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flíhst

(v.)
Grammar
flíhst, he flíhþ

fleestflees

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fleest, flees, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 33;

flýhþ

(v.)
Grammar
flýhþ, ðú flýhst

fleesthou fleest

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flees, thou fleest, Exon. 81a; Th. 305, 3; Fä. 82;

flýtst

(v.)
Grammar
flýtst, he flýt

floatestfloats

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floatest, floats, Homl. Th. ii. 564, 13;

gæleþ

(v.)
Grammar
gæleþ, ðú gælest

sings

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sings, thou singest, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460;

ge-an

(v.)
Grammar
ge-an, ic, he

I givehe gives

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I give, he gives,Th. Diplm. 560, 24;

temes

(n.)
Grammar
temes, temesis, es; m. (? cf. lynis for form and gender)
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A sieve

húdenian

(v.)
Grammar
húdenian, Dele the suggested connexion with hýd, and add '
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Húdenian . . . gehört offenbar mid ndd. húdern vor Kalte zittern' . . . und bildet die s-lose nebenform von me. ndd. schudderen', Beiblatt xv. 350

hring-fáh

Grammar
hring-fáh, For -fégh in l. 2 l. fágh, and add
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Having circular bands of different colours (?. v. hring; <b>VI a</b>) :-- Tonica polimita hringfaag, a rotunditate circulorum, Txts. 100, 984. Hringfaag polimita, 88, 798. Hringfág, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 26

bréc

(n.)
Grammar
bréc, acc. s. and nom. pl. of bróc, f.

the breech, breeches,

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the breech, breeches, L. M. 1. 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3: R. Ben. 55;

bed-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cófa, l. -cofa; m.; -cofe; f. , and add
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Bedcofa cubiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 8. Bedcof[a] cubile, Gern. 388, 10. Hyt ys belocen on mýnre bedcofan, Hml. A. 189, 242

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Add: an excavation, ditch, pit; fossa, fovea Díc fossa, pyt puteus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 57. Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gǽð, C. D. ii. 29, 1. Of ðǽm pytte on ðone díc ... ondlong dices ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, iii. 168, 35. On ðá ealdan díc; andlang díce

Hwiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Hwiccas, Hwicceas, and Hwiccan [?] or [?] Hwicce [cf. Seaxe]; pl.
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The people of a small state which extended over Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and part of Warwickshire Ðæt is geseted in Huicca mægþe in ðære stówe ðe mon háteþ Weogernaceaster it is situated in the province of the Hwiccas, in the place that is called

Linked entries: Hwinca Hwyccas Hiccas

fleá

Grammar
fleá, Strong and weak forms occur of which the former seem the older
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Fleáh, flę́h pulix Txts. 88, 813. Hine byton lýs and lyftene gnættas and eác swylce fleán, Hex. 24, 31. Hwí ne lufast þú flæá (pulices) ?, Solil. H. 16, 7. Take II under fleáh albugo; with I take fleó in Dict., and add;

grút

(n.; v.)
Grammar
grút, indecl. and <b>grút;</b> pl. n.
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Take these under <b>grút;</b> gen. <b>grýt</b> (?), <b>grút</b> (?); dat. <b>grýt, grút;</b> f. and add Grút far, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 76. Gruiit ( = grýt (?), grút (?)) pollinis, 117, 64. Clam wiþ þon; þá

cneówung

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Cneówuncge genuflectione, Angl. xiii. 433, 977. Mid cneówunge genu flexo, 434, 994. Singe hé þreó hund sealma cneówigende, oððe hund and twéntig bútan cneówunge (sine genuflexione) . . . mid cneówunga oððe bútan cneówunge cum genuflexionibus vel sine

un-ceás

(n.)
Grammar
un-ceás, -ceást, es (but ceás and ceást are both fem.)

Absence of quarrelinhostility

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Absence of quarrel, inhostility Se ðe þeóf slihð hé mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, and ðæs deádan mǽgas him swerian unceáses (-ceástes, MS. H.) áð the kinsmen of the dead man shall swear to the slayer an oath that they will have

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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of direction, contrary Him wæs wiðerweard (-word, Lind., Rush.) wind erat ventus contrarius eis, Mk. Skt. 6, 48: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 24. Wiþerward wind ástígeþ ... ástigon wiþerwarde windas, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 33, 39. of hostility or conflict, adverse

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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to wit, know, have knowledge, be aware, Grammar witan, absolute Noui ic can oððe ic wát, noui ic wiste, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Zup. 205, 8. Oft wé oferswiðdon swá swá ðú sylf wistest, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 27. Ne meahte hire Iudas, ne ful gere wiste, sweotole gecýðan

Linked entries: weotan wietan

gift

(n.)
Grammar
gift, gyft, e; f.

a gift; as a technical term the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wifemarriagenuptiæ

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a gift; as a technical term, the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife Gif mon wíf gebycgge and sió gyft forþ ne cume if a man buy a wife and the sum agreed upon be not forthcoming, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 5. See

drían

(n.)
Grammar
drían, = dríum = drýum with sorcerers, Glostr. Frag. 10, 30: as fisceran and fugeleran = fiscerum and fugelerum, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 5; the dative plural of dri, drý, fiscere, and fugelere, q. v.

Linked entry: drí