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eafora

(n.)
Grammar
eafora, eafera, eafra, eofera, afora, afera, afara, an; m.

An offspring, successor, heir, sonprōles, successor, fīlius

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An offspring, successor, heir, son; prōles, successor, fīlius Wearþ Adame eafora féded a son was born to Adam, Cd. 55; Th. 67, 23; Gen. 1105: 82; Th. 103, 3; Gen. 1712; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 69; Met. 26, 35.

hemlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hemlíc, hymlíc, es; m: hymlíce, an; f.

Hemlock

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Wyll nyoðerweardne hymlíc boil the lower part of hemlock, Lchdm. iii. 50, 17. Hymlíce cicuta, p. 331, col. 1. Dó tó hymlícan put hemlock to it, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18, 27

Linked entry: hymblícae

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; pp. [ge-]cnóden.
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Wæs se heretéma (Theodoric) Críste gecnóden (cf. hé wæs Crísten, Bt. 1; F. 2, 6) the leader bore the Christian name, Met. 1, 32

ge-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽnan, to grant for a time,
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Geléned feoh vel on borh geseald res credita, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 70. Wénst ðú ꝥ hí ( earthly goods ) á þe deórwyrþran seón þe hí tó þínre note gelǽnde wǽron, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 2

cneó-rím

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-rím, cneów-rím, es; n.

The number of kinprogenyfamilycognatorum numerusprogeniesfamilia

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The number of kin, progeny, family; cognatorum numerus, progenies, familia Of ðam wíd folc, cneórím micel, cenned wǽron from whom a wide-spread people, a great progeny, were born Cd. 79; Th. 98, 32; Gen. 1639.

Linked entries: rím cneów-rím

fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽtan, p. te; pp. fǽted, fǽtt.

packto adornornament

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go[ldes], Bo. 35. Þeáh hé geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan and golde fǽted sweord (ofergyldene sweord, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 188, 9. Hé hét úp beran æðelinga gestreón, frætwe and fǽt gold, B. 1921. Fǽdde (fǽtte?) beágas, 1750.

ofer-winnan

(v.)

to overcome, conquer, vanquish, subdueexpugnare, superare, devincere

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Th. 475, 5; Bo. 43. Synd ða fýnd oferwunnene, Gen. 14, 20. Oferwunnenum feóndum devictis hostibus, Prud. 4 a

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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</b> as an ecclesiastical term, one who hears confession ond imposes penance, a confessor :-- Ða bóte áberan ðe his scrift (confessarius ) him tǽcþ, L. Ecg. P. i. 4; Th. ii. 174, 24.

a-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ferian, -igan; p. ede; pp. ed

To take awayremovewithdrawauferreamoveresubducerecum averiis vel curru vehereaveriare

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He aferede he bore away, Andr. Kmbl. 2355; An. 1179: Ps. Th. 135, 25: Menol. Fox 47; Men. 23. Gif he aferaþ if he remove; si averiat, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 8.

Linked entry: auerian

hreóf-lig

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf-lig, adj.

Leprous

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Loathsome is the body of the leper, 16-21: 33. Wacode ealle ða niht mid ðam wædlian hreóflian. Homl. Swt. 3, 486. Reóflium menn gelíc like a leper, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 13. Martinus getácnode ǽnne hreóflinne mannan, 512, 5

Linked entries: hreóflia hreóf-líc

miscian

(v.)
Grammar
miscian, p. ode

To mixto mix in due proportion

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Gehwæðeres sceal mon nyttian and miscian ðæt ðone líchoman hǽle each method (treatment by hot or by cold remedies) shall be used and applied in due proportion, that the body may be cured, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 7

nytness

(n.)
Grammar
nytness, e; f.

Useutilityadvantageprofit

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Tó líchoman nyttnesse for the advantage of the body, Blickl. Homl. 57, 8. Mid allum ðǽm nytnessum ge on fixnoþum ge on médwum ðe ðǽrtó belympaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 186, 5, 9

ge-sceapennys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceapennys, -sceapenys, -scapennys, -nyss, e; f.

A creation, creating, formationcreātio

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A creation, creating, formation; creātio God geswác ðære niwan gesceapennysse God ceased from the new creation, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 17. On ðæs mannes gesceapennysse in the creating of man, 19, 7.

Linked entry: ge-scapennys

hosp-word

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-word, es; n.

A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse

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A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse Án ðæra hospworda hé forbær suwigende one of their reproaches he bore with in silence, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 8.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Bos. 6, 13. Ðár hig wǽron seofon dagas fulle they were there seven full days, Gen. 50, 10.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Bos. 14, 19: 15, 36: Beo. Th. 3027; B. 1511: 3138; B. 1567. Ne brǽcon hí ná his sceancan non fregernt ejus crura, Jn. Bos. 19, 33. Swá swá fæt tigelen ðú bricst hi tanquam vas figuli confringes eos, Ps. Spl. 2, 9.

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, e; f.

scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant

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ðam is yrnende se ungefóglecesta streám; and, wiðútan ðam díce, is geworht twegra elna heáh weall round the wall [of Babylon] is a very great ditch, in which runs the deepest stream; and, outside the ditch, a wall is built two ells high, Ors. 2, 4; Bos

Linked entry: walu

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Ne sceal nǽfre his torn tó rycene beorn ácýðan, nemþe hé ǽr ða bóte cunne, Exon. Th. 293, 9; Wand. 113. Nymþe mé Drihten gefultumede, wénincga mín sáwl sóhte helle, Ps. Th. 93, 16 : Beo. Th. 3321; B. 1657.

Linked entry: nemþe

ge-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, -scád, es; n.

separation, distinction, differencepower of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argumentdistinctio, discretio, distantia

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Bos. 12, 36: Homl. Th. i. 96, 20: ii. 50, 1. Ðæt he mid gesceáde hine betealde unsynninne that he proved himself sinless with reasoning, 226, 11: Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 17. For hwylcum gesceáde propter quam rationem, quapropter, Ælfc.

Linked entries: -sceád ge-scád

un-geþwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽre, adj.

not in harmonyat variancediscordantnot in agreementgiven to discordquarrelsomedisagreeabletroublesomevexatious

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Ðú hine ongeáte on eallum þingum unweorþne ðæs anwealdes, swíþe sceamleásne and ungeþwǽrne (ungewærne, Bod. MS.) búton ǽlcum gódum þeáwe ( the Latin is: Cum in eo mentem nequissimi scurrae respiceres), Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 19