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yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Se yfela þeów, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 48. Se yfela willa, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 184, 31. Se yfela unrihtwísa cynincg, Met. 15, 1. Fram yfelum menn ab homine malo, Ps. Th. 139, 1. Yflum, Exon. Th. 96, 20; Cri. 1577.

dréfednes

(n.)
Grammar
dréfednes, drefed-ness, drefed-nyss, e; f.

Vexation, affliction, tribulationvexātio, afflictio, tribulātio

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Vexation, affliction, tribulation; vexātio, afflictio, tribulātio Syððon cómon [comen MS.] ealle dréfednysse [MS. dræuednysse] and ealle ifele to ðone mynstre after that all troubles and all evils came to the monastery, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 31

deófulgyld-hús

(n.)
Grammar
deófulgyld-hús, es; n.

A heathen templepaganōrum templum

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A heathen temple; paganōrum templum Constantinus hét ðæt man cyricean timbrede, and ðæt man belúce ǽlc deófulgyldhús Constantine ordered churches to be built, and every heathen temple to be closed, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36

Linked entry: deófolgyld-hús

fǽr-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-níþ, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas

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A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief; pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas Sorh is me to secganne hwæt Grendel hafaþ fǽrníða gefremed it is sorrow for me to say what sudden mischiefs Grendel has perpetrated, Beo. Th. 956; B. 476

flównys

(n.)
Grammar
flównys, -nyss, e; f.

A flowingfluxtorrentfluxustorrens

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Burnan oððe flównyssa unrihtwísnyssa gedréfdun me torrentes inīquĭtātis conturbāvērunt me, Ps. Lamb. 17, 5

neáh-tún

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-tún, es; m.

A neighbouring town

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A neighbouring town Sum eald man wæs in ðam néhtúne ðǽr ic wæs ðæs nama wæs Malchus there was an old man in the town near where I was, whose name was Malchus, Shrn. 36, 6

ge-reónung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reónung, e; f.

A conspiracy, confederacyconjuratio

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A conspiracy, confederacy; conjuratio Ne understenst ðú ðisra twegra manna gereónunge ongeán me dost thou not understand the plot of these two men against me? Homl. Th. i. 380, 7. Gereónung fictio, mendacium, Hpt. Gl. 459

Linked entry: reónung

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Se ðe reáfaþ man leóhtan dæge he who robs a man by daylight, L. Eth. iii. 15; Th. i. 298, 11. Ǽghwá mec reáfaþ, Exon. Th. 482, 4; Rä. 66, 2. Gé reáfiaþ ( spoliabitis ) Egipte, Ex. 3, 22. Ðenden reáfode rinc óðerne, Beo. Th. 5962; B. 2985.

for-ealdian

(v.)

to run outexpire

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Þá þá Dúnstán iung man wæs, and se swurdbora wæs forealdod man, Hml. S. 32, 6. Ic him sǽde ꝥ hé forealdod wǽre, and tó þæs eald wǽre ꝥ hé ne mihte elcor gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 14. Swá forealdod mon decrepitus senex, 21.

drífan

(v.)
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S. 31, 1057. (2 a) to follow a track :-- Gif mon trode bedrífð forstolenes yrfes . . . mid mearce gecýþe ꝥ man riht drífe . . . Gif mon secge ꝥ man ꝥ trod áwóh drífe, Ll. Th. i. 352, 6, 10.

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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H. 191, 32. to accompany, be attendant upon, of persons Cum and folga , Mk. 10, 21. Ic wille folgian þé hwider swá þú ganges, Mt.

æftyr

afteraccording tosecundum

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after, according to; secundum,Mt. Bos. 9, 29

æsul

(n.)
Grammar
æsul, es; m.

An assasinus

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An ass; asinus, Mt. Rush. Kmbl. 21, 2

alþes

(n.)
Grammar
alþes, gen. s.

of alecervisiæ

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of ale; cervisiæ [MS. cervise],Rtl. 116, 42

a-secgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-secgendlíc, adj.

That which may be spokenexpressibleeffabilis

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That which may be spoken, expressible; effabilis,Som

bælig-nis

(n.)
Grammar
bælig-nis, -niss, e; f. [from belgan to be angry, to make angry]

An injuryinjuria

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An injury; injuria, Mt. Lind. Stv. 20, 13

aweg-awyltan

(v.)

to roll awayrevolvere

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to roll away; revolvere, Mk. Bos. 16, 4

ballíce

(adv.)

boldly

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boldly Ballíce audacter, Mk. Lind. War. 15, 43

ceowl

(n.)

a basketsporta

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a basket; sporta, Mk. Skt. Rush. 8, 8

clæwetða

(n.)

a clawing, scratching

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a clawing, scratching, Past. 11, 6; MS. Oth