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flítan

to striveto striveto strivequarrelsomecontentiousto disputearguelay blame on

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Heó feóll tó eorðan flítende wið þone hálgan á ásende on swá mycelne weg and ne wearð gefréfrod she fell to the ground quarrelling with (blaming) the saint for sending her such a long way and she had got no comfort, Hml. S. 3, 652

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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Ic fundige to ðé I hasten to thee, Exon. 118 b; Th. 454, 28; Hy. 4, 40. Hwider fundast ðú whither art thou hastening? Cd. 103; Th. 137, 5; Gen. 2269. He fundaþ to ðæm weorþscipe ðæs folgoþes he aspires to the honour of rule, Past. 8, 2; Hat.

acol

(adj.)
Grammar
acol, acul, acl; adj.

Excitedexcited by fearfrightenedterrifiedtremblingagitatusperterrituspavidus

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Excited, excited by fear, frightened, terrified, trembling; agitatus, perterritus, pavidus Wearþ he on ðam egesan acol worden he had through that horror become chilled, trembling, Cd. 178; Th. 223, 24; Dan. 124.

Linked entry: acul

ge-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. feallen

To fallcaderedecidere

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Sóðlíce ðín dóhtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfþ hine ná wel geleornod thy daughter indeed has attempted [?] music, but she has not learnt it well, 16, 23

ge-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grétan, he -grét, pl. -grétaþ; p. -grétte, pl. -grétton; pp. -gréted

To approachcome toaddressgreetwelcomeadirealloquisalutare

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Holdne gegrétte meaglum wordum he addressed his faithful friend in powerful words, Beo. Th, 3964; B. 1980. Hie ðá gegrétte he then addressed them, Andr. Kmbl. 507; An. 254.

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, -nóh; adj.

ENOUGH, sufficient, abundantsatis, sufficiens, abundans

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ENOUGH, sufficient, abundant; satis, sufficiens, abundans He hæfþ on his ágenum genóh he has of his own enough, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 8. Ðǽr wæs genóg drinc sóna gearu there was soon drink enough ready, Andr. Kmbl. 3067; An. 1536.

Linked entries: ge-nóh ge-nóh

stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
stihtian, p. ode
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ealle gesceafta þurh his godcunde meht and þurh his écean snyttro æfter his willan receþ and stihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 121, 16.

Linked entry: in-stihtian

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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H. Ger. tiuro.]

fandung

trialtestingtrialexperiment

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Wel God wát hit getímað on þǽre fandunge . . . þurh ðá fandunge se man sceal geþeón, gif þám costnungum wiðstent, Hml.

gyden

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wénde ꝥ beo Diana ware seó giden, Ap. Th. 24, 5. On Ueneris híwe þǽre fúlan gyden, Hml. S. 31, 716. Ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurffmynt gebude, 2, 385. hyre anícnysse wurðode swá swá hálige gydenan, 115.

irþling

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Se yrðlincg ámyrð his furuh gif lócað tó lange underbæc, Hml. S. 16, 178-180. Nú swincð se yrdlincg embe úrne bigleofan, and se wornldcempa sceall winnan wið úre fýnd, 25, 819.

nídþearf-ness

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cwæð þæt ðá sceolde swíðlíce befrínan his nýdþearfnysse (memento ut modo quicquid opus habes me interroges, Vit. Cuth. c. 28), Hml. Th. ii. 152, 8.

on-wealh

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Hit nys álýfed ꝥ man hyre wyrtruman anwealhne geseón móte it is not permitted that its root be seen when entire, 318, 20. add: of non-material objects, physically or morally perfect Cwǽdon þæt heó wǽre onwelges mægðhádes and unwemme, Hml.

sárness

(n.)
Grammar
sárness, e; f.

bodily painmental pain, affliction, grief

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ðis eal mid sárnesse beheóld, Ap. Th. 14, 19. Áfirsa fram him his sárnesse, 16, 14. Heu geswutelaþ módes sárnesse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 1. Helle sárnyssa mé beeodon, and ic on mínre gedréfednysse Drihten clypode, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 17.

HÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HÓC, es; m.

A HOOK

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Ic eom swá swá fisc on hóce I am as the fish on the hook, Nar. 40, 33. Ðonne biþ geteald tó dære fýrenan eá and to ðam ísenan hóce then shall he be assigned to the fiery river and the iron hook, Blickl. Homl. 43, 25, 27.

Linked entries: hóced hóc-ísern

æt

(prep.)
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hine berǽdde æt þám ríce, Chr. 887; P. 80, 18. (j) marking source from which action proceeds :-- wearð ácweald æt his witena handum, Hml. Th. i. 60, 4. wǽron gemartyrode æt þám mánfullan Nero, Hml. S. 29, 117.

múþ

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His ( the dead man's ) eágan beóþ betýnde, and hisand his næsþyrlo beóþ belocene, Bl. H. 59. 14. setton áne spyngan tó his múðe, Jn. 19, 29, Swingað hine on his múð, 243, 2.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Heard is ðeós sprǽc this is an hard saying; durus est hic sermo, Jn. Skt. 6, 60. Heó wæs ǽror ðam cynge hire suna swíðe heard she had been before very hard to the king her son, Chr.1043; Erl. 168, 36: Cd. 103; Th. 136, 20; Gen. 2261.

a-myrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrran, -merran; p. de; pp. ed [a, myrran impedire]

to hinderimpedeobstructcheckdisturbimpedireturbareobstruereto dissipatespenddistractdefilemarcorruptspoildestroydissipareperdereconsummarecorrumperedevoraredistrahere

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He ðæs eorles earm amyrde he checked the earl's arm, Byrht.

Linked entries: a-merran on-mirran

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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Nyste þeáhhweðre hwæt him dón sceolde, Blickl. Homl. 215, 2. Gif ne áríst forðam ðe his freónd ys, þeáhhwæþere for hys onhrópe he áríst, Lk. Skt. 11, 8. ¶ combined with swá :-- And swá þeáhhwæþere óþ ðone deáþ hine tintregaþ, Blickl.

Linked entry: hwæðere