freóls-ǽfen
A festival-eve ⬩ vigil ⬩ festi vigĭlia
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A festival-eve, vigil; festi vigĭlia Man mót, freólsǽfenum [MS. freólsǽfenan], faran betweonan Eferwíc and six míla gemete one may travel, on festival-eves, between Fork and a distance of six miles, L. N. P. L. 56; Th. ii. 298, 26
fróuer
Comfort ⬩ consōlātio
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Comfort; consōlātio On ðisum geáre sé árwurþa muneca feder and fróuer, Landfranc arcebisceop, gewát of ðissum lífe in this year [A.D. 1089] the venerable father and comfort of monks, archbishop Lanfranc, departed from this life, Chr. 1089; Erl. 226,
fugel-cyn
FOWL-KIND ⬩ vŏlucrium gĕnus
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FOWL-KIND; vŏlucrium gĕnus Eallum nýtenum and eallum fugelcynne cunctis anĭmantĭbus terræ omnique vŏlucri cæli, Gen. 1, 30: 7, 8. Nim of fugelcinne seofen and seofen ǽgðres gecyndes tolle de volātĭlĭbus septēna et septēna, mascŭlum et fēmĭnam, Gen. 7
Linked entry: fugol-cyn
FÚHT
Moist ⬩ damp ⬩ hŭmĭdus
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Moist, damp; hŭmĭdus Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on fúhtum and on wæteregum stówum this herb is produced in damp and watery places, Herb. 9, 1; Lchdm. i. 98, 25; 39, 1; Lchdm. i. 140, 5: 52, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 26
Linked entry: fýhtan
heoru
A sword
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A sword, Beo. Th. 2574; B. 1285: Exon. 92 a; Th. 346; 10; Gn. Ex. 202. The word is a poetical one both in English and Icelandic, and in these dialects, as in Old Saxon, is mostly used in compounds
land-gehwearf
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An exchange of land; commutatio terræ Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Byrhtelm biscop and Aþelwold abbod hæfdon ymbe hira landgehwerf ... Se biscop gesealde ða hída æt Cenintúne and se abbud gesealde ðæt seofontýne hýda æt Crydanbricge, Chart. Th. 191, 6
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leás-cræft
deception
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A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12
nón-mete
An afternoon meal
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An afternoon meal Nónmete merenda, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 14 : annona, 291, 2 : ii. 8, 67. On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa, búton morgenmetum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 192, 19
ge-bedda
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add: (1 a) of a husband Ǽlc wíf ðe cild gebǽre ... sceolde forhabban ... fram hire gebeddan, Hml. Th. i. 134, 20. add Hafað him þrý gebeddan, ꝥ is greót and molde and wyrmas, Verc. Först. 92, 9. Cf. ge-resta
be-secgan
To defend ⬩ defendere
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To defend; defendere Him wæs lýfnesse scald, ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan on andweardnesse his gesacena leave was given him, that he might shield and defend himself in the presence of his accusers, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11
ge-mindig
Mindful ⬩ mĕmor
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Mindful; mĕmor Gemindig biþ on worulde gecýðnysse his mĕmor ĕrit in sæcŭlum testāmenti sui, Ps. Spl. 110, 5: 8, 5. Gif he sí gemindig mínum[?] naman and ðínes if he be mindful of my name and thine, Nar. 47, 9
þreáníd-líc
That entails painful violence ⬩ calamitous ⬩ afflictive
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That entails painful violence, calamitous, afflictive Micel is ðæt ongin and þreániédlíc ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne great is the undertaking and calamitous for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 16; Jul. 128
un-þancful
Unthankful ⬩ ungrateful
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Unthankful, ungrateful Ic wæs micles tó unðoncful Gode mínes gewittes and mínre hǽle and ealra ðara góda ðe ic on lifde, Anglia xi. 99, 67. Hé is gód ofer unþancfnlle (unðoncfullum, Lind.) benignus est super ingratos, Lk. Skt. 6, 35
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un-týdre
An evil growth ⬩ evil progeny ⬩ a monstrous birth
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An evil growth, evil progeny, a monstrous birth Ðanon untýdras ealle onwócon, eotenas and ylfe and orcneas, swylce gigantas (cf. Milton: Where nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, P. L. Bk. 2), Beo. Th. 222; B. 111
un-hlytm
an ill-sharing
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an ill-sharing(?) Hengest wunode mid Finne ... unhlitme (finnel unhlitme, MS.) Hengest dwelt with Fin and his lot was not a happy one Similar entries (? v. hlytm, and cf. Icel. ú-hlutr, -hluti harm, hurt ), Beo. Th. 2262; B. 1129
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wiþer-cirr
A going against ⬩ resistance
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A going against, resistance Ic gehýned eom, fáh and freóndleás; ic findan ne can wiðercyrr wið ðan of ðam wearhtreafum I am humiliated, proscribed and friendless; against this I can devise no resistance from hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1849; El. 926
drugung
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and add Seó lange drúgung (drúwung, v. l.) mid mycelre hǽte bærnde þá eorðan aestu nimio terram longa siccitas exurebat, Gr. D. 210, 16. Hit wæs ǽr þǽr singal drúwung, and sóna æfter þám cóm geþuhtsum rén, Shrn. 113, 20
ficol
Crafty ⬩ deceitful ⬩ false
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Crafty, deceitful, false Ficol versipellis, Kent. Gl. 493. Ne beón gé náðor ne tó swicole ne tó ficole ne leáse ne lyðerfulle, Wlfst. 40, 4. Sume weorðað swicole and swǽslíce ficole and bútan getrýwðum forscyldgode on synnan, 82, 3. Substitute:
fnæst
breath ⬩ blast
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dele last passage and bracket, and add: breath of living creatures Orþes, fnǽstes spiritus (draconis). An. Ox. 2452. Fnǽste; anhelitu, i. suspirio, 2050. Deóres fuǽstum bestiae flatibus, 2472. blast of frost, fire Ne forstes fnǽst, ne fýres blǽst, Ph
folc-dryht
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Þonne sió býman stefen and se beorhta segen . . . folcdryht wera biforan bonnað, sáwla gehwylce when the voice of the trumpet and the bright banner . . . summon to the presence the multitude of men, every soul, Cri. 1067. For first passage substitute