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túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Hé týdreþ ǽlc túdor, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 10. of human beings, a child: — Tudder pignus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32 ; Zup. 59, 9. Bearn vel tudder soboles vel proles, Wrt.

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ceorl

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Hæbbe ǽlc monn his wíf, and ǽlc wíf hiere ciorl, Past. 99, 12. Wóhhǽmed begangan mid óþerra ceorla wífum, Bl. H. 61, 14. a man of inferior class, peasant, rustic Hwæt is þes ceorl ( rusticus )?, Gr. D. 35, 2: 45, 24. Se mǽra landbegenga ( St.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Lǽtað áweg ealle saca and ǽlc geflitt, and gehealdað þás tíd mid sibbe and mid sóðre lufe, Hml. Th. i. 180, 1. Ðonne betweoxn eów bið yfel anda and geflitu ( contentio ), Past. 345, 14.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Ðætte ðonne, ðonne hié ða untruman lácnian willaþ, dætte hié ǽr gesceáwien, Past. 48; Swt. 370, 9. <b>D.

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wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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God giet settende is and wendende ǽlce onwaldas and ǽlc ríce tó his willan Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 2. Hí beóð wended mutabuntur Ps. Th. 101, 23.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, to drincenne, ic drince, ðú drincst, he drincþ, dryncþ, pl. drincaþ; p. dranc, pl.druncon; pp.druncen [drinc drink] .

DRINK, imbibebibĕre, potāre, imbĭbĕre

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We ǽton and druncon befóran ðé manducāvĭmus coram te, et bibĭmus, Lk. Bos. 13, 26. Ðonne híg druncene beóþ cum inebriāti fuĕrint, Jn.

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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Ǽlc ðæra landa, ðe ǽnigne friðige ðæra ðe Ængla land hergie each of those lands which may keep the peace towards, afford protection to, any of those who ravage England, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 17.

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un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortunemishap

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Misfortune, mishap Ǽlc ungelimp cymð of deófle omne infortunium venit a diabolo, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 26. Ðonne mé hwylc ungelimp becymð, Ps. Th. 39, 18. Him cymð ege and ungelimp, 13, 9.

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó, Homl.

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Skt. 1, 32. of animals Gif man áfindeþ his ǽhte, syððan hé hit gebohte hafeþ, unhál, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 21. Ðæt hors blon fram ðám unhálum ( insanis ) styrenessum ðara leoma ... and sóna árás hál and gesund, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 38

for-spillan

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Add: to destroy Land hý áwéstað and burga forbærnað anð ǽhta forspillað, Wlfst, 133, 10. Forspil hý disperde eos, Ps. Rdr. 53, 7. ꝥ ic forspille (disperderem ) of ceastre ealle, Ps. Srt. 100, 9.

á-dón

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Ðæt ǽlc stán ne sý fram óþrum ádón, 79, 1. From milcum ádóen ablactatus, Bl. Gl. From ádóenre remota, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 1. of Hé ádéð eów of ðisse worulde, Bt. 19; F. 70, 17. Ðú ádydes ðá bearwas of londe, Past. 355, 11.

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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[Ne spareþ se fæder ðan sune ne nán mann óðren; ac ǽlc man winþ ongeán óðren,] [Shrn. 17, 27.] Swá ðæt ne cyricum ne mynstrum seó herehand ne sparode ne árode ita ut ne ecclesiis quidem aut monasteriis manus parcerit hostilis, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 8.

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Ðæt heó dó ðæt ðæt heó ǽr dyde that she may do that which she before did, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 35, 36. Hwæt dó we ðæt we wyrceon Godes weorc quid faciēmus ut operēmur opĕra Dei? Jn. Bos. 6, 28: Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 28; Seel. 99.

ÍSEN

(n.)
Grammar
ÍSEN, es ; n.

Ironsteel

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Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæðer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen, L. Eth. iii. 6 ; Th. i. 296, 4. Ácele ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum síe of fýre átogen cool very hot iron when it is just drawn from the fire, L. M. 2, 45 ; Lchdm. ii. 256, 15

METE

(n.)
Grammar
METE, mæte, es; m.

MEATfood

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Wyt ǽton swétne mete ( dulces cibos ), Ps. Th. 54, 13. Ðæt ic macige mete ðínum fæder ut faciam escas patri tuo, Gen. 27, 9. Gif hý him syððan ne dóþ mete ne munde if they afterwards give him neither food nor favour, L. Edm. S. 1; Th. i. 248, 7.

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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Se ðe cyricean ǽhte mid stale áfyrde, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 30. Sume stale fremmaþ, 1, 27; S. 490 9, 5. Of ðære heortan cumaþ stale (stala, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 19: Mk. Skt. 7, 22. Ða heáfodleahtras sind ... leásgewitnyssa, stala, Homl.

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede
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MS.) ǽlc túdor and hit eft gehýt nascentia occidentiaque omnnia per simileis foetuum seminumque renovat progressus, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 10. to propagate, nourish, foster Ðin hand plantode and týdrede úre foregengan plantasti eos. Ps. Th. 43, 3.

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Hwá is swá wód, ðæt hé dyrre cweðan, ðæt God ne sé ǽce, Shrn. 176, 32. Ne syut ná ðiswódes mannes word, Jn. Skt. 10, 21. Wódan gewittes, Cd. Th. 255, 22 ; Dan. 628.

ge-nip

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Þá wæs swýðe mycel genip geworden in þám wolcnum, and unmǽte rénas ríndon collecto in nubibus aere immensa nimis pluvia erupit, Gr. D. 196, 1. a cloud resting on the earth Þicce genip ( nubes densissima ) oferwréh þone munt, Ex. 19, 16.