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frægning

(n.)
Grammar
frægning, e; f.
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Asking, enquiry, questioning Mé náht nú tó láfe ne wunað þǽre frægninge and ácsunge be þám wísum, in þám ic wæs tweógende ǽr de his in quibus dubius fui nihil mihi quaestionis remansit, Gr. D. 323, 23. Mid fraignung interrogando, Mk. p. 4, 19

hofer

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Hé wearð gehǽled . . . swá ꝥ næs gesýne on his hricge hwǽr se hofor stóde, Hml. S. 21, 95-106. Dele '[?]', and add:

nátes-hwón

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Sume nellað wítnian mid nánre wrace þá máran synna on him sylfum náteshwón, Hml. A. 8, 185 : 16, 79 : 26, 43. Náteshwðn (nullatenus) hé ne gedyrstlǽce, R. Ben. I. 100, 17. Add

spendan

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námon æt heora mágon sceattas genóge and þá eáwunga and dearnunga ealle spendon and dǽldon hafenleásum mannum, Hml. S. 23, 200. Þám spédigum gedafenað þæt hé spende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt hé gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml.

cnossian

(v.)
Grammar
cnossian, he cnossaþ; p.ode; pp. od

To beatstrikedash; tundiquassariillidi

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To beat, strike, dash; tundi, quassari, illidi Yða gewealc mec oft bigeat, æt nacan stefnan, ðonne he be clifum cnossaþ the rolling of the waves has often caught me, at the vessel's prow, when it strikes on rocks Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Seef. 8

torhte

(adv.)
Grammar
torhte, adv.

clearlybeautifullysplendidly

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Him torhte in gemynd his Dryhtnes naman dumba brohte, 440, 24; Rä. 60, 7. beautifully, splendidly Hé anlícnesse geseh torhte gefrætwed, wlitige geworhte, Andr. Kmbl. 1430; An. 715

CEAFER

(n.)
Grammar
CEAFER, ceafor, es m:

A beetle,chafer; brūchus = βροῦχος

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.; He cwæþ and com gærshoppa, and ceaferas ðæs næs gerín oððe getel dixit et venit locusta, et bruchus cujus non erat numerus, Ps. Lamb. 104, 34

Linked entries: ceber cefer

druncennes

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Wínes druncennes and synlustas synt forbodene, næs meoloc ne cýse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17. Ðá ðe wódlíce drincað ... swá þ hí dwǽsiað for heora druncennyssum. ... Úre Hǽlend forbeád þá druncennysse, Hml. A. 6, 148.

ge-lofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lofian, p. ode
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To put a price upon, value, appraise Næfð Godes ríce nánes wurðes lofunge, ac bið gelofod be ðæs mannes hæfene. Heofenan ríce wæs álǽten þisum gebródrum for heora nette and scipe, and ðám rícan Zachéo tó healfum dǽle his ǽhta, Hml.

Linked entry: lofian

geómrung

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Hé for þæs Módes geómerunge (geómrunga, v. l.) næs náuht gedréfed nihil meis questibus mota, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 26. Add

úr

(n.)
Grammar
úr, es; m.

A kind of oxa bisonurus

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A kind of ox, a bison; urus: also the name of the U-rune Úr (ᚢ) byþ ánmód and oferhyrned, feohteþ mid hornum mǽre mórstapa, Runic pm. Kmbl. 339, 7; Rún. 2. (The rune is written without representing a word, Exon. Th. 284, 32; Jul. 706.)

of-sníðan

(v.)

to kill by cutting, to slaughter

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Ðá námon hig ân biccen and ofsnidon hit, 37, 31. Swilce se sunu wǽre geoffrod and se ramm ofsniden, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 27

Linked entry: sníðan

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Lucinius bebeád ðæt nán cristen mon ne cóme on his hieréde Licinius omnes Christianos e palatio suo jussit expelli, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 282, 28.

Linked entry: hý-réd

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Ne nán ne dyrstlǽce ðæt hé óðrum recce, oððe mid wordum gecýðe, hwæt hé bútan mynstre geseah, R. Ben. 128, 4. Reccan expedire, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 26. Ic ðé mæg reccan sum spell, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 1. Reccan race, 38, 6; Fox 208, 4.

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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A precious or valuable thing (often refers to gifts), a treasure, jewel, ornament Gylden mádm, sylofren sincstán, searogimma nán, middangeardes wela módes eágan ne onlýhtaþ, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 40; Met. 21, 20.

Linked entry: máðm

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, faildefĭcĕre

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Bos 21, 44: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 15; Lchdm. iii. 278, 25. Híg feallaþ begen on ǽnne pytt ambo in fŏveam cădunt, Mt. Bos. 15, 14, 27: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 21, 22: Exon. 57 a; Th. 202, 23; Ph. 74: Salm.

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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[Swá manega gersumas on sceat and on scrúd and on bókes swá nán man ne mæi tæleln, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 14.]

Linked entry: sceat

ge-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. feallen

To fallcaderedecidere

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Sóðlíce ðín dóhtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfþ hine wel geleornod thy daughter indeed has attempted [?] music, but she has not learnt it well, 16, 23

ge-leoran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leoran, p. de; pp. ed

To godepartemigratedieīremigrāreemigrāredefĭcĕre

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Ic geleore non emigrābo, Ps. Spl. C. 61, 6. Seó rédelse, and ðæt geþeaht úrra feónda geleorde [MS. geleorode], ðá hí hit endian sceoldon inĭmīci defēcērunt frămeæ in fīnem, Ps. Th. 9, 6.

Linked entries: ge-lioran ge-lirde

un-gemetgod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetgod, adj.

Immoderateexcessiveintemperateindiscreet

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Ne durre wé ðás bóc miccle swíðor gelengan, ðí læs ðe heó ungemetegod sý, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 4. Ungemetegod lufu, 220, 6: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 276. Tunge ungemetegud(-ad) lingua immoderata, Scint. 78, 10: Kent. Gl. 507.

Linked entries: ge-metgian un-gemetegod