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freó-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
freó-dóm, frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; m.

FREEDOMlibertylībertasemancĭpātio

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2. Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 1. Be ðam freódóme concerning freedom, 41, 2; Fox 246, 13.

FYLL

(n.)
Grammar
FYLL, fyl, fell, fiell, es; m.

a FALLruindestructiondeathcāsusintĕrĭtusa FALLcaseinflection in grammarcāsusinflectio

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Gr. 14; Som. 17, 23

Linked entries: fell fiell fyl

hundred

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hundred, pl. u; n.

A hundred

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Gl. 96; Som. 76, 25; Wrt. Voc. 53, 34. Ðeáh ðe heora hundred seó though there be a hundred of them, Ps. Th. 89, 10. On lxv and þreó hundræd hi beóþ tódǽlede they are divided into three hundred and sixty-five, Nar. 49, 25.

Linked entry: hund

hyht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hyht-líc, adj.

hopefulpleasantjoyousexultant

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Ðonne biþ hyhtlícre ... biþ ðæt ǽrende eádiglícre, Soul Kmbl. 250; Seel. 129. Háma hyhtlícost, Andr. Kmbl. 207; An. 104

Linked entry: ge-hyhtlíc

myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
myrþra, an; m.

A murdererhomicide

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Ðú (the soul) wǽre ðǽr in the world ) morþ and myrþra, Wulfst. 241, 9. Ðonne biþ hé ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig and myrþra beforan ðæs écan Déman heáhsetle, Blickl. Homl. 53, 7. Myrþran and mánswaran, 61, 13.

nest

(n.)
Grammar
nest, es; n.

A nestthe young birds in the nestnidus

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Gr. 8; Som. 7. 30. Ic in mínum neste neóbed ceóse, 'I shall die in my nest,' Exon. Th. 235, 6; Ph. 553 : 212, 25; Ph. 215. Nest timbran, gearwian, getimbran, wyrcan to build a nest, 210, 20, 21; Ph. 189 : 228, 2; Ph. 432 : 229, 6; Ph. 229.

Grécisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Grécisc, Gréccisc; adj.
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Gr. 36; Som. 38, 32. On grécisc in Greek, Jn. Skt. Lind. 21, 2. On indisc and on grécisc sprecende indice et grece loquentes, Nar. 25, 16.

Linked entries: Creácisc Crécisc

boga

(n.)
Grammar
boga, an; m.

A BOW, an arch, a cornerarcus, angulusarcus

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Gl. 52; Som. 66, 37; Wrt. Voc. 35, 26

Linked entries: bog-timber bogen streng

ge-rím

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rím, es; n.

A number, computation, calendar, diarynŭmĕrus, compŭtātio, ephāmĕris

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Gl. 82; Som. 73, 51; Wrt. Voc. 47, 55. On getal gerímes by reckoning of numbers, Salm. Kmbl. 184, 7. On geríme by number, 192, 10

Linked entry: gerím-bóc

ge-manian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manian, -monian, -monigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, rememberadmonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari

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To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, remember; admonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari Seó sáwl ðurh ðæt gemynd gemanþ the soul through the memory reminds, Homl. Th. i. 288, 28.

Linked entry: ge-monian

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, -nóh; adj.

ENOUGH, sufficient, abundantsatis, sufficiens, abundans

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Ðǽr wæs genóg drinc sóna gearu there was soon drink enough ready, Andr. Kmbl. 3067; An. 1536. Hwæt druge ðú dugeða genóhra what madest thou of the abundant blessings, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 3; Gen. 888.

Linked entries: ge-nóh ge-nóh

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass throughglide throughto go through a subjectexamineconsiderperlustrare

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our Lord's nature according to the flesh ), ne on him gelýfan swylce hé sý ánfeald man búton his godcundnysse, ac wé sceolon gelýfan ðæt hé ys sóð man and sóðlíce God, Anglia viii. 324, 1

ridda

(n.)
Grammar
ridda, an; m.

a horsemanridera mounted soldier

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Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 8. Ridda homo equo portatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 65. Se ridda (cf. sum wegfarende mann, 1. 168) férde forþ on his weg, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 175. a mounted soldier Hors and ðone riddan hé áwearp on sǽ, Cant. Moys.

sárness

(n.)
Grammar
sárness, e; f.

bodily painmental pain, affliction, grief

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Gr. 5; Som. 4, 1. Helle sárnyssa mé beeodon, and ic on mínre gedréfednysse Drihten clypode, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 17. Ðæt beóþ ða angin, hé cwæð, ðara sárnessa . . . ða sorga and ða sárnessa de on woruld becumaþ, Wulfst. 89, 11-14

CROCCA

(n.)
Grammar
CROCCA, an; m.

A CROCKpitcherearthenware pot or pan vas fictiletestaolla

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Gr. 7; Som. 6, 53; Wrt. Voc. 82, 56 Wyl wæter on croccan boil water in a crock L. M. I. 40; Lchdm. ii. 104, 19.

Linked entries: chroa crohh cryccen

ge-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swerian, ic -swerige, -swerge; p. -swór, -sweór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen [swerian to swear]

To sweartake an oathjūrāre

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To swear, take an oath; jūrāre Ic ðæt geswerige þurh sunu Meotudes this I swear by the son of the Creator, Elen. Kmbl. 1368; El. 686. Ic geswerge I swear, Exon. 67 a; Th. 247, 17; Jul. 80. Swá ic geswór wið Drihten sīcut jūrāvit Domĭno, Ps.

HNECCA

(n.)
Grammar
HNECCA, an; m.

A NECK, nape of the neck, back of the head

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Gl. 72; Som. 70, 116; Wrt. Voc. 43, 44: Wrt. Voc. 70, 26: Wá ðǽm ðe willaþ lecggean bolster under ǽlcne hneccan menn mid tó gefónne ...

Linked entry: snecca

snúd

(adj.)
Grammar
snúd, adj.

Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly

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Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly Biþ ǽghwylcum synwyrcendra on ða snúdan tíd (the day of judgment, which was to come suddenly cf. Matt. 24, 39; or to come soon?) Exon. Th. 52, 32; Cri. 842

lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
lácnian, p. ode

To healcuretendtake care oftreatdress(a wound)

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Ðonne ðæt dolh open sý genial ða ylcan wyrte unsodene ... lácna ða wunde ðǽrmid ðonne byþ heó sóna hál when the incision (made by a snake) is open, take the same plant unsodden ... dress the wounds therewith; it will soon be well, Herb. 90, 16; Lchdm.

Linked entry: lǽcnan

ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ísern, es; n.

Iron

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Wið wunda som hý sýn of íserne som hý sýn of stenge, 63, 3 ; Lchdm. i. 166, 9. Achilles mid ðysse sylfan wyrte (yarrow ) gehǽlde ða ðe mid íserne geslegene and gewundude wǽran, 90, 1 ; Lchdm. i. 194, 8.