for-weaxan
To overgrow ⬩ grow immoderately ⬩ swell ⬩ excrescĕre ⬩ turgescĕre
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To overgrow, grow immoderately, swell; excrescĕre, turgescĕre Ðý-læs hie to ðæm forweóxen ðæt hie forseáreden lest they should grow so much that they should wither away, Past. 40, 3; Hat. MS. 54 b, 17. Wið ðon ðe man on wambe forweaxen sý in case that
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FYLL
The FILL ⬩ fulness ⬩ plenty ⬩ plēnĭtūdo ⬩ satŭrĭtas
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The FILL, fulness, plenty; plēnĭtūdo, satŭrĭtas Drinc nú ðíne fylle drink now thy fill, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 36. Gé etaþ to fylle comĕdētis in satŭrĭtāte, Lev. 26, 5. Fylle gefrægnod known by its plenteousness, Beo. Th. 2670, note; B. 1333. Fylle gefǽgon
hrycg-hrægel
A dorsal ⬩ mantle
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A dorsal, mantle Ic geann ánes hricghrægles ðæs sélestan ðe ic hæbbe I give one dorsal the best that I have, Chart. Th. 529, 10, where Thorpe appends this note in explanation of the word, '"manteau très riche d'ornemens, qui n'étoit porté que par les
lencten-tíd
Spring-time ⬩ spring ⬩ Lent
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Spring-time, spring, Lent Ver is lenctentíd, Lchdm. iii. 250, 9. Hit wæs lenctentíd erat vernum tempus, Gen. 48, 7. On lengtentíde mónþes tíde mense verni temporis, Ex. 34, 18. Nǽfre on lenctentíde never in Lent, Wulfst. 305, 24. Hé on lenctentíd gesceóp
mǽgþ-hád
Kinship ⬩ relationship
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Kinship, relationship 'Se ðe his brðdor ne lufaþ hé wunaþ on deáþe.' Ealle wé sind gebróðra ðe on God gelýfaþ and we ealle cweþaþ 'Úre Fæder þe eart on heofonum.' Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgþháde bútan sóðre lufe 'he who loveth not his brother continueth
nát-hwilc
Some one ⬩ I know not who
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Some one, I know not who Hæleþa náthwylc some man, I know not who, Elen. Kmbl. 146; El. 73. Hé, gumena náthwylc, Beo. Th. 4459; B. 2233. Ðara banena byre náthwylces the child of one of those murderers, but I know not of which, 4113; B. 2053 : 4451; B
gewin-dæg
A labour ⬩ trouble-day ⬩ battle-day ⬩ laboris ⬩ tribulationis dies ⬩ pugnæ dies
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A labour or trouble-day, battle-day; laboris vel tribulationis dies, pugnæ dies On gewindæge in the day of trouble, Ps. Th. 77, 42. Of gewindagum weorþan sceolde líf alýsed her life should be released from days of trouble, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 9; Jul
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twifealdlíce
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Doubly, to twice the amount On ðam sixtan dæge hig gaderodon twyfealdlíce -in die sexta collegerunt cibos duplices Ex. 16, 22: L. Alf. pol. 39; Th. i. 88, 4. Gé gedóþ hyne helle beam twyfealdlícor ðonne eów ( duplo quam vos ), Mt. Kmbl. 23, 15. in two
flet
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Hraðe wæs gerýmed fédegestum flet innanweard, B. 1976. Ic on flette mæg ríncum secgan naman þára wihta, Rä. 43, 5: Víd. 3. Ic seah in heall, þǽr hæleð druncon, on flet beran wudutreów, 56, 2: 57, 12: B. 1647: 1036. Hé mid fǽmnan on flet gǽð, 2034: 2054
ge-hirdan
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in a physical sense, to harden, temper metal Hé ( the goldsmith ) gehyrdeð and gehyrsteð wel, Vy. 74. Gesmyrede and gehyrde lita (cf. átre gemǽled lita (veneno spicula), 96, 69, and see áhyrded, B. 1460), Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 49. in a moral sense, to inspire
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full
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The two passages given here may be taken under full; see Gen. 50, 10: Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 33 under full in Dict., and full; above; but see also ful-líce, . The forms of adjectives and adverbs given in the Dictionary as compounds with full- (ful-) may be
grǽdignes
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Add: covetousness, cupidity Wyrtruma ys ealra yfela grǽdignyss radix est omnium malorum cupiditas, Scint. 100, 8: 111, 5: 112, 2. Ungefyllendlic eáge grǽdignysse, 110, 16: Prud. 57. Be grǽdignysse de cupiditate, Scint. 110, 3. Grǽdignyssa cupiditates
heardness
hardness ⬩ callosity ⬩ obduracy ⬩ strictness ⬩ severity ⬩ austerity
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Add Heardnissae rigore, Txts. 92, 871. hardness, callosity, hard material Wið ǽlce heardnysse, fearres smeru mylt . . . ealle þá sár and ꝥ hearde hyt gelíðigaþ and gehnesceaþ, Lch. i. 366, 26. Ealle yfele heardnyssa and gegaderunga heó tófereþ, 270,
ofer-gitolness
Forgetfulness, oblivion
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Forgetfulness, oblivion Ofergitolnys (-geo-tulnis, Ps. Surt. ) oblivio Ps. Spl. C. T. 9, 19. Wið ða ádle ðe man litargum háteþ, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde ofergytulnys (-gittolnes,MS. H.) Lchdm. i. 200, 8. In eorþan ofergytolnysse in terra oblivionis Ps.
crucet-hús
A torment house ⬩ afflictionis domus
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A torment house; afflictionis domus Sume hí diden in crucet-hús, ðæt is in án ceste ðæt was scort, and nareu, and undép, and dide scærpe stánes ðérinne, and þrengde ðe man ðǽrinne, ðæt him brǽcon alle ðe limes some they put into a crucet-house, that
ge-somnung
A congregation ⬩ synagogue ⬩ church ⬩ congrĕgātio ⬩ sy̆năgōga ⬩ ecclēsia
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A congregation, synagogue, church; congrĕgātio, sy̆năgōga, ecclēsia He com into hyra gesomnunge vēnit in sy̆năgōgam eōrum, Mt. Bos. 12, 9. On gesomnunge ingongan ecclēsiam intrāre, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 7. Justus reahte ða gesomnunge Justus rĕgēbat ecclēsiam
ǽ-fæstnes
Firmness in the law ⬩ religion ⬩ religio
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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32
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æftan-weard
Coming after ⬩ following ⬩ posterior
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Coming after, following; posterior Rinc biþ on ófeste, se mec onþýþ æftanweardne the man is in haste, who urges me following, Exon. 125 a ; Th. 480, 3 ; Rä. 63, 5
ǽht-gesteald
Possession ⬩ possessio
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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115
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druncning
A drinking ⬩ ebriĕtas
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A drinking; ebriĕtas Drencfæt oððe calic mín drincende oððe on druncninge lá hú scínende oððe hú beorht is calix meus inebrians [in ebriĕtāte] quam præclārus est, Ps. Lamb. 22, 5