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ge-faran

(v.)
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Hé gefór mid fierde on Perse expeditione in Persas facta, 6, 14; S. 272, 2. Gefór se here on Miercna lond, Chr. 877; P. 74, 22: Dan. 44. Þá hé þǽr tó gefaren wæs, Chr. 894; P. 87, 6: Gen. 2052.

FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an armythe military array of the whole countryexercĭtusexpĕdītioan armyagmenexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastrum

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Gif gesíþcund mon, landágende, forsitte fyrde, geselle cxx scillinga and þolie his landes; unlandágende lx scillinga; cierlisc xxx scillinga; to fyrd-wíte [MS. fierd-wíte] in case a gesithcund man neglects the fyrd.

rídan

(v.)
Grammar
rídan, p. rád, pl. ridon.

to ride on horsebackequitareto rideto rideto swingrock

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Fana up rád the ensign (the fiery pillar) moved aloft, 193, 18; Exod. 248. Ðæt hé (a vessel) scyle fǽmig rídan ýða hrycgum, Exon.

Linked entries: a-rídan rid rídusende

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATEhatredenmitymalignitymalicespite

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Wæs his hete grim fierce was its hate. Exon. 109 a; Th. 416, 1; Rä. 34, 5: Beo. Th. 5101; B. 2554: 286; B. 142. Hé forseah and on hete hæfde odio habebat et despiciebat, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551; 25.

sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Ðǽr biþ ceóle wén slíðre sæcce there (at the rocky shore) the vessel may expect fierce conflict, Exon. Th. 384, 17; Rä. 4, 29. Hé sæcce ne wéneþ tó Gár-Denum, Beo. Th. 1205; B. 600. Se æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra, 3241; B. 1618 : 1910; B. 953.

Linked entry: sæccan

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murdermortal singreat wickednesstormentdeadly injurygreat misery

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Se hié of ðam morþre álýsde (from the fiery furnace), 196; Th. 244, 23; Dan. 452. God wearp hine on ðæt morþer innan ( into hell ), 18; Th. 22, 18; Gen. 342. Heó his mǽg*-*winum morþor fremedon (greatly afflicted), 149; Th. 187, 5; Exod. 146.

Linked entry: morþ

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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that which wells, v. weallan. of fluid, a fount, stream, water that surges or boils, that moves in waves Wæs ðære burnan wælm heaðofýrum hát the burn's surging stream was hot with fierce fires, Beo. Th. 5086; B. 2546.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astraywanderingconfusedperversedepravedangryenragedwrathfulindignant

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Yrre wǽron begen réðe angry were both and fierce, Beo. Th. 1543; B. 769

hreówsian

(v.)
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Hwílum him ðyncð ðæt hé hæbbe fierst genógne tó hreówsianne modo adhuc tempus subsequens ad poenitentiam pollicetur, 415, 35.

ge-lǽdan

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Hié micle fierd tó Reádingum gelǽddon, 871; P. 70, 15. Þonne geméte gyt eoselan gesǽlede and hire folan; onsǽlaþ hié and tó mé gelǽdaþ, Bl. H. 69, 36. Hé beforan þone cyning gelǽd wæs, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 23. Ðá wǽron hié gelǽdde fram his gesyhþe, Bl.

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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Nis hit gód ðæt hié síen on ðam láðe it is not good that they be in that durance [the fiery furnace], Cd. 193; Th. 243, 2; Dan. 430. Ne dó ic him ná láð I will not harm them, Gen. 18, 30: Nar. 16, 22.

flód

flooda riverwatera flooddelugethe Delugea torrent

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Ýstendre sǽ flódas feruentis oceani flustra, 2476. a (fiery) stream: Ðæt réðe flód biterlíce bærnð ðá earman sáula fluvius ignivomus miseros torquebit amare, Dóm. L. 165. water as opposed to land or fire Eádweard cwæð: 'Lǽt mé land.'

ge-beorgan

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without object, to protect from :-- Hé mihte wið deáð gebeorgan and deáð forbúgan, Wlfst. 23, 16. combining the construction of and Hé wið cwealme gebearh cnihtum (cf. beorgan; I. 2 for dat.) on ofne lácende líg he protected the youths from death, in the fiery

BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave;vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere to turn into se vertere in aliquid

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Bræegd beadwe heard feorh-geníðlan the fierce warrior dragged the mortal foe, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539: 1593; B. 794.

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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Hé mid fierde férde, Chr. 835; P. 62, 17. Hé foerde ðona abiit inde, Mt. L. 19, 15. Ꝥ hrýðer geond ꝥ wésten férde, Bl. H. 199, 10. 'Farað þider' . . . Hié þá ealle férdon, 239, 12. Férdon abscedunt, An. Ox. 3590.

hátan

Grammar
hátan, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc. and infin.
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</b> where there is no subject to the verb in the infinitive :-- Ðæt ðú dóa hátes ł héhtes quod tu fieri jubes, Mt. p. 1. 11. For þǽm gylte hiene eft hétt his fæder ofsleán, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 12. Hé hiene hétt bebyrgean, 128, 16.

GÚÞ

(n.)
Grammar
GÚÞ, e; f. [a poetical word]

War, battle, fightbellum

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Grimre gúþe in fierce fight, 1058; B. 527. Ðonne hie to gúþe gárwudu rǽrdon when to battle they reared the spearshaft, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 19; Exod. 325; Beo. Th. 880; B. 438: 2948; B. 1472; Byrht. Th. 132, 8; By. 13: 134, 34; By. 94: Elen.

micel

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Suá huelc suá wille betweoxn eów mǽst beón (major fieri), 121, 6. of things material or immaterial, of great excellence or work, of importance or significance Hé ( John ) heóld þá clǽnnysse on móde and on líchaman on micelre drohtnunge, Hml.

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Gif wé scomiaþ ðæt wé tó uncúðum monnum suelc sprecen si homo apud hominem, de quo minime praesumit, fieri intercessor erubescit, Past. 10,2 ; Swt. 63, 5.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Hé gegaderade fierde, and wolde faran on Perse . . . ac God gewræc on þǽm færelte . . . his árleáse geþóht, 6, 31; S. 282, 29: 4, 10; S. 194, 4. of space traversed, a way, road Seó sǽ him gerýmde þreóra míla dríes færeldes, Hml.