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ÆPPEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLEfruit generallymalumpomumwhat is round as an applethe apple of the eyea ballboluspillquidvis globosumpupillaglobusboluspilula

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Nǽnig móste heora hrórra hrím æpla gedígean none of their hardy fruits could withstand the frost; occidit moros in pruina. Ps. Th. 77, 47.

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

FÆDER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆDER, feder; indecl. in sing. but gen. fæderes and dat. fædere are sometimes found; pl. nom. acc. fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

FATHER păter

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A FATHER; păter Fæder and módor a father and mother; hic et hæc parens, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 38; Som. 12, 48. On Fæder geardas in the dwellings of the Father, Salm.

FÆST

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆST, adj.

FAST, fixed, firm, stiff; solid, constant, fortified fixus, firmus, sŏlĭdus, constans, mūnītus

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Fæste móde fixa mente, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 14; Exon. 8 a; Th. 1, 10; Cri. 6. Se wille fæst hús timbrian he will build a firm house, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 7, 10 Cd. 151; Th. 189, 1; Exod. 178. Mid fæstum geleáfan with firm faith, Boutr.

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search outtentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out; tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre Gif ðé ǽfre geweorþeþ ðæt ðú wilt oððe móst weorolde þióstro eft fandian if it should happen that thou wilt or must again explore the

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

FELD

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

FIELDpastureplainan open countrycampuscampestria

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On Moabes feldum in campestrĭbus Moab, Deut. 34, 8. On fealda in campo, Ps. Spl. 77, 15. Feadas ðíne beóþ gefylled of genihtsumnysse campi tui replēbuntur ubertāte, 64, 12

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on footwalkinggoingmotionpacefăcultas pĕdĭbus eundiambŭlātiogressuspassus

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An féðe mihtigost most powerful in walking, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 21. He náhte his féðes geweald he had no power of waiting, Homl. Th. i. 336, 9.

Linked entry: an-féðe

be-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þencan, bi-þencan; p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht

To consider, bear in mind, BETHINK, remember, trust, confide, entrustconsiderare, recordari, in se reverti, meminisse, fidere, confidere

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He beþohte swíðost to Arpelles he trusted most in Harpalus, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 34. Gif ðú to sǽmran gode biþencest if thou confidest in a worse god, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 30; Jul. 52.

un-lybba

(n.)
Grammar
un-lybba, (and un-lybbe, an; f., or un-lybb; dat. -lybbe ; n.?), an; m.

poisonpoison used for purposes of witchcraftwitchcraftsorcery

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Ðínre módor fela unlybban matris tuae veneficia multa(2 Kings 9, 22), 18, 333

Linked entry: ge-unlybba

word-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-cwide, es; m.

a sayingwordsspeechlanguage

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Ðú eart on móde fród, wís wordcwida. Beo. Th. 3686-3694; B. 1841-1845. Gif hé his word-cwida wealdan meahte if he could talk, Exon. Th. 171, 25; Gú. 1132. Wís on wordcwidum, 294, ii; Crä. 31: Andr. Kmbl. 1104; An. 552.

ge-manian

(v.)
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Þú Ælfwine hafast ealle gemanode þegenas tó þearfe,' By. 231. to advise, instruct Hiú gemonade from móder hire cweð illa, praemonita a matre sua, inquit, Mt. R. 14, 8. to demand of a person (acc.) what is due (gen.)

ge-cunnian

(v.)
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Gecunned tentatus, 7. ꝥte hé é to try to know; to inquire Gecunnia and ásca ... huulíc monn sé, Mt.

lustfullian

(v.)
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Ic lusfulliende wæs (lustfullode, v. l. ) þára gemánan brúcan þe ic on þǽre stówe sceáwade delectatus consortio eorum, quos in illo loco uidebam, Bd. 5, 12 ; Sch. 629, 10. to give delight Ðeáh ðæt ðǽm móde lícige and lustfullige (delectat), Past. 71,

of-gifan

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Mec ( the cuckoo in the egg ) deádne ofgeáfan fæder and móder, Rä. 10, 1. to give up a place, quit a position Se fugel ofgiefeð eard and éðel, Ph. 426. Abraham nihtreste ofgeaf, Gen. 2863. Næs ofgeáfon hwate Scyldingas, B. 1600.

hættian

(v.)
Grammar
hættian, p. ode; pp. od

To take the hair and skin from a person's head

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It was giving the victim the appearance of wearing a hat of a most ghastly kind

á-wegan

to carry off to put awayrenounceto weigh.to put in a balanceto estimateconsiderto be equal in weight to

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Hig ǽrest ápinsiað wærlicum móde þá naman and þá bínaman ... Syððan hig þá word áginnað tó áweganne mid þam bíwordum, Angl. viii. 313, 4-7. to be equal in weight to Se dinor áwehð decem nummos, Ælfc. G. Z, 285, 2

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Swelc ic wǽre hwelc folclíc mon and mé wǽre mete and wínes þearf ut vini et carnis quidam emptor, Nar. 18, 4. Wén is ðæt hwilc wundor ineode on ðaet carcern, St. And. 14, 28.

ge-standan

(v.)
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Móder his and bróðero gestódon úta, Mt. L. 12, 46. Gestóðdon alle mégas his farra, Lk. L. R. 23, 49. Þonne gé beforan kyningum gestondan, Bl. H. 171, 17. Mannes swaðu þon gelícost þe þǽr sum mon gestóde, 203, 36.

ge-weald

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Gif hine mon tió gewealdes on þǽre dǽde if he be accused of intention in the deed, Ll. Th. i. 84, 15. Ðonne hí forlétað hiora willes and hiora gewealdes ðá gód ðe hi getiohchod æfdon tó dónne, Past. 445, 6.

líf-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-dæg, es; m.
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A day of life, any portion of the time that a person lives Ðín geleáfa in lífdæge úrum móde þurhwunige may belief in thee while we live continue in our hearts, Hy. 6, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 8. Swá his lífdagas lǽne syndon, Ps. Th. 102, 14.

geornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willinglydīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter

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Ðæt he geornlícost God weorþige that he most zealously worship God, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 19; Cri. 433

Linked entry: eornlíce