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a-ferran

(v.)
Grammar
a-ferran, p. de; pp. ed

To removetake awayelongareremovere

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To remove, take away; elongare, removere Gást háligne fram me aferredne the holy spirit taken from me [acc. absol. ], Ps. C. 97: Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 19

beorhtm

(n.)
Grammar
beorhtm, es; m.

Tumulttumultus

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Tumult; tumultus Hwǽr ahangen wæs heriges beorhtme ródera waldend where the Lord of glory was hung up by the tumult of the host Elen. Kmbl. 410; El. 205

cwyde

(n.)

a sentence sententiaa discourse, sermon

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Gr. 2; Som. 2, 38. a discourse, sermon Smeágaþ ðysne cwyde consider this sermon, Homl. Th. i. 28, 20: ii. 2, 14: 2, 17

fǽr-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-bryne, es; m.

A terrible heatterrĭbĭle incendium

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A terrible heat; terrĭbĭle incendium Hálig God wið fǽrbryne folc gescylde the holy God shielded the people against the intense heat, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 7; Exod. 72

forþ-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden

To hold tofollow outmaintainexsĕqui

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To hold to, follow out, maintain; exsĕqui Mid ðý he ðæt langre tíde forþheóld and dyde quod dum multo tempŏre sēdŭlus exsĕquĕrētur, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 24

forþ-lócian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lócian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To look forthprospĭcĕre

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Homl. 217, 31; 219, 18

eal-mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-mǽst, æl-mǽst; adv.

ALMOSTtotum fere, pene

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Whelc. 448, 18; Homl. Th. ii. 466, 22

Linked entry: æl-mǽst

lǽrestre

(n.)
Grammar
lǽrestre, an; f.

an instructresspreceptress

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Siððan clypode heó hire tó ða ylcan lǽrestran, Homl. Th. ii. 543, 8

missen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
missen-líce, adv.

Variouslydiverselydifferently

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Homl. 39, 18: Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 6; Vy. 64: 79 b; Th. 299, 18; Crä. 104

múl

(n.)
Grammar
múl, es; m.

A mule

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Ne beó gé ná swylce hors and múlas, Ps. Th. 31, 10

swíg-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
swíg-dæg, es; m.
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A day on which silence was to be observed Circlíce þeáwas forbeódaþ tó secgenne ǽnig spel on ðám þrým swígdagum, Homl. Th. i. 218, 31: ii. 362, 16

þǽr-ábútan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ábútan, adv.
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Thereabout, about that place On Antiochian byrig and ðǽrábútan gehwǽr, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 595. Tó ðám ðe ðárábútan (-onbútan, MS. A.) stódon circumstantibus, Mk. Skt. 14, 69

Linked entry: á-bútan

þoft-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þoft-rǽden, þoft-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Fellowship Ðú hopast ðæt ðú hæbbe ðoftrǽdene tó ðam áwyrigedan deófle, ðonne ðú bǽde ðæt hé ðé ásende his englas tó mínre dare, Homl. Th. ii. 416, 14

un-sæpig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sæpig, adj.

Not sappysapless

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Not sappy, sapless Treówa gif hí beóð on fullum mónan geheáwene, hí beóð heardran tó getimbrunge, and swíðost gif hí beóð unsæpige geworhte, Homl. Th. i. 102, 24

Linked entry: sæpig

un-sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-sóþ, es; n.

Untruthfalsehood

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Ic nelle secgan unsóð on me sylfe, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 195

Linked entries: un-seþe sóþ sóþ

wicce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-dóm, es; m.
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bigencg tó dónne, ne on wíglunge, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Homl. Ass. 143, 123

be-sáwan

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Homl. i. 107, 17), Hml. S. 16, 376. Sǽd on eorðan besáwen, Hml. Th. i. 184, 34. Add

fore-gegán

(v.)

to precedeto pass away

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L. 2, 9. to pass away Tíd is foregeeád ł tíd eáde hora praeteriuit, Mk. L. R. 6, 35

Linked entry: ge-gán

ge-þrít

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þrít, (?), ge-þrét (an i-stem noun?)
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clamour of a host, threatening noise [Tó?] geþréte [ad?] clangorem (cf. ? cum ad stridulae buccinae sonum Gothorumque clangorem ... Roma contremuit, Ald. 65, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 55

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ǽrendung

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Th. 446, 3. earn. v. gang-ǽrendung, gemót-ǽrendung, hæf-ǽrendung, hors-ǽrendung, hús-ǽrendung, miltestre-ǽrendung