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ge-séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-séfte, adj.

Soft, mildmītis

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Soft, mild; mītis Wǽron hyra gongas sméðe and geséfte their ways were smooth and soft, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 3; Gú. 704, Swá him éðost biþ, sylfum geséftost as to them may be easiest, softest to themselves, Elen. Kmbl. 2587; El. 1295

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a-lénian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lénian, [a, lǽnian to be lean]

To make leanto soakmacerare

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To make lean, to soak; macerare, Ælf. pref. Hom. p. 4

a-súrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-súrian, p. ode; pp. od

To be or become sourtartbitteracescere

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To be or become sour, tart, bitter; acescere, Cot. 10: 177

in-trahtnung

(n.)
Grammar
in-trahtnung, e ; f.

Explanationinterpretation

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Explanation, interpretation Sóþ intrahtnung vera interpretatio, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 6

Linked entry: trahtnung

hwyrft

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Þú leornodest ymbe þises rodores hwyrft, Solil. H. 21, 8. Add

niþer-sige

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Ǽr nyðersige ante solis occasum, R. Ben. I. 22, 9. Add

ǽfen-lof

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-lof, es; n.

Even-song

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Even-song Æfter ǽfenlofe post uespertinalem laudem Angl. xiii. 437, 1035

ge-fadian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fadian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To set in orderdisposearrangeregulateordĭnāredispōnĕre

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To set in order, dispose, arrange, regulate; ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre Se ðe awent of Ledene on Englisc sceal gefadian hit swá ðæt ðæt Englisc hæbbe his ǽgene wísan he that translates from Latin into English must arrange it so that the English have its own

dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ineptīre, errāreto talk foolishly, blaspheme blasphĕmāre

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He dysegaþ, se ðe wile sǽd óþfæstan ðám dríum forum he does foolishly, who will sow seed in the dry furrows, 5, 2; Fox 10, 30. Ðæt ða dysegien that they are foolish, 24, 4; Fox 86, 9, MS. Bod. Ðæt hí on heortan hyge dysegedon hi errant corde, Ps.

Linked entry: dysian

Egiptisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Egiptisc, Egyptisc; def. se Egiptisca, Egiptiscea; seó, ðæt Egiptisce; adj.

Belonging to Egypt, EgyptianÆgyptius

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Iosep sealde hwǽte ðám Egiptiscan mannum Joseph sold corn to the Egyptian men, Gen. 41, 56

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FEARR

(n.)
Grammar
FEARR, es; m.

a bull, an ox taurus, bosthe Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiactaurus

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Gr. 8; Som. 7, 30. He geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre he made an image of a bull with brass, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 29. Fearras fætte ofsettun oððe ymbsǽton me tauri pingues obsēdērunt me, Ps. Lamb. 21, 13: Mt. Bos. 22, 4.

Linked entry: fear

fiscere

(n.)
Grammar
fiscere, es; m.

A FISHERpiscātorthe bird king-fisheralcēdo

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Gl. 38; Som. 63, 44; Wrt. Voc. 29, 62

freóls-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-dæg, es; m.

A feast-dayfestival-dayfestus dies

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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 23; Wrt. Voc. 37, 13

ful-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ful-fremman, full-fremman, to -fremmanne; he -fremeþ; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To fulfilperfectpractiseperfĭcĕre

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Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 37. He his mód went to ðám yflum and hí fulfremeþ he turns his mind to the vices and practises them, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 20. Of múþe cildra and súcendra ðú fulfremedest lof ex ōre infantium et lactentium perfēcisti laudem, Ps.

FURH

(n.)
Grammar
FURH, nom. gen. acc; dat. fyrh; dat. pl. furum; f.

A FURROWsulcus

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Gl. 1; Som. 55, 17; Wrt. Voc. 15, 17: 289, 80. Ne furh ne fótmǽl neither furrow nor foot-mark, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 7. Andlang ðære furh along the furrow, Cod. Dipl. 554; A.D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 38, 34.

hwæt-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwega, -hwigu, -hugu; pron. and adv. [cf. use of something in Shakspere.]

Somethingsomewhata little

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 65. Hé hwæthwego fram ðam wage ða limu áhóf, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 27; Homl. Th. ii. 90, 29. Hwæthwega ufor gán, 32, 22. Hwæthwegu tódǽled somewhat separated, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 14. Hwæthwiga aliquantulum, Ps. Th. 89, 15.

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hierstan; p. te; pp. ed

To fryroast

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Gr. 28; Som. 31, 64. Hwæt is þinga ðe bietere síe on ðæs láreówes móde oððe hit suíður hierste quid vero acrius doctoris mentem frigit? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 2.

ísen

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen, adj.

Iron

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Gr. 5 ; Som. 4, 58. Seó gyrd wæs eal ísen the rod was all iron, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 17. Hig hyne on ánum ýsenum scrýne gebrohton on ðære byrig Damascus they brought him in an iron chest to the city of Damascus, St. And. 38, 8.

morþ-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-dǽd, e; f.

A deed which causes destructiondeadly sinevil deed

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Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 11. of the soul, deadly sin, evil deed Hé gewenede swá hine sylfne tó heora synlícum þeáwum and tó márum morþdǽdum mid ðam mánfullum flocce . . .

ge-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilnung, -willnung. e; f.

A wishdesirelongingseekingappetitewillvowoncŭpiscentiadesīdĕriumambĭtusappĕtītusaffectusvōtum

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Gr. 30, 5; Som. 35, 10. Of gewilnunge ic gewilnode etan mid eów ðás eástron desīdĕrio desīdĕrāvi hoc pascha mandūcāre vobiscum, Lk. Bos. 22, 15. Hý férdon on gewilnunge heortan transiērunt in affectum cordis, Ps. Spl. 72, 7: Homl. Th. i. 136, 9, 31.

Linked entries: ge-willnung wilnung