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meox

Grammar
meox, [In 1. 6 after 'meox ?' insert: and swá ðeáh, gif þú his wel notast, hwæt bið wæstmbǽrre?]
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Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine bewurpe mid meoxe mittam stercora, Lk. 13, 8. God áhefð of meohse ( de stercore) þone mann þe hé wile, O. E.

plega

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Heora biscepas sǽdon þæt heora godas bǽdon ꝥ him man worhte anfiteatra, ꝥ mon mehte þone hǽðeniscan plegan þǽrinne dón suasere pontifices, ut ludi scaenici diis expetentibus ederentur, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 12. an implement for a game Geseah hé ǽnne nacodne

spircan

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Spyrcendum scintillantibus (favillis), 3961. of that which is set on fire Spircendum scintillante (ita ut atrae picis offulas et resinae fomentum cum scintillante oleo rogorum incendia cumularentur, Ald. 56, 27), An. Ox. 4029.

tó-dwínan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dwínan, p. -dwán

To vanish away ⬩ to burst and vanish

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Lchdm. i. 84, 25: 82, 2) se draca út of ðan carcerne the dragon burst all in pieces and vanished from the prison (the Latin has: Crux crevit in ore draconis et in duas partes eum divisit.

Linked entries: dwínan tó-þwínan

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Ðǽr gewende út of ðam fæte án næddre, Homl. Th. ii. 170, 19. Wé bebeódaþ ðám deóflum ðe on ðisum anlícnyssum sticiaþ, ðæt hí út faron, 496, 8. Se apostol cwæð tó ðam áwyrgedan gáste ðe hire on sticode, i. 464, 22.

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways, ⬩ disperse in flowing, ⬩ flow away ⬩ to flow in different directions, ⬩ be dispersed ⬩ to melt away, ⬩ be destroyed ⬩ to wander, ⬩ be drawn hither and thither, ⬩ be distracted ⬩ to be separated, ⬩ take different directions ⬩ to spread ⬩ to pass away, ⬩ be dissipated, ⬩ scattered, ⬩ rendered useless, ⬩ brought to nothing ⬩ to separate in confusion, ⬩ become disconnected

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Surt. 96, 5. metaphorically, of want of concentration in the mind, to wander, be drawn hither and thither, be distracted Nán wuht nis on ús ungestæððigre ðonne ðæt mód, for ðæm hit gewítt suá oft fram us suá us unnytte geðohtas tó cumaþ, and æfter ǽlcum

Linked entry: te-flówan

wergild-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
wergild-þeóf, es; m.
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At omni tributo publicalium rerum et ab expeditionalibus causis et a cunctis operibus uel regis uel principis sit terra in perpetuam libera, ita ut nec pontem nec arcem facere debeant, nec de furtis aliquam poenam soluere, nec etiam fures illo quos Saxonice

wiþ-útan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-útan, adv. prep.

Without ⬩ without ⬩ outside of ⬩ without ⬩ without

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Grammar wiþ-útan, with acc., without, to the outside of Léd út ðone hirwend wiðútan ða wícstówe educ blasphemum extra castra, Lev. 24, 14. Hig áwurpon hyne wiðútan ðone wíngeard (extra vineam), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 39

Linked entry: wiþ-innan

ge-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beorgan, to -beorganne; p. ic, he -bearg, -bearh, ðú -burge, pl. -burgon; pp. -borgen [ge-, beorgan to save]

To save ⬩ protect ⬩ defend ⬩ secure ⬩ spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ servāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ arcēre ⬩ parcĕre

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Ðæt hí him gebeorgen bogan and strǽle ut fŭgiant a făcie arcus, Ps. Th. 59, 4. Ne biþ us geborgen we shall not be secure, Homl. Th. 1. 56, 18

