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inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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Héht óðre dæge hie ealle þrý in beforan hine next day he ordered them all three in before him, Blickl. Homl. 175, 18. Ðǽr gedydon twá weofedu in they put two altars in there, 205, 15.

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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woruld staþelode, Exon. Th. 206, 22; Ph. 130. Ðǽr hungrium hám staðelude collocavit illic esurientes, Ps. Th. 106, 35. Ðá æt Róme Cristes cyricean staþelode fundata Romae ecclesia Christi, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 13.

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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wæs ðá sixhund geára on ylde he was six hundred years of age, Gen. 7, 6. Ðá was ágán his ielde xxiii wintra he was then twenty-three years of age, Chr. prm ; Erl. 4, 19.

Linked entries: yld eld

ful-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
ful-lǽst, -lést, -láste (?) es; m.

Helpaidsupportauxĭliumsubsĭdium

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Help, aid, support; auxĭlium, subsĭdium Is mægenwísa trum, fullésta mǽst, se ðas fare lǽdeþ he is a firm army- leader, the greatest of supports, who leads this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 18; Exod. 554.

Linked entry: lǽst

hwíl

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heom on ealre hwíle metes tilian sceolde, Hml. S. 23, 219. Tó hwíl ( ad tempus ) geléfað, Lk. L. 8, 13. Þá wæs ymb hwíle ðá gefelde . . . Bl. H. 217, 30.

ge-weald

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hié mid hungre on his geweald geniédde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 26. wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. Hí ( devils) habbaþ manega sáula on heora gewaldum, Bl.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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.: Finde borh, Ll. Th. i. 390, 19: 332, 20. Finde wærborh borh, 250, 18. Finde him borh, 268, 16. þæs borh finde, 168, 7. him borh finde ꝥ swilces geswíce, 346, 13. Finde him ǽle man ꝥ borh hæbbe, 268, 7.

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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sceal habban láre ðæt máge Godes folc mid wísdóme lǽran he must have learning, that he may be able to instruct God's people with wisdom, Homl. Th. i. 206, 26.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

ést-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ést-mete, es; m.

Delicate meat, dainties, luxuriesdelĭcātus cĭbus, daps, dēlĭciæ

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Seó wuduwe ðe lyfaþ on éstmettum. heó ne lyfaþ ná, ac heó is deád. Ðeós Anna, ðe we embe sprecaþ, ne lufude heó ná éstmettas, ac lufude fæstenu the widow who liveth in luxuries, she liveth not, but she is dead.

ge-macian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 88, 29. with subst. complement Þone ǽr éhtende martyr gemacode, Hml. Th. ii. 82, 24. with tó and dat. Gif him þæt mǽden mihte gemacian tó wífe. Hml.

a-ídlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ídlian, -igan; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To make uselessvainto emptyannulprofaneirritum facerefrustrariexinanirecassareprofanare

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He a-ídlode mín wedd pactum meum irritum fecit, Gen. 17, 14. Þræst his nys a-ídlude fæx ejus non est exinanita, Ps. Spl. 74, 8. Seó untrumnys byþ a-ídlud the infirmity will be annulled, Herb. 121, 2; Lchdm, i. 234, 8.

Linked entry: a-ýdlian

ge-dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dúfan, he -dýfþ; p. -deáf, we -dufon; pp. -dofen; v. intrans.

To plungeto ducksinkdivebe drownedmergi

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He wearþ gedofen coepit mergi, Mt. Bos. 14, 13

ge-leornian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leornian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To learninquirediscĕredisquīrĕre

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To learn, inquire; discĕre, disquīrĕre Swá swá heó æt gelǽredum wǽpnedmonnum geleornian mihte prout a doctis vĭris discĕre pŏtĕrat, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 28 : 4, 18; S. 587, 1.

Linked entry: leornian

middaneard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middaneard-líc, adj.

Earthlyworldlymundaneearthly

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ðí ðæt mid his hálgan láre middaneardlíc gedwyld ( human error ) ádwǽscte, Homl.

Linked entry: middangeard-líc

píl

(n.)
Grammar
píl, es; m.
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Heó (sea-holly) hafaþ stelan hwítne, on ðæs heáhnysse ufeweardre beóþ ácennede scearpe and þyrnyhte pílas (sharp and thorny prickles ), Lchdm. i. 304, 1. gehæfte hí on ánum micclum stocce, and mid ísenum pílum heora ílas gefæstnode, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-píled

scealfor

(n.)
Grammar
scealfor, e; f.: scealfra, an; m.
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Ðá geseah swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan ádúne tó grunde éhtende þearle ðære eá fixa . . . Ðá hét Martinus ða fugelas ðæs fixnoðes geswícan, and tó wéstene síðian; and ða scealfran gewiton áweg tó holte, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6-12

wirgung

(n.)
Grammar
wirgung, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Heó wolde ðone sunu ðe hí getirigde mid wyriungum gebindan, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 6. Tǽlincga oððe wærginga hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 214, 16

Linked entry: wergung

wudu-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rǽden, wudu-rǽdenn, e; f.

Woodcuttingright of cutting timber in a wood

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Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ, and éc ic hire léte tó ðæt ceorla gráf, ii. 100, 14

be-fleán

to strip the skinbark offto strip off

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Hét hine cwicne befleán, Shrn. 84, 29: 121, 1. Tó befleánne euiscerandum, Germ. 393, 109. Beflægen excoriatus, Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 33.

byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, a corslet.
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Gegyrede heó hý mid hǽrenre tunecan and mid byrnan, ꝥ is mid lytelre hacelan, Shrn. 140, 30. geann his áðume twégra byrnena, Cht. Crw. 23, 16. Add