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geond-faran

(v.)
Grammar
geond-faran, part. -farende; p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [geond through, faran to go]

To go through, pervadeperambŭlāre, pervăgāri

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Lamb. 90, 6. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67

Linked entry: geond-tæren

scip-fird

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fird, e; f.
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See land-fird for other passages

Súþan-hymbre

(n.)
Grammar
Súþan-hymbre, -humbre; pl.
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The Southumbrians, the Mercians Hér Súþanhymbre (-humbre, Laud. MS.) ofslógon Æþelrédes cwéne (cf. Æþelréd Myrcna cyning, Bd. 4, 21; S. 590, 14), Chr. 697; Th. 67, cols. 1, 3. Hér Cénréd féng tó Súþanhymbre ríce (cf. Cénréd Myrcna ríce fore wæs.

Linked entries: Súþ-hymbre Hymbre

un-deóp

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deóp, adj.

Not deepshallow

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Ðý læs mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge ðæt hit ðonne oferflówe ne cum angusto cordi incapabile aliquid tribuitur, extra fundatur, 63; Swt. 459, 14

wiþer-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cwide, es; m.

Resistanceoppositioncontest

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Resistance, opposition, contest Ðæt twelf hída land butan ǽlcum wiðercwide seó ágefen tó Wigornacestre, Chart. Th. 131, 25: Chart. Erl. 162, 1. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht gewyrce, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 8.

ǽþryt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽþryt, ǽþrytt, es; n.
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weariness, disgust Ne durre wé ðás bóc gelengan, ð í lǽs ðe heó ungemetegod sý and mannum ǽðryt þurh hire micelnysse ástyrige, Hml.

costnian

(v.)
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Ne lǽt ðú ús costnian, ac álýs ús fram yfele, Wlfst. 125, 13. Add

ge-hýþness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýþness, ge-hýdness, e; f.
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commodity, convenience, advantage Ðý lǽs hié gedwelle sió gehýdnes and ðá getǽsu ðe hié on ðǽm wege habbað ne subsidia itineris in obstacula perventionis vertant, Past. 387, 13.

Linked entries: ge-hýdness -hýþness

hǽþ-feld

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-feld, es; m.
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Open uncultivated land, a heath Tó mǽde, and se hǽðfeld eal gemǽne, C. D. v. 78, 32. On ðone hǽðfeld, 177, 27. Úp on þone lytlan ( printed hone lytland) hǽþfeld, C. D. B. i. 296, 25.

Linked entry: feld

of-dúne

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Ic ofdúne on ðá eorðan læg, Hml. S. 23 b, 575. of position in space Þá stód hé on hlǽddre . . . þá stód ðǽr ofdúne on þǽre flóre Sancte Peter, Gr. D. 227, 6

sweord

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And þeáh hé geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan and golde fǽted sweord (ofergyldene sweord, 22), gif hé ꝥ land nafað, hé bið ceorl swáþeáh, Ll. Th. i. 188, 9. v. birn- (byrn-), hilt-sweord. Add

wlite-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wlite-weorþ, es; n.
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Ransom or compensation paid for a person, the amount being determined by the person's appearance (wlite; see the passages from the Laws under wlite; ) Cóm tó him án wydewe, seó sǽde him ꝥ hire sunu wǽre gelǽded in hæftnýde . . . and bæd þone Godes wer

cuman

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Oð þæt gé cumon tó ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1. 3. add: Ll. Th. i. 122, 6

scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
scǽnan, p. de

To break

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Helmes gullen . . . sceldes gunnen scenen, Laym. 31234. Breken brade sperren, bordes scænden, 5186

hnappung

(n.)
Grammar
hnappung, hnæppung, e; f.

Slumbering, dozing, drowsiness

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Th. and Lamb

Linked entry: hnæppung

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fixfastendrive intoafflict withinflict onimpingereinfigere

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Ne mágon we him láþ ætfæstan we cannot afflict him with pain, Andr. Kmbl. 2694; An. 1349

Linked entry: æ-fæstan

eorre

(adj.)
Grammar
eorre, adj.

Angry, enraged, fierce īrātus, īrācundus

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Nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend to ðam orlege the fierce spear-bearers were not slow to the onset, Andr. Kmbl. 93; An. 47: 2153; An. 1078

fultumend

(n.)
Grammar
fultumend, fultumiend, es; m. [fultumende, fultumiende, part. of fultuman, fultumian]

A helperassistantco-operatoradjūtorco-ŏpĕrātor

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Lamb. 70, 7: Bd. pref; S. 471, 22

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, -æmettigian, -æmtogian; p. ode; pp. od [æmtian to be at leisure]

To be unoccupiedbe at leisurebe voidvăcuum essevăcāre

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Lamb. 45, 11. He wæs geæmtogod he was void, Homl. Th. i. 290, 21

gearcian

(v.)
Grammar
gearcian, gærcian; p. ode; pp. od [gearo ready]

To preparemake readyprocurefurnishsupplypărārepræpărāreappărāreexhĭbērepræbēre

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On láfum ðínum ðú gearcast [MS. gearcost] andwlitan heora in relīquiis tuis præpărābis vultum eōrum, Ps. Spl. 20, 12. On him gearcode fæt deáþes in eo părāvit vāsa mortis, 7, 14 : Gen. 19, 3

Linked entries: gærcian ge-gearcian