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FREC

(adj.)
Grammar
FREC, fræc; adj.

Desirousgreedygluttonousaudaciousboldavĭdusgŭlōsusaudaxtemĕrārius

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Desirous, greedy, gluttonous, audacious, bold; avĭdus, gŭlōsus, audax, temĕrārius Gífere vel frec ambro [q.v. in Du Cange], Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 83; Wrt. Voc. 50, 63. Frec ambro, Wrt. Voc. 86, 50.

Linked entries: frettan freceo fric

frox

(n.)
Grammar
frox, es; m.

A frogrāna

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A frog; rāna To ðé and to ðínum folce and in to eallum ðínum þeówum gáþ ða froxas ad te et ad pŏpŭlum tuum et ad omnes servos tuos intrābunt rānæ, Ex. 8, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13: Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 25.

Linked entry: FROGGA

ful-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-gangan, -gongan, full-gangan; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen

To fulfilperfectfollowaccomplishfinishcomplēreperfĭcĕreobsĕquifīnīre

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Gif we him fulgangan wyllaþ if we will follow him, Ors. 5, 1; Bos. 101, 15. Hit is riht ðæt ðú heora þeáwum fulgange it is right that thou follow their manners, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 35

Linked entries: ful-gongan full-gangan

gælsa

(n.)
Grammar
gælsa, an; m.

Luxuryextravaganceluxusluxŭria

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Bos. 15, 13. Þurh fulne folces gǽlsan propter pŏpŭli luxum consummātum, Lupi Serm. i. 21; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 39. Ic him monigfealde módes gǽlsan ongeánbere I present manifold mind's extravagances to him, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 19; Jul. 366 : Homl.

Linked entries: wrǽnsa gelsa

líc-rest

(n.)
Grammar
líc-rest, e; f.

tombsepulchre

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A place of rest for a dead body, tomb, sepulchre Hé hæfde ðæt land syððan him sylfon tó lícreste he had the land afterwards for his own burial place, Gen. 23, 20. On líchryste in cœmeterio, Hpt. Gl. 507, 67.

ge-hwyrftnian

(v.)

to tear

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etanne hý ðonne gecýdaþ on ðam ǽte hwylc heora mǽst mæg gehwyrftnian his successors afterwards rent and tore it most like to when the lion brings its hungry whelps something to eat, then they show in that food which of them can tear it most, Ors. 3, 11; Bos

ge-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrýdan, -scrídan; p. -scrýdde; pp. -scrýd, -scýrd

To clotheinduere, vestire

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Bos. 11, 8. Mid wlite gescýrd is gescýrd is driht strangnysse decore indutus est, indutus est dominus fortitudinem, Ps. Spl. 92, 1. Myrce gescýrded shrouded in darkness, Andr. Kmbl. 2628; An. 1315

Linked entry: ge-scýrd

hefelíce

(adv.)

grievouslyseriouslydullyseverelysadlymournfully

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Óðre syngodon hefelícor þonne þú, Wlfst. 299, 3: Past. 313, 3 (in Dict.). with slow action of mind or body, dully, Mt. 13, 15 (in Dict.). severely, in a way that is hard to bear Hefelícor steóre (ł) stýðlícor stíre hé sí underþeód districtiori discipline

ilce

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Weaxe sió bót. . . swá ilce swá sió manbót déð, Ll. Th. i. 150, 15. Swá ilce (same, v. l. ) swá, 17 : 19. And swá ylce be þǽre óðerre sunnan, 45, 13. Add

COS

(n.)
Grammar
COS, coss, es; m.

A Kiss osculum

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Bos. 7, 45. Mannes sunu ðú mid cosse sylst osculo filium hominis tradis 22, 48. Betwux ðám cossum between the kisses Homl. Th. i. 566, 19. Cossas syllan hearm getácnaþ to give kisses betokens harm Lchdm. iii. 208, 27

on-gitenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gitenness, e ; f.

understanding, knowledge

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Similar entries and-git. ) Ðeós ongitenys (þes ongitenysse, MS. ) mínre untrumnysse ys ðæt of ðisum líchaman sceal beón se gást álǽded the meaning of my illness is, that the spirit shall be taken away from the body, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 22

Linked entry: -gitenness

hnipian

(v.)
Grammar
hnipian, p. ode

To bow the head

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To bow the head: Biþ wuhta gehwilc onhnigen tó hrusan hnipaþ of dúne on weoruld wlítaþ wilnaþ tó eorþan [cf. in the prose version, Fox 254, 28, ealle bióþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorðan] prona tamen facies hebetes valet ingravare sensus, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: hnipend

eorþ-waru

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-waru, e; f: -ware; gen. -wara; pl. m; -waran; gen. -warena; pl. m.

Inhabitants or population of the earthterrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ

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Crist sibb is heofonware and eorþware Christ is the peace of the inhabitants of heaven and of the inhabitants of the earth, Ors. 3, 5; Bos. 57, 27. Dem eorþware jūdĭca terram, Ps. Th. 81, 8 : 98, 1: 144, 13.

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silencekeep silentsĭlentio prætĕrīretăcēreretĭcēre

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Hwí wæs ðæra engla syn forsúgod on ðære béc Genesis why was the angels' sin passed over in silence in the book of Genesis? Boutr. Scrd. 17. 19.

bindan

to bindto fasten toknit

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Voc. ii. 96, 66. to put bonds on Hié hine bindað and swingaþ, Bl. H. 15, 10. Hé nam Simeon and band hine tollens Simeon et ligans, Ger. 42, 24. to be a bond on :-- Bundan nodarent (vincla pios lacertos), Wrt.

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Bos. 12, 16. Ðá héht he rǽdan ðæt gewrit then he ordered to read the letter, Blickl. Homl. 177, 4, 35.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

BYSGU

(n.)
Grammar
BYSGU, bísgu, býsigu, bísigu, býsegu, bísegu; gen. e; dat. e; acc. u, o: nom. acc. pl. u; gen. a; dat. um; f.
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For ðǽm manigfealdum bísgum, ðe hine oft ǽgðer ge on móde ge on líchoman bísgodon [bisgodan MS.] on account of the manifold occupations, which often busied him [Alfred] both in mind and in body, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 5.

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTHthencehenceforwardsonwardshenceforthfurtherstillindehincprorsumporrodehincdeincepstămen

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Teáh heora óðer forþ fægere bóc one of them drew forth a beautiful book, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 36; 633, 5. Gewát se dæg forþ the day was going forth, Lk. Bos. 9. 12.

mód-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
mód-lufu, an; f.

Heart's loveaffection

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Th. 3650; B. 1823: Exon. 26a; Th. 77, 25; Cri. 1262: 71a; Th. 264, 26; Jul. 370: 76a; Th. 284, 18; Jul. 699: 123a; Th. 473, 3; Bo. 9

an-gin

(n.)
Grammar
an-gin, -ginn, -gyn, on-gin, es; n.

A beginningattemptresolvepurposedesignundertakingopportunityinitiumprincipiumconatusinceptumcœptumoccasio

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Bos. 13, 8. Se ána Scyppend næfþ nán anginn, ac he sylf is anginn ealra þinga the Creator alone hath not any beginning, but he is himself the beginning of all things, Hexam. 13; Norm. 22, 3. On anginne in principio, 1; Norm. 2, 26.

Linked entries: an-gyn on-gin