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foxes glófa

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

Foxglovedigĭtālis purpŭrea

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Foxglove; digĭtālis purpŭrea, Lin Wið óman genim ðysse wyrte leáf ðe man στρύχνος μανικός, and oðrum naman foxes glófa [MS. foxes clófa] nemneþ for inflammatory sores, take leaves of this wort, which is named sōlānum insānum or Sodŏmeum, and by another

freó-dóm

(n.)
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freó-dóm, frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; m.

FREEDOMlibertylībertasemancĭpātio

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FREEDOM, liberty; lībertas, emancĭpātio Ðæt is se freódóm, ðætte mon mót dón ðæt he wile that is freedom, that a man may do what he will. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 4, MS. Cot. Freódóm emancĭpātio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2.

Galiléisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Galiléisc, Galilésc; adj.

GalileanGalilæus

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Wið da Galileiscan sǽ juxta măre Galilææ, Mt. Bos. 4, 18 : 15, 29 : Mk. Bos. 1, 16. Wéne gé, wǽron ða Galileiscan synfulle tofóran eallum Galileiscum pŭtātis quod hi Galilæi præ omnĭbus Galilæis peccātōres fuĕrint? Lk. Bos. 13, 2.

HREÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÁW, hrǽw [also written hreów]; adj.

RAWuncooked

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Meng wið hreáw ægru mix with raw eggs, 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 7. Gif hí mon hreáwe swylgeþ if they are swallowed raw, L. Med. ex Quadr. 4, 10; Lchdm. i. 344, 16. Flǽscmettas hreáwe carnes crudas, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 13

Linked entry: hreów

hundred

(n.; num.; adj.)
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hundred, pl. u; n.

A hundred

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Wið þrím hundred penegon, 12, 5. Mid twám hundred penegon, Mk. Skt. 6, 40. Hí ðá sǽton hundredon and fíftigon discubuerunt per centenos et per quinquagenos, 37

Linked entry: hund

griðian

(v.)
Grammar
griðian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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to make peace Lundene waru griðede wið ðone here the people of London made peace with the army, Chr. 1016; Erl. 559, 9. Griðode, 1046; Erl. 172, 6: 1070; Erl. 207, 19. Griðedon, 1068; Erl. 207, 2.

searu-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
searu-níþ, es; m.
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Swá wæs Biówulfe, ðá hé biorges weard sóhte, searoníþas (the wily hostilities of the dragon, who used poison to destroy his foe, cf. áttorsceaþa, 5670, and is called inwitgest, 5333.

ge-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lielie near, togetherjacereadjacereconjacereto lie downfailceaseloiterdelaydeficerecessare

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Ðá heó ðǽr on gelegen wæs when she had lain down there, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 23. to lie down, fail, cease, loiter, delay; deficere, cessare Windblond gelæg the wind-storm ceased, Bon. Th. 6284; B. 3146.

sín

(n.)
Grammar
sín, seón, sién, sýn, e ; f.
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Næfde sellícu wiht sýne ne folme, 415, 3 ; Rä. 33, 5. the instrument of sight, the eye Sýne pupillam, Hpt. Gl. 487. 54

Linked entries: seón sién sýn

sige-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
sige-dryhten, es ; m.
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Wit for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, 324, 33 ; Víd. 104. as an epithet of the Deity Þeoda Waldend, sigedryhten mín, Andr. Kmbl. 2905 ; An. 1455 : Exon. Th. 176, 19 ; Gú. 1212 : Ps. C. 50, 119. Þeoden engla, sóð sigedrihten, Hy. 6, 34.

un-forboden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forboden, adj.

Unforbiddennot prohibitedfree from any moral or legal hindrance

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Gebohte se arcebisceop æt Ælfhége ðæt land æt Sendan mid .xc. pundum, and æt Sunnanbyrg mid .cc. mancussan goldes, unbecwedene and unforbodene wið ǽlcne man tó ðære dægtíde; and hé him swá ða land geágnian derr, swá him se sealde ðe tó syllenne áhte,

Linked entries: un-besacen for-beódan

wíde-feorh

(n.)
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long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative with adverbial force, for a long time, for ever. v. wíd, VII. Wé sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé widefeorh ( through all time ) weorcum hlódun, Exon. Th. 49, 11; Cri. 784.

wódlíce

(adv.)
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wódlíce, adv.

madlyfuriouslyfranticlyblasphemously

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Wódlíce ástyrode wið ðone hálgan. Homl. Ass. 79, 162. Wódlíce geyrsod, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 616. Ðú þus wódlíce wilnast ceorles, i. 3, 396. Hé mót wódlíce derian, Wulfst. 85, 5.

Linked entry: wód

be-wreón

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Bewreóh ꝥ wíf wel, 330, 21. Bewreów, 338, 17. Feallaþ ofor ús, and ús bewreóþ, Bl. H. 93, 33, Hé hét þá fatu bewreón, Gr. D. 51, 16. Stán mid þynre tyrf bewrigen (obtectus), Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 577, 12 : Bl. H. 95, 15. Mid godwebbe bewrigen, 207, 16.

brún

(adj.)
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Wíf móton under brúnum hrægle ( sub nigro velamine ) tó husle gán, Ll. Th. ii. 162, 7. Brúnne brerd the black rim of the inkhorn , Rä. 27, 9. Swearturn, brúnum beaduwǽþnurn, 18, 8. Brúne helmas, Jud. 318. [For brún applied to metal v. N. E.

dǽd-béta

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Sind mænige rihtwíse unscyldige wið heáfodleahtras, and habbað hwæðere stíðe drohtnunge . . . þám ne mæg nán dǽdbéta beón geefenlǽht, for ðan ðe hí sind rihtwíse and behreówsigende, Hml. Th. i. 342, 12.

éhtend

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Gyf man méte ꝥ hé geseón ne mæge, lǽre ic hine ꝥ hé him wið his éhtend beorge, Lch. iii. 174, 28. a persecutor Hé ( Nero ) wæs monna ǽrest éhtend crístenra monna, Ors. 6, 5; S. 262, 5. Oehtende persecutore, Rtl. 64, 16.

fágian

(v.)

to vary

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Ánfealde wíse bið witena gehwylcum weorðlicre micle þonne hé his wísan fágige tó swíðe, Ll. Th. ii. 318, 40. Similar entries v. ge-fágod, and cf. fágettan

ge-fylce

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Se módiga deófol mid his gefilce wyle wið þínre sáwle campian, Wlfst. 249, 2. Hé sende hí mid gefylce tó Judéiscum folce . . . Hí begunnon tó feohtenne on twám gefylcum . . . him æfter eóde ꝥ óðer gefylce, Hml. S. 25, 652-670.

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.
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Ben. 108, 24. arranged, disposed properly Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wise wel gerǽde on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað a people's condition will never be well ordered in the land where wrongful gain is loved, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 28.