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sceard

(adj.)
Grammar
sceard, adj.

notched, hackedgashed, mutilateddeprived

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Th. 476, 9; Ruin. 5. gashed, mutilated Gif eáre sceard weorðe, L. Eth. 42; Th. i. 14, 7: 48; Th. i. 14, 13. deprived Hé wæs his mǽga sceard, freónda gefylled on folcstede, beslagen æt sæcce, and his sunu forlét on wælstówe, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 6

ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting sempĭternus, æternus

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On ðone écan eard ussa sáwla to the eternal region of our souls, Bt. Met. Fox 23, 21; Met. 23, 11. He him éce meaht geceás he chose to himself eternal power, Exon. 45 b; Th. 154, 34; Gú. 852.

Linked entry: ǽce

eft-wyrd

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Swá nú regnþeófas ríce dǽlað, yldo oððe ǽrdeáð; eftwyrd cymð, mægenþrymma mǽst now mighty robbers hold sway, eld or early death; renewal of life shall come, greatest of God's glorious powers, Exod. 539

flyge

(n.)
Grammar
flyge, es; m. [fleógan to fly]

A flyingflightvŏlātus

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Ic sceal on flyge earda neósan I shall in flight visit lands, Cd. 215; Th. 271, 28; Sat. 112

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

ge-gafelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gafelian, ge-gafelod.
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Beón gegavalad proscriberentur (ne possessiones earum fiscali jure proscriberentur, Ald. 69, 6), Hpt. Gl. 517, 59

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

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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. ¶ an early admiration for the wolf seems shewn by the frequency of wulf in proper names; see e. g. Txts. 554 sqq. ; and its presence in early England is marked by the numerous place-names; see e. g. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi.

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

ge-stígan

(v.)
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L. 8, l. of motion from heaven to earen Ic sylf gestág in módor, Cri. 1419. B. trans.

turf

(n.)
Grammar
turf, gen. dat. tyrf; pl. tyrf and turf; f.
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a turf, sod, piece of earth with grass on it Turf gleba, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 20. Ðeós wyrt of ánre tyrf manega bógas ásendeþ, Lchdm. i. 290, 7. Hí ða flaxan gehýddon under ánre tyrf, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 64, 16. Under áne (ánre?) tyrf, 23.

Linked entry: tyrf

CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, trembletremere, contremere

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To QUAKE, shake, tremble;tremere, contremere Seó eorþe wæs cwaciende the earth was quaking, Ors. 2, 6; Bos. 49; 41. Seó cwacigende swustor the quaking sister, Homl. Th. ii. 32, 26, 31.

á-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
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Gegrípan ꝥ palmtwig and tó eorþan áfyllan ( to cast it to the earth ), Bl. H. 151, 16. metaph. to cause to cease, put an end to Hé áfylleþ þá inwitfullan word of his tungan he puts away deceitful words from his tongue , Bl. H. 55, 16.

Linked entry: a-fælan

sígan

(v.)
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Bellatores . . . healdað úrne eard wið þone sígendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 24. <b>II a.</b> add :-- Geríst hyt ꝥ seó tíd hæbbe mearke hwænne heó tó síge kyningum and crístenum folce tó wurðfulre blisse, Angl. viii. 326, 13.

ǽg-hwá

in every respect, quite, altogether

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Se earm stód ungebígendlic ǽghwæs þám ágendfreán ungewylde, 254, 38: Th. 44: Jul. 593: Cri. 1421. Ǽghwæs untǽle, B. 1865. Æghwæs unrím quite countless, 3135. Ǽghwæs ealne dæg tota die, Ps. Th. 55, 4

á-sleán

to strike offremove by a stroketo strike make a mark(cut) by a stroketo strike with the handto strike with a hammer:--to strikeparalyseto strike out a pathmake way

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Hé áslóh of (áslóg, Lind.) ánes þeówan eáre, amputavit, Lind.) Mt. 26, 51. Hé ꝥ heáfod of áslóh, Hml. A. 15, 357. Hé hét his heáfod of ásleán, Hml.

Linked entry: on-áslagen

sóþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-fæst, adj.

true, without deceptiontrue in deedjustrighteouspiouswithout wickednesstrue in speechveracious

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Sóþfæst eart ðú, Drihten, and rihte syndon ðíne dómas, Blickl. Homl. 89, 6. Ánra gehwylc, sóðfæst ge synnig, Exon. Th. 233, 11; Ph. 523. Hwylc séceþ ðæt ðe sóðfæst biþ misericordiam et veritatem quis requiret ? Ps. Th. 60, 6.

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Hér Eádwine eorl and Morkere eorl hlupon út and mislíce férdon on wuda and feldon in this year earl Edwin and earl Morcere fled away and went different ways through wood and open country, 1072; Erl. 210, 26.

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; prosternĕre Ic efne to eorþan ealdne ceorl I throw down the old churl to earth.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

gér

(n.)
Grammar
gér, es; n.

a yearannus

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in Anglo-Saxon is gér a year, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gér a year, as,- RUNE [gér] byþ gumena hiht, ðonne God lǽteþ hrusan syllan beorhte blǽda beornum and þearfum the year is the hope of men, when God letteth the earth

earfoþnes

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Se bisceop and se eorl gebidan mycele earfoðnysse þá hí hámward fóran the bishop and the earl underwent much hardship on the journey home, Chr. 1061; P. 191, 2. Áfyrseþ hé þás earfoðnesse ( a flood) fram ús, Bl. H. 247, 4: (St.