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for-beornan

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Forborn þurh þæs fíres fnǽst fíf and hundseofontig herges, Jul. 587. Ealle ðá clifu forburnan tó ascan, Ors. 5, 4; S. 226, 5. His weorc sceal on ðám fýre forbyrnan. Hml. Th. ii. 590, ii.

flís

fleecewooldown

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Voc. ii. 51, 64. what resembles, or serves the purpose of, a fleece Hié of sunnan treówcynne and of his leáfum and of his flýse þæs treówes spurmon and tó godewebbe wǽfon foliis arborum ex siluestri uellere uestes detexunt, Nar. 6, 17

for-teón

(v.)
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Þá men ... fnǽstiað swíþe, beóþ fortogene, Lch. ii. 242, 7. to pull in the way of, obscure, cover up; obducere Þæs líchoman hefignes mid gedwolmiste fortíhð mód foran monna gehwelces, ꝥ hit beorhte ne mót blícan, Met. 22, 34.

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, n.
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Hwá þæt forligr gefremode, Hml. Th. ii. 492, 1: Num. 14, 33. Ðínre módor mánfullan forligr (fornicationes, 2 Kings 9, 22), Hml. S. 18, 332. Þurh sibblegeru and ðurh mistlice forligru, Wlfst. 164, 6. Forligeru, 165, 32. Add:

fóster-fæder

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Cóm hire fósterfæder (cf. se cing þæt mǽdencild hét út áweorpan .... of a teacher or tutor Úre hyrde and úre fósterfæder (féster-, v.l.) Sanctus Petrus pastor et nutritor noster beatus Petrus, Gr. D. 228, 22.

ge-ríp

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Æfter heora gerípe ( printed gerepe, Lch. iii. 252, 23) gǽð seó eá upp, and oferflét eal þæt Egyptisce land, Scrd. 27, l. what is reaped, corn Hé lǽdde hám tó his byrene ꝥ ásnidene gertp ( messem ) þe hé ǽr mid his handa geseów, Gr. D. 290, 20.

ge-frætewian

(v.)
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Þǽr sǽton six árwurðlice menn, swíðe wurðlíce gefrætewad, Vis. Lfc. 19

hǽlþ

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(good) health of body Hé cwæit þæt hire cild gesund beón sceolde, and eal hire híwisc hǽlðe brúcan, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 19.

on-cirran

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on-cirran, <b>A. I a.</b>
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D. i. 235, 1. add: to turn with the mind Ðá oncierde him seó gehygd tó deófolgylde, Shrn. 92, 14. to change Sume men secgað ꝥ þǽr oncyrre mannes líchama ꝥ hé ne mæge mid his wífe gerestan, Lch. i. 364, 2

heáfod-man

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-man, -mann, es; m.

A chief man, prince, captain, leadera chief, leadersatrapacaptain

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Þæt folc wearþ micclum ástyred, and ða heáfodmenn and ða bóceras the people were much stirred up and the elders and the scribes, i. 44, 30. Israhéla heáfodmen heads of thousands in Israel, Num. 1, 16: 13, 3: Jos. 23, 2.

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motionto become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Þǽr stænt ástífad stáne gelícast eal árleás heáp stupet attonito impia turba timore, Dóm. L. 173

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal,to conceal fromto be concealedlie hid

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Þý lǽs mé ówiht in þǽm londe beholen oððe bedégled wǽre ne quid mihi in ignotis subtraheretur locis, Nar. 20, 21. to be concealed, lie hid Ic nelle ꝥ þé þis bedíglige (-deóglige, v. l.) and sý bemiðen hoc nolo te lateat, Gr. D. 174, 30

gafol

(adj.)
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gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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, a rate Þæt úre teóþan sceattas sýn earmra manna gafol (a poor-rate), Bl.

ge-wita

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Næs ic æt rǽde ne æt dǽde, ne gewita ne gewyrhta, þǽr man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, 180, 1. (3 a) with gen. of crime :-- wintre cniht mæg bión þiéfðe gewita, Ll. Th. i. 106, 18.

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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S. 23, 320. to arrange, dispose Þ á þe gerǽdaþ heora heortan fullfremedlice fram ǽlcum synlustum þæs líchaman qui perfecte cor ab omni delectations carnis excutiunt, Gr. D. 323, 4.

hwá

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Mé lysteþ ꝥ ic wite hwæt sóþes sý be þǽre wísan quid hoc de re veritas habeat, ignore, Gr. D. 303, 6. Be þǽm hringum mon mehte witan hwæt Rómána duguðe gefeallen wæs, Ors. 4, 9 ; S. 190, 13. Áríman hwæt þǽr mancynnes forwearð, 1, 11 ; S. 50, 13.

á-lǽdan

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þæt hine mon on gewitte álǽde until he be brought to exercise his reason (cf. to bring a person to reason: on gewitte gebringan, Hml. Th. i. 458, 11), Gn. Ex. 48. Tó ware álǽd (is) ad tutelam dirigitur, An.

fǽr

a calamitydisasterevilaccident

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þæs mónan ylde findan mid geráde, Angl. viii. 332, 46. Hié þurh flódes fǽr (the destruction caused by the food) feorh áléton, Andr. 1631: 1532.

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ge-líca

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Þæt hié ( the Romans) swá heáne hié geþóhten þæt hí (the Carthaginians) heora (the Romans ) gelícan wurden, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 18. Ládige hé hine mid .xi. his gelícena, Ll. Th. i. 154, 8.

cirm

(n.)
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Þǽra býmena cyrm, Hml. Th. ii. 202, 29. Se dæg is býman dæg and cyrmes, i. 618, 17. Of þunerlicum cirme (cerme, Hpt. Gl. 451, 46) tonitruali fragore, An. Ox. 1915. Cyrme (cerme, Hpt. Gl. 509, 23), 4417.