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FEFER

(n.)
Grammar
FEFER, fefor, es; m.

FEVER ⬩ febris

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A FEVER; febris Se fefer hine forlét relīquit eum febris, Jn. Bos. 4, 52. Gif him fefer derige if fever vex him, Herb. 46, 2; Lchdm. i. 148, 19. Se fefor the fever, Mt. Bos. 8, 15. Ǽr hym ðæs feferes wéne before he expects the fever, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm

Linked entries: fǽr fefor

FLET

(n.)
Grammar
FLET, flett, es; n.

the ground ⬩ floor of a house ⬩ ārĕa ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ house ⬩ cottage ⬩ hall ⬩ hăbĭtātio ⬩ dŏmus ⬩ căsa ⬩ aula

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the ground, floor of a house; ārĕa Ne cume on bedde, ac licge on flette let him not come into a bed, but lie on a floor, L. P. M. 2; Th. ii. 286, 21. Heó on flet gecrong she sank on the ground, Beo. Th. 3141; B. 1568: 3085; B. 1540. a dwelling, habitation

Linked entries: fled flett

fracoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fracoþ, fracuþ, fracod, fraced; adj.

Vile ⬩ filthy ⬩ unseemly ⬩ hateful ⬩ abominable ⬩ worthless ⬩ useless ⬩ turpis ⬩ detestābilis ⬩ indĕcōrus

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Vile, filthy, unseemly, hateful, abominable, worthless, useless; turpis, detestābilis, indĕcōrus Is úser líf fracoþ and gefrǽge our life is vile and infamous, Cd. 189; Th. 235, 10; Dan. 304: Salm. Kmbl. 67; Sal. 34: Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 33; Cri. 195.

hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwílum, hwílon; dat. pl. as adv.

At times ⬩ for a time ⬩ sometimes ⬩ whilome

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At times, for a time, sometimes, whilome Hwílon ic dyde swá aliquando feci sic ... Dudum gefyrn, quondam hwílon, andolim getácniaþ þreó tída, forþgewitene and andwerde and tówerde, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 62-4. Ic wiste ðæt ðú hwílon lufodest God scivi

Linked entries: HWÍL hwílon

hyse

(n.)
Grammar
hyse, es; m.

A young man ⬩ warrior

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A young man, warrior Hyse cwom gangan there came a young man, Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 14; Rä. 55, 1. Him be healfe stód hyse unweaxen cniht on gecampe by his side stood a youth not yet grown up, a boy in battle, Byrht. Th. 136, 17; By. 152. Hyse [Beowulf

Linked entries: hós hese hise

manung

(n.)
Grammar
manung, e; f.

monition ⬩ admonition ⬩ advice ⬩ a claiming or exaction of debt, tribute ⬩ the place where toll is demanded ⬩ the district in which a power of summoning or exacting is exercised ⬩ the people residing in such a district, and bound to answer his summons

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monition, admonition, advice Seó monung ðære godcundan árfæstnesse admonitio divinæ pietatis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 24. Ðá sealdon hí strange manunge dant fortia monita, 1, 12; S. 481, 13. Tó onfónne and tó ongitanne ða monunge ðære hálwendan láre ad suscipienda

blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
blinnan, part. blinnende; ic blinne, ðú blinnest, blinst, he blinneþ, blinniþ, blinþ, pl. blinnaþ; p. ic, he blan, blon, blann, blonn, ðú blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen; v. intrans.

To cease, rest, leave off ⬩ cessare, desinere

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[be, linnan to cease] To cease, rest, leave off; cessare, desinere Seó réþnes ðæs stormes wæs blinnende the fierceness of the storm ceased [lit. was ceasing], Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 9. Blǽd his blinniþ his prosperity ceaseth, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 29; Reim

Linked entry: blin

bócere

(n.)
Grammar
bócere, es; m.

A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor ⬩ scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus

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A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor; scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus Ðá cwæþ se bócere, Láreów, well ðú on sóþe cwǽde then the scribe said, Master, thou in truth hast well said, Mk. Bos. 12, 32. Hwæt secgeaþ ða

Linked entry: bécere

ge-blissian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blissian, part. -blissiende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, blissian to rejoice] .

