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ful-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-strang, -strong, full-strong; adj.

Full strong ⬩ very severe or overwhelming ⬩ valde sĕvērus vel rĭgĭdus

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Full strong, very severe or overwhelming; valde sĕvērus vel rĭgĭdus Wæs him eall fulstrang it was all very severe to them, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 23; Sat. 226. Is ðeós þrag fulstrong this moment is very overwhelming, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 13; Jul. 464

Linked entry: full-strong

síþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-weg, es ; m.
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v. síd-weg) he (Guthlac, who lived in the wilderness) healed the sad in heart that from the travelled ways sought him, Exon. Th. 155, 13 ; Gú. 859

un-gewunelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gewunelíce, adv.

Unusually ⬩ in an unwonted manner

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Ðære sǽ gemengednyssa and ðæra ýða swég ungewunelíce gyt ne ásprungon ( it has not been unusual for them to occur already ), Homl. Th. i. 610, 12

Linked entry: ge-wunelíce

dyne

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Dinna (dimma, MS.) mǽst hlúd gehýred, Sat. 606. Add

wæter

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Först. 120, 9. v. fullwiht-, regn-, sǽ-wæter

hearm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hearm-líc, adj.

Hurtful, injurious, painful, miserable, grievous

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Ðæt wæs hreówlíc and hearmlíc that was sad and grievous, Chr. 1057; Erl. 192, 21

on-wæcnian

(v.)
Grammar
on-wæcnian, -wecnian; p. ode

To awake, arise, be roused, be raised

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Th. 302, 23; Sat. 604

Linked entries: on-wæcnan on-wecnian

lim-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lim-rǽden, The passage where this word is given as a gloss to chlamide is: Pro chlamide, quam angelicae puritatis liniamento . '. . adsciscebat, Ald. 35, 10. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 47, which refers to the same passage, liniamento is glossed by lim-gelecg : it is probable, then, that lim-rǽden is a gloss to liniamento rather than to chlamide, and has the same meaning as lim-gelecg (q. v.

tó-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-ferian, p. ede

To carry in different directions ⬩ diffene ⬩ to remove ⬩ get rid of ⬩ to put off ⬩ to digest ⬩ digerere

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To carry in different directions; diffene. to remove, get rid of Hit ðæt sár tófereþ, Lchdm. i. 114, 3: 108, 8: 130, 19: 190, 8. to put off Swá oft gebiddende ná raþe beóþ gehýrede úre ús dǽda on eágum wé tóforan settan ðæt ðæt sylfe ðæt wé synd tóferede

CLÚS

(n.; part.)
Grammar
CLÚS, e; f: clúse, an; f.
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An inclosure, a narrow passage, close, bond, prison; claustrum, carcer Ðeáh he hie mid fíftigum clúsum beclemme though he surround it with fifty bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 143; Sal. 71. Alǽd of carcernes clúse míne sáwle educ de carcers animam meam, Ps.

Linked entry: clúse

hú-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hú-líc, pron.

qualis

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Húlíc is se organ tó begonganne, Salm. Kmbl. 107; Sal. 53. Húlig, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 29. Gisih húlíce [húlco, Lind.] stánas and húlíc [huulig, Lind.] timber aspice quales lapides et quales structuræ, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 1

esol

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D. 185, 3, After sæt, l. 2, add: Ðæt wæs for ðǽm ðe se assa geseah ðone engel. Add:

ribb

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Saga mé on hwæðere Adames sídan uam úre Drihten ðæt rib ðe hé ðæt wíf of geworhte, Sal. K. 198, 9. Óstige ribba hyrdlas, ribbes, hricges gebígednesse squamigeros costarum crates (rigidamque) spinae curvaturam, An. Ox. 2465. Add

be-gitan

Grammar
be-gitan, (I a)
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Add Hié begéton feówertig bearna, Sat. 474. where the subject is not personal, of strong, painful agencies Fram þǽre costunge þe him becwóm, sáres and yfeles Þe hí begeat vexati sunt a tribulatione dolorum et dolore , Ps.

hilt

(n.)
Grammar
hilt, es; m. n.

Hilt, ⬩ handle

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Bíþ ða hiltas the hilt shines, Salm. Kmbl. 446; Sal. 223. Ða hilt since fáge the hilt many-coloured with treasure, Beo. Th. 3233; B. 1614. Be hiltum by the hilt, 3152; B. 1574

líðian

(v.)
Grammar
líðian, p. ode
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Biþ ðæs innoþes sár líðigende ðæt hit sóna nǽnig láð ne biþ the disease of the stomach will grow easier, so that soon it will be no annoyance, Herb. 1, 11; Lchdm. i. 74, 10

Linked entry: líðan

ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
ǽdre, ǽddre, édre, an; f; ǽdr, e; f.

An artery ⬩ a vein ⬩ fountain ⬩ river ⬩ arteria ⬩ vena ⬩ fons ⬩ rivus ⬩ a nerve ⬩ sinew ⬩ kidney ⬩ nervus ⬩ ren

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Blédaþ ǽdran the veins shall bleed, Salm. Kmbl. 290; Sal. 144. Swát ǽdrum sprong blood sprang from the veins, Beo. Th. 5925; B. 2966. a nerve, sinew, kidney; nervus, ren Wǽron míne ǽdra ealle tolýsde renes mei resoluti sunt, Ps. Th. 72, 17.

Linked entries: ceddran ǽddran ǽdr ǽdre-weg eador-geard édre

dryht-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-scipe, driht-scipe, es; m. [-scipe termination]

Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity ⬩ domĭnātus, dignĭtas

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Salm. Kmbl. 775; Sal. 387. Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellendǽda dreámas and drihtscipes age must take from him the joys of bold deeds and of rulership, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 14; Gen. 485.

Linked entry: driht-scipe

ge-rím

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rím, es; n.

A number, computation, calendar, diary ⬩ nŭmĕrus, compŭtātio, ephāmĕris

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On getal gerímes by reckoning of numbers, Salm. Kmbl. 184, 7. On geríme by number, 192, 10

Linked entry: gerím-bóc

ge-manian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manian, -monian, -monigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, remember ⬩ admonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari

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Oft mec geómor sefa gemanode oft my sad spirit has admonished me, Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 22; Gú. 1181.

Linked entry: ge-monian

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