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á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, (ó); adv.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper ⬩ quite (as) ⬩ at any time ⬩ unquam ⬩ in any case, at all ⬩ strengthening a negation ⬩ (why) ever ⬩ in any degree, any

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[Omit the part within brackets at end of á.]

Linked entry: á-bet

feohtan

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Hér fegtaþ Títus end Giáþéasu, Txts. 127, 3. Feaht (feht, fæht, v. ll.) him on seó hǽþene ðeód Myrcna inpugnatus ab pagana gente Merciorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 252, 16. Cwóman hié tó þon ꝥ hié on ðá úre wíc feohtan (woldon ?)

gnagan

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Dele bracket at end, and add Gnæhð, cíwþ sulcat (corpora vermis ), An. Ox. 23, 49. Wyrmas heora bán gnagað byrnendum tóðum vermes lacerant ignitis dentibus ossa, Wlfst. 139, 10: Dóm. L. 211.

wærc

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Först. 106, 11-107, 2: v. end-, hrif-, hype-, in-, rop-, út-wærc. Add

hogian

(v.)
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Nú sceole wé hogian mid mycelre gýmene ꝥ úre líf beó swá gelógod ꝥ úre ende endige on God, Hml. S. 16, 5. Wé sceolon carfullíce hogian þæt wé tó ðǽre écan freólstíde becumon, Hml.

manig-feald

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Ǽlc deáþlic man swencþ hine selfne mid mistlicum and manigfealdum ymbhogum, and þeáh willniaþ ealle þurh mistlice paþas cuman tó ánum ende omnis mortalium cura, quam multiplicium studiorum labor exercet, . . . ad unum finem nititur pervenire, 24, 1 ;

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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Ðæt him feóndes hond æt ðam ýtemestan ende ne scóde, 129, 1; Gú. 414. Sceaþen is mé sáre, frécne on ferhþe. Cd. Th. 53, 31; Gen. 869. with acc. Oft mec ísern scód sáre on sídan, Exon.

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, es; m.

Death, destruction. ⬩ of the death of the body ⬩ of the second death, the perdition of the soul ⬩ lying at the point of death ⬩ hunger, famine

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Ende becwom, swylt æfter synnum, Beo. Th. 2514; B. 1255. On galgan rídan, seomian æt swylte, Exon. Th. 329, 14; Vy. 34. Deáðberende gyfl ( the forbidden fruit ) ða sinhíwan tó swylte geteáh, 153, 10; Gú. 823.

Linked entry: swilt

steór-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
steór-leás, adj.
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Voc. ii. 31, 16. without regulation, profligate Ðú cýþdest ðæt ðú nestest hwelces endes ǽlc angin wilnode ðá ðú wéndest ðæt steórleáse men and réceleáse wǽron gesǽlige and wealdendas ðisse worulde quis sit rerum finis, ignoras, nequam homines atque nefarios

æfter-fyligend

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-fyligend, -fylgend, es; m.

One who follows or succeeds ⬩ a follower ⬩ successor

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One who follows or succeeds, a follower ; successor Ac Oswald his æfterfyligend hí ge-endade swá we ǽr beforan sǽdon sed successor ejus Oswaldus perfecit ut supra docuimus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 36: Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 2

eom

(v.)
Grammar
eom, [eam, am], ðú eart [earþ, art, arþ], he is, ys;

I am, thou art, he is ⬩ sum, es, est

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on him sylfum, and þurh hine sylfne wunigende 'Sum,' I am, is the substantive verb, and belongs exclusively to God alone, because God is ever without beginning, and without end in himself, and existing by himself, Ælfc.

ge-gyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyrian, p. ode; pp. od, wed; v. a.

To clothe ⬩ put on ⬩ adorn ⬩ endow ⬩ vestire

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To clothe, put on, adorn, endow; vestire Ðú gegyrydist, Ps. Spl. C. 103, 2. Ðone líchoman gegyredon clothed the body, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 21. Gegyrewod endowed, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 12

freó-drihten

(n.)
Grammar
freó-drihten, -dryhten, es; m.

A noble lord or master ⬩ ingĕnuus vel nōbĭlis dŏmĭnus

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Wást ðú freódryhten, hú ðeós ádle scyle endegesettan knowest thou, noble master, how this disease shall have an end? Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 16; Gú. 994

ge-twǽman

(v.)
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A. 59, 198. to end a dispute, settle a case

ofer-teón

(v.)

to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another ⬩ to bring to an end, finish

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Ðonne se fulla móna wyrð ofertogen mid þýstrum, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 29: Met. 9, 16. to bring to an end, finish Ofertogen finitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 4

Linked entries: ofer-togenness tyht

síþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
síþlíce, adv.

Late ⬩ after some time ⬩ at last ⬩ in the end ⬩ lately

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, after some time, at last, in the end, lately Eft ðá siððan óðre twegen swearte hremmas síþlíce cómon and his hú tǽron mid heardum bile again afterwards two other black ravens came after some time, and tore his house with hard bill, Homl.

fǽhþo

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþo, fǽhþu; indecl. f.

Feud, enmity ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia

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Sceal ic fǽhþu dreógan I must endure enmity, Exon. 115 a; Th. 443. 7; Kl. 26

óht

(n.)
Grammar
óht, e; f.

Fear, terror ⬩ or hostile pursuit, persecution, active enmity

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Ger. áhta persecutio, áhtunga persecutio) Wǽron ðá gesóme ða ðe swegl búan wróht wæs ásprungen óht mid englum and orlegníð then were at peace the dwellers in heaven, discord was at an end among angels, and enmity (or fear) and war, Cd.

eáþ

(adj.; adv.)
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eáþ, adv.

Easily ⬩ facĭlĭter

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Hie ðe eáþ mihton adreógan they the easier might endure, Andr. Kmbl. 735; An. 368. v. éþ, ýþ

Linked entries: éþ eáþe

Lǽden

(adj.)
Grammar
Lǽden, adj.

Latin

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O.] ðe on a geendiaþ all latin nouns that end in a, 7; Som. 6, 55. Ða gemetu gebyriaþ tó lédenum leóðcræfte metres belong to latin poetry, 50; Som. 51, 66. On lédenum gereorde, Homl. Skt. 6, 367.