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feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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Hié cweþaþ tó þǽm dúnum: "Feallaþ ofor us, " Bl. H. 93, 33. Nis þǽre eorþan ére tó feallanne ofdúne ðonne úp, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 38. Se feallenda deófol, Hml, Th. i. 214, 23. fig. of immaterial things: Mé fealleð on fyrhtu deáðes, Ps. Th. 54, 4.

ǽrror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽrror, prep. dot.

Beforeante

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Before; ante Cymeþ eástan up ǽrror [MS. æst ror] sunnan, and eft æfter sunnan on setl glídeþ comes up from the east before the sun, and again after the sun glides to his seat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 52; Met. 29, 26

hand-bell

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bell, e; f.

A hand-bell

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A hand-bell Ðǽr nǽron ǽr búton vii upphangene bella and nú sind xiii upphangene and xii handbella before there were but seven hung-up bells, and now there are thirteen hung-up bells and twelve hand-bells, Th. Chart; 430, 6

for-gnagan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gnagan, p. -gnóg, pl. -gnógon; pp. -gnagen [for-, gnagan to gnaw]

To gnaw or eat upcorrōdĕrecomĕdĕre

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To gnaw or eat up; corrōdĕre, comĕdĕre On eallum grówendum þingon hig forgnagaþ omnia quæ nascuntur corrōdent, sive comĕdent, Ex. 10, 5. Gærstapan forgnógon swá hwæt swá se hagol belǽfde locusts gnawed up whatsoever the hail had left, Homl.

a-héhst

Grammar
a-héhst, -héhþ

shalt or shall hang upcrucifyappendetsuspendet

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shalt or shall hang up, crucify; appendet, suspendet, Deut. 21, 22

a-receþ

Grammar
a-receþ, -recþ

raises uperigit

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raises up; erigit, Ps. Th. 144, 15: Ps. Spl. 145, 7

aþrunten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
aþrunten, pp. of a-þrintan.

swollen up

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swollen up,Exon. 109 b ; Th. 419, 7 ; Rä. 38, 2 ;

for-swealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swealh, -swealg

swallowed updevoured

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swallowed up, devoured, Ex. 7, 12: Beo. Th. 2249; B. 1122;

hyrwend

(n.)
Grammar
hyrwend, es; m.

A blasphemer

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A blasphemer Léd út ðone hirwend educ blasphemum, Lev. 24, 14

Linked entry: hirwend

for-hæfendlíce

(adv.)
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continently ꝥ hí forhæfendlícast libbon ut continentius uiuant, Chrd. 42, 29

Linked entry: hæfendlíce

tawa

(n.)

an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment.

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an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment. (?)

á-cnyssan

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Út ácnysed hí synd expulsi sunt, P. Spl. 35, 13. Add

á-scildan

(v.)
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to protect sié áscildad protegamur, Rtl. 75, 9: 80, 19

Linked entry: scildan

ge-hangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hangian, to hang (intrans.),
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be suspended Ꝥ hé gehongiga ut suspendatur, Mt. L. 18, 6

ge-wyrhta

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Add: — Nege beón gewitan ne gewyrhtanǽnigesrnorðres ue manslihtes, Wlfst. 40, 7

á-wyrttrumian

(v.)
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to root out Ealle uncysta wiorðað út áwyrtrumade. Verc. Först. 161

ge-þogen

(v.; part.)

grown up

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grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 9 pp. of ge-þeón

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Úre bisceopas to me gewreoto sende our bishops sent me letters, Blickl. Homl. 187, 4.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

a-stirian

(v.)

to moveremoveagitatestir upraise

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to move, remove, agitate, stir up, raise, Lk. Bos. 6, 48

lóm-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
lóm-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte

repeatfrequent

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To use often, repeat, frequent Lómlǽhtan frequentabant, Hpt. Gl. 457, 44