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ceorfan

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Hét ic ceorfan ðá bearwas jubeo cedi nemus, Nar. 12, 18.

fætels

Grammar
fætels, l. fǽtels and (?) fǽtel,

a vessela bag

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S. 2, 175. a bag Ne fætels non peram, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 44: 60, 48. Fǽtel, 73, 56. In fǽtelsum in sitharciis, 45, 79. Twá hund mittan meluwes on fǽtelsum (on saccum in saccis, Gr. D. 145, 27), Hml. Th. ii. 172, 4

fearr

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Garganus ðone fearr gehwǽr sóhte . . . heora nán ne dorste ðám fearre geneálǽcan, Hml. Th. i. 502, 11-22. Flésc ferra carnes taurorum, Ps. Srt. 49, 13. Se micela ylp þe ðá módigan fearras mid ealle ofbeát, Hml. A. 63, 285.

heorcnian

(v.)
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Add: absolute Þá hét se bisceop ꝥ hé heorcnode geornlícor; hé siód þá and hlyste . . . and ne mihte nán þing þǽre myrþe gehýran, Hml. S. 31, 1391. Suwian and heorcnian (audire) leorniccnihtum gedafenað, R. Ben I. 26, 10.

lustfullung

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Deófol tiht ús tó yfele, ac wé sceolon . . . geniman náne lustfullunge tó ðǽre tihtinge . . . Se Hǽlend mihte beón gecostnod þurh tihtinge, ac nán lustfullung ne hrepede his mód, Hml. Th. i. 174, 30-176, 7.

ólehtung

(n.)
Grammar
ólehtung, e; f.
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Gif þú þá ilcan ólectonge þám líchoman [dó, hit ] híwfægere bið, þonne hit ǽr wæs, 166

treów

Grammar
treów, truth.
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Ne cuæð hé ðæt for ðý ðe hé wolde his treówa and geleáfan forlǽtan quod exhibebat non amittendo fidem, 101, 7

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Nenan man ðe ðyses landes ǽniges dǽles brúke, bútan hé hit ofgange æt ðám híwum mid rihtum landrihte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 435, 34. Similar entries v. preceding word

on-wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wæcnan, p. ede.

to rise, spring, be derived

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' us is tíma ðæt wé onwæcnen of slǽpe.' Ond eft hé cwiþ: 'Onwæcnaþ, gé ryhtwísan,' Past. 63; Swt. 459, 33-461, 1.

Linked entry: on-wacnian

orsorglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orsorglíce, adv.

without anxietycarelessly, rashlysecurely, safely

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Sió nafu færþ micle fæstlícor and orsorglícor ðonne ða felgan, 39, 7 ; Fox 220, 30

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Þe sulve mose hire þonkes wolde þe totose, O. and N. 70. Lordschipe wol not his thonkes han no felaweschipe, Chauc. Kn.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Ic nǽnigne man beswícan (laedere) ne mihte, Gr. D. 30, 23.

Linked entry: be-swícende

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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láre, ne ꝥ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him hí geeáþmédon, Bl.

æ-not

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-not, adj. [æ without, not use]

Uselessof no useunprofitableinutilis

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Useless, of no use, unprofitable; inutilis Ðæt hit ænote weorþe that it be useless, L. Eth. vi. 34; Th. i. 324, 7

cúþice

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþice, adv. = cúþlíce

Clearlymanifeste

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Clearly; manifeste Forðon ic cúþlíce [MS. cuþice] on ðǽm, hér cwicu lifige quia in ipsis vivificasti me, Ps. Th. 118, 93

flohten-fóte

(adj.)
Grammar
flohten-fóte, adj.

Web-footedpalmĭpes

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Web-footed; palmĭpes Ne ete flohtenfóte fugelas let him not eat web-footed birds, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 88, 9

Linked entry: fleohtan

líðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líðe-líc, adj.

Gentlemildsoft

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Gentle, mild, soft Líðelíce stefne lena voce, Nar. 36, 21. Mid líðelícum wordum with gentle words, Past. 30, 2; Swt. 205, 8

síþ-stapel

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-stapel, síþ-stappel
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a track, footstep Ðæt ne sýn ástyrode síþstapla míne ł wegas ł fótswaþu ut non moueantur uestigia mea, Ps. Lamb. 16, 5

swót-mete

(n.)
Grammar
swót-mete, es; m.
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A sweet-meat, delicacy Nǽron ðá welige hámas ne mistlíce swótmettas, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 4. v. swét-mete, and preceding word

Linked entry: swét-mete

tíging

(n.)
Grammar
tíging, e; f.
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Tying, connection Sume naman syndon absolutivae, ðæt synd ungebundene, ða ne behófiaþ nánre tíginge óðres naman, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 14