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óþ-lǽdan

(v.)
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Hié óþlǽded hæfdon feorh of feónda dóme life had they withdrawn from the foes' power (cf. Beo. Th. 4288 under óþ-ferian), Cd. Th. 214, 15; Exod. 569. Cf. æt-lǽdan

gifl

(n.)
Grammar
gifl, giefl, gifel, gyfl, es; n.

Foodmeatpiece of food

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Húsle gereorded ðý æþelan gyfle fed with the Eucharist, with the noble food, 51 b: Th. 18o, 5; Gú. 1275. Lytlum gieflum with the little bits of meat, 88 b; Th. 332, 23; Vy. 89

Linked entry: gifla

seht

(adj.)
Grammar
seht, adj.
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Wearð se cyng and his bróðor sehte . . . and eall Normandíg æt him mid feó álísde, swá swá hí ðá sehte wǽron, 1096 ; Erl. 233, 17. Sæhte, 1077 ; Erl. 215, 10

spreót

(n.)
Grammar
spreót, es; m.
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Ánes mannes lenge ðe healt ánne spreót on his hand and strecþ hine swá feor swá hé mæg árǽcan intó ðere sǽ statura unius hominis tenentis lignum quod Angle nominant spreot, et tendentis ante se quantum potest, Chart. Th. 318, 10.

un-hírlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírlíc, adj.

fiercesavagedismaldoleful

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Homl. 203, 7. dismal, doleful Ic forht and unrót ðás unhýrlícan fers onhefde mid sange carmina prae tristi cecini haec lugubria mente, Dóm. L. 11

Linked entries: un-heórlíc hír-lic

wésten-setla

(n.)
Grammar
wésten-setla, an; m.
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Óþer cyn is muneca, ðæt is wéstensetlan, ðe feor fram mannum gewítaþ, and wéste stówa and ánwunung gelufiaþ. . . Swilce wéstensetlan . . . on wéstenes wununge gelustfulliaþ, R. Ben. 134, 11-16. Óþer cyn is ancrena, ðæt is wéstensetlena, 9, 5

ǽtrig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽtrig, ǽttrig; adj.
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Gif hwá mid his fet ofstepð ǽttrig bán snacan oððe nǽddran, Lch. i. 152, l. Ǽttrige venenata , Hpt. Gl. 450, 38. Ǽttrigera (-ia, MS.) virulentorum , 423, 41. Stíðran leáfum and eác ǽtrigum, Lch. i. 94, 9. Fram ðám ǽttrigum synnum gehǽlede, Hml.

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á-wyrtwalian

(v.)

to pluck up or out by the rootto extirpateeradicateexterminateto pluckdraw away

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Th. i. 376, 9. to pluck, draw away Hé áwyrtwalað (evellet) of gryne fét míne, Ps. L. 24, 15. Sió slǽwð ús áwyrtwalað from ǽlcre lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca, Past. 283, 4

ge-fyrht

(v.)
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L. 34, 37. to be afraid (of), fear Ꝥte ǽlc man ondréde and gefyrhtiga nome Drihtnes ut omnis homo timeat et contremescat nomen Domini, Rtl. 101, 1. [O. H. Ger. ge-furhten terrere.?

þeór

(n.)
Grammar
þeór, es(?), e(?), gender is uncertain: in the following passages, which might be decisive, the forms are doubtful
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Wiþ þeóre on fét, ii. 118, 12, 28. Wið ðeóre, iii. 20, 15: 28, 7, 19: 30, 3, 13. v. next word

feós

(n.)
Grammar
feós, of cattle, money, or wealth,
  • Ors. 2, 4
  • ;
  • Bos. 43, 15: Chr. 999
  • ;
  • Erl. 134, 36: Bt. 14, 2
  • ;
  • Fox 44, 22
  • ;
gen.
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of feoh

fyllan

(v.)
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to fell

ge-fellan

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to fell

Cnut

(n.)
Grammar
Cnut, es; m.

Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035

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D. 1014-1035 Hér, on ðissum geáre, Swegen ge-endode his dagas to Candelmæssan iii n Feb'. And se flota ðá eal gecurón Cnut to cyninge here, in this year, A. D. 1014, Sweyn ended his days at Candlemas, on the 3rd of the Nones of February [Feb. 3rd].

feores

(n.)
Grammar
feores, of life,
  • Exon. 30 b
  • ;
  • Th. 95, 32
  • ;
  • Cri. 1566
  • ;
gen.
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of feorh

ferde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ferde, pl. ferdon went,
  • Bd. 2, 9
  • ;
  • S. 512, 5: Chr. 737
  • ;
  • Erl. 47, 22
  • ;
p.
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of feran

feðrum

(n.)
Grammar
feðrum, with feathers or wings,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 24, 10
  • ;
  • Met. 24, 5: Exon. 60b
  • ;
  • Th. 222, 11
  • ;
  • Ph. 347
  • ;
inst. pl.
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of feðer

á-fyllan

(v.)
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to fell

earmian

(v.)
Grammar
earmian, p. ode; pp. od; v. reflex.

To commiserate, feel pity misĕrēri

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To commiserate, feel pity; misĕrēri Hwam ne mæg earmian swylcere tíde who cannot feel pity for such a time? Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 2

hype

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Add: — Þeón vel hype femur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 18. 'Hæbbe eówer ǽlc his sweord be his ðió (super femur suum)'. . . Is ðearf ðæt hé hæbbe his sweord be his hype (super femur suum), Past. 433, 15. Ðæt mon his sweord doo ofer his hype, 383, 4