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féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on footwalkinggoingmotionpacefăcultas pĕdĭbus eundiambŭlātiogressuspassus

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Hit is nædrena gecynd ðæt heora féðe biþ on heora ribbum it is the nature of serpents that their power of going is in their ribs, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 44. On féðe léf [MS. líf] lame in walking, Exon. 87b; Th. 328, 16; Vy. 18.

Linked entry: an-féðe

flór

Grammar
flór, flóre.
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D. in. 404, 9. Add:

FÆGEN

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆGEN, fægn; comp. fægenra; sup. fægnost; adj.

FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elatelætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus

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Ic bió swíðe fægn [Cott. gefægen] gif ðú me lǽdest ðider ic ðé bidde I shall be very glad if thou leadest me whither I desire thee, Bt. 40, 5 ; Fox 240, 25.

wamb

(n.)
Grammar
wamb, e; f.

a belly, stomacha womba hollow

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Voc. i. 71, 21. Seó inre wamb alvus, 44, 38. Seó útre wamb venter, 45, 21. Gif sió wamb wund bið, Lchdm. ii. 162, 13. Is seó womb ( of the phenix) neoþan wundrum fæger, Exon. Th. 219, 14;Ph. 307. Be wambe coþum, Lchdm. ii. 220, 1.

forþ-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cuman, he -cymeþ, -cymþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, pl. -cómon; subj. pres. -cume, -cyme, pl. -cumen, -cymen; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come forth or forwardproceedsucceedarriveprocēdĕrepervĕnīreadvĕnīre

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Siððan hit forþcume after it is come forth; postquam nātus sit, L. M. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 268, 6. Ðæt ǽlc spræc hæbbe ándagan hwænne hit forþcume that every suit have a term when it shall come forward, L. Ed. 11; Th. i. 164, 21.

bledu

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Voc. i. 82, 44: fiola, 290, 79 : ii. 36, 63. Blede tácen is þæt þú árǽre úp þíne swýþran hand, Tech. ii. 125, 9. Man bær þám cásere wín on ánre blede. Hml. S. 31, 631. Hrer on blede, Lch. ii. 314, 3 : 308, 29. Drince hé góde blede fulle, 118, 24.

ge-þeahting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahting, -þeahtung, -þæhtung, e f.

Counselconsultationdeliberationagreementconsiliumconsultātioconsultumconsensus

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Hú egesfullíc he is in geþeahtingum ofer monna bearn quam terrĭbĭlis in consĭliis sŭper fīlios hŏmĭnum! Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 36.

tó-dón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dón, p. -dyde.

to put asunder,divide,separateto undo,open

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P. ii. 11; Th. ii. 186, 10. Tódó man hig on twá separentur illi, 19; Th. ii. 188, 27. to undo, open Tódyde salvit, disligat, Germ. 402, 39. Hi tódydon heora múð ongeán mé apenierunt in me os suum, Ps.

Hwiccas

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Wilfrid is Hwicca biscop, 5, 23; Sch. 690, 16. ¶ Perhaps the word is used in a limited and in a wider sense.

ge-tríwan

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., to trust in, rely on, be confident about In ðé ic getreówu, Ps. Srt. 24, 2. In ðé getreóweð sáwul mín, 56, 2. Getréweð in God confidet in Deo, Mt. L. 27, 43. Þá þe on Drihtén getreówað qui confidunt in Domino, Ps. Th. 124, 1.

Linked entry: ge-trýwan

un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good willdislikedespiterepugnancereluctanceagainst one's willnot willinglywithout one's consentwithout intentioninvoluntarily

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Grammar un-wil, with pronouns Þeáh ðú mé geoffrige mínes unwilles, ic beó þeáh unscyldig, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 87. Hire unwilles invita ipsa, L. Ecg. P. ii. 15, tit.; Th. ii, 180, 27.

healf

(n.; num.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

a halfside, part

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Gif ðú fǽrst tó ðære winstran hælfe ic healde ða swíðran healfe gif ðú ðonne ða swíðran healfe gecíst ic fare tó ðære winstran healfe if thou wilt take the left hand then I will go to the right hand; or if thou depart to the right hand then I will go

Linked entries: healfe half

á-swǽman

Grammar
á-swǽman, p. de.

to be grievedconfounded to wander away

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Substitute; to be grieved, confounded Ic ne áswǽme non erubescam, Ps. L. 24, 20. Ic áswǽmde tabescebam; I was grieved (A.V.), 118, 158 : 138, 21. Ic ne sý áswǽmed non erubescam, 24, 2. Sé þe sceal áswǽman (or under II.?)

tang

(n.)
Grammar
tang, e; tange, an; f.

A pair of tongs

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Voc. i. 286, 78: ii. 33, 36: delebra, 138, 62. Tong forceps, 109, 6. Tange forceps, i. 86, 19. Tange forcipis, ii. i3, 35. Tangan, tange, Hpt. Gl. 417, 74.

Linked entry: ísen-tanga

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Kmbl. 593 ; An. 297. as the name of an English coin the word is found in the form scætt in the laws of Ethelbert of Kent. It is inferred from a comparison of passages in these that the value of the scætt in Kent was one-twentieth of a shilling, v.

Linked entry: sceat

on-wunian

(v.)

to dwell, inhabit

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to dwell, inhabit Ic onwunige ( inhabitabo ) on ðínum getelde, Ps. Lamb, 60, 5. Ðæt ic onwunige ( inhabitem ) on húse Drihtnes Ps. Spl. 26, 7. Ðu onwunast (habitabis) on heom, 5, 13. Hí onwuniaþ inhabitabunt, 55, 6.

Linked entry: an-wunigende

hnesce

(adj.)
Grammar
hnesce, hnæsce, hnysce; adj.

Nesh, soft, delicate, tender, effeminate

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Th. ii. 220, 4. Gefrédan hwæt biþ heard hwæt hnesce to feel what is hard, what soft, 372, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 1226; El. 615. Heó is hnesce on æthrine it is soft to the touch, Herb. 15, 1; Lchdm. i. 108, 1.

Linked entries: heard hnæsce

án-seld

(n.)
Grammar
án-seld, es; m. [án only, seld dwelling]

A solitary dwellingan hermitagehabitatio solitaria

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A solitary dwelling, an hermitage; habitatio solitaria Ic ongon on ðone ánseld búgan 7 began to dwell in this hermitage, Exon. 50b; Th. 176, 23; Gú. 1214

á-rencan

(v.)
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to make proud, exalt Swuran on flǽslicre ic upp árengde (=-rencte ?) ofermódignesse collum in carnali erexi superbia, Angl. xi. 117, 32. v. ranc, and cf. wlanc, wlencan. (?)

Linked entry: rengan

CRYB

(n.)
Grammar
CRYB, gen. crybbe; f.

A CRIBbedstall stratumpræsepe

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A CRIB, bed, stall; stratum, præsepe Ic læg cildgeong on crybbe I lay as a young child in a crib Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 16; Cri. 1426