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sunnganges (adv)clockwise, in the direction of the sun
Ēastersunnanǣfen (2m/2n)Holy Saturday
halgungbōc (5f)book of consecration; pontifical
innanweard (adj)on the inside of; innanweardre handa brād as broad as the palm of one's hand
beran (IV bær, bǣron, boren)carry
casere (1m)emperor
swēgan (1)sound, make sound
cweþan (V cwæþ, cwǣdon, cweden)speak; say; call; mean
cwidbōc (5f)book of proverbs
frætwe (2f)ornaments, trappings
grund (1m)bottom, depths, abyss; ground, surface, land
ymbhoga (wk m)care, concern
riht (adj)straight, right, proper
hwīt (adj)white
hrēow (2f)contrition, repentance; sorrow, grief
þēowdōm (1m)service, servitude, slavery
gerēfa (wk m)overseer, estate manager; judge; reeve
(ge)dafenian (2)be appropriate, fitting
bodig (1n)frame, body
heregang (1m)military expedition (used metonymically of the Babylonian captivity)
derian (2)harm
rihtlic (adj)righteous, just
nēadian (2)force, compel
ealdorscipe (3m)authority
tōweard (adj)future, to come
trum (adj)firm, strong
bigleofa (wk m)sustenance, subsitence; food; necessities; wages
gecamp (1mn)battle, war
gemynd (n/f)mind; memory
tōforan (prep)before (+dat/gen)
heafodlēahter (1m)cardinal sin
gebyrdtīma (wk m)time of birth
abacan (VI abōc, abōcon, abacen)bake
forgyldan (iii)repay
finol (1m)fennel
frēo, frīg (adj)free
pāpa (wk m)pope
friþ (1m/n)peace
stȳrian (2)move, stir (intr/tr)
bewerian (2)defend, protect
cirice (wk f)church
capitol (m/n/wk)chapter/section of a book; chapter, assembly of clerics
bisceopsinoþ (1m)synod of bishops
onscēotan (II onscēat, onscuton, onscoten)open
etan (v)eat
(ge)æmtigian (2)free up, make available
metod (1m)God, Lord (lit. "measurer")
ēadmōdlīce (adv)humbly
corn (1n)grain; seed
tōdǣlan (1)divide, separate; distribute
sōþfæstnes (2f)faithfulness; righteousness
licgan (V læg, lǣgon, legen)lie
tyhting (2f)incitement, persuasion
turf (2f; gen/dat tyrf)turf, sod
weaxan (VII wēox, wēoxon, weaxen) grow
flotmann (5m)sailor; pirate, Viking
earmlic (adj)miserable
undern (m)the third hour of the day (c. 9am)
eard (1m)homeland, country
bescēawian (2)look, see; observe; contemplate; attend to
þweornes (2f)sin, perversity; evil
hundseofontig (num card)seventy
(ge)cȳþnes (2f)testimony; covenant, (Old/New) Testament
ele (3m)oil
folde (wk f)earth, land
līcian (2)please, gratify, humour
gāstlīce (adv)spiritually
ārlēas (adj)dishonourable, wicked
belecgan (1)surround, encompass; cover; beset, inlay
gebīdan (I)remain; wait; await; experience, live to see (+gen)
īsern (or īsen, īren, adj)iron
lārēow (1m)teacher; scholar
ōþer (adj/num ord)other; second
asingan (III asang, asungon, asungen)recite, sing
wælhrēow (adj)cruel
ārōra (wk m)brass
fēowerþa (num ord)fourth
fylgan (1)follow (+dat)
gebiddan (V bæd, bǣdon, beden)ask; pray
symle (adv)always, continually, at all times
riht (1n)right, justice
gāstlic (adj)spiritual
forsēon (V forseah, forsawon, forsewen)scorn, despise
sellan (1)give; entrust, commit; sell
þriwa (adv)three times
(ge)trymman (1)strengthen, fortify, edify
fremman, fremian (1/2)do, perform; accomplish; benefit; further, advance
efensācerd (1m)fellow priest
geþingþ(u) (2f)intercession
asmēagan (2)ponder, contemplate
æthrine (3m)touch
fruma (wk m)beginning; origin; ruler
tāc(e)n (1n)sign, symbol
būgan (II bēag, bugon, bogen)bend, bow; turn; kneel
aslēan (VII aslōh, aslōgon, aslægen)strike (off), beat
cȳpemann (5m)merchant
Ebreisc (adj/n)Hebrew
belūcan (II belēac, belucon, belucen)close, shut; enclose, shut in, lock up
healf (2f)side; half
ār (2f)honour; help, benefit; favour; grace, mercy
lēan (1n)reward
lēaf (2f)permission
ǣrnemorgen (1m)early morning, daybreak; matins
wiþersaca (wk m)adversary, opponent; apostate; Iūliānus se wiðersaca Julian the Apostate
(ge)mearcian (2)mark; single out; appoint; note, indicate
tunge (wk f)tongue
acenned (1)give birth; past ptc acennedan incarnate; in that form sometimes to be taken as āncenned "only-begotten"
