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fannian

(v.)
Grammar
fannian, p. ode
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To winnow corn fanna þú þé on ǽlcum winde non uentiles te in omni uento, Scint. 186, 17

tó-cnyssan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnyssan, p. te; pp. ed

To crush to pieces,smash,shatter

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To crush to pieces, smash, shatter Ne forbrýte hé ðæt tócnysede hreód (arundinem quassatam), R. Ben. 121, 6

beódan

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Ne budþú mé ælmessan tó syllanne, Ps. Th. 39, 7. Man beád him út binnan .v. nihlan he was ordered to leave the country within five days, Chr. 1048; P. 177, note l. Man beád þá[m] folce þider, 1052; P. 175, 28.

ge-ærwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ærwe, adj. [arg wicked, depraved]

Perversewickedprāvus

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Perverse, wicked; prāvus tocleofode me heorte geærwe non adhæsit mihi cor prāvum, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, n.
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Bigspellbóc, swilce gé secgað, ac wisdómes bigspell and warnung wið disig, Ǽlfc. T. Grn. 7, 38. Add

offrung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-dæg, es ; m.
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The feast of unleavened bread Þá offrungdagas wé ne begýmaþ azimas non observamus, An. Ox. 40, 23

hearm-cwedelian

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cwedelian, p. ode

To speak ill of, calumniate

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To speak ill of, calumniate hearm-cwedelodon mé ofermóde non calumnientur me superbi, Ps. Spl. 118, 122

lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lama, loma, lame; adj.

Lamemaimedcrippledweakparalysedpalsiedparalytic

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Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77. lii hit oftræd and hié tó loman gerénode ðæt hió mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton duos et 1. calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 26. Laman paralyticos, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24

cýþan

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Ðú wást ꝥ nán mon ne mæg nǽnne cræft cýðan bútan tólum and andweorce, Bt. 18 ; F. 58, 29

ed-wist

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Nama mæg beón on ðám forman háde on ðám worde ðe getácnað edwiste: Priscianus sum ic eom Priscianus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 128, 10. Add

EAX

(n.)
Grammar
EAX, , ex, æx , e; f.

An axis, axle-tree axis

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Sió nafu ferþ néhst ðære eaxe the nave goes nearest to the axle-tree, 39, 7; Fox 222, 2, 12, 20, 21, 22, 28.

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Ne wilna nanes monnes ólæcunga, Prov. Kmbl. 80. Hé nǽfre nǽnigum woruldrícum men þurh leáse ólecunga onbúgan nolde, Blickl. Homl. 223, 28.

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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to be, become; fiĕri Ne mæg nán þinc gewurþan bútan godes willan nothing can happen without God's will, Th. Ap. 22, 7: 9, 5. Hit gewurþ him of mínum fæder, ðe on heofonum ys fiet illis a patre mea, qui in cælis est, Mt. Bos. 18, 19.

spell

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Add Ne mót nán man secgan spell on þám ðrím swígdagum, Hml. Th. ii. 262, 16

stæpe

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Add Nis nán twýn þæt eów ne beó forgolden ǽlc þǽra stapa ðe gé tó Godes húse stæppað, Hml. Th. ii. 444, 11. <b>I b.

on-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-birgan, p. de (with gen. and acc.)

To taste of, taste, take (food)

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Nán ðara manna ne onbyrigeaþ (-byriaþ, MS. A.) mínre feorme, Lk. Skt. 14, 24. Hé his (the water) onbergde, Shrn. 64, 9. Onbyrigde (-byrgde, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 34,: Jn. Skt. 2, 9: Homl. Th. i. 136, 8. Onberede, Bt. 23, tit.; Fox xiv, 9.

Linked entry: á-birgan

a-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren [a, hreósan to rush]

To rushfallfall downirrueremerecorrueredecidere

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On Godes naman ahreóse ðís tempel in God's name let this temple fall down. Homl. Th. i. 72, 2, 5. He ahreás he fell, Homl. Th. i. 192, 20

Linked entries: a-hruron a-reósan

égor-streám

(n.)
Grammar
égor-streám, eágor-streám,es ; m.

A water-stream, water, the seaunda, flŭvius, măre

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A water-stream, water, the sea; unda, flŭvius, măre Ðiós eorþe mæg and égorstreám cræfta náne adwæscan ðæt ðæt him on innan sticaþ this earth and sea can by no means extinguish that which in them remains. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 236; Met. 20, 118.

Linked entry: eágor-streám

ende-néhst

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-néhst, -nýhst, ende-néxta, ende-níhsta; adj.

The nighest end, the last, uttermost ultĭmus

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Februārius se mónaþ is ealra scyrtst and endenýhst February is the shortest and last month of all, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 13, 28; Lchdm. iii. 264, 8

Linked entry: neáh

heorþ-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
heorþ-bacen, adj.

Baked on the hearth

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Abraham nam ðæt flǽsc mid ðám heorþbacenum hláfum, Gen. 18, 8. Hí worhton þeorfe heorþbacene hláfas they baked unleavened cakes, Ex. 12, 39