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á-blegned

(adj.)
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á-blegned, adj.
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Ulcerated Wiþ út áblegnedum ómum, Lch. ii. 10, 5: 98, 25: iii. 42, 25

ang-nægl

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Substitute A corn on the foot :-- Wiþ angnægle, Lch. ii. 8, 9: 80, 21

défe

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Gif þú wilt doefe beón si vis perfectus esse, Mt. R. 19, 21. Add

Linked entry: doefe

for-hogdlíce

(adv.)
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for-hogdlíce, adv.

contemptuously

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With contempt, contemptuously Críst þá mycclan burh swá forhogdlíce nemde, Bl. H. 77, 26

Linked entry: -hogdlíce

ge-hefed

(adj.; part.)
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weighted, weighed down with a burden Hefe gehefedum mole grauatis Wülck. Gl. 251, 16

Linked entry: -hefed

gold-fǽted

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fǽted, adj.
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Adorned with gold Goldfǽted (ofergyldene, v. l.) sweord deauratum gladium, Ll. Lbmn. 460, 28

Linked entry: fǽtan

peall

(n.)
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The entries under weall (= mulled wine) should be taken here. See An. Ox. 326

prút-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
prút-lic, adj.
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Swelling with pride, haughty Gán mid prútlicre stæppincge tumido gestu incedere, Chrd. 77, 2

un-meahtiglicness

(n.)
Grammar
un-meahtiglicness, e; f.
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Powerlessness Wiþ unmihtilicnysse þæs migðan for inability to pass urine, Lch. i. 56, 15

Linked entry: meahtiglic-ness

wiþ-scúan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúan, ( = wiþ-scúfan ?)
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Tó wiðscúenne, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 19 [see last passage at wiþ-scúfan)

bismerian

(v.)
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Add: with dat. He arn ... bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26

sáwel-berend

(n.)

a being with a soul

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a being with a soul Sáwlberendra, niðða bearna, grundbúendra, Beo. Th. 2013; B. 1004

of-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
of-fylgan, -fyligan

to come up with, overtake by pursuitassequi,

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to come up with, overtake by pursuit; assequi, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. l, 3

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search outtentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out; tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre Gif ðé ǽfre geweorþeþ ðæt ðú wilt oððe móst weorolde þióstro eft fandian if it should happen that thou wilt or must again explore the

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signifysibi velle, significareto communicate, announce, pronounce, uttercommunicare, pronuntiareto MOAN, to groaningemiscere, plangereto considercolloqui, considerareto make common, contaminate, defile, violatecommunicare, coinquinare, violarecommunicare alicuito make knowndicere, monstrare, judicare

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Lind. 23, 27. to commune with oneself about anything, to consider/; colloqui, considerare Se fæder hit gemǽnde stille pater rem tacitus considerabat, Gen. 37, 11.

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Hé nam sume mid him, sume þances, sume unþances he took some of them with him, some willingly, others against their will, Chr. 1066; Erl. 198, 36.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

be-ginnan

(v.)
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S. 4, 361. with infin. God him þæs tíþode, and hé began git biddan (he attempted further intercession), Hml. S. 13, 203. with dat. infin.

FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHTcontendmake warcombatstruggleprœliāripugnārebellārecontendĕredecertārecollīdĕre

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Stuf and Wihtgár fuhton [fuhtun, Erl. 14, 22] wið Bryttas Stuf and Wihtgar fought against the Britons, Chr. 514; Erl. 15, 23. Wítodlíce míne þegnas fuhton ministri mei utique decertārent, Jn. Bos. 18, 36.

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Mon fæstnode þone frið ǽgðer ge wið Eást-Engle ge wið Norðhymbre, Chr. 906; P. 94, 21. Se here hine gecés him tó hláforde, and þæt fæstnodon mid áþum, 921; P. 103, 20. Wére trume fæstnie pactum firmum feriat, Lch. i. Ixix, 4.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The terms used in connection with the slave shew him to be the property of his master: Gif þeúw stele and hine man ácwelle, ðam ágende hine man healfne ágelde, L. Wih. 27; Th. i. 42, 20. Gif hwylc man his ǽht ( servum ) ofslyhþ, L. Ecg.