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up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Up. where motion takes place, from a lower to a higher point, from the (earth's) surface to a point above it Hí eodon up tó ðære dúne ascenderunt verticem montis, Num. 14, 40. Hé ástáh ofer sunnan up ascendit super occasum, Ps. Th. 67, 4.

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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Sume ic to geflíte fremede some I have urged to strife, Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 18; Jul. 484. to FRAME, make, do, effect, perform, commit; iăcĕre, patrāre, effĭcĕre, perfĭcĕre, perpetrāre Ðe ðone unrǽd ongan ǽrest fremman who first began to frame that evil

Linked entry: ge-fremman

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Kmbl, 2480; El. 1241. unrestricted, clear, free from conditions Ðæt hé hit hæbbe swá rúm tó bóclonde swá hé ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 258,29 .

lǽtan

(v.)
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, to start from a port Wé nó geseóð þá stilnesse þǽre hýþe þe wé ǽr fram léton, Gr.

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandmanhomo liber, rusticus, colonus a man, husbandvir, maritusa free man

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wearþ to eorle, sangere to sacerde, and bócere to biscope we know that, by the grace of God, a slave has risen to a thane, and a ceorl [free man] has risen to an earl, a singer to a priest, and a scribe to be a bishop, L.

Linked entry: ciorl

molde

(n.)
Grammar
molde, an;

moulddustsandearthgroundearthlandearth

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Of ðære moldan tyrf from the grass of the ground, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 8; Ph. 66. God forþ áteáh of ðære moldan ( de humo ) ǽlces cynnes treów, Gen. 2, 9. Þeóda wealdend árás of moldan ( rose from the grave ), Hy. 10, 34; Hy.

a-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew or cut out or offhew downprepare by cuttingmate smoothplaneexcidereresecaresucciderelevigare

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Ic wæs aheáwen holtes on ende, astyred of stefne mínum I was hewn down at the end of a wood, removed from my trunk, Rood Recd. 57; Kr. 29. Aheáwen treów cut wood, timber; lignum, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8, 1.

CUMB

(n.)
Grammar
CUMB, es; m.

a hollow among hills, narrow valley COMB caverna inter colles, vallis angusta

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In cumb of ðam cumbe to a valley, from the valley, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 118 ; A.

Linked entry: comb

frum-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

original kindlineagedescentoriginprosāpiaŏrīgoa racetribegĕnusgens

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He slóh frumcynnes heora freán he slew the princes of their race, Ps. Th. 104, 31. He geceás Iudan him geswǽs frumcynn elēgit trĭbum Jūda, 77, 67

hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
hreów, adj.

fiercesævusmæstus

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Grein separates hreóh [hreów] under two heads with the meanings sævus, mæstus, but this seems unnecessary, as the idea of mental disturbance may be derived from that of physical disturbance in hreóh, q.v. see also hreówe.

stelan

(v.)
Grammar
stelan, p. stæl, pl. stǽlon; pp. stolen
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To steal (with dat. of person from whom) Stilith conpilat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 33. Stiled, 15, 32. Gif frigman fréum stelþ, L. Ethb. 9; Th. i. 6, 2. Se ðeo steoþ on ðone dæg, ne geáhsaþ hit manna, Lchdm. iii. 178, 5. Stæl conpilabat, Wrt.

Linked entry: a-stælan

súþan

(adv.)
Grammar
súþan, adv.
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from the south On ðysum geáre com micel sciphere hider súþan of Lidwiccum, Chr. 918; Erl. 102, 22. Gefaren tósomne súðan and norðan, Cd. Th. 120, 2; Gen. 1988. Gif hér wind cymþ westan oððe eástan, súðan oððe norðan, 50, 11; Gen. 807. Súþan, Exon.

umbor

(n.)
Grammar
umbor, es; n.

A child

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Meotud ána wát hwǽr se cwealm cymeþ ðe heonan of cýþþe gewíteþ umbor ýceþ ðá ǽr ádl nimeþ ðý weorþeþ on foldan swá fela fira cynnes the Lord only knows what becomes of the pestilence that departs away from the land.

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopelessnot having hope or expectationnot hoped forunexpected

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Hé fond hlingendne, fúsne on forðsíþ, freán unwénne, Exon. Th. 171, 4; Gú. 1121. not hoped for, unexpected Gyf him þince ðæt hé æt forðgewitenum men áhtes onfó, of unwénum ( ex improvise; v. ungewéned) hym cymeþ gestreón, Lchdm. iii, 170, 7.

weorold-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíse, an ; f.
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Then came a voice from heaven, and it said: . . . If any man in great need shall be mindful of thee . . . I will perform that man's need, Shrn. 77, 1-9

cwealm

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Generian from þon écan cwealme, Bl. H. 25, 28. Hé lécnode monigo of cualmum ( plagis ), Lk. L. 7, 21. Nelle wé ná ꝥ þú swelte þurh missenlice and mænigfealde cwealmas and tintergu nolumus te per varios cruciatus mori, Gr.

fǽcne

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From tungan faecenre a lingua dolosa, Ps. Srt. 119, 2, 3. Fǽcne factiosam, An. Ox. 11, 121. Ðá fǽcnan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 46. Ðá faecnan dolosi, Ps. Srt. 54, 24. In weolerum faecnum in labiis dolosis, 16, 1. Þá fǽcnan fraudulentas, Wrt.

láreów

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Add: [from lár-þeów a form which is represented in later English, e. g

seld-cúþ

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Hé geswác ðæs dihtes ðæs deóplican cræftes, swá ðæt hé selcúðe (different from those already created) syððan scyppan nolde, ac ðá ylcan geedníwian, Hex. 20, 15. Ðá reahte hé mislicu and selcúð þing (multa ac varia ), Solil. H. 3, 2

steóran

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Se Drihtnes wer ongan hire stýran quam vir Domini compescuit, 216, 22. with gen. of that which is prohibited or from which one is restrained Þá stýrde hé þæs quod prohibuit, Gr.