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ge-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, es; n: ge-rǽdu, e; f?

A housing, harness, trappings, equipagephaleræ, apparatus

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A housing, harness, trappings, equipage; phaleræ, apparatus Ða here-geata medemra þegna syndon hors and his gerǽda the heriots of the medial thanes are a horse and his trappings, L. C. S. 72; Th. i. 414, 12, MS. G: Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 22, MS. B.

tǽnel

(n.)
Grammar
tǽnel, es; m.

A wicker basket

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A wicker basket Taenil, ténil fiscilla (-ella), Txts. 62, 403. Tǽnel, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 36: canistrum, vas vinetum, 128, 18: cistella, capsilla, cartellum, 131, 20: corbis vel qualus, i. 24. 57. Litel tǽnel quasillus, 25, 6.

Linked entry: sprincel

þurh-féran

(v.)

to pass through or overto penetrateget into

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to pass through or over Ðæt geðyld ðurhférde ðara leahtra truman patientia medias acies transit, Gl. Prud. 26 b. þurhférde hǽðenre þeóde eard, Shrn. 155, 34. þurhférdon ealle ða land ... óððæt cómon ðǽr wunode, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 231.

Linked entry: þurh-faran

dípan

(v.)
Grammar
dípan, p. te.
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Swilce þú feþere hæb(b)e and dýpe, Tech. ii. 128, 18-22. to baptize Ic eówic dépu ( baptizo) wætere . . . eówic dépið (baptizabit ) fýre, Mt. R. 3, 11. Ꝥte wǽre dépid ut baptizaretur, 3, 13. Wérun dépte baptizabantur, 3, 6

Linked entry: dépan

for-grípan

Grammar
for-grípan, fór-grípan (l. for-).

To seizeTo destroy

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To seize, seize and carry off Ic ætbréde vel ic forgrípe diripio, i. rapio, abstraho, eripio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 48. Ealle se stranga deáð forgrípeð and nymð, Guth. 78, 15. Genom ł forgráp appraehendit, Lk. L. 5, 26.

for-legen

adulterous

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Add: guilty of fornication, adulterous Cneórisse yfel and forlegene (adultera), Mt. R. 12, 39. Eallswá scyldig byð geteald se forlegena cniht swá forlegene mǽden, Hml. A. 20, 152. For earmlicre forlegenre, Hml. S. 23 b, 598.

fremdian

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 670. to make an alien of a person, excommunicate Fremðiga anathematizare, Mk. R. 14, 71. Fremdian (frendian, MS. The word is a gloss on Mk. 14, 71), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 31

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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a member of a young men&#39;s guild (?) Hæbbe ǽlc gegilda .ii. sesteras mealtes, and ǽlc cniht ánne and sceat huniges, Cht. Th. 613, 33. Ego Æðelhelm and cniahta gegildan (cf. (?) N. E. D. knighten-gild), C. D. B. ii. 128, 32. add.

splott

(n.)
Grammar
splott, es; m.

a plot of land a spot

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a plot of land Mann ðe áhte geweald ealles ðæs splottes æt Celian dúne, ðár ðæt scræf wæs tómiddes, ðe ða seofon hálgan lágon inne slápan, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 415. On clǽnan splott súðe-weardne, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: ge-splottod

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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41, 2; Fox 244, 14. Ðú hæfst árétne on ðam tweón ðe ic ǽr on wæs be ðam freódóme, Fox 246, 12. habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón, 41, 6; Fox 254, 10. Ðonne secge ic eów búton ǽlcum tweón, 16, 1; Fox 50, 27.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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in reference to the dimensions of an object, wide, of (a certain) width Se arc wæs fíftig fæðma wíd, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 4. Fær gewyrc fiftiges wíd, ðrittiges heáh, þreó hund lang elngemeta, Cd. Th. 79, 7; Gen. 1307.

á-hebban

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Grammar á-hebban, Add: &lt;b&gt;A.&lt;/b&gt; as a strong verb. literal, to raise from a lower to a higher position Heora nǽnig þá bǽre ne áhóf. Bl. H. 153. 3. Þá áhóf Drihten hié up, 157, 21. Áhóf Paulus up his heáfod, 187, 35.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

níd

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&lt;b&gt;IV a.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Forðon is mín hyge geómor, 115 a; Th. 442, 24; Kl. 17. Se hreó hyge, 76 b; Th. 287, 18; Wand. 16. Ys mínre heortan hige hluttor and clǽne quia delectatum est cor meum, Ps. Th. 72, 17.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Mid miclum wylme and yrre onstyred nimio furore commotus, Bd. 1. 7; S. 477, 41. Of lufe nalæs of wylme, 1, 27; S. 490, 13. Yrre ne lǽt ðé wylme besmítan. Exon. Th. 305, 8 ; . 85

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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a man, a male person Wer oððe wǽpman vir, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 11. Wer wintrum geong ( Isaac ), Cd. Th. 174, 34; Gen. 2888. Wíffæst wer a married man, L. C. S. 55; Th. i. 406, 14. Se Godes wer Sanctus Martinus, Blickl. Homl. 213, 36.

Linked entry: wíf

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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trans. to move, bear, carry, bring, transport Ic wege oððe ic ferige ueho, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 176, 4. (Scip) wist in wigeþ, Exon. Th. 415, 14; . 33,11. Ðone (a dog) on teón wigeþ feónd his feónde, 433, 28 ; . 51, 3. Hám wegaþ advehunt, Wrt.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

for-fón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ; p. ic, he -féng, ðú -fénge, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen [for-, fón to take] .

to take violently or by surpriseclutcharrestseizevehementer căpĕreimprōviso adventu căpĕreprehendĕreapprehendĕredeprehendĕre

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careless mortals bound in sleep, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 25; Cri. 874.

Linked entry: fore-fón

hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
hrór, adj.

Stirringactiveagilenimblevigorousstoutstrong

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Stirring, active, agile, nimble, vigorous, stout, strong Hrór hægstealdmon a stout fellow, Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 18; . 55, 3.

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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a race, swift or violent running, rush Wæs se þridda hlýp, rodorcyninges rǽs ðá on róde ástág, Exon. Th. 45, 30; Cri. 727. Micle rǽse ( magno impetu ) worn tódrifen wæs on sǽ, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 13. Mycelum rǽse, Lk. Skt. 8, 33.

Linked entry: rǽs-bora