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late

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Add: slowly Þá mettas þe late melten, Lch. ii. 176, 23. Listnie and late gange let him listen and go slowly (?); gradu lento [but late might be instrumental of læt], Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 76. Nis hé swár swá sume fuglas, þá þe late þurh lyft lácað, Ph. 316

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.

to seethe ⬩ boil ⬩ cook in a liquid ⬩ to subject to a fiery ordeal ⬩ to try as with fire ⬩ to subject to great pain ⬩ to afflict grievously ⬩ to reduce by pain or disease ⬩ to prepare food for the mind ⬩ to make fear, hope ⬩ subjects with which the mind may be occupied

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to seethe, boil, cook in a liquid Ic seóþe coquo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 175, 16. Gif ðú seóþest rúdan on ele, Lchdm. ii. 206, 23. Gif mon sýþ gárleác on henne broþe, Lchdm. ii. 276, 15. Seóþ on wætere tó þriddan dǽle, i. 72, 2. Seóþ on wíne, 134, 4.

Linked entry: for-seóþan

fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽcne, fácne; adj.

Deceitful, fraudulent, guileful, wicked ⬩ subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, mălignus, nēquam

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Deceitful, fraudulent, guileful, wicked; subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, mălignus, nēquam Swá oft sceaða fǽcne forféhþ eorlas as oft the guileful robber surprises men, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 20; Cri. 871. Hæfde fǽcne hyge he had a crafty soul, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 1; Gen

Linked entries: fácne fácne

flicerian

(v.)
Grammar
flicerian, flicorian; p. ode; pp. od [fleógan to fly]

To move the wings ⬩ flutter ⬩ FLICKER ⬩ mōtāre ālas ⬩ vŏlĭtāre

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To move the wings, flutter, FLICKER; mōtāre ālas, vŏlĭtāre Ic flicerige vŏlĭto, Æfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 16. Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte and ofer híg fliceraþ sīcut ăquĭla prōvŏcans ad vŏlandum pullos suos et sŭper eos vŏlĭtans, Deut. 32, 11. Án

Linked entries: fyrclian flacor

hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, an; m.

Leprosy ⬩ scabbiness

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Leprosy, scabbiness Se hreófla him fram férde lepra discessit ab illo, Lk. Skt. 5, 13: Mt. Kmbl. 8, 3: Homl. Th. i. 120, 15. Swá micel hreófla tanta scabies, Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 44. Geseah ðæt hirelíchama wæs áfylled mid hreóflan eam vidisset perfusam

manigfeald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
manigfeald-líc, adj.

Manifold ⬩ having many parts ⬩ of many kinds ⬩ various

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Manifold, having many parts, of many kinds, various Ðeáh hit ús manigfealdlíc þince, sum gód, sum yfel, hit is ðeáh him ánfeald gód, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 8. Forðon wǽron swá manigfealdlíce sorga Cristes þegnum therefore Christ's servants had such manifold

rárian

(v.)
Grammar
rárian, p. ode.
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of human beings, to wail, lament loudly Seó dreórige módor samod mid ðám lícmannum rárigende hí ástrehte æt ðæs apostoles fótum, Homl. Th. i. 66, 18. of other than human beings, to roar, bellow Hwílum dióflu him ráredon on swá hrýðro, Shrn. 141, 10.

be-þridian

(v.)
Grammar
be-þridian, -þrydian; p. ede; pp. ed [þrýdian from þryþ power, force]

To force, overpower ⬩ cogere, vi superare

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To force, overpower; cogere, vi superare Ðæt hine man wolde beþridian mid ðam ilcan wrence that they would overpower him by the same stratagem, Ors.6, 36; Bos. 132, 4. Ðæt hý án cyning swá ýðelíce on his geweald beþrydian sceolde that one king should

blendan

(v.)
Grammar
blendan, he blent; p. blende; pp. blended, blend; v. trans.

