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sár-benn

(n.)
Grammar
sár-benn, e; f.

A painful wound

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A painful wound Wæs ðæs hálgan líc sárbennum soden, swáte bestémed, bánhús ábrocen, blód ýþum weóll, Andr. Kmbl. 2479; An. 1241. Sárbennum gesóht, Exon. Th. 163, 11; Gú. 992

gafol-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol-freó, adj.

Free from taxtribute

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Free from tax or tribute Ic habbe gifen ... ðat cotlíf ðé ic wæs boren inne ... and áne hýde ... scotfré and gafolfré, C. D. iv. 215, 33. Gauelfré, 191, 18

ongeán-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
ongeán-weard, adj.

Going against or towards

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Going against or towards Hé him ongeán-weard wæs he was on his way to meet him, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 284, 32. Ongeánwurde obvia, Hpt. Gl. 499, 65

ge-wunelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wunelíc, -wunolíc; adj.

Accustomedwontedusualordinaryconsuetus

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Ðæm eádberhte wæs gewunelíc ðæt he wunode on dýgolre stówe that Eadberht was in the habit of dwelling in a secret place, Shrn. 82, 9: 88, 1. Eall ðæt wæs gewunelíc on ðisan lande all that was usual in this land, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 13: Blickl.

Linked entry: wune-líc

ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasantpleasinggratefulacceptablefitjŏcundusgrātusplăcĭtuscomplăcĭtusacceptus

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Forðam hyt wæs swá gecwéme befóran ðé quoniam sic fuit plăcĭtum ante te, Mt. Bos. 11, 26 : Jn. Bos. 8, 29.

a-wellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wellan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to bubbleto wellfacere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat

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To cause to bubble, to well; facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat Hreðor innan wæs wynnum awelled the breast within was welled with joy, Andr. Kmbl. 2037; An. 1021

Linked entry: on-willan

a-þrintan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þrintan, p. -þrant, pl. -þrunton; pp. -þrunten [a out, þrintan to swell]

To swell uptumere

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To swell up; tumere Ic ða wiht geseah, womb wæs aþrunten I saw the creature, its belly was swollen up, Exon. 109 b ; Th. 419, 7 ; Rä. 38, 2

Linked entry: aþrunten

eofor-cumbol

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-cumbol, eofur-curnbol, -cumbul, es; n. [cumbol a banner]

A boar-banner signum ad apri similĭtūdinem fabrĭcātum

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A boar-banner; signum ad apri similĭtūdinem fabrĭcātum Ðǽr wæs on eorle ǽnlíc eoforcumbul there was on the man a beauteous boar-shaped ensign, Elen. Kmbl. 517; El. 259

Linked entry: cumbol

freomian

(v.)
Grammar
freomian, part. freomigende

To profitbe goodavailprōdessevălēre

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To profit, be good, avail; prōdesse, vălēre Ðæt ðære ylcan stówe myl wið fýre wæs freomigende ut pulvis lŏci illīus contra ignem văluĕrit, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 16

freórig-ferþ

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig-ferþ, adj.

Sad in soultristis anĭmo

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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Cwom freórigferþ ðá seó fǽmne wæs he, sad in soul, came to where the damsel was, Exon. 52 b; Th. 182, 30; Gú. 1318

fyrdleás

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrdleás, fierdleás; adj.

Without an army or forceexercĭtu cărens

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Without an army or force; exercĭtu cărens Hit ðonne fyrdleás wæs it was then without a force, Chr. 894; Th. 164, 29, col. 2; 165, 29, col. 1, 2

Linked entry: fierdleás

línen-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
línen-werd, adj.
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Dressed in linen Hé wæs línenwerd and his lendena wǽron ymbgirde he was clothed in linen, and his loins were girded, L. Ælfc. P. 17; Th. ii. 370, 11

Linked entry: -werd

maniend

(n.)
Grammar
maniend, es; m.

One who claims

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Se wæs ǽrest theloniarius ðaet is gafoles moniend he (St. Matthew) was first theloniarius, that is a tax-gatherer, Shrn. 131, 24

mold-græf

(n.)
Grammar
mold-græf, es; n.

A grave

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Wæs lǽded líc tó moldgræfe, Exon. 75 b; Th. 284, 1; Jul. 690. Ǽnra gehwylc from moldgrafum séceþ Meotudes dóm, 63 b; Th. 233, 13; Ph. 524

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, p. de; pp. ed

To allow, permitconcēdĕre, permittĕre

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To allow, permit; concēdĕre, permittĕre Wæs him seó rów gelýfed þurh lytel fæc repose was allowed them for a little time, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 5; Gú. 185

sundor-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-genga, an; m.
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-Sum fearhrýþer ðæs óþræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode, and him gewunode ðæt hé wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga, Blickl. Homl. 199, 5. Cf. án-genga

un-sceandlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sceandlíce, (?); adv.

Shamelessly

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Shamelessly Ic mé unsceandlíce [ the un- has been erased (properly. v. sceandlíce) in one MS. ], swá swá ic gewuna wæs, tómiddes heora gemengde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 372

ánga

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Dele <b>II,</b> and add Ic wæs mínra yldrena ánuga bearn, Shrn 36, 22. Mine ángan sáwle unicam meam animam, Ps. Th. 34, 17

dæg-steorra

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wæs ásend tóforan Drihtne, swá swá se dægsteorra gǽð beforan ðǽre sunnan, Hml. Th. i. 354, 33. Ðú geworhtest dægsteorran ( auroram ) and sunnan, Ps. Spl. 73, 17. Add

ge-lícweorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lícweorþ, ge-lícweorþe, ge-lícwirþe, ge-lícwyrþe; adj.
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Pleasing, agreeable to Enoch wæs Gode gelícwurðe, Hml. S. 16, 17. Ðonne mæg hé eówian ðǽr Gode suíðe gelícweorðe (lícwyrðe, v. l. ) forhæfdnesse, Past. 315, 19. v. wel-gelícwirþe