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æt-écan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-écan, -ycan; p. -écte; v. trans, [æt to, at, eacan to eke]

To add to ⬩ increase ⬩ addere ⬩ adjicere

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To add to, increase; addere, adjicere He ætécte addidit, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 33: Mt. Rush. Stv. 6, 27

æ-wén

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-wén, adj. [æ without, wen hope]

Doubtful ⬩ uncertain ⬩ dubius

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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66

a-stífician

(v.)
Grammar
a-stífician, -stíficigan; p. ode ; pp. od ; v. a.

To eradicate ⬩ extirpate ⬩ destroy ⬩ exterminate ⬩ eradicare

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To eradicate, extirpate, destroy, exterminate; eradicare Ðæt he astíficige unþeáwas that he exterminate vices, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 23

Linked entry: a-stýfecigan

belone

(n.)
Grammar
belone, an; f.

Henbane

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Henbane Henne-belone, óðrum naman belone henbane, by another name bane Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 5, note 9

cíle

(n.)
Grammar
cíle, es; m.

A cold ⬩ frigus

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A cold; frigus Cíle wið hǽto cold with heat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 101; Met. 29, 50: Gen. 8, 22

Linked entry: cíele

eafor

(n.)
Grammar
eafor, es; m.

A boar, wild boar ⬩ aper

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A boar, wild boar; aper Sume wǽron eaforas some were wild boars, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 161; Met. 26, 81

Linked entries: aferian cum-feorm

discipul-hád

(n.)
Grammar
discipul-hád, es; m.
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DISCIPLEHOOD, pupilage; discipŭlātus Ðysses discipulháde Cúþberht wæs eádmódlíce underþeóded hujus discipŭlātui Cudberct humĭlĭter subdĭtus, Bd. 4, 27; S. 603, 39

earh

(adj.)
Grammar
earh, adj.

Swift, fleeing through fear, timorous, weak ⬩ fŭgax

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Th. 138, 50; By. 238

efne-spédelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efne-spédelíc, adj.

Of the same substance, consubstantial ⬩ consubstantiālis

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Of the same substance, consubstantial; consubstantiālis On þrým hádum efenspédelícum in trĭbus persōnis consubstantiālĭbus, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 38

fett

(adj.)
Grammar
fett, adj.

Fat ⬩ pinguis

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Fat; pinguis He biþ anlícost fettum swínum he is most like to fat swine, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 26

for-þeóstrian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þeóstrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To darken ⬩ be dark ⬩ obscūrāre

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To darken, be dark; obscūrāre He asende þeóstru and forþeóstrade oððe swearc mīsit tenebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 28

friénd

(n.)

friend

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friend Ne murnþ náuðer ne friénd ne fiénd he regards neither friend nor foe, Bt. 37, 1. Fox 186, 7

full-wélig

(adj.)
Grammar
full-wélig, adj.

Full wealthy ⬩ very rich ⬩ valde dives ⬩ ditissĭmus

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Full wealthy, very rich; valde dives, ditissĭmus Manege beóþ fullwélige many are very wealthy, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 3

Linked entry: ful-wélig

ful-yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-yrre, adj.

Full angry ⬩ very angry ⬩ valde irātus

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Th. 139, 13; By. 253

eald-geneát

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geneát, es; m.

An old companion ⬩ vĕtus cŏmes

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Th. 140, 58; By. 310

hrið-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
hrið-ádl, e; f.

A fever

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A fever Gif him hriðádl getenge biþ if fever be upon him, L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 16

in-gedón

(v.)

to put in

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to put in Hé on ðæt gemynegade mynster ingedón wæs monasterio supra memorato inditus, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 631, 9

mealt

(adj.)
Grammar
mealt, adj.

Cooked ⬩ boiled

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Cockayne says the word should be struck out), Lchdm. iii. 6, 17

Linked entry: malt

mis-healdsumness

(n.)
Grammar
mis-healdsumness, e; f.

Want of observance ⬩ negligence

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Want of observance, negligence Be muneces mishealdsumnysse de monachi inobservantia, L. Ecg. P. iii. tit. 11; Th. ii. 196, 3

Linked entry: -healdsumness

níd-bysig

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-bysig, adj.

Troubled by distresses

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Troubled by distresses Ðǽr ( in hell) ðú (the devil ) nýdbysig fore oferhygdum eard gesóhtes, Exon. Th. 267, 31; Jul. 423