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for-liden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-liden, part, [for-, liden, pp. of líðan to sail]

Shipwrecked ⬩ naufrăgus

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Shipwrecked; naufrăgus Gemildsa me, nacodum, forlidenum pity me, naked, shipwrecked, Apol. Th. 11, 19: 14, 1, 9: 15, 11: 21, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20: 22, 1, 22: 24, 16: 25, 9

Linked entries: -liden for-líþan for-liþen

for-tión

(v.)
Grammar
for-tión, impert. -tió, -tióh, pl. -tióþ; subj. -tió, pl. -tión

To draw against or over ⬩ cover over ⬩ obscure ⬩ obdūcĕre

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To draw against or over, cover over, obscure; obdūcĕre Ðæt mód mid ðam gedwol-miste fortió may cover over the mind with the mist of error, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 1

ge-neát-land

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-land, es; n.
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Land granted for services or rent Ǽgðer ge of ðegnes inlande ge of geneát-lande both from a thane's inland and from 'geneát-land,' L. Eádg. 1, 1; Th. i. 262, 8

stæl-hrán

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-hrán, es; m.
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A decoy-reindeer Ða deór hí hátaþ hránas; ðara wǽron syx stælhránas; ða beóþ swýðe dýre mid Finnum, for ðæm hý fóþ ða wildan hránas mid, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 11

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for ⬩ gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for; gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre Ne sceal he tó ungemetlíce fægnian ðæs folces worda he ought not to rejoice immoderately at the people's words, Bt. 30, 1;

Linked entries: a-fægniende fægenian fagenian fahnian

un-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽred, adj.

Untaught ⬩ unlearned ⬩ ignorant

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Untaught, unlearned, ignorant Gelaered oððe unlaered doctus vel indoctus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 6. Hú mæg unlǽred déma óðerne lǽran? L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 326, 32. Ðætte unlǽrede (-lǽrde, Hatt. MS.) ne dyrren underfón láreówdóm ne venire imperiti ad magisterium

Linked entry: un-gelǽred

wer-lád

(n.)
Grammar
wer-lád, e; f. A 'lád' (q. v.) in which the number of those who supported the accused by their oaths is determined by the 'wer' of the accused. [See passages under wer, <b>IV,</b> wer-gild, <b>III,</b> and L. H. I. 64, 4; Th. i. 566, 18: Si quis de homicidio accusetur, et idem se purgare velit, secundum natale suum perneget, quod est werelada.]
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Búton hé geládige hine mid werláde, L. C. S. 39; Th. i. 400, 1. ¶ the equivalent Latin forms werelada negare or pernegare occur several times in L. H. I.; see 12, 3; Th. i. 523, 7: 66, 1; Th. i. 569, 4: 74, 1; Th. i. 578, 22: 92, 14; Th. i. 604, 14. Other

Linked entry: lád

hwéne

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Add: Almost always with comparatives. with adj. Syxtig míla brád, oþþe hwéne brádre, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 31. Sió lyft bioþ hwéne hnescran gecynde, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 27. with adv. Þæt is tó heriaune hwéne rihtlícor, Bt. 14, 3; F. 46, 13. Hwéne æfter

a-bruðon

(v.)
Grammar
a-bruðon, p. pl. of a-breóðan.

frustrated

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frustrated,Chr. 1004; Ing. 178, 1;

dages

daily ⬩ die

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daily; die, Ps. Lamb. 1, 2

ege-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ege-leás, adj.

Fearless ⬩ impăvĭdus

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Fearless; impăvĭdus, Past. 36, 1. Lye

epl

(n.)
Grammar
epl, eppl

an apple

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an apple, Ps. Spl. 78, 1

fare

(n.)

in a journey

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in a journey Gen. 8, 1

feówertene

(n.; num.; adj.)

fourteen

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fourteen, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 1, 17

ge-mette

(v.)
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painted, Chr. 1104; Th. 367, 1

hálsigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hálsigendlíce, hálsiendlíce; adv.
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Importune, Greg. Dial. 1, 2, Lye

geómur

(adj.)
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sad, sorrowful, Ps. Th. 129, 1

ðrogan

(v.)
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Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7

eard-hæbbendra

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Dele, and see eard, 1 b

eft-geearnung

(n.)
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remuneration Eftgearnunge remuneratione, Rtl. 59, 1

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