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fǽr

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr, fér, es; m.

A fever ⬩ febris

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M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 27

earendel

(v.)
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., earendel, Corp.) jubar, Txts. 72, 554. Eorendel aurora, Hy. S. 16, 35: 30, 2. Se níwa eorendel Sanctus Jóhannes, Bl. H. 163, 30

glengista

Grammar
glengista, The translator seems to have misunderstood the passage to mean: 'In order that thy diligence and genius may add somewhat to the knowledge of these things of mine.' In some way ingenium is represented by glengista. Could this word be the superlative of an adjective, glenge well-ordered, and the passage be completed ?þín] glengista [orþanc?]
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; cf. glengan; III

hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
hyldan, heldan; p. de; trans.and intrans.

To bend ⬩ incline ⬩ heel ⬩ tilt

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Ne hyld ðú míne heortan ut non declines cor meum, Ps. Th. 140, 5. Ic hyldan mé ne dorste I dare not bow myself [the Ruthwell cross hashælda ik ni darstæ], Rood Kmbl. 90; Kr. 45.

Linked entries: heldan hylde hyldere

ÍS

(n.)
Grammar
ÍS, es; n.
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Styccum healfbrocenra ísa semifractarum crustis glacierum, 5, 12 ; S. 631, 26. the name of the Rune ᛁ = i ᛁ byþ oferceald ungemetum slidor ice is exceedingly cold and excessively slippery, Runic pm. 11; Kmbl. 341, 14

lytig

(adj.)
Grammar
lytig, lyteg; adj.

Cunning ⬩ astute ⬩ sly ⬩ artful ⬩ crafty ⬩ wily

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On leásungem lytige in mendaciis vafri, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 29. Ða lytegan sapientes hujus seculi, Past. 30, 1; Swt. 203, 6, 24: 205, 3

Linked entries: letig lot lyteg

mennisc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc-ness, e: f.

humanity ⬩ human nature ⬩ incarnation ⬩ humaneness ⬩ humane behaviour

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Se Macedonisca Alexander ðá ðá hé him tó com ðá wæs hé wundriende hyra menniscnysse miratus est eorum humanitatem ), Nar. 38, 25

midde-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
midde-weard, adj.

Mid-ward ⬩ middle of

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Andlangæs bróces middesweardes along the middle of the brook, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 31. On middeweardum (-an, MSS. R. L.) hyre ryne, Lchdm. iii. 250, 26. On middeweardre sǽ in medio mari, Cant. Moys. 8.

gleó-man

(n.)
Grammar
gleó-man, glí-man, glii-man, gliig-man, glig-man, -mann, es; m.

A glee-man ⬩ musician ⬩ minstrel ⬩ jester ⬩ player ⬩ buffoon ⬩ musicus ⬩ cantor ⬩ joculator ⬩ histrio ⬩ scurra ⬩ mimus ⬩ pantomimus

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Monige welige menn fédaþ yfle gliigmen [gliimen, Cot. MS.] nonnulli divites nutriunt histriones, Past. 44, 6; Swt. 327, 7; Hat. MS. See Turner's History of the Anglo-Saxons, Bk. 7, c. 7

Linked entry: glí-man

geornful-nes

(n.)
Grammar
geornful-nes, giornful-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotion ⬩ sollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio

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Hat.] eorþlícra þinga ablent ðæs módes eágan mid ðære costunga the eagerness for earthly things blinds the eyes of the mind with temptation, Past. 18, 2; Swt. 128, 15; Cot. MS. Ðeós geornfulnyss hæc dīlĭgentia, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 6.

Linked entry: eornfullnes

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.
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thereon Hé com tó ðam treówe, sóhte wæstm ðǽron, and nǽnne ne gemétte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 1. Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene and hét hón ðone bisceop þǽron, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 253 : Blickl.

Linked entry: on

wánian

(v.)
Grammar
wánian, p. ode
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Hé him wæs wániende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces ipse nunc suam, nune publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 20. a clause Hé him wæs swíþe wániende ðæt hé to him cucan ne com, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 4

wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water, ⬩ give drink to living creatures ⬩ to water plants ⬩ to irrigate

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Oxan wæterian, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 1. Ðá hét ic wætrigan úre hors and úre niéteno, Nar. 12, 12. Tó wætranne, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 15 : p. 8, 15. to water plants Se man ðe plantaþ wyrta, hé hí wæteraþ, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26.

Linked entry: wætrian

CNAPA

(n.)
Grammar
CNAPA, cnafa, an; m.

a boy ⬩ young man ⬩ KNAVE ⬩ puer ⬩ juvenis ⬩ adolescens ⬩ a servant ⬩ servus

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Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan habeo quemdam puerum Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 27. Abraham férde mid twám cnapum to fyrlenum lande Abraham ducens secum duos juvenes abiit in locum Gen. 22, 3, 5. Syle cnapan [cnafan C.] ðínum da puero tuo Ps. Spl. 85, 15.

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es; m. n.
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Port-strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl]. vi. 323.]

Linked entry: Portes-múþa

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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D. light; 7) Cóm þegen Hílendes hám tó helle . . . segde ús þætte seolfa God wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan. Árás þá ánra gehwylc . . . wǽron ealle þæs fægen, þæt Drihten wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan, Sat. 426-436. to come to a place, approach (v.

ge-neahhe

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Þæt þám þe his líf cúðon . . . þig geneahhor his lífes tó gemyndum cóme, Guth.

beadu-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-scrúd, es; n. [scrúd clothes]

Warlike apparel ⬩ warlike garmen a coat of mail ⬩ bellicum vestimentum ⬩ lorica

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Warlike apparel, warlike garmen a coat of mail; bellicum vestimentum, lorica Beaduscrúda betst mine breóst wereþ the best of warlike garments defends my breast, Beo. Th. 910; B. 453

meld

(n.)
Grammar
meld, e; f.
[
O. H. Ger. melda; f. delatura, delatio, proditio
]

Declaration ⬩ proclamation

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Declaration, proclamation Hé wíde beád Metodes mihte ðǽr hé meld áhte he declared the Lord's power widely, where he could proclaim it, Cd. 208; Th. 256, 30; Dan. 648

ge-fullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullian, p. ode; pp. od

To become full ⬩ perfect

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To become full, perfect Gú geseóþ nú todæge mínra gewinna wæstm gefullian ye see now to-day the fruit of my toils come to perfection, Blickl. Homl. 191, 23

Linked entry: fullian

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