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ymb-lofian

(v.)
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to praise Heriaþ Drihten ealle þeóda, ymblofiaþ ( laudate ) hine ealle folctruman, Ps. Lamb. 116, 1

for-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen [wrecan to drive]

To drive outbanishexpelexpellĕrepropellĕrefŭgāre

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To drive out, banish, expel; expellĕre, propellĕre, fŭgāre Ðý-læs hit ýþa þrym forwrecan meahte lest the force of the waves might drive it out, Beo. Th. 3843; B. 1919. He hine feor forwræc he banished him far, 219; B. 109. Hý forwrǽcon wícinga cynn they

swicollíce

(adv.)
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swicollíce, adv.
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With deceit, with guile, deceitfully, fraudulently, craftily Hé cwæð ðæt hí wære wurdan ðæt hý ǽnig man tó swicol-líce ne bepǽhte mid leáslícre láre' uidete, ne quis uos seducat, ' Wulfst. 88, 26: 55, 3. Ðæt wyrse is, ð æt hé swicollíce hiwige, swylce

Engla land

England

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Add: England, the country occupied by the Teutonic invaders of Britain Ic Eádwerd cyng and Engla landes wealdend, C. D. iv. 232, 3. Eall Engla landes ríce, West-Seaxan, Eást-Englan, Myrcean, and Norþhymbran, Chr. 1017; P. 154, 2. Hér cóm Augustinus and

furður

(adv.)
Grammar
furður, adv.

Furthermoreultĕriusultra

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Further, more; ultĕrius, ultra Ǽr gé on land furður feran ere ye proceed further into the land, Beo. Th. 513; B. 254: 1527; B. 761: Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 30; Jul. 541: Cd. 94; Th. 121, 22; Gen. 2014: Andr. Kmbl. 2976; An. 1491. Ðæt ðé cyning engla gefrætwode

neáh-þeód

(n.)
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neáh-þeód, e; f.

A neighbouring people

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A neighbouring people Europe ne Asia ne ealle ða neáhþeóda, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 28. Ǽgðer ge hié self wéndon ge ealle ða neáhþeóda ðæt hié ofer hié ealle mehte anwald habban, 3, 1; Swt. 96, 6

á-dífan

(v.)

to render inaudible

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to render inaudible Se organ ealle ðá býman oferhleóðrað and ealle ðá óðre hé ádýfeð, Salm. K. 152, 13

Linked entry: dífan

un-cúþlíc

(adj.)
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un-cúþlíc, adj.

Unknownstrangeuncanny

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Unknown, strange, uncanny Ða stánas sint ealle swíðe góde of tó drincanne wiþ ealle uncúþlícu þing, Lchdm. ii. 290, 14

for-weornian

(v.)
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Forweornaþ (-wurnað, Hpt. Gl. 436, 53) marcescit, i. arescit, An. Ox, 1273. Hraðe se líchama áswint and forweornað, gif him oftogen bið his bigleofa, Hml. Th. i. 266, 3. Róme burh on hire sylfre forweornað (weosnað and brosnaþ, v. l., marcescet ], Gr.

neód-full

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Nú bidde ic míne arceƀ and ealle míne leóƀ ꝥ hý ealle neódfulle beón ymbe Godes gerihta. Cht. E. 230, 14. Add

munt-clýse

(n.)
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munt-clýse, munt-clýsa ?, an; f. (m. ?).
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A place shut in by hills, a mountain-prison : Gog and Magog, þæt beóð þá mancyn þe Alexander beclýsde binnan muntclýsan, Wlfst. 84, 31. [Cf. Efter this Alexander went and closed in a maner of folkes þat are called Gog and Magog wiþin þe hilles of Caspy

Linked entry: clýse

eorþ-búend

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eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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an inhabitant of earth; inhabiting earth Ealle eorðbúend Drihten herian jubilate Deo, omnis terra, Ps. Th. 65, 1. Ealle eorðbúend gentes, 101, 13. Þeóda, ealle eorðbúend, 65, 7. Þá nú æðelingas, ealle eorðbúend, Ebréi hátað, Gen. 1648: Cri. 1279. Eorðbúend

mann-þrymm

(n.)
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mann-þrymm, es; m.
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Array of men, retinue, troop Se cásere férde mid ealle his manþrymme (cf. mid ealle his werede, 15), Verc. Först. 97, 11. Cf. here-þrymm

Linked entry: here-þrym

geond-líhtan

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Ðæt Godes leóhtfæt gindsécð and gindliéht (geondlíht, v. l. ) ealle ðá diógolnesse ðǽre wambe, Past. 259, 10. Þǽr becóm seó beorhtnys . . . ꝥ wé ealle eondlýhte wǽron . . . þǽr wæs fǽringa geworden on ansýne swylce þǽr gylden sunna onǽled wǽre, and ofer

Centingas

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Substitute Hi heafdon ofergán ... ealle Centingas, Chr. 1011; P. 141, 16. Hé gespeón ealle Centingas (Kentingas, v. l. ), 1052; P. 179, 17. v. Eást-, West-Centingas

swebban

(v.)
Grammar
swebban, p. swefde, swefede; pp. swefed.
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to send to sleep, lull Suebbo sopio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 72. Ne hý lyft swefeþ, Exon. Th. 115, 19; Gú. 192. Swefed sopitus, Kent. Gl. 917. Wæs hé sæmninga mid leóhte slǽpe swefed, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 13. of the sleep of death, to put to death, kill

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weorold-freónd

(n.)
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weorold-freónd, es; m.
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An earthly friend Weoruldfrýnd míne, Met. 2, 16. Wé witan ðæt ús forlǽtaþ and níde sculon ealle úre world-frýnd, Wulfst. 127, 31. Ealle úre weoruldfreónd, 122, 7

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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foreign, not English Wylisc moru carrot (cf. wealh-moru) . . . Englisc moru parsnip. Lchdm. ii. 312, 16-21. Wælisc opratanum ( = abrotanum cf. súþerne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 46. Se wælisca (heafoc) (cf. wealh-hafoc), Exon. Th. 332, 24; Vy. 90. Ðá hæfdon

ge-wefe

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-wef,</b> es; n. what is woven, a web Wágryfta gewef curtinarum textura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 12. text?, context Actiuum opus ..., enarratiuum ... Gyt ys þridde cynn þǽre rake ... commune ... Sé þe wylle ymbe þæs gerímes deópnyssa

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ge-geng

(n.)
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ge-geng, e; f.
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A body of fellow-travellers, a company Seó sǽ ádrencte Pharaonem and ealle his gegenge . . . Críst deófol silfne besencte and ealle his gegenge, Btwk. 196, 4, 8. v. ge-genge; n

Linked entry: -geng