Linked entries: ge-bearg ge-borgen

earc

(n.)
Grammar
earc, e; f.
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Ðæt flód ábær úp þone arc, i. 22, 1-5: 20, 31. Sé wæs geboren in þǽre earce, Chr. 855; P. 66, 28. In ðá arkǽ (ærce, L.) in arcam, Mt. R. 24, 38. In ærce (erce, R.), Lk.

wel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

of good will ⬩ benevolent ⬩ benignant ⬩ kind

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Wynsum ús byð ðæt wé welwyllende beón 10, 267. Gebyreþ ðætte sume, ða ðe welwillende beóð, on monegum weorcum unfæste beóð ongietene contigit, ut quidam cum cordis innocentia in nonnullis suis actibus infirmi videantur Past. 34; Swt. 235, 17.

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.

Intercession ⬩ intervention ⬩ mediation

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Ðæt ic mid eallum ðone wæstm árfæstre ðingunge geméte ut apud omnes fructum piae intercessionis inveniam, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 39. Hé ðære eádigan Marian fultumes and ðingunge bæd, Homl. Th. i. 448, 19.

for-byrnan

(v.)

to burn up

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to burn up Hig forbyrnaþ they burn up. Jn. Bos. 15, 6

be-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
be-styrian, p. ede; pp. ed; [be, styrian to move]

To heap up, pile up ⬩ aggerare

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To heap up, pile up; aggerare His þegnas mid moldan hit bestyredon and gefæstnedon his thanes heaped up with mould and fastened it, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 20

Linked entry: be-streddon

mid

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Add Albanus eóde út mid ðæs preóstes hacelan (wearing the priest's dress; cf. S s Albanus gegyrede hine mid þæs cuman munucgegyrelan hospitis habitu indutus, Bd. 1, 7 ; Sch. 20, 25), Hml. S. 19, 36.

fódder

(n.)
Grammar
fódder, fóddor, fóddur, fóder, fódor; gen. fódres; dat. fódre; n.

FODDER ⬩ dry food for cattle ⬩ hay ⬩ corn ⬩ provender ⬩ food generally ⬩ jūmenti pābŭlum ⬩ fœnum ⬩ ĕdūlium ⬩ pābŭlum ⬩ esca ⬩ victus ⬩ a case from which anything is fed ⬩ a case ⬩ cover ⬩ sheath ⬩ thāca ⬩ θήκη

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Wolde syllan his assan fóddur ut dăret jūmento pābŭlum, Gen. 42, 27. Fódder neátum fœnum jumentis, Ps. Th. 103, 13. We fódder horsum úrum habbaþ pābŭla ĕquis nostris hăbēmus, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 29. Fóddur, Ps. Th. 77, 20; [mettas, Ps.

Linked entries: FÓÐER fóter

frécennes

Grammar
frécennes, frécnes.
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Lege tó ðǽre wunde, oþ ðæt þú ongite ꝥ seó frécnys (frǽcnes, v.l. ) sý út átogen, Lch. i. 92, 19. Ungecyndelic is ǽlcre wuhte ꝥ hit wilnige frécennesse oððe deáþes. Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, 8: 20; F. 72, 6. Betwuh ðá frécnesse stówe inter Scyllam, Wrt.

for-scruncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scruncen, pp. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up ⬩ withered

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shrank up, dried up, withered, Job Thw. 167, 37: Mk. Bos. ii. 20;

múþa

(n.)
Grammar
múþa, an; m.

the mouth of a river ⬩ an opening ⬩ door

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the mouth of a river Ðǽr ligeþ se múþa út on ðone gársecg ðære ié ðe mon háteþ Gandis ( ostia fluminis Gangis ) . . . Be súþan ðæm múþan is se port Caligardamana . . . be norþan ðæm Gandes múþan is se port Samera.

a-rǽfnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽfnan, -réfnan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To endure ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ sustinere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ perferre

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To endure, bear, suffer; sustinere, tolerare, perferre Ðæt he ðæt sár mihte geþyldelíce mid smylte móde aberan and arǽfnan ut patienter dolorem ac placida mente sustineret, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 27.