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wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wráþ, adj.

wrothangryincensed

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Th. 425, 22 ; . 41, 60

BEÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÁTAN, part. beátende ; ic beáte, ðú beátest, býtst, he beáteþ, být, pl. beátaþ ; p. beót, pl. beóton ; pp. beáten.

to BEATstrikelashdashhurtpercuteretundereverberarecæderepulsarequaterelædereto treadtrampletrampcalcareproculcare

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Streámas staðu beátaþ streams beat the shores, Exon. 101 a ; Th. 382, 4; . 3, 6. Sǽ on staðu beáteþ the sea lashes against the shore, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 30; Met. 6, 15. Beóton brimstreámas the sea-streams dashed, Andr.

Linked entry: a-beátan

FÆTT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆTT, fett, fæt; adj.

FAT, fatted pinguis, săgīnātus, crassus

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Mára ic eom and fættra ðonne amæsted swín I am larger and fatter than a fattened swine, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 8; . 41, 105. Bringon eall ðæt ðǽrinne fættest sí offĕrent quidquid pinguēdĭnis est intrinsĕcus, Lev. 3, 3

Linked entries: fæt fett

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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Mec se wǽta wong, wundrum freórig, ǽrist cende the humid field, wonderously frigid, first brought me forth, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 8; . 36, 1. Land wǽron freórig cealdum cýlegicelum the lands were frozen with cold icicles, Andr.

lagu-streám

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-streám, es; m.

Seastreamriverwater

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Lagustreáma full full of water, 502 a; Th. 385, 1; . 4, 38. Álýs mé and genere wið lagustreámum manegum wæterum eripe me, et libera me de aquis multis, Ps. Th. 143, 8: Cd. 91; Th. 115, 21; Gen. 1923.

lilie

(n.)
Grammar
lilie, lilige, an; f.

A lily

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Ðeáh ðe lilie sý beorht on blóstman ic eom betre ðonne heó, Exon, 110 b; Th. 423, 24; , 41, 27. Drince hé lilian wyrttruman áwylledne on wíne, L. M. 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 90, 13. Genim neoþewearde lilian, Lchdm. i. 374, 6.

wrigian

(v.)
Grammar
wrigian, p. ode

To turnwendhiegomove

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Th. 403, 9; . 22, 5

wrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽd, wrǽð, es; m.

a bandagebandfilletwhat is bound togethera bundlea bandcompanyflock

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Th. 383, 20; . 4, 13. Genim nioþowearde wrætte, dó on reádne wrǽd, binde ðæt heáfod mid, Lchdm. ii. 304, . 26. Wrǽdas redimicula, Hpt. Gl. 527, 7. Wrǽda fasciarum, vinculorum, 488, 48. Sume heora fnada and wrǽdas gerriiccliaþ, R.

ge-belgan

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Hé wearð yrre gebolgen, Jul. 58. þonne hí weorþaþ gebolgen (gebolgene, Met. 25, 45),, of animals Eofore cénra, þonne hé gebolgen bídsteal giefeð, . 41, 19. Wæs gebolgen beorges hyrde ( the firedrake ), B. 2304.

sæl

(n.)
Grammar
sæl, sel, es; n.

A hall

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Th. 435, 3; . 53, 2. Gæst yrre cwom, ðǽr wé sæl weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Ne gód hafoc geond sæl swingeþ, 4520; B. 2264. Hý sæl timbred (æltimbred, MS., the alliteration requires s) ongytan mihton; ðæt wæs foremǽrost receda, 620; B. 307.

Linked entries: sel sales salor

wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.

A fordshallow waterwater that may be traverseda body of watersea

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Th. 389, 24; . 8, 2

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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Th. 418, 2; . 36, 13.

rǽcan

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Rǽc fultume tribue auxilium, Rtl. 41, 11: 23,9

a-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rétan, ic -réte, he -réteþ, -rét; p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét; v. trans. [a, rétan to comfort]

To exhilaratecomfortdelightrestorerefreshset rightexhilararelætificarereficere

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To exhilarate, comfort, delight, restore, refresh, set right; exhilarare, lætificare, reficere Ic monigra mód aréte I exhilarate the mind of many, Exon. 102 b ; Th. 389, 12; . 7, 6.

be-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-drífan, p. -dráf, -drǽf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen ; v. a.

to drivethrust on or uponto compelconstrain or enforce one to do a thingto pursuefollowcogerecompellereagereadigereto drive or beat againstto surroundobruereobducerecircumflare

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Wiht ða húðe him bedrǽf a creature drove the spoil home, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 5; . 30, 9.

Linked entries: be-drǽf be-dráf

folc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
folc-stede, -slyde, es; m.

Folk or dwelling-placepŏpŭli lŏcushabĭtācŭlum

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On folcstede in the folk-place, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 7; Ǽðelst. 41: Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 21; . 6, 11. On ðam folcstede in the folk-place, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 10; Jud. 320: Andr. Kmbl. 357; An. 179.

medu

(n.)
Grammar
medu, meodn, a; m.: wes; n.

Meada drink made from honey

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Ðǽr hý meodn drincaþ, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 16; . 21, 12. Medewa, wín defruta, decocta vina, Hpt. Gl. 468, 38

Linked entry: medo

reccend

(n.)
Grammar
reccend, es; m.
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Th. 422, 8; . 41, 3. used of earthly rulers Ðæt folc biþ gesǽlig þurh snoterne cyning, sigefæst andgesundful þurh gesceádwísne reccend, Homl. Th. ii. 320, 2.

geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To goire

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Ic geonge I go, Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 4; . 22, 4. Heó to fenne gang she went to the fen, Beo. Th. 2595; B. 1295: 2022; B. 1009: 2636; B. 1316. Wyt on godes húse gungan [gangan, MS.] in domo Dei ambulavimus, Ps. Th. 54, 13.

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Hwílum ic gereordum rincas laðige to wíne sometimes with voices I invite men to wine, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 31; . 15, 16

Linked entries: reord reord