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wíf-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hand, a; f.

The female sidefemale line

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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð

atrum

(n.)

a black liquidpigment

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Voc. ii. 93, 2 is loða, the line in each case being: et nova de liquido sumatur gurgite lodix, Ald. 168, 13

Andred

(n.)
Grammar
Andred, es; m.

The name of a large wood in Kentthe city of ANDRED or AndridaAndredes ceaster

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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.

Linked entry: Andredes ceaster

CEARU

(n.)
Grammar
CEARU, caru, cearo, e; f.

CARE, sorrow, griefcura, dolor, mæror

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Mid cearum hí cwíðdun sorrowfully [lit. with sorrows] they mourned, Exon. 24b; Th. 69, 35; Cri. 1131: 21a; Th. 55, 31; Cri. 892

Linked entries: cara care caru cearo

CREÓPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CREÓPAN, part. creópende; ic creópe, ðú crýpest, crýpst, creópest, creópst, he crýpeþ, crýpþ, creópeþ, creópþ, pl. creópaþ; p. creáp, pl. crupon; pp. cropen

To CREEP, crawl repere, serpere

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Mægen creópendra wyrma biþ on heora fótum the power of reptiles [lit. creeping worms] is in their feet. Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 44; Gen. 7, 21.

Linked entries: crypel crýpan

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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Licgaþ æfter lande loccas todrifene, fex on foldan throughout the land lie my driven locks, hair upon the ground, Andr. Kmbl. 2853; An. 1429.

Linked entries: fæx fex

for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To loselet godestroyamittĕreperdĕredestruĕre

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To lose, let go, destroy; amittĕre, perdĕre, destruĕre; — He wolde forleósan líca gehwilc he would destroy each body, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 26; Gen. 1281. His treowe for feógýtsunge forleósan fĭdem suam amōre pĕcūniæ perdĕre, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 40.

Linked entry: be-leósan

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.
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Yða ongin the violent action of the waves, 931; An. 466. action, activity, active life, actions, endeavours Ðǽr wæs wuldres wynn, wígendra þrym, æðelíc onginn, næs ðǽr ǽnigum gewinn, 1775; An. 890.

ór

(n.)
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Lind. 13, 8. Dæges ór onwóc geleáfan the day-spring of belief awoke, Apstls. Kmbl. 130; Ap. 65. Næs him fruma ǽfre ór geworden, Cd. Th. l, 11; Gen. 6. Ðǽr wæs yfles ór, Andr. Kmbl. 2763; An. 1384. On ðæm wæs ór writen fyrngewinnes, Beo.

swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
swæþ, es; n.
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a track, the mark left by a moving body, a single footprint or a series of footprints (lit. or fig.) Mé (the plough) biþ gongendre mín swæð sweotol, Exon. Th. 403, 19; Rä. 22, 10. Ðonne fylge wé Drihtnes swæþe. Blickl. Homl. 75, 14: Rtl. 26, 5.

swán

(n.)
Grammar
swán, es; m.
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a herd, particularly a swineherd; the herds of swine formed a very important item in the live-stock of the Anglo-Saxons. v. swín. For some account of the duties and rights of different kinds of swánas, see L. R.

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Voc. ii. 132, 52, to close, end He faegere ende his lif betynde and geendade pulchro uitam suam fine con*-*clusit, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 488, 8. Hé þá ýtemestan word on his herenesse betýnde, Sch. 491, 19

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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Líg byð gelytlud, áteorigendum holte flamma minuitur, deficiente silva, Scint. 56, 19. in respect to quality, degree, & c.

fús

readyeager

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Of líce is gǽst swíðe fús, Gú. 1273. Hé his gǽst ágeaf on Godes wære, fús on forðweg, Men. 218: Gú. 918. Ic eom síðes fús úpeard niman, 1050. Fúsne on forðsíð, 1121. for an object (gen.)

heáh-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-setl, es; n.
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Lind. 5, 34. Ðonne crist siteþ on his cynestóle on heáhsetle when Christ sitteth on his royal seat, on his throne, Exon. 25 b; Th. 75, 7; Cri. 1218: Lchdnt. iii. 426, 6.

Linked entry: heáh-seld

neoþe-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
neoþe-, nioþo-, niþe-weard; adj.

Lowsituated beneathbottom of

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Tósliten of ufewerdum óþ neoþewerd (nioðuord, Lind.: nioþawordum, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 15, 38. Nypeweard (nioþaweard, Lind.: neoþewearde, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51. Of neoþeweardum imis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43. 57.

six

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
six, siex, syx six.
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Syx (sex, Lind. , Rush. ) dagon ǽr, Jn. Skt. 12, 1. <b>1a.</b> in multiplication Ceorles wergild is . cc. scił ł. Ðegnes wergild is syx swá micel, L. M. L. ; Th. i. 190, 3.

Linked entries: siex syx

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Lind. 16, 12. Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl. Homl. 99, 15.

sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Cyning ðe macode hys suna (sune, Lind.: sunu, Rush. filio ) gyfta, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 2. Án mann hæfde twegen suna (sunu, Lind.: sunes, Rush.); ðá cwæð hé tó ðam yldran suna, 21, 28: Beo. Th. 4055; B. 2025. Ic fare tó mínum sunu, Gen. 37, 35: Exon.

Linked entry: suna

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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B., Lind.: wæstem, Rush.) alia dabant fructum, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 8. Ǽlc treów ðe gódne wæstm (woestim, Rush.) ne bringð omnis arbor, quae non facit fructum bonum, 3, 10. Dóð medemne weastm (wæstm, MS. A., Lind.: wyrþe westem. Rush.), 3, 8.