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grund

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</b> a portion of cultivated land :-- Se God sé þás grundas geworhte geunne ús grówende gife ꝥ ús corna gehwylc cume tó nytte, Lch. i. 404, ii. v. eár-grung, eormen-grund, hell-grund

dǽlan

(v.)
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Sceal þín hrá dǽlan, An. 954. to separate one's self from another, to part, depart (cf. sie fan iró drohtine délian skoldun, Hel. 4774) Ic feor gewíte, fleáme dǽle elongavi fugiens, Ps.

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Ic landes sumne dǽl sumum wífe hiere dæg forgæaf and æfter hiere dæge twám yrfeweardum I granted a certain portion of land to a certain woman for her life, and after her death to be held for two other lives, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 5, 10.

sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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Sinces brytta, aðelinga helm ( Pharaoh ), Cd. Th. 111, 18 ; Gen. 1857. Sinces hyrde, Melchisedec, 126, 27 ; Gen. 2101

storm

(n.)
Grammar
storm, es ; m.
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Th. 206, 30 ; Exod. 459. violent attack, cf. to storm a place Ðis is stronglíc, nú ðes storm becom, þegen mid þreáte ( of the harrying of hell ), Cd. Th. 288, 26 ; Sat. 387.

Linked entry: stearm

full-gán

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Hí ðínum willan woldon fulgán, Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 24. with the idea of help, service Sceaft nytte heóld, feðergearwum fús fláne fulleóde the shaft did its office well, swift-winged helped on the arrow-head, B. 3119.

rǽd

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</b> with negative, (no) plan to help oneself :-- Mín heorte and mín mód mé for-léton, tó þám þæt ic mé nyste nǽnne rǽd cor meum dereliquit me, Ps. Th. 39, 14.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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Hé ne wolde ða sceonde (the drunkenness of Noah ) hleómágum helan. Cd. Th. 95, 20; Gen. 1581. Scande ignominia (v. second passage in I.), Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 19. Flǽ sc scandum þurhwaden, Exon. Th. 78, 32 ; Cri. 1283.

úre

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, adj. pronoun.

ourours

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Úrum sceal sweord and helm ... bám gemǽne, Beo. Th. 5312; B. 2659. Similar entries v. úser

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Háteþ ðonne heáhcyning helle betýnan, fýres fulle then the mighty king shall command [them] to close hell, full of fire, Salm. Kmbl. 349; Sal. 174.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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IIIb. to take possession of (cf. giseban thana hélagon gést énigan man warón, Hél. 1003 :-- Waraþ hine wræclást, nales wunden gold, Exon. Th. 288, 17 ; Wand. 32. to ward off. v. warenian, II. 3 Ðæt wit unc wíte warian sceolden, Cd.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Cf. swín-líca, eofor-cumbol, -líc Swín ofer helme, Beo. Th. 2577; B. 1286. Æt ðæm áde wæs éþgesýne swátfáh syrce, swýn eal-gylden, eofer írenheard, 2227; B. 1111

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

geat

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Helle gatu (geatt, L.), Mt. 16, 18. Gættana portarum Rtl. 59, 21. Neirxna wonges gætto paradisi portas, 124, 7. the gate, doorway of a building Geat janua, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 13.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Ís sceal brycgian wæter helm wegan (water must wear a helm of ice), Exon. Th. 338, 5 ; Gen. Ex. 74. Wegan máððum to wear a jewel, Beo. Th. 6023 ; B. 3015.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

N

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Icel. nauð) is given, is the following Nýd byþ nearu on breóste oft tó helpe niða bearnum, and tó hǽle gehwæðre weorðeþ heó ðeáh gif hí his hlystaþ ǽror. &nbsp; Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 8-13

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.
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Him írenna ecge ne mihton helpan æt hilde, 2683. írenum chalibis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 40. <b>II b.</b> a fetter :-- Gehéndun in fótcospum foet his, íren ðorhleórde sáwle his, Ps. Srt. 104, 18. Gebundne in írene, 106, 10. <b>II c.

wíglere

(n.)
Grammar
wíglere, (wiglere ?), weohlere, es; m.

A divinersoothsayeraugursorcerer

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Drýmen, and wiccan and óðre wígeleras beóð tó helle bescofene for heora scíncræftum, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 28. Wígulera magorum, hariolorum Hpt. Gl. 502, 51. Tunglera ł wí[g]lera Chaldaeorum ... wíhlera (?) printed wineena hariolorum 483, 5-10.

Linked entry: weohlere

steort

(n.)
Grammar
steort, es; m.
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Ðære helle hund ongan fægenian mid his steorte, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 17. Nym hyre ( the adder's) steort (caudam ), Ex. 4, 4. Sume wyrmas wǽren and sume fiscas ðe hæfden án heáfod and monigne steort.

Linked entry: stert

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Helpan ðám forðfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóð, ii. 356, 12. Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13. Búton wítnunge without exacting a penalty, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 19.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Nime man sealt and þreora ǽgra geolcan, swinge hit swiðe tógædere, 40, 22. to strike, dash Hé swang ðæt fýr on twá he drove back the fire on either hand (cf. that giswerk warð teswungan, bigan sunnun lioht hédrón an himile, Hél. 5634), Cd.