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fiolan

(v.)
Grammar
fiolan, p. fæl, pl. fǽlon; pp. folen

To reachproceedcomeprocēdĕrepervĕnīre

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To reach, proceed, come; procēdĕre, pervĕnīre Hit fiolan ne mæg eft æt his éþle it cannot come again to its own region, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 308; Met. 20, 154

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 22. Tó ðære wóhgan apeldran, iii. 389, 32. Tó wóhan (wógan, v. l.) ǽc, Cod. Dip. B. i. 417, 16. Ðá oncierde ðæt scip on wónne síþfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8.

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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Cot. > Ðæt hý ðý freóran hyge geféngen that they might receive the gladder spirit. Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 22; Cri. 1512

þorn

(n.)
Grammar
þorn, es; m.
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On ða þyrnan westeweardes, ðǽr se mycla þorn stód, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 13. Tó hafucðornæ; of ðam þornæ on ðone brádan stán ... on hælnes þorn; of ðam þorne on ðone bróc, v. 348, 21. On weocan þorn; of ðam þorne, vi. 92, 3. Ðornas sentes, Wrt.

angil

(n.)

a hook

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a hook, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 11

buteric

(n.)
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a bottle, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

hwǽte-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-wæstm, es; m.

Cornfrumentatio

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Corn; frumentatio, Ps. Vos. 77, 29, Lye

bió-breád

(n.)

honey-comb

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honey-comb, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25

cóða

(n.)

diseases

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diseases; nom. gen. acc. pl. of cóðu

hwǽr

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Cf. (1 a) Hwǽr cóm eówer God?, Ps. Th. 78, 10. Hwǽr cóm seó frætwodnes heora húsa? ... oþþe hwǽr cóm heora snyttro?, Bl. H. 99, 27-31: Sat. 36. Se pytt héh is; huona ł huǽr (hwér, R. unde ) hæfis ðú uætter?, Jn.

Barton

(n.)

Barton, a corn villagefrumentaria villa

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Barton, a corn village; frumentaria villa

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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Hé gean ðæra hundtwýntiga hída æt Wyrðæ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. in. 127, 15. Brinkewurða terra est. iv. 167, 1.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

níwan

(adv.)
Grammar
níwan, neówan, neón; adv.

Recentlylatelynewly

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Ic eom se ðe nú níwan com. Swilce hé swá cwǽde : Ic wæs geswutelod nú níwan, Glostr. Fragm. 50, 2-4.

Linked entries: neówan níwane níwe

tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;
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f A tunic, coat Tunece tonica, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 62. Tunice, Scint. 144, 7. Tunicæ tunica, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 71. Hit ys mínes suna tunecan Gen. 37, 33 : Exon. Th. 357, 1 ; Pa. 22. Hí námon his tunecan (tunicam; cyrtel. Lind.

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gearcian

(v.)
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</b> to dress food, skins, &amp;c. :-- Ic bicge hýda and fell and gearkie (praeparo ) hig mid cræfte, Coll. M. 27, 29. Gearca ús gereord-unge, Hml. Th. i. 60, 18.

be-hófian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hófian, bi-hófian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To have need ofto needrequireegereindigereImpersonallyit BEHOVETHit concernsit is needful or necessaryoportetinterest

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Cot. Faust A. x. 150 b; Lchdm. iii. 440, 32. Behófaþ oportet Jn. Lind. War. 3, 7

cyrc-weard

(n.)
Grammar
cyrc-weard, cyric-weard,cyrc-werd,es ; m.

A churchwarden, sacristanecclesiæ custos, sacri scriniarius

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Conc. 1. Se bisceop befran ðone cyrcweard hwǽr ðæs hálgan wǽpnu wǽron the bishop asked the sacristan where the weapons of the saint were, Homl. Th. i. 452, 2.

Linked entry: cyric-weard

Dægsan stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dægsan stán, Degsa-stán, Dæg-stán,es; m. [Flor. Hunt. Degsastan: the stone of Degsa]

DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberlandagro Cumbriæ

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D. 603] Ægthan king of the Scots fought against the Dalreods, and against Æthelfrith, king of the Northumbrians, at Dawston, and almost all his army was slain, Chr. 603; Th. 36, 24-29, col. 1.

forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, -werd; adj.

in a forward directionforwardprōnustending towards any oneălĭquem versus tendenseverlastingcontinualsempĭternus

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Cot. 50, 79; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 79. everlasting, continual; sempĭternus Ic forþweardne gefeán hæbbe I have everlasting joy, Exon. 64 a; Th. 236, 4; Ph. 569. Fremum forþweardum with continual benefits, Cd. 12; Th. 13, 29; Gen. 210

gærs-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-stapa, gærstapa, an; m.

A GRASS-STEPPERlocustlŏcusta

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He sǽde and com gærstapa dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, Ps. Spl. 104, 32 : 108, 22. He sealde geswinc heora gærstapan dĕdit lăbōres eōrum lŏcustæ, Ps.