FELA
Many ⬩ much ⬩ multum ⬩ multa ⬩ many things ⬩ much ⬩ very ⬩ multa ⬩ multum ⬩ in primis ⬩ cum maxĭme ⬩ so many ... as ⬩ tot ... quot
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Fela fricgende inquiring much, Beo. Th. 4218; B. 2106. Hú fela how many; quam multa, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 27; Cri. 1179. He ongan hí fela lǽran cæpit illos dŏcēre multa, Mk.
FEN
FEN ⬩ marsh ⬩ mud ⬩ dirt ⬩ pălus ⬩ lŭtum ⬩ līmus ⬩ sordes
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C. 42: Beo. Th. 2595; B. 1295. Se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten who held the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 208; B. 104. Hió wyrcþ ðæt fenn ðe man háteþ Meotedisc it forms the fen which is called Mæotis, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 19.
frum-sceaft
the first creation ⬩ the creation ⬩ beginning ⬩ origin ⬩ original state or condition ⬩ prīma creātio ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio ⬩ a created being ⬩ creature ⬩ creātūra
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Æt frumsceafte at the beginning Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 21; Seel. 79: Beo. Th. 89; 6. 45: Andr. Kmbl. 1593; An. 798. He cúðe frumsceaft fira feorran reccan he could relate the origin of men from [times] remote, Beo. Th. 182; B. 91.
ge-sceótan
to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to ⬩ cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus ⬩ to bring before or refer to any one ⬩ referre ad aliquem
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with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to; cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus Draca hord eft gesceát, dryhtsele dyrne the dragon again darted to his hoard, his secret hall, Beo
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strengu
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Hé gemunde mægenes strenge, Beo. Th. 2545; B. 1270. Strengum vigorously, Cd. Th. 101, 2; Gen. 1676. of things, strength, power Mec wolcna strengu byreþ. Exon.
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ofer-cuman
to overcome, vanquish, subdue ⬩ to come upon, reach, obtain
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Hé ðone feónd ofercwom, Beo. Th. 2551; B. 1273. Hié feónd heora þurh ánes cræft ofercómon, 1403; B. 699. Ðæm wergan gáste wiðstondan and ofercuman, Blickl. Homl. 135, 11: 119, 21. Beswicen and ofercumen, 179, 5.
ge-tellan
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Þá unrihtwísan men beóð getealde tó þám écan wíte iniqui aeterno supplicio deputati, Gr. D. 335, 17: 336, 11, 14. On þára manna gewitnesse þe him tó gewitnesse getealde syndon, Ll.
wénan
to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for
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Hwam wéne (woeno, Lind.) ic ðæt hit beó gelíc? cui simile esse existimabo? Lk. Skt. 13, 18, 20. Wén ic, ðæt . . . Beo. Th. 681; B. 338: 888; B. 442. Hig wénaþ (woenas, Lind.: woenaþ, Rush. putant), ðæt hí sín gehýrede Mt. Kmbl. 6, 7.
neáh-west
nearness ⬩ neighbourhood ⬩ the being with another ⬩ presence ⬩ society ⬩ fellowship
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Ealle ða rícu ðe him under beóþ oððe on neáweste, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 3.
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bryne
to burn ⬩ A burning, fire, flame, heat ⬩ ustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor
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Beóþ amerede monna gǽstas þurh bryne fýres the souls of men will be proved through the fire's heat, 63b; Th. 234, 25; Ph. 545: Salm. Kmbl. 124; Sal. 61
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un-lǽd
poor ⬩ miserable ⬩ unhappy ⬩ unfortunate ⬩ poor ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched
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Gesǽlige beóð ða ðe ðam fyliaþ, and unlǽde beóð ða ðe ðam wiðsacaþ, Wulfst. 264, 21. Gé sind unlǽde, earm[r]a geþóhta, Andr. Kmbl. 1487; An. 745. Unlǽdra ( the cannibals) eafoð, 59; An. 30: (evil spirits ), 283; An. 142.
ge-gladian
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Ic beó gegladod exhilaror, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 3. to please Sé sé þe þæt déð þæt his þearfa beóð, sé gegladað God; and sé þe déð ǽnig unnyt, . . . hé ábelhð his Drihtne, Wlfst. 279, 1. Gif hí mid gódum weorcum hine gegladiað, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 16.
dærstan
Dregs, lees ⬩ fæx
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Ða derstan beóþ góde the dregs will be good, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 18, 19. Wið ecedes derstan with lees of vinegar, 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 98, 24
neód-fracu
Desire ⬩ appetite ⬩ the object of desire or of appetite
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Desire, appetite, the object of desire or of appetite Wuhta gehwilc hnipaþ of dúne, wilnaþ tó eorþan, sume nédþearfe, sume neódfræce (cf. ealle beóþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorþan and ðider wilniaþ oððe ðæs ðe hí lyst oððe ðæs ðe hí beþurfon, Bt. 41,
swínen
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Hyre twigu beóþ swylce swínen byrst. Lchdm. i. 156, 2
héra
One who obeys another ⬩ a servant ⬩ follower
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Æþelinga hleó beorna beággifa hérna hildfruma the shelter of princes, ring-giver of warriors, warlike chief of his followers, Elen, Kmbl. 201; El. l01
swift
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Cf. rapid as applied to the slope of a hill Of ðǽm díce on swiftan beorh; of ðǽm beorhge, C.D. iii. 394, 3
of-drǽd
terrified, afraid
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Hié beóþ mid ðæm ymbeþonce ofdrǽdde, Past. 35, 2; Swt. 238, 7: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 300
hrægel
A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing
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Hrægl and hringas robe and rings, Beo. Th. 2394; B. 1195. Sæt ðǽr sum þearfa nacod bæd hrægles and ælmessan a beggar sat there naked asked for a garment and an alms, Blickl. Homl. 213, 33.
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