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earhra

weaker

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weaker, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 27, MS. Bod

fixen

(n.)
Grammar
fixen, e; f.

A she-foxVIXENvulpes fēmĭna

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A she-fox, VIXEN; vulpes fēmĭna, Som. Ben. Lye

friólíce

(adv.)

freely

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freely, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14. note 4

frugnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
frugnen, pp. of frignan.

asked

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Fox 22, 104; Met. 22, 52;

Breten

(n.)

Britain,

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Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99

Linked entry: Breoten

Crécisc

(adj.)

Grecian

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Fox 26, 55; Met. 26, 28

Linked entries: Creácisc Grécisc

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Ne tweóþ mé ðæs náuht, 36, 3; Fox 176, 16: Exon. Th. 117, 13; Gú. 223. Nánne mon ðæs tweógan ne þearf, ðæt ealle men geendiaþ on ðam deáþe, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 34: 33, 1; Fox 120, 24. Tweógean, Blickl.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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Se is swíðe sárig for ðínum earfoþum and for ðínum wræcsíþe, 10; Fox 28, 18. Ðæs ðe hé swá geómor wearð, sárig for his synnum, Exon. Th. 450, 15; Dóm. 88. Hé wearð swíðe sári graviter accepit, Gen. 48, 17. Ne forseoh sáriges béne, Ps. Th. 54, 1.

heaðorian

(v.)
Grammar
heaðorian, heaðerian; p. ode

To restrain

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To restrain Se godcunda foreþonc heaðeraþ ealle gesceafta the divine providence restrains all creatures, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 31.

sind

(v.)
Grammar
sind, synd, sint, sient, siont, synt, sindon, seondon, siendon, syndon
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.), Past. 28 ; Swt. 197, 4 : Bt. 11, 1 ; Fox 32, 32 : 16, 3 ; Fox 54, 18. Siont, Kent. Gl. 232. Synt (synd, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 6, 26, 28 : Cd. Th. 114, 14 ; Gen. 1904. Sindon, Bt. 42 ; Fox 256, 10, 14. Sindan, 5, 3 ; Fox 14, 19 : Met. 20, 149.

from

(prep.)
Grammar
from, prep. dat.

Fromaab

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From; a, ab From eásteweardan from the eastward, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 31: 16, 4; Fox 58, 11: Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 20; Cri. 1192: Cd. 161; Th. 201, 26; Exod. 378; Beo. Th. 3274; B. 1635

Linked entry: formesta

ge-líman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líman, pp. ed

To glue or join togetherconnectconglutinare

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To glue or join together, connect; conglutinare Gelímþ ða friénd togædere joins the friends together, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 1. Gelímed fæste tosomne joined fast together, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 35. Gelímod conglutinatus, Ps. Lamb. 43, 25

Linked entry: líman

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Hié for wǽdle weorðen on murcunga, ðæt hié eft ongiennen giétsian for hiera wǽdle ad murmurationem proruunt, sed cogente se inopia usque ad avaritiam devolvuntur, Past. 45; Swt. 341, 2-4: Ps. Th. 87, 9.

Linked entry: wéðel

éðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éðelíce, adv.

Easilyfacĭlĭter

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Fox 20, 552; Met. 20, 276. Ðæt ðú mǽge cumon éðelícost that thou mayest most easily come, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 17

eall-ísig

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-ísig, adj.

All-icyomnīno glaciālis

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Fox 24, 45; Met. 24, 23. Se is eall-ísig it is all icy, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 13

Linked entries: eal-ísig ísig

nafu

(n.)
Grammar
nafu, e; f. : nafa (?), an; m.

A nave

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Sió nafa (nafu, Cott.) néhst ðære eaxe, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 29. Sió nafu, Fox 222, 1. Se nafa, 222, 12. Fæst on ðære nafe, 222, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12

Linked entry: nafa

betst

(adv.)
Grammar
betst, adv. sup. of wel [?bet well, q. v.]

Best, mostoptime

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Best, most; optime Ðæt betst lícaþ that pleases best, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 23. Ic him betst truwode I most trusted them, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 12. Albínus wæs betst gelǽred Albinus was most learned, Bd. pref; S. 471, 23

fóre-wesan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-wesan, p. ic, he -wæs, ðú -wǽre, pl. -wǽron [fóre before, wesan to be]

To be beforeto presidepræesse

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To be before, to preside; præesse Ðyssum tídum fórewæs Norþan Hymbra ríce se strangesta cyning his tempŏrĭbus regno Nordanhymbrōrum præfuit rex fortissĭmus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 18: 5, 18; S. 635, 35

Linked entry: fóre-eom

a-gælwed

(adj.; part.)

astonishedconsternatus

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astonished; consternatus, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 9; MS. Cot

a-slépen

(v.)
Grammar
a-slépen, = a-sleópen

slip away

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Fox 13, 18; Met. 13, 9