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á-þrúten

(adj.)
Grammar
á-þrúten, adj. (ptcpl.)

Swollen

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Bið ꝥ heáfod áþrúten and sár, 218, 19

be-ufan

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Sal. K. p. 178, 9. Ðá þing þe wé beufan writon, Lch. ii. 228, 24. Add

ge-ilca

(adj.)
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same Eall þe geilcan gerihta . . . eall þæ geylcan gerihta (cf. þá ilcan 11, þe ilcan 14), Cht. Th. 433, 25, 36

Linked entry: ilca

sædsworn

(adj.)
Grammar
sædsworn, = (?) sǽdes worn
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Cf. sǽd ; V. 2, and worn, (1 b)) Abraham et semini eius, Ps. Rdr. 296, 55

ágan

Grammar
ágan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Tó hyhte ágan to expect, Sat. 176. (v. ge-wyrht; )

-weard

(suffix)
Grammar
-weard, the second component of many adjectives denoting position or direction. v. æf-, æftan-, æfte-, æfter-, and-, eáste-, for-, fore-, forþ-, fram-, from-, heonon-, hider-, hinde-, hinder-, innan-, inne-, midde-, neoþan-, neoþe-, niþer-, norþ-, norþan-, norþe-, on-, ongeán-, súþe-, þanan-, tó-, ufan-, ufe-, up-, útan-, úte-, westan-, weste-, wiþer-weard. [O. Sax. -ward: O. H. Ger. -wart. Cf. Goth. -wairþs: Icel. -verðr.]

be-sóne

(adv.)
Grammar
be-sóne, adv.
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Soon, immediately; mox, statim Cweðe se preóst besóne let the priest immediately say, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 24

ge-fǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fǽran, [ = ge-féran]; p. de; pp. ed

To lead ⬩ bring

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Th. 270, 18; Sat. 92

á-firman

(v.)
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to clear off Lege þás wyrte tó þám sáre, heó hyt áfyrmeþ ( = (?) á-feormaþ; v. l. áfyrreþ), Lch. i. 280, 2. (?)

Linked entry: á-feormian

blǽdre

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Wið blǽdran sáre. . . sóna seó blǽdder tó sélran gehwyrfeð, Lch. i. 206, 12-15. Add

hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
hnígan, p. hnáh; pp. hnigen
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Hnígon ðá mid heáfdum heofoncyninge tógeánes bent then their heads before heaven's king, Cd. 13; Th. 16, 1; Gen. 237: 218; Th. 279, 18; Sat. 240: 225; Th. 298, 15; Sat. 533.

Linked entry: ge-hnígan

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.
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Sax.

windig

(adj.)
Grammar
windig, adj.
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Th. 273, 14; Sat. 136. Heora wyrtruma bið swá swá windige ysla ( ashes blown by the wind sic radix eorum quasi favilla erit, et germen eorum ut pulvis ascendet, Is. 5, 24), Homl. Th. ii. 322, 20. Torras stódon, windige weallas, Andr.

fealwian

(v.)
Grammar
fealwian, fealewian, fealuwian; p. ode; pp. od

To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves ⬩ flāvescĕre

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Lytle hwíle leáf beóþ gréne, ðonne hý eft fealewiaþ, feallaþ on eorþan a little while the leaves are green, then they grow yellow again, fall to the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 627; Sal. 313. Fealuwaþ withers, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 116; Met. 11, 58

Linked entries: fealewian fealuwian falewende

fyrn-wita

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-wita, -wiota, -weota, an; m.

An ancient sage ⬩ old counsellor ⬩ prophet ⬩ antīquus săpiens

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Fróde fyrnweotan wise ancient sages, Andr. Kmbl. 1567; An. 785. Wæs se wítedóm þurh fyrnwitan sungen the prophecy was sung by old seers, Elen. Kmbl. 2305; El. 1154

reód

(adj.)
Grammar
reód, adj.
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Ðá Moises hæfde gefaren ofer ða Reódan Sǽ, Ex. 15, 1. Hié wǽron sume reóde sume blace sume hwíte quaedam rubentibus scamis erant quaedam nigri et candidi coloris, Nar. 13, 17

worpian

(v.)
Grammar
worpian, p. ode.

to throw with something at an object ⬩ to throw ⬩ strike

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Salm. Kmbl. 50; Sal. 25. Stephanus wæs stanum worpod. Elen. Kmbl. 982; El. 492: 1646; El. 825

almes-man

(n.)
Grammar
almes-man, -mann, es; m.

An almsman ⬩ eleemosynarius

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An almsman; eleemosynarius Ðonne nime man uncúþ sǽd æt almesmannum then let one take strange seed of almsmen, Lchdm, i. 400, 17

efen-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-sárig, adj.

Even or equally sorry ⬩ æque tristis, compassus

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Even or equally sorry; æque tristis, compassus He wearþ hyre sáre efensárig ille ĕrat ejus dŏlōri compassus, Greg. Dial. 2, 1, Lye

Linked entry: em-sárig

ge-burh-scípe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-burh-scípe, es; m.

A township ⬩ municipium ⬩ municipatus

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B. gebúrscipe] in the same township, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 21

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