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a-geolwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-geolwian, [a, geolo yellow]

To become yellowto make to glitter as goldflavescere

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To become yellow, to make to glitter as gold; flavescere, Herb. 42, ? Lye

forþ-teón

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen

To lead forthmake knowndiscoverbetrayrender upprōdĕre

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To lead forth, make known, discover, betray, render up; prōdĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

hring-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hring-loca, an; m.
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A coat of mail formed with rings, Byrht. Th. 136, 2; By. 145

hwítan

(v.)

to polish

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to make white, to polish, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 48; Reim. 62

menigdu

(n.)
Grammar
menigdu, f.

A multitudea body of people

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A multitude, a body of people Menigdu manum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 26

pere-wós

(n.)
Grammar
pere-wós, es; n.
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Perry, a drink made from pears Perewós sapa, Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 50

Linked entry: wós

wiþ-heardian

(v.)

to make obdurate

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to make obdurate Nylle gé wiðheardian (obdurare) heortan eówre, Ps. Spl. 94, 7

wiþer-habban

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-habban, p. -hæfde

To resist

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To resist Hwæt mæg mé wiðerhabban? quid mihi restat? Ps. Th. 72, 20

Linked entry: wiþ-habban

for-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
for-wemman, p. de
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To defile Hé manega his mágan mánlice forwernde, Sal. K. p. 121, 38

ge-líffæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstnian, p. ode
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To make alive, quicken Þú gelíffæstnast mé viuificabis me, Ps. Rdr. 142, II

Linked entry: líf-fæstan

hand-selen

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For 'Cot. 136, Lys.' substitute Handselen manci*-*patio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8; 59

stihtere

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Add: a steward, treasurer Úre cyrican stihteres ( dispensatoris) mǽg, Gr. D. 221, 19

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Hwylc man is of eów quis est ex vobis homo? Mt. Kmbl. 7, 12. Hwylc þearf is ðé húsles quid opus est Eucharistia? Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 37. Hwá is úre Fæder? Se Ælmihtiga God. And hwilcera manna Fæder is he? Swutelíce hit is gesǽd, yfelra manna.

leógan

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K. 70. to state what is not correct, make a mistake Se áwergda gást ongan Godes béc trahtian, and þá sóna leáh ( and at once made a mistake); forþon þis næs gecweden be Críste . . . ah be hálgum monnum, Bl.

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Mad Wód rabidus vel insanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 70: 75, 56. in reference to persons Ðú eart wód daemonium habes. Jn. Skt. 8, 48, 49, 52: Homl. Th. ii. 232, 17. Hwá is swá wód, ðæt hé dyrre cweðan, ðæt God ne sé ǽce, Shrn. 176, 32.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Á mæg God wyrcan wundor æfter wundre, Beo. Th. 1866; B. 931. Eal ðæt folc ðe ðis wundor (the giving sight to the blind man) geseah, Blickl. Homl. 15, 29. Ic bebeóde wundor geweorðan, Andr. Kmbl. 1459; An. 730: Cd. Th. 245, 31; Dan. 471: Elen.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

á-mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
á-mǽran, -mǽrian; p. de
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To exterminate Ne wæs ǽnig cyninga ꝥ hiora landa út (úte v. l.) ámǽrde and him tó gewealde underþeódde nemo in regibus plures eorum terras, exterminatis indigenis, tributarias fecit, Bd. 1, 34; Sch. 104, 3.

tóweardness

(n.)
Grammar
tóweardness, e; f.

the time to comethe futurea future coming

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Swá ðú on ðisum andweardum lífe earfoða drígast, swá myccle ðú eft on tóweardnysse geféhst, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 13. a future coming Úre Drihten ðæt gefylde, ðæt hé þurh his ða hálgan tóweardnesse gehét, Blickl. Homl. 119, 28

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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Is witena gehwám wópes eáca there is increase of weeping to every man, Salm. Kmbl. 922; Sal. 460. Ic [Ælfríc Abbod] geset hæbbe feówertig lárspella, and sumne eácan ðǽrto I [Abbot Ælfric] have composed forty sermons, and some addition thereto, Ǽlfc.

FEN

(n.)
Grammar
FEN, fenn, fæn, fænn, es; n. m.

FENmarshmuddirtpăluslŭtumlīmussordes

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Hió wyrcþ ðæt fenn ðe man háteþ Meotedisc it forms the fen which is called Mæotis, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 19. He underféhþ ðæt fenn ðara þweándra he receives the dirt of the washers, Past. 16, 5; Hat. MS. 21 b, 20.

Linked entries: fæn fenn feon fien