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ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ, ferþþ; gen. -es; dat. -e; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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the soul, spirit, mind; anĭmus, mens Wæs ðære fǽmnan ferþ geblissad the damsel's soul was rejoiced, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 25; Jul. 287: 89 a; Th. 334, 21; Gn. Ex. 19. Hí gemétton ferþþes frófre they found comfort of soul, 46 a; Th. 157, 21; Gú. 895.

riht

(n.)
Grammar
riht, es n.

that which is straight or erect, a plumb line that which is straight in a metaphorical sense, right, law, canon, rule what is in accordance with law, human or divine, what is just or proper, right, justice, equity what is just in the case of a criminal, just punishment, justicewhat properly belongs to a person, what may justly be claimed, a right, due what is due from a person, duty what agrees with a proper standard, what is correct or exact, the rights of a case, the truth an account, a reckoning;ratio, mostly in such phrases as - riht ágildan - to render an account

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Gr. 2; Som. 3. 4. Hé ne mæg beón æfter rihte gecweden, búton ðæt andgit beó ǽr foresǽd, 15; Som. 18, 43. Se ðe secgan wile sóþ æfter rihte, Ben. Th. 2103; B. 1049. Ðæt wíf sǽde him eall ðæt riht dixit ei omnem veritatem, Mk. Skt. 5, 33.

-cund

(suffix)
Grammar
-cund, an adjective termination, denoting

KIND , sort, or origin, likeness

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KIND sort, or origin, likeness ; as, æðel-cund, deóful-, engel-, eorþ-, feor-, feorran-, gǽst-, god-, heofon-, híw-, in, sáwel-, ufan-, up-, woruld-

gearu-snottor

(adj.)
Grammar
gearu-snottor, adj.

Very wisevalde săpiens

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Very wise; valde săpiens Hie ǽnne betǽhton giddum gearusnottorne they gave up one very skilled in songs, Elen. Kmbl. 1168; El. 586

heofon-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-dreám, es; m.

Heavenly joyjoy of heaven,

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Th. 113, 11: Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. 104: Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 27; Az. 79

ge-wésan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wésan, p. de; pp. ed

To soak

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To soak Mid ecede gewésed soaked with vinegar, Herb. 116, 3; Lchdm. i. 228, 24. Gewésan inficere, miscere, fucare, Hpt. Gl. 524

sealf-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
sealf-cynn, es; n.
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Span, unguento amaracino a sort of ointment made of marjoram ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 74

Wideriggas

(n.)
Grammar
Wideriggas, pl. m.
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The name of some people in England Widerigga (Witherigga, 416, 11) landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 28

á-hleóþrian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hleóþrian, p. ode
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To sound, resound Áhleóðrede ( intonuit) se heofon, Gr. D. 208, 21. Hit áhleóðrode (insonuit ) swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre onstyred, 236, 13

Linked entry: hleóþrian

hwaþerung

(n.)
Grammar
hwaþerung, hwoþrung, e; f.
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A (hoarse) sound Ic (a file) gyrre mid hásre hwoðrunge garrio rauco cum murmure (stridens ), An. Ox. 26, 14. See preceding word

Linked entry: hwoþrung

Wihtgáras

(n.)
Grammar
Wihtgáras, pl. m.

The name of some people in England

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The name of some people in England Wihtgára (Wightgóra, 416, 7) landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 22

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Gr. 25; Som. 26, 63. Drihten onscunaþ ( abominatur ) ealle ðás þing. Deut. 18, 12. Ealle Egiptisce onscuniaþ ( detestantur ) scéphyrdas, Gen. 46, 34. Onscuniaþ abhominentur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 59.

eá-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wyrt, e; f.

River-wort, burdock arctium lappa

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River-wort, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt take cliff-wort, some men call [it] fox-glove, some river-wort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 4: iii. 74, 10.

neán

Grammar
neán, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> of time,
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from a time near at hand. v. feorran Fela wítegan mid heora wítegunge bodedon Drihten tóweardne, sume feorran, sume neán ( some prophesied long before the event, some when it was near), Hml. Th. i. 358, 7.

be-ceówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceówan, bi-ceówan ; p. -ceáw, pl. -cuwon ; pp. -cowen

To chewgnawcorrodere

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To chew, gnaw; corrodere Biþ swyra becowen [bicowen, Exon.] the neck is gnawed, Soul Kmbl. 218; Seel. 111

Linked entry: bi-cowen

cæren

(n.)
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a sort of wine, boiled wine; defrutum, carenum, Cot. 66: L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19

be-twinan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twinan, prep. dat.

Within, amongintra, inter

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Within, among; intra, inter Cwǽdon sume bóceras him betwinan some scribes said among themselves, Mt. Bos. 9, 3

seám-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
seám-sticca, an; m.
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Some part of a weaver's apparatus Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . seámsticcan, scearra, nǽdle, Anglia ix. 263, 14

clatrung

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Substitute: Clattering, noise Clatrunge crepacula (cf. crepaculum, sonum dyne vel geþun, 136, 63), Wrt. Voc. ii. 21. 36

sceald-húlas

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Substitute: some kind of sedge Scaldhúlas paupilius (cf. eolxsegc papilluum, i. 286, 36), Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 21