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fǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽgan, p. fǽde; pp. fǽged

To paint

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pangit (nec glus murorum moenia pangit, Ald. 173, 32), 93, 66. Faedun, fǽdun pangebant (pingebant ? ), Txts. 85, 1504

Linked entries: fædun faehit fégan

girran

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wíf-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hand, a; f.

The female sidefemale line

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Kmbl. ii. 116, 16-24. v. next word

hund

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ne murnþ náuþer ne friénd ne fiénd þe má þe wédende hund, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 8. Hrýðeres belle and hundes hoppe ... ǽlc bið ánes sciłł. weorð, and ǽlc is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16. Be hundes slite. Gif hund mon tóslíte oþþe ábíte ...

ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
ríce, adj.

powerfulmightygreatpossessed of powerrichpossessed of wealthstrongpowerfulmightypotent

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Drihten ne wandaþ for rícum ne for heánum Dominus personam non accipit, Deut. 10, 17. Ne dém nán unriht ne árwurða ðone rícan non injuste judicabis nec honores vultum potentis, Lev. 19, 15. Áhóf ic rícne (riicnæ, Ruth.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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L. 13, 28. of the action of a net Gelíc ásendum nette on sǽ and of ǽlcum fisccynne gadrigendum (geadrigende, L., congreganti), Mt. 13, 47. to gather literary material, compile Of ðǽre béc þe Béda gesette and gaderode of manegra wísra láreówa bócum,

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Ger. swíhante vagus.] to move away, depart, escape Wiþ ðæt beón æt ne fleón, genim veneriam and gehóh hý tó ðære hýfe; ðonne beóþ hý wunigende and nǽfre ne swícaþ, Lchdm. i. 98, 2.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

á-wyht

(adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wyht, [ = á-wiht]

Aughtanythingat all

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Aught, anything; at all Ne hí for áwyht eorþan cyste ða sélestan geseón woldan pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, Ps. Th. 105, 20: 103, 9: 113,14

dreórignys

(n.)
Grammar
dreórignys, dreórinys,-nyss ,e ; f.

DREARINESS, sadness mœstĭtia

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DREARINESS, sadness; mœstĭtia Gif he ne gehulpe hire sárlícan dreórinysse if he might not relieve her painful dreariness, Greg. Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 5 a, 8

feorh-líf

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-líf, es; n.

Lifevīta

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Life; vīta On ðínre gesihþe ne biþ sóþfæst ǽnig, ðe on ðisse foldan feorhlíf bereþ non justĭfĭcābĭtur in conspectu tuo omnis vīvens, Ps. Th. 142, 2

mǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-tíd, e; f.
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Nap. 84) metes ne ábítan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 7

on-scuniendlic

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Sé þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ꝥ hé ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add

pening-weorþ

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Nán man nán þing ne bycge ofer feówer penigweorð (peninga weorð, v. l. ) . . . búton man hæbbe getreówe gewitnesse feówer manna, Ll. Th. i. 390, 2. Add

galdor-sang

(n.)
Grammar
galdor-sang, es; m.

An incantation

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Ne wé galdorsangas onginnen, Wlfst. 253, 10

brond-stæfn

(adj.)
Grammar
brond-stæfn, adj.

The shining prowedproram spuma fulgentem habens

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The shining prowed; proram spuma fulgentem habens Storm ne mæg brecan brondstæfne a storm cannot break the shining [foaming] prowed [ship], Andr. Kmbl. 1007; An. 504

Linked entry: brand-stæfn

ge-singe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-singe, [ = ge-sinhíge(?) v. ge-siníg], an; f.

A wife

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A wife Ne meaht ðú habban mec ðé to gesingan thou mayest not have me for thy wife, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 34; Jul. 54

Linked entry: -singe

HUNGOR

(n.)
Grammar
HUNGOR, es; m.

HUNGERfamine

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HUNGER, famine Nis ðǽr hungor ne þurst slǽp ne swár leger ne sunnan bryne there is there neither hunger nor thirst, sleep nor grievous sickness, nor burning heat of the sun, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 20; Cri. 1661.

nytenness

(n.)
Grammar
nytenness, e; f.

ignorancelazinessdisgraceignominy

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Ðæt men for nytennysse misfaran ne sceolon, 314. 5. Ðú cniht ne cúðest manna Hǽlend ... Nú ic for ðínre nytennysse geornlíce bæd, i. 66, 30. Se ðe tódrǽfde ealle nytennysse ðære ealdan nihte, 36, 29. Crist mæg ðíne nytennysse (MSS. C.

Linked entries: nyten nitenness

wiþ-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd,-brǽd,pl. -brugdon, -brúdon

To withholdrestraincheckhold back

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To withhold, restrain, check, hold back Gif ðæt mód ðæm willan ne wiðbrítt dum in cogitatione voluptas non reprimitur, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 8.

á-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
á-cirran, p. de
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Ne ácerre ne avertaris Mt. L. 5, 42. Of ácerred evertendam Lk. p. 10, 4. Hé geseah his hors ácyrred fram his wédenheortnesse ( a sua vesania immutatum ), Gr. D. 78, 16.

Linked entries: a-cerran á-cyrran