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fracoþ-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ-dǽd, e; f.
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A foul deed Uton mán and morðor forbúgan, and ealle fracoddǽda swíðe áscunian, Wlfst. 188, 15

un-ástyrigendlic

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Hé stód þǽr ealle þá niht unástyrigendic (-onstyrgendlic, v.l.) immobilis perstitit, Gr. D. 225, 4. Add

wuldor-sang

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-sang, es; m.
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A glorious song Þeáh þe sýn ealle sundercræftas and wuldorsangas in gesamnode, Verc. Först. 114, 10

samodlíce

(adv.)
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samodlíce, adv.

Together, unitedly in a body

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Together, unitedly in a body Iedon ealle samodlíe tó ðone kyng, Chr. 1123; Erl. 250, 10

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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to go, go or pass over, come to pass, happen; ire, præterire, evenire Heó mihte gegán ofer eall ðis eálond vellet totam perambulare insulam, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 2. Se ðe gryre-síþas gegán dorste who durst go ways of terror, Beo. Th. 2929; B. 1462.

Linked entry: ge-yde

a-dýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dýdan, -dýddan; p. -dýdde; pp. -dýded, -dýd; v. a. [a, dýdan to die]

To put to deathto destroykillmortifyperdereoccidere

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Ðæt ic náteshwon nelle heonon forþ eall flǽsc adýdan mid flódes wæterum that I will not, by any means, henceforth destroy all flesh with the waters of a flood, Gen. 9, 11.

CEAF

(n.)
Grammar
CEAF, cef, es, ceafu

chaff; palea

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Ðæt folc wæs todrifen ofer eall Egipta and cef to gadrienne dispersus est populus per omnem terram Ægypti ad colligendas paleas, Ex. 5, 7, 10, 12, 16, 18

Linked entry: cef

gengan

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Man gengde geond eall ábútan þone portweall, Hml. S. 23, 267. For him Jordanen gengde on hinder Jordanis conversus est retrorsum, Ps. Th. 113, 3. Fengel geatolic gen[g]de, B. 1401.

lot

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Þú wylt þysre byrig ealde witan mid þínan lote bepǽcan, Hml. S. 23, 711. Of lote astu, astutia doli, An. Ox. 50, 48, Lotu (locu, MS. ) uersutias, i. callidates (Zabulus . .

Linked entry: lutian

nafela

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Ylp is eall mid bánum befangen binnan þám felle bútan æt ðám nafelan, Hml. S. 25, 568. Ðonne þG gyrder habban wylle, þonne sete þú þíne handa forewearde wiðneoþan þínne nafolan and stríc tó þínum twám hypum, Tech. ii. 119, 22.

hláford-hyldo

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-hyldo, f. -hyld, -held[?] m; or -hyldu, e; f.

Fidelity to a lord, loyalty

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Eall ðæt wé ǽfre for riht-hláfordhelde dóþ all that we ever do from true loyalty, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 10

Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu

leáþor

(n.)
Grammar
leáþor, es; n[?].

lather

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Gníd swíðe ðæt heó sý eall geléþred þweah mid ðý leáþre ðæt heáfod gelóme rub strongly so that it may be all lathered, wash the head frequently with the lather, Lchdm. iii. 2, 4.

un-drifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-drifen, adj.

Not driven

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For the fate of what was driven, cf. such a grant as the following : -- Ic cíðe eów ðæt Urk habbe his strand ... and eall ðæt tó his strande gedryuen hys, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 5-8), L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 284, 21

be-willan

(v.)
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be-willan, p. de
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To boil away Dó on wylisc ealu, bewyl oþ þrid-dan dæl, Lch. ii. 120, 15. Genim betonican, wyl in wætere, bewyll þriddan dǽl, iii. 43, 22. Wylle oþ sié twǽde bewylled þæs wóses, ii. 38, 11.

Linked entry: willan

ymb-gang

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Add Hiere ymbegong wæs xxx míla, and eall heó wæs mid sǽ útan befangen bútan þrím mílum viginti millia passuum muro amplexa, iota pene mari cingebatur, absgue faucibus, quae tribus millibus passuum aperiebantur. Ors. 4, 13 ; S. 210, 29.

un-wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrǽst, -wrǽste; adj.

Weakpoorsorrymiserablewretched

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Eálá hú leás and hú unwrést is ðysses middaneardes wela, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 40. Hé wearð him on ánum unwrǽstum (unwrǽste, Th. 321, 10) scipe (cf. uneáðe ætburstan, p. 320, col. 2) férde ofer sǽ, Chr. 1051; Th. 319, 3.

Linked entry: wrǽst

eácen

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
eácen, adj. [pp. of eácan]

Increased, great, vast, powerful auctus, magnus, pŏtens, grăvĭdus

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Eald sweord eácen an old, powerful sword, Beo. Th. 3330; B. 1663: 4286; B. 2140. Eácne eardas the vast dwellings, 3246; B. 1621. Insende eácne egesan he sent in mighty terror, Salm. Kmbl. 947; Sal. 473.

gomel

(adj.)
Grammar
gomel, gomol, gamel, gamol; adj.
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Se gomola eald úþwíta the ancient old sage, Exon. 81 a; Th. 304, 5; Fä. 65

Linked entries: gomol gamel gamol

un-derigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-derigendlíc, adj.

Harmlessinnoxious

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Harmless, innoxious Se Hálga Gást hí ealle onǽlde mid undergendlícum fýre, Homl. Th. i. 298, 6

níd-behéfness

(n.)
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níd-behéfness, e ; f.
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What is needful Ealle nýdbehǽfnysse hé wæs dǽlende þám þe þæs behófodon, Hml. S. 30, 8

Linked entry: be-héfness