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wód-lic

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He funde fíf mǽdena, wlitige and rance, . . . and hét ꝥ hí áwendon mid heora wódlican plegan his geþanc fram Críste, Hml. S. jis, 53 : 65. Add

hláford-swica

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swica, an; m.

A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord

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A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord Se man ðe ðis gefæst ne þearf him ná ondrǽdan hellewítan bútan beó hláfordswica the man that keeps this fast need not fear the pains of hell, unless he be a traitor to his lord, Lchdm. iii. 228, 24.

ge-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reócan, to smoke (trans.),
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fumigate, steam Wyrc beþinge . . . hǽt stánas swíþe háte . . . sitte on stóle ofer þǽre beþinge ꝥ heó hine mæge tela gereócan, Lch. ii. 340, 8

ge-fultuman

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Gl. 657. to help Gode gefultumiendum, Chr. 797; P. 57, 31. to help an object (dat. ) Wé gefultumað úrum ondgite, Past. 69, 13. to help to something, help in getting Ne gefultumað náwuht tó his hiéremonna niédþearfe subditorum necessitatibus minime

metod-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

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forþ gewát metodsceaft seón he died, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 31; Gen. 1743: Beo. Th. 2364; B. 1180. Heó metodsceaft ( the death of her kinsmen ) bemearn, 2158; B. 1077

máþum

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hét gán intó his mádmum iussit eam introire ubi repositi erant thesauri eius, Hml. A. 110, 266. Add

torne

(adv.)
Grammar
torne, adv.

In a way that causes grief or distress,grievously,distressingly

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Heó mec torne tǽle gerahte (-rǽhte?), 247, 3; Jul. 73

Linked entry: torn

feorh-geníþla

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-geníþla, an; m.

A life-enemydeadly foequi vītæ insĭdiāturlētālis hostis

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A life-enemy, deadly foe; qui vītæ insĭdiātur, lētālis hostis He brægd feorhgeníþlan, ðæt heó on flet gebeáh he dragged the deadly foe, that she bowed on the place, Beo. Th. 3084; B. 1540: 5859; B. 2933

efen-eald

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His efenealdan lytlingas ácwealde, Hml. Th. i. 88, 12. substantive, efen-ealda a coeval Efenealda consenior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 58. his efenealdan ádýlegode, Hml. Th. i. 82, 19

á-beódan

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) to hail hǽlo ábeád heorðgeneátum he bade farewell to his comrades B. 2418.

Linked entry: eoton-weard

ge-hirtan

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. :-- Heó on eorðan feóll and mid mycelre hefignysse gefylled wearð þæt heó word gecweþan ne mihte.

Linked entry: ge-hyrtan

for-byrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
for-byrdig, (fore-); adj.

Patientforbearing

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Patient, forbearing, Hér is swíðe forbyrdig (fore-, v. l.) for ús, ac bið eft ús swíðé réðe, Nap. 23. Hér is swíðe forebyrdig ofer ús, ac is þǽr swíðe réðe, Ll. Th. ii. 394, 5

Linked entries: -byrdig fore-byrdig

geáp-scipe

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ríxade ofer Englæland, and hit mid his geápscipe swá þurhsmeáde, ꝥ næs án híd landes innan Englælande ꝥ nyste hwá heó hæfde, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 19

á-meldian

(v.)
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ámeldodon heora crístenan mágas, Hml.

fǽr-deáþ

apoplexy

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Sǽde Cecilia þám brýdguman þ heó gesáwe engel of heofenum, and sé wolde hyne sleán myd fǽrdeáþe (he would strike him dead), gif hyre onhryne, Shrn. 149, 24. Substitute:

un-áswundenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áswundenlíce, adv.

Not languidlynot slowlypromptly

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Not languidly, not slowly, promptly Ðá ðóhte ðæt sceolde weorulde wiþsacan, and ðæt unáswundenlíce swá gedyde ( non hoc segniter fecit ), Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 23. Heó ðæt weorc unáswundenlíce gefylde opus non segniter implevit, 4, 23; S. 593, 36

á-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon.

to thrust outto stab

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to thrust out Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. to stab hine sylfne mid his swurd of ástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24

á-gifan

(v.)
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háteþ þá eorþan eft ágifan ꝥ heó ǽr onféng, Bl. H. 21, 30.

Linked entries: ǽ-gift on-gifan

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Him mæg tó sorge ðæt nát hwæt him tóweard biþ it causes him anxiety that he knows not what will happen to him, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 12.

Linked entry: mæg

fóre-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To foresaypredictprædīcĕrepropōnĕre

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To foresay, predict; prædīcĕre, propōnĕre Hét he him sillabas and word fórecweðan addĭdit et syllăbas ac verba dīcenda illi propōnĕre, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 13.