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foxes clife

(n.)
Grammar
foxes clife, an; f.

The greater burdockarctium lappa

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The greater burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eáwyrt take burdock, some men call it fox's cliver or the greater burdock, some riverwort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3: Lchdm. iii. 74, 10

fyrn-geflít

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-geflít, es; n.

An ancient strifeold conflictvĕtus lis vel rixa

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An ancient strife, old conflict; vĕtus lis vel rixa Þurh fyrngeflít through the old conflict, Elen. Kmbl. 1804; El. 904.

mæssepreóst-hád

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Se ylca mæssepreóst Constantínus on mæssepreóstháde (on preóstháde, v.l.) his líf geendode idem (presbyter) Constantius in presbyteratus officio vitam finivit, Gr. D. 66, i. Ǽr his mæssepreóstháde, Shrn. 13, 23.

bunden-stefna

(n.)
Grammar
bunden-stefna, an; m.

boundthe prow of a shipA bound prowligata prora

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[bunden bound, stefna the prow of a ship] A bound prow; ligata prora Sǽgenga fleát ofer ýðe, bundenstefna ofer brimstreámas the ship [lit. sea-goer] floated over the wave, the bound prow over the ocean-streams. Beo. Th. 3824; B. 1910

deóre

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deóre, diére, dýre.
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Ic bidde þé þæt ðú lǽte húru ðé ðín líf þonne ðíne sceós I pray thee at any rate set thy life higher than thy shoes, Hml. Th. ii. 410, 18. Ðá fatu sint fægran and diérran þonne ǽnegu óþru, Ors. 5, 2; S. 216, 5 : Bt. 14, 2 ; S. 32, 16.

GREÓT

(n.)
Grammar
GREÓT, es; n.
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Hér líþ úre ealdor on greóte here lies our chief in the dust, Byrht. Th. 140, 68; By. 315: Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 4; Jud. 308.

wuldor-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-fæder, m.

The father of glorythe heavenly Father

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Lif mid wuldorfæder, Menol. Fox 291; Men. 147, Mid ðinne wuldorfæder, Exon. Th. 14, II ; Cri. 217

díglian

(v.)
Grammar
díglian, díglan.
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L. 13, 33. to lie hid: — Ðégla latere, Jn. p. 8, 5. Déglendes fióndes latentis inimici. Rtl. 121, 40

un-áspringendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áspringendlic, adj.
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In heofona ríce is éce líf and unáspringenlic gefeá, Nap. 64

Linked entry: á-springendlic

croh

(n.)
Grammar
croh, es; m?

Saffron crocuscrocus sativus, Lin

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Saffron; crocus = κροκόσ, crocus sativus, Lin Meng mid [MS. wið] croh mingle it with saffron L. M. 2, 37; Lchdm. ii. 244, 23; Herb. 118, 2; Lchdm. i. 232, 7; Med. ex Quadr. 5, 4; Lchdm. i. 348, 14

Linked entry: collon-cróh

fleógan

to flyto fleeto avoid

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Gif mon óðrum þá hond útan forsleá . . . gif hió healf onweg fleóge, LI. Th. i. 98, 9. to flee. Similar entries [v. fleón.] lit. Þ man gingran mann ne slóge . . . búton hé hine werian wolde oþþe fleóge, Ll.

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid;palpebra

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An eye-lid; palpebra Wið þiccum brǽwum for thick eye-lids, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 9. Ðæt biþ swíðe god sealf ðam men ðe hæfþ þicce brǽwas that will be a very good salve for a man who has thick eye-lids, 1, 2 ; Lchdm. ii. 38, 22, 12.

healdend

(n.)
Grammar
healdend, es; m.

One who holds, keeps, sustains, rules, a guardian, keeper, ruler

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Lind. 27, 66

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinklelucere, fulgere, coruscare, micareto shine by exposure, as the bonesdenudando in conspectum dariapparerepallescerefulgerepallescereI shineto shine

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Móna swá seó Godes circe beorhte blíceþ the church of God shines brightly like the moon, 18 a; Th. 44, 11; Cri. 701: 58 b; Th. 210, 16; Ph. 186.

Linked entry: BLÆC

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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L. 61, 11. to surround: þ ǽt. líc læg mid mannum besett. Hml. Th. ii. 346, 5. His líc læg ealle þá niht inne beset, 348, 19.

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Se ðe sitte uncwydd and uncrafod on his áre on lífe ðæt nán man on his yrfenuman ne spece after his dæge he who sits without contest or claim on his property during life, that no one bring an action against his heir after his day, L.

Linked entry: -numa

a-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen [a, lúcan to lock]

To separatetake or pluck awaywithdrawavellere

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To separate, take or pluck away, withdraw; avellere He wæs fram liim alocen avulsus est ab eis, Lk. Bos. 22, 41. Alúc ðú hine fram mínum weofode pluck thou him away from mine altar, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 48, 1

Linked entry: a-locen

býn

(adj.)
Grammar
býn, def. se býna, seó, ðæt býne; adj. [býþ; pres. of búan to inhabit, occupy]
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Licgaþ wilde móras on emnlange ðæm býnum lande wild mountains lie along the inhabited land, 1, 1; Bos. 20, 44

un-weód

(n.)
Grammar
un-weód, es; n.

A noxious weed

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A noxious weed (lit. or metaph.) Seó eorðe ús winð wið, ðonne heó forwyrneþ eorðlíces wæstmes and ús unweóda tó fela ásendeþ, Wulfst. 92, 19. Man sceal ǽlc unriht mid rihte bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2

Linked entry: weód

crúc

(n.)
Grammar
crúc, es; m.
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A cross Nime hé his ( of petroleum ) dǽl and wyrce Crístes mǽl on ǽlcum lime, bútan crúc on þám heáfde foran sé sceal on balzame beón, Lch. ii. 288, 22. Hine ymbwrít mid sweorde on .iiii. healfa on crúce, 346, 27