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ge-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fédan, ðú -fédst; p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -fédd, -féd

To feed ⬩ nourish ⬩ pascĕre ⬩ enutrīre

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Ic eom geféd pascor, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 44. MS. D

wudu-fín

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fín, e ; f.

A heap of wood

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A heap of wood Wudufín strues, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Zup. 53, 5. Wudefíne, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 53. Wudufíne strue, congerie, Hpt. Gl. 464, 30

diácon-hád

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On ǽlcre hádunge, ge on diáconháde ge on preóstháde, ǽfre sé ðe gehádod bið, hé bið gesmyrod mid gehálgodum ele, Hml. Th. ii. 14, 26. Add

hléda

(n.)
Grammar
hléda, hléda, an: hléde, es; m.

A seat ⬩ bench

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A seat, bench Þes hléda (hlýda, hléde, v. ll.) hoc sedile Ælfc. Gr. Z. 34, 3. Man sceal habban . . . hlýdan, sceamelas, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Substitute:

yfel-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrde, adj.
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Given to use bad or abusive language Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . hé yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde, E. S. 39, 354

gyte-streám

(n.)
Grammar
gyte-streám, es; m.

A current, flowing stream

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A current, flowing stream Ebbe vel gyte-streám reuma, Ælfc. Gl. 105; Som. 78, 38; Wrt. Voc. 57, 20 : Recd. 37, 65; Wrt. Voc. 63, 78

ofer-heáfod

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-heáfod, adv.

Generally, in every case

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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4

twi-heáfdode

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-heáfdode, adj.

Double-headed

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Double-headed Twyheáfdede anceps, biceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 9, 10. Twyheáfdede oððe se ðe hæfþ twégen líchaman bicorpor, 9, 21; Zup. 47, 17

býsting

(n.)
Grammar
býsting, es; m.

BIESTINGS, the first milk of a cow after calving ⬩ colostrum

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BIESTINGS, the first milk of a cow after calving; colostrum Býsting, þicce meolc biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20; Wrt. Voc. 28, 3

Linked entry: bísting

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of time ⬩ spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Fífwintra fæc five years' space; olympias, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 69; Wrt. Voc. 21, 56. Lytel fæc a little time, interval; intervallum, Ælfc. Gr. 47 ; Som. 48, 35: Beo. Th. 4472 ; B. 2240 .

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Ðæt land æt Boccinge intó Cristes cyrcean, and his óðre landáre intó óðran hálgan stówan, 540, 26. Nimap ðis gold and bicgaþ eów landáre, Homl. Th. i. 64, 12. Ða ðe landáre hæfdon hí hit beceápodon, 316, 10: ii. 224, 5.

teóðung-land

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-land, es; n.
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Ic feng tó mínan londe and sealde hit ðon biscope ða fíf hída wið ðon londe æt Lidgeard wið fíf hídan and biscop and eal híwan forgeáfan mé ða feówer and án wæs teóðinglond I resumed my land and sold it, the five hides to wit, to the bishop (of Winchester

un-geendod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geendod, adj.

endless ⬩ without end ⬩ not coming to an end ⬩ infinite ⬩ very great in number, extent

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endless, without end, not coming to an end God is ǽfre unbegunnen and ungeendod, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 201, 10: Homl. Th. i. 8, 27: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 16. Ðǽr is ðæt éce blis and, ðæt ungeendode ríce, Blickl. Homl. 25, 30, 24.

Linked entry: ge-endian

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gan.
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to go round a circular course Ǽr sunne twelf mónða hringc útan ymbgán hæbbe. Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 6. an object Hí útan ymbgáð ceaster circuibunt civitatem, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan

ád

(n.)
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Æt áde . . . bánfatu bærnan, Beo. 1114. Ád pyram, An. Ox. 2455. Ád hladan, Gen. 2901. Ád unwáclicne, helmum behongen, hildebordum, beorhtum byrnum, Beo. 3138. Hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes, Hml. S. 9, 117. Ád incendia, An.

á-ginnan

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Ǽr þám þe hí habban bóte águnnnen, 324, 13. to act, proceed Ic wið eów stíðlícor áginne ðonne ic tale wið eów habban wylle I shall proceed too severely against you for me to be willing to have speech with you. Hml. S. 23, 183.

and-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
and-fenge, l.
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That can be received, and add: acceptable Nán good ne bið andfenge búton mon ǽr ðæt yfel forlǽte, Past. 349, 17. Andfæncge gebed, Hml. S. 4, 280. Mǽden werum &fæncge, Lch. iii. 186, 25. Þín ælmesse sý andfengu, Ps. Th. 19, 3: Gr.

flǽsc-lic

human ⬩ mortal ⬩ animal ⬩ natural ⬩ carnal ⬩ worldly ⬩ carnal ⬩ sensual ⬩ sexual

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Þú ǽr gesáwe æfter flǽsclicre gecynde fægre leomu on tó seónne, 113, 21. animal in contrast with human: Mýs and flæá sint flésclicu nýtenu, Solil.

ge-ceápian

(v.)
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Add: to purchase as a matter of business Þæt mon ǽlcne ceáp mehte be twiefealdan bet geceápian þonne mon ǽr mehte ut duplicia, quam usque ad id fuerant, rerum uenalium pretia statuerentur, Ors. 5, 13: S. 248, 2.

on-wendan

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</b> add: to upset a judgement, abrogate, annul a law Þá gesprǽcon hié him betwéonum þæt hié wolden anwendan ealle þá gesetnessa and ealle þá gebodu þe Domitianus hæfde ǽr gesett, Ors. 6, 10; S. 264, 19.