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DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Sindon dena dimme the dells are dim, Exon. 115 b; Th. 443, 14; Kl. 30: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 13; Sat. 105: Ps. Th. 108, 8. Cwíst ðú oncnáwaþ hí wundru ðíne on ðám dimmum deorcan þýstrum numquid cognoscentur in tenēbris mirabĭlia tua? 87, 12

tídre

Grammar
tídre, <b>. II.</b> dele third passage. <b>II a.</b>
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Ealde menn sweltaþ, and óðre men ádlseóce bióð, and mænigra eágan tédra bióð, Archiv cxx. 298, 22. Þone hád týdera manna infirmantium personam, Gr. D. 267, 18. Add

deágian

(v.)
Grammar
deágian, dégian; p.ode ; pp. od [deáh a colour, dye]
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To colour, DYE; fucāre, inficĕre, tingĕre Deágian fucāre, Mone B. 1245: inficĕre, 6225. Dégian tingĕre, 6251

Linked entries: dégian ge-deágod

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, a stoup. [In l. 7 dele &#39;(?)&#39; after &#39;remove&#39;, see á-settan.]
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Þá bær þæs biscopes cniht tó his fæder wínes drync, swá swá hit þeáw wæs. Þá rǽhte se cyning his hand forð swígende and genam þone hnæp (steáp, v. l. calicem). . . and þám biscope þone drync sealde, Gr. D. 186, 7. Ille regina dedit duas steápas in twaem

cyfes-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cyfes-boren, def. se cyfes-borena; part.

Born in concubinage, base-born ⬩ e concubina genĭtus

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Born in concubinage, base-born; e concubina genĭtus His cyfesborena bróðor siððan ríxode, se ðe wende to Scottum his base-born brother afterwards reigned, who had gone to the Scots, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 17

Linked entry: cifes-boren

frætig

(adj.)
Grammar
frætig, def. se frætga; adj.

Proud ⬩ perverse ⬩ wicked ⬩ superbus ⬩ perversus

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Proud, perverse, wicked; superbus, perversus Forfóh ðone frætgan seize the proud one [the devil ], Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 18; Jul. 284

Frencisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Frencisc, def. se Frencisca; adj.

Belonging to France ⬩ Francus

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Belonging to France; Francus þurh ðone Frenciscan ceorl Hugon through the French churl Hugo, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 1. Mid mycclum werode Frenciscra manna with a great multitude of Frenchmen, Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 30. Mid ðám Frenciscum mannum with the

fýr-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-sweart, def. se -swearta; adj.

Fire-swart ⬩ blackened with fire ⬩ igne obscūrātus

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Fire-swart, blackened with fire; igne obscūrātus Færeþ æfter foldan [se] fýrswearta lég the fire-swart flame shall pass along the earth, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 14; Cri. 984

bleac

(adj.)
Grammar
bleac, def. se bleaca; adj.

Black ⬩ niger ⬩ black

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Black; niger Wæs ðis gesceád ðæt for missenlíce heora feaxes hiwe, óðer wæs cweden se bleaca Heawold, óðer se hwíta Heawald ea distinctione ut pro diversa capillorum specie, unus niger Hewald, alter albus Hewald diceretur, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 16

bíd-steal

(n.)
Grammar
bíd-steal, -steall, es; m. [bíd an abiding, delay; steal a stall, place]

A stand, halt ⬩ statio, mora

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A stand, halt; statio, mora He, beald in gebéde, bídsteal gifeþ he, bold in prayer, maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 29; Jul. 388. Ic eofore eom cénra, ðonne he, gebolgen, bídsteal giefeþ I am bolder than a wild boar, when he, enraged, makes a stand

Affric

(adj.)
Grammar
Affric, def. m. Affrica; adj.

AFRICAN ⬩ Afer ⬩ Africanus

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AFRICAN ; Afer, Africanus Severus se Cásere Affrica Severus Cæsar Afer, Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 5, note. Fóron Rómane on Affrice, acc. pl. the Romans went against [upon] the African people, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 24: 5, 4; Bos. 105, 2: 5, 7; Bos. 106, 22. On

Linked entry: Æffric

frig

(adj.)
Grammar
frig, def. se frigea; adj.

Free ⬩ noble ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ nōbĭlis

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Free, noble; līber, ingĕnuus, nōbĭlis Nelle ic gán út ne beón frig non egrĕdiar līber, Ex. 21, 5. Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge, þeówne oððe frigne if any one sell his own countryman, bond or free, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 4: L. Win. 14; Th. i. 40

FRUM

(adj.)
Grammar
FRUM, def. se fruma; adj.

Original ⬩ primitive ⬩ first ⬩ nātīvus ⬩ prīmĭtīvus ⬩ prīmus

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Original, primitive, first; nātīvus, prīmĭtīvus, prīmus Frum, in composition, is used with the preceding meanings On ðære fruman gecynde in the original nature, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 14. Ðone fruman sceaft geþencan to remember the first creation, Bt. 30

blód-hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-hreów, def. se blóð-hreówa; adj.

Blood-thirsty, cruel ⬩ sanguinolentus, crudelis

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[hreów cruel] Blood-thirsty, cruel; sanguinolentus, crudelis Me wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle save me from the wickedness of the blood-thirsty man, Ps. Th. 58, 2. Blódhreówe weras ge bebúgaþ me viri sanguinum declinate a me, 138, 17. Se blódhreówa

ge-deccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deccan, imp. -dec. [deccan to cover]

To cover ⬩ tĕgĕre

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To cover; tĕgĕre Gedec ánne cláþ ðǽr mid cover a cloth therewith, Herb. 78, 2; Lchdm. i. 182, 3. Gedeced mid wyrtum covered with spices, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 35. v. Leo 607. 39

dǽd-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-fruma, an; m. [dǽd a deed, fruma II. an author, inventor]

A deed-doer, perpetrator, labourer ⬩ facinoris vel facinorum auctor, actor

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A deed-doer, perpetrator, labourer; facinoris vel facinorum auctor, actor Eádmund cyning, dýre dǽdfruma king Edmund, the dear deed-doer, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 9; Edm. 3: Andr. Kmbl. 149; An. 75. Grendel, diór dǽdfruma Grendel, the dire perpetrator, Beo

ge-fyrhto

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrhto, p. l. ge-fyrhto (-u); indecl.; [ge-fyrht, e]; f., dele passage from Bl. H. (for which see ge-wyrht),
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and add Se cwylra mid gefyrhto genam his swurd and hire heáfod of áslóh, Nar. 48, 22

dæl

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Óþer dæl (dell, den, v.ll. latus (vallis) ) wæs lígum ful, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 4. Add

byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
byrde, sup. byrdest, def. se byrdesta; adj.
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Born, well-born, noble, rich; natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan the richest must pay, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36

ge-médryd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-médryd, def. se ge-médryda; part. p.

Mothered, of the same mother,

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Mothered, of the same mother, Gen. 43, 29 : 44, 20

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