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ge-coren

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Þæt gecoreneste lectissima (uirgo ), 95, 43: 52, 66. approved, held in high esteem Ðysse wyrte syndon twá cynrena ... óþer ys tó lǽcedómum swýþe gecoren, Lch. i. 298, 6. (2 a) with dat. of person approving :-- Wæs ðæt Gode swíðe gecoren man on his dǽdum

of-þryccan

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Frec wasend ofþrihte gulosa ingluvies compressa, 3571. to subdue Hé þone deófol on helle mid his weágesíðum ofþrihte, Wlfst. 145, 4

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting mana warriorsoldiera noblestrenuous man

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Ðú eart weoroda God, wígendra hleó, helm alwihta, Exon. Th. 25, 31; Cri. 409. Wíggendra hleó, Eádmund cyning, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 18

or-lege

(n.)
Grammar
or-lege, es; n.

war, strife, hostilitya place where hostility is shewn

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(In both passages the word seems to mean the place which Guthlac had selected for his dwelling, and from which the evil spirits, that before occupied it, wished to drive him. ) Hafaþ nú se hálga helle bireáfod ealles ðæs gafoles ðe hí geárdagum in ðæt

Linked entry: or-læg

on-innan

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Þonne þǽr micel stán . . . oninnan fealþ, Bt. 6; F. 14, 29 : B. 71 : 2089. as prep. preceding the governed word Gefealden oninnan ðæs synfullan monnes ingeðonce, Past. 243, Hí hira yfel helað oninnan him selfum, 449, 9. following the governed word Hire

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Hell In þám fæstenne gebróht brought to Hell, Wal. 71. an implement that closes or confines; claustrum Óstiges copses fæstene in nodosi cippi claustrum, An. Ox. 3252. Heó fégeð mec (hemp) on fæsten, Rä. 26, 9.

FEN

(n.)
Grammar
FEN, fenn, fæn, fænn, es; n. m.

FENmarshmuddirtpăluslŭtumlīmussordes

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Se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten who held the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 208; B. 104. Hió wyrcþ ðæt fenn ðe man háteþ Meotedisc it forms the fen which is called Mæotis, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 19.

Linked entries: fæn fenn feon fien

híwan

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Hína gemǽre boundary of land held by the híwan (?), 24. Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, Ll. Th. i. 46, 9. Hí áxodon æt þám híwum hwæðer Petrus ðǽr wununge hæfde, Hml. S. 10, 111.

ge-sécan

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Godes Sunu hié hæfde gesóht, 13, 3. in order to help Gesóhte uisitauit, Lk. L. R. l, 68. Hé ús gesóhte hider on middangeard, Bl. H. 129, ii: ii. 34.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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D. light; 7) Cóm þegen Hílendes hám tó helle . . . segde ús þætte seolfa God wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan. Árás þá ánra gehwylc . . . wǽron ealle þæs fægen, þæt Drihten wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan, Sat. 426-436. to come to a place, approach (v.

ETAN

(v.)
Grammar
ETAN, to etanne; part. etende; ic ete, ðú etest, etst, itst, ytst, ætst, he, heó, hit, yt, ytt, et, ett, eteþ, ieteþ, iteþ, yteþ, pl. etaþ; p. ic, he æt, ðú ǽte, pl. ǽton; subj. indef. ic ete, æte, pl. eten; p. ǽte, pl. ǽten; pp. eten; v.a.

EAT, consume, devourĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre

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To EAT, consume, devour; ĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre Ðú scealt greót etan thou shalt eat dust [grit ], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 9; Gen. 909: 43; Th. 57, 28; Gen. 935. Seó leó bringþ hungregum hwelpum hwæt to etanne the lioness brings to hungry whelps

ge-hínan

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Hwearf þá tó helle, þá hé ; gehéned wæs, Godes andsaca, Sat. 190. Nú sind gehýnde and gehæfte in helle grund deófla cempan, Cri. 562. to treat with contempt, despise Hé gehéneð ðone ðe mec sende spernit eum qui me misit, Lk. L. 10, 16.

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, an [but the singular rarely occurs] ; m.

A parentancestorfatherforefatherpredecessorelder

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Úre ieldran ða ðe ðás stówa ǽr hióldon hié lufodon wísdóm our forefathers who formerly held these places, loved wisdom, Past. Pref.; Swt. 5, 14 : Exon.47 a ; Th. 160, 20; Gú. 946.

Linked entries: ældran ildra

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Mæg secgan se ðe wyle sóð sprecan, ðæt se mondryhten, . . . ðonne hé gesealde helm and byrnan healsittendum, . . . gúðgewǽdu, wraðe (armour that ought to have proved of assistance to him; or wraðe; adv. ?) forwurpe, Beo. Th. 5736; B. 2872.

á-hwǽr

Grammar
á-hwǽr, l. -hwer, -wer,
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Áhwǽr (ówer, v. l. ) elles búton on helle, Gr. D. 303, 5. Gif hí mihton þone here áhwǽr útene betræppen, Chr. 992; P. 127, 13. Ealle his sceattas þe hí mihton áhwár þǽr geáxian, 1064; P. 190, 18. Þá wísuste menu hé áwár gecneów, 995; P. 128, 21.

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Th. 5866; B. 2937. weary at heart, sad, grieved Ne mæg wérig mód wyrde wiðstondan, ne se hreó hyge helpe gefremman a soul that is sad may not stand against fate, nor the mind that mourns minister help, Exon. Th. 287, 16; Wand. 15.

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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máre embe ða sceandlícan tyslunge búton ðæt ús secgaþ béc ðæt se beó ámánsumod ðe hǽðenra manna þeáwas hylt on his lífe and his ágen cynn unwurþaþ mid ðam I tell you, brother Edward, that you do wrong to forsake the English customs that your fathers held

þríste

(adv.)
Grammar
þríste, adv.

Boldlyconfidentlywithout apprehension, fear, hesitation, reservewithout sense of shamepresumptuouslyaudaciously

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Gé him þríste oftugon ye had no misgivings when ye refused them help, Exon. Th. 92, 18; Cri. 1510.

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Ne ic mé herehlóþe helle þegna swíðe onsitte, Exon. Th. 166, 15; Gú. 1043. Ðæt is ðæt án ðæs ic eallan dæg mé onsitte, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 730. Hí onsǽton and ondrédon ðæt wé heom grame beón woldon, 23, 273.

FLÓR

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓR, gen. flóre; dat. flóre, flóra; acc. flór, flóre; f: flór, es; m.

A FLOORpăvimentumsŏlumārea

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Flór áttre weól the floor [of hell] boiled with venom, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 8; Sat. 318: 213; Th. 267, 17; Sat. 39.