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drugian

(v.)
Grammar
drugian, he drugaþ, pl. drugiaþ; p. ode; pp. od; v. n. [drige dry]

To become, dry, wither arescĕre

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On mergen swá wyrt gewíteþ, on mergen blóweþ and fareþ, on ǽfen afylþ, astíðaþ, and drugaþ mane sīcut herba transeat, mane flōreat et transeat, vespĕre decĭdat, indūret, et arescat, Ps. Spl. 89, 6.

Linked entries: druwian ge-drugian

cíd

(n.)
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strife Æfest and gecíd (geflit and cíd, v. l. ), Lch. ii. 168, 17

of-dæle

Grammar
of-dæle, an (?). l. of-dæle, es, and add: v. gén-dele, æf-dæll (which should be taken here],
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and cf. æf-, geán-dýne

geár-gemearc

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In the prose legend the corresponding passage is: Ðan aefteran geáre þe ic þis wésten eardode, þæt on ǽfen and on ǽrnemergen God sylfa þone engcel mínre frófre tó mé sende, Guth. 86, 3-5), ... engel ufancundne, sé mec éfna gehwám ... and on morgne gesóhte

a-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fested

To fastjejunare

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To fast; jejunare He afæste to ǽfenes he fasted till evening, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 32 : 3, 27; S. 559, 13

un-gecwéme

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Add: — Eallra synna sió (æfest) is Gode láþost and ungecwémost, for þan mancynn ǽrest þurh æfeste wǽron on helle besencte, Verc. Först. 95, 3

hreógan

(v.)
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to get rough (of weather) Mid þý hit ǽfenne neáléhte, ðá ongunnon þá windas eft weaxan and ꝥ weder hreógan (printed breogun, but see Angl. 1. 511), Nar. 23, 11

seld-cúþ

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Add: strange Uppon Sc̃e Michaeles mæssan ætýwde án selcúð steorra on ǽfen scýnende and sóna tó setle gangende, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 27. various, different, not of one kind Hé forgeaf ǽlcum ðǽra wyrhtena seltcúð gereord, and heora nán ne cúðe óðres sprǽce

mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24.

Linked entry: limpan

tíd-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-weorþung, e; f.
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Worship at a particular time, service at one of the canonical hours Hit nis ná tó gelýfanne, ðæt hý fæstende synd rihtlíce, bútan hý æfter hyra mæssan ðæs ǽfenes tídwurðunga gebíden, Homl. Ass. 140, 67

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem noctes transierunt, Deut. 9, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 293; An. 147: Elen. Kmbl. 2452; El. 1227.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

on-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bídan, p. -bád; pl. -bidon; pp. -biden.

to abide, wait, remainto wait for, expect,to wait on, attend upon

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to abide, wait, remain Onbád óþ ðæt ǽfen cwom, Beo. Th. 4594; B. 2302. Hé onbád ðæt feówertig wintra hweðer hié gecyrran woldan he waited the forty years to see whether they would change, Blickl. Homl. 79, 4.

út-gársecg

(n.)
Grammar
út-gársecg, es; m.

The ocean at the horizonthe ocean at a distance from land

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Tungol (the sun) on ǽfenne útgársecges grundas pæþeþ the sun at even holds its way beneath the depths of utmost ocean, Exon. Th. 350, 29; Sch, 70

offrian

(v.)
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Ox. 18, 39. to offer something as a sacrifice Offrian þæt lamb eall Israhéla folc on ǽfen immolabit eum universa multitudo ad vesperum, Ex. 12, 6. Hé wolde offrian his ágenne sunu Gode tó láce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 26.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, es; n.

the ninth hourhora nonathe service held at the ninth hournones

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the ninth hour; hora nona Prím prima; undern tertia; middæg sexta; nón nona; ǽfen vesperum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-15 : R. Ben. 40, 13. Ða nigoþan tíde ðe wé nón hátaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 35. Ðá com nón dæges, Beo. Th. 3204; B. 1600.

fercian

(v.)

to bringcarryconductto supportTo go

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To go, moke one's way On þám forman geáre gǽð seó sunne on ǽrnemergen on ꝥ tácen þe ys aries genemned . . . þý þriddan heó síhð tó þám tácne oð ǽfen, and on þám feórðan geáre heó ferecað on middre nihte tó þám foresprecenan tácne, Angl. viii. 307, 21

oroþ

(n.)
Grammar
oroþ, orþ, es; n.

Breath, breathing

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Hé oroþ stundum teáh . . . swá wæs óþ ǽfen oroþ up hlæden, Exon. Th. 178, 17-30; Gú. 1245-1252. Heora oruþ biþ swylce líg ignem et flammam flantes, Nar. 34, 32; Beo. Th. 5107; B. 2557.

Linked entries: oruþ oreþ orþ

gita

(adv.)
Grammar
gita, gieta, geta, gyta; adv.

Yetstill

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Ne wearþ wæl máre ǽfer gieta folces gefylled never yet was greater slaughter of people made, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15; Ædelst. 66: Cd. 113; Th. 148, 34; Gen. 2466.

Linked entries: gyta geta

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTHquartus

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The FOURTH; quartus Wæs geworden ǽfen and mergen se feórþa dæg the evening and morning were the fourth day, Gen. 1, 19. Seó feórþe eá ys geháten Eufrates flŭvius quartus ipse est Euphrātes, 2, 14.

móna

(n.)
Grammar
móna, an; m.: but also móne, an; f.

the moonmoon as in new, full moon

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Se móna wæs æt fruman on ǽfen gesceapen, 264, 26. Sunna and móne (but næs se móna ðágyt uppe, 29, 22), Nar. 28, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 73; Met. 29, 37. Ðæs sunnan ásprungnis oððe ðære mónan, Nar. 28, 10.