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gold-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fáh, adj.
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Chart. 536, 17: Beo. Th. 621; B. 308: 5615; B. 2811. Goldfág scinon web æfter wagum the hangings along the walls shone interwoven with gold, 1993; B. 994

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon; pp. sewen, sawen.

to see with the eyes ⬩ to see ⬩ to visit ⬩ to see ⬩ perceive ⬩ discern ⬩ understand ⬩ to see ⬩ to experience ⬩ to look at, on

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Ne seah ic elþeódige módiglícran, Beo. Th. 678; B. 336. Hý God upstígende eágum ségun, Exon. Th. 34, 3; Cri. 536. with clause Hý on ða clǽnan seóþ, hú hí blissiaþ, Exon. 79, 6; Cri. 1286: Beo.

EODOR

(n.)
Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.

a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house ⬩ sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum

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a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house; sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum Héht ðá eahta mearas on flet teón in under eoderas he commanded then eight steeds to be led into the court under the enclosures, Beo. Th. 2078; B. 1037.

Linked entries: eder edor eodur eðer

for-grindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grindan, p. -grand, pl. -grundon; pp. -grunden [for-, grindan to grind]

To grind thoroughly ⬩ grind to pieces ⬩ grind down ⬩ crush ⬩ pulverize ⬩ mangle ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy ⬩ commŏlĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ contundĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ pulvĕrāre ⬩ lăcĕrāre ⬩ demōlīri

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Glédum forgrunden consumed or destroyed by fire, Beo. Th. 4659; B. 2335: 5347; B. 2677

FYRST

(n.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fierst, es; m.

A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ respite ⬩ truce ⬩ spătium tempŏris ⬩ tempus constĭtūtum ⬩ intercăpēdo

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Ðý fyrste in the time, Beo. Th. 5139; B. 2573

Linked entries: fierst first

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bite ⬩ the bite

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. :-- 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.' Mycelne bite Drihten dyde on helle þá hé þyder ástág, Bl. H. 67, 17. the bite, cut of a weapon, &c. Ðǽr is benda bite and dynta dyne, Wlfst. 114, 23: 209, 17.

wine-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
wine-dryhten, es; m.

A friendly, gracious lord.

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Winedrihtne, Beo. Th. 726; B. 360. Ðæt mon his winedryhten wordum herge, 6332; B. 3176 : 5437; B. 2722 : Judth. Thw. 25, 23 ; Jud. 274. Hé winedryhten (the Deity) frægn, Andr. Kmbl. 1838; An. 921.

a-merian

(v.)
Grammar
a-merian, -myrian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To examine ⬩ purify ⬩ examinare ⬩ purgare ⬩ merum reddere

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To examine, purify [generally said of melted metal]; examinare, purgare, merum reddere Óðer dǽl sceal beón amered on ðam fýre, swá hér biþ sylfor the other part shall be proved in the fire, as silver here is, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 1.

Linked entry: a-myrian

fóre-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-setnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

a thing proposed ⬩ proposition ⬩ purpose ⬩ intention ⬩ propŏsĭtio ⬩ propŏsĭtum ⬩ that which is placed before ⬩ a preposition ⬩ præpŏsĭtio

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Ic sprece fóresetnyssa fram frymþe lŏquar propŏsĭtiōnes ab inĭtio, 77, 2. that which is placed before, a preposition; præpŏsĭtio Præpŏsitio mæg beón gecweden on Englisc fóresetnyss præpŏsĭtio may be called in English a fore-setting, Ælfc.

réce-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
réce-leás, adj.
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Gif hé hwíltídum ðám réceleásum stýrþ, ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ii. 532, 12

Linked entry: récce-leás

yrfe

(n.)
Grammar
yrfe, (cf. orf; or (?) irfe, q. v.), es; n.
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Cattle For án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér oves tantum vestrae et armenta remaneant, Ex. 10, 24. Gnættas wǽron gewordene on mannum and on yrfe ( in jumentis ), 8, 17. Eft hwyrfende wæs tó ðæm yrfe and tó ðæm ceápe and tó heora gesetum, Blickl.

Linked entry: erfe

æt-gædere

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Lǽt hí beón hér ætgædere geléde, Hml. S. 30, 443. Hí ne mihton ealle ætgædere gewunian, Chr. P. 3, 9. Þá hergas fóron bégen ætgædere, 894; P. 87, 10: 1014; P. 145, 18. marking simultaneous action Þe lǽs wé ætgædere ealle forweorðan, Wlfst. 166, 3.

be-tweohnum

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-tweohnum, [] be-tweónum.

between ⬩ among

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Under þám griðe þe heom betweónan beón sceolde, Chr. 1004; P. 135, 27: 1016; P. 153, 1 Unseht betweónan Godwine and þám cynge, 1052 ; P. 183, 14. Se ríca and se þearfa sind him betwýnan nýdbehéfe (needful to each other), Hml.

cwilmian

(v.)
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Hé sceal beón cwylmiende mid deófle, Angl. viii. 337, 9. Ðá sceaðan ðágyt cwylmigende cuce hangodon, Hml. Th. ii. 260, 8: i. 334, 6. Hí wurdon tócwýsede and cwylmiende lágon, Hml.

clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.
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Gif þǽr beón lǽs manna þonne þæt lamb mæge fretan, þonne nyme hé hys neáhgebúr . . . ꝥ hé mæge ꝥ lamb clǽnlíce fretan, Angl. viii. 322, 8

gréting

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Brýdleóþes grétinge epithalami elogium, 3182. of respectful action or worship Hát mé unmedemre for þǽre godcundan róde grétinge ( for adoration of the divine cross ) þá duru beón untýnede, Hml. S. 23 b, 448

oflǽte

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽte, -láte, -léte, an;

an oblation, offering ⬩ a sacramental wafer ⬩ a wafer like the sacramental wafer ⬩ a sacramental wafer ⬩ wafer

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Behealde hé ðæt his oflétan ne beón ealdbacene, L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 26. Benedictus ásende áne ofelétan, and hét mid ðære mæssian, Homl.

Linked entry: ofláte

fremfull

beneficent ⬩ benignant ⬩ useful ⬩ beneficial ⬩ advantageous

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Ox. 56, 310. of persons, beneficent, benignant Drihten wiste hú fremful hé beón wolde, Lch. iii. 436, 21.

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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Gefélde ic mé batigende and wyrpende beón me melius habere sentirem, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 5. of improvement in healthy condition Se fisc . . . swá hine swíðor ðá ýða wealcað, swá hé strengra bið and swíðor batað, Hml. Th. i. 250, 18.

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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Hé sceolde beón áscyred fram manna neáwiste, gif his hreófla wyrsigende wǽre, Homl. Th. i. 124, 26. Þet his licome, ðe feble wes, ne sceolde noht wursien, O. E. Homl. i. 47, 26. Þe wunde þet euer wurseð, A. R. 326, 23.