To rejoice ⬩ be glad ⬩ lætāri ⬩ gaudēre ⬩ To maie to rejoice ⬩ gladden ⬩ fill with bliss ⬩ bless ⬩ lætĭficāre ⬩ benedīcĕre

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v. intrans. To rejoice, be glad; lætāri, gaudēre Ðé gebýrede gewistfullian and geblissian epŭlāri et gaudēre oportēbat, Lk. Bos. 15, 32: Jn. Bos. 5, 35. Geblissiaþ on Drihtne lætāmīni in Dŏmĭno, Ps. Spl. 31, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 12. v. trans. To maie to rejoice

ge-dafenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dafenian, -dafnian, -dæfnia; p. ode; pp. od

To be becoming or fit ⬩ to behove ⬩ decere ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ it behoves ⬩ it is becoming or fit ⬩ ought ⬩ dĕcet ⬩ oportet

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To be becoming or fit, to behove; decere, convĕnīre : chiefly used impersonally, it behoves, it is becoming or fit, ought; dĕcet, oportet Ic axige hwæðer hit mihte gedafnian Abrahame I will ask whether it was becoming to Abraham, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 47.

ge-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lang, -long; adj.

Along ⬩ belonging ⬩ depending ⬩ consequent

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Along (in the phrase along of), belonging, depending, consequent Æt ðé is úre lýf gelang our life is along of thee (thou host saved our lives, A. V.), Gen. 47, 25. Seó gescyldnys is æt úrum Fæder gelang protection comes from our Father, Homl. Th. i.

Linked entries: -lang ge-lenge ge-long

regol-weard

(n.)
Grammar
regol-weard, es; m.

The guardian of a rule, ⬩ an authority in the matter of the observance of a rule (v. regol, I) ⬩ a ruler

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The guardian of a rule, an authority in the matter of the observance of a rule (v. regol, I) Se circul ðe ys gecíged none aprilis, hé sceal mid his ealdorscipe ealle ða óðre gerihtan and gereccan, ðæs ðe ða regolweardas (those who state with authority

un-rihtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíc, adj.

Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ wicked ⬩ wrongful

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Unrighteous, unjust, wicked, wrongful Unryhtlícu iersung, ðæt is ðæt mon iersige on óðerne for his góde ( on account of his prosperity ), Past. 27; Swt. 189, 8. Hié him andwyrdon ðæt hit gemálíc wǽre and uuryhtlíc ðæt swá oferwlenced cyning sceolde winnan

un-rihtwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtwís, adj.

Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ evil

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Unrighteous, unjust, evil Unrihtwís injustus, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 70. Unrihtwís dóm ðæt se hálga wet swá ðrowode, Homl. Th. i. 596, 24. Se ðe ys on lytlum unrihtwís ( iniquus ), se ys eác on máran unrihtwís (-rehtwís, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 16, 10. Se unrihtwísa

Linked entry: riht-wís

andettan

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Add: andet(t)ian Heó andette fatebatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 48. to confess what one has done wrong Hé andette and cwæð, 'Sóðlíce ic syngode,' Jos. 7, 20. to confess, admit the truth of a charge, unfavourable statement, &c. Ic andette þæt hig

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

sudden ⬩ sudden ⬩ fortuitous

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Add: sudden, that is unexpected, that happens without warning Ðý lǽs eów hrædlíce on becume se fǽrlíca (repentina) dómes dæg, Past. 129, 21. Feerlic (fér-, R.), Lk. L. 21, 34. Gif hit gewyrþe þæt on þeódscipe becume fǽrlic coþa oþþe fǽrlic deáþ, Wlfst

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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To fore-ordain, predestine Seó menniscnys wæs ǽfre forestiht . . . swá swá Paulus cwæð, 'Qui predestinatus est Filius Dei'; þæt is, 'Sé þe is forestiht Godes Sunu' . . . Be ús cwæð se ylca apostol, þæt wé wǽron forestihte, ðus wrítende, 'Quos autem predestinavit

helan

to conceal from

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Add: to prevent something becoming known Hí lǽrdon hira synna, and hí hí nánwuht ne hǽlon (absconderunt), Past. 427, 29. Strengre is ꝥ ic morðor hele, scyle mánswara lifian, Cri 193, with dat. of person to whom something is not made known: Míne scylde

lacu

Grammar
lacu, For 'A pool ...
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lake' substitute: A stream, water-course, and add In australi atque in occidente habens torrentem cuius uocabulum Fiscesburne ... in oriente aquam quae Anglorum lingua Lake nominatur habens, quae est duarum, quae ibi sunt, ulterior ... Insuper memoratam

lengu

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Take here <b>leng</b> in Dict. and add: <b>, lenge.</b> of space relations, (i) cf. lang; 2 Tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe (leng, v. l.) áþened wæs ne ei ultra liceret progredi,