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fremsum

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Gedéfe is þín milde mód, mannum fremsum benigna est misericordia tua, Ps. Th. 68, 16. Siexte is ðæt hí beóð fremsume pietatis gratia benigni sunt, Past. 41, 18. Eálá þú fremsumeste hlǽfdige þe þíne árfæstan mildheortnysse æteówdest, Hml.

wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽlan, p. de

To vextormentafflict

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Dogter mín is yfle from deófle wǽled filia mea male a daemonio vexatur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 22. Hé is yfle wǽlid male torquetur, 8, 6

Linked entry: ge-wǽlan

tóweard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tóweard-líc, adj.

Future

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Future Me þincþ ic stande and his ágene stefne gehýre swá swá hit tóweardlíc is tó gehýranne, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 831. Ðæt tácnaþ tóweardlíce firhto and brógan, Lchdm. iii. 156, 10.

FEÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FEÐER, gen. dat. acc. feðere; pl. nom. acc. feðera, feðra, feðre; f.

FEATHERpennaplūmaWingsālæpennæwhat is made of a featherA penpennacălămus

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Met. Fox 24, 17; Met. 24, 9.

Linked entries: fæðer fiðere

súpan

(v.)
Grammar
súpan, p. seáp, pl. supon; pp. sopen.
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Ne se seáð súpe mid múðe neque urgeat super me puteus os suum, Ps. Th. 68, 15. [To frete ar ful tyme were and þanne to sitten and soupen, Piers P. 2, 96. Soupe the lene broth, P. S. 324, 239. Soop up absorbuit, Wick.

Linked entries: sype sypian sopa

hwilc

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L. 18, 1. which of many Hwylc (hwilc, R. huælc, L.) eówer mæg geþenc-an . . . ? quis vestrum cogitans . . . ?, Mt. 6, 27. Hwelc úre mæg áreccan . . . ?

sóþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-fæst, adj.

true, without deceptiontrue in deedjustrighteouspiouswithout wickednesstrue in speechveracious

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Hé gecýþde ðæt sóþfæste men habbaþ mid him þeófas and synfulle men, Blickl. Homl. 75, 27. Hit (the law) sóðfæste siððan heóldon godfyrhte guman, Andr. Kmbl. 3026; An. 1516.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ealle men sprǽcon áne sprǽce. Gen. 11, 1. Ða apostolas cúðan ealle ða sprǽca ðe syndon swá wíde swá middaneard is, Wulfst. 294, 8: 296, 1. Mid sprécum hiá sprecas níuum linguis loquentur nouis, Mk. Skt.

grim

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Þú tóbrǽce bendas grimme disrupisti vincula mea, 115, 7. Hé ymbe þá herehúðe hlemmeð tógædre grimme góman, Wal. 62: 76.

FOLA

(n.)
Grammar
FOLA, an; m.

A FOALcoltpulluspoledrus

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HÍ gemétton ðone folan úte invēnērunt pullum fŏris, Mk. Bos. 11, 4, 5: Mt. Bos. 21, 2, 5

ge-mǽn-sumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽn-sumian, -mǽn-suman; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-mǽne communis]

To do or have anything in common with another, to communicate to or share with another, to marrycommunicare, nuberecommunicare, participare

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To do or have anything in common with another, to communicate to or share with another, to marry; communicare, nubere Wylladon us ða þing gemǽnsuman [MS. gemǽnsumian] ea nobis communicare desiderastis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 14. Gemǽnsumad nuptus, Mk.

áncor

Grammar
áncor, l. ancor,
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transfer the bracket to next word, and add Þú sǽdest be ꝥ ic óðer tǽhte, óðer eówer ancor, Hml. A. 13, 4. Án hálig ancer genam ǽnne deófol . . . Ðá cwæð se deófol tó ðám ancre, Wlfst. 214, 23-25. v. ancra, and next word

eced

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Mið æcced (ecedes, R.) aceto, Mt. L. 27, 48. Æcede, Mk. R. 15, 36. Of æcced (æcede, R.), Jn. L. 19, 29. Hí æcced (æceð, R.) bróhton him, Lk. 23, 36. Add

neádunga

Grammar
neádunga, <b>, neádunge.</b>
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Is óðer ðeówt neádunge búton lufe, óðer is sylfwilles mid lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 524, 5 : i. 580, I. Genam se sciphláford neádinga æt him, Hml. S. 30, 358. Þá þe hé bepǽcan ne mæg, þá hé wile neádunga nýdan, Wlfst. 84, 21. Add

Linked entry: nídinga

oflǽt-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽt-hláf, es; m.
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A loaf of the bread used for the Eucharist Þá genam hé mid him twégen oflǽthláfas on beágwisan ábacene (cf. þis is hálig hláf . . . geoffra þysne hláf Gode for æt þínre mæssan, 23-28) duas secum oblationum coronas detulit, Gr. D. 343, 15

or-sáwle

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me esse exanimem credis?, Gr. D. 268, 7. Hé eóde tó þǽre stówe þær se orsáwla (sáwulleása, v. l.) líchama (corpus exanime) læg, 84, 33. Add

tóþ-ece

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-ece, es; m.

Tooth-ache

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Tooth-ache Tóðæcce forwyrnde ǽlcre leornunga . . . Ic wát ðæt manig broc byð mycle strengre ðonne tóðsece, ðeáh ic nǽfre nán strengre ne geðolode, Shrn. 185, 9-16. Lǽcedðmas wiþ ðám uferan tóðece ge wiþ ðám niþeran. Lchdm. ii. 50, 7: 52, 6, 7

Linked entry: tóþ-wærc

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Hé nemde mínne noman vacavit me nomine meo, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 37. Hine se ár be naman nemde, Elen. Kmbl. 155; El. 78. Se nemde God niþþa bearna ǽrest ealra, Cd. Th. 69, 13; Gen. 1135. God nemdon and hine bǽdon, 48, 22; Gen. 779.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collectcongrĕgāre, collĭgĕreto unite, joinconsŏciāre, jungĕreTo collect, come togethercongrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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Met. Fox 17, 23; Met. 17, 12. v. intrans. To collect, come together; congrĕgāri, convĕnīre Hí gesamniaþ congrĕgāti sunt, Ps. Th. 103, 21. Gesamnadon weras the men collected together, Andr. Knnbl. 3270; An. 1638

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

leóran

(v.)
Grammar
leóran, p. de

To godepartpasspass away

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Leór ł gewít heonan transi hinc, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 20. Ðé gedafenaþ ðæt ðú leóre on ðíne bǽre, Blickl. Homl. 149, 11. Leóre from ðes calic transeat calix iste, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 39.

Linked entries: bi-leóran ge-hlioran