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FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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Ne feallaþ ðǽr fealwe blóstman fallow blossoms fall not there, 57a; Th. 202, 24; Ph. 74. Fealwe mearas bay horses, Beo. Th. 1735; B. 865. Se beorg tohlád and in forlét fealewe wǽgas the hill opened and let in the dusky waves, Andr.

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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Ne sceal ic míne onsýn fóre eówere mengu míðan I shall not conceal my countenance before your multitude, Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 17; Gú. 679. Fóre þreó niht before three nights, Andr.

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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He mid his fultume næs he was not with his army, 2, 5; Bos. 48, 15, 22: 3, 7; Bos. 59, 18

Linked entry: fultom

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Ne gemealt him se módsefa his heart did not fail, 5249; B. 2628. Helle gemundon in módsefan hell had they in mind, 362; B. 182. Ic ne métte on módsefan máran snyttro, Andr. Kmbl. 1107; An. 554.

ge-unnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unnan, ic, he -an; ðú -unne, pl. -unnon; p. -úðe, pl. -úðon; subj. -unne, pl. -unnen; p. -úðe, pl. -úðen; pp. -unnen

To givegrantallowconcedeconcedereindulgerepermitterelargiri

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Se cyning nolde him his feores geunnan the king would not grant him his life, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 104, 22: Andr. Kmbl. 358; An. 179: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 26.

BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexioncolor, species

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Seolocenra hrægla mid mistlícum bleowum hí ne gímdon they cared not for silken garments of various colours, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 11. Mónan bleoh habban hýnþe getácnaþ for the moon to have colours betokens humility, Lchdm. iii. 206, 27.

Linked entries: bleó blió

á-beran

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S. 23, 604. with sense of rest (metaph.). to bear with, tolerate Seó cyrice . . . swá ábireþ ( portat) and ældeth, ðæt oft ðæt yfel áberende (portando ) and yldende beweraþ, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 491, 31. to bear, endure, not to give way under trial, suffering

ferian

(v.)

to carrymoveconveyto leadconduct

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Dele bracket at end, and add: to carry, move, convey, the subject a person, and the object not moving itself Hé forðférde . . . hine man ferede tó Sc̃a Marian mynstre, Chr. 977; P. 122, 12: 1023; P. 157, 9.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Mé sceamað nú þæt ic wénde þæs ðe hyt næs I am ashamed that I supposed what was not, Solil.

rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extentclear space, roomextension, clearance

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Ná swylce on eástdǽle synderlíce sý his (God's) wunung ... se ðe ǽghwár is andweard ná þurh rýmyt ðære stówe ac þurh his mægenþrymmes andweardnysse he who is everywhere present, not through the extent of the place in which he dwells, but through the presence

Linked entry: rýmetleást

hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.

Sound, rumour, report, reputation, renown, fame, glory

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Ðeáh ðé monig mon herige ne gelýf ðú him tó wel: ac ðæs hlísan þenc ðé silf hwæt ðæs sóþes sý though many men praise thee, do not believe them too much; but thyself consider how much of this reputation is true, Prov. Kmbl. 69.

Linked entries: hlígan hligsa hlýsa

ge-sceádwís

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Is sió lytle nosu ðæt mon ne sié gescádwís (-sceád-, v.l.) parvo naso est qui ad tenendam mensurum discretionis idoneus non est, 65, 20. Þ man sí gesceádwís and gemetigian cunne ge his spréce ge his swígan, Prov. K. 2.

ge-dafenian

(v.)
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Gl. 252, 15. the subject a noun, with dat. or uncertain Rehtwíse gedeofenað efenherenis rectis decet conlaudatio, Ps. Srt. 32, l. Ðé gedeafenað ymen, 64, 2. . . .

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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Hí ne sceoldon þone gyrlan him tó teón habitum usurpare non debent, Chrd. 63, 22. <b>III 4.

wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deeda benefitfavourkindnessan officeservice

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Wé ne magon ásecgean his weldǽda on ús Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 3. Hí ofergeáton weldǽda (-déda, Surt.) his obliti sunt benefactorum ejus Ps.

gladian

(v.)
Grammar
gladian, p. ode.

to be gladexultareto make glad

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Ne gladige on ðæt cyning let no king rejoice at that, Lchdm. iii, 442, 35. to make glad Ic gladige gratificor, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 3. Drihten mid to gladienne to make glad the Lord therewith, Lev. 1, 3. Gladigan demulcere, Hpt. Gl. 476

be-ládung

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Beóð þá hæðenan búton beládunge ( no excuse can be made for them ) rihtlíce fordémede, ii. 344. Mid þæs cáseres beládunge ( excuse or defence of his conduct ), 31, 624. Þú sécest beládunge, ꝥ þú ne þurfe getíðian þæs þe ic þé bidde, Gr. D. 28, 7.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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D. end, 5 c) Hé him ánum deádum lytle mildheortnesse gedyde . . . þe hé siþþan nánum ende (not at all, in no instance) his cynne gedón nolde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 17.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For thatfor that reason whichforbecausenamquia

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Næfþ ðys word [willan] nǽnne imperātīvum, forðanðe se willa sceall beón ǽfre frig this verb [to will] has no imperative, for the will must always be free, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 11: Homl. Th. ii. 290, 1, 3, 25.

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan, adv.

From the north

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From the north Se wind se ðe ǽr súþan bleów, hine norþan áwearp, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 28. Gif hér wind cymþ westan oððe eástan, súþan oððe norþan, Cd. Th. 50, 11; Gen. 807