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fród

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Treów . . . fród dagum, . 54, 4. of things Fród fyrngeweorc (a statue), An. 738: the universe, Ph. 84. Fród fyrngewritu ( the Old Testament ), El. 431

onettan

Grammar
onettan, l. ónettan, and in 1. 26 for 1529
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substitute 1579. add: expressing quickness of movement or procedure Heó gewát hyre west þonan feran, forð ónette, . 30, 11.

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindleto burn, consume by burningto heat, inflameto kindle desire for anything, to incite

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Th. 78, 5. to burn, consume by burning Fýr onbærneþ, 79, 15. to heat, inflame Mid ðisse pannan hierstinge wæs Paulus onbærned Paulus hujus sartaginis urebatur frix ra, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 3.

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Th. 412, 28; . 31. 7. Ðá onhóf Laurentius his égan up, Shrn. 116, 4. Petrus onhóf his stefne, Blickl. Homl. 149, 21. to raise (as barm does), to leaven Ne ete gé nán þing onhafenes. Ex. 12, 19. to take up, begin (cf.

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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H. 145, 4. to consume by fire Ic folcsalo bærne, . 2, 5. Gif man óðres wudu bærneð, Ll. Th. i. 70, 4. Swá se byrnenda swefl ðone munt bærnþ, Bt. 16, 1;F. 50, 5. Hý hergiað and bærnað, Wlfst. 163, 12.

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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Adames cyn the race of Adam, Cd. 222 ; Th. 289, 35; Sat. 408: Exon. 22a ; Th. 59, 33; Cri. 961 .

á-beódan

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Ðæt ic wiþ ðé sceolde ǽrendsprǽce ábeódan, Räi. 61, 16. Áboden bið praedicabitur Lk. R. 12, 3: 24, 47.

Linked entry: eoton-weard

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one's say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Gehýr ðú ðás race ná swilce leáse sagu ac geworden þing audi fabulam, non fabulam sed rem gestam, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 12. Geendebrednege ða sago þinga ordinary narrationem rerum, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 2, 9.

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Be grúnde wód went on the ground, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 29; . 23, 15. Be ýþláfe along the leaving of the waves, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ic be grúnde græfe I dig along the ground, Exon. 106a; Th. 403, 3; . 22, 2. Be fullan in full; abundanter, Ps.

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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Folc ferende travelling people, Cd. 80; Th. 99, 28; Gen. 1653: Exon. 103 a; Th. 390, 12; . 8, 9: Ps. Th. 125, 5. Ic fere geond foldan I travel over the earth, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 2; . 2, 5: Ps. Th. 140, 12.

Linked entry: fyran

ǽn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-líc, adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentbeautifulelegantunicusegregiuseleganspulcher

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Cynn Fabiane forðan hit ealra Rómána ǽnlícost wæs because the Fabian family was the highest in rank of all the Romans, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 28

dynian

(v.)
Grammar
dynian, he dyneþ; p.ede ; pp. ed ; v. intrans. [dyne a din, noise]

To make a noise, DIN, resoundfragōrem edĕre, sŏnāre, perstrĕpĕre, clangĕre

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Dynedon scildas the shields rang, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 24; Jud. 204

þri-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-wintre, -wintra, -winter; adj.

Of three yearsthree years old

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Geoffra mé án þriwintre hrýðer and ǽnne þriwintre ramm and ánne þriwintre gát sume mihi vaccam triennem et capram trimam et arietem annorum trium, Gen. 15, 9. Hé ásende him tó án ðrywintre cild, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 7

ýce

(n.)
Grammar
ýce, an; f.: ýce, es; m. A (poisonous)
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Voc. i. 24, 19: botrax, 45, 26: ii. 13, 2: 126, 57: rana, 71, 15. Ýcean roboete (the passage is :-- Regulorum et aspidum venena, ad quae quadrupedis robetae et spalangii pestifera confectio humanae naturae nocitura habebatur, Ald. 25), 78, 44.

Linked entries: ice ice

ge-redian

(v.)
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K. 32. to find out, hit upon Sé hæfð gódne rǽd þe him geredað ǽfre hwæt him tó dónne sý and hvvæt tó forlǽtenne, Wlfst. 57, 15. Gerædað, 51, 19

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

æfter-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-fylgan, æfter-fyligan; p. de

To follow

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Án scort ræps æfterfylige subsequatur R. Ben. 34, 13: 60, 4. Æfter ðǽm ræpsum æfterfyligan (-fylian, v. 1.) óþre syx sealmas, 33, 21. Ðes æfterfiligenda cwyde is egefull, Hml. Th. i. 130, 28.

húru-þinga

(adv.)
Grammar
húru-þinga, adv.

Especiallyat leastat any rate

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Especially, at least, at any rate Húruþinga presertim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 65. Hú ne scolde hine húruþinga sceamian seofon dagas nonne debuerat saltem septem diebus rubore suffundi? Num. 12, 14.

ofer-irnan

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Wé willað þás þing mid sceortre race oferyrnan, Angl. viii. 318, 43

á-wédan

to go madto rageto be mad

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Drihten mihte hire áwéddan dohtor gehǽlan, 114, 7. of pestilence, to rage:-- Tó ðám swíðe áwédde se cwealm, Hml. Th. ii. 126, 18. to be mad Áuoeded insanit, Jn. L. R. 10, 20

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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In ða tiid wæs hama suángeréfa tó súðtúne and hé rád ðæt hé wæs et ceastre and ðone aað gesceáwade suá hine his aldormon héht Eádwulf there was then a very great case about pasture in the wood at Sutton (in Worcestershire).