fǽr-wyrd
A terrible fate, destruction, perdition ⬩ terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio
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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS
CRÁWAN
To CROW as a cock ⬩ cantare instar galli
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Ne crǽwþ se cocc, ǽr ðú wiðsæcst me þríwa. Jn. Bos. 13, 38; the koc schal not crowe, til thou schalt denye me thries, Wyc. Ǽrðamðe cocc cráwe, þriwa ðú wiðsæcst mín antequam gallus cantet, ter me negabis. Mt. Bos. 26, 34.
meldian
to declare ⬩ announce ⬩ tell ⬩ to inform against ⬩ accuse
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Met. Fox Introd. 4; Met. Einl. 2. Ic sceal mód meldian swá ðú mé beódest I must tell all my mind, as thou dost bid me, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 10; Jul. 463. Ongan meldigan ðone hálgan wer the devil began to tell who the holy man was, Andr.
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ge-þeóde
Language ⬩ speech ⬩ idiom ⬩ translation ⬩ lingua
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Ðǽr ðǽr hine nán man ne can ne he nǽnne mon ne furðum ðæt geþeóde ne can where no man knows him nor he any man, nor does he know even the language, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 23. Ðæt ys gereht on úre geþeóde quod est interpretatum, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 23: Mk.
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fyrþran
To further ⬩ support ⬩ advance ⬩ promote ⬩ provehere ⬩ promŏvēre
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To further, support, advance, promote; provehere, promŏvēre Ðæt ic eáðe mæg ánra gehwylcne fremman and fyrþran freónda mína that I may easily advance and further every one of my friends, Andr. Kmbl. 1867; An. 936.
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under-delfan
to dig under ⬩ undermine ⬩ dig out ⬩ suffocare
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Ðú beswice oððe underdulfe ( supplantasti ) onárísende on mé under mé, Ps, Lamb. 17, 40. Seáþ hé geopnode and hé underdealf ðæne lacum aperuit et effodit eum, 7, 16. Hé nolde geþafigan ðæt man hys hús underdulfe non sineret perfodi domum suam, Mt.
mónaþ-bót
Penance extending over a month
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Penance extending over a month Sumon geárbóte, sumon má geára ...; sumon mónþbóte, sumon má mónþa; sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 12
ge-andswarian
to answer ⬩ to respond
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Add: to answer in words Geondsuarede respondens Mt. L. 26, 25 : Lk. L. 7, 43. Geondsuarade (giondsworade, R.), 22, 51 : 14, 5. Geondsuearede, Jn. L. 18, 23. Geondswearade, 2, 19. Geondsuærade, 3, 3. Geonsuarede, Mk. L. 14, 61. Geonsuarde, Mt.
æt-feolan
To adhere ⬩ cleave or hang on ⬩ insist upon ⬩ stick to ⬩ continue ⬩ insistere ⬩ adhærere
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To adhere, cleave or hang on, insist upon, stick to, continue; insistere, adhærere Ætfeole mín tunge fæste gómum adthæreat lingua mea faucibus meis, Ps. Th. 136, 5. Is ætfeolen eác mín bán flǽsce mínum adhæserunt ossa mea carni mea, Ps. Th. 101, 4.
ellen-wód
Raging, furious ⬩ fŭriōsus
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Raging, furious; fŭriōsus Wæs ellenwód fæder wið déhter the father was furious with his daughter, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 4; Jul. 140
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fram-scipe
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success of my life, and rejoice in my honour, 31
ge-treówe
True ⬩ trusty ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fīdēlis
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Ǽlc getreówa man every true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 9, note 12, MS. B. Mid fulre gewitnesse and getreówre with full and true witness, L. Ath. v. § 10; Th. i. 240, 9. Gif þegen hæbbe getreówne man if a thane have a true man, L. C.
ofer-flówan
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Þíne ýþa mé oferfleówon fluctus tui super me transierunt, Ps.
betera
BETTER ⬩ melior
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Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera? hou moche more is a man betre than a sheep? Mt. Bos. 12, 12 Hit is betre it is a better [thing], Wyc. Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5 : 29, 1; Fox 102, 6
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fulluht-ere
A baptizer ⬩ the Baptist ⬩ baptista
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Syle me on ánum disce Iohannes heáfod ðæs Fulluhteres da mihi in disco căput Joannis Baptistæ, Mt. Bos. 14, 8: Mk. Bos. 6, 24: Homl. Th. i. 350, 31: 352, 23: 364, 6. Be Iohanne ðam Fulluhtere de Joanne Baptista, Mt. Bos. 17, 13: Homl.
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for-stelan
To steal with violence ⬩ rob ⬩ deprive ⬩ fūrāri ⬩ surrĭpĕre ⬩ prīvāre
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Gif ceorl ceáp forstelþ [-stylþ MS. B; -steleþ MS. H.] if a churl steal property, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 15: L. Alf. 15; Th. i. 48, 5, MS. H.
fremdian
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S. 23 b, 670. to make an alien of a person, excommunicate Fremðiga anathematizare, Mk. R. 14, 71. Fremdian (frendian, MS. The word is a gloss on Mk. 14, 71), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 31
spynge
A sponge
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Hí bewundon áne spyngan (spingan, MS. B.) mid ysopo, Jn. Skt. 19, 29 MS. A. Spingan, Mk. Skt. 15, 36. Spincgan, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 32. Spync ł Spynga, Lind.: spynge, Rush. Mt. Kmbl. 27, 46
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árde
A mark of honour ⬩ badge of office ⬩ the pallium
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A mark of honour, badge of office, the pallium, Chr. 997; Ing. 172, 7