þeahtian
To take counsel, ⬩ to consult
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Hé ða monnðwǽrnesse ðe hé ǽr ðurhtogen hæfde eft ðeahtigende on yfel gewend mansuetudinem, quam tolerances habuerunt, retractantes in malitiam vertunt, Past. 83; Swt. 225, 22.
án-wille
Having one will ⬩ following one's own will ⬩ self-willed ⬩ obstinate ⬩ stubborn ⬩ pertinax ⬩ obstinatus ⬩ contumax
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Having one will, following one's own will, self-willed, obstinate, stubborn; pertinax, obstinatus, contumax Ánwilla obstinatus, pertinax, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Wrt. Voc. 51, 29. Sint to manianne ða ánwillan admonendi pertinaces, Past. 42. 1; Hat.
feðer-scíte
Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ quadrangŭlāris
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Four-cornered, quadrangular; quadrangŭlāris Feðerscíte tæfel four-cornered tables; tessĕrae vel lepuscŭlæ, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 66; Wrt. Voc. 39, 49. Lytle feðerscitte flórstánas little four-cornered floor-stones; tessellæ, 61; Som. 68, 67; Wrt.
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firgen-gát
A mountain-goat ⬩ chamois ⬩ montāna vel saltuensis capra ⬩ ībex
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A mountain-goat, chamois; montāna vel saltuensis capra, ībex Firgengát [MS. firing-gát] ibex, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 39; Wrt. Voc. 23, 2. Firgengát mountain-goat, Cot. 109: 116. Firgingǽt [MS. -gǽtt] ibĭces, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 158, 31
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fisc-pól
A fish-pool ⬩ fish-pond ⬩ piscīna ⬩ vīvārium
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A fish-pool, fish-pond; piscīna, vīvārium Fiscpól vīvārium, Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 94; Wrt. Voc. 54, 38: 80, 66: piscīna, Som. 76, 95; Wrt. Voc. 54, 39. On fiscpóle in a fish-pool, Lchdm. iii. 212, 15
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for-sceorfan
To gnaw or eat off ⬩ arrōdĕre
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To gnaw or eat off; arrōdĕre Gærstapan ǽlc wuht forscurfon, ðæs ðe on ðam lande wæs grówendes locusts ate off everything that was growing in the land, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L
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un-trumian
to make weak ⬩ weaken ⬩ to be or to become weak
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to make weak, weaken Ic untrumige infirmo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 276, 7. to be or to become weak Ná ic untrumge non infirmabor, Ps. Spl. 25, 1. Ðæs bróðer untrumade cujus frater infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 2
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wiþ-settan
To oppose ⬩ resist
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To oppose, resist Sende hé him fultum þurh sumne déman, ðe wiðsette heora feóndum, and hí álísde of heora yrmðe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 25. Fram ansýne árleásra ða ðe mé geswenctun ł wiðsettun (afflixerunt), Ps. Lamb. 16, 9
be-sendan
to send
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to send Ic on besende inmitto, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 172, 11. On ðám ðwyrnyssum þe ús se Ælmihtiga on besent, Hml. Th. ii. 460, 15. Besende se deófol swilc geþanc on þone munuc, Hml. S. 31, 1073 : 33. 161
for-lǽdan
to bring forth
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.), Mt. 13, 52) of his goldhorde ealde þing and níwe similis est homini qui profert de thesauro suo noua et uetera, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 29
hyrnetu
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Hymette (hyrnete, v. l.) scabro, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 307, 13. a gad-fly Beáw vel hyrnette vestrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 64
wǽgan
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Gif þú wiltest ealne þone wísdóm þe on þám bócum stynt, þonne woldest þú gelýfan ꝥ ic ná ne wǽge on þisum gewrite, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 8. Wǽgeð weorc eleberian mentietur opus oliuę, Ps. Rdr. 285, 17. Add
afæstla
O certainly! ⬩ O assuredly! ⬩ O certe
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O certe Afæstla, and hi lá hi, and wella well, and þyllíce óðre syndon Englisc interjectiones O certainly, and alas, and well well, and such other are English interjections, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 28
fennig
FENNY ⬩ marshy ⬩ muddy ⬩ dirty ⬩ pălustris ⬩ ulīgĭnōsus ⬩ lŭtōsus
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FENNY, marshy, muddy, dirty; pălustris, ulīgĭnōsus, lŭtōsus Fennig æcer ulīgĭnōsus ăger, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 70; Wrt. Voc. 37, 56. Gif sió hond bip fennegu if the hand is dirty, Past. 13, 1; Hat. MS. 16 b, 8
ful-cúþ
Full known ⬩ well known ⬩ famous ⬩ public ⬩ bĕne nōtus ⬩ insignis ⬩ publĭcus
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Full known, well known, famous, public; bĕne nōtus, insignis, publĭcus On fulcúþum gemynde in famous memory, Ælfc. T. 21, 1. Bí fulcúþum strǽtum juxta publĭcos viārum transĭtus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 4, note, MS. T: Nar. 2, 15
hramma
Cramp ⬩ spasm
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Cramp, spasm Hramma spasmos, Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 12; Wrt. Voc. 19, 21. Gif hwylcum men hramma derige if cramp annoy any man, Herb. 94, 11; Lchdm. i. 206, 21. Wíð hramman, 153, 5; Lchdm. i. 280, 5
ge-hendnys
Nearness ⬩ proximity ⬩ vicinity ⬩ proxĭmĭtas ⬩ vīcīnĭtas
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Ða geswuteliaþ gehendnysse they express vicinity, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 50. On gehendnysse his mynstres in the neighbourhood of his monastery, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 5
ge-screádian
To cut off trim, prune ⬩ sarpere
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Gescreáded wíngeard sarpta vinea, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 125; Wrt. Voc. 54, 65
ge-maca
A mate, an equal, companion ⬩ par, socius ⬩ socius
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A mate, an equal, companion; par, socius Gemaca hic et hæc par, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 50. Of eallum nýtenum ealles flǽsces twegen gemacan of all beasts two of the same kind, male and female, Gen. 6, 19
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þurh-delfan
to dig through ⬩ bore through ⬩ pierce
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to dig through, bore through, pierce Ic ðurhdelfe perfodio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 179, 10. Þurhdelfeþ, Ps. Th. 79, 15. Hý þurhdulfon ( foderunt ) míne handa and míne fét, 21, 15. Þurhdol[fen] confossa, transfixa, Hpt. Gl. 501, 29