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drican

Grammar
drican, [ = drincan]

to drink

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to drink, Somn. 112, 113 ; Lchdm. iii. 204, 22, 23: Ps. Spl. 77, 49. v drincan

fiówer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
fiówer-féte, adj.

Four-footedquadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Sume biþ fiówerféte some are four-footed, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27

fyrþrung

(n.)
Grammar
fyrþrung, e; f.

A furtheringfurtherancepromotionpromōtio

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A furthering, furtherance, promotion; promōtio Ceápes fyrþrung furtherance of trade, Somn, 167; Lchdm. iii. 208, 6

Linked entries: fryþing fyrderung

líc-sang

(n.)
Grammar
líc-sang, es; m.

dirge

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A funeral song, dirge Wópleóþ ł birisang ł lícsang tragædiam, miseriam, luctum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 56

nát-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
nát-hwǽr, adv.

In some place unknown

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In some place unknown, Exon. Th. 480, 8; Rä. 63, 8: 407, 14; Rä. 26, 5

Linked entry: hwǽr

sceþþig

(adj.)
Grammar
sceþþig, scæþþig; adj.
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U.) sons, Ælfe. Gr. 9, 29; Zup. 63, 15

be-hygdness

(n.)
Grammar
be-hygdness, e; f.
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Care, anxiety Behygdnis weorulde þisse solli-citudo saeculi istius. Mt. R. 13, 22. Cf. be-hogadness

Linked entry: be-hýdignys

háwung

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Þáre sáule háwung is gesceádwísnes and smeáung aspectus animae ratio est, Solil. H. 28, 6. Add

searu-hwít

(n.)
Grammar
searu-hwít, es; n.
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Whiteness produced by art, lustrous whiteness — Searohwít solað, Reim. 67. v. hwít; n. cf. searu-fáh

Linked entry: hwít

beácen

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Add: an audible signal Sóna swá hí ꝥ beácn (signum) gehýron, Chrd. 32, 26: 34, 4

ryden

(n.)
Grammar
ryden, es; n.
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>The name of some plant Wirc beþinge, nim ðæt reáde ryden, Lchdm. ii. 340, 5

rihte

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Add Rihte on þǽre ylcan týde þú wást æall þæt ðú nú wilnast tó witanne eodem momenta, eodem puncto temporis videbis quod cupis, Solil. H. 46, 17. Add Ic eom geðafa þæt ic eom swíðe rihte oferstéled, Solil.

eówde

(n.)
Grammar
eówde, eówede, eówode, es; n: eówd, eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd grex

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Gr. 9, 2 ; Som. 8, 27. Sceal beón án eówd and án hyrde there shall be one fold and one shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 244, 1, 3. Ic hæbbe óðre scep ðe ne sind ná of ðisre eówde I have other sheep which are not of this fold. Homl.

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid;palpebra

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Gl. 70; Som. 70, 70; Wrt. Voc. 43, 4

(n.)
Grammar
CÚ, nom. acc; gen. cúe, cú, cuus, cús; dat.; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. cúa, cúna; dat. cuum, cúm; f.

A cow vaccabucula

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Gl. 21; Som. 59, 82; Wrt. Voc. 23, 40; 78, 42. Iung cú a young cow juvenca Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 89; Wrt. Voc. 23, 46. Án cú wearþ gebroht to ðam temple a cow was brought to the temple Homl. Th. ii. 300, 33; Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 36.

Linked entries: cuu folc-cú

ge-þafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þafian, -þafigan, -þafigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [þafian to permit, allow, consent]

To favoursupportpermitallowadmitassentconsentagreeapproveobeysubmit tofăvēresustĭnēresĭnĕreadmittĕrepermittĕreassentīreconsentīreobēdīreconcēdĕre

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Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 39: 37; Som. 39, 9: Ps. Th. 130, 3. He ne geþafode ðæt hig ǽnig þing sprǽcon non sĭnēbat ea lŏqui, Lk. Bos. 4, 41: 12, 39.

Linked entry: þafian

ræscan

(v.)
Grammar
ræscan, p. te
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Sort. 94, 1

scip-fyrðrung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fyrðrung, e; f.
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Fitting out of ships Ymbe scypfyrðrúnga, ðæt ǽghwylc geset sý sóna ofer Eástran, L. Eth. v. 27; Th. i. 310, 26

Linked entries: scip-forðung fyrþrung

be-sóne

(adv.)
Grammar
be-sóne, adv.

Soon, immediatelymox, statim

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Soon, immediately; mox, statim Cweðe se preóst besóne let the priest immediately say, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 24

ged

(n.)
Grammar
ged, gedd, es; n.

A songproverbpoem

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A song, proverb, poem,Bt. Met. Fox 2, 10; Met. 2, 5.; Gedd proverbium, Jn. Skt.; Lind. 10, 6; 16, 25