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feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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He ferde fram him and wæs fered on heofen recessit ab eis et ferēbātur in cælum, Lk. Bos. 24, 51. He eft hám ferde he went home again, Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 5: 3, 11; S. 536, 9.

Linked entry: fyran

geornful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornful-líce, comp. -lícor; adv. [geornful eager]

Anxiously, diligently, earnestlystŭdiōse, dīlĭgenter, sēdŭlo

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Swá he geornfullícor ðæs écan lífes gewilnode he the more earnestly desired the eternal life, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 8

self-willendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
self-willendlíce, adv.
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According to one's own will or desire hæfde ǽnne sunu . . . þone lufode swíþe líchamlíce and fédde selfwillendlíce (seolfweldlíce, selfwendlice, v. l.) filium habuit, quem nimis carnaliter diligens remisse nutriebat; he brought him up to have his

wildan

Grammar
wildan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ne lǽte nǽfre his hýrmen hyne ofer wealdan, ac wilde (wille, MS.) ǽlcne mid hláfordes creafte and mid folcrihte. Sélre him his ǽfre of folgoðe ðonne on, gyf hine magan wyldan ðá ðe scolde wealdan, Angl. ix. 260, 26-31. Add

of-langod

(v.)
Grammar
of-langod, part.

Seized with an excessive longing or desire

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Seized with an excessive longing or desire For ðære sibbe wearþ oflangod ungemetlíce he was seized with an immense longing on account of the love he bore his father and mother Homl. Th. ii. 176, l. Oflongad, Exon. Th. 443, 13; Kl. 29

Linked entry: langian

dreógan

(v.)
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him bróhton ongeán eahta C M féþena and LX M gehorsades folces.

æfter-hýrigean

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-hýrigean, p. de; pp. ed

To follow another's exampleto imitateresembleimitari

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To follow another's example, to imitate, resemble; imitari He wilnode æfterhýrigean he wished to imitate, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 44

and-wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
and-wráþ, adj.

Hostileinfensus

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Hostile; infensus Ðam dracan he andwráþ leofaþ he lives hostile to the serpent, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 26; Pa. 17

Linked entry: wráþ

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, e; f.

Fulnesssatietygluttonysătietasinglŭvies

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Fulness, satiety, gluttony; sătietas, inglŭvies He þurh fille unriht gefremode he did wrong through gluttony, L. Pen. 16; Wilk. 95, 58

Linked entry: fæll

gár-wígend

(n.)
Grammar
gár-wígend, es; m.

A spear-fighterwarriorhastātus bellator

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A spear-fighter, warrior; hastātus bellator He úsic gárwígend góde tealde he accounted us warriors good, Beo. Th. 5275; B. 2641

ealning

(adv.)
Grammar
ealning, adv.

Always semper

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Always; semper Swá he ealning dyde æt Saltwíc as he always did at Saltwich, Th. Diplm. A.D. 886-899; 138, 15

giómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
giómor-mód, adj.

Sad of mindmæstus anĭmo

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Sad of mind; mæstus anĭmo He, giómormód, giohðo mǽnde he, sad of mind, bewailed his afflictions, Beo. Th. 4526; B. 2267

blencan

(v.)
Grammar
blencan, p. blencte; pp. blenced

To deceive, cheatdecipere, fallereto impose upon

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To deceive, cheat; decipere, fallere He wrenceþ and blenceþ he deceives and cheats, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 18; Mód. 33

ge-earfoþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-earfoþ, es; n.

Troubletrĭbŭlatio

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Trouble; trĭbŭlatio He sceal géþolian manige ge-earfoðu [MS. gearfoðu] he shall suffer many troubles, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 26

ge-setenes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setenes, -ness, e; f.

A constitution, an appointmentconstĭtūtio

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A constitution, an appointment; constĭtūtio Ða gesetenes he lǽt standan he allows this appointment to stand, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 30

Linked entry: -setenness

ge-máglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máglíce, adv.

Urgently, importunately

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Urgently, importunately He tiht ǽlcne swíðe gemáglíce to gebedum he exhorts everybody very urgently to prayers, Homl. Th. i. 158, 13

Linked entry: ge-máhlíce

wæcc

(n.)
Grammar
wæcc, e; f.
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Watch, vigil Mid þý behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes gefealh his wæcce (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30

á-rásian

(v.)
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Add: to suspect, conjecture árásade (suspicabatur) ꝥ hæfde ǽrendo tó Breotone cyningum, Bd. 4, I; Sch. 342, 2: 8

hamacgaþ

(v.)
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Se ðe gelíþ raðe hamacgaþ he who takes to his bed will quickly be up again, Lchm. iii. 184, 21. [?]

ge-stala

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stala, an; m.

A thief;fur

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A thief; fur Ðæt he ne gestala nǽre that he was not a thief, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 15

Linked entry: stala