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for-hínan

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Take here for-hýnan, and add

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dragan

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lét dragan úp þæne deádan Harald, Chr. 1040; P. 162, 3. Hí férdon æfter heom intó þám mynstre and woldon hig út dragan, 1083; P. 215, 6

blóma

(n.)

a masslump

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Hét se geréfa heora ǽlcum gebindan leádes blóman on heora swyran, Shrn. 54, 20

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Wæs eallum his leódum leóf ipse [Oswin] amabilis omnibus præfuit, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 33. Bæd Theodor ðæt him and his leódum bisceop funde [ sibi suisque ], 4, 3; S. 566, 25. Tó nytnysse his leódum utilitati suæ gentis, 2, 16; S. 520, 3.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

clyfian

(v.)
Grammar
clyfian, clyfigan; ode; od

To cleave, adhereadhærere

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To cleave, adhere; adhærere Ðæt feax ðe on ðam cambe clyfige somnige let her collect the hair that cleaveth to the comb, Med. ex Quadr. l, 7; Lchdm. i. 332, 21, MS. B

Eofor-wícingas

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wícingas, pl. m.

Yorkists, people of York Eboracenses

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Yorkists, people of York; Eboracenses Hæfdon Eoforwícingas geháten ðæt hie on hire rǽdenne beón woldan the people of York had promised that they would be at her disposal, Chr. 918; Th. 192, 9

ge-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwæðere, adv.

Yethowever

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Yet, however Weorðeþ heó ðeáh oft niða bearnum to helpe and to hǽle gehwæðere it becomes oft however help and safety nevertheless to the children of men, Runic pm. 10; Kmbl. 341, 12

on-wríðan

(v.)

to unwrap, to release from a covering

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to unwrap, to release from a covering Seó hét heáfod onwríðan she bade take the head (of Holofernes) from the bag in which it had been put, Judth. Thw. 24, 5; Jud. 173

ofer-gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-gylden, adj.

Gilded, covered with gold

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Gilded, covered with gold Gif begytaþ ðæt hæbbe byrne and helm and ofergyldene (cf. golde fæted, ll. 8-9) sweord, L. Wg. 10; Th. i. 188, 21

in-cleofa

(n.)
Grammar
in-cleofa, an; m.

closetbed-chamberdencave

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T.] heora in cubilibus suis, 149, 5 : Blickl. Gl. Ácende eorþe heora froggan on inclyfum heoracyninga edidit terra eorum ranas in penetralibus regum ipsorum, Ps. Lamb. 104, 30.

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tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching.teaching, doctrine

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Underfó ǽlcne regoles þeáw and tǽcinge; sig æfter Cristes bóce tǽcinge ðus geáxod, R. Ben. 104, 19. Þurh háligra bóca tǽcunge úres Drihtnes willan mid gódum dǽdum gefyllan, Homl.

FÓR

(prep.)
Grammar
FÓR, fóre; prep. dot. acc.

Beforeforeantecŏramin conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquopræpriusquam

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He gehálgode fír heremægene wín of wætere and wendan hét he hallowed before the multitude wine from water and bade it change, Andr. Kmbl. 1172; An. 586.

Linked entries: foor fóre

máwan

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mǽwð (máweþ, v. l. ) gærs (heig, v. l.) fenum secat, Gr. D. 36, 2. Máwaþ tondent, An. Ox. 43, 15. stóp on þá mǽde, and þá geseah ꝥ hý ealle meówan (meówan ꝥ heig, v. l. ) pratum ingressus, et omnes intuens fenum secantes, Gr. D. 36, 12.

unrót-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
unrót-mód, adj.

Sad at heart

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Sad at heart for ðære geómrunga ðæs óþres deáþes leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte; ac unrótmód of his cýþþe gewát, Blickl. Homl. 113, 12

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ge-timbran

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hét gefaran þá burg æt Tofeceastre and hié getimbran (cf. mon worhte þá burg æt Tofeceastre mid stánwealle, 102, 29), 921; P. 101, 2.

swétan

(v.)
Grammar
swétan, p. te; pp. swéted, swét
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Swétedne, 111, 8, 15. to make pleasant (the devil) mec féran hét, ðæt ic ðé sceolde synne swétan, Exon. Th. 273, 32; Jul. 525

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un-átellendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-átellendlíc, adj.

Innumerable

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Innumerable Seó fyrd wæs unátellendlíc ðe gegaderod hæfde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 23. Hí bereáfedan hí æt eallon ðan gærsaman ðe heó áhte; ða wǽron unátellendlíce, 1043; Erl. 168, 34.

Linked entry: á-tellendlic

firlen

distance

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holian

(v.)
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hét ðá heardnysse swíðe holian on middan ðǽre flóre his botles (cf. fodiamus in medio tuguriunculi mei. Vit. Cuth. c. xviii), Hml. Th. ii. 144, 3

of-rídan

(v.)

to overtake by riding, overtake

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Abram éfste wið ðæs heres óþ ðæt hig ofrád, Gen. 14, 14. Se cyng hét rídan æfter, and ne mehte hine mon ofrídan, Chr. 901; Erl. 98, l: 877; Erl. 78, 21