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faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Seó scamu hyre forbeád þá fare (processionem) tó þǽre cyrichálgunge, Gr.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Seó oferfyll þæs líchoman getýhþ þone mon tó synnum, and seó forhæfdnes hine gelǽdeþ tó forgifnesse, Bl. H. 37, 14. Hé Peohta ðeóde him tó hýrnesse geteáh, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 22. Deáðberende gyfl þá sinhíwan tó swylte geteáh, Gú. 823.

Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Seó hergung wæs, þurh Alarícum [acc. Lat.] Gotena cyning, geworden hæc inruptio, per Alarícum regem Gothorum, facta est, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 11.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

cwicu

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicu, cwico, cucu = cue; nom. acc. m. f. n; pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. cwicu, cwico, cucu; adj.

Alive, quick vivus

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Ne sécþ seó cucu [turtle] nǽfre hire óðerne gemacan the quick [living turtle-dove] never seeks to itself another mate, Homl. Th. i. 142, 14. Heó sóna cucu arás she instantly arose alive, ii. 26,32. Gif hit cucu [cwicu MS.

lah-slit

(n.)
Grammar
lah-slit, n[?]; -sliht, -slite, es; m; -slitt, e: f.
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Gebéte ðæt be ðæm ðe seó dǽd sý swá be wíte swá be lahslitte [lahslite, MS. B.] let him make'bot' for that according to what the deed is, either by 'wite' [if English] or by 'lahslit' [if Danish], L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 6.

Linked entries: slite -slitt

muud-bora

(n.)
Grammar
muud-bora, an; m.

one who can give protection (mund)protectorpatronguardianadvocatea guardian

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Eást-Engla cyning and seó þeód gesóhte Ecgbryht him tó mundboran, 823; Erl. 62, 25 : 921; Erl. 108, 14. Sceal him (an ecclesiastic or a foreigner who was wronged) cyng beón oððon eorl and bisceop for mǽg and for mundboran, L. E.

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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Hwæt hæfðe seó godcunde þurh ða menniscan nemne búton ðæt heó mihte beón ácenned, Blickl. Homl. 19, 22.

Linked entries: nemne nymne

ge-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cweðan, he -cweðeþ, -cwyþ; p. ic, he -cwæþ, ðú -cwǽde, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To sayspeakcallpronounceagreeresolveorderdīcĕrelŏquiprofāripronunciārepangĕrestătuĕre

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Swá seó stefn gecwæþ thus spake the voice, Cd. 202; Th. 251, 10; Dan. 561 : 203; Th. 252, 22; Dan. 582. Iulianus se cásere gecwæþ to gefeohte the emperor Julian gave order for a battle, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 4. Swá hit gecweden wæs as it was agreed, L.

þignen

(n.)
Grammar
þignen, þignenn, þínen[n], þinnen[n], e; f.
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Seó abbudisse eode mid ánre hire ðígnenne ( cum una sanctimonialium feminarum) ... Ðá hét heó hire ðínenne (ministram ) gán, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 18-27. Þínenne, Judth. Thw. 24, 4; Jud. 172. Heó hæfde áne þínene ( ancillam ), Gen. 16, 1.

Linked entries: þegnen þínen

cræft

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Tóbærst seó hengen mid eallum ðám cræfte, 35, 314. Þæne mænifealdan cræft multiformem (favorum) machinam, An. Ox. 120. Cræftas machinas, 1668. v. circul-, gedwol-, gramati(s)c-, meter-, morþ-, swég-, tæl-, tów-, wicg-, wynde-cræft

ge-rím

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Seó forme ábécédé on þám geríme ys bútan pricon, Angl. viii. 322, 42. Forgif mé ꝥ ic móte on þám gerýme beón þe ðú þá fore gebǽdæ, Angl. xii. 508,10. a period of a certain number of days (?)

hol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hol, a hole.
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Seó grundleáse swelgend hæfþ manegn wéste holu on tó gadrianne, Bt. 7, 4 ; F. 22, 33 . ¶ the word occurs in local names :-- Bulan hol, C. D. v. 43, 8.

sprǽc

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Add Þá wæs seó tunge álýsed tó sprǽce, Gr. D. 184, 10. Aidan ne mihte gebígan his sprǽce tó norðhymbriscum gereorde, Hml. S. 26, 68. Add Spræcu (eloquia) Drihtnes sprǽca clǽne, Ps. L. 11, 7.

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Outer, outmost. of position or order Seó útre wamb venter, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 21. Gif ðæt úterre (úttere, MS. B. útre, MS. H.) bán bið þyrel L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 15.

Linked entry: ýtera

on-sendan

(v.)

to send off, despatch (an emissary)to send forth or out,to emit (an odour, etc.)to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)

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Seó beorhtnes ðæs onsendan leóhtes, 4, 7; S. 575, 9. to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost) Sóna swá hé ðás word gecwæþ, hé his gást onsende, Blickl. Homl. 191, 29.

Linked entry: an-sendan

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .

To restceasebe stillquietmutequiescĕresĕdārisĭlēreobmutescĕrerētĭcēreTo restrainstillstopstaycalmkeep incompescĕrecŏhĭbēresĕdāremītĭgārerĕtĭnēre

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Seó gecyndelíce hǽtu gestilleþ on ðé the natural heat shall be quiet in thee, Blickl. Homl. 7, 28. Se wuldor-maga worda gestilde the illustrious man ceased from words, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 29; Gú. 1067: Andr. Kmbl. 1064; An. 532.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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(In a bad sense) Caudenes Furcules seó stów gewearþ swíðe mǽre for Rómána bismere Caudinas furculas satis celebres et famosas Romanorum fecit infamia, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 120, 21

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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., not easily loosed: Ðeáh seó leó fæste racentan hæbbe, Bt. 25; F. 88, 9. Þǽm fæstestum tenacissimis (vinculis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 2. of alliance, agreement, &c.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Seó níwe gecýþnis is gefyllednis ealra þǽra þinga þe seó ealde gecýþnis getácnode tówearde be Críste, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 15.

libban

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Seó orþung . . . is seó lyft þe wé on libbað . . . ; swá swá fixas cwelað gyf hí of wætere beóð, swá eác cwelð ǽlc eorðlic líchama gif hé byð ðǽre lyfte bedǽled, Lch. iii. 272. 22-27. Heora ná má ne lifde, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 15.