ge-feón
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D. 69, 13 note. Þæt míne fýnd ne gefeón mínes ungelimpes ut non supergaudeant mihi inimici met, Ps. Th. 34, 23. in dat. (inst. ) Seó wamb gefihð dríum mettum . . . gefihð wǽtum mettum, Lch. ii. 220, 18, 21.
FǼHÞ
Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum
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Ne gefeáh he ðære fǽhþe he rejoiced not in the enmity, 218; B. 109: Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 17; Cri. 1441. He nó mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not for his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 274; B. 137: 3079; B. 1537.
fela
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Hí gesáwon wyrmcynnes feala, B. 1425. where the noun in genitive is a noun of multitude the verb may be plural: Fleóhcynnes feala flugan on gemǽru, Ps. Th. 104, 27. gen. pl. where fela is nom. to a verb in sing.
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herian
To praise
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Hit is áwriten ne hera ðú nǽnne man on his lífe it is written 'Praise no man during his life,' Homl. Th. ii. 560, 13. Ðá silfne ne hera do not praise thyself, Salm. Kmbl. 262, 21. Here ðú, Sion, swylce ðínne sóþne God lauda Deum tuum, Sion, Ps.
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beadu-folm
A war or bloody hand ⬩ bellica manus
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A war or bloody hand; bellica manus Nán íren blódge beadufolme onberan wolde no iron would impair his bloody warhand, Beo. Th. 1984; B. 990
hér-
Noble ⬩ excellent
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Noble, excellent Næs ðæt hérlic dǽd that was no noble deed, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 36; Met. 9, 18. Hǽrlíc, 1, 86; Met. 1, 43
hlæder-wyrt
Ladder-wort, ⬩ ladder to heaven, ⬩ Jacob's ladder; ⬩ polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum
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No. 26, 'ladder to heaven'], Lchdm. iii. 8, 25
lytel-hygdig-
Small-minded ⬩ pusillanimous
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Small-minded, pusillanimous Mon ðæs lytelhýdig ne ðæs læthýdig no man of mind so small and so sluggish, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 4; Crä. 10
a-brecan
To break ⬩ vanquish ⬩ to take by storm ⬩ to assault ⬩ destroy ⬩ frangere ⬩ effringere ⬩ expugnare
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To break, vanquish, to take by storm, to assault, destroy; frangere, effringere, expugnare Abrecan ne meahton reced they might not break the house, Cd. 115; Th. 150, 14; Gen. 2491.
beácnian
to BECKON ⬩ nod ⬩ innuere ⬩ to shew ⬩ indicate ⬩ indicare ⬩ typice significare
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to BECKON, nod; innuere He wæs bícniende him erat innuens illis, Lk. Bos. 1, 22, 62: 5, 7. to shew, indicate; indicare, typice significare Swá fenix beácnaþ as the ph?nix shews, Exon. 65a; Th. 240, 30; Ph. 646.
Cant-ware
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Agustinus nú on Brytene rest, on Cantwarum Augustine now rests in Britain, among the inhabitants of Kent, Menol. Fox 207; Men. 105
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dwolma
Chaos, a chasm, gulph ⬩ chaos, n.= χάos, τό, hiātus
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Betweox us and eów is mycel dwolma getrymed inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmātum est, Lk. Bos. 16, 26. Ða twegen tregan teóþ to-somne wið ðæt mód fóran mistes dwoleman the two vexations draw together before the mind a chaos of darkness, Bt. Met.
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eówan
To shew, manifest, confer ⬩ ostendĕre, manifestāre, conferre
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To shew, manifest, confer; ostendĕre, manifestāre, conferre Ne gesacu óhwǽr ecghete eóweþ nor strife anywhere shews hostility, Beo. Th. 3480; B. 1738.
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firen-lust
Sinful lust ⬩ luxury ⬩ wantonness ⬩ lĭbīdo ⬩ luxŭria
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Hí firenlusta frece ne wǽron they were not desirous of luxuries, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 29; Met. 8, 15. Þurh firenlustas through sinful lusts, Exon. 29b; Th. 90, 32; Cri. 1483: 44a; Th. 150, 8; Gú. 775
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for-spanan
To entice ⬩ seduce ⬩ illĭcĕre ⬩ sedūcĕre
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Hine his hyge forspeón, ðæt he ne wolde Drihtnes word wurþian his mind seduced him, that he would not revere the Lord's word, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350. Forspanen beón seductum esse, sedūci, Prov. 30, Lye
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for-swíðan
To overcome ⬩ reprĭmĕre
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To overcome; reprĭmĕre Se ðas orsorgnesse ðe he her hæfþ ne forswíþ mid ðære gesceádwísnesse his ingeþonces he does not overcome the prosperity he has here with prudence of mind, Past. 50, 1; Hat. MS.
fyrhþ
the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ ănĭmus ⬩ mens ⬩ life ⬩ vīta
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Ic ne can ðæt ic nát findan on fyrhþe I cannot find what I know not in my mind, Elen. Kmbl. 1278; El. 641: 391; El. 196. life; vīta Ðú God Dryhten wealdest wídan fyrhþ thou lord God rulest for ever, Elen. Kmbl. 1518; El. 761
Gár-Dene
The spear-Danes ⬩ Danes who fought with spears ⬩ armed or warlike Danes ⬩ hastāti Dāni
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He sæcce ne wéneþ to Gár-Denum he expects not warfare from the Gar-Danes, 1206; B. 601: 3717; B. 1856 : 4982; B. 2494
gástlíce
Spiritually ⬩ spirĭtāliter
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Ðæt húsel is Cristes líchama, ná líchamlíce, ac gástlíce the housel is Christ's body, not bodily, but spiritually, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 16 : Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 25; Lchdm, iii. 280, 11 : Cd. 220; Th. 283, 7; Sat. 301
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eald-wita
One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest
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One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest; þresby̆ter Presbiter is mæsse-preóst oððe eald-wita; ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme presbyter is the mass-priest or one eminent in knowledge; not that every one is old, but that he is old in
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