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FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHT ⬩ contend ⬩ make war ⬩ combat ⬩ struggle ⬩ prœliāri ⬩ pugnāre ⬩ bellāre ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ decertāre ⬩ collīdĕre

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Be ðon ðe mon on cynges healle feohte in case a man fight in the king's hall, L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. i. 66, 7: 39; Th. i. 88, 2. Ðeáh him feohtan on firas monige although many men fight against it, Runic pm. 26; Kmbl. 344. 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 52

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan

irsung

(n.)
Grammar
irsung, e; f.

Anger ⬩ irascibility

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Illa enim in hoc, quod debet, inordinate extenditur; hæc autem semper in his, quæ non debet, inflammatur, Past. 40, 4 ; Swt. 293, 9-14

Linked entry: eorsung

L

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The same name seems to have been given to the corresponding letter in the Gothic alphabet, though it occurs only in a, corrupt form laar = lagus.

mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrsung, e; f.

a making known ⬩ report ⬩ rumour ⬩ fame ⬩ renown ⬩ celebrity ⬩ celebration ⬩ a making great ⬩ magnifying ⬩ glorification ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ excellency ⬩ honour ⬩ favour

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a making known, report, rumour Spranc mérsung ðiús (fama hæc) in alle eorþo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 26. Gefehto and mérsungo (opiniones) ðara gefehto, Mk. Skt.

BÓSUM

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSUM, bósm, es; m.

The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior parts ⬩ sinus, gremium, pectus, interna ⬩ sinus

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Dó ðíne hand on ðínne bósum. Ðá he híg dyde on his bósum mitte manum tuam in sinum tuum: cum misisset in sinum, Ex. 4, 6, 7.

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ cura ⬩ solicitudo

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Éðelleáse ðysne gyst-sele gihðum healdeþ the homeless held in memory this guest-hall, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 5; Exod. 534. v. Grm. And. u. El. p. 97

Linked entry: gihþu

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamy ⬩ shame ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy ⬩ humiliation ⬩ scorn ⬩ contumely ⬩ insult ⬩ blasphemy

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Hí wrohten ǽlc þǽra harme and bismere þæs cynges, mannan ... hú hí mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 1-8. Hé sǽde þá sár and ðá bysmra þe hé ádreógan wolde, Bl.

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Ðás godspelles ðæs wítges bóc sóðeð ł fæstnaagið haec euangelia Ezechielis volumen probat, Mt. p, 9, 9. Mon fæstnode þone frið ǽgðer ge wið Eást-Engle ge wið Norðhymbre, Chr. 906; P. 94, 21.

ge-regnian

(v.)
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Ðás fato cræfte gihrínado hǽðenra giclǽnsiga haec vascula, arte fabricata gentilium. emundare, Rtl. 97, 27

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.
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Fela sceal tó holdan hámes geréfan, Angl. ix. 265, 10. Lilla ðæs cyninges þegn him se holdesta (heoldesta, v. l. amicissimus ), Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 147, 6.

on-sendan

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Þê sâwle onsende þurh his sylfes hand Meotod, Seel. 28. Onsende þê fultum Drihten mittat tibi auxilium Dominus Ps. Th. 19, 2. Þæt him folca weard onsende wíse geþóhtas, Crä. 21.

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number ⬩ to enumerate, recount, describe in succession ⬩ to calculate, compute, count up ⬩ to account, esteem as

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Hú nytt rehton wé and rímdon ða cǽga búton wé eác feáwum wordum ætiéwen hwæt hié healden quid utilitatis est, quod cuncta haec collecta numeratione transcurrimus, si non etiam admonitionis modos per singula pandamus? Past. 23 ; Swt. 179, 11.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servant ⬩ a man, soldier, sailor

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Hǽl ðínne scealc salvum fac servum tuum, 85, 2: 88, 17. Hé Moyses sende his sylfes scealc misit Moysen servum suum, 104, 22. Beseoh on ðíne scealcas respice in servos tuos, 89, 18. Babilone weard hét his scealcas scúfan ða hyssas in bǽlblyse, Cd.

Linked entry: scilcen

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) ⬩ an apple-shaped object ⬩ an eye-ball

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Beóð ðá æplas hále . . . sió scearpnes ðæs æples (æpples, Hatt. MS.) . . . Ðurh ðone æpl ðæs eágean, Past. 68, 2, 4, 17. Similar entries v. cod-, corn-, hunig-, weax-æppel

ge-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þolian, to -þolianne, -þolienne, -þoligenne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [þolienne to bear, suffer] .

to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ sufferre ⬩ păti ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ to have patience ⬩ endure ⬩ wait ⬩ remain ⬩ perdūrāre ⬩ mănēre ⬩ with the gen. To suffer loss of ⬩ forfeit ⬩ lose ⬩ cărēre

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Ðæt Andrea þúhte þeódbealo þearlíc to geþolianne that seemed to Andrew a general evil hard to bear, Andr. Kmbl. 2274; An. 1138: Beo.Th. 2842; B. 1419: Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 7; Gú. 1039. To geþolienne, Andr. Kmbl. 3375; An. 1691.

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.

to sit or be round, ⬩ to sit at table, meat, etc ⬩ to sit at council, be engaged about ⬩ to be around, be neighbouring ⬩ to beset ⬩ to besiege, invest

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Ðá com micel werod werigra gásta and ðis hús útan ymbsǽtan (domum hanc et exterius obsedit), Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 2. as a term of war, to besiege, invest :-- Ðíne fýnd ðé ymbsittaþ mid ymbtrymminge circumdabunt te inimici tui uallo (Lk. 19, 43), Homl.

Linked entry: emb-sittan

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willing ⬩ will, purpose, design, command ⬩ will, determination, resolution ⬩ intention, purpose, desire to act ⬩ will, desire, wish ⬩ pleasure, delight ⬩ will, disposition ⬩ will, accord, consent, pleasure ⬩ Ger. meinetwillen ⬩ will, one's own way

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what fairer instance of God's will taking effect has there been? 147, 3 ; Gú. 721. Gebéte hit God elmihtiga, ðonne his willa sý. Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 219, 24. Gecyrron wé tó Drihtnes willan, Blickl.

hefig

ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness

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Hefigere ic eom þonne se hára stán, Rä. 41, 74. of fighting where many troops are engaged. Similar entries Cf. hefelic; I.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Hát mé cuman tó ðé ofer ðás wæteru (wætra. Lind.: ðæt wæter,Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 14, 28. Hú heó mihte Iordanes wæteru oferfaran, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 680. Wætru, 684. Hé gegaderode eall sǽ wætru. (aquas maris), Ps.

ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster, cæster, cester; ceastre; ceastre, ceaster, ceastra; f. The names of places ending in caster and -chester were probably sites of a castrum

a fortress ⬩ A city, fort, castle, town ⬩ urbs, civitas, castellum ⬩ the city ⬩ hæc civitas

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Se cyning hine west wende mid ðære fierde wið Exancestres the king turned west with the army towards Exeter, 168, 26, col. 1; 24, col. 2; 169, 21, col. 1; 18, col. 2. the name of a particular place, as CHESTER, CAISTOR, CASTOR, the city; hæc civitas