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wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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pain, suffering, misery Is fela yfela and mistlícra gelimpa wíde mid mannum ; and eal hit is for synnum ; and gyt weorþeþ máre, ðæs ðe béc secgaþ, wracu and gedreccednes, ðonne ǽfre ǽr wǽre on worulde, Wulfst. 91, 7. Nis mé wracu ne gewin. ðæt ic God

dóm-setl

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Tó dómsetlum ad subsellia, ad tribunal, Germ. 393, 61. Þæt hí on ðám micclum dóme ofer twelf dómsetl sittende beóð tó démenne eallum mannum, Hml. Th. i. 542, 20. Add

glær

(n.)
Grammar
glær, es; n.
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sucina (sucinum est electrum arboris, i. resina), Germ. 397, 21

glíwere

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Substitute: a jester, buffoon Glíwere scurra, Germ. 396, 320. one who unworthily aims at pleasing, an obsequious follower, a parasite Spilra, glíwera parasitorum (cf. parasitus leás ólecere, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 36), An. Ox. 679: 6, 13.

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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To care for, take care of, take heed to, heed, observe, regard, keep; cum gen. acc Ic gýme mín wedd I will keep my covenant, Lev. 26, 42. Ic geornor gýme ymb ðæs gǽstes forwyrd ðonne ðæs líchoman I care more earnestly about the spirit's destruction than

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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Ger. (v. Richthofen, the Heliand and Graff), but in A. Sax. it is found only in the special sense, which belongs also to the O. Frs., of a decision which follows an appeal to the Deity.

á-scippan

(v.)
Grammar
á-scippan, p. scóp
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Ger. ar-scaffan efficere.]

Linked entry: á-sceppan

ǽr-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæder, indecl. in sing, but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A forefatherfatherpropatorpater

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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622

gást-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
gást-sunu, gǽst-sunu; gen. a; dat. a, u; acc. u; pl. nom. acc. a, o, u; gen. a, ena; dat. um; m.

A spiritual sonChristspīrĭtālis fīliusChristus

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A spiritual son, Christ; spīrĭtālis fīlius, Christus Ahangen wæs on Caluarie Godes gástsunu the spiritual Son of God was hanged up on Calvary, Elen. Kmbl. 1342; El. 673

Linked entry: gǽst-sunu

and-werdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-werdan, and-wirdan, and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan; p. de; pp. od [and, word a word: Goth. and-waúrdyan to answer, waúrd a word: Ger. antwort an answer]

To answerrespondere

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To answer; respondere Abram hire andwerde Abram ei respondit. Gen. 16, 6

Linked entries: and-wirdan and-wyrdan

cnæp

Grammar
cnæp, cnæpp.
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For third passage substitute Ofer scittisce cneppas trans [s]cotianorum juga, Germ. 397, 539, for bracket at end substitute: [v. N. E. D. knap, knop], and add: top of a hill On þorndúnes cnep; of ðane cneppe, C.

ge-rówan

(v.)
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L. 8, 26. to traverse in a vessel, row along a boundary Ða ic sylf stundum gerád, stundum gereów, C. D. v. 331, 2

Linked entry: rówan

ge-erian

(v.)
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On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, C. D. ii. 398, 20. .iii. æceras geerian on heora ágenre hwíle and mid heora ágenan sǽda gesáwan, iv. 306, 27. Add

tó-hlecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hlecan, (Ρ); p. -hlæc; pl. -hlǽcon; pp. -hlocen

To disjoin,pull to pieces

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In the glosses among which the word occurs initial h before a consonant does not seem to be inserted elsewhere, though it is twice omitted, in lecum rimosae, 400, 69, wisligendre sibilantis, 394, 278) diuulsa, Germ. 398, 112

ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting sempĭternus, æternus

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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; sempĭternus, æternus Ðis ys sóþlice éce líf hæc est autcm vīta æterna. Jn. Bos. 17, 3. Onwód éce feónd folcdriht wera the eternal foe pervaded the nation of men. Cd. 64; Th. 76, 23; Gen. 1261. Ðé síe éce hérenis eternal

Linked entry: ǽce

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Frs. al, ol: Dut. al, alle, alles: Ger. all, aller, alle, alles: M. H. Ger. al, inflected aller, alliu, alleȝ, elliu, elle, alle: O. H. Ger. al, all: Goth. alls: Dan. Swed. al: Icel. allr, öll, allt, ale: Grk. ὅλος.]

Linked entries: al all eall

scericge

(n.)
Grammar
scericge, an; f.
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Ger. scern scurrilitas, spectaculum; scernari scurra, histrio ) on úrum geþeóde, Shrn. 140, 11

treppan

(v.)
Grammar
treppan, p. te.
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Ger. treppe a step.] to trap Hió [tr]e[p]te inretivit, Kent. Gl. 211

Linked entry: træppan

un-gehírsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gehírsumness, e; f.

Want of submissiondisobedience

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Ger. un-gihórsamí inobedientia.]

glind

(n.)
Grammar
glind, a fence of boards(?),
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Ger. gi-lindi railings. v. Gall. 439.]