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réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Récelést, Met. 25, 53. Hí for heora slǽwþe and for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten ðara monna þeáwas ðe on heora dagum foremǽroste wǽron, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 34.

geómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
geómor-mód, geómer-mód, giómor-mód; adj.

Sad of mind, sorrowfulmæstus anĭmo

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Hie engel Drihtnes gemitte geómormóde an angel of the Lord met her sad in mood, Cd. 103; Th. 137, 3; Gen. 2168. Heó wǽron geómormóde they were sorrowful, Elen. Kmbl. 1107; El. 555: 825; El. 413.

seófung

(n.)
Grammar
seófung, e; f.
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Forlǽtan ða seófunga his eormþa miseras fugare querelas, 29, 3; Fox 106, 20: Met. 16, 7

singallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
singallíce, adv.
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Hine ǽghwon*-*an God singallíce simle gehealdeþ, Met. 7, 46 : Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 27

Linked entry: ge-singallícode

un-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽred, adj.

Untaughtunlearnedignorant

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Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 15: Met. 28, 1

Linked entry: un-gelǽred

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; pp. [ge-]cnóden.
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Wæs se heretéma (Theodoric) Críste gecnóden (cf. hé wæs Crísten, Bt. 1; F. 2, 6) the leader bore the Christian name, Met. 1, 32

efen-swíþe

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-swíþe, adv.
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Manigu óþru gesceaft efnswíðe him ( the elements ) winnað betweox him (cf. manega óþru gesceafta beóþ á swá ungeþwǽra betwux him, Bt. 21; F. 74, 16), Met. 11, 44

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.
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Met. 22, 31: 62. Mǽst and fyrmest, Ps. Th. 121, 7. Add Hé þár mycel gód gegaderode. . . þá hyt eall mǽst gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1065; P. 190, 28. Mǽst ealle Africe gecirdon tó Geoweorþan universum pene Africam regno suo junxit. Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 228, 26

mis-lic

Grammar
mis-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic sóðfæstum þurh mislic bleó mód oncyrre, 363. ( 2) different, various :-- Nǽron mislice mettas and drencas, Met. 8, 9. Þæt synt mistlice geearnunga fulfremedra manna, Ps. Th. 44, 15.

un-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leóf, adj.

Not dearnot belovedodioushateful

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Gigantmæcgas, Gode unleófe, Metode láðe, 77, 1; Gen. 1268. Wigláf seah on unleófe ( the followers who had failed Beowulf in his need ), Beo. Th. 5719; B. 2863

ge-dréfan

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Met. 5, 23. Seó stemn þǽre heortan bið swíþe gedréfed on þǽm gebede, Bl. H. 19, 10. Wearð seó æðele gedryht gedréfed þurh þæs deófles gehygdo.

Finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Finnas, gen. a; pl. m.
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Bos.] to the White Sea, as defined by Ohthere in the following example Ne métte Ohthere nán gebún land, syððan he fram his ágnum háme [Hálgoland, q. v.] fór; ac him wæs ealne weg wéste land on ðæt steór-bord, bútan fisceran, and fugeleran, and huntan

fægnung

(n.)
Grammar
fægnung, e; f.

A rejoicing, exultation jubĭlātio, exultātio

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On fægnunga hí rípaþ in exultātiōne mĕtent, Ps. Spl. 125, 6, 8. Fægnunga Godes exultātiōnes Dei, 149, 6

Linked entry: ge-fægnung

mór-berige

(n.)
Grammar
mór-berige, an; f.
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A mulberry: — Hí mid mórberium gebyldon þá ylpas (to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they showed them the blood of grapes and mulberries, 1 Macc. 6, 34), for ðám ðe mórberian him is metta leófost, Hml. S. 25, 576

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Met. Fox 13, 2; Met. 13, 1. Gif giet lǽst mína lára if even now he obey my counsels, Cd. 29; Th. 39, 2; Gen. 618. Ne wæs ðá giet wiht geworden there was as yet nothing made, 5; Th. 7, 8; Gen. 103. Nǽfre git never yet, Beo. Th. 1171; B. 583.

Linked entries: giet geot

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Met. Fox 13, 40; Met. 13, 20. Micel ic gedeorfe multum laboro, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 25. Oftor micle much oftener, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 37; Met. 19, 19. Hé wæs micle ðé blíðra, 9, 63; Met. 9, 32. Swíðe micle scyrtran ymbhwearft, 28, 14; Met. 28, 7.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Met. Fox 11, 116; Met. 11, 58. Twegen unþeáwas hreósaþ on ǽnne man duorum vitiorum languor irruit, Past. 62, 1; Swt. 457, 9. Wongas hreósaþ the plains shall sink away, Exon. 19 b; Th. 51, 5; Cri. 811.

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Met. Fox 26, 225; Met. 26, 119. Eádgár ðis wáce forlét líf ðis lǽne, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 32. Suelce hé cwǽde ic eów onlǽne ðás gewítendan and ic eów geselle ða þurwuniendan.

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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Lufie mon ðone man, and hatige his unþeáwas, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 8: Met. 27, 32: Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 27: Met. 16, 24. Ýdel bið seó lár ðe ne gehǽlð ðære sáwle leahtras and unðeáwas, Homl. Th. i. 60, 35.

BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.
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Met. Fox 20, 85; Met. 20, 43. Seó býsen ðæs rihtan geleáfan Angel cyricean to Róme gelǽded wæs exemplum catholicæ fidei Anglorum Romam perlatum est, Bd. 4, 18; S. 587, 11: 2, l; S. 590, 26: 4, 23; S. 595, 10.

Linked entries: bísen bigsen bísen