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a-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
a-smeágan, -smeán ; p. -smeáde ; pp. -smeád

To look closely intoexaminetrace outelicitmeditate uponconsidercontemplateponderjudgedeembe of opinionthinkperscrutariinvestigareindagareelicerecontempláripensarecensere

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worhte and blód, bán and fell, fex and næglas now we cannot trace out how of the loam God made flesh and blood, bones, and skin, hair and nails, Homl.

hrífe

(adj.)
Grammar
hrífe, (?); adj.
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Þurh þá stówe þe missenlicra cynna eardung in wæs nǽdrena and rífra wildeóra per bestiosa serpentiosa que loca, 10, 5.

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Long, a long time, far Lange diu; leng diutius; ealra lengst diutissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 10. Longe procul, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 71: penitus, 72. Ðá hé ðá lange and lange hearpode when then he had harped a long, long time, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 5.

Linked entries: lencg leng

Italia

(n.)
Grammar
Italia, e, an (Latin forms also occur) ; f.
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Hié sendon on Italie æfter Hannibale. . . he sceolde Italiam forlǽtan, 4, lo; S. 200, 30-33. He for of Ispánium on Italie ( ab Hispaniis ad Italiam), S. 198, 23

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Hú neáh ðære tíde wǽre ðætte ða bróðru árísan sceolden and Godes lof rǽran and heora úhtsang singan quam prope esset hora qua fratres ad dicendas Domino laudes nocturnal excitari deberent, Bd. 4. 24; S. 599, 4

Linked entry: hebban

ænga

(adj.)

Singlesoleunicus

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Single, sole; unicus Fram ðam ǽngan hláforde from the sole lord, Salm. Kmbl. 766; Sal. 382

énga

(adj.)

sole

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sole Mid ðínne éngan Freán with thy sole Lord, Exon. 11a ; Th. 15, 17; Cri. 237

gegn

(adv.)
Grammar
gegn, geagn, geán, gén; adv.

Againcontra

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Again; contra Brego geán þingade the Lord spoke again, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 5; Gen. 1009

Linked entry: geán

for-crafian

(v.)
Grammar
for-crafian, p. ode

To demand

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To demand Neódbehéfnes stówe giforcrafað ( = gif forcrafað) si necessitas loci exegerit, R. Ben. I. 82, 3

Linked entry: crafian

gorettung

(n.)
Grammar
gorettung, e; f.
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A roving look, wandering gaze Wídgille emwlátung ł goretunge passivos oculorum obtutus, Hpt. Gl. 405, 65

beám-wer

(n.)
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31

gafol-heord

a swarm of bees rented from the lord

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Add: a swarm of bees rented from the lord, the rent (gafol) being paid in honey

grunian

(v.)
Grammar
grunian, p. ode

To make a loud noise, grunt

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To make a loud noise, grunt Swýn grunaþ sus grunnit, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 10

Linked entries: grunnian gryn

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; prosternĕre Ic efne to eorþan ealdne ceorl I throw down the old churl to earth.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398, 1. joined with fýr to mend or repair a fire, to light, or make a fire, to kindle; focum reparare; [In this sense böten is used in Low German at the present day Böt füer make

Linked entry: bétte

freónd-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-lufu, e; f.

Friendly lovefriendshiploveintimacyamīcĭtiacārĭtasfamiliārĭtas

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Friendly love, friendship, love, intimacy; amīcĭtia, cārĭtas, familiārĭtas Saga ðæt ðú síe sweostor mín, ðonne ðé leódweras fricgen, hwæt síe freóndlufu uncer twega say that thou art my sister, when the men of the country ask thee what may be the intimacy

berst

(n.)
Grammar
berst,

lossdamnummalumruina

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loss; damnum, malum, ruina, Lupi Serm. i. 2 : Wulfstani Archiepiscopi Ebor. Admonitio sive Parænesis, 8. etc

emb-wlátian

(v.)
Grammar
emb-wlátian, ic -wlátige; p. ode; pp. od

To look about, contemplatecontemplāri

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To look about, contemplate; contemplāri Ic embwlátige contemplor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 5, MS. D

fýr-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-hát, adj.

Fire-hotut ignis ardens

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Fire-hot; ut ignis ardens Fýrhát lufu a fire-hot love, Elen. Kmbl. 1871; El. 937

stodle

(n.)
Grammar
stodle, (-a; m. ?), an ; f.
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A slay, part of a loom Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . stodlan, Anglia ix. 263, 11