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færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relationvia, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta The passover of the Jews transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation; via, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta Hwá ne wundrige wolcna færeldes who does not express a wonder of the

FELD

(n.)
Grammar
FELD, feald; gen. es; dat. a, e; m. A

FIELDpastureplainan open countrycampuscampestria

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FIELD, pasture, plain, an open country; campus, campestria Se æðela feld wrídaþ under wolcnum the noble field flourishes under the skies, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 16; Ph. 26. Feld campus, Wrt. Voc. 80, 48. Weaxaþ hraðe feldes blóstman the flowers of the

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

flige-wíl

(n.)
Grammar
flige-wíl, es; m. [flige = flyge vŏlātus; wíl a wile, deceit, q. v.]

A flying wiledart of Satanvŏlans astūtiadiabŏli sagitta

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A flying wile, dart of Satan; vŏlans astūtia, diabŏli sagitta Gefylled feóndes fligewílum, fácensearwum filled with the fiend's [Satan's] flying darts, with treacherous wiles, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 6; Mód. 27

Linked entries: flyge-wíl wíl

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, -wylm, es; m: fót-wolma, an; m.

The sole of the footpĕdis planta

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The sole of the foot; pĕdis planta Fótwelm planta, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 94; Wrt. Voc. 45, 2. Fótwylm planta, Wrt. Voc. 71, 62. Mid ðære cóðe he wæs ofset fram ðam hnolle ufan óþ his fótwylmas neoðan with which disease he was afflicted from the crown

dréfre

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
dréfre, adj. l. <b>dréfre,</b> dréfere, es; m.
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A disturber, turbulent person Ne sý hé dréfre (drǽfend, dréfende, v. ll.) non sit turbulentus, R. Ben. 121, 12

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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Substitute: and add: a first shaping, birth Þé wǽre sélre . . . þǽr þú wurde ǽt frymþe (frumsceafte, v. l.) fugel . . . þonne þú ǽfre on moldan man gewurde it had been better for thee . . . if thou hadst been born a bird . . . than that thou shouldst

gedwol-fær

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-fær, es; n. or <b>-faru</b>, e; f.
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A going astray Gewǽcede on gedwolfære defectos in abductione. Ps. Rdr. p. 291, 36

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. l. <b>súlung,</b> es; n.

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid;palpebra

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An eye-lid; palpebra Wið þiccum brǽwum for thick eye-lids, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 9. Ðæt biþ swíðe god sealf ðam men ðe hæfþ þicce brǽwas that will be a very good salve for a man who has thick eye-lids, 1, 2 ; Lchdm. ii. 38, 22, 12. Unwlítig swile

búgend

(n.)
Grammar
búgend, es; m. [búgende, part. of búgan, búan
to dwell
]

to dwellA dweller, an inhabitanthabitator

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A dweller, an inhabitant; habitator Ærost wæron búgendas [MS. búgend] ðyses landes Bryttas at first the inhabitants of this land [England] were Britons, Chr. Th. 3, 7, col. 3

ge-þring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þring, es; n. [ge-þringan to press]

A presstumultcrowdthrongtŭmultusturba

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A press, tumult, crowd, throng; tŭmultus, turba Ofer wætera geþring over the throng of waters, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 21; Edg. 47: Andr. Kmbl. 736; An. 368: Beo. Th. 4271; B. 2132. Wæs giþring there was a throng, Lk. Skt. Rush. 8, 42

Linked entry: ge-þryng

æt-steall

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>æt-steall,</b> es; m. A station, camp On æt-stealles beorh, C. D. iv. 31, 2. Ðú feohtan sóhtest æt ðám ætstealle, Vald. 1. 21. Hé gyrede hine mid gǽstlicum wǽpnum, wong bletsade him tó ætstealle (v. Stephens' Waldere's Lay

fram-síþ

(n.)
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Substitute: fram-síþ (from-), es; m. Absence on a journey Ne dorste nán þǽra munuca on hyra ealdres framsíþe (æfweardnysse, v.l., in Patris absentia. Cf. hé on færelde wæs, 28, 21) gangan inn tó þǽra fǽmnena gesomnunge, Gr. D. 29, 2. Ful oft mec hér

ofer-steppan

(v.)

to over-step, to cross, exceedtransgredi, excedere

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to over-step, to cross, exceed Ic ofersteppe weall trdnsgrediar murum, Ps. Lamb. 17, 30. Ðú oferstópe tu supergressa es, Kent. Gl. 1151. Ne oferstepe ðú ealde geméro ne transgrediaris terminos antiques, 854. Seó sǽ ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan

in-sigle

(n.)
Grammar
in-sigle, es ; n.

A sealsignet

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A seal, signet Hé brohte insigle tó mé ... Ðá ágeaf ic ðæt insigle ðé he brought a signet to me ... Then I gave the signet to thee, Chart. Th. 173, 8, 11. Wyrðe arð onfóa bóc and untýne insigloe his dignus es accipere librum et aperire signaculum ejus

Linked entry: in-segel

hring-seta

(n.)
Grammar
hring-seta, hring-sete.
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Substitute: <b>hring-set,</b> es; n. A circus Hringsete circio (accipit in circo victor serta, Ald. 141, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 45. Hringseta circentium (gymnicorum exempla . . . praeconia circensium (cf. circenses circus, Migne) adipiscuntur

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldrian, p. ode; pp. od

To glorify

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To glorify Ic hine gewuldrige glorificabo eum, Ps. Th. 90, 16. Gewuldradon glorificaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 8. Hie gesáwon ðæt heó wæs gewuldrod they saw that she was glorified, Blickl. Homl. 139, 25. Ðú eart gewuldrad mirificatus es, Ps. Th. 138,

Linked entry: wuldrian

cruft

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Substitute for examples Cruftas (e written over the a: cf. cruftan (es written over the an), Hpt. Gl. 454, 62) crypte, An. Ox. 2046. Cruftan (so Hpt. Gl. 485, 3) (in) crypta, 3350. Crufte, 4907 (so Hpt. Gl. 518, 77). Crufte (scrufte, An. Ox. 4889) (ad

fulloc

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ful-loc</b> (<b>ful loc?</b>), es; n. A full, final agreement Wé willað ꝥ . . . getrýwe gewitnes and riht dóm and fulloc (ful loc?) . . . fæste stande, Ll. Th. ii. 302, 6. v. loc; and cf. Icel. full-mæli a final

ge-rif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rif, a seizing.
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Substitute: ge-rif, es; n. A string of things, a number of things strung together (v. N. E. D. and D. D. riff, reeve a string or rope of onion s) An gerif fisca una serta, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 40. An geríf fisca oððe in snǽs fisca oððe ððra þinga, 64, 9