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hrís-weg

(n.)
Grammar
hrís-weg, es; m.
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A road made by laying down brushwood, and covering it with earth(?) On hrísweg, C. D. iii. 384, 6

ort-geard

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Add: — Orceard rǽran, Synt orceardas gedafenlice æpplum sunt pomaria congrua malis, Lch. i. lxii, 8

port-herepaþ

(n.)
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a main road to a town Andlang ðes portherpaðes, C. D. iii. 453, 29. Cf. port-weg, ceaster-herepaþ

ofer-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-sǽlig, adj.

Exceedingly fortunate, more than happy

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Exceedingly fortunate, more than happy: — Se biþ gesǽlig and ofersǽlig ðe swylce cwyldas mæg forbúgon, Dóm. L. 16, 246

sméðan

(v.)
Grammar
sméðan, p. de

To make smooth, to soothe

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To make smooth, to soothe Him is tó sellanne ðæt ðone innoþ stille and sméðe Lchdm. ii. 210, 20

hlynian

(v.)
Grammar
hlynian, p. ode

To make a noise, roar

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To make a noise, roar: — Wælfýra mǽst hlynode the greatest of funeral fires roared, Beo. Th. 2244; B. 1120

Linked entry: hlynn

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Þæt man finde of þám yrfe healfes pundes wyrþne sáulsceat, Cht. Th. 534, 12. Þæt hí findon betweox him twá scencingcuppan intó beódern, 536, 6. Þ hé him bysceop funde and sealde episcopum dari, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 348, 20. Þ man funde ǽnne man. Ll.

wit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-seóc, adj.

Lunaticpossessed

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Lunatic, possessed Hrýmde sum wód mann ðurh deófles gást . . . Wearð se mann geclǽnsod fram ðam fúlan gáste . . . Ðá geáxode se cyning be ðam witseócum menn, Homl. Th. i. 458, 2-8. Hí deóflu fram wittseócum mannum áflígdon, ii. 490, 23.

á-láþian

(v.)
Grammar
á-láþian, p. ode.
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Ox. 4771: 2, 383: 8, 294. to be hostile to, to loathe, hate. v. láþ, <b>II </b>Unclǽn*-*nessa áláþode (mens) squalores horrescit, 4456. to make hostile, make threatening Yrmþa gequis áláþode (beótode) calamitates conspiratio intentabat

Linked entry: láþian

FLEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓN, flión, to fleónne, fliónne; part. fleónde, fliónde; ic fleó, ðú flíhst, flýhst, he flíhþ, flýhþ, pl. fleóþ, flióþ, flýþ; p. ic, he fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen.

To FLEEescapeavoidfŭgĕreeffŭgĕrevītāreto put to flightroutconquerfŭgārevincĕreTo fly as with wingsvŏlāre

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Sǽ geseah and heó fleáh măre vīdit, et fūgit, Ps. Lamb. 113, 3: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 40; Met. 1, 20. Hwæt is ðé sǽ ðæt ðú fluge quid est tibi măre quod fūgisti? Ps. Lamb. 113, 5. Ða hyrdas flugon pastōres fūgērunt, Mt. Bos. 8, 33: Ps. Lamb. 30, 12: Elen.

drince-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
drince-fæt, es; n.

A cupcalix

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A cup; calix Ic geseah Pharaones drincefæt on míne handa vidēbam călĭcem Pharaōnis in manu mea, Gen. 40, 11, 13

geatwan

(v.)
Grammar
geatwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To make readyequipadornpărāreornāre

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To make ready, equip, adorn; părāre, ornāre Frætwed, geatwed adorned, equipped, Exon. 107 b; Th. 411, 1; Rä. 29, 6

ge-hæftnídan

(v.)
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to make captive, seize Þú bist mid deófles anwealde gehæftniéded (-hæfdnéded, v. l.) juri diaboli mancipaberis, Gr. D. 135, 15

Linked entry: -hæftnídan

on-áslagen

(adj.)
Grammar
on-áslagen, adj.
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Beaten, made of metal that has been beaten or forged On býmum onáslagenum in tubis ductilibus, Ps. L. 97, 6

wín-lic

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Nán fefor nis mannon mára þonne se wínlica wǽta nulla febris hominum maior quam viteus humor, Chrd. 74, ii. Add

æppel-treów

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malum, Lk. L. 6, 22. Æpeltreówu granata (v. æppel), Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 2. Add

hwanne

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Ic wát ðeáh ðú cweþe nú hwonne tó mé: 'Hwylc unryht mæg bión máre ...?,' 'quae' vero inquies 'potest iniquior esset confusio ...?

á-rísan

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Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyninges gebanne, 432, 6. Hit áríseþ eówrum sáulum tó hundteóntigfealdre méde it will came to be a hundredfold reward for your souls, Bl. H. 41, 19.

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Rǽd sceal mon secgan, dæges onettan (cf. the night cometh, when no man can work ), 342, 11 ; Gn. Ex. 141

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injurehurtannoyto injure,do wrong toviolate a lawhinder

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Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man ðæt dón, ðæt hé hine on cirican gebidde, and ǽr oþþon æfter, inne oþþe úte, cirican berýpe, and wyrde oþþe wanige ðæt tó circan gebyrige, L. Eth. vii. 26;Th. i. 334, 31.