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fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Similar entries Cf. fæste; II a Ic þæt fæstlíce bebeád ðæt se mon sé ne wǽre mid his wǽpnum gegerwed, þæt hine mon scolde mid wǽpnum ácwellan legem dixi me in eum animadversurum qui non indutus armis deprehensus esset, Nar. 9, 27: Bl.

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Ic ongann be ðam intingan hwæthwega geornlícor smeágan I began to inquire somewhat more diligently about the matter, ii. 32, 23.

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ge-féran

(v.)
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Þá hí hæfdon heora síðfæt geféredne peracto itinere, Bd. 4, 25 ; Sch. 497, 18. to travel a road, traverse a surface (land, sea) Þone gársecg nǽnig mon mid scipe geféran ne meahte, Nar. 20, 18 : Bt. 18, 2 ; F. 62, 9 note.

hopian

(v.)
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Hopa, mín mód, tó Drihtne and gebíd his willan expecta Dominum 26, 16. ꝥ is se e Ús is tó hopigenne on þæs Hǽlendes gescyldnesse, sé ðe ús tihte þus: ' Confidite, ego uici mundum', Angl. vii. 28, 270. <b>III a.

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Ðis andwearde líf is swíðe anlíc sceade, and on ðære sceade nán mon ne mæg begitan ða sóðan gesǽlþa, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 19. On midde ða sceade deáþes, Ps. Th. 22, 4. Ðá gesundrode sigora Waldend leóht wið þeóstrum, sceade wið scíman, Cd.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

full

(adv.)
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Oferhygda full, Mód. 43. Cearena full, Cri. 962: Jul. 618. Hét leahtra ful tó cwale lǽdan synna leáse, 612. with inst. Fíf mægnum full, Sal. 136.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Ðæt ǽnig mon wǽre ne brǽce that any man should not break the compact, Beo. Th. 2205 ; B. 1100. Bióþ brocene áþsweord eorla the oaths of the warriors will be broken, 4132 ; B. 2063.

CWELAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWELAN, ic cwele, ðú cwilst, he cwelþ, cwilþ, cwylþ, pl. cwelaþ; p. cwæl, pl. cwælon; pp. cwolen

To die mori

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To die ; mori Cwele ic I die, Exon. 125a ; Th. 482, 2; Rä. 66, 1. Swá swá fixas cwelaþ gyf hí of wætere beóþ, swá eác cwelþ [cwylþ MSS. R.

cú-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
cú-hyrde, es; m. [hyrde a keeper, guardian]

A cowherd, person who has the charge of cows vaccarius, bubulcus

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Cúhyrdas bubulcos, Mone B. 2408

nihte-gale

(n.)
Grammar
nihte-gale, an; f.

A bird whose note (v. galan) is heard at nightthe night-raventhe nightingale

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Gl. 16 b, 15; but more generally the nightingale Naectegale luscinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 30 : roscinia, 119, 23. Nectægalae roscinia, Ep. Gl. 22 b, 27. Nictigalae achalantis, 1 f, 6. Nehtegale achalantis vel luscinia vel roscinia, Wrt.

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ge-inseglian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-inseglian, -insegelian; p. ode; pp. od, ud

To sealto impress with a sealsignareobsignare

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Moys. Isrl. Lamb. 194 a, 34 : Th. Apol. 20, 10 : 21, 2

Linked entry: in-seglian

nealles

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Nals (nealles, v.l. ) ná suá suá healt monn, 67, 10. Ðonces, nals ná (nalles nó, v.l.) for gestreónum, 137. 20.

són

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Nihtsang be sóne sungen æfter þeáwe preósta completorium sonoriter celebretur more canonicorum, 425, 864. Se preóst cweðe þonne be sóne: 'Oremus...' and syððan cweðe dígellíce: 'Libera nos...,' Ll. Th. Ii. 358, 24.

þurh

Grammar
þurh, A. I 2. add: — Nán man ne mihte faran þurh þone weg, Mt. 8, 28. Ill 3.
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O. add :-- Heó heóld on hyre þeáwum hálige drohtnunge þurh módes líþnesse and mycelre eádmódnesse, and þurh hálige mægnu þám Hǽlende gecwiémde, Hml. S. 2, 95-97

án

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
án, <b>. I</b> I 2 a.
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Add Ꝥ heora ríce heólde án geár án monn, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 3. Add Seó leó gelæhte ǽnne and ǽnne, Hml. S. 35, 281. v. án; &para; in Dict. <b>VI a.

sáp

(n.)
Grammar
sáp, e; f. (?)

Amber, resin, pomade

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margin,sápe) rubro stibio (the word occurs in a passage treating of dressing the hair, cf. the passage in Pliny describing the use and invention of'sapo:' Gallorum hoc inventum rutilandis capillis; fit ex sebo et cinere optimus fagino et caprino, duobus modis

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ge-streónan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-streónan, p. de; pp. ed

To gaingetobtainacquirelucrāriacquīrĕre

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Ðǽr is cúþre líf ðonne we on eorþan mǽgen ǽfre gestreónan there is a life more glorious than we may ever obtain on earth, Cd. 226; Th. 302, 11; Sat. 597.

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á-teorung

exhaustionfaintnesswearinesswasting awaydecayfailing

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Getácnað se móna áteorunge úre deádlicnysse, 154, 29

ge-þencan

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Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man geþencan on his móde ꝥ hé tó sácerdan heáfod áhylde, Ll. Th. i. 334, 32: Bl. H. 51, 27.

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Is micel ðearf, ðonne him mon hwæðer ondrǽtt suíðar ðonne óðer, and wið ðæt wienð (winð, Cott.

Linked entry: on-winnende