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tó-sceádan

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Add -Swá mycel swá tósceát eastdǽl fram westdǽle quantum distat ortus ab occidente, Ps. L. 102, 12. Tósceáden (-an?) distare, An. Ox. 441

eórod

Grammar
eórod, es; a.

A band, legion, troopturma, légio

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A band, legion, troop; turma, légio Wíse men tealdon án eórod to six þúsendum, and twelf eórod sind twá and hundseofontig þúsend wise men have reckoned a legion at six thousand, and twelve legions are seventy-two thousand, Homl.

ge-hendnys

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Add: in a local sense. nearness, neighbourhood Gif hwá feorran cóme and wolde his lác Gode offrian, dæt hé on gehendnysse ( at hand ) tó bicgenne gearu hæfde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 23.

fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
fæsting, e; f.

An entrusting, act of confidence commendātio

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An entrusting, act of confidence; commendātio Gif hwá óðrum his unmagan óþfæste, and he hine on ðære fæstinge forferie if any one commit his infant to another's keeping, and he die during such keeping, L. Alf. pol. 17; Th. i. 72, 5

hetol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hetol-ness, e; f.

violenceseverityferocityrapacity

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Chrd. 70, 15. as an attribute of an animal, ferocity, rapacity Similar entries v. hetol; II. Hetelnessa rapacitalis (feroces ursinae rapacitatis rictus, Aid. 61, 19), An. Ox. ll, 152

Linked entry: hetol

ge-lícnes

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Th. i. 282, 32. that which resembles an object, a like shape, a semblance Ne wæs þæt ná fugul ána, ac þǽr wæs ǽghwylces ánra gelícnes horses and monnes, hundes and fugles, and eác wífes wlite, Rä. 37, 10.

hræding

(n.)
Grammar
hræding, e; f.

Hurryhaste

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Hí burigdon swá swá heó líhtlucost mihten on swylce [h]rædinge they buried him as best they could in such a hurry, Th. An. 123, 22

frigest

(v.)
Grammar
frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ

inquirestinquires

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inquirest, inquires;

ge-beácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beácnian, -bécnian, -bícnian; p. ode; pp. od [ge, and beácnian to beckon]

To point outindicatemake signsindĭcārenuntiāreinnuere

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To point out, indicate, make signs; indĭcāre, nuntiāre, innuere Ðá him gebeácnod wæs then it was indicated to him, Beo. Th. 283; B. 140. We woldon mid gebeácnian ða sóþfæstnesse we would therewith point out the truth, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 16. Gebécnadon

Linked entries: ge-bécnend ge-bícnian

isen

(n.)
Grammar
isen, iesen, iesend.
  • v. Lchdm. iii. 361, col. 2
  • ;
and gesen in the appendix.

ge-seccan

Grammar
ge-seccan, Dele, and see <b>ge-sécan;</b>
2.

clýfst

Grammar
clýfst, he clýfþ, cleavest, cleaves; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. sing. of cleófan.

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ed-

(prefix)
Grammar
ed-, prefixed to words, denotes anew, again, as the Latin re- meaning rursus, dēnuo, itĕrum. Edniwian

to renew, to make new againrenŏvāre

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to renew, to make new again; renŏvāre

-enne

(suffix)
Grammar
-enne, the termination of the declinable infinitive in the dat. governed by to, as, — To farenne

to go

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to go, Mt. Bos. 8, 21

ge-wífian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wífian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [wífian to take a wife]

To take a wifemarryuxōrem dūcĕre

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To take a wife, marry; uxōrem dūcĕre Gewífodon duxĕrunt uxōres, Jud. 3, 6. Ðæt cristen man gewífige that a christian man marry, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 13, 18: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 23.

Linked entry: wífian

bintst

(v.)
Grammar
bintst, binst, he bint bindest, binds; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bindan

to bind

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to bind

ge-díglian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-díglian, ge-dígliian, -déglan, -dýglan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed, ad

To hideconcealcoverabscondereoperire

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Helme gedýgled concealed by a covering, Hy. 11, 13

Linked entries: díglian ge-dégled

hind-fald

Grammar
hind-fald, híne. The word seems constructed as a nominative to the genitive hína (from hígna).
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Dele the bracket:

bróh-þreá

(n.)
Grammar
bróh-þreá, m. f. n. indecl. but in dat. and inst. pl. [bróh = bróg
terror
, þreá
calamitas
]

terrorcalamitasTerrific calamitycalamitas terroris plena

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Terrific calamity; calamitas terroris plena Ðæt bróhþreá Cananéa wearþ cynne getenge the terrific calamity was grievous to the Canaanites' race, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 29; Gen. 1813

brýcian

(v.)
Grammar
brýcian, brícsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [brýce, bríce
use
]

useTo be of use, profit, benefit, do goodprodesse, proficuum esse

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To be of use, profit, benefit, do good; prodesse, proficuum esse He his gefërum brýcian gýmde he took care to do good to his companions, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 33. Hí brýcaþ monigra hǽlo multorum saluti proficuum erit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32. Him sylfum brícsade