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swíþmódness

(n.)
Grammar
swíþmódness, e; f.

Greatness of soul, magnanimity

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Greatness of soul, magnanimity Be sigerfestnisse and swíþmódnísse úses Drihtnes mid ðǽm hé ða hǽþnan ofercom, Anglia xi. 173, 12. Ne mágon hý ðære tungan gerecnisse ne hire mægnes swíðmódnisse áspyrian, Salm. Kmbl. 150, 4

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be-scúfan

Grammar
be-scúfan, -sceófan.

to thrust

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Gl. 254, 36. to force to something Gif hé hí neédunge tó his ðeówte gebígde, oððe gif hé hí tó yfelnysse bescufe, Hml. Th. i. 112, 7. Hwá dorste ðæs gewilnian, þæt se Ælmihtiga Cyning sceolde besceófan tó cwale his áucennedan. æðeling?, ii. 6, 21.

wáþ

(n.)
Grammar
wáþ, e ; f.

wandering ⬩ roving ⬩ hunting

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Hý síð tugon, wíde wáðe, lyftlácende, 100, 29; Gú. 116. Hé síðfæt sægde sínum leódum, wíde wáðe, ðe hé mid wilddeórum áteáh, Cd. Th. 256, 33 ; Dan. 650. Hý of wáþum wérge cwóman, restan ryneþrágum, Exon. Th. 115, 1 ; Gú. 183.

Linked entries: wǽðe wǽðan

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyr ⬩ marty̆rem făcĕre

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To martyr; marty̆rem făcĕre He hine gemartirode he martyred him, Homl. Th. ii. 478, 21. Hí Petrus and Paulus gemartredan they martyred Peter and Paul, Ors. 6, 5; Bos. 119, 21. He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl.

Linked entry: martyrian

spannan

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add: to harness or yoke oxen to that which has to be drawn Ðá þá him náht ne speów, þá hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan ꝥ mǽden swá, Hml.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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hit reahtan and be hwý wé hit reahtan we said what decision we had come to in the case, and on what grounds we had come to it, Chart.

áðor

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áðor, pron.

Either the one or the other ⬩ both ⬩ alter ⬩ alteruter ⬩ uter-que

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Either the one or the other, both; alter, alteruter, uter-que And se ðe áðor fulbrece and he who violates either, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i. 358, 20 : L. Ed. 2 ; Th. i. 160, 11 : Hy. 10, 42; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 42. On áðrum on both, Cot. 214.

Linked entry: áðer

ge-brosnod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brosnod, -brosnad; part. p. [ge-, brosnod, pp. of brosnian to corrupt]

Corrupted ⬩ decayed ⬩ corruptus

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Ða gebrosnodan bán the corrupted bones, Hy. 7, 88; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 88

ge-þancol

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Add: mindful Hé þurh þæs gehátes myngunge swíþe geþancol on anginne his ríces began þá stówe tó fyrþrienne, eal swá hé ǽr behét on his cildgeogoðe.

mearulíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mearulíce, adv.
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without hardship, tenderly, delicately, indulgently Hé hæfde ǽnne sunu, and sé wæs . v.

weaxness

(n.)
Grammar
weaxness, e; f.

Growth, increase, waxing

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Growth, increase, waxing Gyf man méte ðæt hé his hús timbrie, ðæt byð his weaxnes (cf. 214, 33), Lchdm. iii. 170, 12. Ðonne ðæs sǽes flódes weaxnes biþ quando rheuma oceani in cremento est, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 16.

ge-sweostren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sweostren, adj.
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Sceolden hí bión swelce hí wiéren geswysterna (-swystrena, v. l. ) warn, for ðǽm þe hé sceolde beón heofones sunu and hí eorþan, Bt. 35, 4 ; S. 98, 32.

Linked entry: ge-swystren

wel

Grammar
wel, <b>. I</b> 1 b.
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Þonne mæg hé witan ꝥ hé bið on sýðfæte and wel gysthúses beþearf, Ll. Th. ii. 430, 25. Add Sum man wæs blind wel seofon geár fulle, Hml. S. 21, 202. Add Hí lá hí and wel lá well and ðyllice óðre sindon englisce interjectiones, Ælfc. Gr.

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, ⬩ continuo

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Ðá nolde hé hí sæmtinges ácwellan ac lét him fyrst he would not kill them immediately, but allowed them time, 424, 14. Ðá áwurpon ða hǽðenan sóna heora gedwyld, and tó heora Scyppende sæmtinges gebugon, 510, 3: 230, 18.

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges

for-scyldigian

(v.)
Grammar
for-scyldigian, -scyldegian, -scyldgian; p. ode; pp. od [scyldigian accūsāre]

To make guilty ⬩ to criminate ⬩ condemn ⬩ reum făcĕre ⬩ damnāre

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Ne slihþ se déma ðone forscyldgodan sceaðan, ac he hǽt his underþeóddan hine belifian the judge slays not the condemned robber, but he commands his subordinates to deprive him of life, ii. 36, 9

Linked entry: scyldigian

for-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þencan, ; p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht

To misthink ⬩ disdain ⬩ despise ⬩ distrust ⬩ despair ⬩ dedignāri ⬩ diffīdĕre

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He lǽrde ðæt ða þearfan hý ne forþohton he taught that they should not despise the poor, Ps. Th. arg. 48. He fela worda spræc, forþoht þearle he uttered many words, greatly despaired, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 163; Met. 1, 82

Linked entry: fore-þencan

gál

(adj.)
Grammar
gál, adj.

Light ⬩ pleasant ⬩ wanton ⬩ licentious ⬩ wicked ⬩ lĕvis ⬩ libīdĭnōsus ⬩ luxŭriōsus ⬩ mălus

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Gecunnian hwæðer he wǽre god oððe gál to try whether he were good or bad, Gu. 17; Gdwn. 74, 6

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te

To sweat ⬩ of the natural moisture of the skin ⬩ to sweat with hard labour, so to toil : ⬩ to sweat, send forth like sweat, to exude (of persons or things) ⬩ to send forth blood, to bleed, ⬩ to sweat.

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Sitte hé on bæþe óó ðæt hé swǽte . . . óþ hé wel swǽte, Lchdm. ii. 290, 1-6. Ðæt se mon swǽte swíþe, 332, 2 : iii. 8, 11. Hé ongan blácian and ungefóhlíce swǽtan, Homl.

Linked entry: swítan

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing

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Hé him ðæt ríce tówerd sǽde he told him that the kingdom was in store for him, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 8. Hé forestihte ðagecorenan tó ðam écan lífe, for ðan ðe hé wiste hí swilce tówearde he knew they were to become such, Homl. Th. i. 112, 32, 34.

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be-ginnan

(v.)
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Hí wurdon áblende þe ꝥ bebod begunnon (attempted to carry out the command), Hml. S. 4, 361. with infin. God him þæs tíþode, and hé began git biddan (he attempted further intercession), Hml. S. 13, 203. with dat. infin.