fana
a flag ⬩ fane
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MS. has fæarn gitsana ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 311, 2: An. Ox. 56, 397. Fanu cittasana, Lch. iii. 301, col. 2. Fane, Lch. ii. 136, 30. Fone nioþoweard, 350, 24. Fane, iii. 12, 25. Fanu, 58, 20. Fanan, 24, 6. [v. N. E. D. fane (plant-name). Cf. O. L.
Linked entry: fan-byrd
glengan
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Gl. 594. to arrange gracefully. of dressing the hair Geglencendlíce glencan delicate componere, An. Ox. 1203. of arranging words Glengede composita, Kent. Gl. 595. (v. II.)
ge-wýscan
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Hát hí swáy fele ꝥ gif ðú hwylcne wyrige, ꝥ ðú gewísce him ðæs ꝥ his líf beó gelíc þínum láðum godum. Hml. S. 8, 5-81
hunta
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Hae sunt uillulae, Huntanawoð, Herþoðford, iv. 164, 27. Add: —
wealwian
To fade, wither ⬩ wallow = to fade away
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Man welewith as flouris of hay, P. R. L. P. 173, 56. Al welwed and wasted þo worþelych leues, Allit. Pms. 106, 475. See also welewed in Halliwell's Dict.]
Linked entries: walwian wealowigan wealowigan
ofer-sittan
to sit upon, occupy, take possession of ⬩ to desist from, abstain from
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Done mǽstan dǽl his hæfþ sǽ oferseten the greatest part of it the sea has occupied, Bt. 18, l; Fox 62, 11 [We maȝen ouersitten þis lond. Laym. 8035.] to desist from, abstain from Ic ofersitte supersideo Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 45.
ofer-wyrcan
to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay
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to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay Hé hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten and siððan hit áwriten wæs hé hit oferworhte mid weaxe qui omnia civibus suis per tabellas scriptas, et post cera superlitas, enunciabat
ge-swíðan
To make strong ⬩ confirm ⬩ comfort
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Hæfde he ðá geswíðed sóþum cræftum werodes aldor he had then strengthened with true powers the chief of the band, 143; Th. 179, 17; Exod. 30: 188; Th. 234, 7; Dan 288: Andr. Kmbl. 1394; An. 697: 1402; An. 701: Salm. Kmbl. 91; Sal. 45: Ps.
ge-þyncan
To seem ⬩ appear
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His loccas and his beard wǽron gylden geþúht his hair and his beard seemed of gold, Nar. 43, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 80, 12. Ðonne wǽre geþúht swilce ... then it would have seemed as if..., i. 578, 3.
godcundnys
Divine nature ⬩ Deity ⬩ Divinity ⬩ Godhead ⬩ divine service
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Ðeós wyrt hæfþ mid hire sume wundorlíce godcundnesse this plant has in it a certain wonderful divine quality, Herb. 50, 1; Lchdm. i. 152, 24.
þeóstrian
to make dark or dim, ⬩ to make the eye less capable of seeing, ⬩ dim the sight ⬩ to grow dark or dim
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Heó þeostreð (make dark) ham suluen, A. R. 94, 20. Aras a ladlich weder, þeostrede (þustrede, 2nd MS.) þa wolcne, Laym. 4575.]
Linked entry: þýstrian
stóc-líf
A town, habitation
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home that he hath promised us, Shrn. 163, 20.
Linked entry: stóc
in-seglian
To seal
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Inseglige man ða hand let a seal be put upon the hand, L. Æðelst. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30
driht-sele
a princely hall
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a princely hall, Beo, Th. 974; B. 485
heal-gamen
Hall-mirth, song
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Hall-mirth, song, Beo. Th. 2136; B. 1066
Linked entry: heall-gamen
ge-rǽcan
To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer
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Hí ðæt ríce gerǽht hæfdon they had got that kingdom, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 36; Met. 26, 18. Æfter ðæm ðe ða wíf hí swá scandlíce gerǽht hæfdon after the women had so reproachfully addressed them, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 12
Linked entry: mis-rǽcan
sám-bærned
Half-burnt
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Half-burnt Sámbærnd semiustus, Hpt. Gl. 508, 56
hentan
to seize ⬩ take ⬩ to arrest ⬩ to capture ⬩ strike ⬩ to try to get
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The old Latin version has 'persequatur eum cum clamore.' Cf. too: Gif hwá þeóf geméte, and hine áweg lǽte búton hreáme, 392, 15) ǽlc þára þe riht wille, Ll. Th. i. 170, 10: 404, II (here the Latin version has 'capiat eum cum clamore').
beór-tún
A beer-hall ⬩ convivis recipiendis locus vel aula ⬩ Mann
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A beer-hall; convivis recipiendis locus vel aula, Mann
in-burh
A hall ⬩ vestibule
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A hall, vestibule Inburh atrium, Wrt. Voc. 84, 35