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þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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On ða úttran þýstro (in ðióstre ðæt ýtemæst ł ýterræ, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 13: 8, 12. Þýstro (ðióstro, Lind.: ðióstru, Rush.) tenebras, Jn. Skt. 3, 19. Þístro, Bt. 3, 2; Fox 6, 10. Ðístro, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 13. Þýstru, Ps. Th. 103, 19.

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Rush. 26, 73. Reord wæs eorþbúendum án gemǽne ' ;and the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech,; ' Cd. Th. 98, 25; Gen. 1635. Reord up ástág ;voices rose high,; Exon. Th. 246, 16; Jul. 62.

Linked entry: ge-reord

drif

(n.)
Grammar
drif, e; f.

a feverfebris

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Rush. 8, 15. but drif, es; m. or n. in the following example Full neáh ǽfre ðe óðer man wearþ on ðam wyrrestan yfele, ðæt [MS. þet] is on ðam drife almost every other man was in the worst evil, that is with fever, Chr. 1087; Th. 353, 38

Linked entry: ge-drif

Mónan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Mónan-dæg, es; m.

Monday

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On Mónandæg, Rubc. Jn. Skt. 2, 12: 7, 32

Linked entry: Món-dæg

ge-scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrincan, p. -scranc; pp. -scruncen

To shrink, dry up

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Rush. 5, 3. Ða gescruncenan marcida, Cot. 133

un-manig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-manig, adj.

Not manyfew

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Rush. 15, 34

Linked entry: MANIG

eall-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-lic, eallic; adj.
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of all, universal Regol þæs eallican déman the rule of the judge of all (the Deity ), Gr. D. 336, 27. Catholic Þá dómas þæs allican geleáfan catholicae fidei decreta, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 435, 15.

útan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-weard, adj.

Outsideexteriorthe outside of

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Rush. 11, 89

Linked entry: úte-weard

or-þanc

(adj.)
Grammar
or-þanc, adj.

Cunning, skilful

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Th. 477, 1 ; Ruin. 16. Mé þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþonc píl, óðer on heáfde, Exon. Th. 403, 23; Rá. 22, 12. Hwǽr com heora snyttro and seó orþonce gláunes, and se ðe gebregdnan dómas démde ? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31

te

(prep.)
Grammar
te, prep.

To

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Rush. 26, 21. Áléfed te habbanne, 14, 4. Te fullfremmanne, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 30: 50; Swt. 391, 29. [O. Sax. te: O. Frs. te, ti: O. L. Ger. te, ti: O. H. Ger. za, ze, zi.] Cf. tó

un-girwan

(v.)
Grammar
un-girwan, -girian; p. -girwde, -girede

To stripdivest

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Rush. 27, 31. Ðeodoricus wæs ungyred and unscód, Shrn. 85, 32

wrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽstan, p. te.

to wresttwistto move the strings of the harp in playingplectrum.

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to wrest, twist RUNE hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ. Salm. Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95. to move the strings of the harp in playing, Cf. wreste of an harpe plectrum.Prompt.

Linked entry: a-wrǽstan

ge-span

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

A joiningfastening togethernexus

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Searo-rúna gespon the web of mysteries, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 20; Sch. 15

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Oft stille wæter staðo brecaþ (cf. still waters run deep ), Prov. Kmbl. 63. not easily moved (?), that will not run freely (?)

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Kmbl. 344, 25 ; Rún. 26. Stranga tor stíð wið feóndum turris fortitudinis a facie inimici, Ps. Th. 60, 2. Mec stíþne ( an anchor ), Exon. Th. 398, 17 ; Rä. 17, 9. Stíðe and rúge breóstroccas renones, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 24.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

brosnian

(v.)
Grammar
brosnian, part. brosniende; ic brosnige, ðú brosnast, he brosnaþ, pl. brosniaþ; p. ode, ade; pp. od

To corrupt, decay, rot, perishcorrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire

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Brosnade burgsteal the city-place has perished, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 23; Ruin. 29

Linked entry: ge-brosnod

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Wambe wind, 168, 20. wind, breath Ic (a horn) winde sceal swelgan of sumes bósme, Th. 395, 28; Ru. 15, 14

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Rush. 14, 18. Similar entries Cf. of-sacan. to sacrifice Similar entries (v. on-secgan) Onsacende litaturus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 57

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

hreówan

(v.)
Grammar
hreówan, p. hreáw

To ruegrieve

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To rue, make sorry, grieve; often impers Him nán yfel ne hríwþ quam mala nulla contristant, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 417, 1. Hí hér syngiaþ and hit him nó ne hreówþ they sin in this world and are not sorry for it, 55, 2; Swt. 429, 17.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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To become little, decrease, run short Gelytlade ðára farmana wín defecit nubtiarum uinum, Jrt. p. 1, 9