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FLÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLÁ, flaa; gen. dat. acc. flán; pl. nom. acc. flán; gen. flána; dat. flánum; f. [flae, gen. flaan = flán; f.]

An arrowa dartjavelinsăgittatēlumjăcŭlum

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An arrow, a dart, javelin; săgitta, tēlum, jăcŭlum Flá săgitta vel tēlum, Wrt. Voc. 84, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 60: Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 35; Wrt. Voc. 35, 24. Flaa tēlum vel obeliscus = ὀβελίσκος, 53; Som. 66, 63; Wrt. Voc. 35, 49. Wídnyt vel flá

Linked entries: flán

FLEÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÓT, fliét, es; m: fleóte, an; f.

a place where vessels floata baygulfan arm of the seaestuarythe mouth of a rivera riverstreamsĭnusæstuāriumrīvusa raftshipvesselrătisnāvis

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a place where vessels float, a bay, gulf, an arm of the sea, estuary, the mouth of a river, a river, stream; hence the names of places, as Northfleet, Soulhfleet, Kent; and in London, Fleetditch; sĭnus, æstuārium, rīvus Se Abbod Petrus wæs besenced on

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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To hold in, restrain, retain, abstain, refrain; tĕnēre, contĭnēre, cŏhĭbēre, prŏhĭbēre, abstĭnēre Ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreðre he might not retain his wavering courage in his heart, Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151: 5211; B. 2609. He ðǽar sum fæc on

FRAM

(prep.)
Grammar
FRAM, from; prep. dat.

FROMaabConcerningaboutofcum verbis lŏquendide

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FROM; a, ab Ic adilige ðone mannan fram ðære eorþan ansíne, fram ðam men óþ ða nýtenu, fram ðam slincendum óþ ða fugelas delēbo hŏmĭnem a făcie terræ, ab hŏmíne usque ad anĭmantia, a reptĭli usque ad volucres cœli, Gen. 6, 7. Gewítaþ fram me discēdĭte

Linked entries: from fra freme from

ge-yppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yppan, p. -ypte; pp. -ypped, -yped, -ypt

To openrevealdeclaremanifestdisclose

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To open, reveal, declare, manifest, disclose Ic geyppe promo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 12. Wit wéndon ðæt ðæt sand uncre swaðe geypte we expected that the sand would discover our track, Shrn. 42, 19. Se geypte hǽðenum déman ðæt ðæs tiburtius wæs cristen

Linked entry: ge-upped

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, es; m.

A BITE, pain, the biting or pain of a wound, a biting disease or cancermorsus, cancri morbus vel cancer

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[bítan to bite] A BITE, pain, the biting or pain of a wound, a biting disease or cancer; morsus, cancri morbus vel cancer Hyt ða wédendan bítas gehǽleþ it heals the maddening bites, Med. ex Quadr. 13, 7; Lchdm. i. 370, 14. Wið apan bíte for the bite

ge-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beódan, p. -beád, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [ge-, beódan to command] .

to commandordersummonjŭbēremandāreto announceproclaimannuntiāreto offerproposegivegrantofferrepræbēre

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to command, order, summon; jŭbēre, mandāre Hét gebeódan byre Wihstánes hæleða monegum boldágendra, ðæt hie bǽlwudu feorran feredon Wihstan's son bade command many house-owning men, that they should convey pile-wood from afar, Beo. Th. 6211; B. 3110 :

ge-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremman, p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To promoteperfectperformcommit

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To promote, perfect, perform, commit Hie mihtan ǽghwæt gefremman they could accomplish anything, Blickl. Homl. 137, 1. Ðæt weorc to gefremmenne to perform that work, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 10. Ic hǽla gefremme sanitates perficio, Lk. Bos. 13, 32. Ðás ongunnenan

ge-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlig, -sǽli; comp. ra; superl. ost, ust; adj. [sǽlig happy]
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Happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate; fēlix, beatus, fortūnātus Seth wæs gesǽlig Seth was happy, Cd. 56; Th. 69, 19; Gen. 1138: 130; Th. 165, 28; Gen. 2738: Bt. Met. Fox 23, 3; Met. 23, 2. Se gesǽliga hlísa fēlix rūmor, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 41: Exon.

ge-mæcca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mæcca, -mæccea, an; m. and f.

