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drían

(n.)
Grammar
drían, = dríum = drýum with sorcerers, Glostr. Frag. 10, 30: as fisceran and fugeleran = fiscerum and fugelerum, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 5; the dative plural of dri, drý, fiscere, and fugelere, q. v.

Linked entry: drí

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Unc sceal worn fela máðma gemǽnra many a precious thing will we share, Beo. Th. 3572; B. 1784: 5590; B. 2799. Ðǽr wæs máðma fela, frætwa gelǽded, 72; B. 36. Mádma, 81; B. 41.

Linked entry: máðm

undern-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
undern-tíma, an; m.

The third hour of the daynine o'clock A. M.

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The third hour of the day, nine o'clock A. M. On undern wé sculon God herian, forðam on underntíman Crist wæs tó deáþe fordémed ... And eft com se Hálga Gást on underntíman ofer ða apostolas, Btwk. 214, 26-30

trahtnian

(v.)
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Wé ne magon þisne part fullíce trahtnian on Engliscum gereorde, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 240, 16

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANYany oneullusquisquamaliquis

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Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. I, 46. Ǽniges sceates of any treasure, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 15; Gen. 503. Monnes ǽnges of any man. Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 9; Cri. 200.

a-þenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þenian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od ; v. a. [a out, þenian to stretch] .

to stretch outextenddistendexpandstretchtendereextendereexpandereto prostrateprosternereto stretchapplyintendere

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Bos. 2, 11. to stretch, apply; intendere He ða geornlíce his mód aþenode on ða þing, ðe he gehýrde ille sollicitus in ea, quæ audiebat, animum intendit, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 45

Linked entry: a-þenung

ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
ceápian, ode; od

To bargain, chaffer, trade, to contract for the purchase or sale of a thing, to buy, to bribenegotiari, emere, comparāre

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To bargain, chaffer, trade, to contract for the purchase or sale of a thing, to buy, to bribe; negotiari, emere, comparāre Ceápiaþ óþ-ðæt ic cume negotiamini dum venio, Lk. Bos. 19, 13.

Linked entry: a-ceápian

be-hófian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hófian, bi-hófian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To have need ofto needrequireegereindigereImpersonallyit BEHOVETHit concernsit is needful or necessaryoportetinterest

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Ðeáh ða scearpþanclan witan ðisse Engliscan geþeódnesse ne behófien though the sharp-minded wise men may not have need of this English translation MS. Cot. Faust A. x. 150 b; Lchdm. iii. 440, 32. Behófaþ oportet Jn. Lind. War. 3, 7

CLÆFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÆFRE, an; n. f.

CLOVERtrifolium pratense

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CLOVER; trifolium pratense Ðysse wyrte man crision and óðrum naman clæfre nemneþ a man names this herb κίρσιον, and by another name clover, Herb. 70; Lchdm. i. 172, 16.Clæfre nom. 172, 14. Hwíte clæfran wyrc clame work white clover to a paste, L.

cýs-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-wuce, an; f. [cýse cheese, wuce a week]

Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ

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'Abstinentiam ovorum et casei incipimus feria secunda post quinquagesimam:' — Ðis sceal on Wódnes dæg, on ðære syxteóðan wucan ofer Pentecosten; and on Fríge dæg innan ðære cýs-wucan this [Gospel] must be on Wednesday, in the sixteenth week after Pentecost

FEARN

(n.)
Grammar
FEARN, FERN, es; n.

FERNfĭlix

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Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man fĭlĭcem and óðrum naman fearn nemneþ take a root of this plant, which is named fĭlix, and by another name fern, Herb. 78; Lchdm. i. 180, 25.

Linked entries: fen-fearn fern

Fornétes folm

(n.)
Grammar
Fornétes folm, e; f.

Fornet's palmFornēti palma

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As this refers to the palm only, it leaves us in difficulty what variety is intended by Fornet's palm. It must, however, be one of the chief species, as Fornjótr was a chief god of the heathen Icelanders

hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
hreów, adj.

fiercesævusmæstus

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Grein separates hreóh [hreów] under two heads with the meanings sævus, mæstus, but this seems unnecessary, as the idea of mental disturbance may be derived from that of physical disturbance in hreóh, q.v. see also hreówe.

íg-land

(n.)
Grammar
íg-land, es ; n.

An island

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And at present there are five languages in this island, Chr. pref; Erl. 3, 1. Heora cyng him gesealde ðæt ígland ðe man Ii nemnaþ, 565; Erl. 18, 1. Sió wunode on ðam íglande, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 21.

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

ge-trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trahtian, -trahtnian; p. ode; pp. od

To treatexplainexpoundconsidertractāreexpōnĕre

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To treat, explain, expound, consider; tractāre, expōnĕre, consīdĕrāre Sume ðas race we habbaþ getrahtnod on óðre stówe some of this narrative we have expounded in another place, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 23.

Linked entry: trahtian

BOD

(n.)
Grammar
BOD, es; pl. u, o, a; n.

A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, messagejussum, mandatum, edictuma commandment

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Hwá swá halt ðis bod [bode MS.] wurðe he éfre wunnende mid God whosoever observes this command, may he ever dwell with God, Cod. Dipl. 990; A. D. 680; Kmbl. v. 29, 23. We ðíne bodu brǽcon we broke thy commandments, Hy. 7, 109; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 109

geond-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten.

To look through, see through, look overperspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāreTo look about, look aroundcircumspectāre

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To look about, look around; circumspectāre Sioh sylfa ðé geond ðas sídan gesceaft geondwlítan see thyself look around this wide creation, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 30; Cri. 60

regollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
regollíce, adv.

Regularly, in accordance with rule (v. preceding word)

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Regularly, in accordance with rule (v. preceding word) Ða þing ðe regollíce gedémed wǽron quaeque erant regulariter decreta, Bd. 2, 4;S. 505, 36.

weorold-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíse, an ; f.
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'Gif hwilc man on micelre neádþearfnesse bið ðín gemyndig . . . ic gefremme ðæs mannes nédþearfnesse' he prayed that God's anger should not come upon them, nor that aught of penury or of other ills that are fashions of this world might be theirs.

wrǽc

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽc, e; f.

Vengeance

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This form seems to be implied by later English forms, e. g.