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spild

(n.)
Grammar
spild, es; m.

Destructionruindesperatio, effusio

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Ðætte hié ðone spild ðæs hryres him ondrǽden ut praecipitem ruinam metuant, Past. 52, 5; Swt. 407, 20. Ðæt mód. . . ongit hine selfne on swelcne spild forlǽd mens . . . sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, 58, 2; Swt. 441, 27.

ge-þwǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To moistenwetsoftenirrigareemollire

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Cot.] his láre corda arentia doctrinæ fluentis irrigare, Past. 10, 1; Swt. 61, 19; Hat. MS. 14 a, 15: 18, 5; Swt. 137, 8; Hat. MS. 27 a, 12.

á-wyrtwalian

(v.)

to pluck up or out by the rootto extirpateeradicateexterminateto pluckdraw away

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Sió slǽwð ús áwyrtwalað from ǽlcre lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca, Past. 283, 4

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt

toft

(n.)

a piece of ground, messuage, homesteada place marked out for a house or buildinga square piece of ground with walls but without roofan enclosed home-fieldcampusan elevated piece of grounda field where a house or building once stood.

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It does not occur often in the earliest English, but it is found as the second part of many place-names in districts which were affected by the Danes, v. Taylor's Names and Places.In the Prompt.

FÆGEN

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆGEN, fægn; comp. fægenra; sup. fægnost; adj.

FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elatelætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus

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FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elate; lætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus Fægen fylle joyful in slaughter, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 27; Pa. 35.

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.

Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishmentfoodvītæ servātiorefŭgiumălĭmentumcĭbus

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sustenance, nourishment; food; vītæ servātio, refŭgium, ălĭmentum, cĭbus Monigfealde sind gód ðe us dǽleþ to feorhnere Fæder ælmihtig manifold are the goods which the Father almighty distributes to us for life's preservation, Exon. 96 b; Th. 359, 33; Pa

láreów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
láreów-dóm, es; m.

mastershipgovernanceteaching

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Ðætte unlǽrde ne dyrren underfón láreówdóm ne venire imperiti ad magisterium audeant, Past. 1, arg; Swt. 25, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 320, 12

ge-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wanian, -wonian; p. ode; pp. od.

to lessendiminishto be wanting

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to lessen, diminish Se láreow ne sceál ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran abisgunge the teacher is not to diminish his care of inner things for outer occupations, Past. 18, 1; Swt. 127, 8; Hat. MS.

Linked entries: ge-wonian ge-wane

byrþen

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Gebígð ðæt folc hira hrycg tó hefegum byrðenum manegum ad portanda peccatorum onera, Past. 29, 17.

efen

(n.)
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Add Efnum aequatis, Txts. 39, 92. level Ðá ðe ne magon uncwaciende gestondan on emnum felda qui in planis stantes titubant, Past. 41, 7. <b>I a.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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Swá mon sceal Godes fiénd hatigean, Past. 353, 5-8. Feónda emulorum, i. inimicorum, An. Ox. 22, 42.

for-cúþ

uncleanworthless

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Wið ðæt ðe forcúðre (deterius) bið, ... ðæt is fierenlusð, Past. 189, 7: Wlfst. 52, 28. of animals, unclean Þá ðe tela nellað ... syndon unclǽne swá swá ðá forcúðan nýtenu, Hml.

for-gǽgan

to go beyondexceedtransgressto pass byomit to doneglectto pass away

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Th. ii. 200, 1. to pass away Bebod hé gesette and hit ne gewíteþ ł hit ne forgǽgð (non praeteribit), Ps. L. 148, 6

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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Th. 135, 24. 111, to remind a person of something :-- Sió godcunde gemetgung his unmehta ðone man gemyndgað superna moderatio infirmitatis memoriam ad mentem revocat, Past. 465, 32.

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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Under þǽm twǽm consulum Tita and Publia hátton, Ors. 2, 4 ; S. 70, 8. the complement the title of a book On ðǽre béc ðe Morales hátte, Past. 107, 18.

sǽd

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</b> add :-- Ne becóme hé nó tó ðǽm sǽde ðáre wróhte, Past. 358, 2. Þǽr nǽnig láreów ǽr cóm þá sǽd sáwan þæs hálgan geleáfan, Bd. 3, 7; Sch. 212, 8. add: semen Wið swíðlicne fléwsan sǽdes, Lch. i. 220, 3.

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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., Past. 293, 22. 2 a. Add Ic mæg gelíc anginn þǽm gesecgan, þéh hit swelcne ende næfde, þætte Constantinopolim on swelcre cwacunge wæs ego poteram similia apud Constantinopolim narrare, Ors. 3, 2; S. 100, 21.

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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Réðe and stræce for ryhtwísnesse justitiae severitate districti, Past. 5, 1 ; Swt. 41, 19. Déde strece actus strenuos, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 201, 11. Tó ðæm stræcstum (strecestum, MS. T. : stræncstum, MS.

Linked entry: strec

irfe

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Ðá ðe æfter óderra monna ierfe flítað and hié reáfigeað qui aliena rapere contendunt, Past. 177, 6.