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fleótan

to floatto swimto flow

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Add: to float, to be supported on the surface of a liquid Heó fleát áweg ofer ꝥ wæter tó lande. Shrn. 31, 21. Eahta daga fulla ꝥ ilce scip fleát (enatavit) wætres full, Gr. D. 249, ll. Nim eádoccan moran þá þe fleótan wille, Lch. iii. 6, 28.

ǽlc

Grammar
ǽlc, <b>. I</b> 1.
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Heó hnát ǽlcne þe heó gemétte, Hml. S. 31, 1042. with gen. pl. Mǽstra daga ǽlce almost every day, Chr. 894; P. 84, 29 : Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 27. 2. add Wundorlic ǽlcum men, Chr. 1051; P. 176, 20. Ǽlces infæres omnis aditus, R.

tó-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hreósan, p. -hreás; pl. -hruron ; pp. -hroren

To fall to piecesto go to ruinto decay,rot away

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Portchestre, al heo gunnen toreosen (todrese, 2nd MS.), mid fure and mid fehte foruaren. Laym. 9245. Þus Portchestre toræs (toreos, 2nd MS.), & nauere seodden heo ne aras, 9426

á-settan

(v.)

to setputmove an object to a place To move one's selftransport one's self:-- to set place buildto put inoutof an officeto lay, impose punishment,to set propose a riddle,to oppress

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Gl. 266. to put in, out of an office, Þám preóste þe of his circan ásette, Ll. Th. ii. 290, 13. ásette þá mihtigan of heora setle. Bl. H. 159, n. to lay, impose punishment, ꝥ wíte and ꝥ éce wræc ásette on þone aldor deófla, Bl.

binde

(n.)
Grammar
binde, an; f. [bindan to bind]

A band, wreath, head-band, filletcorolla, fascia

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A band, wreath, head-band, fillet; corolla, fascia Hió an Ceoldryþe hyre betstan [MS. betsðan] bindan she gives to Ceoldryth her best band, Cod, Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 133, 18, 20

geond-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-geótan, p. -geát, pl. -guton; pp. -goten

To pour, pour outperfundĕre

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Heó mid wópe and mid teárum wæs swýðe geondgoten flētuque ac lacry̆mis perfūsa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 10

Linked entry: geótan

be-fæðman

Grammar
be-fæðman, Add: , -fæþmian.

to embraceto enclose

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Heó Sceppend seolf befæðmeð, Sat. 310: 359. Ús befæð-man wile freóbearn Godes, 289. to enclose God ealle þincg beféhð and befædmað, Hml. S. 23 b, 584

Ine

(n.)
Grammar
Ine, es ; m.
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D. 688 to 726 Hér Ine féng tó Wesseaxna ríce and heóld xxxvii wint., Chr. 688; Erl. 42, 4. Hér Ine férde tó Róme and ðǽr his feorh gesealde, 728 [726, MS E] ; Erl. 44, 33. Ine wæs Cénréding. pref; Ert. 4, 10.

Linked entry: Cénréd

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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ðis bóc áurát Gode and Sancte Cúðberhte and allum ðǽm hálgum gimǽnelíce, ðá ðe in eólonde sint, Jn. L. p. 188, 2. mutually Þá óþre heom gemǽnelíce betwyh on þisse þénunge þeówian ceteri sibi invicem serviant, R. Ben. 59, 4.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Heo wenden bi þen scelden þat hit heore scalkes (men, 2nd MS.)weoren, 4219. Schalk a knight, Gaw. 160

Linked entry: scilcen

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 324, 33. ꝥæt é Ánrǽdlíce gelýfan, 33, 10: H. R. 101, 30. Swíðe ánrǽdlíce heó ætwát ðǽm hǽþnum, Shrn. 57, 33. ꝥ é Of þám dæge hí ánrǽdlíce þóhton ꝥ hí hyne ofslógon, 66, 20

ge-bringan

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Cuce orf on gemǽnre lǽse gebringe, 274, 26. hine sceal æt stæðe underfón, and eft þǽr gebringan, 354, 25. Hét hine gebringan on carcerne and þǽrinne belúcan, Bt. 1; F. 2, 25.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

wíte-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-stów, e; f.

A place of punishmenttormenthell

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Nis hér (in hell) nú nǽnig wóp, swá hit ǽr gewunelíc wæs on ðisse wítestówe, Blickl. Homl. 85, 29

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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He genéþde under ánne elpend he went boldly under an elephant, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 20: 78, 9. He hæfde xx elpenda he had twenty elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 5: 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. To ðám elpendum [MS. elpendan] to the elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 26.

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

ang-sumnes

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Add: distress of body (Herod when dying) mid ormǽtre angsumnysse wæs gecwylmed, Hml. Th. i. 88, 5. Sume hí cuwon heora gescý for ðǽre micclan angsumnysse ðæs hátan hungres, 404, 6.

mǽtan

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nán þincg þǽre byrig ne cúþe gecnáwan . . . and wundrigende þóhte swilce hine on niht mǽtte . . . cwæð: 'God gebletsige mé, hwæþer hit furþon sóð sý oððe hwæðer mé on swefne mǽte eall ꝥ ic hér geseó fǽrlices wundres, Hml. S. 23, 512-523.

nǽnig-dǽl

(n.; adv.)
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not a particle Ꝥ heó æt nýhstan nǽnigdǽl (nǽnigne dǽl, v. l.) leóhtes scíman geseón mihte ut ne minimam quidem lucis alicuius posset particulam uidere Bd. 4, 10; Sch. 401, 10. Cf. sumdǽl; nǽnig-, nán-wiht

ge-fullǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullǽstan, p. -lǽste; pp. -lǽst

To helpgive aidassistauxĭliāri

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To help, give aid, assist; auxĭliāri Weoruda God gefullǽste, ðæt seó cwén begeat willan in worulde the Lord of Hosts gave aid, that the queen obtained her will in this world, Elen. Kmbl. 2299; El. 1151

Linked entry: ful-lǽstan

Cridian tún

(n.)
Grammar
Cridian tún, es; m. [tún a town:
  • Flor.
Cridiatun]

CREDITONDevonshire oppidi nomen in agro Devoniensi

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D. 977] bishop Sideman died at Kirtlinglon, by sudden death: he was bishop of Devonshire, and he desired that his body's resting-place might be at Crediton, at his episcopal see, Chr. 977; Erl. 127, 35-38; Cod. Dipl. 1334; A.

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.

upon, onbesides, over and above

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Th. ii. 292, 4. besides, over and above hét ácwellan ða rícostan witan, and onuppan ágenne bróðor and his módor ofbeátan, Met. 9, 28

Linked entry: uppan