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under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Ne underfó nán man óðres mannes man bútan ðæs leáfe ðe hé ǽr fyligde, L. Ed. 10; Th. i. 164, 14: L. Ath. i. 22; Th. i. 210, 20: iv. 1; Th. i. 220, 18. 'God underféng his cnapan Israhél.'

Linked entry: under-niman

æ-bilgan

Grammar
æ-bilgan, æ-bilian

to make angryexasperare

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to make angry; exasperare, Ps. Spl. 67, 7

apple-treów

(n.)
Grammar
apple-treów, es; n.

An apple-treepomusmalus

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An apple-tree; pomus, malus,Ælfc. Gr. 5 ?

Linked entry: appel-treów

balw

(n.)
Grammar
balw, g. m. n. es; f. re

Miserablewickedmalus

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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977

duguþ

(adj.)
Grammar
duguþ, dugoþ, dugeþ; adj.

Good, honourablebonus, probus

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Good, honourable; bonus, probus, Mann. v. dugeþ; adj

éfen-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
éfen-þénung, e; f.

Even-food, suppervespertīna refectio

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Even-food, supper; vespertīna refectio, Fulg. 42, Mann

fealo

(num.; adj.)

many

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many, Beo. Th. 5508, note; B. 2757, note

frig-lǽta

(n.)
Grammar
frig-lǽta, an; m.

One made freea freedmanlibertus

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One made free, a freedman; libertus, Cot. 120

ge-wundorlǽcan

(v.)

to make wonderfulmirificare

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to make wonderful; mirificare, Ps. Spl. 16, 8

ford

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Add: v. mǽr-ford, mearc-ford, wíþig-ford

cucian

(v.)
Grammar
cucian, p. ode; pp. od

To quickenmake alive vivificare

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To quicken, make alive; vivificare Som. Ben. Lye

ge-swétléht

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swétléht, part. p.

Made sweet[?]

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Made sweet[?] Onsægnessa geswétléhte holocausta medullata, Blickl. Gloss

Linked entry: swétlǽcan

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Mage of ðám þe ne mage nán unhlísa áspringan, 376, 24. Sceal áspringan sacu and clacu, Wlfst. 88, 9. Up ásprungenne exortam(crudelitatem), An. Ox. 3804. to spread (intrans. ) out (of fame, report, etc.) þá ásprang his word wíde geond land, Hml.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

berig-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
berig-drenc, es; m. [berige a berry, drenc a drink]

Drink made of mulberriesdiamoron

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Drink made of mulberries; diamoron, Wrt. Voc. 20, 23

hýd-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hýd-gild, es; n.
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A payment made to escape the punishment of flogging

ge-bolged

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bolged, part.

Caused to swellmade angrytumĭdusindignātus

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Caused to swell, made angry; tumĭdus, indignātus.Som. Ben. Lye

mótere

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Cf. gemót-mann

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Homl. 199, 23. to shoot, make an object move rapidly, push (cf. to shoot a bolt) Ðonne man ða sulh forþ drífe, and ða forman furh on sceóte, Lchdm. i. 404, 2.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

un-rótness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rótness, e; f.

Sadnesssorrowtroublegloominess

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Se fífta leahtor is tristitia, ðæt is ðissere worulde unrótnyss; ðæt is ðonne se man geunrótsaþ ealles tó swýðe for his ǽhta lyre ... Twá unrótnyssa synd; án is ðeós yfele, and óðor is hálwende, ðæt is ðæt se man for his synnum geunrótsige, Homl.

Linked entry: rótness

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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A. ceafese; B. cefese] ne dó him nán preóst nán ðara gerihta, ðe man cristenum men dón sceal he who has a right wife, and also a concubine, let no priest do for him any of those rites, which ought to be done for a christian man, L. C.