fífta
The FIFTH ⬩ quintus
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The FIFTH; quintus Se fífta dæg the fifth day, Gen. 1, 23. Fífta wæs Eádwine, Norþan Hymbra cyning the fifth was Edwin king of the Northumbrians, Chr. 827; Erl. 64, 3.
flot
Water deep enough for sustaining a ship ⬩ the sea ⬩ ăqua sătis alta ad nāvem sustĭnendam ⬩ măre
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Water deep enough for sustaining a ship, the sea; ăqua sătis alta ad nāvem sustĭnendam, măre Ongan eorla mengu to flote fýsan the multitude of warriors began to hasten to the sea, Elen. Kmbl. 451; El. 226: Andr. Kmbl. 3393; An. 1700.
fore-spreca
One who speaks for another ⬩ an advocate ⬩ prolŏcūtor ⬩ advŏcātus
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He gebond feónda foresprecan he bound the advocate of fiends [the devil ]. Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 6; Cri. 733. Cleopedon feónda foresprecan the advocates of the fiends cried out, 3 6 a; Th. 118, 7; Gú. 236
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ciric-ǽ
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church-marriage, the relation of the priest to the church on account of his orders Ꝥ syndon þá ǽwbrecan þe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan and ꝥ ábrǽcan . . . Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 14, 23
irþ
ploughing ⬩ tilling ⬩ a crop ⬩ ploughed land
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Ic sello ðás land mid cwice erfe and mid earþe and mid eallum þingum ðe tó londum belimpaþ I give these lands with the live stock, and crops and all things that belong to the lands, Chart. Th. 481, 3.
wiþ
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D. 20, 22. (. 15) add :-- Be Libertines geþylde þe hé hæfde wið his abbod, Gr. D. 9, 30. (16) add :-- Ic þé tó mundbyrdnesse geceóse wið þín ágen bearn, Hml. S. 23 b, 449
and-giet
understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ intellectus
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understanding, intellect, knowledge; intellectus Ic ðec, mon, ǽrest geworhte, and ðé andgiet sealde I first wrought thee, O man, and gave thee understanding, Exon. 28a; Th. 84, 30; Cri. 1381: 117a; Th. 449, 16; Dóm. 72
in-weard
Within
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Ðá hig inweard fóron ðá gemytton hig twegen ealde weras when they went in, they met two old men, Nicod. 31; Thw. 18, 3
æl-tæw
All good ⬩ excellent ⬩ entire ⬩ sound ⬩ healthful ⬩ perfect ⬩ honest ⬩ omnino bonus ⬩ sanus
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Ealle ða æltæwestan ofslógen they slew all the best men, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 16
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a-wegan
to lift up ⬩ take or carry away ⬩ levare ⬩ auferre ⬩ to weigh out ⬩ weigh to any one ⬩ appendere
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to lift up, take or carry away; levare, auferre Hí á sibbe gelǽraþ, ða ǽr wonsǽlge awegen habbaþ they shall ever advise peace, which the unblest have before taken away, Exon. 89 a ; Th. 334, 25; Gn. Ex. 21: Homl.
ful
Full ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus
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Ðá beád Swegen ful gyld and metsunge to his here ðone winter Sweyn then commanded full tribute and provisions for his army during the winter, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 24
mægen-spéd
Abundance of strength ⬩ strength ⬩ power ⬩ virtue
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Th. 73, 13), power, virtue Ic ðé sceal meotudes mægenspéd gesecgan to thee am I to tell the Maker's abundant might, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 6; Sch. 24.
óþ-lǽdan
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Hié óþlǽded hæfdon feorh of feónda dóme life had they withdrawn from the foes' power (cf. Beo. Th. 4288 under óþ-ferian), Cd. Th. 214, 15; Exod. 569. Cf. æt-lǽdan
ge-bícnian
to beckon ⬩ nod ⬩ innuĕre ⬩ to point out ⬩ shew ⬩ indicate ⬩ betoken ⬩ indĭcāre ⬩ signĭfĭcāre ⬩ portendĕre
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Hí gebícniaþ sum þing niwes they betoken something new. Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 23; Lchdm. iii. 272, 7. Pirrus gebícnede eft hú him se sige gelícode Pyrrhus afterwards shewed how the victory pleased him, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 35.
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ge-martyrian
To martyr ⬩ marty̆rem făcĕre
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Ðus wearþ gemartirod se mǽra apostol thus was martyred the great apostle, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 24 : 478, 22 : 496, 22
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un-áræfnedlíc
Intolerable ⬩ impossible to bear
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Intolerable, impossible to bear Búton hit unáræfnedlíc sý tó ofercumenne ða þing ðe ús synd fram ðe forestihtode unless it be beyond our powers of endurance to overcome the things that are fore-ordained for us by thee, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 133.
deóp
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Be þám deópestan áðe by the most solemn oath, 324, 19
for-sewenlic
contemptible ⬩ abject ⬩ despised
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Voc. ii. 140, 63. exciting contempt, abject, despised Hé wæs swá forsewenlic (ita despectus), þéh þe hit gelumpe ꝥ him hwilc man ... ongén cóme, and sé wǽre gegréted, ꝥ hé forhogode tógénes grétan, Gr. D. 34, 2.
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ge-titelian
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Dict. to place a mark above a letter or syllable Þes que is sceort mid þrým stafum gewriten oððe getitelod (is written with three letters (que) or with a mark ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 265, 8.
heáp-mǽlum
in troops ⬩ in crowds
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S. 31, 1033. where there is the idea of competition Þyder þá samod ongunnon yrnan weras and wíf, æþele and unæþele, and hine heápmǽlum ongunnon tó hyra húsum laðian currere viri et feminae, nobiles atque ignobiles coeperunt, certatimque eum in suis rapere