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feáwa

a few

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Gesáwon wé mennisce men feá (paucos homines) . . . hét ic feá strǽla (paucas sagittas) sendan, Nar. 10, 16, 22. Þás feáwan cwidas rǽdan, Ll. Th. ii. 402, 2. Þás feáwan dagas, Bl. H. 37, 11. Hí lǽtaþ þíne feáwan getreówan mid þé, Bt. 20; F. 72, 17.

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Wit be ðisse strǽte stille þencaþ bídan, Cd. Th. 147, 9 ; Gen. 2436. Hí nýdde se tówarda winter ðæt hí stille wunodon swá hwǽr swá hí mihton coegerat eos imminens hiems ut ubicumque potuissent quieti manerent, Bd. 4, 1 ; S. 564, 39.

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Similar entries v. ge-wǽdian Wǽde mataxa (cf. strǽl vel bedding mataxa vel corductum vel stramentum, i. 59, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 28. Wǽde antemne (= sail ? rigging ? v. wǽde-ráp; and cf. Icel. váð sail (poet.)), 100, 29.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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D. light; 10 b) Sé þe þeóf wrecan wille and ǽhlíp gewyrce oþþe on strǽte tó gelíht, Ll. Th. i. 230, II.

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðá hét ic feá strǽla sendan in ða burh innan. Nar. 10, 22. Hé geseh ða welegan hyra lác sendan on ðone sceoppan, Lk. Skt. 21, 1. Sendende hyra nett on ða sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 18. Seó strǽl wæs sended, Blickl.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Læg án dríe strǽt þurh ða sǽ a dry road lay through the sea, Ex. 14, 21. Ðæs fýres gecynd is hát and dríe the nature of fire is hot and dry, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 22, 23. Hwílum ðæt drige dríft ðone wǽtan sometimes the dry drives away the wet, Bt. Met.

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Biþ on hreðre drepen biteran stræle is smitten in the breast with the bitter shaft, Beo. Th. 3494; B. 1745.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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where movement takes place, to shew the way, guide, direct, Grammar wísian, absolute Hé stóp on strǽte, stíg wísode, Andr. Kmbl. 1970; An. 987. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, hand wísode, Byrht. Th. 135, 61 ; By. 141.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte swilce twégen hége weallas erat aqua quasi murus, Ex. 14, 22. Under wealla hleó, Cd. Th. 259, 13; Dan. 691. Binnan ðære ylcan cyricean weallum ( muris ), Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 43.

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Cóm mycel windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred the arrow was met by a great blast of wind and turned back. Bl. H. 199, 21. tó. foran tó.foran-tó as prep. Before.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Æfter strǽta endum, Past. 135, 3. part of the human body (?): Gif nýten sig mannes ende besmiten si bestia a viro sit polluta, Ll. Th. ii. 144, 10. part, proportion (v. N. E.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

flítan

to striveto striveto strivequarrelsomecontentiousto disputearguelay blame on

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ðe hira gód sellað . . . ðá ðe flietað (flítað, v.l.) æfter óðerra monna and hié reáfiað (qui aliena rapere contendunt), Past. 319, 15: 177, 6. of speech or opinion, to be quarrelsome, contentious Hé ne flát, ne ne hrýmde, ne nán mann his stemne on strǽtum

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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Strǽla storm, strengum gebǽded, scóc ofer scyldweall, Beo. Th. 6227 ; B. 3118 . of immaterial things (time, life, thought, etc.), to pass, proceed, depart Ðonne mín sceaceþ líf of líce when my life takes flight from the flesh, Beo.

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Sax. an innan] geond, be Ðá hét ic feá strǽla sendan in ða burh innan paucas in civitatem dejici sagittas imperavi, Nar. 10, 22. In ðone ofn innan, Cd. 184; Th. 230, 24; Dan. 238: Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 19; Ph. 200.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Th. 62, 8. idle, unemployed Hé geseah óðre on strǽte ídele standan vidit alios stantes in foro otiosos, Mt. Kmbl 20, 3. Hwí stande gé hér eallne dæg ídele, 6 : Exon 92 a; Th. 345, 6; Gn. Ex. 184

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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</b> service, obedience, suit and service :-- Ðæt selfe wæter þegnunge gearwode beforan his fótum the very water showed itself to be at his command by retreating before his feet (cf. him gearu sóna þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, symble wæs drýge

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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Z. 192, 12. to place in order, order, arrange, dispose, the object material Hí gelógodon ðá untruman be ðǽre strǽt þǽr Petrus forð eóde, Hml.

réðe

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel, savagesevere, stern, austere, zealouswild, savage, fierce;severe, cruel, fierce, dire;

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Réðe and stræce for ryhtwísnesse ;justitiae severitate districti,; Past. 5, 1; Swt. 41, 19. Ðá wæs se bysceop mycle ðig réðra on gódum weorcum ðe hé ymbe ða cúðlícan méde gehýrde, Shrn. 98, 19.

Linked entry: hréðe

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Stræc wið ða unryhtwísan and wið ða scyldgan, Past. 17, 5; Swt. 113, 23. <b>I a.</b> guilty of committing a crime, with gen. of crime Se biþ éces gyltes scyldig reus erit aeterni delicti, Mk. Skt. 3, 29. Morðres scyldig, Beo.

lufian

(v.)
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Th. i. 178, 4. to take pleasure in. doing something, love to do (clause) Þá lufiað ꝥ hig gebiddon hí standende on gesomnungum qui amant in synagogis stantes orare, Mt. 6, 5. something being done Hig lufigeað ꝥ hig man gréte on strǽtum, Mt. 23, 7. with