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FUGEL

(n.)
Grammar
FUGEL, fugol, fugul; gen. fugeles, fugles; m.

A birdFOWLăvisāles

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Met. Fox 13, 95; Met. 13, 48. Behealdaþ heofonan fuglas respĭcĭte volātĭlia cæli, Mt. Bos. 6, 26: Cd. 65; Th. 78, 26; Gen. 1299

Linked entries: fen-fugelas fugol fugul

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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Met. Fox 25, 30; Met. 25, 15. Sió fierd ðone here gefliémde the English force put the Danish to flight, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 26.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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Met. Fox 5, 81; Met. 5, 41. Gif hwá tó hwæðrum ðissa geniéd síe if any one be forced to either of these, L. Alf, pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 3.

Linked entry: hwæðer

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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Met. Fox 11, 16; Met. 11, 8. Hí wuldriaþ æðelne ordfruman ealra gesceafta they glorify the noble origin of all creatures, 13 b; Th. 25, 18; Cri. 402: 21 b; Th. 57, 29; Cri. 926: Andr. Kmbl. 652; An. 326: Elen.

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Th. 102, 12; Cri. 1671: Met. 26, 119: 13, 3. Ðæt heó mé gerihte þyder hire willa wǽre, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 509. as a relative, whither Tó heofenum, þider hié witon ðæt hé ástág, Blickl. Homl. 125, 29.

Linked entry: þyder

inne

(adv.)
Grammar
inne, adv.

Inwithininsidein-doors

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Met. Fox 25, 90; Met. 25, 45. Hér inne herein, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 16; Gen. 436. Hié ðǽr inne fulgon they got in, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 27: Beo. Th. 2567; B. 1281

Linked entry: innian

midd

(adj.)
Grammar
midd, adj. with superl. midemest, midmest

Midmiddle

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Met. Fox. 28, 46; Met. 28, 23. On middum ðínum temple in medio templi tui, Ps. Th. 47, 8. On mereflóde middum, Cd. 8; Th. 9, 22; Gen. 145. Gáþ from geate tó geate þurh midde ða ceastre ( per medium castrorum ), Past. 49, 2; Swt. 383, 3: St.

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

nightnightdarknessnight

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Dagum and nihtum, Met. 20, 213. night, darkness (as opposed to light) Seó swearte niht ðære écan geniþerunge, Homl. Th. i. 530, 23. Dryhten ðe ús of duste geworhte, nergend of nihtes sunde, Salm.

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sightcæcusa blind or inward wounda bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affectedmorsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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Met. Fox 19, 59; Met. 19, 30. Mæg wód man blindra manna eágan ontýnan numquid dæmonium potest cæcorum oculos aperire? Jn. Bos. 10, 21. Manegum blindum he gesihþe forgeaf cæcis multis donavit visum, Lk. Bos. 7, 21: 4, 18.

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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Met. Fox 2, 30; Met. 2, 15. Þurh ðé eorþbúende ealle onfóþ blisse mínre and bletsunge through thee all dwellers upon earth shall receive my grace and blessing, Cd. 84; Th. 105, 30; Gen. 1761: 106; Th. 140, 21; Gen. 2331

Linked entry: blíþs

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Ða unþeáwas nǽfre ne bióþ unwítnode ... ða yfelan bióþ simle ungesǽlige, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 26: Met. 27, 18. Ungesǽlge, Exon. Th. 75, 4; Cri. 1216.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

hangian

(v.)
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Hangode, Met. 20, 266. to have the top bending beyond the lower part, to lean over: — Ofer þǽm mere hongiað bearwas, wudu wæter oferhelmað, B. 1363. to hang on, cling to, be unwilling to abandon Hangaþ úre mód ealne weg on þǽm þe wé æfter spyriaþ, Bt

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Oncerran, Met. 10, 39. Oncirredre prepostero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 23. to turn (into another form) Ða lástas on óðerne mǽgwlite oncyrran, Blickl. Homl. 127, 19. to turn, (intrans.) to go Ðá oncerde se wind from ðære byrig, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 7.

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Dióre gecépte drihten Créca Tróia burh tilum gesíðum, Met. 26, 20. [Cf.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

á-hwǽr

Grammar
á-hwǽr, l. -hwer, -wer,
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Ealle þe hé áwer (-hwer, v. l. ) métte, Ors. 114, 3. Nis áhwǽr (áwer, ówer, v. ll. nequaquam ) geméted on bócum, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 68, 10. Áwer on neáweste, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50, 3: El. 33. Ówer londes, Cri. 1002: 199. Ówer feor oððe neáh, B. 2870.

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Ðeós wyrt bið ðam góman stíð and wiðerrǽde for mete geþiged, Lchdm. i. 300, 10. Wulfes tǽsl hafaþ leáf wiþerrǽde (unpleasant, rough?)

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
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Hí ðone mete him of ðám múðe ábrúdon, Hml. Th. i. 404, 5. Ðá cwelleras hire cláðas of ábrúdon, Hml. S. 7, 146. Hí hine þanon ábrúdon, 23, 647. Ábregd cniht of áde, Gen. 2914. Ábréd of ðá fiðeru, Lev. 1, 17 : Lch. i. 362, 5. Gif man wǽpn ábrégde, L.

Linked entry: á-brédan

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Hý (certain herbs) tó mete geþigede mycelon ðone líchaman gestrangiað, 320, 20. Gif hé on fefore sý, syle drincan on wearmum wætere; mycelon hé byþ gebét and gestrangod, 214, 12. Ðú bist gestrangod foueris, Kent.

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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Cwæþ mid hospe horse mete is bere said contemptuously 'Barley is food far a horse,' Homl. Skt. 3, 216. Man his hors under him ofsceát his horse was shot under him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 101, 42.

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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Ðú nemdest eall mid áne noman, Met. 20, 56. Him se pápa Petrus tó noman scóp, Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 43. God him sette naman Adam, Homl. Th. i. 12, 31. Hí him naman gesceópon, 92, 27. Hit ofetes noman ágan sceolde, Cd.