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wundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wundorlíce, adv.

Wonderfully

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Hé hine gescerpte wlitegum wǽdum wundorlíce, Met. 15, 3. In ðis tó uundranne ł uundorlíce is in hoc mirabile est, Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 30.

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Th. 5492; B. 2749. gently, not harshly Ðú sófte wealdest gesceafta Met. 20, 7.

Linked entry: sófte

beó-breád

(n.)
Grammar
beó-breád, bió-breád, bí-breád, es; n.

BEE-BREADapum panishoney-combfavus

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Met. Fox 12, 17; Met. 12, 9. Hit is hunige micle and beóbreáde betere and swétre it is better and sweeter than much honey and bee-bread Ps.

líðan

(v.)
Grammar
líðan, p. láð

To gosail

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Met. Fox 26, 119; Met. 26, 60. Liðendum wuda a ship, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 9; Rä. 11, 5. Ða líðende land gesáwon those sailing saw land, Beo. Th. 447; B. 221. Ðá wæs sund liden then was the sea passed [cf. Icel. líða as a transitive verb ], Beo.

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Eów wæs ád inǽled áttre geblouden, Gú. 640. to make turbid, disturb, trouble : — Scír bið gedréfed burna geblonden, Met. 5, 19 : An. 424: Rä. 4, 22. Scúr winde geblanden, Gn.

brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
brǽdan, brédan; to brǽdanne, brédanne; part. brǽdende; he brǽdeþ, brǽd; p. brǽdde, pl. brǽddon; pp. brǽded, brǽdd, brǽd [brád
broad; latus
].

broadlatusTo make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch outdilatare, propalare, expandereTo be extended or developed, grow or rise up;dilatari, adolescere

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Met. Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99. Treó sceolon brǽdan trees shall rise up, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343. 20; Gn. Ex. 160

úþ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-wita, -weota, an; m.

a philosopherscribegeo metrician

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Cato wæs openlíce úþwita, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 8: Met. 10, 50. Epicurus se úþwita, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 21, Úre úþwita Plato, 33, 3; Fox 126, 35: 35, 1; Fox 156, 9: Met. 22, 54. Úðwita sophista, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 24, 8.

leófan

(v.)
Grammar
leófan, p. leáf; pl. lufon.
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Grein suggests that this verb is found in the following passage:— Éðelweardas lufan lífwelan ðenden hié lét metod, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 17; Dan. 56.

repan

(v.)
Grammar
repan, (?); ;p.; ræp, ;pl.; rǽpon

To reap

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; To reap; Hié reopaþ ;metent,; Ps. Surt. 125, 5. Manig men rǽpon heora corn onbútan Martines mæssan and gyt lator, Chr.1089; Erl. 226, 19. [I gaf hem red þat ropen sykel Þat I ne sewe neure, To seise to me with her Piers P. 13, 374.]

Linked entries: reopan wín-repan

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Met. Fox 11, 86; Met. 11, 43: 20, 118; Met. 20, 59. Folde wæs ðá gyt græs ungréne the earth was as yet not green with grass, Cd. 6; Th. 7, 35; Gen. 116: 12; Th. 14, 7; Gen. 215: Exon. 43b; Th. 146, 26; Gú. 715.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Rén, swylce hagal and snáw, weder unhióre, Met. 29, 65. Hit wæs ceald weder, Ors. 6, 32; Swt. 286, 31: Met. 26, 28. Forstas and snáwas, winterbiter weder, Cd. Th. 239, 32; Dan. 379. Wearm weder. Exon. Th. 198, 30; Ph. 18.

(int.)

LoOhAh

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Met. Fox 21, 1; Met. 21, 1. Enclitic particle used to emphasise interrogation, exclamation, entreaty, affirmation, negation Understenst ðú lá sentisne, wylt ðú lá visne, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 47. Is ðǽr genoh lá satisne est, Som. 46, 40.

un-lybba

(n.)
Grammar
un-lybba, (and un-lybbe, an; f., or un-lybb; dat. -lybbe ; n.?), an; m.

poisonpoison used for purposes of witchcraftwitchcraftsorcery

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Hé ðygde unlybban on his mete, 504, 14. Hé ðone unlvbban hálsode, and hine ealne gedranc, i. 72, 24, 19: L. Pen. 7; Th. ii. 280, 6: 6; Th. ii. 280, 2: Wulfst. 150, 5.

Linked entry: ge-unlybba

tíd

Grammar
tíd, <b>. I a.</b>
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Múða gehwylc mete þearf, mǽl sceolon tídum gongan, Gn. Ex. 125. Ic on Þín hús hálig gange, and þǽr tídum þé tifer onsecge, Ps. Th. 65, 12. <b>I a α.

ge-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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Ðá se mete geteorude ðe hig of Egipta lande brohton when the food was consumed that they brought from Egypt, Gen. 43, 2: 47, 15: Jn. Bos. 2, 3. Hí geteorodon defecerunt, Ps. Spl. 72, 19. Úre dagas ealle geteorudun omnes dies nostri defecerunt, Ps.

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

bycgan

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Gl. 895. ꝥte metto bochton, Jn. L. 4, 8. in reference to marriage Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, Ll. Th. i. 122, 3. to hire workmen Bycgæ wyrhta conducere operarios, Mt. R. 20,1

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Godes engel cwæð: 'Abacuc, bær ðone mete tó Babilone' . . . Ðá clypode se Abacuc: 'Ðú Godes þeówa, nim ðás lác ðe ðé God sende'. . . And hé ðá ðære sande breáe, Homl. Th. i. 572, 8.

á-wirdan

(v.)

to corruptspoil,to injureannoyafflict a personto hinder

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Gif mete sý áwyrd, 14. Áwyrd wín defrutum, An. Ox. 4, 6. Heó weóp for ðǽre áwyrdan (the broken sieve), lǽne Hml. Th. ii. 154, 17. a non-material object Se dióful ðæt mód áwiert (corrumpit), Past. 415, 24.

Linked entry: á-wyrdan

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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Met. Fox 1, 49; Met. 1, 25. Gif ðæt geswutelod wǽre, oððe him áþ burste, oððe ofercýðed wǽre if that were made evident, or an oath failed to them, or were out proven, L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 180, 20.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

feónd

(n.)
Grammar
feónd, fiónd, fýnd, fiénd, es; pl. nom. acc. feóndas, fýnd, feónd; gen. feónda; dat. feóndum; m. [feógan, feón to hate]

FIENDenemyfoethe devilōsorinĭmīcushostisdiabŏlusδιάβoλos

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Met. Fox 15, 14; Met. 15, 7; Beo. Th. 1455; B. 725: 1500; B. 748. Feónd hostis vel ōsor, Wrt. Voc. 86, 45. Se feónd mid his geférum eallum feóllon of heofnum the devil with all his company fell from heaven, Cd. 16; Th. 20, 10; Gen. 306: Salm.