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a-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. -drenced; v. a.

To plunge underto immersedrownimmergere

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Caines ofspring eall wearþ adrenced on ðam deópan flód, ðe adyde mancinn Cain's offspring were all drowned in the deep flood, which destroyed mankind, Ælfc. T. 5, 24. Heora feóndas flód adrencte, Ps. Th. 105, 10: Ex. 14, 28

a-reccean

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccean, p. -reahte. -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

To tell outrelaterecountexpresstranslateenarrareeloquiexprimerereddere

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To tell out, relate, recount, express, translate; enarrare, eloqui, exprimere, reddere Hwá is ðæt ðe eall ða yfel, ðe hí dónde wǽron, mǽge areccean who is there that can relate all the evils which they did? Ors. 1, 8 ; Bos. 31, 24: Hy. 3, 17; Hy.

in-orf

(n.)
Grammar
in-orf, es ; n.

Household goods

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For hwilcum gylta férdest ðú ðus æfter mé and tówurpe eall mín inorf quam ob culpam meam sic exarsisti post me et scrutatus es omnem supellectilem meam ? Gen. 31, 36

Linked entries: orf in-irfe

meahtig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meahtig-líce, adv.

Mightilypowerfullywith might

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Mightily, powerfully, with might Ðæt is ðæt héhste gód ðæt hit eall swá mihtiglíce macaþ, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 32.

Linked entry: meahte-líce

and-cýþness

(n.)
Grammar
and-cýþness, e; f.
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Experience Hé wilnade þætte eall seó þeód þe hé fore wæs mid þǽre gife ðæs crístnan geleáfan gelǽred wǽre, þæs geleáfan ondcýðnesse (&-, v. l.) hé swíðust onféng on sigegefeohtum ellreordra cynna desiderans totam, cui praeesse coepit, gentem

Linked entry: cýþ-ness

efen-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-sárgian, p. ode
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To compassionate, sympathize Eálá ꝥ mín sáwl efensárgaþ þises wífes sáre dolori hujus mulieris anima mia compatitur, Gr. D. 216, 1. Þá rihtwísan þe lifgende beóþ ne efensárgiað ( compatiuntur ) ná þám unrihtwísum mannum deádum, 336, 18.

Linked entry: sárgian

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb; f.
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</b> add :-- Æfter þǽm eall þeós worold geceás Agustuses frið and his sibbe, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 17

cneórisn

(n.)
Grammar
cneórisn, e; f.
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Mín Drihten, wé ealle forléton úre cneórisne and wǽron þé fylgende, Bl. H. 229, 21. Mé eádige cwǽdon ealle cneórisna, 7, 5

for-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorþan, -wurþan; ic -weorþe, ðú -weorþest, -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wyrþaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden

To become nothingto be undoneto perishdiead nihilum devĕnīrepĕrīreinterlredeficére

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Sceolon hig ealle samod forweorþan pĕrībunt sĭmul? Gen. 18, 24: Ps. Th. 118, 176. Ðú forwyrst pĕrībis, Ex. 9, 15. Óþ-ðæt ðiós eorþe eall forweorþeþ until this earth shall all perish, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 170; Met. 11, 85.

be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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Betuh ealle wífcyn and betuh ealle hálie gástas, Bl. H. 143, 18. temporal, in the course of: — Swefen betwuh feówer dagas gewyrð, Lch. iii. 190, 1. Betwih þás þing quo tempore, Bd. 2, 18; Sch. 181, 23: 5, 13; Sch. 636, 4

ofer-dón

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Ealle oferdóne þingc deriað omnia nimia nocent, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 4. Add

æt-reccan

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Míne witan habbað ætre(ht) Ecgferðe ealle his áre, Cht. Th. 208, 21. Add

Centingas

(n.)
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men of Kent Ealle Centingas, Chr. 1011, P. 141, 16 : 1052; P. 179, 7

irmen

(adj.)
Grammar
irmen, yrmen ; adj.
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In the following passages it occurs independently Faraþ geond ealne yrmenne grund go through the whole earth, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 18; Cri. 481. Ofer ealne yrmenne grund, 66 a ; Th. 213, 14; Jul. 10

Linked entry: eormen

lús

(n.)
Grammar
lús, f.

A louse

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Hé áfylde eal heora land mid froggon, and siððan mid gnættum, eft mid hundes lúsum, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 21

rǽde-sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-sceamol, es; m.
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Rǽdescamelas fulchra (cf. fulcra eal bedreáf, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 33 : fulcris, thoris, lectis, Wülck. Gl. 245, 28), 36, 36

geond-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-þencan, p. -þohte; pp. -þoht [þencan to think]

To think over, consider, contemplateaniĭo lustrāre, contemplāri

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To think over, consider, contemplate; aniĭo lustrāre, contemplāri Ðonne ic eorla líf eal geondþence when I consider all the chieftains' life, Exon. 77 a; Th. 290, 5; Wand. 60.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Ðé þanciaþ þúsenda fela, eal engla þrym ánre stefne, Hy. 7, 50: Cd. Th. 267, 11; Sat. 36. Ealle ábúgaþ tó ðé, ðínra engla þrym, Hy. 7, 11. Seó heá duguð and se engla þrym, Exon. Th. 65, 33; Cri. 1064.

Linked entry: þrym

deór-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-wyrþe, -wurþe; adj. [deóre dear, weorþe worth]

Precious, dear, of great worth or value prĕtiōsus

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Ðú hæfst gesund gehealden eall ðæt deórwyrþoste thou hast kept entire everything most precious, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 9. Mid ðam deórwurþustan reáfe with the most valuable raiment, Gen. 27, 15

Linked entry: diór-wyrþe

Engle

Anglesthe English

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ealle Engla þeóde gesamnade, 1016; P. 150, 19. Ængla þeód, Shrn. 94, 2. Eall Engla here, 1056; P. 186, 33