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tó-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-feallan, p. -feóll; pp. -feallen

To fall to pieces,fall away,collapse,fall down

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Him ða lima calic tófeóllan all his limbs fell off, Shrn. 62, 3. Scullen stanwalles biuoren him tofallen, Laym. 18867. Alls þatt temmple oferr hemm all tofelle, Orm. 16185.

Linked entries: tó-dreósan tó-fillan

spreót

(n.)
Grammar
spreót, es; m.

A pole, sprit (in bow-sprit)contussprit

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Voc. i. 35, 43 trude (in a list of things connected with ships), 48, 13: 57, 16: 64, 7: ansatas ii. 3, 68: contos, 14, 72. Spreótum, spreútum contis, Txts. 48, 211

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow updevourabsorbdevŏrāredegluttīreabsorbēre

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Grendel leófes mannes líc forswealg Grendel devoured the beloved man's body, Beo. Th. 4167; B. 2080: Andr. Kmbl. 3179; An. 1592. Ðe ðú forswulge which thou hast swallowed up, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 34; Gen. 938. We forswulgon hine devŏrāvĭmus eum, Ps.

Linked entry: for-sweolgan

hruse

(n.)
Grammar
hruse, an; f.

The earthground

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Ne gelýfdon ðætte líffruma in monnes hiw from hrusan áhafen wurde did not believe that the author of life had been raised from the ground in the form of a man, Exon. 17 b; Th. 41, 19; Cri. 658. Ne hreósaþ hí tó hrusan non est ruina maceriæ, Ps.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Ðis is ðæs hagan bóc on Winceastre and ðes healfan weres æt Brægentforda and ðæs æcersplottes ðe ðǽrtó líð (cf. dimidium cuiusdam piscarii uadum ad capturam piscium æt Bræge decurrentem, ad Uetus monasteriam pertinentem, cum unius iugeris sibi adjacentis

á-leógan

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K. 21. to lie to a person (dat.), deceive Áleáh ł álogen is unrihtwísnys heom mentita est iniquitas sibi, Ps. L. 26, 12. Ðú hæfst álogen þám Hálgan Gáste, Hml. Th. i. 316, 27. Álogen fallitur, An. Ox. 1734

ge-þwǽre

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Þǽr beóð geþwǽre sáwul and líchama, þe nú on ðisum lífe him betweónan winnað, 11. Manega gesceafta beóþ swá geþwǽra ꝥte nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón, ac heora furþum nán búton óþrum beón ne mæg, Bt. 21; F. 74, 17.

hladan

to loadto loadfreightcargoto loadto drawto drawto drawto drawobtainto scoop out

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Voc. ii. 101, 28. to draw water (lit. or fig.) Gé hladaþ wæteru of wyllum haurietis aquas de fontibus, Ps. L. fol. 184 a. Ðonan hine hlódan hálge, Past. 467, 32. Hladað iów nú drincan, 469, 7.

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Ne him líg sceðeð ǽfre tó ealdre, Ph. 40. Gé wyllað sweltan ǽr ðan ðe gé ǽfre his geleáfan wiðsacon, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 9. Búton heó hit ǽfre gebéte, Hml. S. 17, 156: An. 1014. giving emphasis as in whatever, (as) ever, &c.

ge-weald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weald, -wald, es; m. n.

powerstrengthmightefficacypotestaspower over any thingempireruledominionmasteryswayjurisdictiongovernmentprotectionkeepinga bridle-bitpotestasfacuitasimperiumditioarbitriumjuscamas

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Áhte bega geweald, lífes and deáðes he had power of both, of life and death, Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 24; Gú. 494: Beo. Th. 3459; B. 1727: Shrn. 150, 13. On geweald gehwearf worold-cyninga it passed into the power of worldly kings, Beo.

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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H. 57, 5. to eat habitually, as a regular article of food: Næbbe gé líf on eów búton gé eton mín flǽsc . . . Sé ðe et mín flǽsc, hé wunað on mé . . . Sé ðe et ðisne hláf, hé leofaðon écnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 25-32.

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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H. 21, 17. of going from this world, to depart this life Ǽr hé of worulde férde, Bl. H. 225, 9. Férdon forð Tatwine and Biéda, Chr. 734; P. 44, 14. Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, and fére se ceorl forð, Ll.

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, gif þú mé woldest gewissigan I should like to know from you the proper name of this town, if you would inform me, Hml. S. 23, 548

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Hé angan tó smeágenne ǽrest þinga hú hé his líf gerihtlǽcan meahte, Lch. iii. 438, 29: Ll. Th. ii. 316, 11. Similar entries v. ǽror

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Þyder (ðider, Lind.) faran illuc ire, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 22. Hé com þyder (ðidir, Lind.: þidera, Rush.), Jn. Skt. 18, 3. Ðyder (ðidder, Lind.: ðider, Rush.), 11, 8.

Linked entry: þyder

on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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Nis mé tíd mín líf tó onwendenne non est mihi tempus vitam mutandi, Bd. 5, 14, S. 634, 32. Onwended ne biþ ǽfre tó ealdre, Exon. Th. 203, 11; Ph. 82. Nán gewuna ne mæg nánum men beón onwended, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 23.

ge-sprǽc

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Hig on manegum gespræcum heora gástlic líf smeádon, Guth. 52, 6. On gespræcum (-sprecum, v.l.) in dialogues, Gr. D. 259, 22. Hí betwyh heom þá hálgan gespræcu (-sprecu, v.l.) sprǽcon inter sacra colloquia, 167, ii. Gesprecu (sprǽcu, v.l. ), 168, 17.

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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Cuth. c. 30), ii. 150, 5. used predicatively, where the source of trouble is given, by a noun (or pronoun) Wearð his lif swiðe hefigtýme ðám gebróðrum, ac hí hit forbǽron for his bróðer gódnysse, Hml. Th. i. 534, 5.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Lífes tiligan to care for life, Exon. Th. 81, 6; Cri. 1319: Salm. Kmbl. 322; Sal. 160.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, uponjuxta, prope, apud, inOf, aboutde, quoadBy, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison withper, secundum, pro, ex

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By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with; per, secundum, pro, ex Bí hwon scealt ðú lifgan by what art thou to live? Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 23; Gú. 244. Bí noman gehátne called by name, 23 b; Th. 66, 16; Cri. 1072.