fæstlíce
Firmly, constantly, fast, quickly ⬩ firmĭter, constanter, celĕrĭter
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Firmly, constantly, fast, quickly; firmĭter, constanter, celĕrĭter Hig fæstlíce weóxon they constantly increased, Jud. 4, 24. Færþ micle fæstlícor goes much more firmly, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 30
Linked entries: ǽ-festlíce feastlíce festlíce fæste
Fíf burhga
The Five towns ⬩ quinque cīvĭtātes
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The Five towns, viz. Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Stamford, and Derby; quinque cīvĭtātes On fíf burhga geþincþe in the assembly of the Five towns, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 6. Ferde se æðeling ðanon in to fíf burgum [burhgum, Th. 276, 7, col. 2]
ge-nág
urgens
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urgens [Ettm.], Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 38, 40; Reim. 57, 58
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dreórgian
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become dreary. Dele 'to fall, perish,' and add Hí dreórigende þóhton and mid heora módes un*-*rótnysse teáras áléton they grew dismal as they thought and in the sadness of their hearts shed tears, Hml. S. 23, 445
æncnetrym
a narrow step ⬩ a little bit
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a narrow step; an acc. used adverbially with same force as colloquial a little bit (?). The word pedetemptim (An. Ox. 7, 221: 8, 165) is glossed by this form in the passage: Qui pedetemptim in pubertatis primordio instrumentis medicinallbus imbuti, Ald
Linked entry: trem
feós
- Ors. 2, 4 ;
- Bos. 43, 15: Chr. 999 ;
- Erl. 134, 36: Bt. 14, 2 ;
- Fox 44, 22 ;
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of feoh
brǽdels
to spread ⬩ stretch out ⬩ Anything spread or stretched out, ⬩ a carpet, covering, garment, dress; ⬩ palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium
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Anything spread or stretched out, a carpet, covering, garment, dress; palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium Brǽdels stragulum, R. 4, Lye
fisceran
- Ors. 1, 1 ;
- Bos. 20, 5
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of fiscere
trymman
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Onlegen tó trymmaune ðone magan and to bindanne æfter útsihtan, Lchdm. ii. 180, 24. of mental or moral strength, to confirm, establish, give strength to mind or heart, v. trum, <b>II c</b> Sóð Metod ð ín mód trymeþ, Cd.
Linked entries: trumme trymian trymmian fore-trymman tremian
cwyld
A plague, pestilence, murrain, destruction ⬩ pestis, pestilcntia, clades
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.], m. f. or n. clades, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 25. Cwild, m. f. or n. pestis, Wrt. Voc. 75, 54. Mid ceápes cwylde m. f. or n. with a murrain of cattle, Chr. 897; Th. 174. 22, col. 2; 175, 20.
Linked entries: cwild cwilde flód cwild-tíd cwyl-tíd
neósian
to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry or inspection ⬩ to inspect ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to visit with calamity, disease
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to search out, find out by enquiry or inspection, to inspect Wolde neósian Nergend, hwæt his bearn dyde, Cd. Th. 53, 2; Gen. 855.
brádre
- Ors. 2, 6 ;
- Bos. 50, 22
broader
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broader
út-geng
An outlet ⬩ exit
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An outlet, exit Tó útgengum weogas ad exitus viarum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 9
þeóstre
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Kmbl. 621; Sal. 310. metaphorically, of absence of spiritual or mental light, or of cheerfulness Gif ðín eáge byþ deorc, eall ðín líchama byþ þýstre (ðióstor, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 11, 34. Biþ seáð ðam fyrenfullan deóp ádolfen, deorc and ðýstre, Ps.
andgit-fullíce
Sensibly ⬩ clearly ⬩ plainly ⬩ distinctly ⬩ intelligibly ⬩ intelligenter
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Sensibly, clearly, plainly, distinctly, intelligibly, intelligenter Swá swá he hit andgitfullícost gereccan mihte as he most clearly might explain it, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 4
Linked entries: andgit-líce andgit-líce
eáhum
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of eáge, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 25, MS. Bod
hwast
a eunuch
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An effeminate person [?], a eunuch Hwastas molles, Som. Huastana eunuchorum, Mt. Kmbl. p. 18, 9
stefnan
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border, to fringe
þwǽle
A band ⬩ fillet
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A band, fillet Ðuaelum taenis, Txts. 101, 1991. Thuélan vittas, 107, 2120
ge-stefnan
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fringe Mid gode-w. ebbum gestefnede sericis clauatf, An. Ox. 5323. Gestefnode, 7, 374: 8, 376