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FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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Nigon fóta, and ix scæfta munda, and ix bere-corna nine feet and nine half feet, and nine barley-corns or three inches, L. Ath. iv. 5; Th. i. 224, 9

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Ic eom frymdi tó ðé ðæt hí helsceaþan hýnan ne móton I am suppliant to thee that fiends of hell may not evil entreat it [the soul ], Byrht. Th. 137, 3; By. 180

Linked entry: hénan

æþelo

(n.)
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Sax. aðali; n. noble family: O. H. Ger. adal, edeli; n. prosapia, genus, nobilitas; edií; f. generositas: Icel. aðal; n. nature.]

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Ne meahte hé ðæs wealdendes willan oncirran, Beo. Th. 5707; B. 2857. Hí woldon his mód oncyrran, Andr. Kmbl. 2921; An. 1463. Hé ne meahte hire mód oncyrran he could not make her change her mind, Exon.

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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sibbe ne náne endebyrdnesse ne heóldon, gif hí næfdon ǽnne God ðe him eallum stiórde, Bt. 34, 12; Fox 154, 2

Linked entry: te-flówan

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Grn. 4, 9. of excess Ne ástíhð nán getel ofer þæt, Hml. Th. i. 188, 35. B. trans. to descend, go down into Þá ðe ástígað sǽ on scipum qui descendunt mare in navibus, Ps. Spl. 106, 23.

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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D. 203, 4. to make acceptable Se ofermete ne befæsð ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 317, 19.

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

oneunus

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one; unus Wyrc ðé ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

scotere

(n.)
Grammar
scotere, (?) one who shoots or
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hurls, a warrior hé ðære feoh*-*gyfte for scoterurn (? scotenum, MS.) scamigan þorfte, Beo. Th. 2056 ; B. 1026

swingere

(n.)
Grammar
swingere, es; m.
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One who scourges ic (mead) eom bindere and swingere, sóna weorpere, Exon. Th. 409, 26 ; Rä. 28, 7

fannian

(v.)
Grammar
fannian, p. ode
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To winnow corn fanna þú þé on ǽlcum winde non uentiles te in omni uento, Scint. 186, 17

heáfod-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mægen, es; n.
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A cardinal virtue syndon eahta heáfodmægnu, ðá magan oferswíðan þás deóflu, Hml. S. 16, 312. Cf. heáfod-leahter

lǽn-lic

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Wé sculon geþencean ꝥ þis líf is lǽnlic þe wé on libbað, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 15. Add

á-hebban

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Hié wið Godes bearne níð áhófon, El. 838.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

ge-ícan

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Ne geéc ðú ne addas (quidquam verbis illius ), Kent. Gl. 1074. Sí geáht addetur, 296.

hring

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Hringas an[nul]os, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 61. <b>I a.

á-wendan

(v.)

To turn.to give a certain direction toto returnto reducebring into subjectionto turn aside,to remove divertto avertto pervertto changeto turn into something elsetransformto translatereproduce something with other materialto exchangeTo turntake a certain direction

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Ic ne mæg áwendan Godes word, (immutare) Num. 22, 18. Ǽfre on ǽfen byð his (the moon's) ylde áwend, Angl. viii. 309, 17. Áwende móde mutata mente, Past. 39, 22.

Linked entry: on-wendan

deáþ-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwealm, es; m. [cwealm a violent death, slaughter]

Slaughter nex

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Slaughter; nex Ic wræc deáþcwealm Denigea I avenged the slaughter of the Danes, Beo. Th. 3344; B. 1670

ge-ærwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ærwe, adj. [arg wicked, depraved]

Perversewickedprāvus

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Perverse, wicked; prāvus tocleofode me heorte geærwe non adhæsit mihi cor prāvum, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

ge-feohan

(v.)

to rejoice

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to rejoice Gefeoh on ferþe rejoice now in mind, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: ge-feagan