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fremian

(v.)
Grammar
fremian, freomian; part. fremiende; hit fremaþ; p. ode; pp. od [fremman]

To profitdo goodbe good or expedientavailprofĭcĕreprōdesseexpĕdīrevălēre

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Hwæt fremaþ ǽnegum menn quid prodest hŏmĭni? Mt. Bos. 16, 26: 15, 5. Gyf se wǽta byþ máre ðonne ðæt fýr, ðonne fremaþ hit if the moisture is more than the fire, then it does good, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 23; Lchdm. iii. 280, 9.

lyft-lácende

(adj.)
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sporting or playing in the air, moving hither and thither in the air Ic bidde ðæt ðú gecýðe hwæt ðes þegu sý lyftlácende, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 12; Jul. 281. Forlǽt réc ástígan lyftlácende, Elen. Kmbl. 1588; El. 796.

stód

(n.)
Grammar
stód, es ; n.
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Ic gean mínum wífe healfes ðæs stódes æt Trostingtúne and mínum geféran healfes ðe mid rídaþ, and fó mín wíf tó healfum ðe on wealde is, and mín dohter tó healfum, iv. 300, 28. Ðat stód ðe ic ðér habbe, Chart. Th. 574, 20

Linked entry: stood

til-módig

(adj.)
Grammar
til-módig, adj.
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Ic ðé ( Abraham ) bidde ðæt dú tilmódig treówa selle, ðæt ðú wilie wesan freónd fremena tó leáne ðara ðe ic ðé gedón hæbbe, 170, 22; Gen. 2817.

twi-bill

(n.)
Grammar
twi-bill, es; n.: twi-bile, es; m.
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Twybile (-bil, MS. W.) bipennis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 56, 9. Twibille bipinnae ( = bipenne ), Ps. Surt. 73, 6. Hé nam sum twibil and mid ðan þrý men tó deáðe ofslóh, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 23. Æcsa, twibilles (-as?) bipennes ł secures, Hpt.

efnan

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Ger. ebanón sternere.] to make equal Ðú efnes ðá ús pares illos nobis fecisti, Mt. L. 20, 12

hæfenleást

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Þis earme wíf gesóhte . . . Gif þú mihtest myltsian, and noldest, gebringe þé se Hǽlend tó hyre hafealeáste, Hml. S. 3, 187. Ðǽr wana þurh þǽre stówe hæfenleáste sý ubi necessiias loci eæposcit, R. Ben. 65, 6

on-hreósan

(v.)
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L.) gé on men quousque inruitis in homines, Ps. Vos. 61, 4. Anhreósaþ inruunt (venti in domum, Mt. 7, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 27. Forhergad mid onhreósendum hægle grandine irruente vastata, Gr. D. 57, 5.

Linked entry: an-hreósan

sǽl-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl-wang, es; m.

A fertile plainplain

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Hwílum mec mín freá fæste genearwaþ, sendeþ ðonne under sǽlwonge (MS. sal-), Exon. Th. 382, 27; Rä. 4, 2. Ic geseah hors ofer sǽlwong þrægan, 400, 3; Rä. 20, 3. Hé geseah síde sǽlwongas synnum gehladene, Cd. Th. 78, 14; Gen. 1293

Linked entry: sál-wang

heáfod-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gemaca, -gemæcca, an; m.

An equal, a mate, fellow

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An equal, a mate, fellow Ða sylfan his heáfodgemacan hé forlét his very fellows he forsook, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 16. Ic mæg sleán míne heáfodgemæccan [heáfudgemæccean, Cot. MS.]

heán-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heán-líc, adj.

Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poorinfamis, fœdus, ridendus, dedecor, indecor

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Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poor Tó heánlíc þinceþ ðæt gé mid úrum sceattum tó scype gangon unbefohtene too shameful methinks that ye with our treasures should go to your ships without a struggle, Byrht. Th. 133, 25.

ofer-feohtan

(v.)

to conquer, vanquishexpugnare, devincere

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Oft hí ofyrfuhtun expugnaverunt , Ps. Spl. C. 128, 2. Hæfde Drihten feónd oferfohten, Cd. Th. 289, 29; Sat. 405.

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Cuma ic wæs and gé feormadun mec hospes eram et collegistis me, Mt. R. 25, 36. Ꝥ ne geweorðe ꝥ hine man læng feormige, Ll. Th. i. 38, 14. to harbour a criminal, fugitive Be ðon ðe cierlisc man fliéman feormige, Ll.

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātioadultĕrium

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Ascúnige man swíðe fúle forligra let a man earnestly shun foul fornications, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 15

heorot

(n.)
Grammar
heorot, heort, es; m.

A hartstagmale deer

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Mid heortes horne and mid ylpenbáne with hart's horn and with ivory, Herb. 131, 2; Lchdm. i. 244, 8: Med. ex Qadr. 2, 1, 2, 3; Lchdm. i. 334, 2, 5, 9. Heortas and hinda harts and hinds, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 33; Met. 19, 17. Heortas cervos, Coll. Monast.

Linked entry: heort

inweard-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
inweard-líce, adv.

Inwardlythoroughlyheartilyearnestly

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Se ðe æfter rihte mid gerece wille inweardlíce æfterspyrian swá deóplíce ðæt hit tódrífan ne mæg monna ǽnig quisquis profunda mente vestigat verum, cupitque nullis ille deviis falli, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 3 ; Met. 22, 2.

Linked entry: for-inweardlíce

ge-myndigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndigian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

to remember

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Cwoen súðerne gemyndgade reginam austri commemorans, Mt. Kmbl. p. 16, 19. Ic God gemyndgade memor fui Dei, Ps. Th. 76, 3: 135, 24: 142, 5. Gemyndga mínes memineris mei, Mt. Kmbl. p. 4, 9. Gemyndgad biþ memoratur, p. 16, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 54

súcan

(v.)
Grammar
súcan, p. seác, pl. sucon; pp. socen
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Súcende mid ealdum men lactentem cum homine sene, Deut. 32, 25. Ǽgðer ge men ge ða súcendan cild, Homl. Th. i. 246, 21. Of múðe súkendra ( lactantium ), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 16

Linked entries: a-súcan socian

á-cweþan

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Ácueden is dicitur, Mt. L. 10, 2: dictum est, 5, 21. Ácueden wæs, 21, 4. Ácueðen bið dicitur, Mk. p. 1, 19. Ácuoeden wéron dicta erant, Lk. L. 2, 18. Ácwoedoni dicto, Mt.

fágian

(v.)

to vary

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Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 13) quod mundus stabili fide concordes variat vices, quod pugnantia semina foedus perpetuum tenent, Met. 11, 40. Ðæt fágas quod variat, Mt. p. 1, 11. Betwih him fágas ł fágegas inter se variant p. 1, 2.