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grípan

(v.)
Grammar
grípan, ic grípe, ðú grípest, grípst, he grípeþ, gripþ, pl. grípeþ; p. gráp, pl. gripon; pp. gripen; v. a.
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Hwílum flotan grípaþ sometimes they seize the sailor, Salm. Kmbl. 304; Sal. 151. Grípaþ láre apprehendite disciplinam, Ps. Spl. 2, 12.

Linked entry: ge-grípan

sceanca

(n.)
Grammar
sceanca, an ; m.

a shank, shin,the upper part of the leg

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Sconcan, Salm. Kmbl. 203; Sal. 101. the upper part of the leg (= þeóhsceanca) Ic wille ðæt gé fédaþ án earm Engliscmon . . . Ágyfe mon hine . . . án scone spices oððe án ram weorðe iiii. peningas, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 198, 7

Linked entry: sceonca

Blecinga ég

(n.)
Grammar
Blecinga ég, e; f.

Blekingey, the sea-coast of the Blekingians, a province on the south-west of Sweden; in A. Sax. times belonging to Denmark

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Sax. times belonging to Denmark, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 1

unrót-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
unrót-mód, adj.

Sad at heart

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Sad at heart Hé for ðære geómrunga ðæs óþres deáþes leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte; ac hé unrótmód of his cýþþe gewát, Blickl. Homl. 113, 12

Linked entry: rót-mód

lilie

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Sal. K. 186, 9

samlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
samlíce, adv.
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In unison, all together Ðeáh ðe ealle eorðan wæter sýn gemenged wið ðám heofonlicum wætrum uppe on áne ǽdran, and hit samlíce rínan onginne, Sal. K. 148, 18

MILTE

(n.)
Grammar
MILTE, es; m.: an; f.

The MILTspleen

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Wið miltan sáre ... heó ðæt sǽr fornimþ ðære miltan, 32, 6; Lchdm. i. 130, 22: L. Med. ex Quad. 2, 8; Lchdm. i. 334, 23. Wið ðam wǽtan yfle ðæs miltes ... ðæt lácnaþ ðone milte, L. M. 2, 38; Lchdm. ii. 246, 9-11, 18. Of milte, Lchdm. ii. 248, 1.

átor

(n.)
Grammar
átor, áttor, áter, átter, ǽtor, ǽtter, ǽttor; gen. átres, áttres; n.

Poisonvenomvenenum

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Áttre gelícost most like to poison, Cd. 216, Th. 274, 32 ; Sat. 162. Flór áttre weól the floor boiled with venom, 220; Th. 284, 8 ; Sat. 318. Áttru venena, Scint. 28. Wið áttrum against poisons, Ps.

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sentan apostleapostolus

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Bos. 10, 2: Cd. 226; Th. 300, 27; Sat. 571: Menol. Fox 242; Men. 122

Linked entry: postol

ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfycompōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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Ðæt me geséme snoterra mon that a wiser man shall reconcile me, Salm. Kmbl. 501; Sal. 251. Ðæt he hý ymbe ðæt ríce gesémde that he would satisfy them about the kingdom, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 23.

Linked entry: séman

ful-séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-séfte, adj.

Full softvery softvalde mollis

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Full soft, very soft; valde mollis Ic geworhte fulséfte seld, ðæt hí sǽton on I made a very soft seat, which they sat on, Ps. Th. 88, 3

un-reordian

(v.)

to speak ill ofto abuse

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Th. 269, 1; Sat. 66

Linked entry: reordian

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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; but cf. þone deóran síð = death, Sal. 361) genam ǽþelne of eorðan, Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 14

heáh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gestreón, es; n.
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Treasure of great value, costly treasure Þá þe firena lange lǽstað, hýdað heáhgestreón, Sal. 317. Hæfde gumena sum goldes gefandod, heáhgestreóna, B. 2302. Ceól gehladenne heáhgestreónum, An. 362

swilc-hwega

(adj.; pronoun.)
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some Þá geseah hé þǽr swilchwugu treów licgende and ꝥ lytel he saw lying there some bit of wood or other and that little, Hml. S. 236, 766

þurh-unrót

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-unrót, adj.
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Very sad Þá þurhunrótan wín pretristia musta (propinas tuis praetristia musta (cf. potasti nos vino compunctionis, Ps. 59, 5)), Vit. Cuth. poet. 37, 9, Hpt. 33, 238, ii

Linked entry: un-rót

brim-clif

(n.)
Grammar
brim-clif, es; n. [brim, clif
a clif
,
rock
]

a clifrockA sea-cliffmarinus scopulus

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A sea-cliff; marinus scopulus Ða líðende land gesáwon, brimclifu blícan, beorgas steápe the voyagers saw land, the sea-cliffs shine, steep mountains, Beo. Th. 449; B. 222

swíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-mód, adj.
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Th. 222, 5; Dan. 100: 225, 29; Dan. 161: 244, 18; Dan. 450. stern-minded Á ðone feónd swíðmód swipeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185; Sal. 92.

clif

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On ðǽm sǽs clife, Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 31. Abies ꝥ treówcyn þý clyfe weóx, Nar. 8, 22. Ofer clif per preceps (v. Mt. 8, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 35. Ealle ðá clifu ( rupes ) þe neáh þǽm wǽron forburnan tó ascan, Ors. 5, 4; S. 226, 4.

geómor

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Hé geómor wearð, sárig for his synnum, Dóm. 87. Ic þis giedd wrece bi mé ful geómorre, Kl. 1. <b>I a.</b> sad of soul, at heart :-- Hé módes geómor meregrund gefeóll, B. 2100. <b>I b.