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dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ineptīre, errāreto talk foolishly, blaspheme blasphĕmāre

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He dysegaþ, se ðe wile sǽd óþfæstan ðám dríum forum he does foolishly, who will sow seed in the dry furrows, 5, 2; Fox 10, 30. Ðæt ða dysegien that they are foolish, 24, 4; Fox 86, 9, MS. Bod. Ðæt hí on heortan hyge dysegedon hi errant corde, Ps.

Linked entry: dysian

hwæt-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwega, -hwigu, -hugu; pron. and adv. [cf. use of something in Shakspere.]

Somethingsomewhata little

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Hwæthwegu tódǽled somewhat separated, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 14. Hwæthwiga aliquantulum, Ps. Th. 89, 15. Hwæthwygu, 93, 8. Hwæthwugu, Bt. Met. Fox 221; Met. 20, 111

a-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-leógan, p. -leág, -leáh, -léh, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [a, leógan to lie, lig]

To lietell liesbeliedeceivementiriconfutarenon præstare

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Fox 1, 78; Met. 1, 39. Heó hyre gehát aleáh she belied her vow, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 7. He beót ne aléh he belied not his promise, Beo. Th. 160; B. 80. Hí aleógaþ him they tell lies to him, Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 18: L. In. 13; Th. i. 110, 12

Linked entries: a-leáh a-léh a-logen

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Th. 292, 28; Sat. 447. to intercede for a person (dat. or for with dat. or acc. ) Ic for mínes Godes húse þingie, Ps. Th. 121, 9.

fódder

(n.)
Grammar
fódder, fóddor, fóddur, fóder, fódor; gen. fódres; dat. fódre; n.

FODDERdry food for cattlehaycornprovenderfood generallyjūmenti pābŭlumfœnumĕdūliumpābŭlumescavictusa case from which anything is feda casecoversheaththācaθήκη

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the fodder, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 23.

Linked entries: fóter FÓÐER

neáh-west

Grammar
neáh-west, <b>. I.</b>
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Búton hit sy elles hwylc þe máran Godes ege habbe, þæt hit for his neáweste þe betere beó for Gode and for worolde, 269, 13

æl-gréne

(adj.)

all-green

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Fox 20, 155; Met. 20, 78

án-waldan

(v.)

to have sole power overto exercise absolute rulesolam potestatem haberedominari

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Fox 29, 154

beadu-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-rinc, es; m.

A soldierbellicosus virmiles

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Fox 1, 36; Met. 1, 18

Linked entries: beado-rinc rinc

efen-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-neáh, adv.

Equally near æque vīcīne

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Fox 20, 282; Met. 20, 141

Linked entry: emn-neáh

elde

(n.)

men

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Fox 20, 199; Met. 20, 100

fulluht-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-þeáw, es; m.

The rite of baptismbaptismi mos

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Fox 1. 65; Met. 1, 33

eá-ófer

(n.)
Grammar
eá-ófer, es; m.

A river-bank rīpa flūminis

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Fox 19, 43

Linked entry: ófer

ís-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ís-ceald, adj.

Ice-cold

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Fox 27, 6; Met. 27, 3

mis-hwirfed

(part.)
Grammar
mis-hwirfed, pp.

Perverted

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Perverted Swá hit is mishweorfed sic rerum versa conditio est, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 18. Mishwyrfedre praepostero, Hpt. Gl. 496, 41: 518, 19

neáh-stów

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-stów, e; f.

a neighbouring placeneighbourhood

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a neighbouring place Ealle ða neáhstówa ðǽr ymbútan, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 22. neighbourhood On ðære circean oððe on hire neáhstówe, Shrn. 81, 24

ge-wlǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlǽtan, p. -wlǽtte; pp. -wlǽted, -wlǽt

To defiledebasefœdare

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To defile, debase; fœdare Gif ðú swá gewlǽtne mon métst if thou shouldest meet a man so debased, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 12

twi-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-féte, adj.
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Sume bíþ twioféte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27

Linked entry: twio-féte

un-oferswíðedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswíðedlíc, adj.

Unconquerable

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Unconquerable Sume men wǽron unoferswíþedlíce, swá ðæt hí nán ne mihte mid nánum wíte oferswíþan quidam suppliciis inexpugnabiles, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1

wind-hreóse

(n.)
Grammar
wind-hreóse, (?), es; m.

A storm of wind

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A storm of wind Swá swá gód scipstýra ongit micelne windhreóse ǽr ǽr hit weorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 14. Cf. wind-rǽs

Linked entry: hreóse