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cleacian

(v.)
Grammar
cleacian, ode; od

hurryfestinare, trepidare

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To go nimbly, hurry; festinare, trepidare He cleacode swíðe earhlíce to porte he hurried very timidly to town; in via totus trepidabat, M. H. 115a

ciól

(n.)
Grammar
ciól, es; m.

A shipnavis

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A ship; navis He lét him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig he left behind him ninety-nine ships, Bt. Met. Fox 26,46 ; Met. 26, 23

ecg-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-þræc, gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca; f.

Sword-strength, war or savage courageglădiōrum impĕtus

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Sword-strength, war or savage courage; glădiōrum impĕtus He ne þearf atoleecg-þræce he needs not the cruel sword-strength, Beo. Th. 1196; B. 596

fen-freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
fen-freoðo, indecl. f.

Fen-asylumăsylum in pălūde

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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851

flǽm

(n.)
Grammar
flǽm, es; m.

Flightfŭga

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Flight; fŭga He deófla afyrseþ and on flǽme gebringeþ he sends away devils and puts them to flight, L. C. E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15

fyrn-gewyrht

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gewyrht, es; n.

A former workōlim factum

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A former work; ōlim factum Ðæt he fyrngewyrht fyllan sceolde that he should finish his former work, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 15; Gú. 944

herigend-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
herigend-, hergend-líce; adv.

Praiseworthily

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Praiseworthily sylf herigendlíce leofode he himself lived praiseworthily, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 14. Hergiendlíce laudabiliter, Rtl. 105, 3. Hergeondlíce, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 193

in-feccan

(v.)

to fetch in

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to fetch in Ðá héht ðone drý infeccan beforan hine he ordered the sorcerer to be fetched into his presence, Blickl. Homl. 175, 1

Linked entry: feccan

æt-déman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-déman, to give judgement adverse to a claimant (dat.)
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in respect to what he claims (acc.) Ðá ætdémdon him Myrcna witan land búton his wer águlde, Cht. Th. 207, 32. Cf. æt-reccan

cynelíce

(adv.)
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wel cynelíce gefeaht he fought right royally, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 25. Se cyng him cynelíce gifode, Chr. 994; P. 129, 19. Add

cræfte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cræfte-líce, adv.
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With art, skilfully his láre suá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) tósceád, Past. 291, 20. sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) his stemne, 453, 12

efen-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-byrde, adj.
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Of equal birth genam him gemeccan efenbyrde his cynne he took a wife of as good family as his own, Hml. S. 33, 3

fore-setnes

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nǽfre þá foresetenesse his munuchádes ánforlét (cf. heóld his mune[c]lice ingehýd, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 13), Bl. H. 219, 32. Add

fore-cýþan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-cýþan, p. de

foretellpredict

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To make known beforehand, foretell, predict gewunað ꝥ forecýþeþ on þám swefnum manige sóðe wísan solet multa vera praedicere, Gr. D. 339, 21

full-weaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
full-weaxen, adj.
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Full-grown ( John ) on wéstene wunode oð þæt fullweaxen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 38, 5. Ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 30

reccing

(n.)
Grammar
reccing, e; f.
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Narration, tale, story sylfe nyston ꝥ wǽron gebróþra búton þurh þá reccinge þe se yldra bróþor rehte þám gingran, Hml. S. 30, 375

rex-geníþla

(n.)
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Ne meahte oncyrran rexgeniðlan ( = cyning- (?), cyne- (?) geníþlan Elene; either word alliterates with cwéne), wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. (?)

geþing-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
geþing-sceat, es; m.

Ransom

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Ransom He ne sealde Gode nǽnne geþingsceat wið his miltse he gave God no ransom for his mercy, Past. 45; Swt. 339, 10; Hat. MS

on-sendan

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H. 205, 22. oft his word Gode ûp onsende, Gû. 748. Þîne bêne onsend in þâ beorhtan gesceaft, El. 1089. to put in possession of a non-material object Ic him in onsende bitre geþoncas, Jul. 404. Sige onsendað sôðfæstra gehwâm, Sal. 244.

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc ; adj.
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Homl. 91, 29. Syllíce stanas monstrous stones, 189, 15. Seldlícra fela many wonderful creatures, Exon. Th. 193, 34 ; Az. 131. Hit is sellícre ðæt hiora ǽnig ne mæg bútan óðrum bión, Met. 11, 50. ðǽr geségon syllícran wiht, Beo.