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rót-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rót-líce, adv.

Cheerfully

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Cheerfully ðú ðus rótlíce and ðus glædlíce tó us sprecende eart qui tam hilariter nobiscum velut sospes loqueris, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 37.

hlæder-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder-wyrt, hlædder-, e; f.

Ladder-wort, ladder to heaven, Jacob's ladder;polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum

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No. 26, 'ladder to heaven'], Lchdm. iii. 8, 25

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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Nenáh mid rihte óðres mannes tó onfónne æt fulluhte ne æt bisceopes handa, L. C. E. 22; Th. i. 374, 2. Ic his hæfde ǽr onfongen æt biscopes handa, Ch. Th. 169, 27. to undergo a rite, undertake a duty Hié fulwihte onféngon, Blickl.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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He cwæþ ðæt he nán ryhtre geþencan ne meahte he said he could conceive nothing more right, Th. Ch. 171, 15.

a-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceppan, p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon; pp. -sceapen, -scapen

To createappointgivecrearedesignare

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To create, appoint, give; creare, designare Him God naman niwan asceóp God gave him a new name, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 32; Exod. 381

Linked entries: a-sceóp a-scóp

in-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
in-gewinn, es ; n.
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An intestine struggle Scortlíce is hæbbe gesǽd hiora ingewinn I have now shortly related their intestine struggles, Ors. 2, 6 ; Swt. 88, 29

ge-rýnu

Grammar
ge-rýnu, <b>;
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</b> add is eówer gerýnu geléd on Godes mýsan, and gé underfóð eówer gerýnu, Hml. Th. ii. 276, 20

ge-rifod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rifod, part. p.

Wrinkled

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Wrinkled On ealdlícum geárum biþ ðæs mannes neb gerifod in the years of old age man's face is wrinkled, Homl. Th. i. 614, 14

Linked entry: -rifod

ymb-spannan

(v.)
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to span round Swyle tó ðon swíþe áswollen ðæt hine mon mid twám handum ymbspannan ( circumplecti ) mihte, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 7

Linked entry: spannan

feald

Grammar
feald, (?)
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Lyt muneca wæs on feáwum stówum þe be rihtum regule lifdon; næs þæt fealdre (manigfealdre ?) þonne on áre stówe, Lch. iii. 438, 22

ge-rímian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rímian, p. ode
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To calculate, compute Understand þú p. ic wyð þé gerímige understand the computation that I am making with you, Angl. viii. 307, 40

Linked entry: rímian

ge-fæderen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fæderen, adj.
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Having the same father Þá þrié gebróðor nǽron Philippuse gemédren, ac wǽron gefæderen (gefædred, Bos. 60, 19), Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 14

Linked entries: ge-fædred fæderen

hand-tam

(adj.)
Grammar
hand-tam, adj.
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So tame that it may be handled; mansuetus Gif ðú mid wilddeórum mé bǽtan wylt hí beóð sóna handtame, Hml. Skt. 8, 86

Linked entry: tam

stór

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beóþ borene leóhta on þǽre nihte, ac stór (incensum) ꝥ án, 425, 857. Add: —

rudig

(adj.)
Grammar
rudig, adj.

Ruddy

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Þi rudi neb schal as gres grenen, H. M. 35, 22

ofer-ýð

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ýð, e; f.

An excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea

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An excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea selleþ on écnysse oferýðe rihtwíse non dabit in aeternum fluctuationem justo, Ps. Spl. 54, 25

orleg-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
orleg-hwíl, e; f.

Battle-time, time of war

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Battle-time, time of war is leódum wén orleg-hwíle, Beo. Th. 5814; B. 2911. Fela ic gúþrǽsa genæs, orleghwíla, 4845; B. 2427

CWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWELLAN, ic cwelle, ðú cwelest, cwelst, he cweleþ, cwelþ, pl. cwellaþ; p. cwealde , pl. cwealdon; pp. cwelled, cweled, cweald ; v. a.

To kill, slay = QUELL? necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare

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necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare Ða cwelleras ne woldan hine cwellan the executioners would not till him, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 30: Cd. 140; Th. 176, 2; Gen. 2905: Hy. 7, 105; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 289, 105.

Linked entries: cwoellan cuellan

FLOTA

(n.; part.)
Grammar
FLOTA, an; m. [floten, pp. of fleótan to float] .

a shipvesselfleetnāvisclassisa sailorpiratenautapīrāta

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Næs se flota swá rang no fleet was so insolent, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 26: 1006; Erl. 140, 6. Mid ðæm flotan with the fleet, 904; Erl. 98, 12. Lǽt geferian flotan úserne to lande let our ship now go to land, Andr. Kmbl. 794; An. 397: Beo.

Linked entries: ǽg-flota ge-flota

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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To hold in, restrain, retain, abstain, refrain; tĕnēre, contĭnēre, cŏhĭbēre, prŏhĭbēre, abstĭnēre Ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreðre he might not retain his wavering courage in his heart, Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151: 5211; B. 2609.