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freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Peace, security, protection, a refuge; pax, secūrĭtas, tūtēla, asȳlum Seó [treów] ðé freoðo sceal in lífdagum weorþan which [faith] shall be peace to thee in thy life's days, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 21; Exod. 422.

ród

(n.)
Grammar
ród, e; f.
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Ðæt gé sceolan þurh ðæt treów mýnre róde oferswýðan ðone deáþ, Thw. 17, 21. Sige forgeaf cyning ælmihtig þurh his róde treó, Elen. Kmbl. 294; El. 147. Ðá gefæstnodon Judéi hine róde gealgan ... Mancynna ealdor ðære róde gealgan underféng, Homl.

Linked entries: róde-tácen coc-ród

under-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
under-wreðian, -wreoðian, -wriðian

to supportsustainsupponere

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Treów wyrtrumum underwreðyd, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 30; Rún. 13. Underwreoþod ǽghwanone circum fultus undique, Hymn. Surt. 46, 12. Hyt ys underwryðed mid þrím swerum, Anglia viii. 301, 37. Mid týn rihtingum underwriðode, 304, 32: Homl. Th. i. 444, 35.

Linked entry: under-wriðian

wice

(n.)
Grammar
wice, (and wic?), es; m.
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Genim . . . wice, ác, bircean . . . and ǽlces treówes dǽl, ðe man begitan mæg, Lchdm. ii. 86, 7. ¶ perhaps the word is found in the place name occurring in the following :-- Uno in eo loco cui uocabulum est æt Griman laeg . . . Tertio æt Wican, Cod.

Linked entry: wic

ge-nóg

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adv.
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Add: with verb, abundantly, sufficiently Geseah ic balzamum þæs betstan stences genóh of þǽm treówum út weallan video opobalsamum cum optimo odore omnibus undique arborum ramis habundantissime manans, Nar. 27, 22.

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossomflorere, efflorere, reflorereto be in full vigour or bloomto burst, blossom

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Ǽr ðon eówre treówu telgum blówen [MS. blówe] ere your trees flourish with branches, Ps.

twig

(n.)
Grammar
twig, twí, es; n.
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Ic eom swá ðæt twig, ðæt biþ ácorfen of ðam treówe. Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 191. Hé déþ ǽlc twig áweg, Jn. Skt. 15, 2. Of ðam twige ( Abel's murder ) ludon réðe wæstme. Cd. Th. 60, 28; Gen. 988. Heó brohte án twig ( ramum ) of ánum elebeáme.

Linked entries: twí twigu

á-drýgan

to dry upto extract the moisture from materialto dry up a fluidto dry up moisture on material, wipe offto dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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Swá swá treówu swíður ádrýgde bióð on eorðan quo plus in infimis humor excoquitur, Past. 445, 3. to dry up a fluid Ðú ádrýgdes exsiccasti flódas, Ps. Srt. 73, 15. Hé ðone Reádan Sǽ ádrígde, Ors. 1, 7; S. 38, 29.

Linked entry: á-drígan

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stæfn, stemn, e; f.
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.; gemenged stemn is, ðe biþ bútan andgyte, swylc swá is hrýðera gehlów and horsa hnǽgung, hunda gebeorc, treówa brastlung et cetera, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Zup. 4, 5-16. Stebn vox, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 18. Stefn of heofenum ðus cwæð, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 17: Mk.

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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Cf. ge-hwearf Hió becwið him hyre goldfágan treów-enan cuppan, þæt hé íce his beáh mid þam golde, oþþe hí mon æt him gehweorfe mid . xvi. mancussum reádes goldes. Cht.

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Gewyld mid ðam ele ðe sý of lawer treówe gewrungan temper with the oil which is wrung out of laurel, Herb. 72, 2; Lchdm. i. 174, 11. Gewildaþ ða eorþan subjicite terram, Gen. 1, 28. Gewylde man hine prehendat aliquis eum, L. C.

Linked entry: ge-wildan

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Nys gód treów ðe yfelne wæstm déð, ne nis yfel treów gódne wæstm dónde, Lk. Skt. 6, 43. Heó is on onsýne útan yfeles heówes, Blickl. Homl. 197, 11. Ðá gecuron hig ða gódan (fiscas) on hyra fatu, ða yflan hig áwurpon út, Mt.

on-wreón

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Críst onwráh . . . þæt is Euan scyld eal forpynded, Cri. 95. to gain a knowledge of, discover for oneself Ic þæs wuldres treówes oft hæfde ingemynd, ǽr ic þæt wundor onwrigen hæfde ymb þone beorhtan beám, El. 1254.

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

NotnonnenonayNorneithernenequenec

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Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1. Hí nyllaþ geswícan ðæt hí óðre men ne reáfigen, Past. 45, tit; Swt. 335, 4. Ne gǽst ðú ðanone non exies inde, Lk. Skt. 12, 59. Ne sleh ðu, Ne synga ðú.

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miltan

(v.)
Grammar
miltan, mieltan, meltan; p. te.

To meltto digestto refine by meltingTo meltbecome liquid

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Beó ǽlc calic geworht of myldendum antimbre ( of fusible material ), gilden oððe seolfren, glæsen oððe tinen; ne beó ná hyrnen, ne húru treówen, L. Ælfc. P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 6. to digest Sió wamb seó ðe biþ hátre gecyndo melt mete wel ...

Linked entries: mealt myltan sám-milt

deád-lic

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Voc. ii. 36, 25: 151, 61. subject to death, mortal, perishable Þú bist deádlic, gif ðú þæs treówes wæstm geetst, Hml. Th. i. 14, 2. Se líchama is deádlic þurh Adames gylt, 16, 17. On myrran wæs getácnod ꝥ hé wæs deádlic mon, Shrn. 48, 22.

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, fiell, es; m.

deathdestruction

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a fall from a higher to a lower point, or from an erect position Engel hét þæt treów ceorfan and þá wildeór onweg fleón . . . þonne his fyll cóme, Dan. 513. Fæll húses ruina domus, Mt. L. 7, 27. Faell, Lk. L. 6, 49.

Linked entries: fiell fyll

súpan

(v.)
Grammar
súpan, p. seáp, pl. supon; pp. sopen.
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Hé scóf on hálig wæter of ðam hálgan treówe, sealde ðam ádligan of tó súpenne, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 264. used figuratively Ðeáh ic hine súpe, ic hine wille eft út áspíwan of mínum múðe, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 1.

Linked entries: sype sypian sopa

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple)an apple-shaped objectan eye-ball

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Of ðám treówe ðe man háteþ mórbeám nim æppel . . . hwítne æppel ðe ðonne gyt ne reádige, i. 330, 19-22, 25. Ðá ðá Adam geæt ðone forbodenan æppel, Hml. Th. ii. 240, 21. Líðe æppla (appla, v. l.) mitia poma, Ælfc. Gr. 274, 13.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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Ne mǽnde úre Drihten mid ðisum wordum ða treówa ðe on appeltúne wexaþ, 406, 9. to mean, purpose, have as an object to which the mind is directed, intend Gif hé ðara nán ne déþ ðonne nát hé hwæt hé ménþ (Cott.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan