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ge-stígan

(v.)
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Scealtú ceól gestígan, An. 222. of spirits, to mount to a position in heaven, rise to heaven Him þá sððfæstan on þá swíðran hond mid rodera weard reste gestígað, Sae. 612.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Hylle, Sae. 338: 717. Satan . . . helle forð healdan sceolde, Gen. 348. Þá sweartan helle, grǽdige and gífre, 792. Helle, morðorhúsa mǽst, fýres fulle, Cri. 1624. used personally Hell ongeat ꝥ se Scyppend cwóm, þá heó ꝥ weorud ágeaf, Cri. 1160.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Add Ealle ðá clifu þe neáh þǽm wǽron, Ors. 5, 4 ; S. 226, 4. Ðǽm ǽrestan godwebbe ðióstro na magon cxxtigum míla neáh gehleonian, Sal. K. 152, 20.

BÚGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÚGAN, part. búgende; ic búge, ðu búgest, býhst, býgst, he búgeþ, býhþ, býgþ; p. ic, he beág, beáh, ðú buge, pl. bugon; imp. búg, búh; pp. bogen; v. intrans.

To BOW or bow down oneself, bend, swerve, give way, submit, yield, turn, turn away, fleese flectere vel inclinare, curvare, declinare, desistere, cedere, vertere, divertere, fugere

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Seó eá, norþ búgende, út on ðone Wendel- the river, bending northward, [flows] out into the Mediterranean sea, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 17, 33: Exon. 103a; Th. 390, 24; Rá. 9, 6.

Linked entries: beág beáh

stígan

(v.)
Grammar
stígan, p. stáh, pl. stigon; pp. stigen.
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Sǽs up stigon ofer stæðweallas, Cd. Th. 83, 6; Gen. 1375. Ic wilnige ðæt ðeós sprǽc stigge on ðæt ingeðonc ðæs leorneres suǽ suǽ on sume hlǽdre, Past. proem.; Swt. 23, 16. Ǽrðon up stige áncenned sunu, Exon. Th. 29, 17; Cri. 464.

Linked entry: a-stígend

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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., exhausted by suffering Íserne wund, beadoweorca sæd, ecgum wérig, Exon. Th. 388, 5; Rä. 6, 3. Wundum wérig, Andr. Kmbl. 2557; An. 1280. Wítum wérig, Cd. Th. 274, 30; Sat. 162: 291, 9; Sat. 428. Wítum wérige, 285, 25; Sat. 343.

un-rót

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rót, adj.

sadsorrowfultroubledgloomydispleasedharshangry

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Ðá sǽde se Hǽlynd: 'Unrót (tristis ) is mín sáwl,' Mt. Kmbl. 26, 37, 38. Unrót contristatus, Ps. Th. 37, 6: Exon. Th. 73, 2; Cri. 1183: 166, 3; Gú. 1037. Geómormód, earg and unrót, eallum bidǽled dugeþum and dreámum, 86, 14; Cri. 1408.

Linked entries: rót un-rétu

á-gán

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Þá sǽde hé hú hit gewurðan scolde, and hit sóna æfter þám ealswá áeóde, Wlfst. 17, 18: 44, 23 [ = K. de visione Isaiae in Dict. ). <b>IV a.

Linked entry: á-gangan

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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sǽde þá sár and ðá bysmra þe hé ádreógan wolde, Bl. H. 15, 33. blasphemy Þú bysmor (-er, v. l.) spycst blasphemas, Jn. 10, 36

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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Se ðe ǽgðer is ge nearo ge hreóh, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 12. Alexander him ðæt ondréd for ðære nearwan stówe ðæt hé ðá on wæs timens angustias quibus inerat locorum, 3, 9; Swt. 124, 25.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Th. 270, 4; Sae. 85. Noldan hí tóworpan þeóde non disperdiderunt gentes, Ps. Th. 105, 26.

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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Biþ seó síþre tíd sǽda gehwylces mǽtræ in mægne (inferior in virtue), Exon. 33a; Th. 105, 2; Gú. 17. Gif hió biþ gód drenc, biþ on peninge; gif mǽtra, biþ on óðrum healfum oððe on twám; and gif ifel þrím, ac ne mǽ, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 24.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

seld

(n.)
Grammar
seld, es ; n.
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Com tó Heorot, ðǽr Hring-Dene geond ðæt sæld swǽfon, Beo. Th. 2564 ; B. 1280. Wǽron on ðyssum felda unríme gesomnunge manna and monig seld (or to ?)

Linked entry: sæld

senatus

(n.)
Grammar
senatus, the senate, senators. The treatment of this word in the translation of Orosius is somewhat exceptional. The Latin form senatus occurs in the nom. and acc. , but in the former senatas, senatum, and in the latter senatum, senatos are also used; in the gen. senatuses, senatusa are found, and in the dat. senatum; in every case but one (?) the word is plural. The Latin senator is also used, though the word
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Hé hit sǽde ðǽm senatum, ða wurdon hié alle wið hiene wiðerwearde senatus indignations motus, 6, 2 ; Swt. 254, 25: 5, 12 ; Swt. 244, 16. Romulus gesette senatum, 2, 4; Swt. 70, 36. Ðéh hé hit wið ða senatus hǽle, 4, 10 ; Swt. 196, 16.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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a weir, a dam Salomon sǽde ðætte suíðe deóp pól wǽre gewered on ðæs wísan monnes móde, and suíðe lytel unnyttes út fleówe.

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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sǽde ꝥ se abbot him heafde forsegon he said that the abbot had treated him with contempt, 1066; P. 199, 7. to reject with scorn. to reject what is offered Hér bræc se here þone frið, and forsáwon ǽlc frið þe Eádweard and his witan him budon, Chr.

hweogol

(n.)
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II. a circular band :-- Hé sǽde ꝥ þá Drihtnes fótlástas wǽron beworht mid ǽrne hweóle and þæs heánes wǽre oð monnes swýran, and ꝥ þǽr wǽre ðyrel on middum þǽm hweóle (cf.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht; adj.

Lightbrightcheerfulshiningclear

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Ðæt wé mágon oft leóhtum dagum geseón quam sæpe lucidioribus diebus aspicere solemus, Bd. 1, 1; S, 474, 15. Leóhte nihte on sumera hafaþ lucidas æstate noctes habet, S. 473, 29. Se heofen mót brengon leóhte dagas, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 21.

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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For gedréfednesse sǽs swéges (sonitus), Lk. Skt. 21, 25. Swoeges, Ps. Surt. 76, 18. Gebrece, swoege fragore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 79, Mid micle swége cum maximo fragore, Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 234, 3.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Mótan sǽs tóslúpan, iii. 36, 27. of that which binds, to be loosed, undone Ðonne tóslupan ða bendas and tólýsede wǽron sunt vincula soluta, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 13, 22; 592, 7.

Linked entry: tó-swífan