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Earnulf

(n.)
Grammar
Earnulf, Arnulf, es; m.

Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger. Kart der Dicke:

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D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger.

lepeþ

(v.)
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Ger. erlaffen languefacere, the passage would then mean that the hawk's fierceness and wildness were subdued by giving it little to eat.

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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On gerúm sceacan, Exon. Th. 401, 20; Rä. 21, 14. On lyft scacan, fleógan ofer foldan, Cd. Th. 280, 32; Sat. 263 ; Beo. Th. 3610; B. 1803.

Dyra wudu

(n.)
Grammar
Dyra wudu, Dera wudu; gen. dat. wuda; m. [Dere the Deirians, wudu a wood: the wood of the Deirians]

Beverley, Yorkshire oppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi

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Beverley, Yorkshire; oppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi Se sóþfæsta Berhthun eft wæs abbud ðæs mynstres ðæt ys gecýged on Dyra wuda veracissĭmus Bercthun nunc abbas monastērii quod vocātur in Derauuda, id est, in silva Derōrum, Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 29. He

ealaþ

(n.)
Grammar
ealaþ, ealoþ, alaþ, alþ, aloþ, eoloþ; n; indecl. in s. but gen. alþes, Rtl. 116, 42,

Alecervĭsia

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Ale; cervĭsia Twelf ambra Wilisces ealaþ [MS. B. ealoþ] twelve ambers of Welsh ale, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17: Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103. 33

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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Sax. falu: Dut. vaal: Kil. vael, vaeluwe: Ger. fal, fahl, falb: M. H. Ger. val: O. H. Ger. falo, falw: Icel. fölr pale, fallow: Lat. pallĭdus pale: Sansk. palita grey. ] DER æppel-fealu

blǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽstan, p. te.

to blowrush

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Ger. blesten descendere; ana-blesten, p. -blasta ingruere, inruere : ar-blesten erumpere; ana-blast (-blást?) impetus] Forð blǽstan erumperant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 23.

Linked entry: on-blǽstan

bledu

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On bleda in pateras (fialas), Germ. 389, 17. IIII. cuppan and IIII. bleda, Cht. Th. 519, 24. Man sceal habban beódas, bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. Dó twá bleda fulle wæteres tó, Lch. ii. 38, 2, 4 : 118, 6. Add

ceówan

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Ceáw remordet, Germ. 392, 27: momorderat, 402, 57. Hé slát and ceáw his ágene handa, Gr. D. 301, 3. Swín ne ceów his cudu, Hml. S. 25, 80. ꝥ se e Swylce hí heora mete ceówan, Hml. S. 25, 49.

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.
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Add Neáhne proximum, Germ. 400, 524. Neágum proximis, 399, 409. add: local Sume synd stówlice, þá geswuteliað gehendnysse oððe ungehendnysse . . . proximus neéxð (neáhst néxt, nýxt, nýhst, v.ll. ], Ælfc. Gr. Z. 14, 21.

tó-dón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dón, p. -dyde.

to put asunder,divide,separateto undo,open

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Tódó man hig on twá separentur illi, 19; Th. ii. 188, 27. to undo, open Tódyde salvit, disligat, Germ. 402, 39. Hi tódydon heora múð ongeán mé apenierunt in me os suum, Ps. Th. 21, ii. þat deor todede (undude, 2nd MS.) his chæfles, Laym. 6507.

feó

(n.)
Grammar
feó, for or with cattle or money,
  • Cd. 126
  • ;
  • Th. 161, 2
  • ;
  • Gen. 2659: Beo. Th. 2765
  • ;
  • B. 1380
  • ;
dat.
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and instr. of feoh

FLǼSC

(n.)
Grammar
FLǼSC, es; pl. nom. acc. flǽsc; gen. flǽsca, flǽscea; dat. flǽscum; n: flésc, es; n.

FLESHcăro

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FLESH; căro Se gást is hræd, and ðæt flǽsc ys untrum spīrītus promptus est, căro autem inflrma, Mt. Bos. 26, 41: Mk. Bos. 14, 38. Ðæt Word wæs geworden flǽsc, and wunode on us the Word became flesh, and dwelt in us, Homl. Th. i. 40, 17: Exon. 9b; Th.

Linked entries: flǽc fléc flésc

Eald-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eald-Seaxe, Ald-Seaxe; gen. -Seaxa; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m: Eald-Seaxan; pl. m.

The Old-Saxonsantīqui Saxŏnes

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The Old-Saxons; antīqui Saxŏnes; the German or continental Saxons occupying the territory between the Eyder and the Weser Hér Eald-Seaxe [Ald-Seaxe, Th. 92, 29, col. 1] and Francan gefuhton in this year [A.D. 779] the Old-Saxons and the Franks fought

Linked entry: Ald-Seaxe

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creaturecreātio, creātūraa decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shapefātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕciesthe privy membersvĕrenda, pŭdendacreaturedecrees of fate

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a creation, created being or thing, creature; creātio, creātūra Song he be middangeardes gesceape cănēbat de creātiōne mundi, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 9. Þurh ðæt beorhte gesceap through that bright creature, Elen. Kmbl. 1576; El. 790. Ðissesgisceppes hujus

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

geóguþ-feorh

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ-feorh, geógoþ-feorh; gen. -feores; dat. -feore; n. [geóguþ youth, feorh life]

Youthful life, youthjuventus

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Youthful life, youth; juventus Sumum ðæt gegongeþ on geóguþfeore, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ it happens to one in youthful life that the end is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 1; Vy. 10: Beo. Th. 5321; B. 2664. On geógoþfeore in youthful life, 1078

Linked entry: geógoþ-feorh

mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mirring, e; f.

hinderingleading astraywastesquandering

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Ger. marunga impedimentum.] waste, squandering (v. mirran, II) Oððe se gielpna for his góda mierringe (mirringe, Cott.

eár-lipprica

(n.)
Grammar
eár-lipprica, eár-lipprica (-e). [The gender is uncertain, the word occurring with masc. fem. and neut. pronouns.]
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Ger. lepor aa]

eáþ-módgian

(v.)
Grammar
eáþ-módgian, -módigian, -módi(g)an.
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Ger. gi-ótmuotigón, (-ód-) humiliare.] Cf. eáþ-médan

Linked entry: ge-eáþmódgian

ge-metan

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Ger. ge-mazzon.)