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for-fang

(n.)
Grammar
for-fang, -feng, fore-feng, -fong, es; m.

a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property ⬩ apprehensio ⬩ the reward for rescuing such property ⬩ merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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Hwílon stód, ðæt man æt ǽlcon þeófstolenan orfe ... and be his forfange sylle, ðæt is, æt ǽlcon scill. penig, sý ðæs cynnes orf ðe hit sy, gyf hit man æt þeófes handa ahret; gyf hit ðonne elles on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón

Linked entries: fore-feng for-feng

HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUND ⬩ a dog

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, came towards him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 15.

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

á-spyrian

(v.)

to track ⬩ reach by following the track ⬩ to investigate ⬩ examine so as to get knowledge of a subject ⬩ to find out

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Add: to track, reach by following the track Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte and hine gebringeð on Crístes cempena fæðmum, Sal.

wer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wer-líc, adj.
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Hié ǽghwelcum cnihtcilde ymbsnidon ðæt werlíce lim, Shrn. 47, 20. Ða werlícan virilia, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 54. <b>I a.

gewrixlian

(v.)
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Fýnd ongeáton þæt hié hæfdon gewrixled wíta unrím þurh heora miclan mód, Gen. 335

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Ðá wǽron ða apostolas cweðende to him hwonon him ða wundorlícan gereordo cóman then the apostles were saying to him whence came to him those wonderful speeches, Blickl. Homl. 153, 9.

Linked entries: reord reord

flíma

(n.)

a run-away ⬩ deserter ⬩ an apostate ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ exile ⬩ an outcast ⬩ wretch

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Ox. 4494. in a legal sense, one who flees from justice, an outlaw, exile, a banished person Gif hí híne þonne begytan . . . ne mægen. . . þonne beó hé syþþan flýma (forisbannitus,Lat. version), and hine lecgefor þeóf sé þe him tó cume, LI.

Linked entry: flýma

ge-búan

(v.)
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. :-- Hæfde hió hire gebógod on ánan wyrtigan hamme, Hml. S. 30, 312. to inhabit a dwelling, occupy (and cultivate) land, possess Ðá milde gebýes ( possidebunt ) hlifgiendra eorðo, Mt. L. 5, 4.

ge-neádian

(v.)
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Ox. 2541. to compel, force to (tó) an action Hé bebeád his cempum ꝥ hí ðá crístenan cynegas tó þǽre offrunga geneádodon mid wítum, Hml.

swíþlic

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Add Fýr byrnð on his gesihðe, and on his ymbhwyrfte bið swíðlic storm ignis in conspectu ejus ardebit, et in circuitu ejus tempestas valida (Ps. 50, 3), Hml. Th. i. 618, 11. Add Hí wǽron symble sigefæste on swíþlicum gewinne, Hml. S. 11, 22.

hype

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'Hæbbe eówer ǽlc his sweord be his ðió (super femur suum)'. . . Is ðearf ðæt hé hæbbe his sweord be his hype (super femur suum), Past. 433, 15. Ðæt mon his sweord doo ofer his hype, 383, 4

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.

to consent to, ⬩ agree with, ⬩ approve of, ⬩ assent to, ⬩ allow, ⬩ permit ⬩ to submit to, ⬩ bear, ⬩ suffer, ⬩ endure ⬩ to bear with, ⬩ tolerate

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Ða eorlas þafigan ne woldon ðæt hié forléton leófne láreów Andr.

fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
fultuman, fultumian, fultomian, fulteman, fultemian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To help ⬩ assist ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ jŭvāre ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ auxĭliāri ⬩ făvēre

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Ðet hí him fultumedon that they would aid them, 868; Erl. 73, 22

Linked entries: fulteman fultomian

HÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HÓC, es; m.

A HOOK

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Wíngearda hócas ðe hí mid bindaþ ðæt him néhst biþ capreoli vel cincinni vel uncinuli, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 68, 9; Wrt. Voc. 38, 59.

Linked entries: hóced hóc-ísern

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Hí nýdde se tówarda winter ðæt hí stille wunodon swá hwǽr swá hí mihton coegerat eos imminens hiems ut ubicumque potuissent quieti manerent, Bd. 4, 1 ; S. 564, 39. Ðý læs fyrhtu stille ( quietos ) áwecce, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 19.

gearwian

(v.)
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Hié sculon látteówdóm gearwian ðám geleáffullum and him sculon fore beón ut sacrum ducatum praebeant, fidelibus praesunt, Past. 139, 16. Ðegnunge gearwian, Bl.

líg-ræsc

(n.)
Grammar
líg-ræsc, es; m.

Lightning

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Lígræsceas gesihþ or- sorhnesse hit getácttaþ, Lchdm. iii. 202, 17. Líghræscas, Ps. Lamb. 134, 7

Linked entries: ræsc líget-ræsc

un-gelífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífedlíc, adj.

Incredible ⬩ marvellous

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Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc tó secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.

wól-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wól-berende, adj.

Pestiferous ⬩ pestilential ⬩ pernicious

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Forspenð hé hit mid ðære wólberendan óliccunge mentem securitatis pestiferae blanditiis seducit, 53; Swt. 415, 12

geár-getal

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geár-getal, l. -getæl,
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Nime hé him tó .xii. manna and fæsten .iii. dagas ... begite septies .cxx. manna ꝥ fæstan eác for hine .iii. dagas; þonne wyrð gefæst swá fæla fæstena swá bið daga on .vii. geárum, Ll. Th. ii. 286, 22. Cf. winter-getæl