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fleótan

to floatto swimto flow

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Fleótende fluitans, Germ. 401, 12. of fish, to swim Eall fleótendra fixa cyn and fleógendra fugla, Shrn. 65, 31, Þæt heó gesáwe fleótende fixas and fleógende fugelas, Wlfst. 3, 5. to flow Ðá streámas ðe on neorxna wange fleótað, Sal. K. 190, 26

ge-scrépe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-scrépe, ge-scroepe, ge-scrǽpe, ge-screópe; adj.
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Fit, suitable, adapted Hit is gescrǽpe (scroepe, v.l.) on lǽswe sceápa alendis apta pecoribus, Bd. l, l ; Sch. 8, 8. Gescroepe (-scrópe, v.l.) ærneweg via apta currat equorum, 5, 6; Sch. 575, I.

ge-dwolian

(v.)
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Gif mon on his wege biþ gedwolod, Lch. ii. 290, 17. 2) fig. :-- Ne eart þú ealles of þám earde ádrifen, þeáh þú ðǽr on gedwolode tu a patria non quidem pulsus es sed aberrasti. Bt. 5, l; F. 36. to err, Bl. H. 87, 30: Mk. R. 12, 27

huntian

(v.)
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Hwæþer gé nú eówer hundas and eówer net fit on ðá sǽlǽdon ðonne gé huntian willaþ?, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 14. Huntgendra (huntiendra, Ps. L. Vos. Srt.) venantium, Bl. Gl. Ps. Rdr. 90, 3 Huntendra, Ps. Srt. 123, 6. trans. : — Hml.

á-wyrtwalian

(v.)

to pluck up or out by the rootto extirpateeradicateexterminateto pluckdraw away

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D. 241, 12. fig. to extirpate, eradicate, exterminate Ic áwyrtwalie extirpo (gaudia carnis ), An. Ox. 186, 26. Áwyrtwalað exterminabit (viam peccatorum ), Bl. Gl. Áwyrtwala grǽdignysse of ðínre heortan, Hml. Th. ii. 410, 1.

DIHT

(n.)
Grammar
DIHT, es;

a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purposedisposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum a dictating, direction, order, commanddictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum

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mysteries which he afterwards inscribed in five books, Hexam. 1; Norm. 2, 17.

Linked entry: dyht

HORN

(n.)
Grammar
HORN, es; m.

A HORN, a drinking-horn, a cupping-horn, a trumpet, the horn-shaped projection on the gable-end of a house [v. Dasent's translation of Njála, plate 3, p. cvii], a pinnacle a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet, husk cornu, tuba a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet; a corner n. cornu, tuba, promontorium

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Ne hér ðisse healle hornas [horn næs, Th.] ne byrnaþ nor here do this hall's gables burn, Fins. Th. 7; Fin. 4.

fýr-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-heard, adj.

Fire-hardigne dūrātus

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Fire-hard; igne dūrātus Eoforlíc scionon fáh and fýrheard boar's likenesses shone variegated and fire-hard, Beo. Th. 615; B. 305

brond

(n.)

a fire-brand, fire, sword

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a fire-brand, fire, sword, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 15; Jul. 581: Beo. Th. 6021; B. 3014: 2912; B. 1454

fóddor-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
fóddor-þegu, fóddur-þegu, fódor-þegu, e; f. [þegu a taking, receiving]

A taking or receiving foodfoodcĭbi acceptiocĭbus

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Ðǽr hí métaþ fódorþege gefeán [MS. gefeon] where they find the joy of taking food, Exon. 59b; Th. 215, 4; Ph. 248

mǽþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-líc, adj.

Moderatein accordance with due measureproper to a person's degreehaving regard to others

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Gif hwilc forwyrht man hiówan gesǽce, bió se þingad swá hit médlíc sió be ðæs geltes méðe if any criminal betake himself to the convent, let terms be made for him, as may be fit and proper according to the measure of the crime, Chart. Th. 509, 23

Linked entry: mǽþ-full

blówan

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S. 23, 439. fig. Þeáh, bleów floruerit, An. Ox. 1500. Blówende ríce, Dóm. L. 28, 2

bréden

(adj.)
Grammar
bréden, broad.
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Bd. i. 5 where speaking of the vallum made by Sevens it is said, 'vallum fit de cespitibus, quibus circumcisis, e terra velut murus exstruitur altus supra terram, ita ut in ante sit fossa, de qua levati sunt cespites, supra quam sudes de lignis fortissimis

ést-mete

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Add of food (lit. or fig.) Éstmet[tas] grata fercula, An. Ox. 56, 77. Éstmetta ferculorum, 3169. Hire þénian of his ágenum þénungum and his éstmetum dare illi de convivio suo, Hml. A. 110, 269.

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, l. ge-mídlian,
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and add: to bridle (fig.), restrain Sé þe gelustfullunge gemídlað (refrenat), Scint. 88, 7. Manige ge-mídliað hiera giéfernesse and átemiað hira líchoman carnem gulae refrenatione edomant, Past. 345, 23.

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
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., and add: to make more active, strengthen. of sight (lit. or fig. ) Þín ꝥ líchamlice eáge ne gesyhð áht líchamlices, búton hit gescyrpe ( acueret ) þá þing tó geseónne seó unlíchamlice wíse, Gr. D. 269, 21.

up-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
up-heáh, adj.

tallloftyloftynobleupright

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Wǽron hié swá greáte swá columnan, ge eác sume uphýrran (proceriores), Nar. 14, 5. fig. lofty, noble Ealle upheá and æðele bearn filii excelsi omnes, Ps. Th. 81, 6. upright Ðá genam Sanctus Martinus hine be his handa and upheáh árǽrde, Blickl.

Linked entry: up-lang

tó-teón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon;. pp. -togen.

to pull to piecestear to piecesto pull away

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to pull to pieces, tear to pieces (lit. and fig.) Se wyrm ða tungan tótýhþ, Soul Kmbl. 234; Seel. 121. His æfterfolgeras feówertiéne geár ðisne middangeard tótugon and tótǽron (dilaniaverunt), Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 23.

beácen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
beácen-stán, es; m.

A stone whereon the beacon fire was madea stone or tower whereon to set the beacon firespeculapharus

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A stone whereon the beacon fire was made, a stone or tower whereon to set the beacon fire; specula, pharus;Cot. 88

fýr-bend

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-bend, es; m.

A fire-bandvincŭlum igne dūrātum

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A fire-band; vincŭlum igne dūrātum Dúru onarn fýrbendum fæst the door fast with fire-bands yielded, Beo. Th. 1448; B. 722