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plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Add Sum cild plegode gýmeleáslíce and bearn under ánum yrnendum hweóle, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 24. Þá mǽdenu beforan þám leornungmannum hæfdon hí sylfe be handa heom betweónum and þá lange hwíle plegdon (diutius ludentes), Gr. D. 119, 14. Hundas blegan gesihð

a-faran

(v.)
Grammar
a-faran, he -færþ; p. -fór. pl. afóron; pp. -faren.

To departmarchto go out of or from a placeexireegrediTo removelead outemigrare

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v.n. To depart, march, to go out of or from a place; exire, egredi Hie of Egyptum fit afóron they marched out from Egypt, Cd. 173; Th. 217, 14; Dan. 6. v. act. To remove, lead out; emigrare Afærþ ðé emigrabit te, Ps. Spl. 51, 5

Linked entries: a-færþ a-fór

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, a crosier, l. hæcc, and in line 2 for dære l.
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þǽre

wiþ-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
wiþ-foran, prep. with dat. acc.

Before

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Hé ofirnþ ða sunnan hindan, and cymþ wiþforan ða sunnan up, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 2. ¶ wiþ . . . foran Ðone mist ðe wið ða eágan foran usses módes (cf. beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32) hangode, Met. 20, 265.

ge-anmétan

Grammar
ge-anmétan, l. ge-anmédan [cf. ge-eáþmédan for forms of p. tense and pp. ]

Similar entry: an-mód

fiðer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
fiðer-féte, -fóte; adj.

Four-footedquadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Ǽlcum fiðerfétum neáte for any four-footed beast, Med. ex Quadr. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 328, 13. Eallum fiðerfétum nýtenum to all four-footed beasts, 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 330. 4.

neoþera

(adj.)
Grammar
neoþera, niþera; adj. (without a positive form)

Lower

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Ða niþemestan ic gebrenge æt ðám héhstan, and ða héhstan æt ðám niþemestan, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 35. Gé underþiódaþ eówre héhstan medemnesse under ða eallra nyþemestan gesceafta, 14, 2; Fox 44, 34. On ða neoþemestan helle wítu, Blickl. Homl. 185, 6

Linked entries: niþemest niþera

an-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
an-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. od [an = un un-, wlitigian to form]

To unformchange the form of anythingdeformare

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To unform, change the form of anything; deformare Ða he þwaraþ and gewlitegaþ; hwílum eft unwlitegaþ [MS. Cot. anwlitegaþ] these it tempers and forms; sometimes again it unforms, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9

a-dronc

(v.)
Grammar
a-dronc, -droncen. for a-dranc, -druncen; p. and pp. of a-drincan.

Similar entry: a-drincan

feotod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feotod, feotud called for, fetched; arcessītus, Som. Ben. Lye, = fetod; pp.
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of fetian

be-tilldon

(v.)
Grammar
be-tilldon, be-teldon,
  • Bd. 4, 26
  • ;
  • S. 602, 19
, for betǽldon

deceived

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deceived

ge-béd

Grammar
ge-béd, l. ge-bed, dele <b>II,</b> where for gebed l. gebod,
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Se þridda cnapa wacode swíðor for ege þonne for his gebedum, Vis. Lfc. 47. Hé féng on his gebedo, swá his gewuna wæs, for þǽr. wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, 32. v. ǽfen-, cneów-, in-, úht-, wíg-gebed

ǽren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽren-dæg, es; m. [contracted for on ærran dæg on a former day]

The day beforeyesterdaypridie

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The day before, yesterday; pridie, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Wrt. Voc. 53, 31

be-fótian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fótian, fótigan ; p. ode ; pp. od [be, fótian, fót a foot]

To befootto cut off the feetpedes abscindere

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To befoot, to cut off the feet; pedes abscindere Som

Linked entry: -fótian

fant

(n.)
Grammar
fant, font, es; m.

Fountain, spring fons, tisthat which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptismbaptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν

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Fountain, spring; fons, tis, m; pure water, that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism; baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν Ne dó man nǽnne ele to ðam fante let no one put any oil into the font, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 35; Wilk. 159, 32

Linked entries: fant-fæt font

bell

Grammar
bell, (more usual form belle, q. v.).
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Add Þǽr nǽron ǽr búton upphangene bella, and nú þá sind upphangene, Cht. Th. 430, 4. v. hand-, mót-bell

folc-land

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Gif se cyning mínum suna geunnan wille ðes folc-londes tó ðǽm bóclonde, ðonne habbe and brúce, C. D. ii. 120, 35. Cyninges folcland, 65, I. Add

folc-scearu

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. ¶ in B. 73 Kemble would take folc-scearu = folc-land public land, C. D. ii. p. ix. Add

Linked entry: scearu

fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellersearth's inhabitantsinhabitants of a land or countryterrĭcŏlæ

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Fox 8, 8; Met. 8, 4: Exon. 53a; Th. 186, 24; Az. 24. Deáþ rícsade ofer foldbúend death ruled over earth's inhabitants, Exon. 45b; Th. 154, 17; Gú. 844.

LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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For ðínum lufum, 22, 2; Fox 78, 12. Hé onféng ða ilcan gecynde for úrum lufon he received the same nature for our sakes, Blickl. Homl. 23, 24. For mínum lufan. Wulfst. 231, 17. Lufum voluntariis, Hpt. Gl, 435, 64

Linked entry: lufe