for-feran
To go or pass away ⬩ perish ⬩ pĕrīre
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To go or pass away, perish; pĕrīre Fórneáh ǽlc tilþ on mersclande forferde very nearly all the tilth in the marsh-land perished, Chr. 1098; Erl. 235, 13
for-þingian
To plead for anyone ⬩ intercede ⬩ intercēdĕre
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To plead for anyone, intercede; intercēdĕre Búton se hláford ðone wer forþingian wille unless the lord will intercede for the man, L. Alf. pol. 21: Wilk. 39, 34
heofon-hróf
the roof of heaven ⬩ heaven ⬩ a roof ⬩ ceiling
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the roof of heaven, heaven Under heofunhrófe under the roof of heaven, Exon. 58 a; Th. 209, 19; Ph. 173. a roof, ceiling Heofenhróf lacunar, Cot. 119, Lye
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glóm
Gloom ⬩ twilight ⬩ darkness
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Gloom, twilight, darkness Glóm óðer a second twilight, i.e. the twilight of evening, the first being that of morning[?], Exon. 93 b; Th. 350, 30; Sch. 71
seonuwealtness
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Ðære eorþan sinewealtnes the sphericity of the earth , Lchdm. iii. 258, 10. For ðære eorþan sinewealtynysse, 260, 11
trúð-horn
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The trumpet of a trúð, q. v. Trúðhorn lituus, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 67. Trúðhornes salpistae (the passage is: Horrorem belli etclassicae salpistae metuentes). Hpt. Gl. 422, 77
dóm-bóc
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Ic gedó ꝥ man sceall þé wel fæste gewríðan, and þé, eall swá seó dómbóc be swilcum mannum tǽcð, oft and gelóme swingan, Hml. S. 23, 714. Add
háten
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Perhaps for hátene in the passage should be read háte (cf. for case mid glówende ísene, Lch. ii. 216, 1), or hátum ; in either the termination of ísene (?)
sweord-tyge
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Drawing the sword, fighting with the sword Fýnd áteórodun fram sweordtige (mid sweorde, Ps. Vos., Srt.: of sweorde, Ps. Rdr., Spl.) inimici defecerunt frameae, Ps. L. 9, 7
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wundor-tácen
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a miracle Nú oð þis, þæs þe mé þinceð, on ídel ic wénde ꝥ on Súðlangbeardum nǽron náne fæderas þe wundortácnu ( signa ) wyrcean mihton, Gr. D. 25, 27
brim-clif
a clif ⬩ rock ⬩ A sea-cliff ⬩ marinus scopulus
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A sea-cliff; marinus scopulus Ða líðende land gesáwon, brimclifu blícan, beorgas steápe the voyagers saw land, the sea-cliffs shine, steep mountains, Beo. Th. 449; B. 222
cnyssung
A striking ⬩ stroke ⬩ ictus
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A striking, stroke; ictus Of ðære lyfte cnyssunge from the striking of the air Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 30. Sweng oððe cnyssung ictus 43; Som. 44, 55
a-cweccan
To move quickly ⬩ to shake ⬩ vibrate ⬩ movere ⬩ quatere ⬩ vibrare
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To move quickly, to shake, vibrate; movere, quatere, vibrare Æsc acwehte he shook the ash, i. e. the lance, Byrht. Th. 140, 59; By. 310
æl-myrca
All sallow ⬩ a black man ⬩ an Ethiopian ⬩ omnino fuscus ⬩ Æthiops
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All sallow, a black man, an Ethiopian; omnino fuscus, Æthiops On ælmyrcan éðel-ríce in the realm of the Ethiopian, Andr. Kmbl. 863; An. 432
æt-ferian
To carry out ⬩ take'away ⬩ bear away ⬩ auferre
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To carry out, take'away, bear away; auferre Ic ðæt hilt feóndum ætferede I bore the hilt away from the foes, Beo. Th. 3342; B. 1669
bán-cófa
A bone-dwelling ⬩ the body ⬩ ossium cubile ⬩ corpus
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A bone-dwelling, the body; ossium cubile, corpus Wæs se báncófa ádle onǽled the body was inflamed with disease, Exon. 46b; Th. 159,16; Gú. 927
býrignes
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A tasting, a taste; gustus Mid býrignesse ðæs wæteres by the tasting of the water, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 29. Bírgness gustus, Cot. 97
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delfere
A digger ⬩ fossor
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A digger;fossor Gif se delfere ða eorþan nó ne dulfe if the digger had not dug the earth, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 7
eáster-tíd
Easter-tide ⬩ paschæ tempus
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Easter-tide; paschæ tempus Se Hǽlend geheóld ða eáster-tíde the Saviour kept the easter-tide, Homl. Th. ii. 242, 21: 266, 15, 19, 21
eástor-wice
Easter-week ⬩ septimāna paschālis
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Easter-week; septimāna paschālis Ealle ða dagas ðære eástor-wican all the days of the easter-week, L. E. I. 41; Th. ii. 438, 25