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lácan

(v.)
Grammar
lácan, p. leólc, léc; pp. lácen.

to swingwave aboutto playfightto play

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fæger hleóþor; wrætlíc mé þinceþ hú seó wiht mǽge wordum lácan þurh fót neoþan dumb does it dwell, yet in its foot bath a fair voice; wondrous it seems to me how the wight can play with words by its foot from below, Exon. 108 b; Th. 414, 13; Rä. 32,

Linked entries: leólc be-leólc

þeód-

(prefix)
Grammar
þeód-, As the first part of several compounds (see below) þeód has the force of general, great; a similar use is found in
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The form is also found in proper names, e.g. Ðeód-bald, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 33. Ðeód-ríc, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 5. Þeód-Scyldingas, Beo. Th. 2042; B. 1019. Cf. regn-

sliht

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At end for fiðer (-el?) l. fiþer-. Add 'Eall ꝥ folc þe þú þǽr finde, sleh mid sweorde . . . Æfter þám ilcan slehte (slyhte, v. l. caedem) . . . Þá þe ǽr flugon þone sleht, Gr. D. 198, 6-18

treddan

(v.)
Grammar
treddan, p. de.

to tread under foottrample upon to investigateexamine

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to tread under foot, trample upon Treddun proterunt, Txts. 84, 749. to investigate, examine, v. á-treddan Weorð mé heorte forht ðǽr ic ðín hálig word tredde ii verbis tuis formidavit cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 161

Linked entry: a-treddan

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10. Ðý þriddan dæge þeóda Wealdend arás, and he feówertig daga folgeras síne rúnum arétte on the third day the Ruler of nations arose, and for forty days he comforted his followers [ = disciples] with words, Hy. 10, 35; Hy.

líf-bysig

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-bysig, adj.
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Busy about saving life, struggling for life, anxious about life Ðæt hé for mundgripe mínum scolde licgean lífbysig bútan his líce swice that for my handgrip he should lie struggling for life, unless his body should escape, Beo. Th. 1936; B. 966

un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hopeunpromising

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Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 24 note

Linked entry: wén-líc

Ætne

(n.)
Grammar
Ætne, es; m.

Etna

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Etna, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 20: 16, 1; Fox 50, 5

DERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DERIAN, derigan; part.deriende, derigende ic derige, ðú derast, detest, he deraþ, dereþ, pl.deriaþ, deregaþ ; p. ode, ede ; pp. od, ed; v. trans. dat.

To injure, hurt, harm, damage nocēre, lædĕre, obesse

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Swá hwæt swá mannum derige, ðæt is eall for úrum synnum whatsoever is injurious to men, is all for our sins, Homl. Th. i. 16, 25

fæst-gongel

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For 'faithful' substitute ' steady-going, ' and for 'faithful soul' substitute ' constant mind. '

æl-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-þeódig, æl-þiódig; adj.

Strangeforeignexterusperegrinusbarbarus

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Ðám ælþeódegan to the foreigners, Bt. 27, 3 ; Fox 100, 2

hreác-copp

(n.)
Grammar
hreác-copp, hreác-mete

macoli summitascaput macholifirma ad macholum faciendum

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food given to the labourers on completing a rick, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 28, 27. The Latin version has macoli summitas, caput macholi for the former, and firma ad macholum faciendum for the latter.

Linked entry: copp

heofon-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-cund, adj.

Heavenlycelestial

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Hý ðæs heofoncundan boldes bídaþ they wait for the heavenly dwelling, 33 b; Th. 107, 6; Gú. 54: 35 a; Th. 112, 11; Gú. 142. Ða beóþ ðære heofencundan Jerusalem burgware who are citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 7

Líða

(n.)
Grammar
Líða, an; m.
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Fox 213; Men. 108. Mónaþ ðone wé nemnaþ on lýden Iulius ... ðone mónaþ wé nemnaþ on úre geþeóde se æftera Lýða, Shrn. 99, 26: 110, 24

Linked entry: ǽrra líða

morgen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-steorra, an; m.

The morning star

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The morning star Ðone beorhtan steorran ðe wé hátaþ morgensteorra Lucifer, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3: 39, 13; Fox 234. 3: Bt. Met. Fox 4, 26; Met. 4, 13

þegnest

(n.)
Grammar
þegnest, (? related to þegnian as O. Sax. thionost,
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: where it occurs as the first part of a compound the form is þeónest; in the same passage, which is late, eó is written where é is the more regular form, as heót for hét; perhaps, however, the Scandinavian form has influenced the English) Service Þæs

hǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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To stone For hwylcum ðæra weorca wylle gé mé hǽnan . . . ne hǽne wé ðé for gódum weorce propter quod eorum opus me lapidatis . .. de bono opere non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. 10, 32, 33 : 11, 8. Ðú ðe ða wítegan hǽnst quæ prophetas lapidas, Lk.

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan

and-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
and-swaru, ond-, e; f. [and, swaru a speaking]

An ANSWERresponsum

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Fox 22, 86; Met. 22, 43. Nú sceal he sylf faran to incre andsware now he must come himself for your answer. Cd. 27; Th. 35, 19; Gen. 557

Linked entries: swaru and-wyrde

an-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
an-mód, on-mód; adj. [Ger. anmüt gratus, Grimm]

Steadfasteagerboldcourageousdaringfierceconstansalaceranimosus

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Steadfast, eager, bold, courageous, daring, fierce; constans, alacer, animosus Folc wæs anmód, rófe rincas the folk were steadfast, renowned men, Cd. 80; Th. 99, 23; Gen. 1650: 80; Th. 100, 10; Gen. 1662.

a-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-winnan, p. -wan, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen

To labourcontendgainovercomelaborarecontendereacquirerenanciscisuperare

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Ealles ðú ðæs wíte awunne for all this thou hast gained suffering, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 18 ; Gú. 440. Súsl wæs awunnen the pain was overcome, Cd. 208; Th. 257, 8 ; Dan. 654

Linked entry: a-wunnen