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fela

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Þú worn fela sprǽce, B. 530. Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 17. Hié innwit feala ýwdan, Ps. Th. 108, 2. Þú scealt fela gewinn habban, Hml. Th. i. 426, 18. plural Fela wítegan bodedon, Hml. Th. i. 358, 6.

Linked entry: feald

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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In the Laws the word is used in technical phrases relating to flogging [cf. colloquial 'to give one a hiding'] Wealh gafolgelda cxx scill. ... weales hýd twelfum the 'wer' of a tenant of British race is one hundred and twenty shillings ... the 'hide-gild

Linked entry: hýd-gild

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f. : [w]es; n.
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Device, design, contrivance, art. in the following glosses it is uncertain whether the word is used with a good or with a bad meaning Sarwo adventio. Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 38. Searo molimen, 54, 29. Searwe molimine, 89, 64. Searwe argumenta, 84, 69.

Linked entries: searo siru

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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The word remains either alone or in composition in place-names, e. g. Stow in Huntingdonshire, Stowe in Northamptonshire, Chepstow old ceáp-stów q. v. Stów locus, Wrt.

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Th. i. 436; while the frequent occurrence of the word swín in local names, v. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. . 339, may be taken as further evidence.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Hé sceolde wong wísian (act as guide to the place), 4809; B. 2409.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

be-healdan

(v.)
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Hit ǽr hit nolde behaldan wið unnyt word otiosa cavere verba negligit, Past. 279, 4. On sibbe behealden, Ps. Th. 75, 2. to take care, beware Beheald þæt ðú ðás dǽde ne dó, Hml. Th. i. 38, 25: Lch. i. 332, 6: ii. 318, 19.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Ðeáh hé fæger word útan ætýwe, Fragm. Kmbl. 32; Leás. 18. with ymb or be and verbs of motion or rest, about, round Ðæt hé hine ǽghwonon útan ymbsáwe (cf. behealde hé on feówer healfe, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 21), Met. 10, 4.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Of ðære tíde, Paulinus, syx geár fulle, on ðære mǽgþe Godes word bodade and lǽrde Paulīnus ex eo tempŏre sex annis contĭnuis, verbum Dei in ea provincia prædĭcābat, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 33.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Fægere word ðis synd . . . ac forðon hí níwe syndon and uncúþe, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 9. Lyt swígode níwra spella, se ðe næs gerád, Beo. Th. 5788; B. 2898. Hí sprecaþ níwum tungum, Mk. Skt. 16, 17.

Linked entry: níwung

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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Hwæt déþ ðæt swéte word? Hit gemanigfealdaþ mannes freóndscipe and stilleþ mannes feónd (cf. a soft answer turneth away wrath), Salm. Kmbl. 204, 45. Geocc mín suoet ł éðe (wynsum, Rush., W. S.) is jugum meum suave est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 30.

Linked entries: swerum swót

þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Hié ealle worlde weán and ealle þreátas ( all the woes of the world and all miseries ) oferhogodan ... hié ealle worldlíce tintrega and ealle lichomlícu sár oforhogodan, Blickl. Homl. 119, 16

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Nim wulle be ne cóm nǽfre áwaxen take wool which never got washed, Lch. iii. 122, 14

eft

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. ¶ In the Northern glosses the prefix re- in many Latin verbs is rendered by eft, but the English word is separable; cf. eft tó cerranne reuerti, Lk. R. L. 19, 12

ge-ícan

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Voc. ii. 9, 39. of non-material objects Þá geécte hé þǽrtó ꝥ word 'þines múðes,' Gr. D. 139, 10. Þá geíchte (-yhte, v. l. -écde, L., -écte, R.) hé (adiciens ) sum bigspell, Lk. 19, 11.

ge-restan

(v.)
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Th. 18, 22-25. (4a) adverbial complement :-- Ðonne gerest ðæt mod hit orsorglice on ðǽre fortruwunga mens in sui mnfidentia secura requiescit, Past. 463, 10. trans. to give rest to a person, cause to cease or refrain from work Gerested feriatus, Wrt.

ge-stíran

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Unwoeder sǽs mid word gestiórde tempestatem maris uerbo compescit, Lk. p. 5, 19.

gilp

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Þaelig;t hé ne ágǽle gǽstes þearfe ne on gylp geóte, Cri. 818. where pride finds expression in words, boasting Hwǽr beóþ þá ungemetlican hleahtras and se leása gylp and ealle þá ídlan word, Bl. H. 53, 18.

ge-writ

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Þá gewritu and þá word þe se arceƀ mé fram þám pápan bróhte, Cht.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Æfter þǽm wonn Alexander wið Parthim, and hé hié neáh ealle fordyde ǽr hé hié gewinnan mehte . . . and hé gewonn Drancas ꝥ folc Alexander Hyrcanos et Mardos subegit . . . Post haec Parthorum pugnam adgressus: quos delevit propemodum antequam vicit.