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folc-stede

a battle-place battle-field

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a battle-place, battle-field (v. folc; I. la); Æðelst. 41: Jud. 320: Ru. 6, ii: B. 1463: Gen. 2000. Add:

FÆTT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆTT, fett, fæt; adj.

FAT, fatted pinguis, săgīnātus, crassus

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Lamb. 21, 13. Ða fættan fearas me ofsǽton tauri pingues obsēdērunt me, Ps. Th. 21, 10. He ofslóh heora fættan occīdit pingues eōrum, Ps. Lamb, 77, 31: Gen. 41, 4.

Linked entries: fæt fett

drehnigean

(v.)
Grammar
drehnigean, drehnian, dreahnian; p. ode ; pp.drehnigod

To strain out, DRAINexcolāre, percolāre

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To strain out, DRAIN; excolāre, percolāre blindan látteówas, ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg duces cæci, excolantes culĭcem, Mt. Bos. 23, 24

Linked entry: dreahnian

á-spíwan

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(la) used reflexively:-- Hé sceal gán and hyne styrian ǽr ðám ðe hé hyne áspíwe. Lch. i. 316, 18. figurative ꝥ man áspíwe (sin) ꝥ áttor út, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 22. Áspíwan synna þurh góde láre mid andetnesse, 280, 1: Wlfst. 150, 4.

Linked entry: spíwan

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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[Chauc. falwe: Laym. falewe, pl: O. Sax. falu: Dut. vaal: Kil. vael, vaeluwe: Ger. fal, fahl, falb: M. H. Ger. val: O. H. Ger. falo, falw: Icel. fölr pale, fallow: Lat. pallĭdus pale: Sansk. palita grey. ] DER æppel-fealu

deáþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-líc, adj.

Deadly, mortal, good and bad angelsmortālis

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Lamb. 78, 2

emnes

(n.)
Grammar
emnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Evenness, equity, justiceæquĭtas

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Lamb. 142, 11. Emnesse geseah anwlita his æquĭtātem vīdit vultus ejus, 10, 8. He démþ ymbhwyrft eorþan on emnisse ipse judĭcābit orbem terræ in æquĭtāte, Ps. Spl. 9, 8. Eágan ðíne geseón emnyssa ŏcŭli tui vĭdeant æquitātes, 16, 3: 51, 3: 110, 7

Linked entries: emnis emnys

fyrdung

(n.)
Grammar
fyrdung, e; f.

an army prepared for wararmamentexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastra

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Lamb. 26, 3

Linked entries: forðung fyrding

in-stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
in-stæppan, p. te

To step inenter

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Lamb. 25, 4. Insteppaþ oððe ingáþ on gesihþe his introite in conspectu ejus, 99, 2. On unscyldignysse mínre instæppende ic eom in innocentia mea ingressus sum, 25, 11. Hí sume gesáwon englas instæppende some of them saw angels entering, Homl.

mangung

(n.)
Grammar
mangung, e; f.

Tradetrafficbusinesscommercedealingmerchandise

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Lamb. 90, 6. Hig férdun, sum tó his túne, sum tó his manggunge (negotiationem), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 5. Se færþ embe his mangunge (cf. sume tó heora ceápe, l. 9), Homl. Th. i. 524, 12

ge-uferian

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

To exaltelevatedelayput off

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Lamb. 36, 35. Wæs ðá þurh his langsume fær ðæra cildra slege geuferod the children's slaying was delayed by his long journey, Homl. Th. i 80, 28

geond-faran

(v.)
Grammar
geond-faran, part. -farende; p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [geond through, faran to go]

To go through, pervadeperambŭlāre, pervăgāri

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Lamb. 90, 6. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67

Linked entry: geond-tæren

fúl-lic

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Hit is fúllic þingc and Gode láð, þæt hí . . . befýlað hí selfe . . . þæt hí farað fram wífe tó wífe, eall swá stunte nýtenu dóð, Wlfst. 305, 7.

ge-grippan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grippan, p. de.
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to lay hold of, obtain, acquire Folc ðín frófro lífes deádlíces onfóe, and éco gifeá gigrippa ( conprehendat ), Rtl. 39, 27: 63, 20. Gigrippe sóðfæstnesse adprehendet justitiam, 45, 23. to seize Gást gegrippde hine, Lk. L. 9, 39.

Linked entries: grippan ge-grípan

scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
scǽnan, p. de

To break

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Helmes gullen . . . sceldes gunnen scenen, Laym. 31234. Breken brade sperren, bordes scænden, 5186

cristalla

(n.)
Grammar
cristalla, an; m. cristallus, i; m.

crystal crystallusthe herb crystalliumflea-baneflea-wort crystallionpsyllion

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Lat. crystal; crystallus = κρύσταλλος Ðæt wæs hwítes bleós swá cristalla it was of a white colour like crystal Num. 11, 7. Cristallan crystallum Glos. Prudent. Recd. 140, 49. He his cristallum sendeþ mittit crystallum suum Ps.

hnappung

(n.)
Grammar
hnappung, hnæppung, e; f.

Slumbering, dozing, drowsiness

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Th. and Lamb

Linked entry: hnæppung

fultumend

(n.)
Grammar
fultumend, fultumiend, es; m. [fultumende, fultumiende, part. of fultuman, fultumian]

A helperassistantco-operatoradjūtorco-ŏpĕrātor

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Lamb. 70, 7: Bd. pref; S. 471, 22

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, -æmettigian, -æmtogian; p. ode; pp. od [æmtian to be at leisure]

To be unoccupiedbe at leisurebe voidvăcuum essevăcāre

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Lamb. 45, 11. He wæs geæmtogod he was void, Homl. Th. i. 290, 21

hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, an; m.

A leper

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Moyses ǽ forbeád tó hrepenne ǽnigne hreóflan the law of Moses forbade to touch any leper, Homl. Th. i. 122, 5. Hreóflan synt gehǽlede leprosi mundantur, Lk. Skt. 7, 22

Linked entries: hreófl hreófl