būtan (adv/prep/conj)outside; except; unless
unlūcan (II unlēac, unlucon, unlucen)unlock, open
tēona (wk m)injury, harm; insult, abuse
scīr (adj)bright, clear
lēof (adj, used substantively)dear sir; my friend
glæppe (wk f)?bogbean
(ge)setting (2f)decree, appointment
bodung (2f)announcement; call; preaching; teaching; prophecy; Annunciation
gehabban (3 gehæfde, gehæfd)keep, retain; hold; restrain; preserve
manigfeald (adj)numerous; manifold, diverse
arīman (1)enumerate, list; recite
afȳlan (1)defile
andlang (prep/adv)prep along; adv along, onward; on andlang fully extended
smylte (adj)tranquil
cynn (1n)kin, race; species, kind
wæstm (1mn/2f)fruit, produce; offspring; growth
wēofod (1n)altar
aweorpan (III wearp, wurpon, worpen)throw, cast; cast out; abandon; renounce
alecgan (1)put down; kill
sīþian (2)travel
aþenian (2)stretch, extend
hetol (adj)hostile
swincan (III swanc, swuncon, swuncen)toil; be troubled
gescyldnes (2f)protection
dūn (f; m/n)mountain; hill
mynster, minster (1n)monastery (broadly conceived)
swilc (pron)such, the same; swilc swilce such as, the same as, as many as, the same amount as
swicol (adj)treacherous
stīgan (I stāh, stigon, stigen)ascend; descend
bydel (1m)messenger; preacher
ofhrēosan (II ofhrēas, ofhruron, ofhruren)fall on top of, cover, bury
dǣl (3m; 3n)part; share; amount; extent; fate, lot
hundeahtatig (num card)eighty
gesewenlic (adj)visible
ceastergewara (wk m)town-dweller, citizen
lēode (1m pl)people
dagian (2)dawn
yrþ (2f)ploughing; ploughed land; crop
munuc (1m)monk; ap munecas
bēacen (1n)sign; symbol; (sound) of a bell
mæsse (wk f)Mass
(ge)strȳnan (1)gain, acquire; beget, procreate
ǣder (2f/wk f)vein
yld, ild (2f)age, era; mature/old age
gefeoht (1n)battle, fight
bend (3m; 2f)cord
gōs (5f)goose
middæg (1m)midday, noon
ā (adv)always, forever
fōdor (1n)fodder; food
blōwan (VII blēow, blēowon, blōwen)bloom, flourish; thrive
benemnan (1)name; declare; express
ǣnig (adj)any
ēce (adj)eternal
forma (num ord)first
abbod (1m/wk m)abbot
behȳdan (1)hide, conceal; sheathe, put away
(ge)brōþor (6m)brother
hringan (1)ring
sacerd (1m)priest
bōt (2f)remedy, cure; atonement
tīd (2f)time; hour; service in the divine office
talente (wk f)talent (a measure of weight)
forlǣtan (vii)leave, forsake; let; blōd forlǣtan bleed, bloodlet
betwēoh (prep/adv)between; among
(ge)trūwung (2f)confidence, trust
(ge)swutelian (2)show, reveal; explain, clarify
stæpe (m)step; degree
cwidol (adj)eloquent
sweor (1m)column, pillar
lifian (2)live
yrre (1n)anger
Egyptisc (adj)Egyptian
unhālwende (adj)unhealthy, detrimental to one's health
þyncan (1; þūhte, þūht)seem, think (impers +dat)
forlorenes (2f)destruction; loss
æftemǣst (adj)last, final
(ge)gad(e)rian (2)collect, amass; convene; join
gemet(e)gung (2f)moderation
lofsang (1m)song of praise
drȳpan (1)sprinkle; drip (intr/tr)
lēohtfæt (1n)lamp
(ge)stȳran, (ge)stēoran (1)steer, control; correct, set aright
ælmesmann (5m)beggar
hwǣtewæstm (1m)wheat crop
dōmlīce (adv)judiciously; gloriously, majestically
gafolgylda (wk m)tributary
ǣ (2f)law
tōdrǣfan (1)scatter, disperse; dispel
astellan (1)establish, institute; set forth, present; set (an example)
bebēodan (II bebēad, bebudon, beboden)command; impose, demand; proclaim; commend; entrust, commit
regol (1m)rule, esp. monastic code of conduct
namcūþ (adj)widely known
eallwealda (wk adj/wk masc)all-ruling (one), almighty
wyrdwrītere (1m)historiographer, historian
gedēfe (adj)due, proper
bān (1n)bone
forhogian (2)scorn, despise; neglect
fēond (7m)enemy
þrymm (1m)host, throng, multitude
waru (2f)protection
processiō (f?)procession
wendan (1)turn (intr/tr)
gewinn (1n)struggle, battle
uncūþ (adj)unknown, unfamiliar, strange
amānsumian (2)excommunicate, suspend; exclude; hold anathema
canunc (m)canon (i.e. cleric living under a canonical rule)
brād (adj)broad
forhelan (iv)hide, conceal
(ge)restan (1)rest (reflex.)
