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sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Sǽne mód a sluggish mind, 122, 32; Gú, 314. Næs ðæt sǽne cyning, 322, 23; Wíd. 67. Eálá ðæt ðú woldest ðæs síðfætes sǽne weorðan (slow to undertake the journey), Andr. Kmbl. 408; An. 204: 422; An. 211: Elm.

máðum-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-hirde, es; m.

A treasurer

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A treasurer Ða máðmhyrdas ðe ðæt feoh heóldon ðe mon ðám ferdmonnum on geáre sellan sceolde, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13

wyrm-galdor

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-galdor, es; n.

A charm against worms

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Ðæt wyrmgealdor (cf. ðis ylce galdor mæg mon singan wið smeógan wyrme, 10, 17), Lchdm. iii. 24, 25

á-rǽdan

Grammar
á-rǽdan, <b>;
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</b> add Ðás béc ( the gospels) mon áréde éghwelce mónaðe for heora sáulum tó écum lécedóme, Txts. 175, II

be-cnáwan

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Mon, hwi nultu the bicnowe? R. S. 1, 31. Add

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽdels, es; m.

A covering, veil, garmenta coverlet

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Hé þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt hé sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and hé þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt hé gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.

Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels

á-flówan

Grammar
á-flówan, Add: pp. -flówen (-flógen?)
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Eal his mód bioð áflówen (áflógen [or? -flogen from -fleón or -fleógan], Hatt. MS.) tó gæglbǽrnesse ad lasciviam defluens , Past. 72, 12. Genim eoferes blǽdran mid þám micgan, áhefe upp, and ábíd oþ ꝥ se wǽta of áflógen (-flówen, v. l. ) sý.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, II 2.
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Suá se líchoma suíður útan ðrowað, suá ðæt mód suíður innan hreowsað ðæs unnyttes ðe hé ǽr dyde, Past. 259, 22. Be ðǽm welegan ðe gesǽd is ðætte on helle ðrowude, 351, 14.

gástende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gástende, l. ge-áscende ?
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Ðá reahte hé [hú] hys mód fór oft gastnde (geáscende ?)

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Scyle deóphýdig mon fæstnian ferðsefan, Sch. 20. to confirm an agreement, statement, ratify peace, &c. Ic fæstnige (printed fæstinge) mín wedd mid eów firmabo pactum meum vobiscum, Lev. 26, 9.

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae viceret occisorum non commemorare numerum, Ors. 4, 1 ; Swt. 156, 22. Cyninges þegnas oft ráde on ridon ðe mon ná ne rímde Chr. 871 ; Erl. 76, 12.

HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGHfiercesavageroughstormytempestuousdisturbed

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Ðá wæs beorges weard on hreóum mode then became the hill-ward of fierce mood, Beo. Th. 5156; B. 2581. On ðære hreón sǽ turbato mari, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 2. On hreón móde troubled, Beo. Th. 2619; B. 1307.

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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Hié nellaþ hié gehæftan and gepyndan hiora mód, ac hé lǽt his mód tóflówan on ðæt ofdele giémeliéste, 39; Swt. 283, 14.

Linked entry: te-flówan

ge-lǽr

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Add: in a physical sense Gif hwá ofer gemet þigþ mete, þæs mon tilað þe eáþelícor þe mon raþor gedó ꝥ hé spíwe and gelǽr sié, Lch. ii. 240, 18. Þonne se geohsa of þǽre ídlan wambe cymð and of þǽre gelǽran, 62, 1.

scyndan

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R. 24, 22. 2. add: v. scynd-ness Hú mon ǽnne mon scyndan scyle ðonne hé yfle costunga manege ðrowað de exhortatione, quae uni adhibenda est contrariis passionibus laboranti, Past. 455, 1

a-cwincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwincan, p. -cwanc, pl. -cwuncon; pp. -cwuncen

To vanishbecome extinguishedquenchedextinguievanescere

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To vanish, become extinguished, quenched; extingui, evanescere Se móna acwanc the moon was extinguished, i. e. eclipsed. Chr. 1110; Ing. 331, 30

Linked entry: a-cwanc

baldsamum

(n.)
Grammar
baldsamum, i; n.

Balsambalmbalsamum

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Balsam, balm; balsamum Swá swá mon héddern ontýnde ða baldsami quasi opobalsami cellaria esse viderentur aperta, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 19

mistig

(adj.)
Grammar
mistig, adj.

Mistycovered with mist

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Misty, covered with mist Ofer mór mistig super montem caliginosum, Rtl. 18, 38. Hé heóld mistige móras, Beo. Th. 326; B. 162

þurh-creópan

(v.)

to creep through

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to creep through Swá swá mon melo sift, ðæt melo ðurhcrýpþ (þurg-, Cott. MS.) ǽlc þyrl], Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 2

deóp-þancol

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Witan mid deópðanclum mode, Angl. viii. 329, 11