cnódan
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Wæs se heretéma (Theodoric) Críste gecnóden (cf. hé wæs Crísten, Bt. 1; F. 2, 6) the leader bore the Christian name, Met. 1, 32
midde-winter
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Tó þám midewintre wæs se cyng on Gleáweceastre, 1085; P. 216, 10. Hé wæs on Westmynstre þone midewinter. 1075; P. 212, 6. On ðon .xl. dæg ofer midewinter, 762; P. 51, 13. Tó þám ymbrene ǽr myddawintran (-wintra ?), Lk. 1, 26, rbc. Add
ge-swiðrian
To weaken ⬩ destroy ⬩ imminuere ⬩ debilitare ⬩ conficere
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Ðæt helle fýr wæs siððan geswiðrad that hell-fire was afterwards mitigated, Ors. 2, 6; Bos. 50, 20
BENC
A BENCH ⬩ scamnum ⬩ abacus
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On bence wæs helm a helm was on the bench Beo. Th. 2491; B. 1243
ege-full
Fearful, terrible ⬩ terrĭbĭlis
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Hit wæs swíðe egefull it was very terrible, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14
fild
Of or pertaining to a level field ⬩ even ⬩ flat ⬩ level ⬩ campester
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Of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level; campester Seó burh wæs getimbred on fildum lande the city [Babylon] was built on level land, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 20
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bii
By, near to ⬩ juxta, prope
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By, near to; juxta, prope Se eádiga ærcebiscop Sanctus Laurentius bii his fóregengan Sancte Agustine bebyrged wæs beatus archiepiscopus Laurentius juxta prædecessorem suum Augustinum sepultus est, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 6
þearlwísness
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Hé hine wæs frignende mid ða apostolícam ðearlwísnesse sciscitabatur apostolica districtione, 2, 6; S. 508, 14
Tróia
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Troy Tróia, Gréca burg, áwésted wæs, Ors. 2, 3 Swt. 64, 20. Trógia burg barn. Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 4. Tróia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost. Met. 9, 16 : 26, 20
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un-gewéned
Unexpected
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Unexpected Se here wæs cumende ungewénedre tíde on herfeste legio inopinata tempore autumni adveniens, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 42. Of ungewénedum ex improviso, Lchdm. iii. 200, 23. Of ungewéndum, 204, 19
camp-hád
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Gúðlác of þǽre gedréfednysse þissere worulde wæs gelǽded tó campháde þæs écan lífes, Guth. 24, 23. In camphád sendan in militiam mittere, Gr. D. 298, 8. Add
líman
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To emit rays, beam, shine ꝥ ꝥ leóht þe þǽr lýmde betweoh þám þýstrum wæs beorhtre þonne dæges leóht ut diem vinceret lux ilia quae inter tenebras radiasset, Gr. D. 171, 5
mid-weg
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Þá þá hé wæs on midwege cum in medium iter venisset. Gr. D. 314, 11. Ǽr þám þe hé tó midwege cóme before he had gone halfway, Hml. S.31, 946. Add
Súþ-Dene
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Ic wæs mid Súð-Denum, Víd. 58. Ic þé bæd þæt þú léte Súð-Dene sylfe geweorþan gúðe wið Grendel, B. 1996
unriht-crafing
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge þá and ǽfre mó, Cht. Th. 633, 16-28
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hǽðen-nes
Heathenism, paganism ⬩ gentilitas
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Hé tó hǽðennysse wæs gehwyrfed ad apostasiam conversus est, 3, 30; S. 561, 39
on-cýð
Grief, distress
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Grief, distress Denum eallum wæs weorce on móde, oncýð eorla gehwæm, syððan Æscheres hafelan métton, Beo. Th. 2844; B. 1420. Hæfde Eást-Denum gilp gelǽsted, swylce oncýððe ealle gebétte, 1664; B. 830
ge-cynde
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Salamon þeáh swýðe wel, eal swá him gecynde wæs, Wlfst. 277, 17. Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan cui ex conspersione semper facies rubere consueverat, Gr. D. 187, 15.
a-gangan
To go or pass by or over ⬩ to happen ⬩ befal ⬩ præterire ⬩ evenire
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Wæs ðæs mǽles mearc agongen the limit of the time was passed. Cd. 83; Th. 103, 17; Gen. 1719: Exon. 39b; Th. 130, 20; Gú. 441
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glædlíce
Gladly ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ kindly ⬩ cheerfully
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Gladly, pleasantly, kindly, cheerfully He glædlíce fram heom eallum onfangem wæs he was gladly received by them all, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 17. He frǽfrode hig and spræc glædlíce he comforted them and spake kindly [unto them], Gen. 50, 21.