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fót-lǽst

(n.)
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hét hine ferian þǽr Petrus and Paulus bebyrgede wǽron, and lecgan his líc æt heora fó;tlǽstum, Hml. S. 5, 467. Geseah león wið þǽre hálgan líchaman standan, and hit his fótlástas (-es, MS., fétlástas, v.l. ) liccode, 23 b, 773

mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, n.
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iste qui montana obsidet, Hml.

late

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Heó wile late áþreótan þæt heó fǽhðo ne týdre, Sal. 447. <b>II a.</b> late in the day, at a late hour :-- Ðá þá eft late (lator þonne sceoldon, v. l. ) gecyrdon tó mynstre, Gr. D. 126, 28. <b>II b.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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eft tó Cantwarebiri gecyrde, Chr. 995; P. 131, 25. Gecyrde ongeán, Hml. Th. i. 60, 6. gecyrdon him hám, ii. 518, 30. Gecyrr hám, i. 60, 17. Gecyr tó Ezechian, Hml. S. 18, 423.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

gilpan

(v.)
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Oððe for his góda mierringe gielpe ( glorietur ), Past. 149, 20. with clause giving the boast Þá wénde þæt hit Godes ágen wǽre; and se deófles man gealp þæt eác swá wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 18. Hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?

a-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fédan, p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -féd

To feednourishrearbring upnutrirecibarealerepascere

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Ðá híg afédde wǽron quibus adultis, Gen. 25, 27

Linked entry: a-fǽded

þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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Kmbl. 1410; El. 707. to drive violently; perpellere Word spearcum fleáh, ðonne út þurhdráf ( when he sent out his words vehemently, exclaimed vehemently ), Cd. Th. 274, 33; Sat. 163. [He let þurhdriuen þe spaken mid gadien, Kath. 1920.

weorc-stán

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-stán, es; m.
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hét wilian tó ðam scræfe micele weorcstánas ( saxa ingentia ), Jos. 10, 18, 27

dragan

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becnytton his swuran mid rápe and drógon (cf. tugon, 54) hine swá swá ǽr dydon, Hml. S. 15, 82. Drógun (trógun, R., cf. tróg, v. 11) segni trahentes rete, Jn. 21, 8. Dragað hine niwelne his neb tó eorðan, 14, 155.

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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Add: to sit up ácwicode and semninga upp ásæt (resedit). Bd. 5, 12;S. 627, 14: 5, 19;S. 640, 27. nǽfre ne mihte of his reste árísan ꝥ upp ásǽte. Gr.

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embraceclaspCLIPcherishcomplectiamplexari

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To embrace clasp, CLIP, cherish; complecti, amplexari Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42.

Linked entry: be-clyppan

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.

Baconlardthe fat flesh of swine the mast on which the swine were fedpopa,lardumfat of seals, whales, etc., blubberblubber, lardlard

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Bacon, lard, the fat flesh of swine Hi lares ðás hús; ðanon ys gecweden lardum spic, forðan ðe hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 42, 17. Spic lardum, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 25: larda, 286, 52: ii. 52, 1: tanea, i. 26, 47.

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á-sceacan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 146, 20, 21. literal áscóc ( the viper ) in tó fýre, Hml. Th. i. 574, 15. Ásceaccað asca, Lk. L. 9, 5. figurative Gif his fram áscæcð yfelu si sua discusserit mala, Scint. 164, 2.

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

wíglung

(n.)
Grammar
wíglung, , e; f.

Divinationsoothsayingsorceryaugury

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Ðæthé tǽlð tó unálýfedlícere wíglunge, gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte, búton tó ðam dolge gelecge, Homl. Th. i. 476, 4. Se ðe gelýfð wíglungum oððe be fuglum, oððe be fnorum, oððe be horsum, oððe be hundum, ne bið ná cristen . . .

Linked entry: wílung

be-witan

watch over

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ealle his gemót bewiste, Chr. 1099; P 235, 1. ꝥegn þe his ælmyssan bewiste his almoner, Hml. S. 26, 91. Se munuc þe þæs mynstres geat bewiste, 23 b, 66. ungeorne bewiste hwæt he dyde he managed his business carelessly. Bl. H. 183, 23.

Linked entry: be-witian

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfortsolaceconsolationhelpbenefitprofitrefugesōlāmensōlātiumconsōlātioauxĭliumrefŭgium

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Spl. 17, 1: 30, 4: 58, 19. the following examples are m Frófres ic ðé bidde I ask thee for comfort, Hy. 6, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, He geandbídode ðone frófer he awaited the comfort, Homl. Th. 136, 2.

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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Ðætte spærio parcere, Rtl. 40, 19. with acc. Ic geswerge ðæt ic ne sparige, ac on spild giefe, Exon. Th. 247, 27; Jul. 85. áraþ (sparaþ, MS. C.: spearaþ, Ps. Surt.) parcet, Ps. Spl. 71, 13.

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGGovum

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An EGG; ovum Gifhit [cild] æges bitt if he ask for an egg, Homl. Th. i. 250, 9. Ðæt æg [æig MS.] getácnaþ ðone hálgan hiht the egg betokens the holy hope, i. 250, 11. Gif he bit æg si petierit ovum, Lk. Bos. 11, 12.

Linked entries: ægerum ægru æig

un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fiercesavagecrueldeadlydiredreadfulfrightful

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Se (Ishmael) bið unhýre, orlæggífre, wiðerbreca wera cneórissum hic erit ferus homo, manus ejus contra omnes (Gen. 16, 12), Cd. Th. 138, 5; Gen. 2287. Ne gémde ná swá swýðe áræfnede ðæs unhýran cwelres hand, Shrn. 129, 9.

mǽl

(n.)
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Add Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hit habbað, ac se gesceádwísa man sceal cépan his mǽles, Hml. S. 16, 318. Þonne etað tó ánes mǽles on dæg quando in die una refectio fuerit, Chrd. 15, 7. Be hyre ( St.