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deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, es; n.

Animal-kind, beast-kind animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus

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On ðam syxtan dæge God gescóp eall deórcynn on the sixth day God created all kinds of animals, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 16; Lchdm. iii, 234, 14: Hexam. 9; Norm. 14, 27.

scóh

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Gescód mid gehammenum (geclútedum, v. l. ) scón, 37, 13. Gescrýd mid gyldenum cynehelme and mid goldfellenum sceón, Hml. S. 31, 752. Sum sútere siwode þæs hálgan weres sceós, 15, 23. Add

eald-hláford

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Bill ǽr gescód ealdhláfordes (Beowulfs, who was Wiglaf's liege lord) þám þára máðma mundbora ( the fire-drake. Cf. weard unhióre goldmáðmas heóld, 2413) wæs, B. 2778.

ge-ǽtred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtred, -ǽttred, -ǽttrad, -ǽttrud; part. [átor poison, venom]

Poisonedenvenomedpoisonousinfectustoxĭcātusvĕnēnātus

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Poisoned, envenomed, poisonous; infectus, toxĭcātus, vĕnēnātus Forwearþ micel heres for geǽtredum gescotum many of the army died from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38. Geǽttred infectus, Cot. 104.

EODOR

(n.)
Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.

a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum

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II. a limit, end, region, zone; ōra, margo, extrēmĭtas, plăga, rĕgio Gescóp heofon and eorþan and holma bigong eodera ymb-hwyrft [he] created heaven and earth and the seas' expanse, the circuit of zones, Exon. 67b; Th. 249, 17; Jul. 113.

Linked entries: eder edor eodur eðer

smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
smiðian, p. ode

To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge fabricare, cudere

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Smiðode oððe gescóp euderet Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 36. Hé hét smiðian of smǽtum golde áne lytle róde Homl. Th. ii. 304, 16. Smiðian on smǽtum golde ánre culiran an-lícnysse Homl. Skt. i. 3, 126. Smeoðed fabricata Hpt.

hláford-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-scipe, es; m.

Lordship, rule;dominatio

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Ðonne wé ágyltaþ wið ða hláfordas, ðonne ágylte wé wið ðone God ðe hláfordscipe gescóp cum præpositis delinquimus, ejus ordinationi, qui eos nobis prætulit, obviamus, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 201, 3: 29; Swt. 201, 22.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
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v. sceát, -scíte) Se arc wæs fyðerscýte, and . . . wæs fram nyðeweardan oð ufeweardan swá tógædere gescoten (gestoten ?

lagu-flód

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-flód, es; m.

Seaoceanstreamwavewater

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Ǽr gescóp éce dryhten laguflóda bigong before had the Lord eternal created the course of the waters, 54 b; Th. 193, 29; Az. 129: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 345; Met. 20, 173.

sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
sibbian, p. ode
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Wé lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu, ðe betweox preóstan sí, ne beó gescoten tó worldmanna sóme, ac séman and sibbian heora ágene geféran, L. Edg. C. 7; Th. ii. 246, 4. Ðá wǽron on ðam tíman ungeþwǽre preóstas, ða hé wolde sibbian, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 5

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.
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Ða gescotu ðæs sweocolan feóndés insidiantis hostis jacula, Past. 56; Swt. 431, 5. Áfandod þurh ðone swicolan deofol, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 45. Ða swicolan virum dolosum, Ps. Th. 5, 6.

Linked entry: sweocol

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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Hé wearð gescoten mid ánre flá on ðám cneówe, Hml. Th. 492, 5. Weartð se cyng Willelm en huntnoðe fram his ánan men mid ánre flá ofsceoten, Chr. Iioo; P. 235, 17. Flá ł gafeluca jaculo, i. sagitta, Hpt. Gl. 432, 43.

séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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Ex. 20. used intransitively, to arbitrate, bring about agreement Nán sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó worldmanna sóme, ac séman and sibbian heora ágene geféran, L. Edg. C. 7 ; Th. ii. 246, 6.

sóm

(n.)
Grammar
sóm, e; f.

agreement, concordthe bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differencesan agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute

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Sibbe and sóme lufie man georne Wulfst. 73, 16. the bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differences Nán sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó woroldmanna sóme no dispute between priests shall be referred to the adjustment

eorþ-lic

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Gescóp se Ælmihtiga God sǽ and eorþan and ealle eorðlice spryttinga, Lch. iii. 234, 3. Similar entries cf. eorþe, II, 3 Eorðlic æðeling a prince of men, Dan. 525. Á þín dóm wunað eorðlic (on earth) mid ældum, Cri. 406.

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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Of motion or direction in a line, to stretch out, extend Ic áðennu gescóe mín exlendam calciamenlum meum, Ps. Srt. 59, 10 : 107, 10. Hí áþenedon up heora handa tó Gode, Hml. S. 30, 425. Án fýren swer stód up áþenod oð heofonan, 3, 500.

Linked entry: on-þenian

hrǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽw, hráw, hreáw, hrá, es; n. m.

a corpsecarcasetrunkcarrion

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He ðæt hrá gescóp he created the body, 8 a; Th. 2, 5; Cri. 14. Hrá biþ ácólad the corpse is cooled, 59 a; Th. 213, 22; Ph. 228: Elen. Kmbl. 1767; El. 885. Hrá wide sprong far away sprang the trunk [as the head was severed from it ], Beo.

Linked entries: hráw hreáw hrá

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Smiðode oððe gescóp cudaret (summus princeps, Ald. 156, 22), Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 36. Gesceapen cretus (cf. ácenned cretus, 24), 21, 30. Tó þǽre ilcan eorþan þe se líchoma ǽr of gesceapen wæs, Bl. H. 21, 29.

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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gescóp eorþan bearnum heofon tó [h]rófe qui filiis hominum cælum pro culmine tecti creavit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 22. Ðenden hé on ðysse worulde wunode under wolcna hrófe, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 19; Jud. 67: Elen.

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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Wác bið ðæt geðanc on cristenum men, gif hé ne cann understandan þurh rihtne geleáfan ðone ðe hine gescóp, Wulfst. 20, 9: Cd. Th. 40, 34; Gen. 649. On gewitte tó wác, Andr. Kmbl. 423; An. 212. Ne tó wác wiga, ne tó wanhýdig, Exon.