fǽr-cwealm
A sudden pestilence ⬩ repentīna pestĭlentia
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A sudden pestilence; repentīna pestĭlentia Æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte and wanode in the pestilence which much afflicted and decreased his people, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 8
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firding
An expedition ⬩ army ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ exercĭtus
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An expedition, army; expĕdītio, exercĭtus Swíðe micel folc ðú hæfst on ðínre firdinge to ðam gefeohte i-s/>very much people thou hast in thine army for the battle, Jud. 7, 2
Fróm
FROME ⬩ Somersetshire ⬩ oppĭdi nōmen in agro Somersetensi
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FROME, Somersetshire; oppĭdi nōmen in agro Somersetensi Hér forþferde Eádréd cining on Sc̃e Clementes mæssedæg on Frome here king Eadred died on St. Clement's mass-day at Frome, Chr. 955; Erl. 118, 6
ge-æðele
Congenial ⬩ in accordance with one's nature, race ⬩ congĕnĭtus
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Congenial, in accordance with one's nature, race [ Similar entries v. æðelo]; congĕnĭtus Swá him geæðele wæs from cneómǽgum as was to them natural from their kindred, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 7; Æðelst. 7
Eádes burh
EDDESBURY, Cheshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Cestriensi
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EDDESBURY, Cheshire; loci nomen in agro Cestriensi Æðelflǽd Myrcna hlǽfdige ða burh getimbrede æt Eádes byrig Æthelfled, lady of the Mercians, built the fortress at Eddesbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 30, col. 2
ísen-hyrst
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Fitted with iron Ǽrest of ísenhyrste gate ... eft in on ísenhyrsten geat first, from the gate fitted up with iron ... back to the same gate, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27 ... 131, 19
mægþ-blæd
Pudendum muliebre
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Pudendum muliebre Mægeþblædd virginal, Germ. 400, 8. Leo 508, 9 says on this word 'Dieselbe Bedeutung hat Blatt noch in der deutschen Jägersprache: das Blatt einer Ricke, einer Hinde.'
bleó-fæstnes
Pleasure, delight ⬩ jucunditas, deliciæ
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That which gives pleasure from its colour,- Pleasure, delight; jucunditas, deliciæ Niht is onleóhtnes oððe onlíhting on bleófæstnessum [bleófæstnyssum, Spl.] oððe éstum mínum nox illuminatio est in deliciis meis, Ps. Lamb. 138, 11
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tánede
Having the toes diseased
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Having the toes diseased Tánede mentagricus (the word occurs in a list of adjectives denoting diseases of the leg), Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 43: ii. 58, 9. v. Similar entries tán a toe
þorfa
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Destitute, poor; used as a substantive, a needy person Of ðorfum de egenis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 6. [Icel. þurfi or þurfa wanting, in need of. Cf. Goth. ga-þaurbs continens.] Cf. þearfa
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þreá-weorc
Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell
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Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell, as in O. Sax. the phrase thrá-werk tholón Wit hearmas, þreáweorc þoliaþ, and þýstre land, Cd. Th. 45, 35; Gen. 737
þrohtig
Enduring ⬩ firm ⬩ persevering ⬩ laborious
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Enduring, firm, persevering, laborious Ðrohtig (in the MS. e is written over o) pervicax, Txts. 87, 1556. Ic eom swiftre ðonne hé, þrágum strengra, hé þreohtigra, Exon. Th. 494, 7; Rä. 82, 4
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un-æþellíce
Ignobly
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Ignobly Ic cúþe sumne bróþor ... wæs hé geseted on æþelum mynstre, ac hé unæþelíce his líf lifede novi fratrem ... positum in monasterio nobili, sed ipsum ignobiliter viventem, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 9
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un-wilsumlíce
Against one's will ⬩ not of one's own accord
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Against one's will, not of one's own accord Se sceal nýde on helle duru unwilsumlíce geniþerad gelǽded beón necesse habet in januam inferni non sponte damnatus introduci, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 20
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wiþ-hogian
To be adverse in thought ⬩ purpose ⬩ to be disposed to resist
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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to be disposed to resist Abraham . . . nalles Nergendes hǽse wiðhogode (had no thought of disobeying the command), Cd. Th. 173, 20; Gen. 2864. v. next word
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billere
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a plant name (v. N. E. D., D. D. bilders) Billere bibulta (in a list of plant names), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 29: ii. 11, 58. Billeru, 102, 4. Bilhergas bibultum, 126, 7
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fint
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Þonne is se finta fægre gedǽled, sum brún, sum basu, sum blacum splottum searolice beseted caudaque porrigitur fulvo distenta metallo, in cujus maculis purpura mista rubet, Ph. 295. For passage under I substitute
fremfullíce
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Add: to profit or advantage Drihten ealle gód him fremfullíce ( to his profit ) tówearde dyde, Lch. iii. 436, 22. Fremfullíce ( only fremfi is left in MS.) effica[citer ], R. Ben. I. 1, 5
fót-setl
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A footstool Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde. Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21
ge-byrdlic
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Orderly, harmonious Þú hý hæfst æalle gesceapene gebyrdlice and gesóme, and tó þám geþwǽre þæt heora nán ne mæg óðerne mid ælle fordón dissonantia usque in extremum nulla est, Solil. H. 5, 13