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a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boilseethescorchto purify by seethingcoquere

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Ðé ic geceás on ðam ofne ðe ðú on wǽre asoden, ðæt wæs on ðínum iermþum elegi te in camino paupertatis, Past. 26, 1; Hat. MS. 35 a, 6.

be-nǽman

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wæs benǽmed manncynnes, 216, 17: S. 2, 290. Hí wǽron benǽmode (-ede, -de, v. ll. ) lífes, Hml. A. 69, 92. with dat. (inst.) of thing Hí wǽron heora ǽhtum benǽmede (-némde, v. l.) possessiunculis suis ejecti.

ge-beór

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Wæs his gewuna ꝥ hé wolde swýþe lytel drincan, þeáh hé mid gebeórum blíðe wǽre, Vis. Lfc. 24.

ge-fédan

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Ofætum wǽre geféd holusculis uesceretur, An. Ox. 3753. Gefoeded, Mt. L. 8, 30. (1 a) to suckle an infant :-- Ðá breósto ðá ðe ne gefoedon ubera quae non lactauerunt, Lk. L. 23, 29. to bring up Tó Nazareth ðér wæs gefoeded ( nutritus ), Lk. L.

scyldig

Grammar
scyldig, <b>I a.</b>
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Hí ealle andwyrdon þæt hé scyldig wǽre tó deáðe, 248, 23. v. deáþ-, efen-, healf-, syn-, wamb-scyldig

rún-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
rún-stæf, es; m.

a rune

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Wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht wǽre, Beo. Th. 3394; B. 1695. Ðá áxode se ealdorman ðone hæftling hwæðer hé þurh drýcræft oððe þurh rúnstafas his bendas tóbrǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 358,11

Linked entry: rún

on-dryslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-dryslíc, -drystlíc, -ðyrstlíc, deslíc; adj.

Terrible, dreadful

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Sum sume swíðe ondryslícu ( tremenda ) secgende wæs, Bd. 5, 12 tit. ; S. 627, 3

a-cwínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwínan, p. -cwán, pl. -cwinon; pp. -cwinen

To waste or dwindle awaydeclinebecome extincttabescere

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To waste or dwindle away, decline, become extinct; tabescere Ðæt fýr acwán and adwæsced wæs the fire declined and was extinguished, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 29

Linked entries: a-cwán a-cwinen

ealo-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-geweorc, es; n.

Ale-work, brewingcervĭsiæ coctio

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Ale-work, brewing; cervĭsiæ coctio On ðære byrig wæs ǽrest ealo-geweorc ongunnen in that city ale-brewing was first begun, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 35

in-swógenness

(n.)
Grammar
in-swógenness, e; f.

violent entrance

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A rushing in with a loud sound, violent entrance Hé mid ðæs unclǽnan gástes inswógennisse þrycced wæs spiritus inmundi invasione premebatur, Bd. 2, 5 ; S.507, 4

Langa-land

(n.)
Grammar
Langa-land, es; n.

Langeland

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Langeland an island in the Baltic belonging to Denmark On bæcbord him wæs Langaland ... and ðás land call hýraþ tó Denemearcan, Ors. 1, 1: Swt 19, 35

médren-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
médren-gecynd, es; n.

Nature derived from the mother

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Nature derived from the mother Hé wæs sóð man þurh his médrengecynd (méddrengecynd) he was very man in the nature derived from his mother, Wulfst. 17, 7

ge-fremednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fremednes, -ness, e; f.

An accomplishmentfulfilmenteffectperfectioeffectus

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An accomplishment, fulfilment, effect; perfectio, effectus He hraðe ða gefremednesse ðære árfestan béne wæs fylgende mox effectum piæ postulātiōnis consĕcūtus est, Bd. 1, 4; S. 475, 31

ge-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To leavederelinquĕre

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Ðæt gelǽfed wæs quod superfuit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 37

swót

(adj.)
Grammar
swót, adj.
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Sweet Ðæt hús gefylled wæs of suót stenc ðæs smirinese domus impleta est ex odore ungenti, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 3. Mid swótum wyrtum, Nar. 49, 8

un-getemed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getemed, adj.

Untamed

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Untamed Se wilda fola hæfde getácnunge ealles óðres folces, ðe wæs ðágyt hǽðen and ungetemed, Hontl. Th. i. 208, 23. Tígan tó ungetemedra horsa swuran, 432, 33

Linked entry: ge-temian

un-sliten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sliten, adj.

Unrent

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Unrent Ðæt cyrtel wæs unslitten,... Cuoedon: Ne tóslíte (scindamus) ué hiá the coat was unrent ... They said: Let us not rend it, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 23

cniht-leás

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H. 113 b' substitute Hé for ðǽre sárignysse wæs him ána cnihtleás on his inran búre, and hine sylfne ðǽrinne beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 395

clyppan

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Ꝥte clioppende (cliopende, R.) wæs ut complexus esset, Mk. L. 9, 36. Add

hréran

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Ic wæs syxtýne síðum on sǽbáte mere hrérendum . . . eágorstreámas I have been sixteen times on a sea-going boat that ploughed through the waves, An. 491. Add