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FARU

(n.)
Grammar
FARU, e; f.

a going, journey, passage ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus family, what is movablefămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus expedition, march expĕdītio, agmen migrantium

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Gewít ðú nú feran and ðíne fare lǽdan ceápas begin thou now to depart and lead thy family and thy cattle, Cd. 83; Th. 105 1; Gen. 1746. expedition, march; expĕdītio, agmen migrantium He ðas fare lǽdeþ he leadeth this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 19;

galluc

(n.)
Grammar
galluc, galloc, gallac, es; m.

The plant comfreysymphy̆tum officĭnāle,

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The plant comfrey; symphy̆tum officĭnāle, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man confirmam, and óðrum naman galluc nemneþ, biþ cenned on mórum and on feldum, and eác on mǽdum this herb, which is called confirma, and by another name comfrey, is produced on moors and in

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Of or belonging to you two Ic nú ðis þing wríte tó ðé gemǽnelíce and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum forðon incer lufu sceal beón somod gemǽne nunc tibi et matri mee sororibusque meis de singulis regni mei commodis scribebam, que tibi et illis communia

ge-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wénan, p. de; pp. ed

To hopeexpectsupposethinkesteem

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To hope, expect, suppose, think, esteem Ne þurfon hí to meotude miltse gewénan they need expect no mercy from the Lord, Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 35; Cri. 1366. Nellaþ gé gewénan welan unrihte nolite sperare in iniquitatem, Ps. Th. 61, 10.

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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to be, become; fiĕri Ne mæg nán þinc gewurþan bútan godes willan nothing can happen without God's will, Th. Ap. 22, 7: 9, 5. Hit gewurþ him of mínum fæder, ðe on heofonum ys fiet illis a patre mea, qui in cælis est, Mt. Bos. 18, 19.

efen-lic

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Nǽnig efenlic þám on worlde gewearð wífes gearnung woman's merit to match that was none in this world, Cri. 39. Ána God on ðrím hádum efenlices wuldres ( aequalis gloriae ), Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 432, 20.

fleám

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Fleémas fuge, 38, 39. the flight of a defeated force Wearð ǽfre þurh sum þing fleám ástiht, Chr. 998; P. 131, 16. Flugon Péne . . . For þǽm fleáme Hauna mid his folce wearð Rómánum tó gafolgieldum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 170, 25.

ge-léd

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-léd, ge-loed, ge-leód, gloed glosses catasta (
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This form might apply to the fire used in the form of torture denoted by catasta. There seems no root with which to connect -lód-, mutated forms of which would appear as -loed-, -léd, -leód- (?), and gæleð looks like a gloss to cantat

Linked entries: ge-loed gæleþ

ge-lufian

(v.)
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L. 67, 13. to feel desire for a thing, like Gelufadan menn ðióstro, dilexerunt homines tenebras, Jn. L. 3, 19. Gelufadon uuldor monnes, Jn. L.

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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Lomb is drih, þing and milde agnus est animal mansuetum, O. E. Hml. ii. 49, 9. Maide dreiβ and wel itaucht, 256, 34.)

gnídan

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</b> to rub one object against another :-- Beóres tácen is þæt þú gníde þíne hand on þá óþre, Tech. ii. 125, 21. <b>I b.</b> to rub a surface with material, cover a surface by rubbing :-- Reóde gnídan fucare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 49.

húsel-hálgung

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(From this passage it would seem that húsel-hálgung and húsel-gang have the same meaning.) Add:: holy communion, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper :-- Húselhálgung næs ǽr þám se Hǽlend gehálgode hláf and win tó húsle, Hml. A. 71, 155.

hón

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Add: to place a thing so that it is supported from above Mon héhþ ǽnne heáfodbeáh æt ærneweges ende, Bt. 37, 2; F. 188, 8. Hí gedydon ánne scyld and áne anlícnysse, and áhéngon (héngon, v. l. ) hí úp on heora Capitolium, Ors. 6, 25 ; Bos. 125, 2.

sceáwung

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On þysre sceáwunge ( in hac speculatione) wundorlic þing æfterfyligde, 171, 7. Þurh þá gástlican sceáwunge, 154, 3. Ðá eágan mé gebróhton on þám angytte; ac siðþan ic hyt ongyten hæfde, þá forlǽt ic þá sceáwunga mid þám eágum, Solil. H. 21, 17.

hosa

(n.)
Grammar
hosa, an; m. [or hose; f. (?) v. next word, and cf. other dialects] .

a covering for the leg, HOSE caligabreeches, hose.]a husk, a covering for a grain or seed

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Ger. hose; f. caliga: Ger. hose; f. breeches, hose.] a husk, a covering for a grain or seed [or is this a different word ?] Wilnade gefylle womb his of beánbælgum ł písum hósum cupiebat implere ventrem suum de siliquis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 16. v.

Linked entry: leðer-hose

slíf

(n.)
Grammar
slíf, sléf, slýf, e: slífe, an; f.

A sleeve

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H.) and beneoðan cneowe sio bót bið twýsceatte máre (cf. 45; Th. i. 92, 20 for this double compensation when a wound was not concealed by the hair) L. Alf. pol. 66.; Th. i. 96, 30.

Linked entries: sléf slífe slýf

tó-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scǽnan, p. de

To break to pieces

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Hi þe totorveþ . . . and þine fule bon toscheneþ, O. and N. 1120. Þu scalt toscæne mid mire eaxe . . . Corineus smat in enne stane . . . þe stan al tosceande (þat þe ston al tobrac, 2nd MS.), 2309-15. In Layamon the word is intransitive

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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R. 1, 14. with clause Him mæg beón þe glædre his heorte þe hé sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. of things. of thoughts, looks, expressing gladness Hí gesáwon hine habban glædne andwlitan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27.

róde-hengen

(n.)
Grammar
róde-hengen, róde-hengenn, e; f.
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Hé ( the penitent thief ) geandette his synna on ðære ródehengene, ii. 78, 22. Úre Hǽlend ródehengene underbeáh, 600, 6

Linked entry: hengen

wrǽþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþu, (-o); indecl.: wrǽþ, e; f.

Wrathanger

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Hæfþ eal folc micele wrǽþe æt Gode þurh his ǽnne gilt, þe hé nolde healdan ða þincg. Wulfst. 174, 27. From tóweard wuráðo a futura ira, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 7

Linked entry: wrǽþ