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hál-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wende, adj.

Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome

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Ðisse sylfan wyrte sǽd on wíne gedruncen is hálwende ongeán áttres drync the seed of this same plant is wholesome against a draught of poison, Herb. 142, 6; Lchdm. i. 264, 13: 157, 2; Lchdm. i. 284, 10.

Linked entry: -wende

FIREN

(n.)
Grammar
FIREN, fyren, e; pl. nom. acc. firene, firena; f.

a wicked deedsincrimescĕluscrīmenpeccātumtribulationtormentsufferingpaintrībŭlātiotormeutumcrŭciātus

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Wǽron ealle fægen in firnum they were all glad in their sufferings, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 3; Sae. 435

Linked entries: fyren fyrn-

neát

(n.)
Grammar
neát, es; n.

A neatan ox or a cowcattlebeastanimal

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Fugel oððe fisc on oððe eorþan neát, feldgongende feoh bútan snyttro, Exon. Th. 371, 23; Seel. 80. Foldan neát, Salm. Kmbl. 436; Sal. 218. Ic eom anlíc ánum neáte ut jumentum factus sum, Ps. Th. 72, 18.

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limitfinis

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Mycel and on gemǽrum wíd mare magnum et spatiosum, 103, 24, On gemǽru in finibus eorum, 104, 27 : Bt. Met. Fox 29, 17; Met. 29, 9 : Th. Apol. 9, 14.

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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Gé ymbhurfon and drýgi circuitis mare et aridam, Mt. Kmbl.

ge-þyncan

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Add: to seem, appear Him ǽr geþúhte þæt him nán wiþhabban ne mehte, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 12. Him rǽdlecre geþuhte ꝥ hé frið genǽme, 3, 1; S. 96, 15. ¶ geþúht béon, wesan videri. where the subject of the verb is given and a complementary adj.

rówan

(v.)
Grammar
rówan, reów

to row or sail

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Seó is hwíltídum smylte and myrige on tó rówenne Homl. Th. i. 182, 32

Linked entry: ge-rówen

gærs-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-stapa, gærstapa, an; m.

A GRASS-STEPPERlocustlŏcusta

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He sǽde and com gærstapa dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, Ps. Spl. 104, 32 : 108, 22. He sealde geswinc heora gærstapan dĕdit lăbōres eōrum lŏcustæ, Ps.

nest

(n.)
Grammar
nest, es; n.

provisionsvictualsprovisions served out at fixed timesrations

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Ðá sǽde hé him : Beóþ éðhylde on eówrum andlyfenum (Lind. Rush. nestum = stipendiis ), Lk. Skt. 3, 14

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Gód scipstýra ongit micelne wind on hreóre ǽr ǽr hit geweorþe . . . warenaþ hé hine wiþ ðæt weder, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 17

gise

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'Ne sǽde ic ꝥ . . .?' 'Gyse,' cwæþ ic, 'þú ꝥ sǽdest,' Bt. 34, 6; F. 142, 5. Hwí wolde God swá lytles þinges him forwyrnan . . .? Gyse hú mihte Adam tócnáwan hwæt hé wǽre, búton hé wǽre gehýrsum on sumum þince his Hláforde?

bútan

(con.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; conj. [be, útan out] .
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Ic ne gehýrde bútan hlimman I heard nought save the sea roaring, Exon. 81b; Th. 307, 4; Seef. 18. Sume men sǽdon ðæt ðǽr nǽran bútan twegen dǽlas some men said that there were but two parts. Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 6

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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Micle rǽse ( magno impetu ) worn tódrifen wæs on , Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 13. Mycelum rǽse, Lk. Skt. 8, 33. Ðæt hors sum slóg on ðam wege mid swíðran rǽse ( valentiore impetu ) oferhleóp, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17.

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

recen

(adj.)
Grammar
recen, adj.
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cf. fǽr and its compounds) God ðe on Ægyptum æðele wundur worhte and recene wundar on ðam Reádan Deus qui fecit magnalia in Ægypto, terribilia in Mari Rubro, Ps. Th. 105, 18

Linked entries: recene recenlíce

ge-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rídan, p. -rád; pp. -riden

To ride, reach or obtain by riding, get into one's power, subject

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Se here geridon Wesseaxna lond and gesǽton micel ðæs folces ofer adrǽfdon and ðæs óðres ðone mǽstan dǽl hie geridon the [Danish] army rode to Wessex and occupied it; much of the folk they drove over sea and most part of the rest they got into their

Linked entries: ge-faran ge-rád

swífan

(v.)
Grammar
swífan, p. swáf, pl. swifon; pp. swifen.
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Mqnnum þyncþ ðæt sió sunne on mere gange, under swífe, ðonne hió on setl glídeþ, 39. Sceal on ánum fét searo-ceáp (a ship) swífan, swíþe féran, faran ofer feldas, Exon. Th. 415, 6; Rä. 33, 7.

Linked entry: a-swífan

deór

(n.)
Grammar
deór, an animal.
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Fugel oððe fisc on , oððe on eorðan neát, feldgangende feoh, oððe on westenne wildra deóra þæt grimmeste, Seel. 82. Sum biþ on huntode ... deóra drǽfend, Crä. 38. þú þurh deóra gripe deáðe sweltest, Jul. 125. Deárum bestiis, Rtl. 178, 7. Add

grimme

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Smylte súðerne wind oft grimme gedréfeð, Met. 5, 8. Him grimme on woruldsǽlda wind wráðe bláweð, 7, 51. Þæt sceal wrecan sweart líg sáre and grimme, Gen. 2415: Cri. 971. Secg wundað grimme, Rún. 15. Ofn wæs gegléded swá hé grimmost mihte, Dan. 227

on-rǽs

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Add: of violent movement Férde eall seó heord myclum onrǽse (impetu) niwel on þá all the herd went with a great rush headlong into the sea, Mt. 8, 32. of hostile movement. by a living creature, attack, assault Án hrem bewerode ꝥ líc . . . and þá

weg

Grammar
weg, <b>. Ia.</b>
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Ealne weg búton geswícincge iugiter sine intermissione, Angl. xiii. 372, 103. v. æcer-, ceaster-, ciric-, clǽg-, gemǽr-, gird-, grund-, heáfod-, heáh-, healf-, hege-, hrís-, hwæl-, hweól-, Lunden-, mearc-, mylen-, Nor-, port-, -, sláhþorn-, styfic-,