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fox

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His módor gewunode tó fédenne henna, ac hig gelómlíce áweg bær and ábát án fox cumende of þám neáhlande ... Þá cóm se fox, swá his gewuna wæs, and gelæhte áne henne, Gr. D. 69, 22-70, 2.

full-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
full-boren, adj.
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in a physical sense, fully formed and living at birth Ic gonge mid cwican cilde, nalæs mid cwellendum, mid fulborenum, nalæs mid fǽgan, Lch. iii. 66, 29.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Onwæcnap sió wóde þrág ðære wrǽnnesse and gedréfþ hiora mód libido versat avidis corda venenis, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 18: Met. 25, 41. Ic mé þyslícre ǽr þráge ne gewénde I did not expect such a time as I have had, Exon. Th. 269, 21; Jul. 453.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass throughglide throughto go through a subjectexamineconsiderperlustrare

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our Lord's nature according to the flesh ), ne on him gelýfan swylce hé sý ánfeald man búton his godcundnysse, ac wé sceolon gelýfan ðæt hé ys sóð man and sóðlíce God, Anglia viii. 324, 1

fandung

trialtestingtrialexperiment

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Add: trial, testing Óðer is costnung, óðer is fandung.

be-hindan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hindan, adv.

Behindbacka tergoponepost

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Behind, back; a tergo, pone, post Ac behindan beleác mid wǽge but inclosed them behind with the wave Cd. 166; Th. 206, 24; Exod.456. Ðú ðone héhstan heofen behindan lǽtst thou shalt leave the highest heaven behind Bt. Met. Fox 24, 58; Met. 24, 29

in-timbrian

(v.)
Grammar
in-timbrian, p. ede, ode

To instruct

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To instruct Hé hí intimbrade and gelǽrde he instructed and taught them, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 34. Intimbrede, 4, 27; S. 603, 45.

swegel-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-dreám, es; m.
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Cheruphim and Seraphim on swegeldreámum, Andr. Kmbl. 1439; An. 720. Swáse swegl-dreámas gé ( the good at the day of judgment ) geseón mósten, Exon. Th. 82, 35; Cri. 1349. Cf. heofon-dreám

þrítan

(v.)
Grammar
þrítan, p. te.

to wearyto urgepressforce

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to weary Ðæt folc wearð þrít and þearle geswenct mid ðam síðfæte taedere coepit populum itineris ac laboris, Num. 21, 4. to urge, press, force Seó wyrd ðe þriétaþ (-eþ?)

Linked entries: þreátian þriétan

feþe-leás

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For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to walk, and add

ge-bendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bendan, to put in bonds.
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Ac hé fealh of þǽm bendum þe hiene mon gebende (lapsus e vinculis), Ors. 5, 11; S. 236, 13. Man þá hálgan hæfte and gebende, Hml. S. 23, 105. Gebænde, Wlfst. 14, 6. xi síðan hund þúsenda hí lǽddon gebende, 296, 26. Add

ge-delf

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Th. i. 562, 14, v. marmstán-, ymb-gedelf. an excavation, a ditch, quarry, hole

ge-brycgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brycgian, p. ode; pp. od.
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to bridge a road, cover with planks, stones, &c. so as to make it passable Wearð æteówod . . . án weg fram ðám húse þe hé on gewát . . . ástreht oð heofonan. Se weg wæs mid pællum gebricgod, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 34. to bridge a stream

Linked entry: brycgian

hálig-ern

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Add: — Háligern archanum, Germ. 395, 42. Ðæt háliern wearð geopenod and þá lác wǽron in gebróhte, Ap. Th. 24, 6. On hálierne sacello, An. Ox. 3237. Oð ic ingá on háligern donec intrem in sanctuarium Dei, Ps. Rdr. 72, 17.

mete-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
mete-tíd, e; f.
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Gif wé fæstað and ꝥ underngereord tó þám ǽfengifle healdað, þonne ne bið ꝥ nán fæsten, ac bið seó metetíd geuferad, and bið ꝥ æfengyfel getwifealdad, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 30

on-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wille, adj.

Desired

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Desired 'Ac gé hine gesundne ásettaþ ðǽr gé hine sylfne genóman' ... Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó ðam onwillan eorþan dǽle to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon.

ge-spówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spówan, p. -speów, pl. -speówon; pp. -spówen [spówan to succeed]

To succeedprospersuccēdĕreprospĕrāre

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To succeed, prosper; succēdĕre, prospĕrāre Hú hyre æt beaduwe gespeów how she prospered in battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 7; Jud. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 2688; An. 1346. Him æt ðære byrig ne gespeów he did not succeed at the city, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 8

stagan

(v.)
Grammar
stagan, stǽcan ?.(Cf.
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stagan wyle the sign for an eel is to waggle the right hand, and then to put it over the left arm, and then, the left hand being extended, to make strokes with the right hand across the arm as if cutting it in bits as is done with an eel, when it is

Linked entry: stǽcan

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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Nú sende hé hundas tó mé forðan ðe hé næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3

un-gímende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gímende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Carelessnegligent

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Careless, negligent Ða ðing ðe se Dryhtnes wer geseah nales eallum monnum suongrum and heora liifes ungémendum [ungemyndum for(?) ungýmendum, Bd.

Linked entry: un-gemyndum