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ágend-freá

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-freá, an; m.

The owning lordpossessordominuspossessor

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The owning lord, possessor; dominus, possessor He heofona is and ðisse eorþan ágend-freá he is the owning Lord of heaven and of this earth, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 10; Gen. 2141: Beo. Th. 3770; B. 1883

Linked entry: ágend-frió

be-prenan

(v.)
Grammar
be-prenan, be-preðan

To winknictare

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To wink; nictare Tele nú ða lenge ðære hwíle, ðe ðú ðín éage on beprenan [bepreðan, Cott.] mǽge compare now the length of the time, wherein thou mayest wink thine eye, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 7

dreám-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
dreám-leás, adj.

Joyless, sad mæstus

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Ðis is dreámleás hús this is a joyless house, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 22; Cri. 1628

dwol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dwol-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, erring, heretical stultus, hærĕtĭcus

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Foolish, erring, heretical; stultus, hærĕtĭcus Nis ðis nán dwollíc sagu this is not a foolish saying, Jud. 15, 19. Hý adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11

fit

(n.)
Grammar
fit, fitt, e; f.

A songpoemcantĭlēnacarmen

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A song, poem; cantĭlēna, carmen Ðá se Wísdóm ðas fitte asungen hæfde when Wisdom had sung this song, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 106, 29. On fitte in song, verse, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 17; Met. Einl. 9

Linked entry: fittan

for-wordenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-wordenes, -weorþenes, -ness, e; f. [pp. forworden perished]

A coming to nothingperishingruinintĕrĭtus

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A coming to nothing, perishing, ruin; intĕrĭtus Ðis wæs swíðe gedyrfsum geár hér on lande þurh wæstma forwordenessa this was a very grievous year in the land through the perishing of fruits, Chr. 1105; Erl. 240, 15

Linked entry: for-weorþenes

bodung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
bodung-dæg, es; m.

An annunciation dayannuntiationis dies

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An annunciation day; annuntiationis dies Ðes dæg is geháten Annuntiatio Sanctæ Mariæ, ðæt is Marian bodungdæg gecweden this day is called Annuntiatio Sanctæ Mariæ, which is interpreted, the annunciation-day of Mary, Homl. Th. i. 200, 25

heofon-beácen

(n.)

the sun

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If this be accepted heofon-beácen would be the sun

ostre

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Add: — Gif þú ostran habban wylle, þonne clǽm þú þíne wynstran hand ðám gemete þe þú ostran on handa hæbbe, and dó mid sexe oððe mid fingre swylce þú ostran scénan wylle, Tech. ii. 124, 12-14

sǽ-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wiht, e; f.

A sea-animal

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A sea-animal Ðeós eorþe is Berende missenlícra fugela and sǽwihta this land is productive of divers fowls and sea-animals (the Latin has insula ... avium ferax terra marique diversi generis), Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 15

æf-éstian

(v.)
Grammar
æf-éstian, -éstigan ; p. ode ; pp. od

To envybe envious of or atinvidere

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To envy, be envious of or at; invidere Ðes iunga man ne æféstigaþ on nánum þingum, ðe he hér gesihþ this young man is envious at nothing, which he here seeth, Th. Apol. 14, 25: Cot. 119

Linked entry: ge-æféstian

eorþ-tudor

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-tudor, gen. -tudres; n. [tuddor progeny]

Progeny of earth, menterrestris prōgĕnies, hŏmĭnes

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Progeny of earth, men; terrestris prōgĕnies, hŏmĭnes Ðis ys se dæg de Drihten geworhte eallum eorþtudrum eádgum to blisse this is the day which the Lord made for bliss to all happy men. Ps. Th. 117, 22

erming

(n.)
Grammar
erming, es; m.

A miserable or wretched beingmĭser

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A miserable or wretched being; mĭser Ðæt is sió án frófer erminga æfter ðám ermþum ðisses lífes that is the only comfort of the wretched after the calamities of this life, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 29

Linked entry: irming

fót-swile

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swile, -swyle, es; m.

A foot-swellingpĕdis tŭmor

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Ðes drænc is gód wið fótswilum this drink is good for foot-swellings, Lchdm. iii. 50, 12

searu-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
searu-wundor, es; n.
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A wonderful thing in implements or engines (v. searu, , and cf. searu-píl. The term is applied to Grendel's arm, which had been torn away by Beowulf) Eode scealc monig searowundor seón, Beo. Th. 1844; B. 920

un-geleáflíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáflíc, adj.

Incredible

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Incredible Ðæt án þing wǽre ungeleáflíc on ðære race geset, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 12. Ðæt wile þincan ungeleáflíc eallum ðǽm ðe ða stówe on uferum tídum geseóð, Lchdm. iii. 438, 14: Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 9

Linked entry: un-geleáfullíc

weorold-gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gítsung, e ; f.
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Greed for this world's goods, covetousness Ne mæg fira nán wísdóm timbran, ðǽr ðǽr woruldgítsung (cf. gítsung, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 12) beorg oferbrǽdeþ. Met. 7, 12. Hí cumaþ of woruldgítsunga. Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 15

dreccan

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Gif þú þis dón ne miht, drece ús lóca hú þú wylle, Hml. S. 7, 115. Gewǽce vel drecce fatigat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 27. Hí geféngon tó dreccenne þone fíftan bróðor, Hml. S. 25, 148. Add

haga

(n.)
Grammar
haga, a berry.
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Gl. 572, 45.] used as a type of a thing of no value Hagan gignalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 16

haga

(n.)
Grammar
haga, an; m.

A haw, berry of the hawthorn; also used to signify any thing of no valuefrute cinum, cornum, ramnum

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A haw, berry of the hawthorn; also used to signify any thing of no value [?], [cf. Chaucer's 'not worth an hawe'] Hagan gignalia, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 24; Wrt. Voc. 33, 24. Hagan quisquilia, 285, 31