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fleótan

to float ⬩ to swim ⬩ to flow

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Fleótende fluitans, Germ. 401, 12. of fish, to swim Eall fleótendra fixa cyn and fleógendra fugla, Shrn. 65, 31, Þæt heó gesáwe fleótende fixas and fleógende fugelas, Wlfst. 3, 5. to flow Ðá streámas ðe on neorxna wange fleótað, Sal. K. 190, 26

for-scrífan

to condemn

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bítað þeim vápn an velir, Hávamál 58) Áwríteð hé on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstáfas, bill forscrífeð méces mǽrðo he (an evil spirit) writes on his weapon a number of deadly marks, baleful letters, he blunts the blade, dulls the glaive's glory, Sal

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to bind.
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Add: I. to bind a living creature. with a material bond Satan læg símon gesǽled (cf. rídeð racentan sal, 372), Gen. 765; to restrain, confine with non-material bonds Susie gesǽled, . . wttum gebunden, Jud. 114.

hǽwen

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Þá hǽwnan sǽs marmora glauca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 43. v. blǽ-hǽwen, grén-hǽwen, lín-hǽwen, sweart-hǽwen, wel-hǽwen, and preceding word

heáfod-segn

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-segn, es; m.
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Perhaps the poet of the Exodus had the same kind of ensign in mind where he says that the tribe of Judah, ' '

heáfod-smæl

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Glosses to the same passage elsewhere are: Capitium hæt, An. Ox. 5320: Hpt. Gl. 526, 35 : healsed, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 57), Angl. xiii. 37, 286: Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 43 : ii. 17. 9.

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, e; f.

The share ⬩ pubes

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Biþ ðæt sár on ða swíðran healfe on ða scare, Lchdm. ii. 232, 4: 232, 23. Heo þuruh stihten Isboset adun into schere. Her seið seint Gregorie: 'In inguinem ferire est etc.' Þe ueond þuruh stihð þet scher, A. R. 272, 12-14. Schare pubes, Wrt.

brastlian

(v.)
Grammar
brastlian, brastligan, to brastlienne, brastligenne; part. brastliendebrastligende;; he brastlaþ; p. ode ; pp. od [berstan rumpi, frangi]

To BRUSTLE, rustle, crackle, make a noise, murmur; ⬩ crepare, crepitare, strepere, murmurare

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Ðæt treów brastliende sáh to ðam hálgan were the tree fell crackling towards the holy man, ii. 508, 33. Brastligende mid brandum crackling with fire-brands, ii. 140, 16.

Linked entry: bærstlian

gyden

(n.)
Grammar
gyden, e; f: gydene, an; f.

A goddess ⬩ dea

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A goddess; dea Iuno wæs swíðe heálíc gyden Juno was a very lofty goddess, Salm. Kmbl. 121, 32. Sceolde bión gydene was said to be a goddess, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 19; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53.

orpedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orpedlíce, adv.

Boldly, in full force

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Gaw. 2232. penne orppedly in to his hous he hyȝed to Sare, Allit. Pms. 56, 623.]

Linked entry: orped

lá

(int.)

Lo ⬩ Oh ⬩ Ah

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Ðæt lá mæg secgan se ðe sóð and riht fremeþ that indeed may he say who does truth and right, Beo. Th. 3404; B. 1700: 5720; B. 2864. Ðæt lá wæs fæger, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 18; Sat. 457. Uton lá geþencan let us then determine, 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644.

menigu

(n.)
Grammar
menigu, <b>mengu,</b> menigeo; indecl.: also gen. e; f.

A many ⬩ multitude ⬩ crowd ⬩ great ⬩ number

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Menio, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 25; Sat. 476. Mænieo, 173; Th. 216, 12; Dan. 5. Ðære menigo þeáw, Andr. Kmbl. 354; An. 177. Menego, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 14; Sat. 321. On menigeo in multitudine, Ps. Th. 65, 2. Mænigeo, 68, 13.

swipu

(n.)
Grammar
swipu, e; swipu(-e), an; f.: swipa (?), an; m.

literal, a scourge, whip, rod ⬩ that with which a stroke is struck, a sword (?), a javelin ⬩ affliction, chastisement ⬩ a whip ⬩ a lash, switch ⬩ for a top, ⬩ or scoorge flagellum

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Sweopan, Salm. Kmbl. 219; Sal. 109. Hé worhte áne swipe of rápum, Homl. Th. i. 406, 7. Leádene swipa and óðre gepílede swipa wurdon forð áborene, 424, 20. Swipena flagrorum, i. flagellorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 30: Hpt. Gl. 487, 58.

Linked entries: swipa swipe

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere

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Ðonne ic ðas ilcan óðre síþe wíc geséce when I seek this same dwelling a second time, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 23; Gen. 2394. He óðer líf eft geséceþ he shall seek another life hereafter, Cd. 218; Th. 277, 30; Sat. 212: Salm.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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] and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwén-Sǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, GERMANIA now we will speak, as much as we know, about the boundaries of Europe.

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, fail ⬩ defĭcĕre

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Th. 71, 6: Exon. 56 b; Th. 201, 25; Ph. 61: Salm. Kmbl. 603; Sal. 301. Se hagol fealþ the hail falls, Ex. 9, 19: Bt. 6 ; Fox 14, 29: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 25. Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán a huge mountain-stone falls into it, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.

swart, swarthy, black, dark ⬩ of absence of light or brightness, dark, black, gloomy ⬩ of absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal

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Th. 31, 19; Gen. 487. of absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal Gástas twegen, óðer biþ golde glædra, óðer biþ grundum sweartra, Salm. Kmbl. 976 ; Sal. 488. Sweartes hǽðendómes tetrae gentilitatis, Hpt. Gl. 523, 41.

Linked entries: swart swertling

DEORC

(adj.)
Grammar
DEORC, def. se deorca, seó, ðæt deorce; adj.

DARK, obscure, gloomy, sad ⬩ tenebrōsus, obscūrus

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Feónd seondon réðe, dimme and deorce our foes are fierce, dim and dark, Cd. 215; Th. 271, 13; Sat. 105: Ps. Th. 73, 19: 113, 12.

Linked entry: deorcian

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

either ⬩ both

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Salm. Kmbl. 853; Sal. 426. Gebíde gé hwæðer sél mǽge wunde gedýgan uncer twega, Beo. Th. 5054; B. 2530.

Linked entry: hwæðer

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Hé mé sára gehwylc gehǽlde, hygesorge, Gú. 1219. God mæg gehǽlan hygesorge heortan mínre, Cri. 174. to mate safe, save a person Hé þearfigendra sáwla gehǽleð animas pauperum salvas faciet, Ps. Th. 71, 13. Sió Segor gehǽlde Loth fleóndne.