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greót

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on greút giswom the whale was stranded, Txts. 127, 7. Add

torhtness

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ne gýmeð þysses eorðlican ríces torhtnessa, Verc. Först. 108, 4. Add

wiþ-licgan

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Gif wiðligð þissum si his renisus fuerit, Chrd. 61, 16. Add

cweccan

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cwehte út his sáwle eius animam excussit, Chrd. 99, 34. Add

æf-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-hende, (-hynde); adj.

Absent

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Absent Gif æfhynde byþ si absens fuerit Angl. xiii. 387, 316

Linked entries: of-hende -hende

hearm-cweðend

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-cweðend, es; m.

A calumniator

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A calumniator ða hermcweðend hýneþ humiliabit calumniatorem, Ps. Th. 71, 5

FÓSTER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓSTER, fóstor, fóstur; gen. fóstres; n.

FOSTERingnourishingrearingfeedingfoodnourishmentprovisionsedŭcātionutrīciumpastioalĭmentumvictus

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He gecýðde hwæðer he mǽnde ðe ðæs módes fóster ðe ðæs líchoman he made known whether he meant the feeding of the mind or of the body; pastiōnem cordis an corpŏris suādēret, apĕruit, Past. 18, 6; Hat. MS. 27 a, 21

Linked entries: féster fóstor fóstur

leóran

(v.)
Grammar
leóran, p. de

To godepartpasspass away

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leórde ðonan transiit inde, 11, 1: Andr. Kmbl. 247; An. 124. tó drihtne mid sibbe leórde he departed in peace to the Lord, Glostr. Frag. 110, 30. leórde tó heófonum migravit ad cælos, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 36.

Linked entries: bi-leóran ge-hlioran

man

(pronoun.)
Grammar
man, mon; indef. pron. (originally nom. of noun mann q. v. ; cf. French on from homo).

Oneanyonetheypeople

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His bróþur Honsa man ofslóg, Chr. 455; Erl. 12, 15. Man gehálgode ii. biscopas on his stal, 678; Erl. 41, 7. Hine man héng . . Hyne man dyde up and hine man efosode and scrýdde hine and brohte hine, tó ðam cynge ille suspensus est in cruce.

Linked entries: MANN mon

ge-wissian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wissian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To make or cause to knowto instructinformdirectcommandgoverndocereedocereregerepræciperedirigere

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Swá swá him Gregorius ǽr gewissode as Gregory had before directed him, ii. 130, 22: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 64, 241. Se wítega hine gewissode ðæt he cúðe gelýfan the prophet directed so that he was able to believe, 70, 444.

Linked entry: wísian

ágnian

(v.)
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. , also tíman, ) unnecessary Swá hit ágnode swá hit týmde whether he declared himself to have been the owner or traced possession to another . Ll. Th. i. 160, 8.

ge-scildan

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hine wið ðæt fýr gescilde ab ignibus defenditur, Past. 399, 20. Þ úre Hǽlend þé wið ealle fýnd gescylde, Hml. S. 23, 837 : Bl. H. 19, 16

wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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will, pleasure Se cyng geseah ðæt nán þincg his willes ðǽr geforðian ne mihte the king saw that he could carry out nothing of his purpose Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 6. nolde his willes ( of his own accord ) heora geférrǽdene forlǽtan, Homl.

ge-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽcan, -tǽcean, -técan; p. -tǽhte; pp. -tǽht [tǽcan to teach]

To teachinstructshowdeclareassigndŏcēreinstruĕreostendereassignāreofferre

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Ðæt he riht getǽhte that he should declare the truth, Elen. Kmbl. 1199; El. 601

Linked entry: ge-técan

hundseofontig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
hundseofontig-wintre, adj.

Seventy years old

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Seventy years old Ðá wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon hundseofontigwintre. Gen. 5, 31

norþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adj.

North

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North búde on ðæm lande norþweardum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 3

Linked entry: norþe-weard

páp-setl

(n.)
Grammar
páp-setl, es; n.
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The papal throne sæt on ðam pápsetle ændlefen geár, Shrn. 49, 17

ge-beorgan

Grammar
ge-beorgan, <b>; I 2.</b>
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Swá swá wille beón wið Godd geborgen, Cht. Th. 391, 24. Add

streám-weall

(n.)
Grammar
streám-weall, es; m.
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A shore Stáh ofer streámweall he landed, Cd. Th. 90, 12 ; Gen. 1494

þerscel-flór

(n.)
Grammar
þerscel-flór, e; f.
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A threshing-floor áfeormaþ his þyrscelflóre ( aream suam ), Mt. Kmbl. 3, 12

Linked entry: þirsce-flór