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þyncþ

(n.)
Grammar
þyncþ, þyncþu; f.

Honourdignityrank

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Honour, dignity, rank Suá suǽ hé on ðyncðum (geðyncðum, Cott. MSS.) bið furður ðonne óðre sicut honore ordinis superat, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 23

wind-hreóse

(n.)
Grammar
wind-hreóse, (?), es; m.

A storm of wind

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Cf. wind-rǽs

Linked entry: hreóse

bearm

(n.)
Grammar
bearm, es; m.

The bosomlapsinusgremium

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Th. 70; B. 35 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 382, 28; . 4, 3

Linked entries: bærm baorm barm bierm

eaxl-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
eaxl-gestealla, an; m.

A shoulder companion, nearest friend, bosom friend, comradecŏmes qui est a lătĕre, sŏcius intĭmus, commīlĭto

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Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 2; . 78, l. Heremód breát eaxlgesteallan Heremod destroyed his bosom friends, Beo. Th. 3432; B. 1714

mete-leást

(n.)
Grammar
mete-leást, -liést, -lǽst, -lést, -líst, e; f.

Want of food

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Murnende mód nales metelíste, Exon. 101 a; Th. 380, 29; . 15. For meteleáste méðe, Andr. Kmbl. 77; An. 39: 2315; An. 1159

mid-wist

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

The being with otherspresencesociety

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Snottre men lufiaþ midwist míne, Exon. 130 b; Th. 500, 17; . 89, 8

be-witan

(v.)
Grammar
be-witan, ic. he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen; v. trans. [be near, witan to know, see, take care of]

To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administerpræesse, administrare

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Fæder ealle gesceafte bewát the father watches over all creatures, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 5; . 81, 9. To bewitanne, Gen. 39, 4

Linked entry: be-wiste

holen

(n.)
Grammar
holen, holegn, es; m.

Holly

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Se fealwa holen the sere holly, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 19; . 56, 10

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Is mín módor mægþa cynnes ðæs deórestan my mother is of the noblest race of women, Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 11; . 34, 10

Linked entries: dýre dióre

bæsten

(adj.)
Grammar
bæsten, adj.

Made of bastBASTtiliaceus

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Made of bast, BAST; tiliaceus Híg ðá hine gebundon mid twám bæstenum rápum then they bound him with two bast ropes, Jud. Grn. 15, 13

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouswisehaving knowledgeskilllearnedintelligentrational

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Th. 411, 15; . 29, 13. Swá wítgan wísfæste sægdon, 5, 3; Cri. 64. Sume bóceras weorþaþ wísfæste, 331, 22; Vy. 72. Ðæs ðe wísfæste weras on gewritum cýþan, 356, 19 ; Pa. 14 : Elen. Kmbl. 627 ; El. 314.

ent-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
ent-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

Giant-kind, giant-race gĭgantum gĕnus

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Giant-kind, giant-race; gĭgantum gĕnus We gesáwon of ðam entcynne Enachis bearna micelra wæstma vīdĭmus monstra quædam filiōrum Enac prōcēræ stătūræ, Num. 13, 34

nihstnig

(n.)

fasting

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Eft hý ( monks ) gaderiaþ hý on nixtnig, ðæt hý raca gehýren æt heora fæder ... Hý siððan heora líchoman gereordaþ, R. Ben. 138, 2-8

Linked entry: nixtnig

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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Th. 381, 26; . 3, 2: 404, 13; . 23, 7. Ýða geþring, Andr. Kmbl. 736; An. 368. Ýða gewealc, 517; An. 259: Cd. Th. 206, 21; Exod. 455: Beo. Th. 932; B. 464: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 19. Ýða gewin, Beo. Th. 2942; B. 1469. Ýða ongin, Andr.

wægn

(n.)
Grammar
wægn, wægen, wǽn, es; m.

A waggonwaincarriagevehicleCharles' wain

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Hé ofer wǽg gewát, wǽn æfter ran, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 32; Rún. 22. Wægnes hweól rotam, Ps. Th. 82, 10. Wǽnes weð (swæd? pæð?) orbita, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 47. Ánes wǽnes gangweg actus, 37, 37.

fleóte

Grammar
fleóte, fliéte, flýte

a floatraftpunt

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a float, flat-bottomed boat, raft, punt. Fliute ratis, Txts. 108, 1126. Fliétum ratibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 23. Take here flýte in Dict., and add

hærn

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Substitute for passages Hraen, raen fiustra, undae, Txts. 60, 400. Flód oððe hærn flustra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 32. Hærn eft onwand árýða geblond, An. 531

riht-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-wirþe, adj.
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Fultuma mé þæt ic simle þone rǽd árædige ðe þé lícwyrðe sí, and mé for þám lýfum best and rihtwyrðost sí, Solil. H. 13, 25

beácniend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
beácniend-líc, býcniend-líc, býcnend-líc; adj.

Allegoricalallegoricus

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Allegorical; allegoricus Ic sette áne bóc beácniendlícre race be Cristes cyricean unum librum explanationis allegoriecæ de Christo et ecclesia composui, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 5

Linked entry: býcnend-líc

ge-unárian

(v.)

To dishonor

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To dishonor Hí hys cyn geunáredon they dishonoured his race, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 31. Sýn geunárode may they be dishonoured, Ps. Sp1. 34, 4

Linked entry: un-árian