scealfor
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Gesáwon hié wel feala þára fugela þe wé scealfras nemnaþ, Bl. N. 4, 32. Geseah hé scealfran swimman on ánum flóde . . . þá bebeád Martinus þám mǽðleásum scealfrum ꝥ hí geswicon þæs fixnoðes, Hml. S. 31, 1322
on-warian
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to take heed, beware Is ús tó behealdanne, þæt wé onwarigan þæt þǽra yfela and þǽra unríhta ne sý tó feala, Verc. Först. 105, 4. Is mycel þearf ǽghwylcum men tó onwariganne þæt hé þis symle hæbbe on gemyndum, 109, 10
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scíma
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Seó sunne feala þinga onlýht myd hyre scíman, Solil. H. 31, 8. Scýman, 66, 22. Add
stól
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In the compounds dele gebed, and for fealde l. fild(e)
riht-ryne
A right course
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A right course Se bróc ðeáh hé swíðe of his rihtryne ðonne ðǽr micel stán of ðam heáhan munte oninnan fealþ and hine tódǽlþ and him his rihtrynes wiðstent, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 27-30 : Met. 5, 20. Oncerran ðisne swiftan rodor of his rihtryne 10, 41
mægen-stán
A mighty stone
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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod.
dógor-gerím
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Nǽfre he sóþra swá feala wundra gefremede dógorgerímum he could never have performed so many true miracles during his life, Elen. Kmbl. 1556; El. 780
tó-syndrian
To separate ⬩ to distinguish
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Ðú settest on foldan swíðe feala cynna and tósyndrodest hig siððan. Hy. 9, 21; Btwk. 198, 6: Hy. 7, 65; Dom. L. 44, 65. Gescádene ł tósendrede discretas, segregatasHpt. Gl. 411, 21
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Eorman-ríc
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He searo-níðas fealh Eormenríces he fell into the guileful enmity of Ermanric, Beo. Th. 2406 ; B. 1201. For the anachronisms and inconsistences I would refer to W.
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ed-hwyrft
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Ex. 42. return to a condition Þá þǽr sóna wearð edhwyrft eorlum siððan inne fealh Grendles módor there was a return to the old state of things for the men after Grendel's mother had forced her way in, B. 1281
ofer-mód
pride, arrogance, over-confidence ⬩ a high style ⬩ superbia
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pride, arrogance, over-confidence: — Feala worda gespæc se engel ofermódes Cd. Th. 18, 12; Gen. 272. Ðá se eorl ongan for his ofermóde álýfan landes tó fela láðere þeóde, Byrht. Th. 134,25; By. 89.
hold-áþ
An oath of fealty
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An oath of fealty Hí wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt hí woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7.
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hrýfing
Roughness ⬩ scab
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Roughness, scab, crust of a healing wound Smire mid hunige ðæt ðý ðé raþor sió hrýfing of fealle, L. M. 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 86, 4
an-filt
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. ; an-fealt, e; f.; an-filt; f. n. (?) An anvil Onfilti incuda, Txts. 69, 1072. Osifelti (on-?) incus, 112, 53. Anfilte, An. Ox. 53, 33 : Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 56: cudo, 286, 77 : ii. 16, 72. Anfilt, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 60, 8: 178, ll.
ge-ríman
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Ealswá feala mǽrþa ic geríme (numerabo), An. Ox. 4762. Ic geríme hí dinumerabo eos, Ps. L. 138, 18. Hi gerímdon (dinumerauerunt) ealle bán míne, 21, 18. Wé sceolon geríman úre misdǽda, Hml. Th. ii. 430, 7.
un-gerím
A countless number ⬩ an immense number or quantity
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A countless number, an immense number or quantity Feala óðra gódra þegna and folces ungerím, Chr. l010; Erl. 143, 23. Ðara wæs ungerím, Shrn. 48, 31. Ðara ys forneán ungerím, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 18, 3.
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manigfealdlíce
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Th. i. 556, 13. cf. manig-feald; Hé ne cwæþ ná menifealdlíce (in the plural), 'Tó órum anlícnissum,' ac ánfealdlíce (in the singular), 'Tó úre anlícnisse, ' Ælfc. Thw. Gen. 3, 16. Mænifealdlíce affatim, i. abunde, ubertim, An.
for-lácan
To seduce ⬩ betray ⬩ deceive ⬩ sedūcĕre ⬩ decĭpĕre
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To seduce, betray, deceive; sedūcĕre, decĭpĕre Ðú leóda feala forleólce and forlǽrdest thou hast deceived and seduced many people, Andr. Kmbl. 2727; An. 1366. Forléc hie mid ligenum he seduced her with lies, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 30; Gen. 647.
stópel
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A foot-step, mark left by the foot Man dæghwamlíce ða moldan nimeþ on ðǽm lástum . . . and nǽfre man ðære moldan tó ðæs feale ne nimeþ, ðæt mon ǽfre þurh ðæt mǽge á ðý máran dǽl on ðǽm stóplum gewercean ( make the footprints larger ) . . .
teóðung-sceatt
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Swá feala earmra manna swá on ðæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ, and hé him nele syllan his teóþungsceatta dǽl, ðonne biþ hé ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig, Blickl. Homl. 53, 6.