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weorold-ege

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ege, es; m.
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Worldly fear, fear of the world sculan Godes ege habban on gemynde and ne eargian for woruldege ealles tó swýðe, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 20

Linked entry: ege

ge-hogod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hogod, adj.
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Ic ymb sáwle eom forht, Hy. 4, 62. Cf. ge-hugod

ge-smyltan

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Add: to calm Þeós wyrt áwendeþ hagoles hreóhnysse, and gyf þú on scyp áhéhst, tó þám wundorlic heó is, ꝥ heó ǽlce hreóhnysse gesmylteþ, Lch. i. 308, 17

á-feormian

(v.)
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Ðá áfeormodan fram horwum expiatos sordibus , Hy. S. 4, 22. Wyrttruman of ðǽre rinde wel áfeormadne, Lch. i. 300, 18. to clear of impurity from an object Ælcne gylt áfeorma ( ablue ), Hy. S. 53, 30.

hwettan

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Se lǽce hýt his seax and hwete (hwæt, v. l. ), Past. 166, 6. Þá undeádlican wyrmas hwettað hyra téð tó þon ꝥ hig. . . úrne líchoman slítan, Ll. Th. ii. 396, 6. Hí hwetton tungan heora acuerunt linguam suam, Ps.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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to make broad, enlarge, extend, make great in size or number, of material objects Hig tóbrǽdaþ hyra healsbéc dilatant philacteria sua, Mt.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

A riverstreamrivustorrens

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A river, stream; rivus, torrens On ðære ǽ ðú drencst thou shalt give them to drink of the stream; torrente potabis eos, Ps. Th. 35, 8

bealo-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-dǽd, bealu-dǽd, e; f.

A wicked, evil, or sinful deedpeccatum

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A wicked, evil, or sinful deed; peccatum Ðæt bealodǽde gescomeden that they felt shame for a sinful deed, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 4; Cri. 1302

Linked entry: bealu-dǽd

fierst

(n.)
Grammar
fierst, es; m.

A space of timetimetempŏris spătiumtempus

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A space of time, time; tempŏris spătium, tempus Forgif ðú me fierst and ongiet give me time and understanding, Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 28; Hy. 4, 21

leoþu--wǽcan

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Dele first passage (for which see Sǽs geliþewǽcað brymmas ponti mitescunt freta, Hy. S. 6, 28), and for last passage substitute :-- Leoþewǽcan mitigare, pacificare, An. Ox. 3802

ofer-fyllan

(v.)

to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess

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beóþ oferfyllede óthorn; spíweþan, R. Ben. 136, 25

Linked entry: fyllan

slíf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
slíf-leás, adj.

Sleeveless

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Hæbban scapulare, ðæt is gehwǽde cugelan and slýfleáse R. Ben. 89, 13

earendel

(v.)
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Eorendel aurora, Hy. S. 16, 35: 30, 2. Se níwa eorendel Sanctus Jóhannes, Bl. H. 163, 30

ofer-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-micel, adj.

Over-much, excessivenimius

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Bútan ouer-micel geswinc habben, R. Ben. 65, 17

fóster-fæder

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Hy. S. 65, 35

spátl

(n.)
Grammar
spátl, es; n.

Spittlesalivasputum, screa, saliva,

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Ðæne ðe heora spátlum on spiwon, Wulfst. 183, 21. Spátlu sputa, Hymn. Surt. 80, 1

Linked entries: spádl spǽtl

CYRTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CYRTEL, kyrtel; gen. cyrtles; m. A

KIRTLE, vest, garment, frock; coat palla, tunica

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Bos. 5, 40; to hym that wole stryue with thee in dome, and take awey thi coote, leeue thou to hym and thin ouer clothe, Wyc. Næbbe ge ne twá tunecan [cyrtlas, Mt. Kmbl.

mirigþ

(n.)
Grammar
mirigþ, mirhþ, mirhþ, myrþ, e; f.

Pleasurejoydelightsweetness

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Ðín ríce ðǽr wé gemétaþ ealle mirhþe, Hy. 7, 31; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 31. Ðǽr ( heaven ) syndan mihta, mǽrþa and myrhþa. Wulfst. 5, 5: 167, 9: 28, 7. Adam wearþ of myclum myrhþum bescofen tó hefigum geswincum, 104, 1

Linked entries: mirhþ myrþ

se

(adv.)
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Th. 13, 31; Cri. 211: 159, 30; Gú. 934: 328, 24; Vy. 22: 454, 6; Hy. 4, 28: 455, 12, 18; Hy. 4, 48, 51: 495, 13; Rä. 84, 7. Hwæðre se ðeáh, 417, 27; Rä. 36, 11. Efne se ðeáh, 421, 33; Rä. 40, 27: 482, 2; Rä. 66, 1. Se ðeána, 127, 3; Gú. 380.

on-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
on-scyte, es; m.

an attack, assaultan attack in words, a calumny, backbiting

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For ídelan onscytan scamaþ, ðæt bétan heora misdǽda, 165, 7