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fýr

fire firefireto be on firea fire, fuel in a state of combustion a fire on a hearth a piece of burning material firelightninga disease

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Th. i. 378, 19. fire as one of the four elements Feówer gesceafta . . . feówrþe is fýr . . . ꝥ fýr is yfemest ofer eallum þyssum woruldgesceaftum, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 30-38.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Leán sellende eallum, 240, 34; Dan. 396. to give, endow with a capacity, life, sight, understanding, etc. Ðú sylest andgit eallum eorþbúendum, Ps. Th. 118, 130. Ðú man geworhtest and him sealdest word and gewitt and wæstma gecynd, Hy. 9, 56.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Seó heofon belýcð on hyre bósme ealne middaneard, Lch. iii. 232, 17. Þás syx casus befóð and belúcað swá hwæt swá men embe sprecað, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 23, 14. Þás twá bebodu belúcað ealle béc (cf. Mt. 22, 40), Hml.

gódnes

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L. 127, 5. a good act or deed Hé þancode Gode eallra his gódnyssa, ꝥ hé hine gescylde ... and him sige forgeaf, Hml. S. 14, 163. Habban ús on handa úre leóhtfatu ꝥ sýn hálige weorc, on ælmesdǽdum and on eallum gódnessum, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 38.

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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Sume þá wyrta wǽron mid fótum fortredene, sume hý wǽron mid ealle fornumene (direpta), Gr. D. 23, 30.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Nú habbaþ hig ðæt mynster gesett mid preóstan, and willaþ ðǽr habban þeówdóm eall swá man hæfþ on Paules byrig on Lundene, Chart.

ed-wít

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Eall hí mé þæt on edwít oncyrdan factum est mihi in opprobrium, Ps. Th. 68, 10. disgrace, shame, blame incurred by a person Hé sǽde ꝥ hit þǽm cyninge lǽsse edwít wǽre ( sine regis infamia ), Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 33.

standan

Grammar
standan, <b>I 2.</b>
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Ne standað ná ealle steorran on ðám steápan rodore, Hex. 12, 29. of the matter contained in a book Stynt on þǽre béc on þám forman ferse: 'Et Spiritus . . . ' Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 3. Áht þæs þe on úrum gewritum stent, Ll. Th. i. 236, 32.

wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
wundrian, p. ode.

to wonder atto regard with surpriseadmirationto make wonderfulmagnify

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Hé wundrade (mirificavit) ealle willan míne, Ps. Spl. 15, 2

Linked entry: wyndrian

cyne-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hláford, es; m. [hláford a lord]

A royal lord, sovereign lord, king regius vel supremus dominus, rex

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Ðæt we ealle ánum cynehláforde holdlíce hýran that we all faithfully obey one sovereign lord, L. Eth. vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 10.

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill ofaccuseabuseexecratedetesthate

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Hý wǽron ealle ánsprǽce ðonne hý mé leahtrodon and lǽðdon loquebantur simul, Ps. Th. 40, 7

Linked entry: láðian

móraþ

(n.)
Grammar
móraþ, mórod, es; n.

A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries)a decoction of wine and herbs

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Nim eald mórod. iii. 14, 8

ge-bígednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bígednys, -nyss, e; f.

A bendinginflectiondecliningdeclensioncasedeclīnātiocāsus

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Ða pronōmĭna ðe habbaþ vŏcātīvum, ða habbaþ six casus, and ða óðre ealle nabbaþ búton fíf gebígednyssa the pronouns which have a vocative have six cases, and all the other have but five cases, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 20, 55.

Linked entries: cásus ge-býgednys

ge-cyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cyndelíc, adj. [cyndelíc natural]

Naturalaccording to naturenatūrālis

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Natural, according to nature; natūrālis Hit is gecyndelíc ðæt ealle eorþlíce líchaman beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan, ðonne on wanigendum it is natural that all earthly bodies are fuller at the increasing moon than at the waning, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt

Linked entry: ge-cundelíc

ge-lýfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lýfed, part. p. [pp. of ge-lýfan to believe]

One who believed, faithfulreligiosus, fidus, fidelis

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Ealle ðing synd gelýfedum mihtlíce omnia possibilia credenti, Mk. Bos. 9, 23

Linked entry: ge-léfed

stípan

(v.)
Grammar
stípan, p. te.
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Ðeáh ðe hine mihtig God mægenes wynnum stépte ofer ealle men, Beo. Th. 3438 ; B. 1717.

treówan

(v.)
Grammar
treówan, triéwan, tríwan, trýwan; p. de.
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to trust Trnaþ ealle endemes, ða ðe hiora ærninge tréwaþ those who have confidence in their powers of running, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 10. Gehwylc hiora his ferhite treówde, ðæt hé hæfde mod micel, Beo.

Linked entries: triéwan trýwan

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devourconsume

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Ealle heora snytru beóð yfele forgledred omnis sapientia eorum devorata est, Ps. Th. 106, 26. Seó grániende neowelnys and seó forglendrede (-iende(?): -glændrede, -gleddrede, v. ll.) hell, Wlfst. 187, 1.

ge-brýsed

(v.)
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Þá stánas nales ꝥ án ꝥ hí his limu tóbrǽcan, ac eác swylce mid ealle his bán gebrýsedon (-brýsdon, tóbrýsdon, v. ll.] saxa non solum cjtes membra, sed etiam ossa contri*-*verant, Gr. D. 125, 23.

ge-twinn

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-twinn, adj.
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Eálá gé elebeamas (printed -es) getwinne olive bine, Hy. S. 106, 13. Getwinnum [geminis, i.] duobus, An. Ox. 4166