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friclan

(v.)
Grammar
friclan, p. ede; pp. ed; with the gen.

To desireseek forappĕtĕre

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To desire, seek for; appĕtĕre Ðæt we sceolden [MS. sceolde] fremena friclan that we might desire benefits, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 24; Gen. 1843. Næs ðǽr mára fyrst freóde to friclan there was no time more to seek for friendship, Beo. Th. 5105; B. 2556

be-twuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twuh, prep. dat. acc.

Between, amonginter

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He betwuh him wunaþ he dwells among them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 10: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4

ge-rec-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-rec-líce, adv.

In a direct course, directly, extensively, strictly, firmlyextenso cursu vel modo, directe, stricte, firme

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Fox 5, 27; Met. 5, 14: 24, 16; Met. 24, 8: Bt, 35, 4; Fox 162, 1

ge-sewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sewenlíc, adj.

Visible

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Visible Ðíne gesceafta gesewenlíce and eác ungesewenlíce thy creatures visible and also invisible, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 5: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 1, 12; Lchdm. iii. 232, 14: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 13; Met. 20, 7: 253; Met. 20, 127

ge-nyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyht, es; n: e; f. [O. H. Ger. ganuht, f.]

An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilmentabundantia, ubertas

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Ðætte genyht wǽre gesǽlða that sufficiency was happiness, 35, 3; Fox 158, 13

Linked entry: ge-niht

crundel

(n.)
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For the meaning of crundel v. D. D.: 'Crundel. Sus. Hmp. A ravine; a strip of covert dividing open country, always in a dip, usually with running water in the middle.' For additional examples v. Cht. E. pp. 471-3

meord

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For intingan heofonlicre méde (meorðe, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 31; Sch. 540, 7. Tó méde (meorde, v. l.) heora edleánes pro mercede retributionis, Gr. D. 227, 16. For gelícnesse gódra meorda (méde, v. l.) and edleána pro aequalitate praemiorum, 312, 14.

oflǽt-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽt-hláf, es; m.
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A loaf of the bread used for the Eucharist Þá genam hé mid him twégen oflǽthláfas on beágwisan ábacene (cf. þis is hálig hláf . . . geoffra þysne hláf Gode for mé æt þínre mæssan, 23-28) duas secum oblationum coronas detulit, Gr. D. 343, 15

ge-tídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tídan, -týdan; p. de; pp. ed [tídan to betide]

To betidehappencontingere

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To betide, happen; contingere Getídeþ oft it often happens, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 13. Ðé-læs ðe ðé on sumum þingum wyrs getíde ne deterius tibi ălĭquid contingat, Jn. Bos. 5, 14. Getýdde hit, ðæt ... it happened that..., Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34

Linked entry: ge-týdan

foxes glófa

(n.)
Grammar
foxes glófa, an; m. [foxes clófa MS. B.]

Foxglovedigĭtālis purpŭrea

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V. fol. 60 a, not an English plant, and certainly not foxglove.

léf

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
léf, [or lef?]; adj.

Weakinjuredinfirm

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On fýre hí ne lyst lócian gif se æppel léf biþ men do not like to look at fire if the apple of the eye be injured, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 29. Léf mon lǽces behófaþ a sick man needs a doctor, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 8; Gn. Ex. 45.

Sciððeas

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.
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The Scythians or (using the name of the people where now the name of the country would be used) Scythia Ða Sciððeas, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10.

un-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽred, adj.

Untaughtunlearnedignorantunskilled

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Dysine and ungelǽredne ic ðé underféng, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 9. Tó hwon ðú sceole for ówiht ðysne man habban ungelǽredne fiscere ( St. Peter ), Blickl. Homl. 179, 14. Ungelǽrede wé syndon idiotae sumus, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8.

Linked entry: un-lǽred

ǽrra geóla

(n.)

the ere or former Yule monthDecember

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Fox 439; Men. 221

ǽ-wintre-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wintre-cyning, es; m.

A king or ruler for one winter or yeara consulconsul

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A king or ruler for one winter or year, a consul; consul

a-fúnden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fúnden, pp. of a-findan.

founddiscovered

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Bos. 8, 4: Bt. 35, 5; Fox 162, 31;

a-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sáwan, p. -seów, -siów, pl. -seówon; pp. -sáwen

To sowseminareobserere

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Fox 20, 499; Met. 20, 250

Linked entry: a-seów

a-wygedne

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wygedne, pp. of a-wyrgian.

accursed

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Exon. 74 b ; Th. 279, 21, note ; Jul. 617;for awyrgedne accursed;

béron

Grammar
béron, perf. subj.of beran,

might bearcarrybringfor bǽren

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might bear, carry, bring, for bǽren, Byrht. Th. 133, 49; By. 67

be-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýpan, p. -rýpde, -rýpte, pl. -rýpton; pp. -rýped, -rýpt,

To spoilspoliare

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Fox 2, 23; Met. 2, 12

Linked entries: a-rýpan rípan