furþra
fore ⬩ more excellent
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Add: of an animal's foot, fore Nim þone swýþran fót þone furðran take the right fore-foot (of a badger), Lch. i. 328, 4. more excellent Furþra prestantior, i. excellentior, Germ. 395, 40
ge-somning
A congregation; ⬩ congrĕgātio
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A congregation; congrĕgātio Seó Godes circe, þurh gesomninga sóðes and ryhtes, beorhte blíceþ the church of God, through congregations of truth and right, brightly gleameth, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 9 Cri. 700
finul
Fennel ⬩ fēnĭcŭlum
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Fennel; fēnĭcŭlum Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man fēnĭcŭlum, and óðrum naman finul nemneþ take roots of this herb, which is named fēnĭcŭlum, and by another name fennel, Herb. 126, 1; Lchdm. i. 238, 1: 382, 1. Genim finules niðeweardes take some
lof-georn
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Desirous of praise Se ðe wǽre lofgeorn for ídelan weorþscype weorþe se carfull hú hé swýðast mǽge gecwéman his drihtne he that was eager for praise on account of empty honour, let that man be careful how best he may please his Lord, Wulfst. 72, 10. Manna
ge-scapennys
A creation, creating, formation ⬩ creātio, figmentum
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A creation, creating, formation; creātio, figmentum Se emnihtes dæg is se feórþa dæg ðysse wornlde gescapennysse the day of the equinox is the fourth day of the creation of this world, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 14, 16; Lchdm. iii. 238,
tíd-dæg
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The period of a person's life(cf. the use of dæg=time, e. g. Gif ðú wistest on ðysum ðínum dæge, Lk. Skt. 19, 42) Enoses sunu ealra nigon hund wintra hæfde, ðá hé woruld ofgeaf, and týne eác, ðá his tíddæge rím wæs gefylled when for his lifetime the
an-wlóh
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Add: Not flourishing, like a tree without leaves. In Dan. 585 the ríce is compared with the stump of the tree which for seven years shewed no signs of life, and the statement swá þín ríce bið anwlóh expresses the same as swá þín blœ́d líð in 563. Cf.
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eall-lic
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of all, universal Regol þæs eallican déman the rule of the judge of all (the Deity ), Gr. D. 336, 27. Catholic Þá dómas þæs allican geleáfan catholicae fidei decreta, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 435, 15. Weras þǽre æallæcan cyrican catholicae ecclesiae viros, Gr
geoguþ-myru
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Substitute: <b>geoguþ-miru, geoguþ-myru;</b> gen. -miru, -mirwe; f. The tenderness of youth(?) Ic þá wihte (a young bull) geseah wǽpnedcynnes geoguðmyrwe grǽdig (hungry with the hunger of a young creature. Cf. grǽdig applied to the hungry
hál-bǽre
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For ' Scint. . . . Lye' substitute: of things Gesceád hálbiére ratio salutaris, Scint. 206, 14. Síþfætes hǽlbǽres itineris salutaris, 206, 17. Him hí syllan andetnesse hálbǽrne lǽcedóm sibi dent confessionis salubre remedium, Angl. xiii. 394, 408. Hálbǽre
Cofer-flód
The sea of Galilee ⬩ Galilæum mare
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The sea of Galilee; Galilæum mare Ic fare on wæteres hricg ofer Coferflód, Caldéas sécan I depart upon the water's back over the sea of Galilee, to seek the Chaldeans Salm. Kmbl. 39; Sal. 20. Ðú gewítest on Wendelsǽ, ofer Coforflód, cýððe sécean thou
hold-scipe
Loyalty, ⬩ fealty, ⬩ allegiance
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Loyalty, fealty, allegiance Eallra ðæra manna land hí fordydon ðe wǽron innan ðæs cynges holdscipe they destroyed the lands of all those men that were in allegiance to the king, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 15. Sægdon ðæt hí hit dyden for ðes mynstres holdscipe
alor
An ALDER- tree ⬩ alnus ⬩ alnus glutihosa
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An ALDER- tree, called ELLER and ALLER ; alnus; alnus glutihosa, Lin. The alder, or rather aler, is an inhabitant of swamps and meadows in all Europe, the north of Africa and Asia, and North America. Its favourite station is by the side of rivulets, or
æt-foran
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Add: prep, local, confronting, of persons, before, in the presence of, in the sight of Ætforan ( ante ) þǽre en-gelican gæderunge, An. Ox. 1749. Wé synd hér ætforan (coram) þé, Coll. M. 34, Hé waes Gode gecwéme and gife ætforan him gemétte , Gen. 6,
BRÚCAN
To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, discharge ⬩ uti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere
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To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, discharge; uti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere Ðæt he beáh-hordes brúcan móste that he might have enjoyment of the ring-hoard, Beo. Th. 1793; B. 894. Ne benohton
Cnut
Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035
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Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035 Hér, on ðissum geáre, Swegen ge-endode his dagas to Candelmæssan iii n Feb'. And se flota ðá eal gecurón Cnut to cyninge here, in this year, A. D. 1014, Sweyn ended his days
in-land
terra tenementalis ⬩ terra dominicalis
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'Demesne land, that part of a domain which the lord retained in his own hands, in contradistinction to út-land terra tenementalis, signifying land granted out for services; terra dominicalis, pars manerii dominica' Wulfége ðæt inland and ælfége ðæt útland
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nam-cúþ
Having the name well-known ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ of note ⬩ of renown
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Having the name well-known, celebrated, famous, of note, of renown Nabochodonossor se namcúþa cining, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 15. Ǽlcre namcúþre wyrte dǽl a bit of every well-known plant, Lchdm. i. 398, 9. Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron swíðe namcúþe,
munan
to remember ⬩ be mindful of ⬩ to be careful of ⬩ to consider ⬩ think
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to remember, be mindful of, to be careful of Til mon tiles and tomes meares a good man thinks of, is careful of, a good and quiet horse, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 12; Gn. Ex. 142. [Cf. Icel. muna to remember] to consider, think Fédan hig swá swá hig sylfe
blíðe-mód
Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful ⬩ lætus animo, lætus, hilaris
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Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful; lætus animo, lætus, hilaris Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás cyning [MS. kyng], ðeáh he lang ǽr, lande bereáfod, wunode wræclástum the innocent king was ever blithe of mind [cheerful], though he long before, bereft of land, dwelt