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seofon-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon-feald, adj.
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Hé onbryrt úre mód mid seofonfealdre gife, Homl. Th. i. 326, 12. Gyld seofonfealde wrace, Ps. Th. 78, 13 : Gen. 4, 15. Him ofer wacedon syfanfealde weardes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 271

un-líþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-líþe, adj.

Ungentleharshseverecruel

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Scearpnyssa beóð áwende tó sméðum wegum, ðonne ða yrsigendan mód and unlíðe gecyrraþ tó manðwǽrnysse, Homl. Th. i. 362, 30

á-blǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
á-blǽst, adj.
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Gl. 466, 8, infuriated, furious Hé hét geótan týn orcas fulle eles, ðæt hé wolde ðæt ðæs fýres hǽto ðe réðre wǽre and ðe áblǽstre that the heat of the fire might be the more fierce and furious Angl. xvii. 113, 16

Linked entry: blǽstan

æt-styntan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-styntan, p. te.
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Móð ætstentan animum retundi , Hy. S. 70, 19. [Etstunten þe strencþe of mine swenges, Marh. 15. Þat ufel wes atstunt. Lay. 31903.]

Linked entry: á-styntan

cípa

(n.)
Grammar
cípa, an; m.
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Gif þiéfefioh mon æt ciépan befó, Ll. Th. i. 118, 13. v. cépa, cýpa, I in Dict

Linked entry: cýpa

hype

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Ðæt mon his sweord doo ofer his hype, 383, 4

on-hupian

(v.)

to draw back, recoil

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to draw back, recoil Ðonne ðæt mód ongit hine selfne on swelcne spild forlǽd ðonne wiðtremþ hé and onhupaþ and ondrǽt him ðæt ðæt hé ǽr lufode dum mens sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, gressum post terga revocet, pertimescens quae amaverat

Linked entry: -hupian

preóst

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Gif hwylce preóstas and Godes þeówas sýn bútan hálegum hádum gesette siqui sunt clerici extra sacros ordines constituti, 1, 27; Sch. 63, 4. (2 a) in the phrase descriptive of the tonsure :-- Gif mon cierliscne mon tó preóste bescíre unbundenne, mid .xxx

CIRM

(n.)
Grammar
CIRM, cyrm, es; m.

A noise, shout, clamour, uproarstrepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor

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Cyrmum clangoribus, Mone B. 6276

Linked entries: cearm cyrm

secg

(n.)
Grammar
secg, es; m. n.
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See also eolhx, hamer-, mór-secgr Grein cites risc-seccas carices.] Cf. secg a sword

Linked entries: segc sæcg

gós

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Góse bróc scýt on mór, C. D. iii. 215, 33. .v. goes and .x. hennfuglas, i. 293, 9: 297, 1: 299, 23. Gósa tungan gebrǽdde and geþicge, Lch. ii. 90, 8. Add

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

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; To cheer, gladden, comfort; Geseóþ hú blíþe ða earman beóþ, ðonne hí mon mid mete and mid hrægle rétaþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 29. Ealle ða óðru gód óleccaþ ðam móde and hit rétaþ, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 24 note.

be-habban

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Má ðonne ðæt undeópe mód behabban mæge, Past. 459, 14. Þeáh þe ꝥ mód behæfd wǽre in líchaman. Gr. D. 4, 21. <b>II a.</b> to hold, have in a receptacle :-- Þone ic behæfde on bearme quod continui in sinu, Bl.

deádian

(v.)
Grammar
deádian, p. ode (in Northern specimens)
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Ꝥte deádedo mori, Rtl. 86, 14. Deádage (-iga, R.) mori, Lk. L. 20, 36. Deádege (deóðiga, R.), Jn. L. 4, 47. Gé bióðon deádade (deádo, L.) moriemini, Jn. R. 8, 24

el-þeód

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Þá hét hé þæt mon þá crístnan eft gebróhte on heora earde (de exsiliis revocavit), 6, 30; S. 282, 17. Sume hé on elðióde him wið feó gesealde 3, 9; S. 126, 16.

a-cwelan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwelan, he -cwilþ, pl. -cwelaþ; p. -cwæl, pl. -cwǽlon; pp. -cwolen, -cwelen, v. n.

To dieperishmori

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To die, perish; mori Ða fixas acwelaþ pisces morientur, Ex. 7, 18. Ofercumen biþ he ǽr he acwele he will be overcome ere he dies, Exon, 90b; Th. 340, 10; Gn. Ex. 114. Monige men hungre acwǽlon many men died of hunger, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13

arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
arodscipe, es; m.

Quicknessswiftnessreadinessdexterityvelocitasdexteritaspromptitudo

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Quickness, swiftness, readiness, dexterity; velocitas, dexteritas, promptitudo Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ swíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis

beótung

(n.)
Grammar
beótung, e; f.

A threateningragingcomminatiominæ

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Ðá wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebreged then was his mind frightened by the threatenings, 2, 12; S. 513, 14 : 1, 7; S. 477, 23

culpian

(v.)
Grammar
culpian, p. ode ; pp. od

To humiliate, cringe humiliare

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To humiliate, cringe ; humiliare Hú ne is ðæt ðonne sum dǽl ermþa, ðæt mon scyle culpianto ðam ðe him gifan scyle is not this then somewhat of misery, that a man must cringe to him who can give to him? Bt. 32, 1 ; Fox 114, 15

earmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
earmlíce, adv.

Miserably, wretchedly mĭsĕre

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Earmlícor more miserably. Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3