wafung
amazement, wonder, astonishment
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Ðá arn ðæt folc tó for wafunge, i. 12, 206. Hit hí mid swá mycelre fyrhto and wafunge ( tanto stupore) geslóh, Bd. 4, 7 ; S. 575, 7. Hí sceáwodon ðæt heáfod mid swíðlícre wafunge, Homl. Ass. 112, 331 : Jud. 16, 25.
Linked entry: wafung-stede
and-efn
An equality ⬩ a proportion ⬩ measure ⬩ an amount ⬩ proportio
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An equality, a proportion, measure, an amount; proportio Be hire andefne by its proportion, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 14
Linked entry: ond-efen
a-stífician
To eradicate ⬩ extirpate ⬩ destroy ⬩ exterminate ⬩ eradicare
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To eradicate, extirpate, destroy, exterminate; eradicare Ðæt he astíficige unþeáwas that he exterminate vices, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 23
Linked entry: a-stýfecigan
cíle
A cold ⬩ frigus
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Fox 29, 101; Met. 29, 50: Gen. 8, 22
Linked entry: cíele
eafor
A boar, wild boar ⬩ aper
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Fox 26, 161; Met. 26, 81
fett
Fat ⬩ pinguis
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Fat; pinguis He biþ anlícost fettum swínum he is most like to fat swine, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 26
full-wélig
Full wealthy ⬩ very rich ⬩ valde dives ⬩ ditissĭmus
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Full wealthy, very rich; valde dives, ditissĭmus Manege beóþ fullwélige many are very wealthy, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 3
Linked entry: ful-wélig
fyrest
First ⬩ front ⬩ prīmus
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First, front; prīmus Æt ðám feówer tóþum fyrestum for the four front teeth, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 2
ge-warenian
To warn ⬩ guard ⬩ cavere
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To warn, guard; cavere Ǽlc gleáw mód hit gewarenaþ every prudent mind guards itself, Bt, 7, 2; Fox 18, 24
Linked entries: ge-warnian ge-wearnian
be-sión
to look about
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to look about Ðæt he hine ne besió that he look not about him Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 17
betrung
A BETTERING, amending ⬩ emendatio
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A BETTERING, amending; emendatio Ðæt hit wǽre heora betrung that it was their amendment, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 13
ge-coplíce
Fitly ⬩ well ⬩ readily ⬩ apte ⬩ congrue
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adv Fitly, well, readily; apte, congrue Ic geó hwílum gecoplíce funde I formerly readily invented, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 9
þys
A storm
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A storm Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá þæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 5 note
sǽ-clif
a cliff by the sea
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a cliff by the sea Swá fela welena swá ðara sondcorna beóþ be ðisum sǽclifum, Bt. 7,4 ; Fox 22, 27
ÁÞ
an OATH ⬩ a swearing ⬩ juramentum
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Ed. 1 ; Th. i. 158, 18. every accusation must be verified by oath : the accused and his witness then replied also upon oath; thus, Ðæs áþ ðe his ǽhte bryideþ, ðæt he ne dǽþ ne for hete ne for hóle: - On ðone Drihten, ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle
Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ
niht-hwíl
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The space of a day, four and twenty hours Gif ǽnig man wǽre áne niht on helle, and hé eft wǽre æfter þám of álǽdd . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þisum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre for þǽre ánre nihthwíle, Wlfst. 147, 9
big-spell
A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio
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We sculon ðé sum bíspell reccan we will relate a story to thee, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 27: Bt. Met. Fox 23, 17; Met. 23, 9
weorold-wela
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Sume mægon habban ælles woruldwelan genóg huic census exuberat, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 30. Hé wilnaþ hwæthweg ðises woruldwelan, 26, 2 ; Fox 94, 3. Hí geleáfan ceósaþ ofer woruldwelan, Exon. Th. 230, 30 ; Ph. 480.
án-waldeg
Having sole power ⬩ powerful ⬩ solus potens
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Having sole power, powerful; solus potens Ðæt se síe ánwaldegost that he is most powerful, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 16
diór-boren
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Fox 26, 103; Met. 26, 52