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Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Lat.] Gotena cyning, geworden hæc inruptio, per Alarícum regem Gothorum, facta est, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 11.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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Lamb. 52, 6. He bæd ðæt ne forhtedon ná he bade that they should not be afraid, Byrht. Th. 132, 25; By. 21. Ne sý eówer heorte gedréfed, ne ne forhtige gé non turbētur cor vestrum, neque formīdet, Jn. Bos. 14, 27.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

FÝR

(n.)
Grammar
FÝR, fír, es; n.

FIREa firehearthignisfŏcus

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Lágon ða óðre fýnd on ðam fýre the other fiends lay in the fire, Cd. 17; Th. 21, 10; Gen. 322 : 24; Th. 31, 19; Gen, 487 : 117; Th. 152, 17; Gen. 2521. Sý hyt forcorfen, and on fýr aworpen excīdētur, et in ignem mittētur, Mt.

Linked entries: fír fýryn

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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God lǽt him fyrst ðæt hé his mándǽda geswíce gif hé wile: gif hé nele ðæt hé beó bútan ǽlcere ládunge swíðe rihtlíce tó deófles handa ásceofen God allows the wicked man time, that he may, if he will, cease from his wicked deeds: that, if he will not,

Linked entry: be-ládung

þignen

(n.)
Grammar
þignen, þignenn, þínen[n], þinnen[n], e; f.
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Lamb. 115, 6: 85, 16. Þinnenre (-ne?), Ps. Spl. 85, 15. Þinnenne abrâ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 49. Seó abbudisse eode mid ánre hire ðígnenne ( cum una sanctimonialium feminarum) ... Ðá hét heó hire ðínenne (ministram ) gán, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 18-27.

Linked entries: þegnen þínen

á-bǽdan

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D. 350, 10. to demand, require. where the object is something needed or requisite Nániges fultumes ábǽdeþ (-d, MS. ) sió lár nullum adjutorium expostulet ratio, Nar. 2, 2. Gif se geleáfa ábǽdeþ si fides exigat, Gr. D. 176, 14: 333, 19.

be-ládian

(v.)
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Ne mæg eówer nán hyne láre beládian, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 24. with (neg.) clause Nán man hine ne sceal beládian þæt hé Godes cyrcan ne geséce Hml. Th. ii. 444, 8.

dreórig

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Gewitan him þá Norðmen, dreórig daraða láf, Chr. 937; P. 109, 12. Sceal þes dreórga heáp þrowian, Sat. 394. Dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1112: Wand. 17: Met. 22, 33. Hig wurdon swíðe dreórige and cyrdon eft illi scissis vestibus reversi sunt, Gen. 44, 13.

wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, Ll. Th. i. 190, ii. Add Him wæs bet sóna, Hml. S. 31, 571. Hwæt wæs þám men? quid profuit?, Gr. D. 326, 18. add: cf. .

un-gearu

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gearu, adj.

not readynot promptindisposed to actnot readynot in a fit state for useuncultivatednot ready, not prepared for attack

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Homl. i. 103, 28.] not ready, not in a fit state for use Ðý læs sió earc sí ungearo tó beranne ut ad portandum arcam nulla mora praepediat, Past. 22; Swt. 173, 11. Ðý læs hine ǽnig wuht gǽlde ungearowes (-ewes, Cott.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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L. 6, 1. lest; ne forte Eáðe mæg ł ðý lǽs ne forte, Lk. L. 12, 58. Ðý lǽs ł eáðe mæg, Mt. L. 4, 6. Eáðe mæg, 25, 9. Eáða maeg, 13, 29. Eáða (-e, L.) mæge, Lk. R. 21, 34. Eóðe mæg, Mt. L. 27, 64. Eáðæ (eóðe, R.) mæge, Lk. L. 4, 11.

hlinc

ridge

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On þone hlinc bufan Friþelinga díc to the lynk above Frythelyng dyche; ad marginem superius Frythelyng dyche (late versions), C. D. B. ii. 260, 34. land separated by banks (?): Tó burchlinken, C. D. iii. 409, 29.

Englisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Englisc, Ænglisc; adj.

ENGLISHAnglĭcus

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On Englisc land, ne Englisc on Wilisc in England [English land], nor English in Welsh, L. O. D. 6; Wilk. 126, 3. Awendan of Lédene on Englisc to translate from Latin into English, Ælfc. pref. Gen. 1, 4.

Linked entries: Anglisc Ænglisc

Frysa

(n.)
Grammar
Frysa, Friesa, an; pl. nom. acc. Frysan, Frisan, Fresan; gen. Frysena, Frysna; dat. Frysum; m.

A FrisianFrīsiusFreso

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He com on Frysena land he came to the land of the Frisians, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 27: 5, 10; S. 623, 35: 5, ii; S. 626, 18, 21: 5, 19; S. 639, 20.

Linked entries: Fresan Friesa Frisan

læccan

(v.)
Grammar
læccan, læccean; p. læhte; pp. læht

To takegraspseizecatchapprehendcapture

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To take, grasp, seize, catch, apprehend, capture Lǽdeþ hine and læceþ and hine geond land spaneþ leadeth and taketh him, and through the land lures him, Salm. Kmbl. 989; Sal. 496.

Linked entries: on-leccan leccan

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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L. 61, 11. to surround: þ ǽt. líc læg mid mannum besett. Hml. Th. ii. 346, 5. His líc læg ealle þá niht inne beset, 348, 19.

healm

stubblestrawa strawstalk

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R. 3, 17. stubble as representing the arable land from which a crop has been gathered: Ciricsceat mon sceal ágifan tó ðám healme and tó ðám heorðe (according to the amount of cultivated arable land and to the kind of house.

sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Kmbl. 440; El. 220, Næs his bróðor læt, síðes sǽne, Apstls. Kmbl. 67; Ap. 34. Nǽron ða twegen tohtan sǽne, lindgeláces, 150; Ap. 75. Ðone sǽnan ðe biþ tó sláw ðú scealt hátan assa má ðonne man segnis ac stupidus torpet? asinum vivit.

hoh-full

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Ne beó ðú hohful, wíf, þín sunu leofað, 152, 19. Hé ðá swíðe hohful wearð and feól tó his fótum flówendum teárum (cf. provolutus ejus pedibus fusis cum gemitu lacrimis. Vit. Cuth. c. 28), Hml. Th. ii. 152, 10.

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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Land swíðe feor to gesécanne the land is very far to seek, Andr. Kmbl. 847; An. 424: Beo. Th. 3848; B. 1922. Ðonne ic ðas ilcan óðre síþe wíc geséce when I seek this same dwelling a second time, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 23; Gen. 2394.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan