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ufor

(adj.)
Grammar
ufor, cpve.: ufemest; spve. adv.

Higherhighestat or i-s/>to a greater heightfarther from a coastfrom a spothigherat or to a more honourable placehigherlater

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Gif se ord sié ufor ðonne hindeweard sceaft, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17. Se earn flýhð ealra fugela ufemest, Homl.

Linked entries: yfemest uferor

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Th. 497, 8, 19: 496, 1. where the obligation is to the lord: On sumon landum se geneát sceal hláford feormian, Ll, Th. i. 432, 14. to feast Feormode se ealdorman his heáhþegnas fecit cenam servis suis, Hml. A. 111, 282.

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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Ꝥ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him hí geeáþmédon, Bl. H. 47, 30. with a case and a clause in apposition Ic þæt forhicge, þæt ic sweord bere, B. 435: Ph. 552. with infin.

ge-beorg

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Ox. 5395. of things Rand sceal on scylde, fæst fingra gebeorh, Gn. C. 38

ge-rǽdnes

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Ðis is seó gerǽdnyss hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal, 258, 2. Sé þe of þissa gerǽdnesse gá, 214, 3.

grípan

(v.)
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Gripon (cf. gáres gripe, An. 187), unfægre under sceát werum scearpe gáras sharp spears fixed cruel fangs within the breasts of men, 2062. non-material Gráp heáh þreá on hǽðen cynn, Gen. 2545. trans. to seize, v. grípend Grípeð capessit, capit sumitque

óþ

(prep.)
Grammar
óþ, prep. l. oþ.
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Oð ðiss wé rehton hwelc se hierde bión sceal, Past. 173, 14. (1 a) add :-- Hé hét ádelfan seáþ oþ gyrdyls deópne, Shrn. 125, 32. Welle swíþe oþ þriddan dǽl boil it down to a third, Lch. ii. 36, 22. Þæt man hine oð deáð swunge, Hml. Th. i. 384, 6.

willan

Grammar
willan, <b>, I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, wé willað ꝥ hé hit forgylde, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 24. <b>IV a.</b> add :-- Ic wille mé segnian, ac ic ne mæg volo me signare, sed non possum, Gr. D. 325, 4, <b>IV b.

wær-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wær-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness

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Ðære culfran biliwitnesse sceal gemetgian ðære nædran wærscipe, ðý læs hine se wærscipe gelǽde on tó micle hátheortnesse ut simplicitatis bono prudentiam adjungant, quatenus sic securitatem de simplicitate possideant, ut circumspectionem prudentiae non

Linked entry: wer-scipe

geá

etiam, jam

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'; Volosianus hym andswarode, and þus cwæð: '; Geá, '; hláford, and gif ic swylcne man geméte, hwylce méde sceal ic hym behátan?, '; Hml. A. 188, 200. Geá lá gę̄ amen Ps. Rdr. p. 302, 18. in the Lind. and Rush.

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To growgrow upincreasethriveflourishprospercrescĕreprofĭcĕrevĭgēre

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To grow, grow up, increase, thrive, flourish, prosper; crescĕre, profĭcĕre, vĭgēre Lofdǽdum sceal man geþeón a man shall flourish by praiseworthy deeds, Beo. Th. 50; B. 25: 1825; B. 910: Homl. Th. i. 12, 26. Erigende ic geþeó arando profĭcio, Ælfc.

lǽran

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Wé rehton hwelc se hierde bión sceal; nú wé him willað cýðan hú hé lǽran sceal qualis esse debeat Pastor ostendimus, nunc qualiter doceat demonstremus 173, 15.

FEL

(n.)
Grammar
FEL, FELL, es; n.

skinhidepelliscŏriumcŭtis

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Se byrdesta sceall gyldan fíftyne mearþes fell the richest must pay fifteen skins of the marten, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36. Sió wæs orþoncum gegyrwed dracan fellum it was cunningly prepared with dragon's skins, Beo. Th. 4183; B. 2088

Linked entry: fell

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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Ðú scealt ða fóre geferan thou shall go the journey, Andr. Kmbl. 431; An. 216: 673; An. 337: Exon. 40 b; Th. 136, 8; Gú. 538. Ðú ongeáte fóre mine inlellexisti semltam meam, Ps. Th. 138, 2.

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.
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Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, ðonne ne sceall hé ðínre sage gelýfan. Homl. Skt. i. 21, 43-48. Árena tíum remorum tractibus, Hpt. Gl. 406, 70. a dragging Valerianus hine hét teón geond ðornas, and hé mid ðam tige his gást ágeaf, Homl.

Linked entry: tige

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the daynine in the morning

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Byð seó sceadu tó underne and tó nóne seofon and twéntigoþan healfes fótes the shadow at nine and at three is twenty-six and a half feet long, iii. 218, 3, and often. Æt underne ... ǽr underne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 22, 36.

fore-sceáwung

considerationcontemplationforeseeingforeknowledgeforethoughtforesightprovidencedivine providence

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Foresceáuunge prudentia, 108, 25. divine providence: Hí wǽron gemynte on þám micclan dihte Godes foresceáwunge tó his sceápa getele, Hml. A. 70, 121

Linked entry: fore-gesceáwung

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, p. ode.

to address one's selfspeak (to a person)converseto address an assemblyto discussdisputemoot a question

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Th. ii. 382, 30. to discuss, dispute, moot a question (cf. a moot point) Ðú scealt gelýfan on ðone lifigendan God, and ná ofer ðíne mǽðe mótian be him. Hexam. 3; Norm. 6, 17

(v.)
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be Him sí ábrogden hiora sceamu, Ps. Th. 108, 28. Hwæt hér sí gedón. Blickl. Homl. 179, 34. Hwǽðer hit sig ðe sóð ðe leás. Gen; 42, 16. Ðæs sig Metode þanc. Beo. Th. 3561; B. 1778. Ðæt gé witen hwæt hit sié, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 13.

þorn

(n.)
Grammar
þorn, es; m.
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. ¶ The name of the letter þ was þorn Þ byþ þearle scearp, Runic pm. Kmbl. 339. 13; Rún. 3