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fóster-fæder

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Cóm hire fósterfæder (cf. se cing þæt mǽdencild hét út áweorpan ... and Theothimus gefand ꝥ cild and hé hit wel befæste tó fédenne, 170, 13-16 ), Hml. A. 175, 178. of a teacher or tutor Úre hyrde and úre fósterfæder (féster-, v.l.)

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Th. i. 134, 12. where and are combined Gebéte hé þæs þeófes were oþþe hine mid fullan áðe geládige ꝥ hé him nán fácn mid nyste, Ll. Th. i. 392, 16

níd

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Add: violence, force, compulsion, exercised by or upon persons Hé cwæð ꝥ wǽre mid gafoles neáde (neóde, v. l.) geþrafod sum geleáffull wer fidelis vir quidam necessitate debiti compulsus. Gr. D. 157, 22.

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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I. 106, 17. to foresee, have knowledge of the future sculon ús ondrǽdan ðone endenéxtan dæg, þone þe ne magon nǽfre foresceáwian, Hml.

ge-neósian

(v.)
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S. 2, 130,' Ic wæs geuntrumod, and gé mé geneósodon (visitastis, Mt. 25, 36)' . . . ' Hwænne gesáwe ðé untrumne, and ðé geneósodon (venimus ad te, Mt. 25, 39) ?,' Hml. Th. ii. 108, 7-13. Utan seóce geneósian, Wlfst. 119, 9 : Guth. Gr. 163, 49.

hreám

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Þá wearð hreám áhafen . . . wæs on eorðan cirm, By. 106. <b>I a.

hungor

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geáxiað hungras wexende, Bl.

mis-híran

(v.)

to pay no attention to a person speakingto disobey

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Úre bisceopas ðe nǽfre mishýran ne scylon on nán ðara þinga ðe hí ús tǽcaþ, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 19

prím

(n.)
Grammar
prím, prime, the first hour, six o&#39;clock; also the service held at that hour, v. prím-sang
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On ðysum tídum herien úrne scyppend ... on dægréd, on prím, on undem, on middæg, on nón, on ǽfen, on nihtsange, R. Ben. 40, 13. Ic sang prím and seofon seolmas, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 27. [Icel. prími; m. : prima; f. : prím; n.]

un-gerád

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerád, es; n.

stupidityfollyunreasondiscorddisagreementvariance

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Nú gesettan ða hálgan fæderas ðæt fæston mid geráde, Homl.

wistfullian

(v.)
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wistfullian, p. ode

To feast

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Se apostol tǽhte ðæt sceoldon wistfullian ná on yfelnysse beorman, ac on þeorfnyssum sýfernysse (epulemur, non in fermento malitiae, sed in azymis sinceritatis, 1 Cor. 5, 8), Homl. Th. ii. 278, 24

Linked entry: wist

wit-word

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

A statement which bears witnesstestamentcovenant

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willaþ ðæt . . . witword and getrýwe gewitnes . . . fæste stande, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 5. Ofer ðǽm landum ðe Ealdréd ærcebiscop hæfð siðþan begitan on witword oððe on caupland (by testament or purchase? ), Chart. Th. 439, 4

ymb-sittend

(n.)
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ymb-sittend, es; m.
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synd gewordene eallum edwítstæf ymbsittendum facti sumus in opprobrium vicinis nostris Ps. Th. 78, 4:88, 34

ealu-scóp

(n.)
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One who recites poetry where there is drinking lǽrað ꝥ ǽnig preóst ne beó ealuscop ne on ǽnige wísan glíwige mid him sylfum oþ[þe mid] óðrum mannum, Ll. Th. ii. 256, 15. Gif preóst oferdruncem lufige, oþþe glíman oþþe ealascop wurðe, 296, 12.

orþung

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add: the breath of a human being or animal Seó orþung þe út bláwaþ and in áteóð . . . is seó lyft þe ealle líchamlice þing on lybbað, Hml. S. 1, 214. Betwux wordum his ( the old man's) orðung áteórað, Hml. Th. i. 614, 15.

singan

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1 a. add: of the reciting of a charm Þis gebed man sceal singan on ðá blacan blegene, Lch. iii. 40, 8: 42, 7: 294, 7. of playing on an instrument sungon eów be hearpan and ge ne saltadun cantavimus uobis tibiis, et non saltastis, Lk. 7, 32. 3.

earh

(adj.)
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earh, adj.

Swift, fleeing through fear, timorous, weak fŭgax

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Swift, fleeing through fear, timorous, weak; fŭgax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 43: Byrht. Th. 138, 50; By. 238

ge-coplíce

(adv.)

Fitlywellreadilyaptecongrue

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adv Fitly, well, readily; apte, congrue Ic geó hwílum gecoplíce funde I formerly readily invented, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 9

tídung

(n.)
Grammar
tídung, e; f.
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Ðá wearð se cing swýþe blíðe [ðis]sere tídunge, Chr. 995; Th. 244, 38

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wyrm-slite

(n.)
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wyrm-slite, es; m.
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A snake-bite In weán and on wyrmslitum betweónan deádum and deóflum, in bryne and on biternesse, Wulfst. 188, 1