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fǽr-deáþ

apoplexy

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Sǽde Cecilia þám brýdguman þ heó gesáwe engel of heofenum, and sé wolde hyne sleán myd fǽrdeáþe (he would strike him dead), gif hyre onhryne, Shrn. 149, 24. Substitute:

CNAPA

(n.)
Grammar
CNAPA, cnafa, an; m.

a boyyoung manKNAVEpuerjuvenisadolescensa servant servus

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a boy, young man, KNAVE; puer, juvenis, adolescens He betǽhte hys cnapan and se cnapa hit ofslóh he gave it [a calf] to his young man and the young man slew it Gen. 18, 7.

ofer-hygdiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdiglíce, adv.
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wende ꝥ mihte þá ylcan brógan him gedón þe ǽr gewunode óðrum mannum tó dónne, and ongan mid mycclum stefnum clypian and cweðan oferhygdilíce (arrogantly): 'Arís. . . ' 164, 2

Linked entry: hygdiglíce

swingel

Grammar
swingel, <b>. I a.</b>
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Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum ... and læg on hæftnédum ꝥ heó hetelíce wǽre þæs on morgen beswungen ... Heó clypode tó þám hálgan Swýðúne ꝥ ... fram þám réðum swinglum hí áhredde, Hml. S. 21, 166-171.

ge-bycgan

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</b> to buy as a trader :-- Wilt þú syllan þingc þíne hér, ealswá þú hí gebohtest þǽr? Ic nelle, ac ic wylle heora cýpan hér luflicor þonne ic gebicge (emi) þǽr, Coll.

stirn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stirn-líc, adj.
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Sceal áspringan here and hunger, bryne and blódgyte and styrnlíce styrunga, Wulfst. 86, 11. Seó heofone ús winþ wið, ðonne heó ús sendeþ styrnlíce stormas, 92, 17

Linked entry: styrn-líc

tyhtan

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Add Þonne cymð eów tiht and gewissað tó ealluum ðám ðingum ðe ic eów sǽde ille uos docebit omnia et suggeret uobis omnia quaecumque dixēro nobis, Jn. 14, 26, Hml. Th. i. 298, 3. útlændisce hider in tihte, Chr. 959; P. 115, 12.

cnotta

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Add: a knot, fastening Hét þone wer gebindan and ǽnne mæssepreóst . . . mid heardum cnottum samod, Hml. S. 29, 214. Unbindan þá fæstan cnottan synna, 10, 47. unhand þá rápas and þá cnottan þára bænda, Gr.

innan

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eóde innon þám mynstre, Hml. S. 23 b, 64. Gif heó ꝥ heáfod innan þám men bestincð, Angl. vii. 28, 259.

gyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gyrn, es; n.

Griefafflictiontroubleevilcalamityinjury

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He gilleþ geómorlíce and his gyrn sefaþ mournfully he cries out, sighs forth his grief, Salm. Kmbl. 536; Sat. 267. Gyrn þurh gástgedál affliction through death, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 31; Gú. 834.

Linked entry: gyr

un-áswundenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áswundenlíce, adv.

Not languidlynot slowlypromptly

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Not languidly, not slowly, promptly Ðá ðóhte ðæt sceolde weorulde wiþsacan, and ðæt unáswundenlíce swá gedyde ( non hoc segniter fecit ), Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 23. Heó ðæt weorc unáswundenlíce gefylde opus non segniter implevit, 4, 23; S. 593, 36

á-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon.

to thrust outto stab

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to thrust out Heó his swýþran ége út ástang, Nar. 44, 14. Rómáne his eágan ástungon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. to stab hine sylfne mid his swurd of ástang he stabbed himself to death with his sword. Nor. 48, 24

efor-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
efor-fearn, es; n. A species of fern, polypody; rădiŏlus, poly̆pŏdium =πολυπόδιον
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Herba rădiŏla ðæt is efor-fearn, Herb. cont. 85; Lchdm. i. 34, 7.

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Ðá cwæþ heó ðæt heó ne dorste him swá leánian swá hire tó geearnud hæfde then said she, that she dared not requite him as he had deserved of her, Chart. Th. 202, 21. Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan and leánigean æfter his sylfes weorcum, Blickl.

Linked entry: lǽnian

Æðelbryht

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelbryht, -berht, -briht, es; m. [æðele, bryht bright, excellent. v. beorht] .

Ethelbert king of KentEthelbert the secondÆthelbryhtus

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D. 560 [MS. 565], hér, féng Æðelbryht [MS. Æðelbriht] to Cantwara ríce here, A. D. 560, Ethelbert succeeded to the kingdom of Kent, Chr. 565; Erl. 17, 18.

Linked entry: Berhte

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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mid his unne tó Scotlande fór, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 20. Bútan ðæs abbodes unnan begite nisi ea abba jubeat, R. Ben. 94, 9. eów sige forgeaf þurh unnan ðæs Ælmihtigan, Homl. Th. i. 506, 27: Homl.

Linked entry: unne

éd

(n.)
Grammar
éd, [eád happiness]

Safety, security, happiness sălus, asȳlum

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Grn. corrected ed monne into edniowne renewed :-- Ða he hine [égor-here] upp forlét edniowne [acc. referring to hine = égor-here] streámum stígan when he allowed it [the water-flood-'host'] renewed to mount up in streams, Gen. 1405

on-winnan

(v.)
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Þæt gé eówerne eard bewerian mid wǽpnum wið onwinnendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 18: Hml. S. 25, 818. Hí weredon hí cénlíce wið þone onwinnendan here, 589: 719. gefeaht wið heora onwinnendan he fought with their assailants, 687.

ge-stence

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-stence, -stænce; adj.
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Fragrant, odorous He hafaþ hwítne wyrtruman and swýðe gestencne [-stæncne, MS. B.] it has a white and very fragrant root, Herb. 156, 1; Lchdm. i. 282, 19

Linked entry: ge-stænce

ymb-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-faran, p. -fór
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To surround hét ðæt fæste lond útan ymbfaran, ðæt him mon sceolde an má healfa on feohtan þonne on án, Ors. 2. 5; Swt. 80, 26