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ildra

(adj.)
Grammar
ildra, adj.
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<b>I a.</b> of parents in contrast with children :-- Bearn, beó gé underðiódde eówrum ieldrun mágum filii, obedite parentibus vestris, Past. 189, 22. <b>I b.

hwý

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<b>Ia.</b> strengthened with ǽfre, á :-- Hwý gé þonne ǽfre ofer-módigen?, Met. 17, 15. Hwí eów? á lyste?, 10, 18. used interjectionally to introduce a question, cf. hú ; <b>I. 2,</b> hwá, Hý cweðað : 'Hwí!

á-drýgan

to dry up ⬩ to extract the moisture from material ⬩ to dry up a fluid ⬩ to dry up moisture on material, wipe off ⬩ to dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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Ǽlc mon ádrýge of óðerra monna móde ðone wénan be him ǽlces yfeles, Past. 451, 22. Ðæt hé mæge ádrýggean (-drýgean, Hatt. MS.) tergat of monna heortan ðæt fúles sié, 74, 21. Hát gefeormian mín blód and ðonon ádrýgan, Bl.

Linked entry: á-drígan

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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Bið on him will (wyll, v. l. ) forðrǽsendes wætres, 4, 14. Wyl, Bd. I. 7 ; S. 478, 27. Hió áweóll of ánum wille (welle, Cott. MSS. ) non a diverso fonte emanavit, Past. 7 ; Swt. 49, LI. Lǽt forð ðine willas (wyllas, Cote. MSS. ) . . .

Linked entry: well

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Ðǽr mé gifeðe ǽnig yrfeweard æfter wurde if any heir to follow me had been granted me, Beo. Th. 5455 ; B. 2731 : Cd. 83; Th. 103, 33 ; Gen. 1727. Óðres ne gýmeþ tó gebídanne yrfeweardas cares not to await another heir, Beo. Th. 4897; B. 2453.

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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<b>II a.</b> as a legal term :-- Be diernum geðinge.

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

hǽtu

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Hǽto, Bl. H. 51, 21. Fýres hǽto, Dan. 262. Swíðe sweartes líchaman heó wæs for þǽre sunnan hǽto, Hml. S. 23 b, 176. From haeto ( calore ) his, Ps. Srt. 18, 7.

æálá

(int.)
Grammar
æálá, interj.

O! alas! ⬩ O, eheu

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thou Creator, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 1; Met. 4, 1

ǽ-festnes

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-festnes, -ness, e; f.

Religion ⬩ devotion ⬩ religio

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Religion, devotion; religio Ða ðe to ǽfestnesse belumpon quæ ad religionem pertinebant, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 1

Linked entry: ǽw-festnys

Æffric

(adj.)
Grammar
Æffric, def. m. Æffrica; adj.

African ⬩ Afer

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African; Afer Severus Cásere se wæs Æffrica cynnes Severus Cæsar genere Afer, Bd. 1, 5 ; S. 476, 5

æt-broden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt-broden, pp. of æt-bredan.

Taken away ⬩ ablatus

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Taken away; ablatus Him biþ ætbroden shall be taken away from him, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43;

a-reaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-reaht, -reht

put forth ⬩ spoken ⬩ explained

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put forth, spoken, explained,Exon. 24 a ; Th. 69, 23 ; Cri. 1125: Bt. 36, 2 ; Fox 174, 3 ;

áncor-stów

(n.)
Grammar
áncor-stów, e; f.

An anchoret's or hermit's cell ⬩ a solitary place ⬩ anachoretæ mansio ⬩ solus locus

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An anchoret's or hermit's cell, a solitary place; anachoretæ mansio, solus locus, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 26

Linked entry: stów

and-fengnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-fengnes, -ness, on-, e; f.

A receiving ⬩ reception ⬩ a place for receiving ⬩ a receptacle ⬩ receptaculum

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A receiving, reception, a place for receiving, a receptacle; receptaculum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 12: Cot. 190

Linked entry: on-fengness

bealo-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-cræft, balo-cræft, es; m.

A wicked, pernicious, or magic art ⬩ perniciosa vel magica ars

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A wicked, pernicious, or magic art; perniciosa vel magica ars, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 150; Met. 26, 75

Linked entry: balo-cræft

átter-berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
átter-berende, part.

Venom-bearing ⬩ venenifer

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Venom-bearing; venenifer Wǽtan átter-berendum by venom-bearing humours, L. M. 2, 1 ; Lchdm. ii. 176, 5

balzam

(n.)

balsam

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balsam Se sceal on balzame beón it shall be of balsam, L.M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 288, 23

cynelec

(adj.)
Grammar
cynelec, adj.

Royal ⬩ regalis

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Royal; regalis In ðæm cynelecan túne in the royal town, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 21, col. 2

dǽl-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
dǽl-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By parts or pieces ⬩ partim

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By parts or pieces; partim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 59: particulātim, Mone B. 148: 3549: paulātim, 2635

dryrmian

(v.)

to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn ⬩ lugēre

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to make sad, to be made sad, to mourn; lugēre Dryrmyde, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 5; Exod. 40