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fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wingālaWingsālæpennæ

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Fox 24, 1; Met. 24, 1: Exon. 65a; Th. 241, 7; Ph. 652: 109b; Th. 418, 18; . 37, 7.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

FYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, ic fylle, ðú fyllest, fylst, he fylleþ, fylþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, fyllde, pl. fyldon; impert. fyl, pl. fyllaþ; pp. fylled, fyld; v. trans.

To FILLreplenishsatisfycramstufffinishcompletefulfilimplērereplēresătŭrārefarcīresupplērecomplēre

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To FILL, replenish, satisfy, cram, stuff, finish, complete, fulfil; implēre, replēre, sătŭrāre, farcīre, supplēre, complēre Ðæt sceolon fylian firengeorne men sinful men shall fill that, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 11; Cri. 1606: 124 b; Th. 479, 16; . 62,

Linked entry: fullian

neowol

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol, nifol, nihol, nihold, neól, niwol; adj.

proneprostratedeep downlowprofound

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Th. 403, 2; . 22, 1. Hít swá niowul ( prostrate ) up árǽrde, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 26. Neowle nihtscúwan the shades of night that had settled down upon earth, Cd. Th. 184, 28; Exod. 114. Ða neowelan cernua, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 14 : 78. 59.

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Th. 82, 6: 118, 138: Exon. 126 b; Th. 485, 26; . 72, 3. Ðǽr ða graman wunnon where the fierce ones struggled, Beo. Th. 1559; B. 777. In gramra gripe into the grasp of foes, Andr. Kmbl. 433; An. 217: 1901; An. 953.

Linked entry: grom

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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Th. 407, 9; . 26, 2. Nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ, 203, 23; Ph. 88. Ðonne þunorrád biþ, ne sceþeþ ðam men ðe ðone stán ( agate ) mid him hæfþ, Lchdm. ii. 296, 30: 162, 19. Ne sceþ ðé nán wiht, iii. 178, 25. Eów seó wergþu sceþþeþ scyldfullum, Elen.

Linked entry: sceaþan

sund

(n.)
Grammar
sund, es; n.
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Ic on sunde áwóx ufan ýþum þeaht, 392, 6; . 11, 3. Sǽmearas sunde getenge, Elen. Kmbl. 456; El. 228. Of nihtes sunde, Salm. Kmbl. 675; Sal. 337. Hié on sund ( the Red Sea ) stigon, Cd. Th. 198, 8; Exod. 319: Beo. Th. 1029; B. 512.

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Th. 424, 8; . 41, 36. Ic dó sum ðing ðinre tenuo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 137, 9. of dimension, thin, lean, the opposite of fat or stout Þynne monn galbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 11.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

ufor

(adj.)
Grammar
ufor, cpve.: ufemest; spve. adv.

Higherhighestat or i-s/>to a greater heightfarther from a coastfrom a spothigherat or to a more honourable placehigherlater

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Th. 427, 8; . 41, 88. temporal, later. Similar entries v. ufera, Fíf nihtum ufor five days later, Menol. Fox 355; Men. 179: 68; Men. 34.

Linked entries: yfemest uferor

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injurehurtannoyto injure,do wrong toviolate a lawhinder

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Th. 497, 6; . 85, 25. Ða menigo ðec geðringaþ and woerdaþ, affligunt Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 45. Sum mon wæs, ðam unwlitig swile his eágan brégh wyrde and wemde, cui tumor deformis palpebram oculi foedaverat Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 18.

feáwa

a few

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Feá ǽnig wæs monna cynnes there was only a few of mankind, . 61, 3. On þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána, Hml. S. 20, 77. Ic hæbbe áne feáwa geférena, 23, 733.

grǽdig

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Grǽdige gúðrincas ( the cannibals ), An. 155. of animals Geoguð myrwe grǽdig, . 39, 2. Grǽdigre scelfre voracis mergulae, Hpt. Gl. 418, 69. Earn, grǽdigne gúðhafoc, Chr. 937; P. 109, 22.

(adj.)
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Ic wæs on ceóle and mínes cnósles má, . 19, 4. as adj.v. Dict

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Th. 431, 25; . 47, 1. Win nectar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 31. Hé bróhte hláf and wín. 14, 18. Hwilc þinc gelǽdst ðú (the merchant) ús? Wín and ele, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 9. Hwæt drincst ðú (boy)? Ealu, gif ic hæbbe, oþþe wæter, gif ic næbbe ealu.

wiga

(n.)
Grammar
wiga, an; m.

one who fightsa (fighting) mana warriora noble, strenuous man

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) is on eorþan wundrum ácenned, 433, 23; . 51, 1. a noble, strenuous man Se ðe mid wætere oferwearp wuldres cynebearn, wiga weorþlíce, Menol. Fox 317; Men. 160. Wigan unsláwne ( St. Andrew ), Andr. Kmbl. 3419; An. 1713.

Linked entry: wihgena

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Th. 396, 20; . 16, 7. Ic me sylf onfand ðæt . . . I discovered that . . . Blickl. Homl. 177, 6. Ic hine onfand, and hine onbændan hét, Salm. Kmbl. 550; Sal. 274. Ne ic culpan in ðé ǽfre onfunde, Exon. Th. 11, 30; Cri. 178.

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Th. 409, 3; . 27, 23. Ðú tírum fæst niða Nergend thou Saviour of men, gloriously firm, Cd. Th. 235, 27; Dan. 312: Exon. Th. 354, 7; Reim. 42. Þa kingges weoren deædde, heore duȝeðe todealde, here tir wes atfallen, Laym. 4237

Linked entry: tyr

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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Th. 413,27;. 32, 12: 314, 16;Mód. 15. Sittan tó symble, Cd. Th. 259, 33; Dan. 701: Beo. Th. 4214; B. 2104. Symle, 982; B. 489. Tó ðam symle, Judth. Thw. 21, 12; Jud. 15. Ðǽr is Dryhtnes folc geseted tó symle, Rood Kmbl. 279; Kr. 141.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Hi ánmódlíce him tó scuton they ran upon him with one accord (Acts vii. 57), Homl. Th. i. 46, 34: 404, 4: ii. 496, 19.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Th. 393, 11; . 12, 8. Hé wæs swíþe yfel monn ealra þeáwa, búton ðæt hé wæs céne his conduct was very bad in every respect, except that he was brave, Ors. 6, 14; Swt. 268, 27.

regn

(n.)
Grammar
regn, rén,es;m.

Rain

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Rain Blódig regn and fýren fundiaþ ðás eorþan tó forswylgenne and tó forbærnenne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 3 : 91, 34. Nǽnig reng on ðám stówum ne com, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 28. Rén pluvia, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 43. Fǽrlíc rén imber, 52, 63.

Linked entry: rén