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ge-hæg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæg, es; n.
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Ic ána sæt innan bearwe, mid helme beþeht, holte tómiddes; þǽr þá wæterburnan urnon onmiddan gehæge, Dóm. L. 4. Oð gáta gehægge, C. D. iii. 429, 14.

ge-winna

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Helle dióful . . . gecwæð 'Sleáð synnigne ofer seolfes múð folces gewinnan' ( St. Andrew ), 1303. Sáwla gewinnan ( the devil ), Jul. 555. a rival, competitor Gewinna emulus, Wrt.

Linked entry: winna

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Grn. 21, 24. the comparative marking preference, rather Ðú þone wiðfeohtend mé helan woldest swýðor þonne mínum ðegnum secgean rebellem celare quam militibus reddere maluisti, Bd. 1. 7; Sch. 21, 15

FINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FIND ⬩ invent ⬩ imagine ⬩ devise ⬩ contrive ⬩ order ⬩ dispose ⬩ arrange ⬩ determine ⬩ invĕnīre ⬩ dispōnĕre ⬩ consŭlĕre

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Ðǽr ðú wraðe findest there thou shall find help, Elen. Kmbl. 168; El. 84: Andr. Kmbl. 2698; An. 1351. Findst ðú ðǽr fíf mǽgþa thou findest there five generations, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 19, 20. Finst ðú thou findest, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 11.

fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wing ⬩ āla ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ

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Nabbaþ hí æt fiðrum fultum they have no help from wings, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15; Met. 31, 8. Fleáh ofer fiðera [Th. fiðeru: Lamb. fyðru] winda vŏlāvit sŭper pennas ventōrum, Ps. Spl. 17, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 318, 27.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

grípan

(v.)
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(αα) to take hold of with an instrument :-- Gráp on heofones tóðe, Rä. 84, 4. a non-material object, to seize on, take for use or as a possession Him on fultum gráp heofonríces weard God took speedy means to help him, Gen. 2072.

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

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Wudewan and steópcild hý (eorlas and heretogan) sculon rétan and þearfena helpan, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 318, 26. Se hálga ongann wígendra þreát wordum rétan, Andr. Kmbl. 3215; An. 1610.

sárness

(n.)
Grammar
sárness, e; f.

bodily pain ⬩ mental pain, affliction, grief

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Helle sárnyssa mé beeodon, and ic on mínre gedréfednysse Drihten clypode, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 17. Ðæt beóþ ða angin, hé cwæð, ðara sárnessa . . . ða sorga and ða sárnessa de on woruld becumaþ, Wulfst. 89, 11-14

treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
treówen, tríwen, trýwen; adj.

of-a tree ⬩ of wood ⬩ wooden

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of-a tree Hire hyrdeman sume ác ástáh, and his orf lǽswode mid treowenum helme, Homl. Th. ii. 150. 31. of wood, wooden Treówen ligneus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 15, 14. Tríwen sceó coturnus. Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 21. Trýwen byt flasco, ii.149, 33.

Linked entries: tríwen trýwen

sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric&#39;s Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornaments ⬩ adornments ⬩ decorations ⬩ treasures ⬩ ornāmenta ⬩ ornātus ⬩ res pretiōsæ

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He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.

Linked entry: frætewe

óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear ⬩ the exciting cause of such a feeling ⬩ an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing ⬩ to fear ⬩ to terrify ⬩ to frighten ⬩ terrible

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For hellewítes ógan on account of the terror which hell-torment causes oððe for Sæs écan lífes wuldre R.

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ take care of ⬩ make [land] free from claims ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ procurare ⬩ to associate with for the cause of defence ⬩ to make a treaty with ⬩ assŏciāre defensiōnis causa ⬩ jungere fœdĕre

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Þér of is gewerod án and tuenti híde twenty-one hides of it are held in undisputed possession, Schmid. A. S. Ges. p. 614, col. 1.See also p. 677.

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting man ⬩ a warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ a noble ⬩ strenuous man

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Ðú eart weoroda God, wígendra hleó, helm alwihta, Exon. Th. 25, 31; Cri. 409. Wíggendra hleó, Eádmund cyning, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 18

ge-coren

distinguished by excellence, excellent, noble ⬩ approved, held in high esteem ⬩ beloved; dilectus ⬩ honourable; probus

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Þæt gecoreneste lectissima (uirgo ), 95, 43: 52, 66. approved, held in high esteem Ðysse wyrte syndon twá cynrena ... óþer ys tó lǽcedómum swýþe gecoren, Lch. i. 298, 6. (2 a) with dat. of person approving :-- Wæs ðæt Gode swíðe gecoren man on his dǽdum

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying

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Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sár spell (sárspell ?) swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becom ne naht oft siððan the man told such a dismal story of the journey to hell as never before had come to men, and not often since, Shrn. 49, 10: Cd.

Linked entry: spel

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Crist on dære hwíle tó helle gewende Christ during that time [while in the tomb] went to hell, Homl. Th. i. 26, 35. In hwíle tíde in momenta temporis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 5. Tó hwíle lǽn momentum, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 47; Wrt. Voc. 21, 36.

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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II, 14. to mark, note by help of a sign Rímas ðá ǽr ðú gebécnades (signa*-*veras; cf. quos numeros adnotabis, 6), Mt. p. 4, 7. to shew figuratively, represent symbolically Hé sceal smeágan embe ꝥ ǽce líf . . . swíðor þonne embe þá eorðlican þing, swá

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Ǽgðer óðrum trymede heofonríces hyht, helle wítu wordum werede (cf. gihét im heƀanríki endi helleógethwing werida mid wordun, Hél. 2082), Andr. Kmbl. 2107; An. 1055. to defend, resist attack upon God geseah his ( St.

be-sencan

Grammar
be-sencan, pp. -senct

To plunge ⬩ submerge ⬩ drown

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On helle besenct, Hml. Th. i. 330, 26. Besencedum summerso. An. Ox. 11, 99. Besente demersos, 3078. Besencte, Bl. H. 49, 8. Add: