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fódder

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

FODDER ⬩ dry food for cattle ⬩ hay ⬩ corn ⬩ provender ⬩ food generally ⬩ jūmenti pābŭlum ⬩ fœnum ⬩ ĕdūlium ⬩ pābŭlum ⬩ esca ⬩ victus ⬩ a case from which anything is fed ⬩ a case ⬩ cover ⬩ sheath ⬩ thāca ⬩ θήκη

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FODDER, dry food for cattle, hay, corn, provender, food generally; jūmenti pābŭlum, fœnum, ĕdūlium, pābŭlum, esca, victus Ða ungesceádwísan neát ne wilniaþ nánes óðres feós to eácan ðam fódre the irrational cattle desire no other wealth in addition to

Linked entries: FÓÐER fóter

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Many ⬩ much ⬩ multum ⬩ multa ⬩ many things ⬩ much ⬩ very ⬩ multa ⬩ multum ⬩ in primis ⬩ cum maxĭme ⬩ so many ... as ⬩ tot ... quot

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Bos. 6, 34. so many ... as; tot ... quot Ic ne mæg swá fela [gefón], swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan non possum tot căpĕre, quot possum vendĕre, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 27

pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
pæþ, paþ, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Andlang oxna pæþes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 215, 10. Ðone kyng gerihtan of ðam dweliandan pæþe ( from the path of error ), Chr. 1067; Erl. 204, 30.

Linked entry: paþ

æt-berstan

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Uneáþe cwic ætberstende, Coll. M. 27, 3. when person from whom or place from which is given, dat. Hé heom ætbærst, Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 21. with adv. or prep. Sé ætbærst ðanon, Chr. 605 ; P. 23, 10.

ernþ

(n.)
Grammar
ernþ, e; f.

Standing corn, the crop ⬩ sĕges

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Standing corn, the crop; sĕges Hi swá swá rípe ernþ fortreddon hí ealle they trod them all down like ripe corn, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35, note

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

Alfred ⬩ Alfrédus ⬩ Alfred the Great

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. 2 — 177,5, col. 2.

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worse ⬩ worst

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Ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié hæbben betst gedón, ðæt wé him ðonne secgen ðæt hié hæbben wierst (wyrst, Cott. MSS.) gedón cum ea, quae bene egisse se credant, male acta monstramus, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 17.

Linked entries: wiers wirrest wyrs

corn-hwæcca

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Dele: Substitute: corn-hwæcce

beado-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
beado-hrægl, es; n.

A war-garment ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ bellica vestis ⬩ lorica

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A war-garment, coat of mail; bellica vestis, lorica Beadohrægl on breóstum læg the coat of mail lay on my breast, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552

Linked entry: beadu-hrægl

corn-troh

(n.)
Grammar
corn-troh, ,-trog, es; m. [troh a trough]

A corn-trough ⬩ bin ⬩ a vessel for cleansing grains of corn ⬩ cista frumentaria ⬩ capisterium

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A corn-trough, bin, a vessel for cleansing grains of corn; cista frumentaria, capisterium Corntroh capisterium Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 62; Wrt. Voc. 16, 35

beadu-serce

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-serce, an; f.

A war-shirt ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ bellica tunica ⬩ lorica

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A war-shirt, coat of mail; bellica tunica, lorica Ic gefrægn sunu Wihstánes beran beadusercean I heard that Wihstan's son bore the coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5503; B. 2755

Linked entry: serc

feor-cumen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feor-cumen, part.

Come from afar ⬩ perĕgrīnus ⬩ perĕger ventus

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Come from afar; perĕgrīnus, perĕger ventus Feorcumen [MS. feorcuman] man a far-come man, a foreigner, L. In. 20; Th. i. 114, 15, note 30, MS. B

forþ-steallian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-steallian, p. ode; pp. od

To come to pass ⬩ posthac lŏcum hăbēre

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To come to pass; posthac lŏcum hăbēre Sceal seó wyrd swá ðeáh forþsteallian that event shall yet come to pass, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 15; Gen. 2390

Linked entry: steallian

a-hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyldan, -hildan; p. -hylde; pp. -hylded, -hyld.

to incline ⬩ recline ⬩ inclinare ⬩ reclinare ⬩ to decline ⬩ turn away ⬩ avert from ⬩ declinare ⬩ inclinare

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to incline, recline: inclinare, reclinare Ahylde ic míne heortan inclinavi cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 112. Ahyld me ðín eáre inclina aurem tuam ad me, 85, 1. Ahylded, 103, 6. Hwár he his heáfod ahylde ubi caput reclinet, Lk.

Linked entries: a-hildan a-hyldendlíce

a-sealcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sealcan, pp. asolcen

To languish ⬩ to be or become weak ⬩ idle ⬩ slothful ⬩ remiss ⬩ languescere ⬩ remittere ⬩ desidiosum fieri

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Asolcen iners, Cot. 108. Asolcen remissus, ignavus, Scint. 16

Linked entry: a-solcen

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, es; m.

DIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditch ⬩ vallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est

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ADIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditch ; vallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est Andlang díces along the dike, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 442; A. D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 438, 18.

Linked entry: fæsten-díc

heolfor

(n.)
Grammar
heolfor, es; n.

Blood from a wound ⬩ gore ⬩ cruor

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Blood from a wound, gore; cruor Blód út ne com heolfor of hreþre ðeáh mec bite stíðecg stýle there came not out blood or gore from my breast though the steel with stiff edge bit me, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 9; Rä. 88, 13.

Linked entry: helabr

húðe

(n.)
Grammar
húðe, [v. herehúðe], e; f.

Prey ⬩ spoil ⬩ booty

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Se Chaldéa cining com ðá tó his earde mid ðære húðe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 23: Cd. 174; Th. 220, 2; Dan. 65.

meagol

(adj.)
Grammar
meagol, <b>, megol;</b> adj.

Earnest ⬩ strenuous ⬩ firm

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Mary (cf. the form 'Ego donationem indeclinabiliter consensi,' 322, 6), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 331, 5.

næs

(v.)
Grammar
næs, = ne wæs

was not

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Ic næs, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 1 : 34, 9. Ðú nǽre mildsiend ofer heora cild, Blickl. Homl. 249, 6. Man næs, ðe ða eorþan worhte, Gen. 2, 5. Nǽron ðá welige hámas, ne diórwyrþra hrægla hí ne girndan, forðam hí ðá git nǽran, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 4-6.