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FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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Ðæt hie eall ðæt friðian woldon ðæt se cyng friðian wolde that they would protect all that the king would protect, Chr. 921; Erl. 108, 10, 11.

Linked entry: freoðian

íðe

(adj.)
Grammar
íðe, adj.

Easypleasant

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Easy, pleasant Nó ðæt ýðe byþ tó befleónne that is not easy to flee from, Beo. Th. 2009; B. 1002 : 4822; B. 2415.

þrægan

(v.)
Grammar
þrægan, (cf.
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Goth. þragjan, and for conjugation cf. plegan); p. de To run, proceed in a course Sume tungul læsse gelíðaþ, ða ðe lácaþ ymb eaxe ende, oððe micle máre geféraþ, ða hire midore ymbe þearle þrægeþ (-aþ?)

un-geleáful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáful, un-geleáfull; adj.

Unbelievingincredulous

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Eálá ungeleáffulle cneórys, Mk. Skt. 9, 19. Eálá gé ungeleáffulle cneóres, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 17. Hé ungeleáfful wæs Cristes ǽristes, Homl. Th. i. 234, 20. Ne sý mé nán man tó ungeleáfful be ðám þingum wrítende ðe ic gehýrde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 16.

frum-cneów

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cneów, es; n.

A first generationprimĭtīva genĕrātio

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Noah had the first generation of each of [those] producing offspring, father and mother, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 12; Exod. 371

Linked entry: cneów

ge-fér

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér, es; n.

A companysocietycŏmĭtātus

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A company, society; cŏmĭtātus Eart ðú úres geféres ðe úre wiðerwinna noster es an adversāriōrum [?], Jos. 5, 13. Wéndon ðæt he on heora gefére wǽre existĭmantes illum esse in cŏmĭtātu, Lk. Bos. 2, 44

and-fengend

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Add: a receiver Gafeles andfen(d)gend numerarii, Wrt Voc. ii. 62, 34. a defender; susceptor Þú eart mín andfengend susceptor meus es, Ps. Th. 41, 10: 45, 10. Anfengend, Ps. L. 17, 3

ge-drorenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-drorenlic, adj.
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Þeós world is eall forwordenlic and gedrorenlic [printed gedrofenlic, but see ge-hrorenlic) and gebrosnodlic and feallendlic, Bl. H. 115, 3

hígung

(n.)
Grammar
hígung, e; f.

Strivingendeavoureffort

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Striving, endeavour, effort Se flǽscbana hæfde ꝥ getogene sweord on his handa and mid stranglice hígunge (nisu forti) áhóf þone earm upp in heánesse and mynte sleán þone Godes wer, Gr. D. 254, 34

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Rufinus wolde habban him self þone anwold þǽr eást, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 7. Þonne þunor cumeð west oððe norð, Archiv cxx. 48, 20

CILD

(n.)
Grammar
CILD, cildes, cild, sometimes cildru, cildra ; n.

A CHILD, infantinfans, puer

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Eálá cild, hú eów lícaþ ðeós spæc O pueri, quomodo vobis placet ista locutio? Col. Monast. Th. 32, 7. Eálá ge cildra O pueri, 35, 33. Mid cilde beón, weorþan, or wesan to be with child, Bd. Whelc. 487, 22

Linked entry: cyld

ge-ícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ícan, -ícean, -ýcan, -iécan; p. -ícte, -íhton; pp. -íced, -íct

To ekeincreaseaddenlargeaugereextendere

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Eall geíceaþ increase all things, 74; Th. 91, 18; Gen. 1514. Ofer eall ðæt geícte adjecit hoc supra omnia, Lk. Bos. 3, 20. Æðelinga rím feorum geícte he increased the number of men with lives, 58; Th. 70, 33; Gen. 1162.

Linked entries: ge-ýcan ge-écan

smeócan

(v.)
Grammar
smeócan, p. smeác, pl. smucon; pp. smocen

To smoke, emit smoke To smoke, fumigate fumo, fumigo

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Eall Sinai munt smeác (fumabat) Ex. 19, 18. Smeóce fumet Germ. 393, 187. Heortes mearh gebærned óþ ðæt hyt smeóce Lchdm. i. 338, 13. Eall folc gesáwon ðone munt smeócan Ex. 20, 18: Engl. Stud. ix. 40.

Linked entries: smícan smocian

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Earlyformerprecedingancientpriorpræcedensantiquus

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Ðú eall oncneówe, ða ǽrestan eác ða néhstan tu cognovisti omnia, antiqua et novissima, Ps. Th. 138, 3. Æt ǽrestan at the first; primo, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 2: Exon. 19a; Th. 49, 15; Cri. 786

un-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-blíðe, adj.

sadsorrowfulgrievedunkindshewing ill-will or displeasuresternangryunquietnot peaceful

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Monige beóð ðeáh blíðe and eác unblíðe (laeti vel tristes ) for ðæs blódes styringe, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 16-24: 61; Swt. 455, 10.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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and add: to make ready, adapt Hit bið mid ðǽére líðelican manunga tó ðám áredod ðæt hit sceal suíðe hrædlíce áfeallan of ðǽre weámódnesse, Past. 297, 18. to carry out, effect, make Eall ðiss áredað se reccere suíðe ryhte omne hoc a rectore agitur,

heofon-ríce

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On heofonríce eádge mid englum, Cri. 1246: 1639.

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Ðæt him ða swá cúþe wǽron swá his ágene reorde ðe hé on ácenned wæs ;ut tam notas ac familiares sibi eas; (Latin and Greek), ;quam nativitatis suae loquelam haberet,; Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 17.

Linked entry: ge-reord

Déprobane

(n.)
Grammar
Déprobane, indecl. f.

An island in the Indian ocean, CeylonTaprŏbăna = Ταπρoβάνη

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An island in the Indian ocean, Ceylon; Taprŏbăna = Ταπρoβάνη Be súþan eástan ðam porte is ðæt ígland Déprobane to the south-east of the port [Calymere] is the island Ceylon, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 16. v. Táprabane

Ebreisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Ebreisc, adj.

Hebrew, belonging to Jews Hebræus

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Hebrew, belonging to Jews; Hebræus Nychodémus awrát eall mid Ebreiscum stafum Nicodemus wrote all in Hebrew letters, Nicod. pref; Thw. 1. 4. Of Seme com ðæt Ebreisce folc from Shem came the Hebrew people, Ælfc. T. 7, 25