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glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Add: of living things, cheerful, joyous, lively Glæd alacer, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 44, 8: ludibundus, Germ. 397, 409. of cheerful disposition Swíðe glæd on móde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 41. Þǽr ic ( a woodpecker ) glado sitte, . 25, 7.

god-webb

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Sum welig man wæs mid purpuran and godewebbe geglenged ( induebatur purpura et bysso, Lk. 16, 19), Hml. Th. i. 328, 12. wæs gegyred mid baswum godwebbe and hwítum. Gr. D. 310, 1. Þeáh ús gescirpen mid þý reádestan godwebbe, Wlfst. 262, 21.

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hræd

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Ox. 50, 43. Ðá hradan perpeti praepeti volatu, Ald. 22, 6), Wt. Voc. ii. 77, 74. Hradum prepedibus (praefectibus catervis, Ald. 136, 27), 88, 78. <b>I a.

on-ǽlan

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L. 77, 21; p. 245, 31. Onǽled fýr, Ps. Th. 88, 39. to set on fire Swá hwæt swá heó gesihð, heó tóblǽwþ and anǽleþ (on-, onǽlþ, v. ll. ), Lch. i. 242, 21. Ád stód onǽled, Gen. 2922 : Ph. 216.

hám

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Add: a farm, estate hyre ágenum háme ad prędiolum suum, An. Ox. 4741. Háme prędia (ut ab urbe ad propria praedia ducerentur, Ald. 69, 4), 4840. forgeaf summe hám þǽre hálgan stówe, Hml. S. 6, 232.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Add: firmly fixed. in a place (lit. or fig.) Álýs of láme þe lǽs ic weorþe fæst (ut non inhaeream), Ps. Th. 68, 14. Ancor on eorþan fæst, Bt. 10; F. 30, 6. Biþ óþer ende fæst on þǽre nafe, óþer on ðǽre felge, 39, 7; F. 222, 3: . 22, 13.

ge-weorþan

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Add: absolute. to come to be Ðurh þá fonthálgunge þǽr gewyrð sóna Godes midwist, Wlfst. 36, 2. Stefn mín gehéreð and bið ł geuorðes (fiet) án plette, Jn. L. 10, 16. Sóðfæstnise ðerh ðone Hǽlend geuærð (is geworden, W. S. facta est), I. 17.]

habban

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habban, A.
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Þá mǽdenu hæfden sylfe be handa heom betweónum. Gr. D. 119, 13. Þæt þíne englas þé on hondum habban, Bl. H. 27, 14. <b>I a.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Add: to come upon by chance or in the course of events. to come across, meet with a person or thing Ðú findst (fintst, v. l.) wið hwone ðú meant flítan contra quos valeatis vos extendere, semper invenitis, Past. 331, 5.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ðá ðæt land ða getawod wæs and on gerisne tíd mid hwǽte hit seów ferramenta sibi ruralia cum frumento adferri rogavit, quod dum praeparata terra tempore congruo seminaret, Bd. 4, 28; M. 366, 24.

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feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plainfield

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Add: Feld gotium, feldas gotia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 4, 5. open country. land free from wood, plain (as opposed to mountainous) férdon on wudu and on felda, Chr. 1071; P. 207, 36.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Add: to heal, cure. to heal a person who is sick in body or mind Antecríst geuntrumað þá ðe ǽr hále wǽron; and nǽnne gehǽlan ne mæg, búton hine ǽrest áwyrde.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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and add: — Gehiowiaþ fingunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 19. Gehíwian inficere, 47, 49. to form, fashion Ic eom þe man of eorðan gehíwode, Hml. S. 30, 63. gehiéwade ( finxit ) heortan heara, Ps. Srt. 32, 15.

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ge-wrecan

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ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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and add: to carry out, execute. v. wrecan; <b>I. d</b> Þonne byð þæt on his feóndum his willan gewryhð (þú ofercymst ealle þíne fynd, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 176, 10.

hopian

(v.)
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Add: to look (mentally) with expectation to (), hope for Án is þæt ðú hefst and brícst and lufast þæt ðæt þú ǽr hopedest. Eálá hweðer ic ǽfre cume ðám ðe ic hopie, Solil. H. 27, 15.

horn

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</b> </b> Fearres horn gebrǽdedne acsan, 366, 9. v. -, wesend-horn. horn as emblem of power and might (Biblical use) ús hǽle horn árǽrde, Lk. i. 69. Ealle hornas synfulra ic tóbrece and beóð úp áhefen hornas ryhtwíses, Ps.

leóht

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leóht, not heavy.
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Add: of little weight Hwílum leóhte fýr úp gewít and sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12.

under-fón

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under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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add: where the object is material or non-material Nis nán man fæstende þe underféhð mid múðe ǽniges gesceaftes sǽ oððe eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 34. Cóm án gecrístnod man Martine . . . wolde his láre underfón, Hml. S. 31, 208. &lt;b&gt;I a.

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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good at anything, apt, capable, competent wæs selfa til, heóld á ríce éðeldreámas, Cd. Th. 97, 2 ; Gen. 1606 : Beo. Th. 122; B. 61. Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 500; Gn. C. 20.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

á-brecan

(v.)
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Gotan ábrǽcon Rómeburg, 409; P. 10, 12 : Bt. 1; F. 2, 3. Ǽr helwara burg ábrǽce, . 56, 7. Ábrecan expugnare, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 12 : capere, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 20: Chr. 921; P. 101, 8.