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fricgan

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Hié frugan (frúgan ? = frungon for frugnon. v. fregnan) ł áhsadun hine interrogabant eum, Mt. R. 12, 10

rúme

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Add Hit rúmor and wíddor byþ ábysgod on manegum wísum latius in multis occupatur, Gr. D. 41, 18

wiþ-neoþan

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Add: prep Swá eástweardes þæt hit cymeð eft wiðnioðan þæt gelád on Sæferne, C. D. ii. 150, 14

sand-hliþ

(n.)

a sand-hill by the sea

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a sand-hill by the sea Gewát him ofer sandhleoþu tó sǽs faruþe, Andr. Kmbl. 471; An. 236

ofer-trahtnian

(v.)

to comment upon, expound

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to comment upon, expound Langsum hit biþ ðæt wé ealne ðisne lofsang ofertrahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 202, 28

spigettan

(v.)
Grammar
spigettan, p. te

To spit

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To spit Gif hire fæder spigette (spuisset) on hire nebb, Num. 12, 14. Ðá ongan se Catulus him spigettan on, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 5

mótan

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Unðeáwas ðe hé ǽr ne cúðe wunnon him ðá on and on his cynne syððan, swá þæt móston mid micclum geswince ðá gódan ðeáwas healdan, gif hý habban woldon, Hex. 26, 5.

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service donea rewardwagesfeepayment for service or favour expecteda giftpresenta bribe

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Swelce hié ða métsceattas rímen ðe hié Gode sellen ... Ac hié sceoldongehiéran ðone cwide ðe áwriten is: 'Se ðe médsceattas gaderaþ hé legeþ hié on þyrelne pohchan.'

for-cnídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cnídan, p. ic, he -cnád, ðú -cnide, -cnyde, pl. -cnidon; pp. -cniden

To beat or break into piecesdash or throw downcomminuĕrecontĕrĕrecollidére

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Setl his on lande ðú forcnyde sēdem ejus in terra collīsisti, 88, 43

níd-þeówetling

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þeówetling, es; m.

One who is forced into slavery

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Bora received sixty pence for his mediation ), Chart.

Linked entry: þeówetling

ge-met

Grammar
ge-met, <b>;
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Add Hé þone regol þe hé mid his handum áwrát betǽhte Maure mid him tó hæbbenne and heora hláfes gewiht and heora wínes gemett, Hml. S. 6, 68. <b>VII ¶.</b> add: Solil. H. 17, 9

ge-hǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽlan, p. -hǽlde; pp. -hǽled

To healcuresavesanaresalvare

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Ðæt gé him sára gehwylc hondum gehǽlde that ye should heal with hands each of his sores, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 12; Gú. 677

Linked entry: ge-hélan

beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scipe, es; m.

A feast

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Hig wrohton him beórscipe (cenam), Jn. 12, 2. Hé ðone beórscipe mid blóde gemencgde, Hml. Th. i. 484, 2. Gé eówerne beórscipe brúcað on unriht, Wlfst. 297, 30

tweógan

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tweógan, <b>I c.</b> add after Swt. 192, 15: 5, 7; S. 230, 20. <b>II a.</b>
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Hit mæg beón tweód fram unstrangum módum hwæþer sýn þe ne sýn þǽr andwearde ab infirmis potest mentibus dubitari utrumne ..., 177, 8.

gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Gleejoyminstrelsymirthjestingdrollerygaudiummusicafacetiæmimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

sín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sín, possess, pron.
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Gif hæleþa hwilc eágum módes sínes (cf. his módes, Bt. 34, 8 ; Fox 146, 3), Met. 21, 38. Him Hróðgár gewát tó hofe sínum, Beo. Th. 2477 ; B. 1236. Harold hýrde holdlíce hærran sínum, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 198, 13.

stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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Gif hwá ða stíðnysse áberan ne mæg ðe his scrift him tǽcþ si quis austeritatem perferre nequeat, quam confessarius ejus ei praescripserit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60 ; Th. ii. 220, 25

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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Add Him þá geþúhte swelc ꝥ mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 14. <b>III a.

hǽlan

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Gémde ł hǽlde hiá curavit eos, Mt. L. 19, 2. Haelde hiá sanavit eos, 21, 14. Ðý lǽs. . . hwærfa hiá and ic hǽlo ( sanem ) hiá, 13, 15 : Jn. L. 13, 40. Ꝥte haelde ðrael his ut saluaret seruum eius, Lk. L. 7, 3. Críst hié hǽlan wolde, BI. H. 105, 26.

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Fǽrunga hig cómon tó him diluculo veniebant ad eum Ps L. 77, 34. Biscope is forbod ꝥ hé onfóe níwe cumenum preóst and tó gehǽlgenne férunga, Mt. L. 10, 14 note.