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ége

(n.)
Grammar
ége, n.

An eye

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An eye Mid égum with eyes, Cd. 229; Th. 310, 18; Sat. 728. Gif ðín ége if thine eye, Mt. Rush. War. 5, 29

fǽhþe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþe, an; f.

Deadly feudcapĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia

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Deadly feud; capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia Wæs seó fǽhþe open úhtan the deadly feud was open at early morn, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 30; Sat. 405

niþ

(n.)
Grammar
niþ, es; n.

A place low downan abyss

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Th. 304, 22; Sat. 634

snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor, snottor (-er, -ur); adj.

Prudent, wise, sagacious prudens

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Snottrum men snǽd óðglídeþ Salm. Kmbl. 803; Sal. 401. Háligne wer and snotorne virum sanctum et sapientem Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 9. Ðú mé snoterne gedydest prudentem me fecisti Ps. Th. 118, 98. Ðone snoteran Salomon Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 28.

Linked entry: snytre

ende-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-leás, adj.

ENDLESS, infinite, eternal infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus

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Hý sceolon sár endeleás forþ þrówian they must thenceforth suffer endless pain, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 30; Cri. 1632: 69a; Th. 257, 22; Jul. 251. Ða earmþa beóþ endeleáse ðe éce bióþ those miseries are endless which are eternal. Bt. 38, 2 ; Fox 198, 16

heardness

hardnesscallosityobduracystrictnessseverityausterity

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Add Heardnissae rigore, Txts. 92, 871. hardness, callosity, hard material Wið ǽlce heardnysse, fearres smeru mylt . . . ealle þá sár and ꝥ hearde hyt gelíðigaþ and gehnesceaþ, Lch. i. 366, 26.

ge-feterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feterian, -fetrian; p. ode, ade; pp. od ad

To fetterbindcompĕdīrevincīre

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He gefeteaaþ fǽges monnes handa he fetters the hands of the doomed man, Salm. Kmbl. 317; Sal. 158. He gefeterode fét and honda bearne sínum he fettered the feet and hands of his child, Cd. 140; Th. 175, 27; Gen. 2902.

Linked entry: ge-fetrian

un-wita

(n.)
Grammar
un-wita, an; m.

A foolish, stupid, witless persona fool

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Gif hit unwitan ǽnige hwíle healdaþ bútan hæftum, hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, bærneþ boldgetimbru, Salm. Kmbl. 821; Sal. 410

ofer-bídan

(v.)

to outlast, outlive, survive

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Yldo oferbídeþ stánas, Salm. Kmbl. 599; Sal. 299. Ðá oferbád survived Ælféh his bróðor, Chart. Th. 272, 12. Gif ic hire ouerbíde ... gif heó mé ouerbíde, 583, 5-10. Hé ða bysgu oferbiden hæfde, Exon. Th. 135, 3; Gú. 518

gingra

(n.)
Grammar
gingra, an; m.

A disciplevassalfollowerdiscĭpŭlusassecla

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Th. i. 4, 24: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 20; Sat. 191; 224; Th. 298, 2; Sat. 526. His gingrum to his disciples. Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 21. He his gingran sent he sendeth his vassal, Cd. 25; Th. 33, 5; Gen. 515: 26; Th. 34, 32; Gen. 546

Linked entry: geongra

hyge-méþe

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Substitute: weary or sad in mind Bróðor ofscét óðerne . . . : þæt wæs feohleás gefeoht fyrenum gesyngad hreðre hyge-méðe one brother shot the other . . . that was a fight where no bót could be claimed (cf.

Satan

(n.)
Grammar
Satan, es; m.

Satan

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Th. 287, 22; Sat. 371: 292, 27; Sat. 447

un-lust

Grammar
un-lust, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Hé þone unlust (synlust, v.l.) geteáh on his líchaman sár . , . witodlíce of þǽre tîde seó costnung þæs unlustes (synlustes, v.l.) wæs gewyld on him voluptatem traxit in dolorem . . .

FYRWET

(n.)
Grammar
FYRWET, -wit, -wyt, es; n.

Curiositycūriōsĭtas

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Mec ðæs on worulde full oft fyrwit frineþ my curiosity enquireth very often about this in the world, Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58. Hine fyrwyt bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 470; B. 232.

Linked entries: firwet fyrwit fyrwyt

be-wríhan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wríhan, bi-wríhan; p. wráh, pl. -wrigon; pp. -wrigen

To cover over, conceal, wrap upvelare, operire

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To cover over, conceal, wrap up; velare, operire Se snáw bewríhþ wyrta cíþ the snow covers over the germ of herbs, Salm.

be-hýdignys

(n.)
Grammar
be-hýdignys, (-hygdignes). [In Ps. Spl. C. 28, 7 the same mistake seems to have been made as in Ps. Srt, 28, 8, where solitudinem is glossed bihygdignisse (= solicitudinem)]
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Care, anxiety, solicitude Bihýdinys (bighýdignys, Hpt. Gl. 538, 41) sollicitudo, An. Ox. 5430. Carfulnesse, bihýdine(sse) sollicitudinis, 906

earning-land

(n.)
Grammar
earning-land, es; n.

Land earned or made freehold

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D. 972-992; Kmbl. iii. 259, 10; Sax. Engl. i. 312, note 2

ende-rím

(n.)
Grammar
ende-rím, es; n.

The final number, the number fīnālis nŭmĕrus

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The final number, the number; fīnālis nŭmĕrus Daga enderím he gesette he set the number of days, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 24; Sat. 12

frumþ

(n.)
Grammar
frumþ, es; m: e; f.

A beginningprincĭpium

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A beginning; princĭpium Ic frumþa God fóresceáwode I saw the eternal God [lit. God of beginnings] face to face, Elen. Kmbl. 689; El. 345

full-strong

(adj.)
Grammar
full-strong, adj.

Full strongmost rigidvalde sĕvērus vel rĭgĭdus

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Full strong, most rigid; valde sĕvērus vel rĭgĭdus Wæs ðæt eall fullstrong that was all most rigid, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 16; Say. 322