fæder-feoh
A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home
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A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home, Fæder-feum, dos a patre accepta, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1, note a. v. Du Cange in voce
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fám-bláwende
Foam-blowing, emitting foam ⬩ spūmam efflans
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Foam-blowing, emitting foam; spūmam efflans Se légfámbláwenda seáþ and se fúla ðone ðú gesáwe, ðæt wæs helle tintreges múþ pŭteus ille flammĭvŏmus ac pūtĭdus quem vīdisti, ipsum est os gehennæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 12, note, MS. T
fioh
Cattle ⬩ property ⬩ a portion ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ dos
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Cattle, property, a portion; pĕcus, ŏpes, dos Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás fioh on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9: L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1
lang-líce
Long ⬩ at length ⬩ for a long time
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Hét ðone diácon langlíce swingan, Homl. Th. i. 426, 13: ii. 490, 5. Langlíce on gebedum læg, 160, 35: 510, 25. Langlíce bæd, i. 66, 23
níd-gedál
An inevitable parting ⬩ the parting of body and soul
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Se Dryhtnes dóm wísade tó ðam nýhstan nýdgedále, 129, 5; Gú. 416. Þurh nýdgedál, 158, 9; Gú. 906
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sealt-fæt
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Se Hǽlend bestang ðone hláf on ðæt sealtfæt ðe him beforan stód, Homl. As. 163, 254
tún-weg
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Ðǽr túnwegas út sceótaþ . . . þurh ðone tún, vi. 235, 6
þaca
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A covering, roof Ðone song hé gehýrde tó him neálǽcan, óð ðæt hé becom tó ðeacan ðære cyricean ( ad tectum oratorii ), Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 43. Cf. Bordðeaca, brodthaca testudo, Txts. 101, 1999. Bordþacan latrariis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 52
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un-fægere
Unpleasantly ⬩ ungently ⬩ terribly ⬩ cruelly
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Sampson hewis doun of þa hirdis, hurtis þam unfaire, Alex. (Sk.) 1224
á-mundian
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Nú bidde ic ðone bisceop ðæt hé ámundige míne láfe and ðá þing ðe ic hyre lǽfe, C. D. iii. 305, 12. Add
á-lísend
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A saviour, redeemer Oð þæt se Á;lýsend com þe ðone ealdan deófol gewylde, Hml. Th. i. 94, 7. Se Áliésend monna cynnes, Past. 129, 17. Álýsend, Bl. H. 65, 30. Middangeardes Álýsend, 87, 9. v. á-lysend in Dict
be-wilwan
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Grammar be-wilwan, be-wilwian. to roll down þenne he byþ þurh fyllas be-wylewud cumfuerit per precipitia deuolutus, Scint. 107, 14. to roll about, mix. Similar entries v. preceding word Geǽtredum, bewyledum, befýle*-*dum infectis, Wrt.
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freólsian
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H. 83, 24. to enfranchise land. v. ge-edfreólsian. to celebrate a festival Ðone fíftan dæg hí freólsodon lóue tó wurðmynte, ðám mǽrostan gode, Sal. K. p. 124, 134
gnirran
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chatter (with the teeth) Hwýlon þá téð for mycclum cyle manna þǽr gnyrrað (gryrrað, Dóm. L. 195) nunc nimio stridentes frigore dentes, Wlfst. 138, 29.
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healtian
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Gangas rihte dóð mid fótum eówrum þæt ná healtigende (claudicans) worige (Heb. 12, 13), Scint. 186, 3. Add
ymb-scrýdan
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Ðone man þe se cyning wile wurðian man sceal embscrýdan mid cynelican reáfe homo, quem rex honorare cupit-debet indui vestibus regiis, Hml. A. 99, 231. Seó cwén stent ymb-scrýd (emb-, v.l.) mid fáhnyssum (circumamicta varietate), 28, 109. Add
ryðða
A large dog, mastiff blood-hound
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A large dog, mastiff blood-hound Ryðða molossus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 35 : 78, 52. Riðða, ii. 56, 41. Hé getígde ǽnne ormǽtne ryððan innan ðam geate ðǽr Petrus inn hæfde, ðæt hé hine ábítan sceolde, Homl. Th. i. 372, 34
wǽgan
To vex ⬩ harass ⬩ afflict
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Ðæt gé mec tó wundre wǽgan mótun (cf. erlós skulun wégian mi te wundrun, dót mi wíties filu, Hél. 3088), 124, 22; Gú. 341
heard-módness
Hardness of mind or heart
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Hardness of mind or heart Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf forðan ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóþre lufe a stone is put in opposition to bread, because hardness of mind is contrary to true love, Homl. Th. i. 252, 18
ofer-willan
to boil so that a liquid is reduced in quantity ⬩ to overboil, boil too much
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to boil so that a liquid is reduced in quantity Oferwylle óþ ðone þriddan dǽle, Lchdm. ii. 216, 3, 4: 228, 18: 238, 10. to overboil, boil too much Nim ðæt wæter ðe pyosan wǽran on gesodene oferwilleda, 286, 29