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fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet ⬩ pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Óþ-ðæt he Adam gearone funde, and his wíf somed, freó fægroste until he found Adam ready, and his wife also, fairest woman, Cd. 23b; Th. 29, 28; Gen. 457. Se biþ gefeán fægrast that shall be the sweetest of joys, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 1; Cri. 1666.

fela-geonge

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-geonge, adj.

Having travelled much ⬩ valde peregrīnātus

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Having travelled much; valde peregrīnātus Wilt ðú fricgan felageongne ymb forþgesceaft wilt thou ask one who has travelled much about the creation? Exon. 92 b; Th. 346, 23; Sch. 3

blód-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-fág, adj.

Stained with blood ⬩ sanguine tinctus

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[fág tinctus] Stained with blood; sanguine tinctus Is me bánhús blódfág my body [lit. bone-house] is stained with blood, Andr. Kmbl. 2809; An. 1407: Beo. Th. 4127; B. 2060

slíþ-heard

(adj.)
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With baleful hand, animal, with fell paw Bera bið slíþhende deór (see Mod. Lang. Rev. xv. 70), Gn. Ex. 177

breodwian

(v.)
Grammar
breodwian, ic breodwige, ðú breodwast, he breodwaþ, pl. breodwiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To prostrate ⬩ prosternere?

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Beóþ ða gebolgne, ða ðec breodwiaþ, tredaþ ðec and tergaþ they are enraged, they will prostrate thee, will tread and tear thee, Exon. 36 b; Gú. 258

efer

(n.)
Grammar
efer, es; m.

A wild boar ⬩ ăper

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A wild boar; ăper, Anlct

ge-wíde

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See wíde; II in Dict

heofon-hús

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hús, (?)
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a house with a ceiling (?)

wind-gefanne

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See wind-fana in Dict

Linked entry: ge-fanne

ofer-hréfan

(v.)

to roof over, cover with a roof, cover

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to roof over, cover with a roof, cover Ðé oferhréf ufan mid hwítle cover yourself over from above with a cloak, Lchdm. ii. 76, 22. Porticas ealle swíðe fægere oferhrýfde, Blickl. Homl. 125, 25

Linked entries: hréfan ofer-hrýfan

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to care ⬩ be anxious ⬩ feel anxiety or care ⬩ absolute ⬩ to sorrow ⬩ grieve ⬩ be sorry ⬩ for, on ⬩ absolute ⬩ to be anxious; to sorrow

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, ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð the wolf will be sorry for his journey, Lchdm. i. 360, 22.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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, notice, with acc.

fæt

(n.)
Grammar
fæt, fætt, es; n?

A thin plate of metal, gold-leaf, ornament ⬩ lāmĭna, bractea

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A thin plate of metal, gold-leaf, ornament; lāmĭna, bractea Sceal se hearda helm, hyrsted golde, fætum, befeallen the hard helmet, adorned with gold, with ornaments, shall be fallen off, Beo. Th. 4504, note; B. 2256.

fliés

(n.)
Grammar
fliés, es; n.

A fleece ⬩ vellus

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Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése óþ midne sumor, oððe gilde ðæt fliés mid twám pæningum of a sheep's going with its fleece. A sheep shall go with its fleece until midsummer, or let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 9-11

byrman

(v.)
Grammar
byrman, p. de; pp. ed [beorma barm]
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To ferment with barm, to leaven; fermentare

deornunga

(adv.)

secretly

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In. 27; Wilk. 19, 12

ge-hýd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýd, part. p.

Provided with a skin

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Provided with a skin, Nar. 50, 5

ge-sam

(prefix)

in composition, denotes together, with ⬩ simul, con

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in composition, denotes together, with; simul, con

berendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
berendlíce, adv.
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With fecundity Berendlíce fecunditate, Rtl. 32, 15

bracigean

(v.)
Grammar
bracigean,

to dress, mingle ⬩ counterfeit with brass ⬩ ærare

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to dress, mingleor counterfeit with brass ærare

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