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Róm-pening

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-pening, es; m. A penny paid to Rome. v. Róm-feoh
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Sig ǽlc Rómpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæge ǽiþer ge uppon lande ge on ǽlcan porte, Shrn. 208, 32. Rómpenegas (cf. seó ǽlc heorþpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæg, 116, 4), Wulfst 113, 11.

Linked entry: Róm-feoh

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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</b> of f wide, having no limit near, open, cf. wíd- Sume hí wǽron on wíddre besencte, Homl.

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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Seó scæþþende wǽta, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 1. Ðú hýrdes sceþþendum sceaþan, Exon. Th. 85, 24; Cri. 1396

Linked entry: sceaþan

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Wearð hálga wong þurh feóndes searo fæste bitýned Ph. 419. so as to make secure.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIENDămīcus

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A FRIEND; ămīcus Se feónd and se freónd the fiend and the friend, Elen. Kmbl. 1904; El. 954: Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 33; Gú. 687. Mánfulra and synfulra freónd publicānōrum et peccātōrum amīcus, Mt. Bos. 11, 19: Lk. Bos. 7, 34.

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Skt. 17, 10. Ðú mundbora wǽre mínum, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 25; Hö. 75. Ða mínan, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 19; Sat. 504. Grammar mín, with a pronoun Hér is mín se gecorena sunu hic est filius meus dilectus, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 17. Ðes mín sunu, Lk. Skt. 15, 24.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Ond hé ðæt well ðafode he readily consented to it, Bd. 4. 24; S. 598, 3. Ðé sint tú gearu swá líf swá deáð, swá ðé leófre biþ tó geceósanne; cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille say which alternative you mean to accept, Elen. Kmbl. 1213; El. 608.

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Skt. p. 10, 16

on-ǽlan

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S. 30, 421. Is þes atola hám fýre onǽled, Sat. 97. <b>III a</b>. to make hot with other matter than fire :-- Flór is on welme ǽttre onǽled, Sat. 40. Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled, Gú. 928.

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Se werga, 268, 8; Jul. 429. Sió werge sceolu ( the fallen angels ), Elen. Kmbl. 1523; El. 763. Se weriga gást serpens, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 14: malignus spiritus, 497, 19, 26. Se weria feónd hostis malignus, 3, 19; S. 549, 4. Hafaþ werges bleó, Exon.

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, e; f.

a BIERferetruma couchpalletlittergrabatus

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a BIER; feretrum Síe seó bǽr gearo let the bier be ready, Beo. Th. 6202; B. 3105. Gefærenne man brohton on bǽre they brought a dead man on a bier, Elen.

be-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lífan, ic -lífe, ðú -lífest, -lífst, he -lífeþ, -lífþ; p. -láf, pl. -lifon; pp. -lifen

To remainabideto be leftsuperessemanereremanere

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To remain, abide, to be left; superesse, manere, remanere Ne se rysel ne belífþ óþ morgen nec remanebit adeps usque mane Ex. 23, 18. He ána beláf ðǽr bæfta mansit solus Gen. 32, 24 : Ps. Spl. 105, 11.

Linked entries: lífan lífan

clǽnsnian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsnian, clǽnsnigan; ode; od

To cleanse, clear oneselfse purgare

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To cleanse, clear oneself; se purgare Clǽnsnaþ [MS. clænsnoþ] he ðone he clears him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 20. Clǽnsnige hine sylfne let him clear himself, ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 11.

ende-néhst

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-néhst, -nýhst, ende-néxta, ende-níhsta; adj.

The nighest end, the last, uttermost ultĭmus

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Februārius se mónaþ is ealra scyrtst and endenýhst February is the shortest and last month of all, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 13, 28; Lchdm. iii. 264, 8

Linked entry: neáh

fór-rynel

(n.)
Grammar
fór-rynel, fóre-rynel, es; m.

A forerunnerpræcursor

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A forerunner; præcursor Is se forrynel fæger and sciéne the forerunner [morning star] is fair and shining, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 49; Met. 29, 25. Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl.

fór-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-weard, adj.

Forwardforeantĕrior

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Forward, fore; antĕrior Is se fugel fæger fórweard hiwe the bird is fair of hue in front [forward ]. Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 8; Ph. 291. Fórweard heáfod the forehead; frons [obcăput, Wrt. Voc. 64, 26].

Linked entry: fore-weard

freóls-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-tíd, e; f.

A feast-tidefestīvum tempus

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Sce. Marian freólstída ealle weorþie man georne let all St. Mary's feast-tides be strictly honoured, L. Eth. v. 14; Th. i. 308, 13. Freólstídan and fæstentídan at festival-tides and fast-tides, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17

frófor-gást

(n.)
Grammar
frófor-gást, frófer-gást, es; m.

The Spirit of comfortthe Holy GhostParacleteconsōlātiōnis SpīrĭtusSpīrĭtus SanctusParaclētusΠαράκλητος

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in the Greek tongue Παράκλητος, that is Spirit of comfort, because he comforts the sad, Homl.

fyðer-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
fyðer-ríca, an; m.

A ruler over a fourth parttetrarchtetrarchestetrarchaτετράρχηs

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. = τετράρχηs, oν; m Ða sind gecwedene tetrarche, ðæt sind, fyðerrícan; fyðerríca biþ se ðe hæfþ feórþan dǽl ríces who are called tetrarchs, that is, rulers over a fourth; a tetrarch is he who has a fourth part of a kingdom, Homl. Th. i. 478, 21

heng-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
heng-wíte, es; n.

A fine to be paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal

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A fine to be paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal Si quis latronem vel furem, sine clamore et insecutione ejus, cui dampnum factum est, ceperit, et captum ultra duxerit dabit x solid. de henwite