ge-séfte
Soft, mild ⬩ mītis
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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
To make lean ⬩ to soak ⬩ macerare
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To make lean, to soak; macerare, Ælf. pref. Hom. p. 4
a-súrian
To be or become sour ⬩ tart ⬩ bitter ⬩ acescere
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To be or become sour, tart, bitter; acescere, Cot. 10: 177
in-trahtnung
Explanation ⬩ interpretation
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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
Even-song
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Even-song Æfter ǽfenlofe post uespertinalem laudem Angl. xiii. 437, 1035
ge-fadian
To set in order ⬩ dispose ⬩ arrange ⬩ regulate ⬩ ordĭnāre ⬩ dispōnĕre
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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
to be foolish, act foolishly, err ⬩ ineptīre, errāre ⬩ to 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.
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Egiptisc
Belonging to Egypt, Egyptian ⬩ Ægyptius
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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
a bull, an ox ⬩ taurus, bos ⬩ the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac ⬩ taurus
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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.
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fiscere
A FISHER ⬩ piscātor ⬩ the bird king-fisher ⬩ alcēdo
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Gl. 38; Som. 63, 44; Wrt. Voc. 29, 62
freóls-dæg
A feast-day ⬩ festival-day ⬩ festus dies
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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 23; Wrt. Voc. 37, 13
ful-fremman
To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ practise ⬩ perfĭcĕre
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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.
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FURH
A FURROW ⬩ sulcus
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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.
Linked entries: twi-fyrede fót-mǽl furan fyrh
hwæt-hwega
Something ⬩ somewhat ⬩ a 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.
Linked entries: æt-hwæga hwæt-hwoegno
hyrstan
To fry ⬩ roast
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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
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
A deed which causes destruction ⬩ deadly sin ⬩ evil 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
A wish ⬩ desire ⬩ longing ⬩ seeking ⬩ appetite ⬩ will ⬩ vow ⬩ oncŭpiscentia ⬩ desīdĕrium ⬩ ambĭtus ⬩ appĕtītus ⬩ affectus ⬩ vōtum
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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