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sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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Th. 294, 14; Sat. 471: 244, 10; Dan. 446: Elen. Kmbl. 1057; El. 530: Exon. Th. 418, 2; Rä. 36, 13.

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Gloryvainglory

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Elen. Kmbl. 10 ; El. 5. Dryhten, hæleða wuldor, Andr. Kmbl. 2925; An. 1465. Ðý þriddan dæge beorna wuldor of deáðe árás, Dryhten ealra hæleða cynnes, Elen. Kmbl. 372; El. 186

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

gifeðe

(n.)
Grammar
gifeðe, es; n.

What is granted by fatelotfortunefate

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El. p. 108

FLÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLÁ, flaa; gen. dat. acc. flán; pl. nom. acc. flán; gen. flána; dat. flánum; f. [flae, gen. flaan = flán; f.]

An arrowa dartjavelinsăgittatēlumjăcŭlum

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Flána scúras showers of arrows, Elen. Kmbl. 234; El. 117: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 33; Jud. 221. Sí he mid stánum oftorfod oððe mid flánum ofscotod lăpĭdĭbus opprĭmētur aut confŏdiētur jăcŭlis, Ex. 19, 13: Ps. Th. 10, 2

Linked entries: flán

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUEfaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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He wearþ Criste getrýwe he became faithful unto Christ, Elen. Kmbl. 2068; El. 1035: Beo. Th. 2461; B. 1228. He eallum mannum sǽde and bodode ðæt wuldor his getrýwan þeówes omnĭbus fĭdēlis sui fămŭli glōriam prædĭcābat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 10.

ge-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beódan, p. -beád, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [ge-, beódan to command] .

to commandordersummonjŭbēremandāreto announceproclaimannuntiāreto offerproposegivegrantofferrepræbēre

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Th. 6211; B. 3110 : Elen. Kmbl. 551; El. 276. to announce, proclaim; annuntiāre Hit beó seofon nihtum geboden ǽr let it be announced seven days before, L.

swinsian

(v.)
Grammar
swinsian, p. ode
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Sǽ swinsade the sea made its music (but see swinsung, ), Elen. Kmbl. 479 ; El. 240. Hearpan hlyn, swinsigende swég, Cd. Th. 66, 8; Gen. 1081

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Iudas cwæþ ðæt hé wénde him trage [Kmbl. þrage] hnágre Judas said that he expected for himself humiliating pain, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668. Wéndon hie wera cwealmes þræge hnágran they expected the death of men, a still worse time, Andr.

gód-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dónd, gód-dénd.
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Th. 52, 2. one who does good to another, a benefactor Þá neát ongitað hira gðddénd, El. 359. Cf. yfel-dónd

fród

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Fród fyrngewritu ( the Old Testament ), El. 431

ge-dryht

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Wáron hwate weras gearwe tó gúðe . . ., fór folca gedryht, El. 27

be-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reccan, -reccean; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht.

to relaterecountexplainnarrareexponereto explain one's conductjustify one's selfse excusarese purgareaccusatorum criminibus respondere

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Els. 3, 2. to explain one's conduct, justify one's self; se excusare, se purgare, accusatorum criminibus respondere Hí simle séceaþ endleáse ládunga, hú hie bereccan [MS.

Linked entry: be-secgan

nese

(adv.)
Grammar
nese, ( = ne sí) ; adv.

No

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Syllaþ ús of eówrum ele ... Ðá andswarudun ða gleáwan, Nese, 25, 9. Ðá cwæþ hé : Nese (Lind. næsæ) fæder Abraham, Lk. Skt. 16, 30. Sume cwǽdon, he is gód; óðre cwǽdon, nese (Lind. næse), ac hé beswícþ ðis folc, Jn. Skt. 7, 12. Næsi, Jn.

Linked entry: næse

ge-scerpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scerpan, -scirpan, -scyrpan; p. te

To clothe, furnish, adorn, deckvestire, ornare

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Ele andwlitan gescyrpeþ oleum faciem exhilarat, Ps. Th. 103, 15. Ðá ðæt folc hine geseah swá gescyrpedne when the people saw him so furnished [i. e. with sword and spear, and riding on the king's horse ], Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 10: 5, 19; S. 638, 9, 10.

ænbręce

(n.)
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This in the facsimile of the MS. seems to be the form in El. 1029, the passage given in the Dict. under an-bróce (q. v.). If æþelu be taken as a noun, the first part of the word might be (?) ǽn (cf. ǽn-lic), and the meaning be unique (?)

be-lǽfan

(v.)
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Næs nán ele belǽfed tó his gebróðra bricum, 178, 20. intrans. To remain [for intrans. use in later English v. N. E. D. s. v. bielieve] Án of him ne beláf (-lǽfde, MS. C), Ps. Spl. 105, II. Hé hét t

ge-smyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyrian, -smirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian to smear]

To smearanointungĕre

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To smear, anoint; ungĕre Hí word hira wel gesmyredon, ele anlícast molliērunt sermōnes suos sŭper ŏleum, Ps. Th. 54, 21. Forðon gesmiride mec propter quod unxit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 18. Ðætte gesmiredon hire ut ungerent eum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 1.

Linked entry: ge-smirian

leód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
leód-fruma, an; m.

a patriarcha princechieftainking

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Kmbl. 3318; An. 1662: [Constantine], Elen. Kmbl. 382; El. 191. Mín leódfruma my lord, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 5; Kl. 8. Sethes cynn, leófes leódfruman, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 26; Gen. 1246.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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Hé hine Cyriacus syððan nemde níwan stefne he afterwards named him afresh Cyriacus, Elen. Kmbl. 2119; El. 1061. Emb stemn uicissim, Germ. 388, 77.

hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽl, e; f.

Health, safety, salvation, happinesssalusgood, luck, happinesssalus

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Héht hé Elenan hǽl ábeódan he bade them greet Elene, Elen. Kmbl. 2004; El 1003 : Beo. Th. 1311; B. 653. Ðíne hǽle syle salutare tuum da, Ps. Th. 84, 6