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ge-limp

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Þǽr eardode sum man Garganus geháten: of his gelimpe ( he was accidentally shot) wearð seó dún swá gecíged, Hml. Th. i. 502, II. Hé þá hire árehte ealle his gelymp, and æt þáre sprǽcan ende him feóllon teáras of ðám eágum, Ap.

hálgung

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Th. i. 360, 32. hallowing, holding in honour as holy. v. hálgian; Seó hálgung þæs mǽran naman Godes ongann ús mannum þá þá Críst wearð geflǽschamed ; ac seó ylce hálgung wunað on écnysse, for ðan ðe wé on ðám écan lífe bletsiað and herigað ǽfre Godes

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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Tirgen to get weary, Misc. 12, 362. Tariento fatigue, Chauc. Terren to wraþþe provocare ad iram, Wick. Deut. 4, 25. Terwyn̄ or make wery lasso, fatigo, terwyd lassatus, fatigatus, Prompt. Parv. 489

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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Heora deófolgild wearð tówend, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 158. where the object is of great extent, to overthrow, destroy God ealne ðone eard tówende Dominus subvertit omnem regionem, Gen. 19, 25. Ðá tówænde se cyning heora winsuman burh, Homl. Ass. 102, 8.

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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His fót wearð ásliden, 320, 9: 81, 25. Se cniht feóll of ðám munte . . . hwǽr se líchama þæs áslidenan cnihtes mihte beón funden, 212, 29.

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd. Th. 247, 13 ; Dan. 496. Swefn, 257, 7; Dan. 654. Hé ne wisse word swefnes sínes, 223, 27 ; Dan. 126. Com on sefan hwurfan swefnes wóma, 222, 25 ; Dan. 110 : Elen. Kmbl. 142 ; El. 71.

Linked entry: swefn

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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wearð wíde geond þeódland geweorðad, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 23: Exon. Th. 19, 26; Cri. 306. the continent(?) Fýr cymþ and hit gefealþ ǽrest on Sceotta land ... and hit ðonne færþ on Brytwealas ... and ðonne hit færþ on Angelcyn ...

þrǽl

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl, es; m.
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Wé witan ðæt þurh Godes gyfe þrǽl wearð tó þegene, and ceorl tó eorle, L. Eth. vii. 21; Th. i. 334, 8.

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, fiell, es; m.

deathdestruction

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Hé on fylle wearð he slipped and fell, B. 1544. Hé næs ácweald ðurh ðám heálican fylle (the fall from the pinnacle of the temple), Hml. Th. ii. 300, 20. Mid þý fylle (hryre, v. l. ruina) ðæs wáges, Gr. D. 125; 5.

Linked entries: fiell fyll

fremming

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Þurh ðæs Hálgan Gástes fremminge wearð Críst ácenned on dǽre menniscnysse, i. 198, 31. the doing of an action Se Hǽlend hæfde þone gódan willan tó ðám fóstre and þá mihte tó ðǽre fremminge, Hml. Th. i. 184, 22: 306, 8: Hml.

sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Ðam æt sæcce wearð Weohstán bana méces ecgum Weohstan felled him in fight with the edge of the falchion, 5218; B. 2612. Nægling geswác æt sæcce ( in fight with the fire-drake ), 5355; B. 2681.

Linked entry: sæccan

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Sunne wearð ádwǽsced, Cri. 1133. Móna biþ ádwǽsced, Bl. H. 93, 18: Angl. viii. 315, 38. Ádwǽscedum extirpatis (fomitibus ), An. Ox. 1134. to put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Ðæt se sáwle weard lífes wísdóm forloren hæbbe, se ðe nú ne giémeþ hwæþer his gǽst sié earm þe eádig, Exon. Th. 95, 4; Cri. 1552.

for-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþ, comp. m. -cúþera, -cúþra; sup. m. -cúþesta, -cuþosta; adj. [cúþ known, excellent]

Perversebadinfamouswickedperversusmălusnēquam

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Wearþ he and ealle his geferan forcúþran andwyrsan ðonne ǽnig óðer gesceaft he and all his companions became more wicked and worse than any other creature, i. 10, 35.

Linked entries: fercúþ for-cúþlic

for-faran

(v.)
Grammar
for-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [for-, faran to go] .

to go or pass awayperishperīreto cause to pass awaycause to perishto destroyperdĕre

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Wearþ micel his heres forfaren many of his army were destroyed, 1067; Erl. 204, 9. Fordoes ł forfæras perdiderit, Mt. Kmb. Lind. 10, 39

Linked entry: for-ferian

mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maidengirlvirgin

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Ðá wearþ ðæs mægdnes mód miclum geblissad, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 3; Jul. 608. Hit sealde ðam mǽdene (the daughter of Herodias), and ðæt mǽden hit sealde hire méder, Mk. Skt. 6, 28. Gif hwá mǽden nýdnǽme si quis violenter virginem opprimat, L. C.

Linked entry: mǽden

ge-nip

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nip, es; pl. nom. acc. -nipu; n.

A mist, cloud, darkness, obscuritynĕbŭla, cālīgo, nūbes, tĕnebræ

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Wearþ genip, and ofersceadede híg facta est nūbes, et obumbrāvit eos, Lk. Bos. 9, 34. Ðæt genip stód æt ðæs geteldes dura the cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle, Ex. 33, 10: Cd. 8; Th. 9, 9; Gen. 139.

cíle

Grammar
cíle, l. cile,
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Þec hergen byrnende fýr and beorht sumor, wearme wederdagas . . . And þec ceolas weorðian, forst and snáw, winterbiter weder, Az. 103. v. céle, cýle (l. cele, cyle) in Dict. and at cýle dele foreign forms in bracket

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandmanhomo liber, rusticus, colonus a man, husbandvir, maritusa free man

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wearþ to eorle, sangere to sacerde, and bócere to biscope we know that, by the grace of God, a slave has risen to a thane, and a ceorl [free man] has risen to an earl, a singer to a priest, and a scribe to be a bishop, L.

Linked entry: ciorl

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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He wæs Godes bearn swá hraðe swá he mannes bearn wearþ he was the Son of God so soon as he became the Son of man, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 1. Swíðe hræðe repente, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 166, 14.

Linked entry: hræde