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Ter-finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Ter-finnas, pl.
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Ac ðara Terfinna land wæs eal wéste ... Finnas, him þúhte, and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.
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of service done, to perform a service Ealle ða ðénunga ðe (acc. or dat.?) wé nú ðiówiaþ and wyrceaþ quod in actione servemus, Past. 34; Swt. 233, 10. in the less favourable sense, absolute Eálá gé ðeówan ... ne ðeówige gé tó ansýne, Homl.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Þone cúþon manige úrra cúðra freónda and eallra gearost seó hálige fǽmne quem nostrorum multi noverunt, et maxime sacra virgo, Gr. D. 199, 11. <b>I a.

ge-fremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremian, ge-fremman.
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Eall þú gefremest tu perfecisti eam, Ps. Th. 67, 10. Gefremeþ committat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 37 : efficit, i. perficit, 142, 58. Hí gylt gefremmað, Ps. C. 14. Gefremode transegit (anachareseos vitam), An.

latian

(v.)
Grammar
latian, p. ode

To be slowto lingerloiterdelay

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Eall líchoma hefegaþ and latiaþ ða fét all the body grows heavy, and the feet are sluggish, L. M. 2, 25; Lchdm. ii. 216, 23. Ic latode distuli, Cant. M. ad f. 27.

Linked entry: elcian

on-wreón

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Add Þé ealle heortan mínre ic onwreáge díglu, Angl. xi. 119, 67, Þonne mannum beóð wunda onwrigene, þá þe on worulde ǽr firenfulle men geworhton, Seel. 89

sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sárlíce, adv.

sorely, painfullysorely, grievously, lamentably sorely, bitterly, heavily

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Ðá wǽron hié ealle sóna unróte, and sárlíce gebǽrdon, Blickl. Homl. 225, 14

smeoru

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.

Fat, grease, suet, tallow adeps, arvina, unctura grease, fat, butter

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Eal ðæt smeru hig forbærndon Lev. 8, 25. [ Smeredd sallfedd þurrh nan eorþliȝ smere Orm. 13244.]

Linked entries: smera smeru

nyt-weorð

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-weorð, -wirðe; adj.

Usefuladvantageousprofitable

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Se biþ on eallum þingum nytwurðe, Lchdm. iii. 158, 6. Nytwyrðe, 188, 14. Se nytwyrða bróðor, R. Ben. 24, 18. Fleóþ ðonne ða nytwierðan (nyttwyrðan, Hatt.

freóls

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Add: freedom in respect to land granted, grant of land that enjoys immunity; libertas Þis is ealra þára landa freóls þe Eádgár cyning geedfreólsade Wulfríce his þegene (cf.

húru-þinga

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And ealle Godes þeówas . . . and húruþinga (maxime) sácerdas, Ll. Th. i. 364, 5-11. On eallum tídum gedafenað crístenum mannum þæt hí góde weorc begán, . . . and swíðost on þisum fæstene.

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

gladcheerfulnoble, excellent

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ealle ðære burh Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 20

BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan
to use, enjoy
]

to use, enjoyUse, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruitusus, ministerium, commodum

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God híg gesceóp eallum mannum to brice quæ creavit Deus in ministerium cunctis gentibus, Deut. 4, 19. Bryce commodum, Cot. 59. Lǽnes landes bryce fructus, Cot. 92

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

eá-fisc

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Ryslas ealra eáfisca, Lch. ii. 30, 1. Add

forþ-gang

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gang, es; m.

a going forthprogressadvanceprocessusprogressusa passagedrainprivymeātussecessuslatrīna

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Eall ðæt on ðone múþ gǽþ, gǽþ on ða wambe, and byþ on forþgang asend quod in os intrat, in ventrem vādit, et in secessum emittĭtur, Mt. Bos. 15, 17: Mk. Bos. 7, 19. [vorðgong progress, A.R.]

Linked entry: forþ-geong

for-wúndian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wúndian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To wound badlyulcerategrăvĭter vulnĕrāre

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Eall ic wæs mid strǽlum forwúndod I was all wounded with arrows, Rood Kmbl. 124; Kr. 62: Cd. 216; Th. 273, 4; Sat. 131. Se læg on his dúra swýðe forwúndod qui jăcēbat ad jānuam ejus ulcĕrĭbus plēnus, Lk. Bos. 16, 20.

ge-trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trahtian, -trahtnian; p. ode; pp. od

To treatexplainexpoundconsidertractāreexpōnĕre

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Habbaþ word gearu wið ðam æglǽcan eall getrahtod we have words ready all considered against the wretch, Andr. Kmbl. 2718; An. 1361

Linked entry: trahtian

sige-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wang, es ; m.
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Smylte is se sigewong (cf. ðæt torhte lond, l. 19, wlitig is se wong eall, 198, 8, the dwelling-place of the Phenix ), Exon. Th. 199, 29 ; Ph. 33 : 146, 23 ; Gú. 714.

ymb-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.
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Eall seó gesomnung bróþra and sweostra on twá halfe singende ymbstódon ( circumstaret ), Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 9. ¶ pres. part. used substantively :-- Hé sceal grétan his ymbstandendan, and hig him sceolon andswarian, L. E.

firdian

(v.)

march

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swá swá eall folc dyde, Hml. S. 28, ii. Geánlǽhte Lisias fíf and sixtig þ úsenda fyrdendra þegena, 25, 363

Linked entries: firdrian fyrdrian