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eáre

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Eówer þonne eádige ége þe hiǽ geseóð and eáran (eáro, L.) eówre þe hiǽ gehérað, Mt. R. 13, 16. Sé ðe hæfes eáro (eára, R.) tó hérranne, Mt. L. 13, 9. Heáro, 43.

spor

(n.)
Grammar
spor, es; n.

a trace, track, spoor a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. a woundtracing, tracking

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Befæste mon ðæt spor landes mannum, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 5

a-swarcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swarcian, p. ode; pp. od

To confounddismayabashfearconfundererevereri

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To confound, dismay, abash, fear; confundere, revereri Ðon gescynde and aswarcode [MS. aswarcod] beóþ cum confusi et reveriti fuerint, Ps. Spl. 70, 26

Linked entry: a-swárnian

bǽl-egsa

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-egsa, an; m.

Terror of flame?flammæ terror?

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Bǽlegsan [bell egsan MS.] hweóp he threatened with terror of flame, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 12; Exod. 121

bearn

(n.)
Grammar
bearn, es; n.

A barley-placea BARNhoneum

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A barley-place, a BARN; honeum He gadereþ hys hwǽte on his bearn congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 3, 12

ceáp-setl

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-setl, cép-setl, es; n. [setl = a seat]

A toll-booth, custom-housetelonium τελώνιον

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A toll-booth, custom-house; telonium τελώνιον He geseah Leuin sittende æt hys cépsetle vidit Levi sedentem ad telonium, Mk. Bos. 2, 14

Linked entry: cép-setl

eldra

(adj.)

elder, older sĕnior

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elder, older; sĕnior Heora eldran fæder of their older father, of their grandfather, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 32, MS. Cot; comp. of eald

fámig-bord

(n.)
Grammar
fámig-bord, es; n.

A foaming bankspūmōsa margo

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A foaming bank; spūmōsa margo On streámfámigbordum [MS.-bordon] on a stream with foamy banks, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 52; Met. 26, 26

frǽcnes

(n.)
Grammar
frǽcnes, -ness, -nyss

danger

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danger, Herb. 30, 4; Lchdm. i. 126, 24, MS. B: 63, 2; Lchdm. i. 166, 7, MSS. B. H. Blickl. Homl. 109, 7

ge-ǽfenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽfenian, -ǽfnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ǽfen evening]

To draw towards eveningbecome eveningvesperascĕreadvesperascĕre

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To draw towards evening, become evening; vesperascĕre, advesperascĕre Geǽfnaþ me veperasco, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 10. Geǽfenedan dæge advesperascente die, Prov. 7

geafu

(n.)
Grammar
geafu, e; f.

A giftdōnum

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A gift; dōnum Ic mót meorda hleótan, gingra geafena I may obtain rewards, new gifts, Exon. 48 a; Th. 164, 21; Gú. 1015

íren-bend

(n.)
Grammar
íren-bend, es; m.

An iron bondband

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An iron bond or band Licgaþ ymbe írenbendas, Cd. 19 ; Th. 24, 2 ; Gen. 371. Írenbendum fæst, Beo. Th. 2001; B. 998

land-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
land-leás, adj.

Landless

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Gif hwylc landleás man folgode on óðre scire, L. Ath. i. 8; Th. i. 204, 4

mann-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mann-líce, adv.

Manfullyin a manner becoming to a mannobly

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Manfully, in a manner becoming to a man, nobly Swá manlíce mǽre þeóden heaðorǽsas geald mearum and máðmum, Beo. Th. 2096; B. 1046

mere-strengu

(n.)
Grammar
mere-strengu, f.

Strength in the seastrength for swimming

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Strength in the sea, strength for swimming Ic merestrengo máran áhte, earfeþo on ýðum, ðonne ǽnig óðer man, Beo. Th. 1070; B. 533

mere-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
mere-wérig, adj.

Weary of journeying on the sea

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Weary of journeying on the sea Merewérges mód the mind of the sea-weary man, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 23; Seef. 12

nestan

(v.)
Grammar
nestan, p. te

To spin

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To spin Ne wynnes and ne nestas non laborant neque nent, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 28. Nestaþ, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 27

óþ-dón

(v.)
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to put out Gif hwá óðrum his eáge óþdó (of dó, MS. H.), L. Alf. 19; Th. i. 48, 20. Cf. æt-dón

rípness

(n.)
Grammar
rípness, e; f.
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Ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest Hrípnes messis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 29. On rípnysse in maturitate, Ps. Lamb. 118, 147. Cf. rípung

ge-giwian

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

To demandaskpostularepetere

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To demand, ask; postulare, petere Swǽ hwæt ðú gegiuas quidquid petieris, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6. 23. Gegiwade postulans, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 63

Linked entry: giwian