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FÓÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓÐER, fóður, es; n.

food ⬩ food for cattle ⬩ fodder ⬩ ălĭmentum ⬩ jūmenti pābŭlum ⬩ that in which food is carried ⬩ a basket ⬩ cophĭnus ⬩ κόφĭνos ⬩ that in which food for cattle is carried ⬩ a cart ⬩ cart-load ⬩ vĕhes ⬩ plaustrum ⬩ nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi

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If he have not, let him pay half in fodder, and half in other goods, 60; Th. i. 140, 8-11. that in which food is carried,-a basket; cophĭnus = κόφĭνos Genómon ceawlas vel fóðer tŭlērunt cophĭnos, Mt. Lind.

Linked entry: fódder

lǽððu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽððu, e; lǽððo; indecl.; f.

An injury ⬩ offence ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malice

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Ðæt hié ongieten ðæt ðæt sindon ða forman lǽððo ðe hié Gode gedoon mǽgen ut noverint, quod hanc primam injuriam faciunt Deo, Past. 45, 2; Swt. 339, 7.

langung

(n.)
Grammar
langung, e; f.

Longing ⬩ desire ⬩ weariness

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Longing, desire, weariness or grief that comes from unsatisfied desire Hié langung beswác eorþan dreámas éces rǽdes the longing for the joys of earth cheated them of eternal good, Cd. 173; Th. 217, 28; Dan. 29.

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teacher ⬩ master ⬩ preacher

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On ðære heó mihte Gode willsumra wífmonna láreów and féstermódur gestandan in quo ipsa Deo devotarum mater ac nutrix possit existere feminarum, 4, 6; S. 574, 17.

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praise ⬩ glory ⬩ hymn

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Eall folc Gode lof sealde, Lk. Skt. 18, 43. Wé herigaþ hira cræftas and ðeáh nyllaþ hí habban forðæm wé hiera nabbaþ nán lof we praise their arts, and yet do not wish to have them, for we get no credit from them, Past. 34, 2; Swt. 231, 8.

mynetere

(n.)
Grammar
mynetere, es; m.

a moneyer ⬩ a money-changer ⬩ money-dealer ⬩ a minter ⬩ one who coins

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Godes feoh biþ befæst myneterum tó sleánne, Homl. Th. ii. 554, 14. Ic habbe geunnen Baldewyne abbode ónne meonetere wiðinne Sæint Eǽdmundes byrg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 223, 6

Linked entry: mynet-smiððe

ge-metlic

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Lǽrð ús Godes engel stilnesse and gemetlice sprǽce . . . Lǽrð ús se deófol unstillnesse and ungemetlíce hleahtras and unnytte sprǽce, Wlfst. 233, 13-18

Linked entry: ge-métednes

ge-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.

to set a price on ⬩ value ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ honour ⬩ dignify ⬩ adorn ⬩ worship ⬩ adore ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ insignīre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ ornāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ mactāre ⬩ adōrāre ⬩ celebrāre

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Wæs éþfynde Afrisc meówle, golde geweorþod the African maid was easy to be found, adorned with gold, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 9; Exod. 580: 174; Th. 218, 18; Dan. 41: Elen. Kmbl. 2384; El. 1193.

Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian

ge-cuman

to move to an object, to reach by moving ⬩ to agree upon ⬩ convenire

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Oð ꝥ ríc Godes gecyme ( ueniat ), Lk. L. 22, 18. Gecwóme hé cwoðend uenisse se dicens, Mt. p. 14, 12. Se feónd sǽde ꝥ hé wolde gecuman mid (féran tó, v.l.) þám bróðrum hostis quod ad fratres pergeret indicavit, Gr. D. 124, 27.

ge-dyrstlǽcan

to presume, ⬩ absolute

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A. 101, 306. where the extent of presumption is defined by the clause :-- Þ hé ná ne ge-dyrstlǽhte tó þám ꝥ hé þone Godes þeów ǽnig þing hrepode, Gr. D. 38, 32 with dat. infin. Þæt nán ne gedyrstlǽce his ágenne rǽd tó beweri-genne, R.

ge-fégan

conpingite ⬩ of construction, to join the parts of a structure, construct, compact ⬩ to attach, join ⬩ to join in friendship, unite ⬩ to constrain, confine ⬩ to square, adapt

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Hé wæs geféged mid ðǽre lufan Godes and monna ǽgðer ge tó ðám hiéhstum ðingum ge tó ðǽm nyðemestum compage caritatis summis simul et infimis junctus, Past. 99, 25. to join in friendship, unite Þæt gecynd geféhþ and gelímþ ðá friénd tógædere mid untódǽledlicre

FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGER ⬩ digĭtus

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Gif ic on Godes fingre deófla útadrífe si in digĭto Dei ejĭcio dæmŏnia, 11, 20. On ðæm lytlan fingre in the little finger, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 359; Met. 20, 180.

Linked entry: fincer

stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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Gl. 449, 26. metaph. of stone, stony, hard as stone, in a good sense Ic ðé secge, ðæt ðú ( Peter ) eart stǽnen, and ofer ðysne stán ic timbrige míne cyrcan, Homl. Th. i. 364, 23. in a bad sense Hié, wǽron stǽnenre heortan and blindre, Blickl.

weorold-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, es; n.
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Ic ongite ðætte ǽlces gódes genóg nis on ðisum woruldwelan, ne æltæwe anweald nis on nánum woruldríce video nic opibus sufficientiam, nec regnis potentiam posse contingere, 33, 1 ; Fox 120, 3.

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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.) :-- Bedǽled and áídlad ǽlces gódes weorces a bonis actibus funditus exors vacat, Past. 67, 10. Hé bið innan áídlad ðǽre ryht*-*wísnesse intus veritate vacuatur, 111, 9

be-þencan

consider

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Beþænce hé (cogitet) Godes edleán, R. Ben. 92, 12. Beþænce se fæder þone sunu and se sunu þone fæder bútan yrre, Wlfst. 228, 23. pæt heó beþencen Drihtnes ǽrendgewrit, 230, 33.

ge-hát

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</b> what is promised, a promised good :-- Ic sendo gihát (promissum ) fædres mínes in iówih, Lk. R. 24, 49.

Linked entry: hát

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Goth. ga-laþón to take in a stranger Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ hé ne móte intó his cotan gelógian (gelaðyan, v. l. ) ꝥ ꝥ hé wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24

Linked entry: laþian

ge-nyhtsum

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Wæs gold swá genihtsum and seolfor swá stánas ofer eorðan, Angl. xi. 8, 27. Syb genihtsum abundantia pacis, Ps. Th. 71, 7. [Genihtsum affatim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 25. v. ge-nyhtsumlíce.] Genihsumre wennę opulenti luxus, An. Ox. 11, 44.

ge-tynge

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., and add: I. in a good sense Getinge dissertas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 24. of persons, skilful with the tongue, elegant in speech, eloquent, witty Getincge facetus i. facundus (poeta ), An. Ox. 13.