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líc-tún

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Add: — Hit wæs eald þeáw on þissum landum ꝥ mon oft forðgefarene men innan cyrcean byrigde, and þá stówa þe wǽron tó Godes þeówdðme gehálgode . . . mon worhte tó líctúnum . . .

mán

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Hwǽr syndon úre godas þe swylcra mána gyrnen swilce hiora wǽron, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 29. Add

stán-clif

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Þǽra mynstra wǽron þreó áseted in þæs muntes stánclifum ( rupibus ), Gr. D. 112, 16

spyrte

(n.)
Grammar
spyrte, an; f.

A basket

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Of ðære láfe wǽron gefyllede seofon spyrtan . . . . Spyrte biþ, swá swá gé sylfe witon, of rixum gebroden, oððe of palmtwygum, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 6-9: 396, 8. Siofun sperta septem sportas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 37: 16, 10

Linked entries: sperte spirte

á-stípan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stípan, p. te; pp. -stíped, -stípt

To bereave

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wǽron ástýpede (-stýpte, v. /. ) þæs heofenlican ríces, Wlfst. 252, II. Astýpte, Bl. H. 107, 4

Linked entries: stípan á-stépan

stunian

(v.)
Grammar
stunian, p. ode.
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hǽtte ðeós wyrt. . . stond heó wið áttre stunaþ heó wærce stíðe heó hátte wiðstunaþ heó áttre it resists poison, dashes on pain, stiff is it called, dashes against poison, Lchdm. iii. 32, 22.

Linked entry: stinan

swól

(n.)
Grammar
swól, es; m. (?), n. (?)
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Oa swóle byrneþ þurh fýres feng fugel mid neste, 212, 23; Ph. 214. of the sun's heat Hé swá swíþe swǽtte swá hé in swóle ( caumate ) middes sumeres wǽre, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30 MS.

á-cwician

(v.)
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Se ðe on óðrum dagum sleac wǽre tó gódnesse, hé sceal on ðisum dagum ácucian on gódum biggengum, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 23 ( = Wlfst. 286, 9). Se seóca mann eft ácwicod aeger redivivus, Gr.

freót

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Add: the condition of being free Ǽlcon men freót þe wíteþeów wǽre, oðþe hé mid his feó gebohte, Cht. Crw. 23, 28. Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæg bútan his hláfordes hǽse, þolie his freótes, Ll. Th. i. 104, 6.

gefá

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., þonne onscunode heó hine swylce hé wǽre hire gefá, Wlfst. 237, 27. in a legal sense, one who is party to a blood-feud as pursuer Gif þeów wealh Engliscne monnan ofslihð ... héden his þá gefán, Ll. Th. i. 150, 1.

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, <b>. II.</b>
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</b> add :-- Hé him áþas swór, þæt hé him gearo wǽre, Chr. 874; P. 72, 30. Hí him áþas swóron on þám hálgan beáge þæt hié of his ríce fóren, 876; P. 74, 9

sáwel-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sáwel-leás, adj.

without lifewithout soul

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Hé feóll geswógen swylce hé sáwlleás wǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 299. Hí þwógon ðone sáwlleásan líchaman, 20, 97. Magoþegna bær ðone sélestan sáwolleásne, Beo. Th. 2817; B. 1406. Sáwulleásne, 6059; B. 3033 . Sáwelleásne, Exon. Th. 329, 21 ; Vy. 37.

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Ðonne se deáþ cymeþ ásundraþ ðá sibbe ða ðe ǽr somud wǽron líc and sáwle when death comes, it separates then relations, who before were together, body and soul, Exon. Th. 367, 7; Seel. 4.

weorþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-full, adj.
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Se cyng Willelm wæs swíðe wís man and swíðe ríce, and wurðfulre and strengere ðonne ǽnig his foregengra wǽre . . .

MILDE

(adj.)
Grammar
MILDE, adj.

MILDgentlemeekbenignliberalmercifulclementpropitious

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Cwǽdon ðæt hé wǽre manna mildust and monþwǽrost they said that he was kindest and most courteous of men, Beo. Th. 6344; B. 3182. Se leó gewát swá swá ðæt mildoste lamb, Glostr.

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Wæs ǽlc þæs wordes ꝥ him leófre wǽre ꝥ hé land foreóde þonne hé þæne hád underfénge every one declared that he would sooner go without the land than take orders, Cht. Th. 167, 33. Forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoð, Ll. Th. i. 420, 25.

Linked entry: for-gangan

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Men cwǽdon ðonne him hwæt unwénunga gebyrede, ðæt ðæt wǽre weás gebyrede quoties aliquid cujuspiam rei gratia geritur, aliudque quibusdam de causis, quam quod intendebatur, obtingit, casus vocatur, 40, 6; Fox 242, 5, 9.

hetol

malignantferocioussevere

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Ðá hǽðenan þe him hetole wǽron, Hml, S. 25, 685. Cwǽdon þá weardmenn tó þám hetelum Júdéiscum, Hml. A. 79, 176. Þá hǽðengildon þe þǽr heteloste wǽron, Hml.

Linked entry: hetollíce

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.

Usefulprofitableadvantageousbeneficial

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Wé næfdon ða gesélþa, ðæt seó scipfyrd nytt wǽre ðisum earde, Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 26. Tó náhte nyt, Blickl. Homl. 57. 5.

on-wrigenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wrigenness, e; f.

An uncovering, discoverya removal of that which obscures or concealsan explanation, expositionan exposure of a person's real charactera revelation, manifestation made to the eye or to the ear by divine power

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T. onwrignesse) ðæt hire forþfóre wǽre swíðe neáh. Sǽde heó him ðæt seó onwrihgnes ðyslíc wǽre. Cwæþ ðæt heó gesáwe micelne þreát, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 35-38.