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horn-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sceaða, an; m.

A pinnacle

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A pinnacle Ofer hornsceaðe temples supra pinnaculum templi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 5

Linked entry: sceaþa

on-ealdian

(v.)

to grow old

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to grow old Onealdodon bán míne inveteraverunt ossa mea, Ps. Spl. 31, 6

ge-strician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strician, p. ede

To knit

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To knit Gestricedon netta hiora reficiebant retia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 21

Linked entry: strician

ge-talu

(n.)

tribes;tribus,

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tribes; tribus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 30 pl. nom. of ge-tæl, II

ge-penian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-penian, p. ede; pp. ed

To stretch outextend

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To stretch out, extend Geþenede extendens, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 49: 14, 31

á-wéstend

(n.)
Grammar
á-wéstend, es; m.

A devastatordestroyer

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A devastator, destroyer Þone áwyrgedan engel þone men áwéstend hátað, Wlfst. 200, 19

Linked entry: wéstend

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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Ofer hine scír cymeþ mínra [minre MS.] sóþfæst blóstma super ipsum florebit sanctificatio mea, Ps. Th. 131, 19.

Linked entry: blóstm

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Ðæt wíf ðæt ðú me forgeáfe to geféran mŭlier quam dĕdisti mihi sŏciam, Gen. 3, 12 : Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 13; Wand. 30. He geseh swǽsne geféran he saw his dear comrade, Andr. Kmbl. 2018; An. 1011 : 2040; An. 1022.

Linked entry: ge-fara

on-hildan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hildan, -hieldan, -heldan, -hyldan.

to lean, incline, recline, bend down with the idea of favourable disposition towards a person or thing, to inclineto bow, bendto turn from the right courseto cause to sinkTo decline, deviate, incline, sink

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Onhelded wið ðæs gecyndes, Met. 13, ll. with the idea of subjection, to bow, bend Mid hwelcum monnum mágon gé onheldon eówra feónda swyrbán, Shrn. 86, 22. to turn from the right course Hié onhældon in ðé yfel declinaverunt in te mala Ps.

eórod

Grammar
eórod, es; a.

A band, legion, troopturma, légio

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A band, legion, troop; turma, légio Wíse men tealdon án eórod to six þúsendum, and twelf eórod sind twá and hundseofontig þúsend wise men have reckoned a legion at six thousand, and twelve legions are seventy-two thousand, Homl.

fisc-net

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-net, -nett, es; n.

A net of fishesfishing netpiscium rētepiscātorium rēte

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Met. Fox 19, 21; Met. 19, 11

in-findan

(v.)
Grammar
in-findan, p. -fand

To finddiscover

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To find, discover Soecaþ gé and gé infindes quærite et invenietis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 7. Infund restende invenit vacantem, 12, 44. Ic ne infand in him intinga ego non invenio in eo causam, Jn. Skt. Rush. 19, 6. Infunden wæs inventa est, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: findan

on-slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
on-slǽpan, -slépanp. te

To sleep, fall asleepobdormire

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To sleep, fall asleep; obdormire Wérig gesette his leomu tó restenne and hwæthwugo onslépte (slép, MS. B.), Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 11. Onslǽpte (slép, MS. B.), 4, 11; S. 579, 33: S. 580, 2: 4, 24; S. 597, 11: S. 599, 7: 4, 31; S. 610, 31

bycgean

(v.)
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to buy, procure; emere Híg woldon bycgean they would buy, Mt. Bos. 25, 10

cisten-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cisten-beám, es; m.

A chesnut-treecastanea = κάστανον

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A chesnut-tree; castanea = κάστανον Cisten-beám [MS. cistenbean] castanea, Wrt. Voc. 285, 46

dépan

(v.)
Grammar
dépan, p.te ; pp.ed

To dip, baptize baptizāre

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To dip, baptize ; baptizāre Dépiþ vel dyppeþ baptizābit = βαπτίσει, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 11

eornfullnes

(n.)
Grammar
eornfullnes, -ness, e; f.

Earnestness, anxiety dĭlĭgentia, sollĭcĭtudo

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Earnestness, anxiety; dĭlĭgentia, sollĭcĭtudo Eornfullness ðisse worulde solĭcĭtudo istīus sæcŭli, Mt. Bos. 13, 22

eówe

of a ewe

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In. 55 ; Th. i. 138, 6, note 11, MS. B

finel

(n.)
Grammar
finel, es; m.

Fennelfēnĭcŭlum

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Fennel; fēnĭcŭlum Fineles of fennel, Herb. 97, 1; Lchdm. i. 210, 8, MS. B

líc-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
líc-pytt, es; m.

A grave

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A grave Lícpytt [MS. ic pytt] scrobs, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 51; Som. 13, 17