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fér

(n.)
Grammar
fér, es; m.

A feverfebris

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A fever; febris Wið ǽlces dæges fére for an every day's fever, L. M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 28

flán-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
flán-þræc, -þracu; gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca; f.

Arrows' forcesăgittārum impĕtus

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Arrows' force; săgittārum impĕtus Wið flánþræce, Exon. 71a; Th. 265, 20; Jul. 384. Flánþracu, Exon. 49b; Th. 170, 25; Gū. 1117

Lyge-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Lyge-tún, Lyg-tún

Leighton

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Leighton, in Bedfordshire Ðæt rád út wið Lygtúnes, Chr, 917; Erl. 102, 16. Æt Lygetúne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 196, 3

medmicle

(adv.)
Grammar
medmicle, adv.

Humblymeanly

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Humbly, meanly Oft wic beóþ on manegum stówum medmyccle gesette; seó ceaster ðonne wæs héh and aldorlíc, Blickl. Homl. 77, 24

morgen-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-drenc, es; m.

A drink or potion to be taken in the morning

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A drink or potion to be taken in the morning Hé gesette gódne morgendrænc wið eallum untrumnessum, Lchdm. iii. 70, 17

þǽr-in

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-in, adv.
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Therein, wherein Hé wæs on Simones húse, þǽrin geát ðæt wíf ða deórwyrþan smerenesse on his heáfod, Blickl. Homl. 73, 3

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, p. þeóde
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To do, perform, effect Wé ðæt ǽbylgð nyton, ðæt wé gefremedon, þeódon bealwa wið ðec ǽfre, Elen. Kmbl. 805; El. 403

un-dirne

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dirne, adv.

Openlyclearlyplainly

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Openly, clearly, plainly Wearð ylda bearnum undyrne cúð ðætte Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, Beo. Th. 303; B. 150: 825; B. 410

blǽdre

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Wið blǽdran sáre. . . sóna seó blǽdder tó sélran gehwyrfeð, Lch. i. 206, 12-15. Add

for-lecgan

(v.)

to cover up

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to cover up Wið foredum lime, lege þás sealfe on ꝥ forode lim, and forlege mid elmrinde, Lch. ii. 66, 22

Linked entry: lecgan

ge-rinning

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rinning, e; f.
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Coagulation, thickening Wið þá gerynnincge þæs wormses ym(b) ðá breóst . . . syle þicgean . . . ; þá breóst beóð áfeormude, Lch. i. 292, 8

Linked entry: ge-rynning

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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A pair of shoes; calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga Gif he [man] ðonne cwiþ 'Nelle ic híg habban to wífe,' gá ðæt wíf to him and nyme his gescý of his fótum beforan ðám ealdrum and spǽte on his nebb and nemne hine ǽlc man on Israéla folce ' unsceóda

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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Wið wífa earfoþnyssum [-nessum MS. B.] for the difficulties of women, Med. ex Quadr. 2, 7; Lchdm. i. 334, 18.

Linked entry: eærfoþnes

ǽg-þer

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Hét hé ǽgðer eáge út ádón, 1095; P. 231, 27. conjunction, with two clauses Ǽgðer wið Eást-Engle ge wið Norðhymbre, Chr. 906; P. 94, 22. with more than two Ǽgþer ge eargast, ge wrǽnast, ge ofer-módgast, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 28.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Hǽle wið deófla níþum, 171, 30. Hé mec wile wið ðám níþum genergan, Exon. Th. 116, 24; Gú. 212 : 140, 34; Gú. 620. Ofer ða níþas ðe wé nú dreógaþ, 105, 8; Gú. 20. Ic mé forhtige fyrenfulra fǽcne níþas conturbatus sum a tribulatione peccatoris, Ps.

leáf-full

(adj.)
Grammar
leáf-full, adj.

Believingfaithful

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Ic cýðe on ðissan gewrte eallum leáffullum mannum hwet ic gerédd habbe wið míne arcebiscópes, Chart. Th. 347, 26.

ge-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beran, he -bireþ, -byreþ, -byrþ; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [ge-, beran to bear]

To bearbring forthferrepărĕre

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Him wíf sunu gebær his wife bare a son to him, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 31; Gen. 2774. Ðá wearþ Abrahame Ismael geboren then Ishmael was born to Abraham, 105; Th. 138, 26; Gen. 2297 : Andr. Kmbl. 1379; An. 690

Linked entries: ge-boren ge-byreþ

syferlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
syferlíce, adv.
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with cleanliness, without impurity Ðæt gé witen ðæt hit ( the preparation of the wafers for the mass ) clǽnlíce and sýferlíce gedón sý, L. E.

wordlian

(v.)
Grammar
wordlian, wurdlian; p. ode

To talkdiscourse

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Epactas ðe wíse preóstas oft ymbe gerádlíce wurdliaþ, Anglia viii. 300, 45. Hyt geríst ðæt wé ymbe ða epactas wurdlion, 305, 19: 308, 16. Se sceop in gebringþ ððre hádas, ðe wið hine wurdlion swylce hig him andswarion, 330, 43.

egle

(adj.)
Grammar
egle, grievous, painful.
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Cleopian wé in eglum móde and inneweardre heortan let us cry with painful thoughts from the bottom of the heart, Bl. H. 19, 2. Frécne þúhton egle eáláda, An. 441. Hé ús gescildað wið sceððendra eglum earhfarum, Cri. 762: Gú. 376. Add