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á-biddan

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Ðæt gé æt ǽnegum godum mehten rén ábiddan ut optati imbres superveniant 4, 10; S. 194, 26: Bl. H. 187, 19. Hé hæfde of óþerum þeódum ábeden 1111 CM, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 5.

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Th. 393, 11; . 12, 8. Wá mé ðære wyrde heu mihi Ps. Th. 119, 5. with preposition Wá mánfullan (ve impio) for his misdǽdan, Wulfst. 45, 15. Wá (wǽ, Lind.) ðysum middangearde þurh swicdómas vae mundo a scandalis, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 7.

Linked entries: eów waa

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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Kmbl. 340, 13 ; Rún. 5. Dóþ síðfæt séftne and rihtne, Ps. Th. 67, 4. Ful séfte seld, ðæt hí sǽton on, 88, 3. Hé his líchoman forwyrnde séftra setla and symbeldaga, Exon. Th. 111, 33 ; Gú. 136. Sélre mé wæs and séftre, Ps. Th. 118, 71.

Linked entry: sófte

tynder

(n.)
Grammar
tynder, e; tyndren (-in), e (?); tyndre, an; f.
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Tund[e]ri, 111, 19

Linked entries: tender tyndre

reáfian

(v.)
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Hé óeth;re menn reáfode, 339, 2. Tó reáfigeanne, 327, 25. (1 a) to rob aperson of something, with gen, Hé wile reáfian ðone his anwaldes, Past. 371, 25. God reáfian lǽteð eówere dohtra heora oferrancra heáfodgewǽda, Wlfst. 45, 25. with a prep.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Th. 383, 2; . 4, 4

Linked entry: þrym

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Faeder hiórodes (fæder hína, R.) pater familias, Mt. L. 31, 33. Fader hiórodæs (heóredes, R.) ł hígna, 13, 27. Hiórades, 10, 25. Feder iórodes (hína, R.), 13, 52. Hírodes, Lk. L. 12, 39.

módigian

(v.)
Grammar
módigian, módigan; p. ode.

to be or become proudto gloryexultto take offence through prideto bear one's self proudlyimpetuously

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Ðǽr ǽr wegas lágon mere módgode (v. módig, IV.) where before ran the roads, now raged the sea, 166; Th. 206, 27; Exod. 458. Similar entries v. ofer-módigian

Linked entry: módegian

ge-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wanian, -wonian; p. ode; pp. od.

to lessendiminishto be wanting

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Ðá wæs ðæm tunglum gewonad heora beorhtnes then had the stars their brightness diminished, Shrn. 64, 22. to be wanting Giwonia deesse, Rd. 71, 37

Linked entries: ge-wonian ge-wane

Eást-Engle

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Rád se here ofer Mierce innan Eást-Engle, 870; P. 70, 5. Fór se here on Eást-Engle and gesæt þæt lond and gedǽlde, 870; P. 76, 26. Sende Ælfréd cyng sciphere of Cænt on Eást-Engle, 885; P. 79, 18. Eást-Englan, 1017; P. 154, 4

sceanca

(n.)
Grammar
sceanca, an ; m.

a shank, shin,the upper part of the leg

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Ágyfe mon hine . . . án scone spices oððe án ram weorðe iiii. peningas, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 198, 7

Linked entry: sceonca

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ceáp drífan to drive or transact a bargain, R. Ben. 57. Mangunge drífan to follow a trade, Homl. Th. ii. 94. 34. Spæce or spræce drífan to prosecute a suit, urge a cause, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 13: L. Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, 4: Th.

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 26-28. Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeþ, be cwicum ceorle, ii gebéte if a man lie with an 'esne's' wife, her husband still living, let him make twofold amends, L. Ethb. 85; Th. i. 24, 9.

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Innabordes intus, Rtl. 2, 21. with dat Ðá hé sæt innan húse discumbente eo in domo, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 10. Hé ádráf út ealle ða ðe ceápodun innan ðam temple ejiciebat omnes vendentes et ementes in templo, 21, 12.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Wynnum lifde lived joyously, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 13; . 41, 107. Wé ealne ðysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan we have lived all this year as it was pleasing to our body, Blickl. Homl. 35, 27.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Tb. 436, 12; . 54, 13. Ðam wæs nán tó gedále, Cd. Th. 84, 20; Gen. 1400. Hé nolde nǽnne forlǽtan ðe him fylgian wolde, Hy. Grn. 10. 38. Deáþ náne forlét, Met. 10, 66.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Ðá héht he rǽdan ðæt gewrit then he ordered to read the letter, Blickl. Homl. 177, 4, 35.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Th. 485, 1; . 71, 7. Drinc swýþe þearle drink very largely, Lchdm. i. 78, 10. Hit on wolcnum oft þearle þunraþ, Met. 28, 25

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Th. 424, 8; . 41, 36. of substances, of liquids or moist materials, thick, viscous Gegníd on gewleced wæter, óþ ðæt hit sié swá þicce swá huniges teár, Lchdm. ii. 74. 4. Náne óþre wǽtan ðæt þicce and stille sié, 138, 13.

ge-frignan

(v.)
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Hine gefraignas (-frægnas, R.), 9, 23. Ne nédðarf is þte huælc ðec gefraigna (gifregne, R., interroget), 16, 30. Hine ꝥ hiá gefrugno (-un, R.) eum interrogare, Mk. L. 9, 32.