FEARR
a bull, an ox ⬩ taurus, bos ⬩ the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac ⬩ taurus
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a bull, an ox; taurus, bos Fearr taurus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 30. He geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre he made an image of a bull with brass, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 29. Fearras fætte ofsettun oððe ymbsǽton me tauri pingues obsēdērunt me, Ps.
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fiscere
A FISHER ⬩ piscātor ⬩ the bird king-fisher ⬩ alcēdo
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] Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 44; Wrt. Voc. 29, 62
freóls-dæg
A feast-day ⬩ festival-day ⬩ festus dies
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Freólsdæg festīvĭtas, solemnĭtas vel celebrĭtas, vel ceremōnia, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 23; Wrt. Voc. 37, 13
ful-fremman
To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ practise ⬩ perfĭcĕre
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Ic fulfremme perfĭcio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 37. He his mód went to ðám yflum and hí fulfremeþ he turns his mind to the vices and practises them, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 20.
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FURH
A FURROW ⬩ sulcus
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A FURROW; sulcus Furh sulcus, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 17; Wrt. Voc. 15, 17: 289, 80. Ne furh ne fótmǽl neither furrow nor foot-mark, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 7. Andlang ðære furh along the furrow, Cod. Dipl. 554; A.D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 38, 34.
Linked entries: twi-fyrede fót-mǽl furan fyrh
hwæt-hwega
Something ⬩ somewhat ⬩ a little
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Hwæthwega paulisper, parumper, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 65. Hé hwæthwego fram ðam wage ða limu áhóf, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 27; Homl. Th. ii. 90, 29. Hwæthwega ufor gán, 32, 22. Hwæthwegu tódǽled somewhat separated, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 14.
Linked entries: æt-hwæga hwæt-hwoegno
hyrstan
To fry ⬩ roast
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To fry, roast Ic herste frigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 64. Hwæt is þinga ðe bietere síe on ðæs láreówes móde oððe hit suíður hierste quid vero acrius doctoris mentem frigit? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 2.
ísen
Iron
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Iron, made of iron Ísen ferreus, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Som. 4, 58. Seó gyrd wæs eal ísen the rod was all iron, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 17.
morþ-dǽd
A deed which causes destruction ⬩ deadly sin ⬩ evil deed
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Swá férde se cniht on his fraceþum dǽdum and on morþdǽdum micclum gestrangod on orwénnysse his ágenre hǽle, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 18-24. Wearþ ðes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod . . . þurh morþdǽda and þurh mándǽda, Wulfst. 163, 21.
nefa
a nephew ⬩ nepos ⬩ a grandson ⬩ a step-son
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Hlóþhere Ægelbrhytes nefa (cf. hé him onsende Leutherium his nefan ( nepotem ), Bd. 3,7; S. 530. 29), Chr. 670; Erl. 34, 29: 789; Erl. 57, 34: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 31 : Som. 11, 69. Eám and nefa, Exon. Th. 431. 35; Rä. 47, 6.
ge-wilnung
A wish ⬩ desire ⬩ longing ⬩ seeking ⬩ appetite ⬩ will ⬩ vow ⬩ oncŭpiscentia ⬩ desīdĕrium ⬩ ambĭtus ⬩ appĕtītus ⬩ affectus ⬩ vōtum
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A wish, desire, longing, seeking, appetite, will, vow; oncŭpiscentia, desīdĕrium, ambĭtus, appĕtītus, affectus, vōtum Gewilnung ambĭtus, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 35, 10.
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ge-winna
An enemy ⬩ adversary ⬩ a foe ⬩ rival ⬩ hostis ⬩ inĭmīcus ⬩ æmŭlus
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Gesaca vel gewinna æmŭlus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 17; Wrt. Voc. 60, 51. Lǽddon leóde láþne gewinnan to carcerne the people led their hated foe unto the prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2500; An. 1251: 2603; An. 1303.
ge-lácnian
To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ sānāre ⬩ mĕdēri
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Ic gelácnige mĕdeor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 56. Gelácna ðú hý heal thou them, Hy. 1, 5; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 5. He wæs gelácnod he was cured, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44. Mon geseah hine laman gelácnian people saw him healing the lame, Blickl.
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scógan
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To shoe, put on (one's) shoes, furnish with shoes Ic scóge (sceóge) mé calceo vel calcio, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Zup. 158, 8. Se engel cwæð : Begyrd ðé, and sceó (gisceó ðec, Rtl. 58, 11) ðé, and fylig mé, Homl. Th. ii. 382, 9. Sceógiaþ calciate, Engl.
stíman
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To emit a scent or vapour, exhale Ic stéme oleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 1 ; Zup. 153, 2. Stémþ exalet, i. redolet, spiret, fetet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 42 : fragrat, odorat, odorem dat, 150, 34. Willsele stýmeþ swétum swæccum, Exon. Th. 212, 21 ; Ph. 213.
fracoþ
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., þeáh hé ǽlc unriht dreóge on his lífe, Wlfst. 34, 6. Gif preóst mid fúlum dǽdum hine fracodne gedéð, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 22. ꝥ fracode wíf ( Jezebel ), Hml. S. 18, 160.
ge-háwian
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Add: to notice, observe an object Ǽlc man ðára þe æágan heft ǽrest háwað þæs ðe hé geseón wolde oð ðone first þe hé hyt geháwað Þonne hé hyt geháwad heaft, ðonne gesyhð hé hit, Solil. H. 27, 7. Þæt ic þé geháwian mæge ut aspiciam te, 11, 18.
ge-cneordlǽcan
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Add Ic gecnyrdlǽce (gecneordlǽce, gecnerdlǽce, v.ll.) studeo, Ælfc. Gr. 154, 5. to study, endeavour earnestly Hycge hé and gecneordlǽce þæt hine mon lufian mæge swíþor þonne ondrǽdan studeat plus amari quam timeri, R. Ben. 121, 11.
godspell-bodung
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Æt him ongann seó godspellbodung, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 16. Iúdas Machabéus is eall swá hálig on ðǽre ealdan gecýðnysse swá swá Godes gecorenan on ðǽre godspelbodunge, Hml. S. 25, 682.