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leloþre

(n.)
Grammar
leloþre, [error for geloþre according to Cockayne. v. gelod-wyrt],
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A kind of dock Lelodrae lapatium ( = λάπαθoν; cf. uude docce lapatium, Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 2), Ep. Gl. 13 f, 31. Lelothras radinape, 22 b, 32. Leloþre lapadium, Wrt. Voc. 69, 14: ii. 54, 24. Lelodrae lapatium, 112, 35. Lelothrae rodinope, 119, 24

læs

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
læs, l. lǽs, and in last citation þinga for þing,
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Þe lǽste ( ne forte ) beó gemétt bróþor ásolcen, Angl. xiii. 434, 982. as subst. Ic oft wíscte ꝥ hyra lǽs wǽre swá gewinfulra, Nar. 2, 29

fang

(n.)
Grammar
fang, fong.

Similar entry: heals-fang

þegan

(v.)
Grammar
þegan, (this seems the regular strong form for the verb which usually has weak forms in the present, þicgan, q. v.)
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to take, accept Him wæs Godes egsa mára in gemyndum ðonne hé menniscum þrymme þegan wolde there was too great fear of God in his thoughts for him to wish to get human glory, Exon. Th. 112, 8; Gú. 140

fóre-smeagan

Grammar
fóre-smeagan, -smeágean. l. fore-smeág(e)an,
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For foresmeá[gende] ob indaganda, 1504, Ne foresmeáge gé hwæt gé specan nolite praecogitare quid loquamini, Mk. 13, 11. Foresmeánde praecogitandum, Lk. p. 10, 14. for last line substitute and add:

forht

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Forhtum tremebundis, i. formidantibus, 3773. where the occasion of fear is given. with for Hú forht hé sceal bión for ǽlcre orsognesse, Past. 32, 5. Wurdon hié swíðe forhte for ðǽm fǽre, Bl. H. 199, 24: Guth. 16, 8: Dóm. L. 160. with dat. infin.

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

pain ⬩ suffering ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ retribution ⬩ persecution ⬩ hostility ⬩ active enmity ⬩ vengeance ⬩ revenge

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His þegnas for hiora eardes lufan and for ðære wrace (cf. forðǽm yrmþum eardes lyste, Met. 26, 71) tihodon hine tó forlǽtanne, Bt. 38, l ; Fox 194, 29.

brist

Grammar
brist, for birst, 2nd pres. s. of beran
to bear, support

supportest ⬩ to bear, support

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supportest; vehis; Ðú birst [MS. brist] ealle þing búton geswince thou supportest all things without labour, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 36

fóre-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-meahtig, fóre-mihtig; adj.

Prepotent ⬩ most mighty ⬩ præpŏtens

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Prepotent, most mighty; præpŏtens Ða fóremeahtige folces rǽswan the prepotent chieftains of the folk, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 24; Gen. 1669.

Linked entry: fóre-mihtig

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, [different from preceding word.
Similar entries
v. fór-wyrcan
(l. for-), and cf.
O. H. Ger. furi-wurchen obstruere
]; adj.

Unobstructed ⬩ without hindrance ⬩ free ⬩ immunis

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Unobstructed, without hindrance, free; the term is used of land that after several lives was to revert to the grantor, and seems to render the word immunis in the Latin charters On ða gerád, weorce hé ðæt hé weorce, ðæt ðæt land seó unforworht intó ðære

ealneg

(adv.)
Grammar
ealneg, ealnig, eallneg; adv. [ealne weg, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 10, 11]

Always, quite ⬩ semper, prorsus

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Fox 28, 114; Met. 28, 57: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 36. Ðe ǽfre biþ ealnig smylte which ever is quite calm, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 30; Met. 21, 15

Linked entries: ealling eallneg

fore-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wyrcend, es; m.

a servant ⬩ slave

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One who works for another, a servant, slave Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó and on forewyrcendum (wyrcendum mannum, v. l.), Hml. S. 2, 156

fóre-þencan

Grammar
fóre-þencan, l. fore-þencan,
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Hé smeáþ ł foreþæncð meditabitur, Ps. Rdr. 1, 2. Ne gié foreðencgæ non praemeditari, Lk. L. 21, 14. Nælle gié foreðence nolite praecogitare, Mk. L. 13, 11. and add

fore-wyrcan

Grammar
fore-wyrcan, l. fore wyrcan.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

byrga

(n.)
Grammar
byrga, of cities or inclosed dwellings, for burga; gen. pl.
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of burh, Runic pm. 8; Kmbl. 341, 3

dæg-mǽls-pílu

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mǽls-pílu, [for dæg-mǽles píl],e ; f.

The style of a dial ⬩ horologii gnomon,

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The style of a dial; horologii gnomon, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 59

finst

(v.)
Grammar
finst, findest,
  • Bt. 18, 3
    • ;
  • Fox 66, 11
, = findest;
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2nd sing. pres. of findan

fore-costian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-costian, -costigan; p. ode; pp. od [ = for-costian]

To profane ⬩ pollute ⬩ profānāre

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To profane, pollute; profānāre Gyf rihtwísnys mín hí forecostigaþ si justĭtias meas profānāvĕrint, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 31

gi-

(prefix)
Grammar
gi-, for most words beginning with this prefix see ge-.

gyr

(n.)
Grammar
gyr, a fir-tree. For Lchdm. iii. 328, col. 1
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substitute Gyr abies, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 40

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