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á-þecgan

to take foodconsume

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Substitute: to take food, consume Gif mon þung ete, áþege buteran and drince let him take some butter, and wash it down by drinking. Lch. ii. 154, l. Willað hý hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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Gr. 25; Som. 26, 48. Ic ðæs folces beó hyrde I am the people's pastor Cd. 106; Th. 139, 24; Gen. 2314. Ic beó gearo sóna I shall be soon ready Beo. Th. 3655; B. 1825 : Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 17; Jul. 365 : Andr. Kmbl. 144; An. 72.

here-gild

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Ic ðat fele síðe men gildeð hire gilde tó heregilde, C. D. vi. 205, 23. Ab illa magna heregoldi exactione quae per totam Angliam fuit, 180, II.

FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVEquinque

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Gr. 38; Som. 40, 67. Fíf wintra fæc lustrum quinquennium, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 70; Wrt. Voc. 21, 57.

Linked entry: fífe

for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 17. Ic fracuþe forseó feóndas míne ĕgo vĭdēbo inĭmīcos meos. Ps. Th. 117, 7. Ic forseó posthăbeo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 31. Ðú forsihst [-sixst.

Linked entry: for-sión

LYSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LYSTAN, p. te

To LIST

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Gr. 33; Som. 37, 23. Mé lyst rǽdan lecturio, 34; Som. 37, 56. Hine ne lyst his willan wyrcean, Blickl. Homl. 51, 16.

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-rihte, adv.
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Sóna ł ðariht statim, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 20. v. next word

Linked entries: þáriht hér-rihte

æht

(n.)
Grammar
æht, e; f.

Valuationestimationdeliberationcouncilæstimatiodeliberatioconsilium

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Valuation, estimation, deliberation, council; æstimatio, deliberatio, consilium Fira bearn æht besittaþ the sons of men sit in council, Andr. Kmbl. 820; An. 410.

ece

(n.)
Grammar
ece, æce, ace, es; m.

AKE, pain dŏlor

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An AKE, pain; dŏlor Efne swá se bisceop ðone ece and ðæt sár mid him ut bǽre as if the bishop had borne the ake and the sore out with him. Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 37: 5, 4; S. 617, 22

Linked entries: ace æce

flyne

(n.)
Grammar
flyne, flene, an; f.

What is made softbatterfluĭdum quid

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What is made soft, batter; fluĭdum quid Gewyrce to flynan micelne citel fulne work a large kettle full into a batter, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 6. Geót ða flynan on pour the batter on, 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 10

Linked entry: flene

lang-sweored

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sweored, -swyred; adj.

long-necked

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Having a long neck, long-necked Sume fugelas beóþ langsweorede swá swá swanas some birds are long- necked, such as swans, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 16. Ða beóþ langswyrede ðe lybbaþ be gærse swá swá olfend and assa, 9; Norm. 16, 2

lustbǽr-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-líce, adv.

pleasureeagernesspleasantly

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With delight, pleasure, eagerness, pleasantly Ða leóþ ðe ic geó lustbǽrlíce song carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7.

óþ-flítan

(v.)
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to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23

un-land

(n.)
Grammar
un-land, es; n.

What is not land

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Tó ðam unlonde ( the whale, by whose side seamen,'deeming him some island,' moor their bark ), Exon. Th. 361, 3; Wal. 14

firl

(n.)
Grammar
firl, firlu (?); f.

Distance

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Distance Ne þincð ús hwílum se móna þe brádder pe án scyld for þǽre firle, Solil. H. 66, 32. Se ylca þorn efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá hé of þám man áfleáh, and on þá fyrle gewát, Guth. 68, 23

ge-hlencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlencan, pp. ed
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Gif men sió heáfodpanne beó gehlenced, álege þone man úpweard, dríf . ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, lege þonne bred þweóres ofer þá fét, sleah bonne þriwa on mid slegebytle; hió gǽþ on riht sóna, Lch. ii. 342, 4 : 302, 29

níd-þearf

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add: need, a condition marked by the lack or want of something necessary, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition Ðonne hié eallenga ágiémeleásiað ðone ymbhogan woruldcundra ðinga, ðonne gefultumað hé náwuht tó his hiéremonna niédðearfe subditorum

hlúde

(adv.)
Grammar
hlúde, adv.

Loudly

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Ðæs cocces þeáw is ðæt hé micle hlúdor singþ on uhtan ðonne on dægréd gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus solet, Past. 63; Swt. 461, 2

hring-íren

(n.)
Grammar
hring-íren, es; n.
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The iron rings of a coat of mail Gúþbyrne scán heard hand-locen hringíren scír song in searwum the corslet shone, hard, hand-wrought, the bright iron rings rang in their armour, Beo. Th. 650; B. 222

Linked entry: íren

nearu-níd

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-níd, -néd, e; f.

Sore needgrievous trouble

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Sore need, grievous trouble Ða menigo ðe ðé mid wuniaþ on nearonédum [ or (?) on nearo nédum in confinement by force ], Andr. Kmbl. 203; An. 102. From naronéðe de angusta (as if, angustia? ), Lk. Skt. p. 8, 6