bealu (1n)evil; harm; attack; pain, torment
galdor (1n)incantation; divination; song
(ge)tācnian (2)mean, signify, prefigure
hunig (1n)honey
geþingian (2)intercede (for), mediate (on behalf of), reconcile (with)
gebeorg (1m/n)protection
heardian (2)harden
sīþ (1m)journey; path; time, iteration
feohtan (III feaht, fuhton, fuhten)fight
sulh (n)plough
Cristesmæsseniht (5f)Christmas Eve
meolc (2f)milk
arc (2f)ark; chest; coffin
bēatan (VII bēot, bēoton, bēaten)beat, strike
fugel (1m)bird
hwæt (adj)vigorous; bold
snīþan (I)cut
hlǣder (2f)set of steps; ladder
sceaþa (wk m)criminal; doer of harm
(ge)reccan (1; rehte, [ge]reht)tell, narrate; explain, interpret; govern; extend, stretch
gewuna (wk m)custom
gospellbodung (2f): preaching of the Gospel
woruldnytt (2f)worldly benefit
hundred (1n/num card)hundred; century (Roman military unit); hundredes ealdor centurion
ungesewenlic (adj)invisible
gemet (1n)measure, extent
þegn, þegen (1m)servant; soldier; retainer
cwellere (1m)killer
melu (n)flour
furh (5f)furrow
gebyrdtīd (2f)time of birth
gemanigfealdian (2)multiply
fēgan (1)join
hēahreced (1n)tall building; important hall
heard (adj)hard, firm, solid, strong; difficult
belimpan (III)pertain; belong; be appropriate; happen (+dat)
hātan (VII hēt, hēton, hāten)name, call; be called; order, command
cȳþan (1)make known, declare, announce
gehealdsumnes (2f)temperance; abstinence; self-restraint; chastity
bȳme (wk f)trumpet
(ge)hǣlan (1)heal
tēon (II tēah, tugon, tugen)draw
lētaniā (wk m)litany (a prayer consisting of a sequence of petitions)
sulhgetēoh (1n)plough implement
Rōmānisc (adj/n)Roman; Latin
syrwian (2)devise, plot
(ge)rǣdan (1)determine; advise
deriendlic (adj)harmful
unrihtlic (adj)unrighteous, unjust
geflit (1n)strife, conflict
ætbregdan (III atbrægd, ætbrugdon, ætbrogden)take away, remove; withhold, hold back; withdraw
feoh (1n)livestock; property, money, wealth
gedrēfednes (2f)disturbance; agitation; affliction
ontȳnan (1)open; reveal
(ge)unnan (pretpres)grant (+dat of person, +gen of thing)
wēsten (1m; f; 1n)desert
alȳfan (1)permit, allow
sculan (IV)must, have to, need to, ought to
mæþ (2f)measure, degree, extent
seofoþa (num ord)seventh
alǣtan (vii)leave, abandon; renounce
cweartern (n)prison
æthwega (adv/pron)somewhat, to some extent; briefly; something
(ge)þancian (2)thank; reward
geþeaht (1m)deliberation; council, assembly
beswincan (III beswanc, beswuncon, beswuncen)work for, work at
fylgian (2)follow (+dat)
bodian (2)announce; preach
bēam (1m)tree
mæssedæg (1m)mass, (religious) festival
stōr (m)frankincense
erce(of unknown meaning, if any)
gelȳfan (1)believe
lǣcecræft (1m)medicine, the art of healing
woruldmann (5m)layperson
yfel (adj)evil; bad, ill
munuc (1m)monk
eorþstyrung (2f)earthquake
underþēodan (1)subjugate, subject; past ptc underþēod subject, subordinate
tōcyme (3m)arrival, coming
twēgen (num card/adj)two
swēg (1m)sound, noise
genihtsum (adj)abundant, plentiful
gemyndig (adj)mindful
mǣrlīce (adv)magnificently, gloriously
smēagung (2f)enquiry; discussion; investigation
twīges (late adv)twice
clipur (1m)clapper, bell-tongue
setlgang (1m)setting (of a heavenly body)
sāwan (VII sēow, sēowon, sāwen)sow
onwinnan (III onwann, onwunnon, onwunnen)attack
getācnung (2f)meaning, reference, referent
woruldgewinn (1n)worldly war(fare)
hǣlu (2f)health; \~praise
fīras (1m pl)people, humankind
