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nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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Hé nemþ his ágene sceáp be naman propias oves vocat nominatim, Jn. Skt. 10, 3. Be naman cígean, Ps. Th. 146, 4. Ðone ilcan wé hátaþ óðre naman ǽfensteorra, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3 : 33. 4; Fox 128, 27. Ðú nemdest eall mid áne noman, Met. 20, 56.

murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
murcnian, p. ode

To murmurcomplainrepinegrieve

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Ðonne onginþ hé tó murcnienne, and þincþ him tó lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum. Homl. Th. i. 140, 19. Ða Phariséi gehýrdon ða menigeo ðus murcnigende be him, Jn. Skt. 7, 32: Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 27 (v. murcian)

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bitethe bite

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D. 78, 5. of the effect of cancer :-- Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, Lch. i. 296, 22. fig. :-- 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.' Mycelne bite Drihten dyde on helle þá hé þyder ástág, Bl.

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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Ða fǽhþe eówer leóde the hostility of your people, Beo. Th. 1197; B. 596. Tó fela Deniga leóde, 1396; B. 696: 1202; B. 599. Se wæs Cantwara leóde oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 27.

FORMA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FORMA, m; forme f. n: def. adj.

The firstearliestprīmus

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Bos. 10, 2: 22, 25: Bt. 15; Fox 48, 22: Cd. 143; Th. 179, 2; Exod. 22: Exon. 18 b; Th. 45, 16; Cri. 720: Beo. Th. 1437; B. 716; Menol. Fox 17; Men. 9: Bt. Met. Fox 8, 109; Met. 8, 55.

Linked entry: feorma

FREMEDE

(adj.)
Grammar
FREMEDE, fremde, fremþe, fræmde; adj.

Strangeforeignestranged fromdevoid ofaliēnusperegrīnusaliēnātusaversusremōtusexpers

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Fremdre meówlan of a strange damsel, Exon. 80 b; Th. 302, 20; Fä. 39: Bt. Met. Fox 3, 21; Met. 3, 11. On fremedum in aliēno, Lk. Bos. 16, 12.

fynde

(adj.)
Grammar
fynde, adj.

Able to be found

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Able to be found

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Ðeóda ungelíca ǽgþer ge on sprǽce ge on ðeáwum, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 29. mode of conduct, custom, manner, practice, way, usage of a class or kind, referring to human beings Ne bið swylc cwénlíc þeáw, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940.

feón

(v.)

to rejoicebe glad

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to rejoice, be glad

Linked entry: feohan

sceadwian

(v.)
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Add: v. be-sceadwian(?)

weald-bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
weald-bǽre, n. l. -bǽr, e ; f. v. wudu-bǽr, and bǽr ; den-bǽre (q.v.)
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should be den-bǽr

ceddran

Grammar
ceddran, Dr. Bradley suggests that
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addran should be read

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Be þisse ondweardan tíde, ge eác be þǽre tóweardan, Bl.

fóre-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽre, def. se fóre-mǽra; sup. -mǽrost, -mǽrest; adj.

Fore-greatvery honourableillustriouseminentfamouscelebratedpræclārusillustrisexcellensfāmōsusceleberrĭmus

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Hú he fóremǽrost seó how he may be most illustrious, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 34: 18, 3; Fox 64, 35. Se wer se foremǽresta the most eminent man, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, note 37

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Spel wrecan to tell the story (of Beowulf's exploit), Beo. Th. 1751; B. 873. Hwílum gyd áwræc, hwílum spell rehte, 4225; B. 2109.

Linked entry: spel

miltsung

(n.)
Grammar
miltsung, mildsung, e; f.

Mercypitycompassiona shewing mercypardonindulgence

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Hé ús mid his miltsunge ( sua miseratione ) gescylde, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 24.

FIRAS

(n.)
Grammar
FIRAS, fyras; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Living beingsthe chief of living beingsmenmankindhŏmĭnesvĭrigĕnus hūmānum

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Me wítan ne þearf Waldend fira the Ruler of men need not upbraid me, Beo. Th. 5476; B. 2741: 182; B. 91: Andr. Kmbl. 581; An. 291: 1840; An. 922: Elen. Kmbl. 2153; El. 1078: 2343; El. 1173.

Linked entry: fyras

un-árímed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árímed, adj.

Unnumberednumberlesscountless

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Infiniti, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 11. Unárímede untrumnessa, Blickl. Homl. 209, 13. Unárímedum numerosis, Hpt. Gl. 408, 67: Bt. 1; Fox 2, 11. Be ðǽm unárímdum cynnum de innumeris generibus, Nar. 1, 17

Linked entry: á-ríman

ge-wesan

(v.)

to be togetherconversediscuss

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But this word is wrongly written by Bouterwek, it should be 'ymbwoeson,' see Mk. Skt. p. 1.

fóre-tiohung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tiohung, -tiohhung, -teohung, -teohhung, e; f.

A fore-appointingpredestinationprædestĭnātio

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A fore-appointing, predestination; prædestĭnātio Ǽr hit wæs Godes fóretiohung before it was God's predestination, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 11: 39, 4; Fox 216, 31. Be ðære Godes fóretiohunge concerning the predestination of God, 40, 5; Fox 240, 13.

Linked entry: fóre-teohung