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æl-beorht

All-brightall-shining

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All-bright, all-shining Engel ælbeorht an all-bright angel, Cd. 190; Th. 237, 13; Dan. 337: Exon. 15a; Th. 32, 1; Cri. 506: 21 b; Th. 58, 2; Cri. 929: 53 b; Th. 188, 27; Az. 52.

a-fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfortconsoleconsolari

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He mec þurh engel oft afréfreþ he through his angel oft comforteth me, 37 a; Th. 121, 10; Gú. 286. We weorþaþ afréfrede facti sumus sicut consolati, Ps. Th. 125, 1: 118, 52; Andr. Kmbl. 1275; An. 638

Linked entry: a-froefred

swátig

(adj.)
Grammar
swátig, adj.
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Godes engel mid handcláðe wípaþ ðine swátigan limu, Homl. Th. i. 426, 31. bloody Sweord wæs swátig, Beo. Th. 3143; B. 1569. Sweord and swátigne helm, Judth. Thw. 26, 20; Jud. 338. Ðú meaht geseón on mínre sídan swátge wunde, Exon.

tó-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scúfan, p. -sceáf

To thrust in different directions,thrust aside,scatter,disperseto do away,remove

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Engel ðæt fýr tósceáf, 276, 11; Jul. 564. figurative, to do away, remove Hé mid ælmes-san ealle tóscúfeþ synna wonde, Exon. Th. 467, 28; Aim. 8. Tósceáf (-sceóf, Rush. ) ða mæhtigo of sedle deposuit potentes de sede. Lk. Skt. Lind. 1. 52

hætsan

(v.)

to drive, urge, impel

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Hwílum mec mín freá hætst on enge sometimes my lord drives me into a narrow place, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 3; Rä. 4, 5

án-pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
án-pæþ, es; nom. pl. -paðas; m.

A single patha passlonely waysolitaria via

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A single path, a pass, lonely way; solitaria via Enge ánpaðas, uncúþ gelád narrow passes, an unknown way, Beo. Th. 2824; B. 1410: Cd. 145; Th. 181, 8; Exod. 58

hand-seax

(n.)
Grammar
hand-seax, es; n.

A short sword, daggera short sword, dirk

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Godes engel stód mid handsexe God's angel stood with a dagger, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 17. Án handsecs on hundeahtotigan mancysan goldes a dagger worth eighty mancuses of gold, Th. Chart. 501, 3: 502, 16. Handsex, 527, 8

þeóster-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóster-full, (þístre-, þrýstre-); adj.
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Se engel mé lǽdde tó ánre þeóstorfulre stówe ... ealle ða ðeóstorfullan stówe, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 15-26. Hé geseah swilce án ðeóstorful dene, 338, 5. Ðeósterfulle wununga, i. 68, 4. Þésterfulle dimhoua latebrosa latibula, Hpt. Gl, 446, 5

wlite-scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-scíne, adj.

Of brilliant beautysplendidbeauteous

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Of brilliant beauty, splendid, beauteous Engel selbeorht, wlitescýne wer. Cd. Th. 237, 15 ; Dan. 338: Elen. Kmbl. 143; El. 72. Weorud wlitescýne. Exon. Th. 31, 9; Cri. 493: 35, 6; Cri. 554.

hwem

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Add: a corner of a building Godes engel fleáh geond ðá feówer hwemmas þæs temples and ágróf mid his fingre róde tácn on þám fyderscýtum stánum, Hml. Th. i. 466, 13. a corner of the earen (north, &c.)

wípian

(v.)
Grammar
wípian, p. ode

To wipe

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Ic geseó Godes engel standende ætforan ðé mid handcláðe, and wípaþ ðíne swátigan limu, Homl. Th. i. 426, 30. Sum synful wíf his fét áþwóh and mid hyre fexe wípode, Homl. Ass. 41, 436. Wætercláðas ðe hý heora handa and fét mid wípedan, R. Ben. 59, 8.

geómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
geómor-mód, geómer-mód, giómor-mód; adj.

Sad of mind, sorrowfulmæstus anĭmo

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Hie engel Drihtnes gemitte geómormóde an angel of the Lord met her sad in mood, Cd. 103; Th. 137, 3; Gen. 2168. Heó wǽron geómormóde they were sorrowful, Elen. Kmbl. 1107; El. 555: 825; El. 413.

sceáp-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-hirde, es; m.

A shepherd

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Godes engel ætíwde sceáphirdon Shrn. 29, 31. Be sceáphyrdan. Sceáphyrdes niht is ..., L. R. S. 14 ; Th. i. 438, 21

assa

(n.)
Grammar
assa, an; m: asse, es; m.

A male assasinus

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A male ass; asinus Se assa geseah ðone engel asinus cernebat angelum, Num. 22, 23, 25. Beót ðone assan verberabat asinum, 22, 23, 25.

Linked entry: ESOL

ge-un-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-un-rétan, p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét

To make sorrowfulsaddentroublecontristare

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To make sorrowful, sadden, trouble; contristare Ðá wæs se engel cweðende 'Ne beó ðú Maria geunréted' then the angel said 'Be not sorrowful, Mary,' Blickl. Homl. 139, 15.

geár-gemearc

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In the prose legend the corresponding passage is: Ðan aefteran geáre þe ic þis wésten eardode, þæt on ǽfen and on ǽrnemergen God sylfa þone engcel mínre frófre tó mé sende, Guth. 86, 3-5), ... engel ufancundne, sé mec éfna gehwám ... and on morgne gesóhte

ge-þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstan, p. -þrǽste; pp. -þrǽst

To twisthurttormentafflictcontĕrĕreafflīgere

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Godes engel hí geþrǽste angelus Domini adfligens eos, 34, 6

Linked entry: ge-þréstan

fór-standan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand before or againstwithstandopposehinderresistĕreimpĕdīre

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Godes engel fórstód ðone weg stĕtit angĕlus Dŏmĭni in via, Num. 22, 22. v. wiðstandan to withstand

Linked entry: fór-stondan

-isc

(suffix)

-ish

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Engel-sk English : O.H. Ger. diut-isc : Ger. deut-sch

hlid

(n.)
Grammar
hlid, es; n.

A lid, cover, the opening which is closed by the cover

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Se engel áwylte ðæt hlid of ðære þryh the angel rolled away the cover from the tomb, i. 222, 8. Hé tóáwylte mycelne stán tó hlide ðære byrgene advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 60