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un-dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dirne, -dierne, -dyrne; adj.

Not hiddendiscoveredrevealedmanifest

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Not hidden, discovered, revealed, manifest Gif mon áfelle on wuda wel monega treówa and wyrð eft undierne (-dyrne, MS. B.), L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 20: 44; Th. i. 130, 3. Ðæt wearð underne eorðebúendum, ðæt Meotod hæfde miht, Cd. Th. 265, 1; Sat. 1.

Linked entries: dirne un-derne un-dyrne

lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
lǽs, we, e; f.

A pastureleasow

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Se wudu and seó lǽs is gemǽne tó ðám án and twentigum hídum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 319, 28. Sceáp lǽswe ðínre oves pascuæ tuæ, Ps. Spl. 73, 1: 78, 14: 94, 7: 99, 4: 22, 1.

Linked entries: beó-lǽs læssa

hlúd

noisytalkativeclamorousa blowa crash

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Th. 64, 7. of material or instrument with which sound is made Þǽr bið hlúd wudu, Rä. 4, 24. Hlúdum argutis (fidibus) An. Ox. 8, 309.

Linked entry: hlúde

wægn

(n.)
Grammar
wægn, wægen, wǽn, es; m.
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[Tuége waine gong wudes, iv. 282, 15. Tó wayne gong tó wude, 282, 28.] ¶ referring to the constellation Charles' wain. v. carles wǽn :-- Wǽnes ðísl (waegne[s] þíxl, 100, 72) archtoes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 23.

on-feng

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].
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Secg wundaþ beorna gehwylcne ðe him ǽnigne onféng gedéþ sedge cuts every one that lays hold of it, Runic pm. 15 ; Kmbl. 342, 14. taking, with the idea of wrongful taking Be wuda onfenge (andfenge, MS. H.: anfenge, MS. B.) bútan leáfe, L.

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tengan

(v.)
Grammar
tengan, p. de
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Se fugol tó wuda tengde, ii. 162, 27. Æt suman cyrre tengde hé tó fyrde ongeán Persiscne leódscipe on one occasion he was hastening to march against Persia, i. 448, 32.

Linked entry: sam-tinges

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.
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to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom; florere, efflorere, reflorere Wudu sceal blǽdum blówan the wood shall blow with flowers, Menol. Fox 527; Gn. C. 34: Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 6; Rä. 35, 9.

líc-mann

(n.)
Grammar
líc-mann, es; m.
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Ðá bær sum wuduwe hire suna líc tó bebyrgenne ... Seó dreorige módor mid ðám lícmannum hí ástrehte æt ðæs hálgan apostoles fótum ... Johannes ofhreów ðære méder and ðæra lícmanna dreórignysse, i. 66, 15-21

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, = a-fellan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fyllan, fellan to fell]

To fellto strike or beat downto overturnsubvertlay lowabolishslaycædereoccidereprosterneredejiceredemoliricomprimereabrogare

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B. afylle] on wuda wel monega treówa if any one fell in a wood a good many trees, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 19. Drihten afylþ ðíne fýnd the Lord will strike down thine enemies, Deut. 28, 7. Hí to eorþan afyllaþ ðé ad terram prosternent te, Lk.

CEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORFAN, ceorfende; ic ceorfe, ðú ceorfest, cyrfst, he ceorfeþ, cyrfþ, ceorfaþ; ic, he cearf, ðú curfe,;curfon; corfen; v. a.

To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engravesecare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere

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On wuda treówa mid æxum hí curfon dura in silva lignorum securibus exciderunt januas, Ps. Spl. 73, 7. Curfon hie ðæt moldern of beorhtan stáne they hewed the sepulchre out of bright stone,Rood Kmbl. 132; Kr. 66.

Linked entries: curfon cerfe

be-wyrcan

surround

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Jos. 2, 1, and add: to build round, surround Hé þone oxan beworhte mid wuda. Hml. S. 18, 124. Hí bronda láfe wealle beworhton, B. 3162. Lǽmen fæt biwyrcan wudubeámum, Jul. 575. ꝥáfótlástas wǽron beworht mid ǽrne hweóle.

ést-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ést-mete, es; m.

Delicate meat, dainties, luxuriesdelĭcātus cĭbus, daps, dēlĭciæ

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Seó wuduwe ðe lyfaþ on éstmettum. heó ne lyfaþ ná, ac heó is deád. Ðeós Anna, ðe we embe sprecaþ, ne lufude heó ná éstmettas, ac lufude fæstenu the widow who liveth in luxuries, she liveth not, but she is dead.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od
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Ðone wudu gelogode laid the wood in order, 22, 9. He wæs gelogod to his folcum he was gathered to his people, Deut. 32, 50

Linked entry: lógian

greát

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Gif mon óðres wudu bærneð ... forgielde ǽlc greát treów mid .v. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 70, 5. non-material things Of gealádle ... cymeþ great yfel; sió biþ ealra ádla rícust, Lch. ii. 106, 19

un-wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wærlíce, adv.

Unwarilyincautiouslywithout cautionheedlessly

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Se ðe ðone wuda unwærlíce ( incaute ) hiéwð, 21; Swt. 167, 15. Ðá eode hé on íse unwærlíce dum incautius in glacie incederet, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 1. Ða ðe unwærlíce and gémeleáslíce Gode hýraþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 22: 57, 9: Exon.

Linked entry: wærlíce

BIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIFIAN, bifigan, byfian, beofian; p. ode; pp. od
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Ða wudas bifodon the woods shook, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 8

twǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
twǽde, adj.
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Se biscop and ða hígen áhten twǽde ðæs wuda and ðæs mæstes, Chart. Th. 70, 29. Se cyning áh twǽdne dǽl (twegen dǽlas, MSS. B. H.) weres, þriddan dǽl sunu oþþe mǽgas, L. In. 23; Th. i. 116, 15. [O. L. Ger. tuédi half: O.

Linked entry: þridda

fen

mudmiredirtfen

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Mid wudum and mid muntum and mid fænnum, 18, 2; F. 62, 35. Fuglas þe on fennum ne sién, Lch. ii. 254, 20. Swá se hrefen þurh þá fennas upp áflígeð, swá þú him æfter rów, Guth. 50, 10

ge-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fillan, p. de.
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Srt. 105, 26. to cut down wood Þá hét ic of þǽm wudo þe þǽr gefylled wæs, ꝥ mon fýr onǽlde, Nar. 12, 28. to strike down with disease, destroy Hæfde hé gefylled frumbearna fela, Exod. 38. to overthrow in argument, confute Gefælde deslruxit (temtantes

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.
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Wudu silva. a. áhæáwan treów lignum, 33, 56: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 31, 13. Ðæt treów wæs gód tó etanne, Gen. 3, 6. Treów (tréu, Lind. ) arbor, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 10. Treów (trýw, MS. B. : treó, Lind. ), 7a 17 wearð mycel treów (on treó miclum).

Linked entries: treó tréu trýw