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scín-cræft

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Antecríst winð ongeán Godes gecorenan . . . mid gedwyldlicum scíncræftum, Wlfst. 196, 20. a magical apparatus, cf. cræft; Hé wearð gelǽd tó þám lífleásum godum . . . þá hét hé þone scuccan þe on þám scíncræfte wunode ꝥ hé út eóde of þǽre anlícnysse him

ge-cwémlíce

(adv.)

agreeably, so as to please, acceptably ⬩ so as to satisfy, satisfactorily ⬩ suitably, conveniently, fitly

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Add: agreeably, so as to please, acceptably Wel ðrowað se man and Gode gecwémlíce, sé ðe winð ongeán leahtras, Hml. Th. i. 164, 20: Hml. A. 14, 22. Þæt þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon mid micclum wísdóme and mé swýðe gecwémlíce. Ll.

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare

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Homl. 173, 3. to obtain by fighting, to conquer, gain, win; pugna consequi, obtinere, subjugare Hú he mihte Normandige of him gewinnan how he might conquer [win] Normandy from him, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 25.

forþ-agán

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-agán, part.

Gone forth ⬩ passed ⬩ prætĕrĭtus ⬩ peractus

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Forþagáne ðý wintre peracta hiĕme, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 22

Sceáp-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Sceáp-íg, e; f.

Sheppy

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E. ) ofer winter sǽtun, Chr. 855 ;Erl. 68, 23. Hér hǽþne men oferhergeadon Sceápíge, 832 ; Érl. 64, 18

swíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-mód, adj.

great-souled, magnanimous, stout-hearted ⬩ stern-minded ⬩ of violent mind, arrogant, haughty, high-minded

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Folctogan faraþ him tógeánes, habbaþ swíðmóde sweopan, swenga ne wyrnaþ, 243; Sal. 121. in a bad sense, of violent mind, arrogant, haughty, high-minded Dryhtguman síne drencte mid wíne swíþmód (cf. stíþmoda, l. 19) sinces brytta ( Holofernes ), Judth

brecan

(v.)

to shatter ⬩ demolish ⬩ to subdue ⬩ tame ⬩ reflex ⬩ to struggle ⬩ strive

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I. 5) Se leg ongan sleán and brecan ongeán þone wind, and efne swá se wind swíþor slóg on þone lég swá bræc hé swíþor ongeán þǽm winde, efne þǽm gelícost swylce ðá gesceafta twá him betweónan gefeohtan sceoldan, Bl. H. 221, 12-15.

Linked entry: bracan

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.

to swinge, flog, beat, scourge, ⬩ to chastise, afflict, plague ⬩ to give a blow with the hand ⬩ without the idea of hurting, to whip a top, cream, etc. , beat up ⬩ to strike, dash ⬩ to beat the wings ⬩ to wing, soar, ⬩ a wing, pinion ⬩ of a bird to soar

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Th. 29, 12; Gen. 449. to beat the wings (?) Se fugel licgeþ lonnum fæst swíðe swingeþ beats its wings violently (?), Salm. Kmbl. 533; Sal. 266.

offrung

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</b> the bread and wine offered in the Eucharistic service :-- Gyf þú offrunga habban wille, þonne wege þú þín reáf and hefe úp þíne twá handa, Tech. ii. 120, 3. v. ǽfen- (Chrd. 30, 21), eall-, ídelgild-offrung

blóstma

(n.)
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Wín*-*treówa blóstman beóð gimmum gelíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 12. Blóstman ligustra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 5. Sixte wæs blóstmena pund, ðanon him (Adam) wæs eágena missenlícnes geseald, Sal. K. 180, 13.

ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ful, adj.

Full ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus

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Ðá beád Swegen ful gyld and metsunge to his here ðone winter Sweyn then commanded full tribute and provisions for his army during the winter, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 24

Linked entries: full full

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to mete ⬩ measure ⬩ to measure out ⬩ mark off ⬩ assign the bounds of a place ⬩ to measure by paces ⬩ to traverse ⬩ pass over ⬩ to measure one thing by or with another ⬩ to compare

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metan, Cd. 147; Th. 184, 9; Exod. 104. to measure one thing by or with another, to compare Se swég wæs be winde meten the sound was compared to the wind, Blickl. Homl. 133, 31.

súgan

(v.)
Grammar
súgan, p. seáh, pl. sugon; pp. sogen.
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Ðæt sió réðnes ðæs wínes ða forrotedan wunde súge and clǽnsige, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 125, 12.

Linked entry: for-súgan

ceác

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Gedó on ceác fulne wínes (cf. ceác-full), Lch. ii. 30, 23. [Cf. (?) N. E. D. keach to ladle out.] Add

ge-blinnan

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Geblanu <b>ꝥ</b> wind cessavit ventus, Mt. L. 14, 32: Lk. L. 8, 24. Geblann gespreaca cessavit loqui, 5, 4.

norþan

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Wind norþan and eástan Boreas, Bt. 4; F. 8, 6 : Met. 4, 23: Auster, 6, 12. Gefaren tósomne súðan and norðan, Gen. 1988 : Dan. 52 : Sal. 259. Súðan and norðan, eástan and westan, Cri. 885 : Ph. 324. Add

eáster-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-feorm, eástor-feorm, e; f.

Easter-feast or repast ⬩ paschālis firma

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Easter-feast or repast; paschālis firma On sumere þeóde gebýreþ winter-feorm [and] eáster-feorm in quĭbusdam lŏcis dătur firma nātālis Dŏmĭni, et firma paschālis, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 26

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

ofer-hoga

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Eal woruld winneð swýðe for synnum ongeán þá oferhogan þe Gode nellað hýran pugnabit pro Deo orbis terrarum contra insensatos homines, 92, 16. Add

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

new ⬩ not yet used ⬩ new ⬩ recent ⬩ not of long standing ⬩ not long made ⬩ new (to anything) ⬩ inexperienced ⬩ new ⬩ novel ⬩ different from what has gone before

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Homl. 147, 30. new, recent, not of long standing, not long made Nán man ne sent níwe wín on ealde bytta; elles ðæt níwe wín brycþ ða bytta . . . Ac níwe wín is tó sendenne on níwe bytta ...

Linked entry: níwung