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feorh-gebeorh

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-gebeorh, gen. -gebeorges; n.

Life's securityrefugevītæ servātiorefŭgium

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Life's security, refuge; vītæ servātio, refŭgium He gelǽdde ofer lagustreámas máþmhorda mǽst on feorhgebeorh he led the greatest of store-houses over the water-streams for refuge, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 8; Exod. 369

freórig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig-mód, adj.

Sad in mindtristis anĭmo

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Sad in mind; tristis anĭmo He monge gehǽlde, ðe hine ádle gebundne gesóhtun, freórigmóde he healed many, who, oppressed with malady, sad in mind, sought him, Exon. 45 b; Th. 155, 14; Gú. 860

mearc-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-ísen, es; n.

A branding-iron

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sǽde ðæt gesége ðæt ic wǽre gemearcod mid deófles mearcísene, Shrn. 31, 13. v. next word

bí-rihte

(prep.)
Grammar
bí-rihte, -ryhte; prep. dat.

Near, close byjuxta

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Near, close by; juxta Geseh he on greóte gingran síne bíryhte [Kmbl. birihte] him swefan on slǽpe he saw his disciples near him slumbering in sleep on the sand, Andr. Recd. 1699; An. 850

un-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽre, adj.

Not illustriousinglorious

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Not illustrious, inglorious Þeáh n ðm lande seó mǽre ðonne biþ on óþrum unmǽre fit, ut quem tu aestimas gloriosum, pro maxima parte terrarum videatur inglorius, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 16

mígan

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Gif gemían ne mæge, and gif blóde míge, 8, 24

ofer-cídan

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sylf cídde (ofercídde, v. l.) and þreáde (vehementer increpavit) þæs muneces dysignysse, and þá swá gecíded (ofercíded, v. l. ) wæs eft gecyrred tó his mynstre, Gr. D. 111, 16: 132, 23. Add

ælmes-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ælmes-líce, adv.

Charitably

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Charitably Fóe tó thaem londe and hit forgelde and thaet wiorth gedaele fore hiora gástas suae aelmeslíce and suae rehtlíce suae him seolfa on his wísdóme geleornie, C. D. i. 234, 34

getan

(v.)
Grammar
getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To GETtakeobtainadipiscicapereassequi

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To GET, take, obtain; adipisci, capere, assequi Cwæþ he on mergenne méces ecgum getan wolde said he in the morning would take them with the edges of the sword, Beo. Th. 5872; B. 2940

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakenedenervatedenervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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mé on ðisne sið sendan wolde, Exon. Th. 460, 35 ; Hö. 27. Se ðe englas gehét wið mé tó sendenne, Blickl. Homl. 181, 26. Fram Gode is send, 247, 19. Óþ ðæt ðú gefylle ðíne þegnunge tó ðære ðe ðú sended eart, 233, 28; senden (?)

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Add: to touch, handle Ealle ðá hearpan strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hié ungelíce styrige chordae uno quidem plectro, sed non uno impulsu, feriuntur, Past. 175, 9. gomenwudu grétte he played the harp, B. 2108.

hwanan

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I. 1 Þú nást hwanon cymþ, ne hwider gǽþ, Jn. 3, 8. Frægn heó ... hwonan his cyme wǽre ... 'Ic eom ... tó þé sended of heáhðu,' Jul. 259.

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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He sent on his ǽrenda he sends on his errands, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Híg lægdon ǽrende they imposed an errand, Chr. 1065; Th. 332, 25, col. 2.

Linked entry: ÁR

of-þyncan

Grammar
of-þyncan, Add: <b>I a.</b>
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<b>I c</b> :-- cwræð þæt him ofþúhte þæt ǽfre mancynn gesceóp, Hml. Th. i. 20, 25.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Biþ deófles ðeówa, Homl. Th. i. 172, 20. biþ ðæra ǽhta ðeówa, 66, 7. Fram Gode is send, and is Godes þeówa, Blickl. Homl. 247, 19. Ðæs Godes þeówes synna, 49, 6. Moises gelíca mínes þeówes, Num. 12, 7. Ðæs þeówan hláford, Lk.

fléwst

(v.)
Grammar
fléwst, 2nd and 3rd sing. pres. of flówan.

flowestflows

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he fléwþ flowest, flows, Ex. 3, 8;

truma

(n.)
Grammar
truma, an; m.
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Voc. ii. 147, 52. order of troops, array ð æt folc búton truman lǽdde he led the army withtout keeping any order, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 14. a support, v. wyrt-truma

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass throughglide throughto go through a subjectexamineconsiderperlustrare

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our Lord's nature according to the flesh ), ne on him gelýfan swylce sý ánfeald man búton his godcundnysse, ac wé sceolon gelýfan ðæt ys sóð man and sóðlíce God, Anglia viii. 324, 1

wræc-lást

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-lást, es; m.

An exile-track

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wunode wræclástum he lived in exile, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 36. wræclástas trsed he wandered an outlaw, Beo. Th. 2709; B. 1352. Ic sceal hweorfan ðý wídor, wadan wræclástas, wuldre benémed, duguþum bedéled. Cd. Th. 272, 17; Sae. 121.