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full-strong

(adj.)
Grammar
full-strong, adj.

Full strong ⬩ most rigid ⬩ valde 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

gár-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
gár-cwealm, es; m.

Spear-slaughter ⬩ nex tēlo patrāta ⬩ clādes

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Spear-slaughter; nex tēlo patrāta, clādes Se ðe eall geman gárcwealm gumena who all remembers the slaughter of men, Beo. Th. 4092; B. 2043

ge-býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býtlian, [or rather -bytlian, cf. botl]; p. ode; pp. od [býtlian to build]

To build ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre

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To build; ædĭfĭcāre Eal Godes gelaðung is ofer ðam stáne gebýtlod all God's church is built on that stone, Homl. Th. i. 368, 18

un-clǽnu

(n.)
Grammar
un-clǽnu, un-clǽno; f.

Uncleanness ⬩ impurity

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Fulla sint all ł éghuelc unclǽnæ plena sunt omni spurcitia, 27

Linked entry: clǽnu

a-fliéman

(v.)
Grammar
a-fliéman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to flee ⬩ to banish

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Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 17

fýlnes

(n.)
Grammar
fýlnes, -ness, e; f.

Foulness ⬩ fœdĭtas ⬩ fœtor ⬩ fūlīgo

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Foulness; fœdĭtas, fœtor, fūlīgo Eorþan fýlnes, eal forweornast foulness of earth, thou art all rotting, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 7: Cot. 83

ge-bird

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bird, e; f.

Birth ⬩ origin

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Birth, origin Forðam sín ealle men ánra gebirda because all men are of one origin, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 22

ge-leðran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leðran, p. ede; pp. ed

To lather ⬩ saponem illinere ⬩ sapone bullas excitare

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To lather; saponem illinere, sapone bullas excitare Ðæt heó sý eall geleðred so that it may be all lathered, Lchdm. iii. 2, 3

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Alýs míne sáwle from ðære tungan ðe teosu wylle. Hwæt bið ié seald from ðære inwitfullan tungan ? 119, 2, 3. Heora tungan sprecaþ fácn, 5, 10.

crucet-hús

(n.)
Grammar
crucet-hús, es; n.

A torment house ⬩ afflictionis domus

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is into a chest that was short, and narrow, and undeep, and put sharp stones therein, and pressed the man therein, so that they brake all his limbs Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 28

emn-æðele

(adj.)
Grammar
emn-æðele, adj.

Equally noble ⬩ æque nōbĭlis

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Equally noble; æque nōbĭlis Ealle sintemn-æðele all are equally noble. Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 17: Bt. Met. Fox 17, 27; Met. 17, 14

Linked entry: efen-æðele

emn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
emn-líce, adv.

Equally, evenly ⬩ æquālĭter, æque

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Equally, evenly; æquālĭter, æque Ðæt hine ealle emnlíce hérian that all praise him equally, Ps. Th. 32, 1: Bt. 13 ; Fox 38, 34, MS. Cot

meagol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
meagol-ness, e; f.

Earnestness

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Earnestness Lufian wé hine mid eallre úre heortan megolnesse let us love him in all earnestness of heart, Blickl. Homl. 65, 23. v. preceding word

ge-reáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reáfa, an; m.
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A reeve, judge, count; præfectus, judex, comes Ic bebeóde eallum mínum gereáfum I command all my reeves, L. Ath. i. prm: Th. i. 194, 14

ge-wǽdod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽdod, part.

Prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ appărātus ⬩ instructus

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Prepared, equipped; appărātus, instructus Hí ðæt scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod they took the ship all armed and equipped, Chr. 992; Erl. 131, 34

Linked entry: ge-wéded

folc-sóþ

(n.)
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Ic secge hér beforan eów eallum folcsóð I say here before you all the plain and simple truth, Hml, S. 23, 666

Linked entry: sóþ

gegader-wyrhtan

(n.)
Grammar
gegader-wyrhtan, pl. m.
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Workmen gathered together from all parts Ongunnon of ðám gegaderwyrhtum (cf. hé gegaderode swíðe góde wyrhtan gehwanon, 157) tǽlan ðone hálgan, Hml. S. 6, 186

mónaþ-fyllen

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(These and Hpt. 525, 63 all refer to the same passage.)

án-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-íge, -ígge; adj.

One-eyed

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Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25

Linked entries: án-eága ǽn-íge

Dryht'

(n.)
Grammar
Dryht', Driht', or without the apostrophe Dryht, Driht

The Lord ⬩ Dŏmĭnus

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The Lord; Dŏmĭnus; chiefly used in the interlinear Psalms, published by Spelman and by the Surtees' Society, for all the cases of Dryhten, Drihten

Linked entry: Driht'

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