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fefer

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Þǽr (in heaven) ne byð fefor ne ádl, Wlfst. 139, 28. Eft cume an lytel febbres (fefres, v. l.), Past. 229, 3. Mid þreóra daga fefre, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 31. Gedreht mid langsumum feofore, Hml. S. 2, 135.

sǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtung, e; f.

A lying in wait, plot, snare

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Scottas ne sǽtincge ne gestrodu wið Angelþeóde syrwaþ Scotti nil contra gentem Anglorum insidiarum moliuníur oue fraudium, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 646, 37

Linked entries: sétung sǽtnung

up-ástigenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-ástigenness, and -ástígness, e; f.

An ascenta going upan ascensiona means of going up

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Upástígnesse, 81, 11. a means of going up Ic on ðam wealle nǽnige duru ne eághþyrl ne uppástígnesse geseon mihte, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 15. Ðú ðe setst genipu upástígnesse ðínne qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum, Ps. Lamb. 103, 3.

Linked entry: á-stigenness

ge-cnáwan

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Hélias cóm, and hig hyne ne gecneówon ( cognouerunt ), Mt. 17, 12. Þá wurdon hyra eágan geopenude, and hig gecneówon hine, Lk. 24, 31. Heó helode hire nebb, þæt hé hig ne mihte gecnáwan ( ne agnosceretur ), Gen. 38, 15.

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal outto seduceobrepere

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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

mirrelse

(n.)
Grammar
mirrelse, an; f.

A hindrancestumbling-block

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A hindrance, stumbling-block Gif sóþfæstra þurh myrrelsan mód ne óðcyrreþ if the mind of the righteous, through rock of offence, turn not aside, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 25; Jul. 338

gim-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
gim-wyrhta, an; m.

A worker in gemsjeweller

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A worker in gems, jeweller Ðás gymwyrhtan secgaþ ðæt hí nǽfre swá deórwurþe gymstánas ne gemétton the jewellers say that they never met with such precious jewels, Homl. Th. i. 64, 9

ge-cræftgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cræftgian, p. ade; pp. ad [cræft I. power, strength]

To strengthenmake powerfulfirmareroborare

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To strengthen, make powerful; firmare, roborare Ða rícu of nánes mannes mihtum gecræftgade ne wurdon the kingdoms were not strengthened by the powers of any man. Ors. 2, 1 : Bos. 39, 2

un-gehrepod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehrepod, adj.

Untouchedintact

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Untouched, intact Ne þorfte Adam deáðes onbyrian, gif ðæt treów móste standan ungehrepod, Homl. Th. i. 18, 25. God wolde ðæt hí ungehrepode on ðam scræfe slépon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 317

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weorn

(n.)
Grammar
weorn, (wearn?)
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Hét ðá of ðam líge lifgende bearn Nabocodonossor neár æt gangan; ne forhogodon ðæt ða hálgan, siþþan hí woruldcyninges weorn gehýrdon, Exon. Th. 197, 5 ; Az. 185. Cf. warenian, warenung

ágend-freá

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Ne eardað nǽnig ágendfreá nullus possessor in-habitat , Gr. D. 258, 19. Se earm stód þám ágendfreán ungewylde the man could not move his own arm , 254, 38. Cf. ágen-frígea. Add

á-lísedness

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísedness, e; f.
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Ánes engles geearnung ne genihtsumode tó álýsednysse ealles mancynnes, 17, 37. Álésednessa saluationum, Ps. L. 27, 8. v. á-lýsednys in Dict

ferþe

(n.)
Grammar
ferþe, es; m.

Skin

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Skin Wiþ tóbrocenum heáfde . . . gespǽt þá wunde, and gif se hála ferþe wille habban reádne hring ymb þá wunde, wite þú þonne ꝥ þú hié ne meaht gehǽlan, Lch. ii. 22, 22

for-hylman

To cover upneglect

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Ne dorste þá forhylman Hǽlendes bebod wundor fore weorodum, ac of wealle áhleóp fyrngeweorc, An. 736. Substitute:

þweorian

(v.)
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Add: to be different Hí ne sceoldon þone gyrlan him tó teón, þá hwíle þe hí þurh þá drohtnunge þwuredon illorum habitum usurpare non debent a quorum proposito distant, Chrd. 63, 23

ah

(con.)

Butbut alsowhethersedsed etnumquid

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Ah ne honne? Mk. Lind. Rush. War. 6, 3

BYT

(n.)
Grammar
BYT, bytt, e; f: pl. bytta
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Ne híg ne dóþ niwe wín on ealde bytta; gyf hí dóþ, ða bytta beóþ tobrocene, and ðæt wín agoten, and ða bytta forwurðaþ.

Linked entries: ele-byt bitt

in-stæpes

(adv.)
Grammar
in-stæpes, -stepes; adv.

At onceimmediately

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Ðéh gé sóna instæpes ðǽre méde ne ne onfón, 41, 13. Instepes, 33, 19. Ðæt fæsten wæs ongunnen instepes ðæs ðe . . . the fast was begun directly after . . . 35, 5. Hí flugon instæpes they fled forthwith, Elen. Kmbl. 254; El. 127

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mín

(pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, pron. gen. of ic

Of me

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Ne æthrín ðú mín, Jn. Skt. 20, 17. Ic sprece ego loquor, mín sprǽc mei locutio, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 17, 56. Ǽr ðú ða miclan meaht mín oferswíðdest, Exon. 73 a; Th. 273, 25; Jul. 521. Ne wát ic hygeþoncum mín, 109 a; Th. 417, 14; Rä. 36, 4.

sund-búend

(n.)
Grammar
sund-búend, es; m.
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Hí ( acc.) ne gesáwon sundbúende (cf. Hí (the people of the golden age) hió (acc. ) nánwuht ne gesáwon, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 5), 8; 13. Ðæs ðe ǽfre sundbúend ( men ) secgan hýrdon, Exon. Th. 5, 22; Cri. 73. Ðæt ásecgan sundbúendum, 14, 19; Cri. 221