and-feng
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Feówer land hé forgeaf ælþeódigum tó andfencge ( for the entertainment of strangers ), Hml. S. 7, 387. Hé sylf biþ underfangen on heora anfenge, Hml. Th. i. 514, 8. susceptor Drihten andfeng ( susceptor ) is sáwle mínre, Ps. Spl. 53, 4: 90, 2.
géna
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S.) feówer mónoðas sindum athuc quatuor menses sunt, Jn. R. 4, 35. Geóna (ðá geáne, L. þá gyt, W. S.) hine sprecende, Lk. R. 8, 49. Mið ðý ðá geáne (adhuc) synfullo wé woeron, Rtl. 22, 9. Ne ðá geána (ne gyt, W. S.) nondum, Mt. L. 16, 9.
ge-frætewian
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Þ se dæg fullíce gefrætwod sý ( be equipped) mid feówer and twéntig tídum, Angl. viii. 306, 13. Onginneþ seó feórþe bóc gefrætwedu and áwritenu mid wíslicum wordum and on gesprǽcum witena, Gr. D. 259, 22. Gefrætwadne compturum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 29.
land-scearu
land ⬩ country
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Of ðam hlince tó ðam beorre tó Ælfrédes landscare; ðonne is hit ðǽr feówer furlanga brád bútan feówer gyrdan; ðonne gǽþ hit ðǽr niðer be ðara wyrhtena landscare, 420, 25-7. Ðonne eást andlang hricgweges tó Brytfordinga landsceare, 302, 16.
be-tweoh
between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among
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H. 143, 18. temporal, in the course of: — Swefen betwuh feówer dagas gewyrð, Lch. iii. 190, 1. Betwih þás þing quo tempore, Bd. 2, 18; Sch. 181, 23: 5, 13; Sch. 636, 4
hyrne
A horn ⬩ corner ⬩ angle
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On ða feówer hyrnan ðære earce per quatuor arcæ angulos, Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169, 21
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ge-rím
A number, computation, calendar, diary ⬩ nŭmĕrus, compŭtātio, ephāmĕris
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Feówer and twentig wintra gerímes twenty four winters in number, Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 26, 40; Edw. 7, 21: Cd. 224; Th. 296, 15; Sat. 502. Ofer gerím sŭper nŭmĕrum, Ps. Spl. 39, 8: 38, 6.
Linked entry: gerím-bóc
tíma
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</b> add :-- Þrý mónðas wyrcað þryfeald(e) gewrixlunge þǽra feówer tíman, Angl. viii. 319, 5. v. dæg-, hæring-, hálsung-, mǽl-, úhtan-, undern-tíma
ridda
a horseman ⬩ rider ⬩ a mounted soldier
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Feówer hund and þúsend cræta hé hæfde and twelf þúsend riddena, Homl. Th. ii. 578, 3. Pharao him filigde mid his crætum and gilplícum riddum.... Seó sǽ ealle his crætu and riddan oferwreáh, 194, 22-27.
wacan
To wake ⬩ to come into being ⬩ be born ⬩ spring
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Ðæm feówer bearn in worold wócun, 119; B. 60. Wócon, Cd. Th. 131, 31; Gen. 2184. Þanon his eaforan wócan, bearn from brýde, 65, 5; Gen. 1061. Ǽr him sunu wóce, 70, 25; Gen. 1158
frum-stól
An original seat ⬩ mansion-house ⬩ a proper residence or station ⬩ sēdes princĭpālis
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Habbaþ ða feówer frumstól hiora, ǽghwilc hiora ágenne stede the four [elements] have their proper station, each of them its own place, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 126; Met. 20, 63. Ðæs fýres frumstól the fire's proper station, 20, 250; Met. 20, 125.
ge-sceapennys
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Add: creation Mennisc gesceapennys is on feówer wíson. Adam næs gestrýned ne ácenned, ac God hine gesceóp. Seó óðer gesceapennys wæs swá þæt God gesceóp Euan of hire weres sídan. Ne sind þás twá gesceapennyssa nánum óðrum gelíce.
circul
A circle, the zodiac ⬩ circulus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός
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Ætýwdan feówer circulas onbútan ðære sunnan four circles appeared round the sun, Chr. 1104; Erl. 239, 17.
wiþer-coren
reprobate ⬩ wicked ⬩ rejected ⬩ reprobate
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Ðǽr beóð feówer werod æt ðam dóme, twá gecorenra manna, and twá wiðercorenra, i. 396, 17: 332, 23, 29: 536, 32. Sam ðe gecorenra tó reste, sam ðe wiþercorenra tó deáþe siue electorum ad requiem, siue reproborum ad mortem, Scint. 226, 14
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be-héfe
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Feówer þing synt ealra þinga behéfost þám árwyrðan men, Wlfst. 247, II. Þing þe behéfuste synt tó witanne, Angl. viii. 321, 40
seolfor
Silver
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Feówer hund scillinga seolfres. Gen. 23, 16. Fíftig yntsena seolfres, Deut. 22, 29. Hwítes seolfres. Jos. 7, 21. Silofres, Salm. Kmbl. 62, MS. B.; Sal. 31. Siolufres (siolofres, Cott. MSS.), Past. 37; Swt. 269, 4. Tó siolofre, Swt. 266. 20.
yrfe
Cattle
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Ðonnæ is ðǽr nú irfæs (pecuniae) ðæs ðæs stranga wintær lǽfæd hæfð nigon ealð hríðru, and feówer and hundændlæftig ealdra swína, Chart. Th. 162, 26-163, 4
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stela
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Mid feówer reádum stælum (stelum, MS. B.), 154, 15. Genim nigon stelan, 230, 20. fig. Witan sceoldon smeágan hwilc ðæra stelenna ðæs cinestóles wǽre tóbrocen, and bétan ðone sóna.
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þriwa
Thrice ⬩ three times
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Þriwa feówer beóð twelf, 328, 21
cýþ-ness
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Men feówer stánas álegdon tó gemynde and tó cýþnesse þæs siges, Bl. H. 189, 16: 69, 18. Críst be him cýðnysse gecýdde, Hml. Th. i. 476, 31. Cýðnessum adstipulationibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 64.