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sacerd-hád

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd-hád, es; m.

Priest-hood

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Ðæt hé gesette on sacerdhád Judas ðam folce tó bisceope that he might ordain Judas bishop of the people, Elen. Kmbl. 2108; El. 1055. Bisceophádas vel sacerd-[hádas] flaminea, i. episcopali gradu, Wülck. 239, 23

healf-cwic

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-cwic, adj.

Half alive, half dead

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Sume healfcwice flugon on fæsten some half-dead fled to the fastness, Elen. Kmbl. 266; El. 133: Blickl. Homl. 203, 19

wine-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wine-mǽg, s; m.

A loving kinsman

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Th. 140, 50; By. 306: Elen. Kmbl. 2029; El. 1016. Hé winemága lyt, freónda hæfde, Cd. Th. 158, 31; Gen. 2625. Winemǽga hryre, Exon. Th. 287, 1; Wand. 7: 184, 2; Gú. 1338. Winemǽgum bidroren, 306, 31; Seef. 16. Fléma, winemágum láð, Cd.

ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ful, adj.

Fullfilledcompleteentireplēnus

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Full, filled, complete, entire; plēnus Ealra fúla ful full of all foulness [impurities ], Elen.

Linked entries: full full

fóre-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-þanc, es; m.

Forethoughtconsiderationconsidĕrātio

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Náhton fóreþances wísdómes gewitt they had no sense of wisdom's foresight, Elen. Kmbl. 712; El. 356. Ða hát-heortan hie mid náne fóreþance nyllaþ gestillan the furious will not calm themselves with any consideration, Past. 40, 6; Cot. MS

forþ-onsendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-onsendan, p. de; pp. ed

To send forthemittĕre

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Hí nædran forþonsendon they sent forth snakes, Elen. Kmbl. 240; El. 120. Ðæt ðú forþonsende wæter that thou send forth water, Andr. Kmbl. 3011; An. 1508

gió

(adv.)
Grammar
gió, adv.

Formerlyof oldbeforequondamolimpridem

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MS: 38, 1; Fox 194, 3: Elen. Kmbl. 871; El. 436: Beo. Th. 5036; B. 2521. Ǽror gió before, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 490; Met. 20, 245

Róm-waran

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-waran, -ware; pl.

The people of Romethe Romans

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Rómwarena hláford, Elen. Kmbl. 1961; El. 982. Micel sido mid Rómwarum, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 2

breóst-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-sefa, an; m. [breóst
the breast
, sefa
the mind
]

the breastthe mindThe mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor,

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The mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor, Arǽred wearþ beornes breóstsefa the mind of the man was exalted, Elen. Kmbl. 1606; El. 805: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 10; Cri. 540.

ofer-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mægen, es; n.

Superior or overwhelming forcepraevalereoverwhelming force

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Hé hæfde wígena tó lyt wið ofermægene, Elen. Kmbl. 128; El. 64. Hyne Hetware hilde gehnǽgdon mid ofermægene, Beo. Th. 5827; B. 2917. Forst and snáw mid ofermægene eorfan þeccaþ, Exon. Th. 215, 6; Ph. 249. Him on swaðe fylgeþ A ofermægene, Salm.

ge-span

(n.)
Grammar
ge-span, -spann, -spon, es; n.

A joiningfastening togethernexus

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Wíra gespon, Elen. Kmbl. 2267; El. 1135. He is on helle hæft mid hringa gesponne he is in hell bound with the clasping of rings, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 17; Gen. 762. Searo-rúna gespon the web of mysteries, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 20; Sch. 15

maðelian

(v.)
Grammar
maðelian, p. ode

To speakharanguemake a speechdeclaim

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Elene maðelade, and fore eorlum spræc, Elen. Kmbl. 807; El. 404. Wídsíþ maðolade, wordhord onleác, Exon. 84 b; Th. 318, 19: Víd. 1. Maðeliendra concionatorum, rhetorum, Hpt. Gl. 460, 76

Linked entry: mæðlan

snytro-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-cræft, (or snytro (gen.) cræft, cf. þurh snyttra cræft,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 1261;
  • An. 631
), es; m.

Prudent skill, prudence, wisdom

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Ða ðe fyrngewritu þurh snyttrocræft sélest cunnen Elen. Kmbl. 747; El. 374. Ða ðe snyttrocræft þurh fyrngewrito gefrigen hæfdon 308; El. 154. Ðé God sealde sigespéd and snyttrocræft 2342; El. 1172. Snyttrucræft Exon. Th. 113, 10; Gú. 155.

ælf-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-ádl, e; f.

Elf-diseaseephialtæ morbus

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Elf-disease; ephialtæ morbus Wið ælfádle against elf-disease, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm, ii. 344, 20

heoru-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-grim, adj.

Very fierce or cruel,savage

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Th. 3132; B. 1564: 3698; B. 1847: Elen. Kmbl. 237; El. 119: Andr. Kmbl. 61; An. 31: Cd. 189; Th. 235, 16; Dan, 307

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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On módes þeaht, Elen. Kmbl. 2482; El. 1242

þrymlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrymlíce, adv.

Magnificentlysplendidlygloriously

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Kmbl. 1093; An. 547: Elen. Kmbl. 1558; El. 781: Exon. Th. 18, 23; Cri. 288. Cyning þrymlíce of his heáhsetle scíneþ, 232, 30; Ph. 514. Wæter wynsumu bearo geondfaraþ þrymlíce, 202, 11; Ph. 68: Menol. Fox 153; Men. 78.

wræc-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-mæcg, es; m.

A wretch

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Gé dyslíce dǽd gefremedon, werge wræcmæcgas, Elen. Kmbl. 773; El. 387. Hyne wræcmæcgas ofer sǽ sóhton, Beo. Th. 4748; B. 2379. ¶ used of evil spirits Wræcmæcgas, . . . Godes andsacan, Exon. Th. 116, 5 ; Gú. 202 : 118, 3; Gú. 234: 135, 26; Gú. 530.

cneó-mǽgas

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-mǽgas, cneów mǽgas, -mágas, pl. m. [cneó II. generation, mǽg relation]

Relations of the same sex or the same generationconsanguinei

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Kmbl. 1370; An. 685: Elen. Kmbl. 1170; El. 587

Linked entry: cneów-mǽgas

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, battlepugna, prælium

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Th. 75; Fin. 37: Wald. 55; Vald. 1, 30: Exon. 79a; Th. 297, 5; Crä. 63: 104a; Th. 395, 7; Rä. 15, 4: 120a; Th. 461, 17; Hö. 37: Cd. 95; Th. 124, 11; Gen. 2061: 155; Th. 193, 5; Exod. 241: Elen. Kmbl. 63; El. 32: 97; El. 49: 103; El, 52: 129; El. 65.