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leófan

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Cf. too eorlas Israéla for a similar half line

feohte

(n.)
Grammar
feohte, an; f.

A fightcombatpugna

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A fight, combat; pugna Wearþ him seó feohte grim the fight was too severe for them, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 16; Mód. 66. Nó ic gefrægn heardran feohtan I have not heard of a harder fight, Beo.

FREC

(adj.)
Grammar
FREC, fræc; adj.

Desirousgreedygluttonousaudaciousboldavĭdusgŭlōsusaudaxtemĕrārius

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Ðæt hie firendǽda frece wurdon that they were too audacious in wicked deeds, Cd. 121; Th. 155, 30; Gen. 2580

Linked entries: frettan freceo fric

inwid

(n.)
Grammar
inwid, inwit. es; n.

Fraudguiledeceitevilwickedness

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Ne beó nǽnig man hér on worldríce bregda full ne inwit leóf let no man in this world be too full of wiles, nor let guile be too dear to him, Blickl. Homl. 109, 29.

Linked entries: -wid inwit

gewin-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
gewin-woruld, e; f.

A world of toiltrībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus

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A world of toil; trībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus Hý scofene wurdon on gewinworuld they were thrust into a world of toil, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 21; Gú. 829

CNOLL

(n.)
Grammar
CNOLL, es; m.

A KNOLLhill-topcopsummitcacumenvertex

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To ufeweardum ðam cnolle ad verticem montis Jud. 16, 3. He hit ne sette upon ðone héhstan cnoll he should not set it upon the highest hill-top Bt. titl. xii; Fox xii. 15. On ðam lytlan cnolle ðe Ermon hátte Hermonis a monte modico Ps. Th. 41, 7

ísen

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen, adj.
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Ꝥ ísene tol, Gr. D. 114, 1. Hié námon treówu and slógon on óþerne ende monige scearpe ísene næglas, Ors. 4, l; S. 158, 5. Hwæt ylst þú ús on smiþþan þínre búton ísene fýrspearcan (ferreas scintillas), Coll. M. 31,5. Add: —

lǽþ

Grammar
lǽþ, land, <b>lǽþ</b>
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Take these together, and add On westan Cænt ðǽr ðæt land and ðæt lǽð líð, C. D. vi. 81, 19. Of Æglesforda and of ellan þám lǽþe þe þǽr líþ de Æilesforda et de toto illo lesto quod ad illum manerium pertinet, C. D. B. iii. 659, 25

æl-fer

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fer, es; n. [=-fær, u.]

The whole armytotus exercitus

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The whole army; totus exercitus Ymbwícigean mid æl-fere Æthanes byrig to surround with the whole army the town of Etham, Cd. 146; Th. 181, 24; Exod. 66

ge-ærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ærnan, he -ærneþ; p. de; pp. ed.

To runcurrĕreTo run forto gain by runningcursu certārepropalma cursu contendĕre

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To run for, to gain by running; cursu certāre, propalma cursu contendĕre He nimþ ðone læstan dǽl, se nýhst ðæm túne ðæt feoh geærneþ he takes the least part, who nearest the town, gains [by running] the property, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 40

leahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
leahtrian, p. ode.

impeachaccuseblamerevilereproachto corruptvitiate

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to charge with crime, impeach, accuse, blame, revile, reproach Ic leahtrige criminor; ic leahtrode criminatus sum, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 61. Man godfyrhte lehtreþ ealles swíðe godfearing men are reviled far too much, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 163.

mǽrþu

Grammar
mǽrþu, <b>. I.</b>
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Þú hine gewuldrast and geweorðast and him sylst heáfodgold mǽrðe gloria et honore coronasti eum, Ps. Th. 8, 6. Sceolde him man bringan ongeán crætwǽn . . . hiora consulum mǽrþe, þæt wæs triumpheum, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 35.

port

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</b> town as opposed to country :-- Hé beád ꝥ ǽlc man þe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman him of porte and of uppelande, Chr. 1087; P. 224, 34

cídde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cídde, p. of cýðan.

told

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told, Gen. 9, 22, = cýðde;

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Eall ðæt ofer biþ láfe on heora weoruldspédum árfæstum and gódum is recceanne and syllanne omne quod superest, in causis piis ac religiosis erogandum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 27. to stretch one's steps, to tend, to go, stray Hé nát hwider hé

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor And hé hnáh eorþan áleát wið ðæs engles adoravitque eum pronus in terram, Num. 22, 31. Næs hió hnáh ne gnéþ gifa she was not mean nor too sparing of gifts, Beo. Th. 3863; B. 1929.

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hrystan; p. te; pp. ed

To ornamentdecoratedeck

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Beorc byþ on helme hyrsted [hrysteð, MS.] fægere the birch at its top is fairly adorned, Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 32; Rún. 18

hnol

(n.)
Grammar
hnol, hnoll, es; m.
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The top, crown of the head Hnol vertex, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 32; Wrt. Voc. 42, 40: 64, 22. Eástdǽl his hnol heóld the crown of his head held the east, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 2.

burg-leód

(n.)
Grammar
burg-leód, (?), e; f.
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The people of a town Hié áspónon him fultume Corinthum þá burgleóde ( or pl, from burg-leód, es; m.? ), Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 24. Cf. land-leód

wig-hete

(n.)
Grammar
wig-hete, es; m.

Hate that leads to war

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Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121