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sǽ-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-steorra, an; m.
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Sǽsteorra heó is gecweden, for ðan þe se steorra on niht gecýþeð scyplíðendum mannum hwyder bið eást and west, hwyder súð and norð, Hml. A. 117, 6-19

þrowere

(n.)
Grammar
þrowere, es; m.

a sufferera sufferer for religiona martyr

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a sufferer Gif mann bið ákenned on .x. nihta ealdne mónan se bið þrowere, Lchdm. iii. 156, 27, Similar entries v. lícþrowere. a sufferer for religion, a martyr Ðe fruma ðrowere protomartyr, Rtl. 197, 9. Ðroweres ðínes martyris tui, 75, 41.

eorl-dóm

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Mann sette Ælfgár Leofríces sunu eorles ðane eorldóm on handa þe Harold ǽr áhte, P. 177, 4. Willelm geaf Ródberde eorle þone eorldóm on (ealdordóm ofer) Norðhymbra land, 1068; P. 202, 2.

orpung

(n.)
Grammar
orpung, e; f.

breathing, breatha breathing-hole (? cf. preceding passage), a pore

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Nán mann ne nýten næfþ náne orþuage búton þurh ða lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 272, 22. Óþ ða nýhstan orþuncge until his latest breath, L. Ælf. E. 4; Th. ii. 392, 10. God on ábleów on hys ansíne lífes orþunge (spiraculum vitae), Gen. 2, 7. a breathing-hole (?

be-faran

to come uponsurprisecatch

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Þá cýdde man intó þǽre scipfyrde þet hí mann eáðe befaran mihte, gif man ymbe beón wolde, Chr. 1009; P. 138, 20. Add:

for-faran

(v.)
Grammar
for-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [for-, faran to go] .

to go or pass awayperishperīreto cause to pass awaycause to perishto destroyperdĕre

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Wæs swíðe feala manna forfaren very many men were destroyed, Chr. 1025; Erl. 163, 10. Mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren much cattle was destroyed this year, 1041; Erl. 169, 8.

Linked entry: for-ferian

ráp

(n.)
Grammar
ráp, es; m.
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Ánra gehwilc manna is gewriðen mid rápum his synna, Homl. Th. i. 208, 4. Hé worhte áne swipe of rápum (of strengum of small cords, Jn. Skt. 2, 15), 406, 7

Linked entry: nip

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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Eal manna bearn sorgum sáwaþ, swá eft rípaþ, Exon. Th. 6, 19; Cri. 86. Ða hié heora corn ripon, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 27. Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ, hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon, Homl. Th. ii. 534, 27.

Linked entry: rýpan

wís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-líc, adj.

Wisediscreetprudentsagacious

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Is wíslíc rǽd, ðæt manna gehwylc geornlíce smeáge, Wulfst. 4, 21. Wíslíc wærscipe, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 37. Ðín mildheortnes wíslíc standeþ, deórust and gedéfust, Ps. Th. 102, 16. Mid wíslícum geðylde, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 21.

wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wrenc, es; m.

a trickartificewilestratagema stratagema modulation of the voice

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Tó fela manna wearð mid þyllícan wrencan þurh deofol forlǽred, Wulfst. 54, 12. Tógeánes ðæs deófles wrencum, 198, 12.

Linked entry: wrencan

ge-cneordnes

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On ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig manna feohtende mid cræfte and mid gecneordnesse farende, Hml. S. 25, 563. Þurh gecnyrdnysse háligra gebeda, Hml. Th. i. 118, 7: ii. 124, 26. Æfter nearoðancum gecneorþnissa ( studiorum ) heora ágyld him, Ps.

scead

(n.)
Grammar
scead, scæd, scad, sced, es; n.

Shade

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Manna bearn hopiaþ tó ðæm sceade ðínra fiðera filii hominum in protectione alarum tuarum sperabunt, 35, 8. Ðonne on sceade weaxeþ, Exon. Th. 214, 5; Ph. 234. Hé in scade weardaþ, on wudubearwe, wéste stówe, 209, 10; Ph. 168.

seld-guma

(n.)
Grammar
seld-guma, an ; m.
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Heyne says 'seldguma ist hier offenbar der gemeine Mann, der nur ein seld besitzt, im Gegensatz zu dem edeln, der einen hof zu eigen hat.'

Linked entry: guma

cwealm

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D. 254, 6. v. beorþor-, mǽg-, mann-, slit-cwealm. Add

ge-beór

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Se cyning bebeád þám gebeórum eallum ꝥ hí blíþe wǽron æt his gebeór-scipe, and ꝥ ǽlc mann drunce þæs deórwurðan wínes be þám þe hé sylf wolde, Hml, A. 92, 20. Gemétte hé gebeóras blíðe æt þám húse, . . . and sæt mid þám gebeórum blissigende samod.

fela

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earmra manna swá on þæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ . . . biþ hé ealra þára manna deáþes sceldig, Bl. H. 53, 5. Ic mæg swá fela wundra gewyrcean, Gen. 279: An. 710. Hú fela hláfa hæbbe gé?, Mk. 8, 5. Swíðe feala cynna, Hy. 9, 20. Similar entries v.

Linked entry: feald

þearl-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-wís, adj.
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God sylfa ðonne ne gýmeþ nǽnges mannes hreówe, ac biþ ðonne réþra and þearlwísra ðonne ǽnig wilde deór, Blickl. Homl. 95, 30

un-þancweorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þancweorþ, -wirþe; adj.

Ungratefulingratusnot agreeableunacceptablethankless

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Ungrateful; ingratus. not agreeable, unacceptable Gemágnys is ðam sóðan Déman gecwéme, þeáh ðe heó mannum unðancwurðe sý, Homl.

Linked entry: þanc-weorþ

weorold-gód

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gód, es; n.
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Eall ða weoruldgód ðe him fram cyningum and fram weligum mannum ðisse weorulde gegyfne wǽron euncta quae sibi a regibus vel divitibus saeculi donabantur, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 24

ǽþryt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽþryt, ǽþrytt, es; n.
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weariness, disgust Ne durre wé ðás bóc gelengan, ð í lǽs ðe heó ungemetegod sý and mannum ǽðryt þurh hire micelnysse ástyrige, Hml.