlíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fullycompletelyperfectlyperfecte

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Fully, completely, perfectly; perfecte Nán man ne mæg fullfremedlíce secgan embe ðone sóþan God no man is able to speak perfectly about the true God, Hexam. 3; Norm. 4, 26.

Linked entry: fremedlíce

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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M. 218-9. a spectre; larva Mec mæg gríma abrégan a spectre can terrify me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17

Linked entry: gríming

gémen

(n.)
Grammar
gémen, gen. gémenne; f.
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Care; cūra Ǽlc mon mæg witan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna every one may know how heavy a trouble to a man is the care of his children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 17 : 12; Fox 36, 38.

Linked entry: gémæn

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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Ben. 61, 15. violence, force Hú mæg beón bútan strece and neádunge ðæt gehwá mid clǽn*-*nysse ðæt gále gecynd þurh Godes gife gewylde ? Homl. Th. i. 360, 1, 10.

ge-derian

(v.)
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Nán mon ne mæg þám gesceádwísan móde gederian, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 17

ildest

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Add: eldest Seó mǽgð ásprang of Nóes eltstan suna, Hml. Th. i. 24, 7. chief. as adjective Yldest burhwara proceres vel primores vel primarii, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 40. Ðæt ieldesðe setl on gemétengum hí sécað, Past. 27, 8.

heáfod-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gemaca, -gemæcca, an; m.

An equal, a mate, fellow

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Ic mæg sleán míne heáfodgemæccan [heáfudgemæccean, Cot. MS.] I may beat my fellow-servants; cæperit percutere conservos suos, Past. 17, 8; Swt. 121, 12. Feówra sum his heáfodgemacene with three of his equals, L. Wih. 19, 21; Th. i. 40, 17, 21.

bǽl-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-fýr, es ; n.

A funeral firerogi ignis

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A funeral fire; rogi ignis Bǽlfýra mǽst greatest of funeral fires, Beo. Th. 6278; B. 3143: Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 12; Jul. 579

þider-leódisc

(adj.)
Grammar
þider-leódisc, adj.
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Of that people Hé geleórde on Burgenda mǽgðe, and hé wæs bebyrged mid micle wópe ge Angelcynnes monna ge þiderleódiscra, Shrn. 134, 24

Linked entry: leódisc

færnys

(n.)
Grammar
færnys, -nyss, e; f.

A passage, fare transĭtus

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A passage, fare; transĭtus Ðǽr monna færnys mǽst wæs juxta publĭcos viārum transĭtus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 5

níþ-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-grim, níþ-grimm, adj.

Savagecruel

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Savage, cruel Nýdwracu níþgrim, nihtbealwa mǽst, Beo. Th. 388; B. 193. Mé beþeahton þeóstru níþgrim, Ps. Th. 54, 5

nunn-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-scrúd, es; n.

The habit of a nun

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The habit of a nun Finde Æþelflæd án hyre nunscrúde, lóce hwæt hió betsð mǽge, Chart. Th. 538, 12

swég-dyne

(n.)
Grammar
swég-dyne, -dynn, es; m.
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A resounding din, crash Heard gebrec, hlúd, unrnǽte, swégdynna mǽst ( the crack of doom. ) Exon. Th. 59, 20; 955

un-sceamiende

(adj.)

not being ashamed

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not being ashamed Ðæt hé mæge fore eágum eorðbúensdra unscomiende éðles brúcan bysmetleás, Exon. Th. 81, 17; Cri. 1325

Linked entry: sceamian

ge-fnésan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fnésan, l. ge-fnesan; p. ge-fnæs,
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Þis þá tylung tó þan manne þe wel gefnesan ne mæge, Lch. iii. 100, 9

Linked entry: fnésan

sǽ-líðende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-líðende, adj.

Seafaring

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Seafaring Se mǽra wæs háten sǽlíðende weal*-*lende Wulf, Salm. Kmbl. 422; Sal. 211. [Sæ-liðende men, Laym. 7821.]

hlynian

(v.)
Grammar
hlynian, p. ode

To make a noise, roar

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To make a noise, roar: — Wælfýra mǽst hlynode the greatest of funeral fires roared, Beo. Th. 2244; B. 1120

Linked entry: hlynn

earn

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Hé cwæð: 'God mæg unc þurh þisne earn ǽt foresceáwian' . . . Se earn on ðam ófre gesæt mid fisce geflogen, þone hé ðǽrrihte geféng, þá cwæð hé . . . 'Yrn tó ðám earne and him of ánim þæs fisces dǽl . . .

sidelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sidelíce, adv.
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In a proper manner, suitably Monige scylda openlíce witene beóþ tó forberanne ðonne ðæs þinges tíma ne biþ ðæt hit mon sidelíce gebétan mǽge . . .

morgen-spell

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-spell, es; n.

A story or narrative told in the morning

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A story or narrative told in the morning Ðá wæs wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel . . . ðæt Cristes ród funden wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970