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ǽg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg-weard, e; f.

Sea-wardsea-guard or guardianshipmaris [litoris] custodia

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Sea-ward, sea-guard or guardianship; maris [litoris] custodia Ic ǽgwearde heóld I hold guard, Beo. Th. 488, note; B. 241

ealdor-stól

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-stól, es; m.

The lord's seat domĭni sēdes

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The lord's seat; domĭni sēdes Áhte ic ealdorstól I possessed the lord's seat. Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 36; Reim. 23

godspell-bodung

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bodung, e; f. Gospel-preaching, the period during which the gospel has been preached, the Christian dispensation. Cf. god-spell; <b>I a</b>
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Wé sceolan mid earfoðnyssum ꝥ éce líf geearnian, and seó earfoðnys ongan on ðǽre godspellbodunge, 16, 241. Seó ealde ǽ getácnode godspelbodunge under Godes gife.

ed-wist

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Seó sunne hæfð ðreó ágennyssa; án is seó líchamlice edwist, þæt is ðǽre sunnan trendel, 282, 8. Án sáwul is and án líf and án edwist . . . ná &amp; reó ædwiste . . . seó edvist, Hml. S. 1, 115-117: Hml. Th. i. 288, 24. Edwiste substantia, Hpt.

hwítel

(n.)
Grammar
hwítel, es; m.

A WHITTLEa cloakmantleblanket

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Sem and Jafeth dydon ánne hwítel on hira sculdra Sem et Japheth pallium imposuerunt humeris suis, Gen. 9, 23.

Linked entries: hwida hwien

módigian

(v.)
Grammar
módigian, módigan; p. ode.

to be or become proudto gloryexultto take offence through prideto bear one's self proudlyimpetuously

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Se hálga undergeat his módignysse, Homl. Th. ii. 170, 25. to bear one's self proudly, impetuously Flota módgade ( moved proudly ), Cd. 160; Th. 198, 32; Exod. 331.

Linked entry: módegian

lagu-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-síþ, es; m.

A sea-journey

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A sea-journey Ðære láfe lagosíþa for those who are left after sea-journeyings [those who were saved in the ark], Cd. 67; Th. 81, 11; Gen. 1343. Lagosíþa rest rest from sea-journeyings [on coming out of the ark], 73; Th. 89, 26; Gen. 1486

ge-brot

(n.)
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See Lk. 9, 17 in Dict. broken material, a collection of fragments. See Mt. 15 (not 16), 37 in . Dict

siwian

(v.)
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to sew

Linked entries: be-siwian ge-siwed

rif

(adj.)
Grammar
rif, (?),rífe.
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See hrífe

mann

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Th. i. 178, 9. in abstract or generic sense Drihten, hwæt is se mann. . oþþe hwæt is se mannes sunu ? quid est homo . . . aut filius hominis ?, Ps. Th. 8, 5. Restedæg wæs geworht for þám men, næs se man (homo) for ðám restedæge, Mk. 2, 27.

brim-streám

(n.)
Grammar
brim-streám, brym-streám, es; m. [brim, stréam a stream, river].

the sea's current, ocean-stream, the sea, oceanmaris fluctus, mare, oceanus a rapid stream, riverfluvius rapidus, amnis

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Ic eów ferian wille ofer brimstreámas I will convey you over the seas, 695; An. 348: Beo.

Linked entry: brym-streám

on-stellan

(v.)

to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)

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to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example) Ðú scealt greót etan swá ðú wróhte onstealdest thou (the serpent) hast brought sin into the world, Cd. Th. 56, 12; Gen. 911: 57, 22; Gen. 932.

Linked entry: an-stellan

un-þinged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þinged, adj.

Uninvitedsuddenunexpected

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Dol biþ se ðe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeþ; cymeþ him se deáð un-þinged, Exon. 312, 8; Seef. 106: 335, 18; Gn. Ex. 35

Linked entry: un-geþinged

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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Se áwyrgda wulf (the devil), Exon. Th. 16, 21; Cri. 256

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

ge-manian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manian, -monian, -monigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, rememberadmonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari

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Oft mec geómor sefa gemanode oft my sad spirit has admonished me, Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 22; Gú. 1181.

Linked entry: ge-monian

on-beódan

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add: to command Scipia hit oftrǽdlíce hám onbeád ( sent nome orders) þæt hié hit ne angunnen, and eác self sǽde, þá hé hám of Ispánium cóm, Ors. 4, 12; S. 308, 34.

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

mid-niht

(n.)
Grammar
mid-niht, e; f.

Mid-night

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Hwæt getácnaþ seó midniht búton seó deópe nytennys, Homl. Th. ii. 568, 4

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Férde se æðeling wæston, Chr. 1052; Erl. 152, 6. Westan bróhton, Elen. Kmbl. 2030; El. 1016. Somnaþ súþan and norþan, eástan and westan, Exon. Th. 220,24; Ph. 325. Se þridda heáfodwind hátte zephirus; se blǽwð westan, Lchdm. iii. 274, 20: Cd.

Linked entry: westane