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sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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Of the value of the sword and of the decoration bestowed upon it, of the shape or colouring, of the make, many epithets and phrases speak. In the Gnomic verses it is said, 'Gold geríseþ on guman sweorde,' Exon. Th. 341, 15; Gn.

Linked entry: swyrd

ge-weald

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Th. ii. 362, 19. (7 a) with clause :-- Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæþer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen it depends upon the accuser whether the ordeal be by water or iron, Ll.

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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Wirc ðé ǽnne arc of aheáwenum bordum make thee an ark of planed planks, Gen. 6, 14; fac tibi arcam de lignis levigatis, Vulg. what is made of a board, - A table, shield; mensa, clypeus Ic on wuda stonde, bordes on ende I stand upon wood, at the end of

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Fund mann nan þing uppon hemm to wreþenn, Orm. 416. Goth. wróhjan to accuse: O. Sax. wrógian: O. Frs. wrógia, wréia: O. H. Ger. ruogen: Icel. rægja.] Similar entries v. for-, ge-wrégan

hyldu

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P. ii. 282) uppon heora bróðer, Chr. 1095; P. 230, 18.

holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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Ðá wæs heofonweardes gást ofer holm boren the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 7; Gen. 121. Léton holm beran they let the sea bear him, Beo. Th. 96; B. 48. Ofer wídne holm, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 23; Crä. 55.

ge-gán

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Án fæsten gegǽð wudewan and fǽmnan; máre gegǽd wífe þám þe wer hafað unum jejunium competit viduae et puellae; majus competit mulieri virum habenti, 156, 9, 10. to happen to a person, come upon God ána wát hwæt his deádan gegǽð quid mortuis suis eveniat

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Seó burg (Babylon) wæs ealra weorca fæstast, 2, 4; S. 74, 24: 3, 7 ; S. 114, 11. of a chamber, closely shut up: Gefere þæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan and wearmne, Lch. ii. 280, 11. of a vessel, that does not leak, water-tight: Fæstne kylle, Past

ge-neálǽcan

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Him tó genealǽhtan his hyrdas . . . ac áhófen hine úp, 123, 227. Ðá geneálǽhton (genélécdon, L., eódun, R.) hí him tó. Mt. 17, 19: Lk. 8, 24.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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On þǽre stówe wæs getácnod swilce fordrúwod burna in the place were marks as of a dried-up burn, Hml.

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Gif man frigne man æt hæbbendre handa gefó if a freeman be taken with stolen goods upon him, L. Wiht. 26; Th. i. 42, 15 : L. Ath. 1, 1; Th. i. 198, 16 : 4, pref. Th. i. 220, 11.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

ge-sceád

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Ic wéne, lá úp-lendisca preóst, ꝥ þú nyte hwæt beó atomos, ac ic wylle þé þises wordes gesceád gecýþan, Angl. viii. 318, 15. discretion, discrimination Gesceádes discretionis, An. Ox, 1756. Mid þám gemetgunge þæs gesceádes, Bd. 3, 5; Sch. 208, 3.

gifan

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Ðing tó geafanne munus offerendum Mt. p. 14, 13. to give up to, devote, consign Ic hí ne sparige, ac on spild giefe, Jul. 85.

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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I cannot here bestow space upon a long argument to shew who this Cynewulf was.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Be-yrnþ se móna hwíltídum ðonne he full byþ on ðære sceade ufeweardre the moon, when it is full, sometimes enters into the upper part of the shadow, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 5, 14, 20; Lchdm. iii. 240, 22; 242, 1.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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accēpit quin et Mevanias insŭlas impĕrio subjŭgāvit Anglōrum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 16. eác swá So also, even so, likewise Swá ðeós world eallgewíteþ, and eác swá some, ðe hire on wurdon atydrede so all this world goes away, and even so those who were born upon

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Ðæt wyt gesáwon heofona wuldor swylc swá ðú mé ǽr scrife, 375, 25; Seel. 143. to decree after judgment, to adjudge, doom, inflict, impose, pass as a sentence upon a person Folca gehwylcum Scyppend scrífeþ bí gewyrhtum eall æfter ryhte, 75, 12; Cri.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Kmbl. p. 4, 4. a doubtful state of things, state of indecision On ðæm tweón ðe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleodon ðá becom him Antigonus mid firde on in this state of indecision, in which they carried out his will so reluctantly, Antigonus fell upon

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

fundian

(v.)
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Tó áwirigenne þæt folc þe fundode wið his maledic populo huic sedenti contra me, Num. 22, 6. of things, to move so as to reach a point Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit uppað and fundað wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from cóm illud repetit, unde descendit, Past

ge-restan

(v.)
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II, 19. of position, to rest on Þa se gást gereste on him, hig witegodon, Num. ii. 25. to lie or lean upon, support oneself on Ðe ofer brést Drihtnes geræste, Mt. p. 8, 17. Gireste (giræsti, L.), Jn.