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westane

(adv.)
Grammar
westane, adv.
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From the west, in the west Ða beorgas onginnaþ westane fram ðæm Wendelsǽ in Narbonense ðære ðeóde, and endiaþ eást in Dalmatia ðæm lande æt ðæm sǽ Alpes a Gallico mari exsurgentes, primum Narbonensium fines, deinde Galliam Rhetiamque secludunt, donec

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Álegdon ða tómiddes mǽrne þeóden hláford leófne they laid down in their midst the great prince, their beloved lord, Beo. Th. 6276; B. 3142. Ða menn ða ðǽr hláfordas wǽron the men that were lords there, Chart. Th. 459, 16.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

flór

Grammar
flór, flóre.
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Andlang ríðiges ðæt hit cymð tó fágan flóran (= flórum, or sing, ? from flóre) (the tesselated pavement[s] t cf. flðr-stán); ðonne be ðám twám lytlan beorgan, C. D. in. 404, 9. Add:

on-sægedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sægedness, e; f.

the rite, act of sacrifice or offeringwhat is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation

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Ða onsægdnysse ða ðe fram eów deóflum wǽron ágoldene, 1, 7 ; S. 477, 36. Onsægdnisse onsæcgan victimis placare, Nar. 20, 5. Ic ðé onsegednesse brohte, Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 120. Onsegednesse victimas, Wúlck. Gl. 61, 8: 71, 40

deófol

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Satanase ðám ealdan deófle, Nic. 14, 1. Ne maga gié Gode gehéra and dióble ( Mamonae ), Mt. L. 6, 24. Díwle and englum his, 25, 41. a devil, an evil spirit Ðá deófol hine swungan, Shrn. 52, 27. Ðæt deófol genam mid him óþre seofon deóflo . . .

riht-dónde

(n.)

right-doing

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Seó duru ðæs heofonlícan ríces biþ ontýned ðǽm rihtgelýfendum monnum and ðǽm rihtdóndum, 61, 10

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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MS. lǽcas] scomaþ ðæt hí onginnem ða wunda lácnian ðe hí gesión ne mágon ... hwílon ne scomaþ ða ðe ðæs módes lǽceas bión sceoldon ðeáh ðe hí náne wuht ongitan ne cunnon ðara gǽstlecena beboda ðæt hí him onteóþ ðæt hí sín heortan lǽceas tamen sæpe qui

Linked entries: lǽca léce

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, an [but the singular rarely occurs] ; m.

A parentancestorfatherforefatherpredecessorelder

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Úre ieldran ða ðe ðás stówa ǽr hióldon hié lufodon wísdóm our forefathers who formerly held these places, loved wisdom, Past. Pref.; Swt. 5, 14 : Exon.47 a ; Th. 160, 20; Gú. 946.

Linked entries: ældran ildra

stǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽlan, p. de

To impute a crime toa personto chargedeclare something against a person

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Se deófol ða syndǽda stǽleþ on ða gástas the devil chargesthe spirits with their sinful deeds, Wulfst. 256, 7: Exon. Th. 84, 16; Cri. 1374. Stǽleþ fǽhðe declares enmity, Cd. Th. 305, 2; Sat. 640.

sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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Hé cwæð tó him: Lǽtaþ ðæt nett on ða swíðran healfe ðæs réwettes and gé gemétaþ, Jn. Skt. 21, 5-6. Wé gelýfaþ, ðæt genóh sý tó dæghwamlícum gereorde twá gesodene sufel ( cocta duo pulmentaria )...

Linked entries: winter-sufel ge-sufel

fyrþran

(v.)
Grammar
fyrþran, fyrþrian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od [furðor further]

To furthersupportadvancepromoteproveherepromŏvēre

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Ðæt hí mágen hénan ða yflan, and fyrþrian ða gódan that they may humiliate the evil, and further the good, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 22. Friðaþ and fyrþraþ protects and supports, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 29.

Linked entry: firþriende

ǽsce

question, inquirysearch for stolen cattle

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Ðæt man ne forlǽte náne ǽscan, 232, 18: 234, 25. Fó sé syþþan tó ðe ðæt land áge and hæbbe him ðá ǽscan, 352, 17

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

Windingwrapping

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ordeal: Inseglige man ða hand, L.

on-hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyscan, p. te.

to mock, make a jest ofto reproach, abuse, speak ill ofto detest

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Ic wénde ðæt hí mec onhyscte illudi me a senibus existimavi, Nar. 25, 22. to reproach, abuse, speak ill of Ðonne men eów onhiscaþ ( exprobaverint ), Lk. Skt. 6, 22. Gebiddaþ for ða ðe eów onhyscaþ (-hisceaþ) pro calumniantibus vos, 6, 28.

reáf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
reáf-lác, es; n. m.
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Ǽlc bit ðæs reáfláces ðe him on genumen biþ, oððe eft óðres gítsaþ, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 17. Man wolde biddan ðæs reáfláces ðæt hé hit sciolde ágyfan and forgyldan, Chart. Th. 289, 27. Ágife hé ðone reáflác he shall restore what has been seized, L.

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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Ða ðe ic ðám bigengum ðancwyrþe gelýfde quae incolis grata credideram, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 38. Smylte weder biþ ðý þancwyrþre (gratius) gif hit hwéne ǽr biþ stearce stormas ...

han-créd

(n.)
Grammar
han-créd, -crǽd, hon-, es; m.

Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the nightgallicinium, galli cantus

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Ðá com se Hǽlend embe ðone feórþan hancréd quarta autem vigilia noctis venit Iesus, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 25

Linked entry: créd

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by driftingto overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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Gif hig sacan stande ðæt hig .viii. secgaþ and ða ðe ðǽr oferdrifene beóþ gilde heora ǽlc .vi. healfmarc if they (the twelve) disagree, that which eight of them say shall stand: and those that in such case are out-voted shall each pay six half-marks,

FARU

(n.)
Grammar
FARU, e; f.

a going, journey, passage ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus family, what is movablefămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus expedition, march expĕdītio, agmen migrantium

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Abram ðá ferde of Egipta lande mid ealre his fare Abram then went from the land of the Egyptians with all his family, 12, 20.

inwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
inwit-full, adj.

Deceitfulguilefulmaliciousevil

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Ðá geseah sigora waldend hwæt wæs monna mánes and ðæt hí wǽron inwitfulle then saw the Lord of victories what the wickedness of men was, and that they were full of deceit, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 10; Gen. 1273.