To BLIND, deprive of sight, darken ⬩ cæcare, obscurare

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[blind cærcus] To BLIND, deprive of sight, darken; cæcare, obscurare Se dæg blent and þióstraþ hiora eágan the day blinds and darkens their eyes, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 5. Man hine blende, and hine swá blindne brohte to ðám munecum they blinded him, and

Linked entries: a-blendan for-blindian

ge-lynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lynd, -lend, e; f. [lynd fat]

Grease, fat, fatness ⬩ adeps, pinguedo

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Grease, fat, fatness; adeps, pinguedo Ys sáwl mín swétes gefylled, swá seó fætte gelynd fægeres smeoruwes sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur animea mea, Ps. Th. 62, 5. Gelynde ex adipe, 72, 6. Bringon gelynde offerent adipem, Lev. 3, 10. Nim león gelynde

Linked entry: ge-lend

ge-molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-molsnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To corrupt, decay, wither ⬩ putrefacere, tabefacere, macerare, marcescere

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To corrupt, decay, wither; putrefacere, tabefacere, macerare, marcescere He ðǽr on moldan gemolsnaþ he shall there rot in the earth, Blickl. Homl. 109, 32. Míne herewíc syndon gebrosnode and gemolsnode my dwellings are decayed and perished, 113, 26.

till

(n.)
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a fixed point, station Swá stent eal weoruld stille on tille, Met. 20, 172. On ðam gim ástíhþ on heofenas up hýhst on geáre and of tille ágrynt in it (June) the sun mounts up into the skies highest in the year and declines from thai point, Menol. Fox

un-deóp

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deóp, adj.

Not deep ⬩ shallow

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Not deep, shallow (lit. and fig.) Nis ðæt rǽdlíc ðing, gif swá hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 65; Swt. 469, 6. Ðý læs mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge ðæt hit ðonne oferflówe ne cum

créda

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Se lǽssa créda. Ic gelýfe on God, Fæder ælmihtigne . . . on flǽsces ǽrist and þæt éce líf, Angl. x. 100, 7. Se mæssepreóst sceal secgan Sunnandagum . . . be þám Paternoster and be þám crédan eác, swá hé oftost mage, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 30. Gif hé song his

geómor-lic

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Substitute: causing sorrow, miserable, grievous, sad Bið geómorlic gomelum ceorle tó gebídanne, þæt his byre ríde giong on galgan, B. 2444. Mid þǽm þe þá burgware swá geómorlic angin hæfdon non secus ac si capta esset, turbata civitas fuit, Ors. 4, 5

glæs

(n.)
Grammar
glæs, es; n.
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Án wurðlic weorc of glæse and of golde, Hml. S. 5, 252. Hwylce þinc gelǽdst þú ús? Mæstlingc, ǽr and tin, swefel and glæs ( vitrum ), Coll. M. 27, 11. Hafa gebrocen glæs geara gegrunden . . . sóna swá se wyrm þæs onbirigð, þonne swilt hé, Lch. ii. 114

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to shine.
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Take here leóhtan in Dict. and add: to be light Þá sceán leóht inn, swylce níwe móna árise, swá ꝥ hit líhte under þǽre róde swýðran earme . . . hit líhte geond ealle þá cyrcan, Vis. Lfc. 51-56. On þǽre ylcan nihte þe se behátena dæg æfter líhte nocte

tó-flówan

Grammar
tó-flówan, <b>I a.</b>
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Þá hraþe áblan se ele ꝥ hé ná tófleów geond þone flór swá hé ǽr dyde in pavimentum oleum defluere cessavit, Gr. D. 160, 16. <b>II d.</b> add :-- Leáf his ne tófléuwð folium eius non defluet, Ps. L. 1, 3. Hé beheóld and tófleówon þeóda aspexit

tó-gán

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Add Se Hǽlend betǽhte Thóman him hám tó hæbbenne and hí swá tóeódon, Hml. S. 36, 50. Add Hetelíce ástreccað ealle his lima ꝥ þá liþa him tógaan, Hml. S. 37, 99. Add Swilce man bláwe áne bytte fulle windes and wyrce siððan án þýrl þonne heó tóþunden

tó-stregdan

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Add Þonne hit tóstreigdeð (-stregdeð, v.l.) and tódǽleð hit sylf ymb óðerra manna wísan cum ad exteriora sparserit, Gr. D. 5, 1. Tóstrǽdaþ spargimus, An. Ox. 46, 18. Swá mycelu wynsumnes þæs æþelestan stences tóstrogden and tógoten wearð geond eall ꝥ