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FARU

(n.)
Grammar
FARU, e; f.

a going, journey, passage ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus family, what is movablefămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus expedition, march expĕdītio, agmen migrantium

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Gewít ðú nú feran and ðíne fare lǽdan ceápas begin thou now to depart and lead thy family and thy cattle, Cd. 83; Th. 105 1; Gen. 1746. expedition, march; expĕdītio, agmen migrantium He ðas fare lǽdeþ he leadeth this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 19;

twi-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-rǽde, adj.
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of two minds, uncertain, undecided, irresolute Geþenc be ðé selfum hwæðer ðú ǽnig ðing swá fæste getiohhod hæbbe ðæt ðé þynce ðæt hit nǽfre ðínum willum onwended weorþe ...

Linked entry: twio-rǽde

hreóf-lig

Grammar
hreóf-lig, (l. hreóflig).
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Hé hreóflig wunode oð ðæt hé weard deád ( fuit rex leprosus usque ad diem mortis suae, 2 Chr. 26, 21), Hml. A. 59, 187. His líchama wæs geþúht swylce hé hreófli wǽre in corpore ejus varietas leprae morem imitari videreiur, Gr. D. 159, 2.

on-sígan

(v.)

of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descendof violent movement

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dies, Hymn. Surt. 96, 1. Ðeáh seó sunne ofer midne dæg onsíge and lúte tó ðære eorþan, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 25. Wǽre onsigen vergeretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 27. Onsígendum ( vergente ) ǽfene, Hymn. Surt. 34, 28.

on-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
on-tendan, p. -tende; pp. -tended, -tend.

to kindle, set fire to, to fireto kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

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Ðíne gebedu geancsumiaþ mé and ontendaþ, 458, 4

slíf

(n.)
Grammar
slíf, sléf, slýf, e: slífe, an; f.

A sleeve

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Synd gesealde from ðam abbode ealle neádbehéfe ðing, ðæt is cugele...slýfa (slýfan, MSS. O. T.), gyrdel R. Ben. 92, 3. Hé one hláf tóbræc and bewand on his twám slýfum Homl. Th. i. 376, 30. Hé ðone hláf gedyde on his twá sléfan Blick. Homl. 181, 17

Linked entries: sléf slífe slýf

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Ðonne hé ðíne wísan word gehealde, 118, 9. Grammar wís, in a bad sense, cunning Wille gé wesan prættige? Wé nellaþ swá wesan wíse, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 1.

ge-sellan

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Ðiós eorðe eallum mannum is tó gemánan geseald, Past. 335, 10: 337, 3. (z) without dat. Eal hé ꝥ ær for Gode gesealde, Bl. H. 215, 5.

lác

(n.)
Grammar
lác, generally neuter, but occasionally feminine
  • [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
or masculine, as in the compound lyb-lác q. v.

battlestrugglean offeringsacrificeoblationa giftpresentgracefavourservicea presentoffering of wordsa messagemedicine

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Dict. p. 382, col. 2), and in English lác could be applied in the same way.

Linked entries: freó-lác lácan lǽc

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Sete ðín hand under mín þeóh, Gen. 24, 2: 48, 18.

Linked entry: on-settan

FRÓFOR

(n.)
Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.

comfortsolaceconsolationhelpbenefitprofitrefugesōlāmensōlātiumconsōlātioauxĭliumrefŭgium

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Frófra ðíne consōlātiōnes tuæ, Ps. Spl. 93, 19. Ðíne frófre, Ps. Th. 93, 18. Frófra Fæder the Father of consolations, Hy. 9, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 8. Hie fuhton ðé æfter frófre they fought for help to thee, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 3; Gen. 2154.

ge-miclian

(v.)
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Th. 19, 5. the object a thing Twá ðing syndon swá mycele and swá mǽre, þæt ǽfre ǽnig man ne mæg ðǽron ǽnig ðing áwyrdan ne gewanian . . . ne eft nis ǽnig swá mǽre . . . þæt áðor ðǽra þénunga gegódian oððon gemycclian mæge. Wlfst. 34, 3-11.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Swá hwylce daga in quacumque die, Ps. Th. 137, 4. Ðæt git ne lǽstan wel hwilc ǽrende swá hé sendeþ that ye will not perform what business soever he sends, Cd. 26; Th. 35, 15; Gen. 555. correlative of swilc [v. I.]

forþ

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See also the verbs given with forþ as prefix in Dict., and forþmest

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Ðis folc nis nó gewend tó ðǽm ðe hié swingð, Past. 267, 6. Gewoendet tó ðé, Lk. L. 17, 4. of condition On hine seolfne gewoende in se reuersus, Lk. L. 17, 4.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Ðá cwæþ hé: Teóh eft ðíne hand on ðínne bósum. Ðá teáh hé hig ongeán, Ex. 4, 6-7

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Ongunnon ðæt ðæs monnes mágas hycgan þurh dyrne geþoht ðæt hý tódǽlden unc this did the mans kinsmen through dark design endeavour, to part us two, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 12; Kl. 11.

a-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-belgan, ic -beige, ðú -bilgst, -bilhst, he -bylgþ, -bilhþ, pl. -belgaþ; p. -bealg, -bealh, pl. -bulgon; pp. -bolgen, v. trans. [a, belgan to irritate]

To cause any one to swell with angerto angerirritatevexincenseira aliquem tumefacereirritareexasperareincendere

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Dipl. 856; 117, 20. Ic ðe abealh I angered thee, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 4; Sat. 410: Beo. Th. 4550; B. 2280. God abulgan Deum exacerbaverunt, Ps. Th. 77, 41: Ex. 32, 29. Nú hig me abolgen habbaþ irascatur furor meus contra eos. Ex. 32, 10.

a-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreógan, -driógan; ic -dreóge, ðú -dreógest, -drýhst, he -dreógeþ, -drýhþ; p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen.

to actperformpractiseagereperficereto bearsufferendurepatisustinere

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Ic ne mæg adreógan ðíne seófunga I cannot tolerate thy lamentations, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 20. Ðæt hie ðe eáþ mihton drohtaþ adreógan that they might the easier endure their way of life, Andr. Kmbl. 737; An. 369.

DYNT

(n.)
Grammar
DYNT, es; m.

a stroke, stripe, blow ictus, plaga, percussioA bruise, DINT, noise, crash contusio, impressio, sonus

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MS. 64 b, 23. the mark or noise of a blow,- A bruise, DINT, noise, crash; contusio, impressio, sonus Gif dynt sie, scilling; gif he heáhre handa dyntes onféhþ, scilling forgelde if there be a bruise, a shilling; if he receive a right hand bruise, let