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FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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Ælf. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2. Ðú féhst on uncúþe thou takest to the unknown, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 16. Hér beóþ fangene seólas and hronas here are caught seals and dolphins, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 16.

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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Nú gyt syndan manige manna swylce ðe hiom yldo gebídan ǽr tó genihte adhuc multiplicabuntur in senecta uberi, Ps. Th. 91, 13. Ða yldu wendan tó lífe to turn old age to life, Exon. 58 b ; Th. 210, 23; Ph. 190.

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service donea rewardwagesfeepayment for service or favour expecteda giftpresenta bribe

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Ǽlc wóh for lyðran médsceatte gelǽtaþ tó rihte, Wulfst. 297, 26. Se man ðe bringþ médsceat ðam geréfan, se geǽrendaþ bet ðonne se ðe nǽnne ne bringþ, 238, 8. Gif hwá æt þeófe médsceatt nime, L. Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 14.

wrǽt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽt-líc, adj.

wondrouscurious of wondrous excellencebeautifulnobleexcellentelegant

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Heó wæs on sangum wrǽtlícre, ðonne heora ǽnig ǽr wǽre, Homl. Ass. 127, 365

crístnian

(v.)
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Þonne se preóst crístnað, þonne ádrǽfð hé ðone deófol of ðám cilde; for ðan ðe ǽlc hǽðen man bið deófles, ac þurh fulluht hé bið Godes, Hml. Th. i. 304, 33. to baptize (?)

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Fleógende fugel ... gesihð ðæt ǽs on eorðan, and ... forgiet ðæt grin ðæt hé mid áwierged wird. Swá bið ðǽm gítsere. Hé ... né geliéfð ðæs grines ðe hé mid gebrogden wyrð, Past. 331, 17-20. Forwyrd girene heara interitum laquei sui, Ps. Srt. 34, 7.

hol

Grammar
hol, hollow.
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Æt holan cumbe, C. D. iii. 327, 15. Tó holan díc, v. 365, 31. On holan dene, iv. 108, 27. On holan weg, v. 302, 37. <b>IV a.</b> lying in a hollow or depression of a stream, pool, &amp;c. :-- On holan bróc, C.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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H. 48, II. (3d) with gen. and complement, (i) adj. in agreement with gen. :-- Him wǽre iéðre ðæ t hé hira ǽr gearra wénde ðonne hé hira ungearra wénde, Past. 433, 30.

á-wiht

aloneany goodgood for anything

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Ǽr þon óht þisses ǽfre gewurde, Cri. 238. Unc ne gedǽlde nemne deáð ána ówiht elles, Kl. 23. Náge hió his ierfes ówiht (áwuht,v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 66, 19. Gif hé ǽfre þæs organes ówiht cúðe, Sal. 33. Heó ówiht swylces ne hýrdon, El. 571.

deófulgyld-hús

(n.)
Grammar
deófulgyld-hús, es; n.

A heathen templepaganōrum templum

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A heathen temple; paganōrum templum Constantinus hét ðæt man cyricean timbrede, and ðæt man belúce ǽlc deófulgyldhús Constantine ordered churches to be built, and every heathen temple to be closed, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36

Linked entry: deófolgyld-hús

ofer-lifa

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-lifa, an; m.
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Excess in food Se oferlyfa on ǽte and on wǽte déð þone man unhálne, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 5. [Þe oferlifa on hete and on wete macað þene mon unhálne, 101, 27, ] Cf. big-leofa

Linked entry: -lifa

síþ

Grammar
síþ, <b>. IV.</b>
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Add Ǽne síþa semel, Ps. Srt. 61, 12: 88, 36

or-treówness

(n.)
Grammar
or-treówness, e; f.

Want of faith or confidence, mistrust

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Hé æteówde ða wunda ðǽm ungeleáflullum mannum, forðon ðe hé nolde ðæt ǽnig ortrýwnes wǽre embe his ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 91, 3

Linked entry: treówness

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Mæssepreóstum and diáconum is eallunge forboden ǽlc hǽmed.

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Seó burg ðe ǽr wæs ealra weorca fæstast and wunderlecast and mǽrast, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 24. Is ðæt eác ealles wundorlícost, ðæt..., Blickl. Homl. 127, 14

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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betwínon Eádgyfe abbedysse and Leófríce abbode æt þám lande æt stoctúne, Cht. E. 256, 7. Gilébdae borg concesserim vadimonium, Txts. 106, 1090.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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Ac þá consulas noldon hié selfe swá earge geþencan swá hié þá wífmen ǽr forcwǽdon the consuls would not believe themselves such cowards as the women had called them.

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Þæs Cýres sunu þe wé ǽr foresǽdon, Hml. A. 103, 24. Se foresǽda wiðerwinna the aforesaid adversary, 8, 210. Þæne foresǽdan praephatum, An. Ox. 2461.

hærfest

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Augustus messis, messis tempus, Migne) :-- On hærfeste (in Augusta), ðá fullan wican ǽr Sc̃a Marian mæssan ( Sept. 8), Ll. Th. i. 92, 6.

hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grovea templefanean idol

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In quattuor locis, id est, æt hearge . . . and æt geddincggum, 282, 17. an idol Wæs gesewen átífred ealle ðá heargas (idola) . . . sió gítsung ðe Sc̃s Paulus cuæð ðæt wǽre hearga (idolorum) geféra, Past. 157, 4-6. Hergas ðeóda simulacra gentium Ps.