hangian (2)hang
sweltan (III swealt, swulton, swolten)die
ēacnian (2)increase; flourish, be fertile; conceive; be pregnant; be in labour
gesceaft (2f/1n)creature; creation; decree
berewæstm (1m)barley crop
nȳten (1n): animal
lustfullung (2f)pleasure, delight
dryhtenlic (adj)divine
Nicenisc (adj)Nicaean, of Nicaea
ufan (adv)from above, down
cwicbēam (1m)quickbeam, rowan
lāc (1n; 2f; 1m)offering
mæsseþenung (2f)the service of Mass
endebyrdnes (2f)order; sequence; rank; rite, service; natural course
bētan (1)mend, restore; improve; do penance
unfremu (2f)damage, detriment
rāp (1m)rope
forþgang (1m)progress
lēahter (1m)sin; crime; not to be confused with hlēahtor "laughter"
(ge)friþian (2)protect, defend; reconcile
woruldþing (1n)worldly affair, worldly concern
belltācen (1n)bell-sounding, bell-signal
weorþung (2f)honour, reverence; glory
drȳ (1m)sorcerer; sorcery, witchcraft; one of the Magi
slēan (VI slōh, slōgon, slōgen)strike, beat
(ge)wrīþan (I wrāþ, wridon, wriden)twist; bind, wrap; fetter
māþm, māþum (1m)treasure, thing of value
ealdormann (5m): official; leader
gedyrstlæcan (1)dare; undertake
ungedēfe (adj)inappropriate, unpleasant
Grēcisc (adj/n)Greek
trēowcynn (1n)tree species
upstigendæg (late 1m)Ascension Day
fæstlīce (adv)firmly, securely
(ge)samnian (2)gather, collect, summon
(ge)wyrcan (1)make; obtain; earn (+acc/gen)
seolfor (1n)silver
gecoren (past ptc)chosen, elect
winnan (III wann, wunnon, wunnen)strive, fight
astreccan (1)stretch, extend (intr/tr); (refl) lie down fully extended, prostrate
plēolic (adj)dangerous
wangturf (2f)turf, sod
(ge)wilnian (2)wish (for, upon sbd)
burh (5f)(fortified) town
mæssian (2)say Mass
forberan (IV forbær, forbǣron, forboren)endure
beorgan (III bearg, burgon, borgen)protect, defend; save; spare
pytt (1m)pit
þēowa (wk m)servant
oferswīþan (I oferswāþ, oferswiþon, oferswiþen)defeat, overcome
þanc (1n)thanks; thought; favour, grace; þances or tō þance = to the satisfaction of (+gen)
ceosan (II ceas, curon, coren)choose, select, elect
wlitigian (2)make beautiful
wrīdan (I wrād, wridon, wriden)sprout
elnian (2)grow strong
rest (2f)rest; sleep; bed
mægen (1n)strength, power
borian (2)drill; insert into a drilled hole
staþol (1m)site, location; foundation
ealdfæder (6m)ancestor
mynegian (2)admonish
ānnes (2f)unity, whole; harmony
bysgu (2f): occupation; affliction; care
frēond (7m)friend; relative
mǣl (1m)measure; mark; crucifix; time, occasion; meal(time)
(ge)cnedan (V (ge)cnæþ, (ge)cnǣdon, (ge)cneden)knead
unsceþþignes (2f)innocence
woruldcempa (wk m)worldly soldier
rēþe (adj)fierce; savage; cruel
sǣd (1n)seed
wyrt (3f)plant; herb
magan (pretpres)be able; be permitted; be possible
neoþanweard (adj)down low
gelēafful (adj)faithful
flǣsclic (adj)corporeal, carnal; worldly; mortal, human
wyrhta (wk m)creator, craftsman, worker
æcer (1m)field; acre
bōcere (1m)scholar; author
sibb (2f)kinship; peace
witan (I)know
fæþm (1m; 2f)embrace, grasp; bosom; cubit (i.e. the length of the forearm, approx. 50cm); rarely fathom (approx 180cm)
onlūtan (II onlēat, onluton, onloten)bow, bend down
wītega (wk m)prophet
gebyrian (2)pertain, belong, concern, apply
beorma (wk m)yeast
bȳsen (2f)example, model, exemplar
lyblāc (1m)witchcraft, potioncraft
(ge)settan (1)set, establish, compose; appoint, decree
ēare (wk n)ear
þrowung (2f)suffering; martyrdom, passion