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fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Add: intrans. to flee from conflict Ne áblinnan wé ꝥ wé deófol týnan, þonne flýhþ ꝥ deófol fram ús, Bl. H. 47, 12. in case of soldiers: Nán heáf-odman fyrde gaderian wolde, ac ǽlc fleáh swá hé mǽst myhte. Chr. 1010; P. 141, i. Hié flugon ofer Temese

fleógan

to flyto fleeto avoid

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Add: to fly with wings (lit. or metaph.) Né ic fleóge non trano, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 49. Hwelc seleð mé fíðru swé swé culfran and ic flígu (volabo), Ps. Srt. 54, 7. Hé ástág on þone torr, and áþenedum earmum ongan fleógan on þá lyfte, Bl. H. 187, 28.

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Spl. 71. 7. metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense) Ǽlc ðæra ðe hine onhefþ, hé sceal beón geeádmét. Homl. Th. i. 202, 33. Ǽlc ðe hine anhefþ, hé biþ geneoþerad, and ǽlc ðe hine geneoþeraþ, hé biþ mid weorþmynte onhafen. . . .

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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Swelce se hefon birnende wǽre, 2, 6; S. 86, 23: Chr. 1098; P. 234, 28. of that which is heated (metal, furnace, &c.) Birnendan bærnísene torrido cauterio, An. Ox. 7, 112. Of ðám byrnendum de torrente, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 46.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Gl. 449, 26. metaph. of stone, stony, hard as stone, in a good sense Ic ðé secge, ðæt ðú ( Peter ) eart stǽnen, and ofer ðysne stán ic timbrige míne cyrcan, Homl. Th. i. 364, 23. in a bad sense Hié, wǽron stǽnenre heortan and blindre, Blickl.

smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ, es; m.

A smith, a worker in metals or in wood faber faber, cudo

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A smith, a worker in metals or in wood Cudo ic smiðige; eft gyf ðú cweðst hic cudo, ðonne byþ hit nama, smiþ Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 10. Se smiþ ferrarius. . .se treówyrhta lignarius Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 29. Smiþ faber vel cudo Wrt.

Linked entry: helle-smiþ

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Ðǽr hí wraðe métaþ, 215, 3; Ph. 247. Ðæt hý wraþe sécen, frófre tó feóndum, 362, 12; Wal. 35. Ðǽr dú wraðe findest, Elen. Kmbl. 168; El. 84. Him Freá ælmihtig fultum tióde, wíf áweahte, and ða wraðe sealde leófum rince, Cd. Th. 11, 13;Gen. 174.

tó-teran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-teran, p. -tær, pl. -tǽron; pp. -toren

To tear to piecesto tear to pieces a material to tear to piecesto harassdistractdestroy

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Swilce he tótǽre sum eáðelíc ticcen quasi hoedum in frusta discerpens, Jud. 14, 6. metaph. of violent feeling or action, to tear to pieces, to harass, distract, destroy Gýtsung ealle middaneardes rícu tótyrþ auaritia universa mundi regna discerpserit

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Hwíte metas lacticinia [cf. Icel. hvitr matr milk, curds, etc. opposed to flesh], Lye. Wǽron on ðyssum felda unríme gesomnunge hwíttra manna and fægera erant in hoc campo innumera homimim albatorum conventicula. Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 25.

bryne

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Lǽcedómas wið bryne, ii. 12, 22. metaph. ardor, fervor, passion Wilme and bryne fervore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 42. Hátum bryne torrido rigore (caenobialis vitae ), An. Ox. 2706. Hié burnon þǽre Godes lufan ... Be ðǽm bryne wítgode Dauid, Bl.

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

nakedbarenuduswithout clothingunsaddledbare-backednakedunsheathedbaredestitutestripped of propertynot accompanied by deeds

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Th. 1082; B. 539. bare in a metaph. sense, of persons, destitute, stripped of property Se nacoda wegférend vacuus viator, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 29. Ðú ( Adam ) scealt on wræc hweorfan, nacod niédwædla, neorxna wanges dugeþum bedǽled, Cd.

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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To sweep, trans, To sweep with a brush (lit. or metaph.) Ic swápe uerro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 169, 14. Ic sweóp gást mínne scopebam spiritum meum, Ps.

on-sendan

(v.)

to send off, despatch (an emissary)to send forth or out,to emit (an odour, etc.)to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)

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Homl. 239, 15. metaph. to emit (an odour, etc.) Of ðære stówe mycel swétnes onsended wæs, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 35.

Linked entry: an-sendan

tó-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-glídan, p. -glád; pp. -gliden

To glide in different directions,glide awayto be dissipated, dispersed, dispelled, to disappear, vanish, pass awayto fall to pieces,collapseto slip away

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Kmbl. 156; El. 78. metaph. of pain, care, or the like Sele drincan, sóna ðæt sár tóglít. Lchdm. ii. 356, 21. Ðenden him hyra torn tóglíde. Exon. Th. 345, 3; Gn. Ex. 182.

þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstru, (sometimes written þr- instead of þ-) and þiéstru, þístru, þýstru; f.: and þeóstre, þýstre; n. [cf. O. Sax. thiustri; n.]
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Darkness (lit. and metaph.); dimness of sight (lit. or metaph.); like the Latin tenebrae, which it translates, it is often used in the plural Ðǽr wæs deorc þeóstru, Ps. Th. 87, 6. Leóht and þeóstro, Cd. Th. 239, 27; Dan. 376. Þióstro, Met. 21, 41.

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.
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Th. 29, 19. metaph. with the idea of purification, to subject to a fiery ordeal, to try as with fire Seóþeþ swearta lég synne on fordónum . . . óþ ðæt hafaþ ældes leóma woraldwidles wom forbærned, Exon. Th. 62, 1 ; Cri. 995.

Linked entry: for-seóþan

á-beran

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S. 23, 604. with sense of rest (metaph.). to bear with, tolerate Seó cyrice . . . swá ábireþ ( portat) and ældeth, ðæt oft ðæt yfel áberende (portando ) and yldende beweraþ, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 491, 31. to bear, endure, not to give way under trial, suffering

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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(lit. and metaph.) Hé cymð suá suá grin ofer ealle ðá ðe eardiað ofer eorðan, Past. 129, 22. Úre sáwl is áhred of grine (girene, Ps. Srt. 123, 7)) Cyme him giren ðá hié neoton veniat illis laqueus quem ignorant, Ps. Srt. 34, 8.

stæf

(n.)
Grammar
stæf, es; m.

a staffsticka written charactera letterthe old letters having been carved on stavesa mark in writinga letter as representing a minute detaila collection of written symbolsa letterwriting lettersbook-learningliteraturean element, a rudimentbaculus, virga, regulaa staff, post; a letterlearning

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meta cann ðes stafas, ðonne hé ne leornode? Jn. Skt. 7, 15. Hé ðá wæs in stafas and on leornunge getogen, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 6

Linked entries: stafa stæf-cræft

scort

(adj.)
Grammar
scort, adj.
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Scyrtest, Anglia viii. 306, 8. marking duration, short-lived, brief Ðeáh se hlísa ðara foremǽrena monna hwílum lang sié, hé biþ ðeáh swíðe scort tó metanne wið ðone ðe nǽfre ne geendaþ. Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 66, 18.

Linked entries: scyrtra sceort