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hrér-ness

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Þysne dæg wé ús on mycelre rérnesse tóweardne ongytan magon, 130, 20. On hrérnisse in commotione(m), Bl. Gl. (under onhrérnisse; but see Angl. xxi. 237). Add

ymen-sang

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Ymensong singað ús of songum Sione hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion, 136, 3 : 118, 171, Hé Gode þancode on ymensangum (ymnum, v. l. hymnis), Gr. D. 169, 12

wǽg-faru

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-faru, e; f.

A sea-passagepassage through the sea

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A sea-passage, passage through the sea (the passage through the Red Sea) Nú se ágend up árǽrde reáde streámas in randgebeorh, syndon ðá foreweallas fægre gestépte, wrætlícu wǽgfaru, óð wolcna hróf, Cd. Th. 196, 27; Exon. 298

wamm

(adj.)
Grammar
wamm, adj. I.
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. -- Ná ðú be gewyrhtum, Wealdend, úrum, wommum wyrhtum woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10

wín-horn

(n.)
Grammar
wín-horn, es; m.

A wine-horndrinking-cup

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A wine-horn, drinking-cup Gyf ðú wínhorn habban wille, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum swíðran scytefingre on ðíne wynstran hand swilce ðú tæppan teón wille, and rǽr up ðínne scytefinger be ðínum heófede, Techm. ii. 120, 11

be-fylgan

(v.)
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be-fylgan, be-fyligan; p. de

To follow uppersevere with

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To follow up, persevere with Gif þú him (a medicine) ǽnige hwíle befylgest, þú ongitst ꝥ hé ys frymful tó begánne, Lch. iii. 60, 2. Gif mon þisum lǽcedóme befyligð, þonne biþ se man hál, ii. 88, 12

Linked entry: be-filgan

lácan

(v.)
Grammar
lácan, p. leólc, léc; pp. lácen.

to swingwave aboutto playfightto play

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Sam. 2, 14 'Let the young men play before us ...

Linked entries: leólc be-leólc

fórene

(prep.)

beforeantecĭtius

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A. of the 12th century has fóra] forstande if any one stand up for him, L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17; Wilk. 139, 22, 23. v. Schmid. s

for-giefan

(v.)
Grammar
for-giefan, pp. -giefen

To giveforgivebestowgive updăredēdĕreremittĕredimittĕre

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To give, forgive, bestow, give up; dăre, dēdĕre, remittĕre, dimittĕre, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 25; Sch. 33: 28 a; Th. 85, 33; Cri. 1400: 49 a; Th. 170, 4; Gú. 1106: 39 a; Th. 130, 2; Gú. 432

wrixlung

(n.)
Grammar
wrixlung, e; f.

changealternationa loan.

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change, alternation, Similar entries v. wrixlan, II [Bi his cloðes wrixlunge, uu red, nu hwit, him on hokerunge, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 3.] a loan. Similar entries v. wrixlan, IV Wrixlung mutuum, Wrt.Voc. i. 21, 3: 58, 60

á-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brǽdan, p. de
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[Goth. us-braidjan expandere.]

fríþ

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Substitute: Fair Mec (the cuckoo) seó friðe mǽg (the bird that hatches the cuckoo's egg) fédde oð þæt ic áweóx the fair lady (cf. freólec mǽg used of a woman) nurtured me, till I grew up, Rä. 10, 9

ge-rótsian

(v.)
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(Either ge- unrðtsiað or un-gerðtsiad should be read. )

Linked entry: rótsian

irre

Grammar
irre, anger.
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God ús forgyfeð his erre gif wé úre monnum forgeofað, Shrn. 80, ii. On mé þurhfóron eorru ( irae ) þíne. Ps. Rdr. Vos. Srt. 87, 17. Add

spówan

(adv.)
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Add Wé hí ǽfre tihton tó þínre geþafunga, þeáh ðe ús hwónlíce speówe, Hml. S. 8, 34. Add Him þyses ne speów, Hml. Th. ii. 478, 34. Add Him ná speów nánþingc (adv. ) þǽron, C. D. iv. 58, 7

orf-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
orf-cwealm, es; m.

Pestilence among cattle, murrain

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Ûs stalu and cwalu, stric and steorfa, orfcwealm and uncoþu . . . derede swýðe þearle, Wulfst. 159, 10

Linked entry: yrf-cwealm

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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God dæghwamlíce ús déþ úre neóde God daily supplies our needs, Basil Admn. 4; Norm. 40, 29 : Homl. Th. i. 516, 9.

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWNpossesshaveobtainpossiderehaberepercipereto make another to own or possessto givedeliverrestoredare in possessionemreddererependere

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Ágan út to have or find out. Lett ágan út, hú fela permit to find out, how many, Chr. 1085; Th. 353, 5.

faroþ-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
faroþ-strǽt, e; f.

The sea-street, the sea marĭtĭma via, măre

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The sea-street, the sea ; marĭtĭma via, măre Ic ongiten hæbbe ðæt ðú on faroþsttǽte feor ne wǽre I have understood that thou wert not far from us upon the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 1795; An. 900: 622; An. 311

here-wósa

(n.)
Grammar
here-wósa, an; m.

One who is fierce in fighta warrior [?]

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Siððan herewósan heofon ofgǽfon since those who fiercely fought gave up heaven, 5; Th. 6, 7; Gen. 85