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án-walda

(n.)
Grammar
án-walda, an; m.

A sole rulerthe sole ruler of the universe

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Ealra Ánwalda, eorþan and heofones ruler of all, of earth and heaven, Exon. 110 a; Th. 422, 10; Rä. 41, 4: Cd. 227; Th. 305, 5; Sat. 642

folc-ágende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
folc-ágende, part.

Folk-owningpăpŭlum possĭdens

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Nis se foldan sceat mongum gefére folcágendra the tract of earth is not easy of access to many folk-owning [men ], Exon. 56a; Th. 198, 4; Ph. 5

líf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-leás, adj.

Lifeless

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Lifeless, without life Ðú bist deád and ða ðe ðé tó lóciaþ beóþ lífleáse eác morte morieris tu et omnia quæ tua sunt, Gen. 20, 7.

mód-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sorh, gen. -sorge; f.

Care or sorrow of mindsorrow of soul

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Care or sorrow of mind, sorrow of soul Eác is hearm Gode, módsorg gemacod, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 3; Gen. 755. Hé módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan sorrow of soul bore he heavy at heart, Exon. 48a; Th. 165, 6; Gú. 1024: Elen. Kmbl. 122; El. 61.

ge-wyrtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrtian, p. ode; pp. od

To season with herbsto spiceperfume

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Sele him etan gewyrtodne hen fugel give him to eat a fowl dressed with herbs, L. M 3, 12; Lchdm. ii. 314, 15

Linked entry: wyrtian

ge-heálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heálgian, p. ode; pp. od

To consecratehallowconsecrāresacrāre

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Ðǽr se bisceop towearp and fordyde ða wigbed ðe he sylf ǽr geheálgode ubi pontĭfex polluit et destruxit eas quas ipse sacrāvĕrat āras, 2, 13; S. 517, 18

west-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
west-ríce, es; n.
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A western kingdom or empire Ðá ðæt eástríce in Asiria gefeóll, ðá eác ðæt westríce in Róma árás, Ors. 2, 1 ; Swt. 62, 8.

a-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gitan, to destroy.
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-gétan; p. te To waste, destroy Hwá mín fromcynn ágétte eall of earde, Rä. 80, 8. Sumne sceal gár ágétan, Vy. 16. Hí woldon heafolan gescénan, gárum ágétan, An. 1145. Þǽr læg secg mænig gárum ágéted, Æðelst. IS. v. á-geótan, á-gíta

eolhx

(n.)
Grammar
eolhx, eolh-secg, es; m.
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.) ¶ the word occurs as the name of a rune Eolxsecg eard hæfð oftust on fenne, wundað grimme beorna gehwylcne þe him ǽnigne onfeng gedéð, Rún. 15. See Wimmer, Runenschrift, p. 132. Substitute:

for-liger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liger, adj.
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Swá hwá swá his ǽwe forlǽt and óðer genimð, hé bið þonne eáwbrǽce and eác forligr, Hml. Th. ii. 322, 34. (Perhaps the last two examples belong to previous word.) Add

Linked entry: for-liger

ge-sweotulung

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S. 12, 39. a declaration, v. ge-sweotulian; Geswute[lunge] titulo (pro christianae religionis titulo eas accusantes), An. Ox. 4840

slincan

(v.)
Grammar
slincan, p. slanc, pl. sluncon.

to crawl to slink away repere, reptare

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Hé gescóp eall wyrmcynn and creópende and fleógende and swymmende and slincgende Anglia viii. 310, 17. fig. to slink away Se earma flýhþ uncræftiga slǽp slincan on hinder Dóm. L. 240

ymb-habban

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-habban, p. -hæfde.
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Ispania land is eall mid fleóte útan ymbhæfd, ge eác binnan ymbhæfd ofer ða land ǽgþer ge of ðám gársecge ge of ðam Wendelsǽ Hispania circumfusione oceani Tyrrhenique pelagi pene insula efficitur, Ors. 1, I ; Swt. 24, 1-3. to, contain Beféhð ł emhæfð

and-weorc

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Tó þám ic clipige þe eall gesceafte geworhte bútan ǽlcum andweorce, Angl. xii. 511, 18. Gold þe is deórwierðe ofer eal óðer ondweorc aurum quod metallis ceteris praeeminet, Past. 132, 14. Gif smið monnes andweorc onfó, Ll. Th. i. 74, 10.

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Feówer þing synt ealra þinga behéfost þám árwyrðan men, Wlfst. 247, II. Þing þe behéfuste synt tó witanne, Angl. viii. 321, 40

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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Eal mín baacute;n synt gebrýtt, 6, 2

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobeyto overhear, hear

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Gé sylfe swutele gesáwon, and eác oferhýrdan ða bletsunge, Wulfst. 176, 4

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

for-dyttan

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Heó simble heora eáran fordyttan and hit gehýran noldon, Wlfst. 255, 7. Heora módes andgytu hí fordytton, Hml. S. 23, 379. Forduttende (obturantes) eáran hire, Ps. Srt. 57, 5. Fordytt obstructum, Bl. Gl.

fiþer-flówende

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-flówende, adj.
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Flowing in four parts, running in four streams Fyþerflówendre quadrifluo (quatuor fluminibus currens) amne, An. Ox. 48, 2

Linked entry: fiþer-flédende

be-dyppan

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Heó wæs gelǽded tó ánre and bedypped in ꝥ wæter (in aquam mersa), Gr. D. 73, 24. Add