A companion, mate, consort, husband or wifeconjux

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A companion, mate, consort, husband or wife Twegen turturan gemæccan a pair of turtle doves, Blickl. Homl. 23, 27. Ne eart ðú ðon leófre nǽngum lifigendra menn to gemæccan ðonne se swearta hrefn thou art not any dearer to any living man as mate than

Linked entries: mæcca ge-mecca

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translate; exponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddere Ic gereccan mæg I can shew, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 74; Met. 25, 37. Ic eów mæg gerecan [MS. Cot

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISEriserise uprise againto come forthoriginatesurgereexsurgereresurgereprovenireoriri

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To ARISE, rise, rise up, rise again, to come forth, originate; surgere, exsurgere, resurgere, provenire, oriri Ic aríse surgo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5 ; Som. 31, 49. Micel aríseþ dryht-folc to dóme a great multitude shall arise to judgment, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64

Linked entry: a-rás

a-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceacan, -scacan, -scæcan; he -sceaceþ, -sceacþ, -scæceþ, -scaceþ; p. -sceóc, -scóc, pl. -sceócon, -scócon; pp. -sceacen, -scacen.

to shake offremoveexcutereto be removedforsakedesertfleeexcutifugereaufugeredeserereto shakebrandishto be shakenvibrarequatereconcutilabefieriinfirmari

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to shake off, remove; excutere Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excutite pulverem de pedibus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11. to be removed, forsake, desert, flee; excuti, fugere, aufugere, deserere Asceacen [Lamb. ofascacen] ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: a-scacan a-scæcan

a-wyrgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgian, p. -wyrgede; pp. -wyrged, -wyrgd

To curseexecratemalignexecrarimalediceremalignariexecrablewickeddetestableexecrabilismaledictusmalignusmalignans

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To curse, execrate, malign; execrari, maledicere, malignari Ðú awyrgedest his cynegyrdum maledixisti sceptris ejus, Cant. Abac. Lamb. 3, 14: Ps. Spl. 73, 4. Nelle ic awirgean ða eorþan nolo maledicere terræ, Gen. 8, 21. The perfect participle signifies

Linked entries: a-wygedne a-wyrged

dearnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
dearnunga, dearnenga, dearninga; adv. [dyrne secret, obscure]

Secretly, privately, clandestinelyclam, occulte, clandestīno

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Secretly, privately, clandestinely; clam, occulte, clandestīno He wolde dearnunga mid mándǽdum menu beswícan he would secretly deceive men with wicked deeds, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 14; Gen. 450. Gif ðín bróðor ðé lǽre dearnunga si tibi voluĕrit persuadĕre frater

Linked entries: deornunga dern-unga

dúru-weard

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-weard, dúre-weard, -werd, es; m.

A door-keeper jānĭtor, ostiārius

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A door-keeper ; jānĭtor, ostiārius Se man beóde ðam dúrewearde, ðæt he wacige homo janĭtōri præcēpit ut vĭgĭlet, Mk. Bos. 13, 34. Ostiārius is dúruweard se ðe circan cǽgan healt ostiārius is the door-keeper who holds the keys of the church, L. Ælf. P

Linked entry: dúre-weard

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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To burn, burn up, consume, scorch; ūrĕre, exūrĕre, combūrĕre, concrĕmāre, exæstuāre Ic forswæle oððe forbærne ūro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 11. Hé wendon to Wealinga forda, and ðæt eall forswældon they turned to Wallingford and burnt it all, Chr. 1006

GLÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GLÍDAN, he glídeþ, glít; p. glád, pl. glidon; pp. gliden

To GLIDEslipslidelabi

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To GLIDE, slip, slide; labi Sunne gewát to sete glídan the sun went gliding to its setting, Andr. Kmbl. 2610; An. 1306: 2498; An. 1250: Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 24; Ph. 102: Ps. C. 50, 145; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 145. Ðeós bát glídeþ on geofene this boat glideth

Linked entry: ge-glídan

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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What is fitting, decent Godes hús sindon innan bestrýpte ǽlcra gerisna God's houses are stripped within of everything seemly, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 43: Th. Chart. 511, 4. Ðæt heora gerisna nǽre ðæt hý swá heáne hý geþohtan ðæt hý heora gelícan wurdan

ge-sceot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceot, -scot, es; n.

the collection of weapons necessary for shooting, a weapon that is shot or hurled, an arrow, dartjaculuman advance [of money], a contribution, tributea part of a building shut off from the rest

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the collection of weapons necessary for shooting, a weapon that is shot or hurled, an arrow, dart Nim ðín gesceot ðínne cocur and ðínne bogan take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, Gen, 27, 3. Ðú of heofenum dóm mid gescote sendest de cælo judicium

Linked entries: scot ge-sceót ge-scot