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ge-fylce

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Dele Nar. 19, 22 at end, and add Gefylce commanipulares, commilitones, socii, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 51: An. Ox. 859. Harold cyningc and Tostig eorl and heora gefylce wǽron áfaren of scipe, Chr. 1066; P. 198, 19. Fram gefylce a manipulo, An. Ox. 2555: manipulo

ge-etan

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Swá hwá swá of ðám hláfe geett ( manducat ), Hml. Th. ii. 202, 6. Heó genam of ðæs treówes wæstme and geæt, and sealde hire were and hé geæt, i. 18, 9. Hé geæt þone forbodenan æppel, ii. 240, 21. Hwí eódest þú tó þám hǽðenum and on heora húse geǽte?,

feallan

to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away

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Add: of a body that can move freely Sum sceal on holte of heán beáme fiðerleás feallan, . . . hé fealleð on foldan, Vy. 21-26. Se feónd mid his geférum feóllon of heofonum on helle, Gen. 306. Teáras feóllon, El. 1134. Feall nú ádún (mitte te deorsum,

EODOR

(n.)
Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.

a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house ⬩ sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum

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a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house; sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum Héht ðá eahta mearas on flet teón in under eoderas he commanded then eight steeds to be led into the court under the enclosures, Beo. Th. 2078; B. 1037. II. a limit, end, region

Linked entries: eder edor eodur eðer

clúd

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Substitute for bracket at end: [v. N. E. D. cloud], and add Cluud scopulus, An. Ox. 8, 219. Clúdes collis, 1548. Fram þám heán clúde (clife, v. l., rupe ), Gr. D. 52, 23. Se heort ástáh on ánneh eáhne clúd, Hml. S. 30, 38. Hí gemétton ðone clúd swǽtende

ge-hradian

(v.)
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Substitute: trans, (i) to cause a thing to be done rapidly Hé sóna getimbrian hét mǽrlic mynster on þreóra geára fæce. ꝥæt wile þincan ungeleáflic eallum þǽm þe þá stówe on uferum tídum geseóð and þis ne gemunaþ. Hé ꝥ; ilce mynster þus gehradod hét S

áþ

Grammar
áþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Se arcebiscop mid his selfes áþe geáhnode God . . . þá land . . . , and þæne áð nam se scírigman tó þæs cinges handa, and þǽr wæs gód eáca tén hundan mannan þe þane áð sealdan, Cht. Th. 273, 22-31. Leófríc sealde Wulfstáne twégra þegna áð and wæs

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A person ⬩ an agent ⬩ actor

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A person, an agent, or actor, hence, All nouns ending in a are masculine, and make the gen. in an; as from Cum come [thou], cuma a person who comes, or a guest: Swíc deceive [thou], swica a traitor: Worht wrought, wyrhta a workman, wright: Fóregeng foregoing

á-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
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of (v. á-feallan). lit. Þá áfylde sum cnapa ꝥ fæt a boy knocked the vessel down , Hml. S. 31, 1127. Gegrípan ꝥ palmtwig and tó eorþan áfyllan ( to cast it to the earth ), Bl. H. 151, 16. metaph. to cause to cease, put an end to Hé áfylleþ þá inwitfullan

Linked entry: a-fælan

án-daga

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Hé cwæð þæt hé wolde sylf on ðæm dæge ðe hé gecwæð ðǽr gecuman . . . Hí georne ðæs ándagan cépton. Þá æteówode Benedictus . . . on þǽre nihte þe se ándaga on merigen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 9-17. Æfter þám fyrste and ándagan þe se heáhengel gecwæð tó

cnapa

Grammar
cnapa, cnafa.
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Dele cnafa (q. v.) and bracket at end, and add: a lad Cúðberht þá þá hé git cnapa wæs, Hml. S. 26, 279. Sende þone cnapan mid mé send the lad with me, Gen. 43, 8. Geonge cild and stíðe cnapan pueri vel adolescentiores aetate, R. Ben. 53, 21. Geongum

gegninga

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Substitute: Directly, straightway, of motion, without deviating Hý gongað gegnunga tó Hierusalem, Gú. 785. of time, at once Embe hand, hrædlíce sóna þǽrrigte, génunga jam jam, cito, Germ. 388, 73. Sé þe gelíð, raðe hé styrfð oððe génunge hé áríseð,

hláford-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-scipe, es; m.

Lordship, ⬩ rule; ⬩ dominatio

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Lordship, rule; dominatio Hláfordscipe ðín dominatio tua, Ps. Spl. 144, 13. Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden ðá ðá hé wæs ealles óðres hláford ? To ðan ðæt hé hine ne onhófe on swá micclum hláfordscipe why was one tree forbidden to Adam, when he was lord

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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A grove Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ and éc ic hire léte to ðæt ceorla gráf let her have right of pasturage in the wood which the 'ceorls' use, and besides I leave to her the ' ceorls' grove, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 100, 14

sweðrian

(v.)
Grammar
sweðrian, swiðrian, sweoðerian; p. ode (some instances of the cpd. ge*-*sweðrian, omitted under that word, are given here)

To retire, withdraw, abate, subside, decrease, fail, come to an end

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To retire, withdraw, abate, subside, decrease, fail, come to an end:?- Sweðraþ facessit, discedit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 30. Gesweðeriaþ fatescunt (fatiscere dissolvi, Migne), 96, 18. Mylt, sweþrede, áswand, áteorade dissolvitur, desinit, discedit, 147,

FELG

(n.)
Grammar
FELG, e; f: felge, an; f. A

FELLY ⬩ part of the circumference of a wheel ⬩ canthus ⬩ άνθόs ⬩ absis rŏtæ

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FELLY, part of the circumference of a wheel; canthus = 954; άνθόs, absis rŏtæ Ǽlces spácan biþ óðer ende fæst on ðare nafe, óðer on ðære felge one end of every spoke is fixed in the nave, the other in the felly, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 3, 7, 10. Ða felga

Linked entry: fælg

mál

(n.)
Grammar
mál, es; n.

an action ⬩ suit ⬩ cause

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an action, suit, cause Mál clasma (cf. clasma clam oððe wed oððe wæra. 'This barbarous word meant in medieval Latin, an action at law, for a bond or other obligation,' 21, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 42 : Hpt. Gl. 496, 4. [Icel. mál an action : O. H. Ger.

hóc

a hook ⬩ chain ⬩ dragging ⬩ a fish-hook

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Add: a hook at the end of a pole, chain, &c. for catching hold, dragging, &c. (lit. or fig.) Manna heortan þe beóð ðurh un-rihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27. Similar entries v. tyge-, web-, wíngeard-hóc. a fish-hook Hóc hamus Wrt

hræd-lic

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Add: quick, swift. v. hræd; Hyra hors mid swá hrædlicum ryne ( tanto cursu ) oferférdon þá eá swylce . . ., Gr. D. 15, 28. of time, coming soon to an end. Cf. hræd; 1, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 28 (in Dict.). happening within a short time. v. hræd; 2 Se hrædlica

ge-dreósan

to fall ⬩ of mere change of position ⬩ with idea of destruction, ⬩ to fall in battle ⬩ to fall from decay ⬩ to fall, perish. ⬩ of persons, to die ⬩ to fail, come to an end

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Add: to fall. of mere change of position Þæt se wítes bona in helle grund gedreóse, Cri. 265. with idea of destruction, of persons, to fall in battle Æt hilde gedreás sec[g] æfter óðrum, Val. I. 4. of material, to fall from decay Þes wág . . . gedreás