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búwian

(v.)
Grammar
búwian, p. ode; pp. od
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To inhabit; inhabitare Búwa eorþan inhabita terram, Ps. Th. 36, 3

ofer-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-lufu, e, an; f.

Excessive love

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Excessive love Seó oferlufu eorþan gestreóna, Wulfst. 149, 4: 263, 24

un-wæstmbǽrness

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For þǽre eorþan unwæsmbǽrnysse propter infecunditatem terrae, Angl. vii. 36, 346. Add

ginian

(v.)
Grammar
ginian, geonian, gynian; p. ode

To yawngape

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Seó eorþe swá giniende bád the earth remained gaping so, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 3

Linked entries: geonian gynian

stániht

(adj.)
Grammar
stániht, stǽniht, adj.
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Stony, rocky Wæs seó eorþe tó ðæs heard and tó ðæs stánihte erat tellus durissima et saxosa, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 27. Tó ðære stánehtan dæne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 179, 24. On stánehtan ford, iii. 389, 1. On ðone stánihtan ford, 168, 31.

Linked entries: stǽniht ǽniht

neód-fracu

(n.)
Grammar
neód-fracu, e; f.

Desireappetitethe object of desire or of appetite

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Desire, appetite, the object of desire or of appetite Wuhta gehwilc hnipaþ of dúne, wilnaþ tó eorþan, sume nédþearfe, sume neódfræce (cf. ealle beóþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorþan and ðider wilniaþ oððe ðæs ðe hí lyst oððe ðæs ðe hí beþurfon, Bt. 41,

on-weald

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weald, (?); adj.

Powerful

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of eorþan, Exon. Th. 168, 9; Gú. 1075

niþer-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-dǽl, es; m.

A lower part

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A lower part On niþerdǽlum eorþan in inferioribus terrae, Ps. Th. 138, 13

and-wist

(n.)
Grammar
and-wist, e; f.
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Sustenance Eorþan andwist the sustenance that earth supplies, An. 1542. Cf. and-leofen

Linked entry: wist

be-sincan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sincan, p. -sanc, pl. -suncon; pp. -suncen

To sinksubmergere, demergere

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To sink; submergere, demergere Seó burh besanc on eorþan the city sank into the earth, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 32. Twá byrig on eorþan besuncon two cities sunk into the earth, Ors. 3, 2; Bos. 54. 43.

Linked entry: be-suncen

FROGGA

(n.)
Grammar
FROGGA, froga, frocga, an; m.

A FROGrāna

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Acende eorþe heora ýcan oððe froggan [frogan. Spl.] edĭdit terra eōrum rānas, 104, 30. He afylde eal heora land mid froggum [MS. froggon] he filled all their land with frogs, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 20

Linked entries: frocga frox

ge-willsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-willsum, adj.

Desirabledesīdĕrābĭlis

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Desirable; desīdĕrābĭlis Hí hæfdon eorþan gewillsum hăbuĕrunt terram desīdĕrābĭlem, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 23

ge-mére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mére, es; n.

A boundary, endfīnis

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A boundary, end; fīnis Fram gemérum eorþan a fīnĭbus terræ, Ps. Spl. 60, 2

un-geférendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geférendlíc, (?); adj.

Inaccessibledifficult of access

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eorþan, Nap. 17, 7

ymb-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-sprǽce, adj.
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Talked about Geond ðás eorþan ǽghwǽr sindon hiora gelícan hwón ymbsprǽce, Met. 10, 59

cracian

(v.)
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Angl. vi. 133), but the former seems better to give the meaning of the sonaverunt in the Latin, and to agree with the preceding clause of the English :-- Ús ðúhte for þám geþune þæt seó eorþe eall cracode (?)

and-warde

(adj.)
Grammar
and-warde, adj.

Presentpræsens

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Present; præsens Ðis andwarde líf manna on eorþan vita hominum præsens in terris, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 14

hwǽte-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-wæstm, es; m. (?)
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Substitute: <b>hwǽte-wæstm</b> wheat-produce, wheat-crop, wheat Eorþan móder, geunne þé Drihten æcera wexendra ... þǽre brádan berewæstma and þǽre hwítan hwǽtewæstma and ealra eorþan wæstma, Lch. i. 402, 6.

efen-mid

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-mid, adj.

Middlemĕdius, plāne mĕdius

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Middle; mĕdius, plāne mĕdius On ðisse eorþan fen-midre in mĕdio terræ, Ps. Th. 73, 12

Linked entry: midd

be-sincan

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Forlét hé his fét on þá eorþan besincan, Bl. H. 127, 22 ; Ors. 4, 2 ; S. 160, 30. Hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, 2, 6; S. 88, 14. Add