hel-líc
Hellish ⬩ infernal
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Seó fæstnung ðære hellícan clýsinge ne geþafaþ ðæt hí ǽfre útábrecon the fastening of the enclosure of hell does not permit them ever to break out, i. 332, 20: ii. 80, 6.
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fere
able ⬩ seaworthy
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Hé sylf and his férestan menn férdon ongeán tó Scotlande, 1075; P. 210, 16. of ships, seaworthy Swá fela scipu swá þǽr féra wǽron, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 14. of a ship which is the subject of a riddle: Wiht . . . moncynne nyt, fére fóddorwelan folcscipe
on-drysne
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add: of a person Hú egeslic and hú andrysne heáhþrymme cyningc hér wile déman quam celsithronus metuendus adveniet judex, Dóm. L. 94. of a thing, of awful moment, solemn [The Latin of R.
pytt
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Add 'Drinc ðæt wæter of ðínum ágenum mere, and ðætte of ðínum ágnum pytte áflówe'. . . Ðonne hé drincð of ðǽm wielme his ágnes pyttes . . . 'bibe aquam de cisterna tua, et fluenta putei tui'. . . Bibit sui fluenta putei, Past. 373, 3-10.
grút
GROUT ⬩ the wet residuary materials of malt liquor ⬩ condimentum cerevisiæ ⬩ grounds, dregs ⬩ porridge
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Lchdm. iii.28, 9; f.GROUT, the wet residuary materials of malt liquor; condimentum cerevisiæ Wyrc clam of súrre rigenre grút oððe dáge work a paste of sour rye grout or of dough, L. M. 3, 59; Lchdm. ii. 342, 17.
on-lúcan
literally, to unlock, open ⬩ to open, disclose, reveal
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Suelce ic gesáwe sume duru onlocene, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 6. metaph. to open, disclose, reveal Ðæt word ðære þreáunge is cǽg forðam hit oft onlýcþ (anlýcþ, Hatt.
beám-telg
Dye of a tree [ink] ⬩ tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium]
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Dye of a tree [ink]; tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium] Fugles wyn beámtelge swealg the bird's joy [i. e. the pen] swallowed dye of a tree, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 9; Rä. 27, 9
énd
Formerly, of old ⬩ prius, ólim
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Formerly, of old; prius, ólim Ic adreág fela siððan ðú énd to me in síðadest I have suffered much since thou didst come to me of old, Exon. 120b; Th. 463, 16; Hö. 71
fore-þingere
One who pleads for another ⬩ an intercessor ⬩ intercessor
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One who pleads for another, an intercessor; intercessor Sceolon ða æðelan Godes þeówas beón his folces foreþingeras the noble servants of God should be the intercessors of his people, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 11
frum-cneów
A first generation ⬩ primĭtīva genĕrātio
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Noah had the first generation of each of [those] producing offspring, father and mother, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 12; Exod. 371
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fulwiht-bæþ
A bath or font of baptism ⬩ baptismi fons
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A bath or font of baptism; baptismi fons. Mon ðæt cild brohte to dam hálgan þweále fulwihtebæþes they brought the child to the holy washing of the baptismal font, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 18
líc-bysig
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Of active body, active with the body Ic eom lícbysig láce mid winde active am I of body, move hither and thither with the wind, Exon. 122 b; Th. 470, 22; Rä. 31, 1
mann-eáca
An increase of human beings
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An increase of human beings Ðæt hié wǽron ortriéwe hwæðer him ǽnig moneáca cuman sceolde ut defectura successio crederetur (on account of pestilence no children were born alive), Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 158, 20
ge-yrgan
To make cowardly ⬩ terrify
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To make cowardly, terrify Ealle synd geyrgede ðe eardiaþ on ðisum lande all the inhabitants of the land do faint because of us, Jos. 2, 24: 8, 6: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 108, 123
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ge-beát
A beating ⬩ blow
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A beating, blow Drihten worhte áne swipe of rápum, and hí ealle mid gebeáte útascynde the Lord made a scourge of ropes and hurried them all out with beating, Homl. Th. i. 406, 8
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ge-lǽte
A going out ⬩ ending ⬩ meeting ⬩ exitus ⬩ occursus
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A going out, ending, meeting; exitus, occursus To wega gelǽtum to the meetings of ways, Mt. 22, 9. Twegra wega gelǽtu meetings of two ways, Cot. 110. Æt ðæra wæga gelǽte, Gen. 38, 21
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god-sǽd
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, children of God. In Dan. 901 the same meaning seems to be intended as in 89: ginge and góde = æðele cnihtas and in godǽde (among the children of God ?) = ǽfæste
ofesc
A border
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Ǽrest of Seferne be hígna gemǽre ... and swá be ðære alra ofesce along the border of elders? on ða neówan díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 393, 11
rím
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Add: m. the precise sum or aggregate of any collection of individual things or persons Ne magon wé þá tíde be getale healdan dagena rímes we cannot keep Easter Sunday by a reckoning of the number of days, Men. 64.
FEÓWER
FOUR ⬩ quătuor
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Þrittig wæs and feówere feores onsóhte wígena cynnes there were thirty-four of the race of men bereft of life, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 12; Jul. 679. Feówra sum one of four, L. Wih. 19; Th. i. 40, 17: 21; Th. i. 40, 21.