fleótan
To FLOAT ⬩ swim ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ nătāre ⬩ nāvĭgāre
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Ageót ele uppon wæter oððe on óðrum wǽtan, se ele flýt búfon pour oil upon water or on another fluid, the oil will float above, Homl. Th. ii. 564, 13. Oft scipu scríðende scrinde fleótaþ illic nāves pertransībunt, Ps. Th. 103, 24.
Linked entry: a-fleótan
fléring
A FLOORING ⬩ contăbŭlātio
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Scrd. 21, 6-10: Homl. Th. i. 536, 11. 13: ii. 164, 5. Ðú macast þreó fléringa binnan ðam arce tristĕga făcies in arca, Gen. 6, 16
for-wandian
To reverence ⬩ have in honour ⬩ vĕrĕri ⬩ revĕrĕri ⬩ To be afraid ⬩ be confounded ⬩ hesitate ⬩ confundi ⬩ cuntāri
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To be afraid, be confounded, hesitate; confundi, cuntāri Nellaþ forwandian ðæt hí ne syllon sóþfæstnysse wið sceattum they are not afraid to betray truth for money, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 23.
frum-cenned
first-begotten ⬩ firstborn ⬩ primogĕnĭtus ⬩ primitive ⬩ primĭtīvus
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first-begotten, firstborn; primogĕnĭtus Ðæt wæs se frumcenneda that was the firstborn, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 9. He ofslóh ǽlc þing frumcendes on lande percussit omne primogĕnĭtum in terra, Ps. Lamb. 77, 51: 104, 36.
hwæl
A whale
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God ðá gegearcode ǽnne hwæl and hé forswealh ðone wítegan, Homl. Th. i. 246, 12. Wilt ðú fón sumne hwæl? Nic. For hwi? Forðam plyhtlíc þingc hit ys gefón hwæl vis capere aliquem cetum? Nolo. Quare? Quia periculosa res est capere cetum, Coll. Monast.
in-gang
Entrance ⬩ entry ⬩ ingress ⬩ entrance-fee
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Homl. 9, 8. Hundteóntiga swína ingang right of entry into a pasture for a hundred swine, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 283, 12. Ingong and útgong ingress and egress, Chart. Th. 578, 26.
lamb
A lamb
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Hé gefullode ðone wulf and geworhte tó lambe he baptized the wolf and made it a lamb, Homl. Th. i. 390, 26. Godes lomber folgian, Exon. 48 a; Th. 164, 22; Gú. 1015. Nyme ǽlc mann án lamb tollat unusquisque agnum, Ex. 12, 3.
med-trum-ness
Infirmity ⬩ ill-health ⬩ sickness ⬩ illness
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Homl. 59, 28. Hwílum ofþrycþ ðone líchoman ungemetlícu mettrymnes ( languor). Ongeán swelce metrymnesse mon beþorfte stronges lǽcedómes ... swá hé mǽge ða mettrymnesse (morbum ) mid gefliéman, Past. 61, 2; Swt. 455, 26-30.
mirige
Pleasant ⬩ delightful ⬩ sweet
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Ðeós woruld ðeáh ðe beó myrige hwíltídum geþuht sý this world, though it seem at times pleasant, Homl. Th. i. 154, 17. Ðeós woruld is hwíltídum myrige on tó wunigenne, 182, 24. Gærs myrige on tó sittenne, 182, 15.
Linked entry: murge
neádunga (-inga)
Forcibly ⬩ not willingly ⬩ under compulsion ⬩ of necessity
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Forcibly, not willingly, under compulsion, of necessity Hé nolde niman mancyn neádunga of ðam deófle búton hé hit forwyrhte he would not have taken mankind by force from the devil, unless he had forfeited it, Homl. Th. i. 216, 5.
nyt-weorð
Useful ⬩ advantageous ⬩ profitable
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Homl. 221, 7. Se biþ on eallum þingum nytwurðe, Lchdm. iii. 158, 6. Nytwyrðe, 188, 14. Se nytwyrða bróðor, R. Ben. 24, 18. Fleóþ ðonne ða nytwierðan (nyttwyrðan, Hatt.
recene
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Yrn ricene forðan ðe se streám berþ áweg Placidum, Homl. Th. ii, 160, 7 : Cd. Th. 309, 12; Sat. 708. Saga ricene mé hwǽr seó ród wunige, Elen. Kembl. 1243; El. 623 : 1211; El. 607. Ic ðonne ricene reste syððan, Ps. Th. 54, 6. Ricone, Beo.
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grin
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Bos. 27, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 30, 22. Mid ðý ilcan grine in laqueo isto, Ps. Th. 9, 14. He ríneþ ofer ða synfullan grinu pluet super peccatores laqueos, Ps. Lamb. 10, 7: Ps. Th. 17, 5: 34, 9.
GRINDAN
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Ðú grinst thou grindest, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Se hæruflota grond wið greóte the floater of the surge [the ship] ground against the gravel, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 12; Gú. 1309. Hí grundon ofer me mid tóðum heard frenduerunt super me dentibus suis, Ps.
be-wyrcan
To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn ⬩ elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare
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To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn; elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare Bewyrc us on heortan Háligne Gást work the Holy Ghost into our hearts, Hy. 7, 79; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 79.
Linked entries: be-smiþian be-weorcean be-worht bi-wyrcan
ge-bredan
to draw ⬩ unsheath ⬩ brandish ⬩ stringĕre ⬩ evagĭnāre ⬩ vibrāre ⬩ to draw breath ⬩ take breath ⬩ inspire ⬩ inspīrāre ⬩ to weave ⬩ plait ⬩ nectĕre ⬩ plectĕre ⬩ to feign ⬩ pretend ⬩ simŭlāre
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to draw breath, take breath, inspire; inspīrāre Ðeáh he late meahte oreþe gebredan though he could slowly take breath, Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 4; Gú. 1138. to weave, plait; nectĕre, plectĕre Spyrte biþ of rixum gebroden a basket is plaited of rushes, Homl
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ge-fégan
To join ⬩ unite ⬩ compact ⬩ compose ⬩ jungĕre ⬩ conjungĕre ⬩ compingĕre ⬩ compōnĕre
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Gefég ðás bricas join these fragments, Homl. Th. i. 62, 7. Ne weorþaþ hí nǽfre tosomne geféged they are never united together, Bt. 16, 63; Fox 56, 7 : Bt. Met. Fox 20, 231; Met. 20, 116 : 20, 241; Met. 20, 121.
ge-séðan
To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirm ⬩ effāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre
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Ða wurdon mid manegum tácnum geséððe which were proved by many miracles, Homl. Th. ii. 130, 11
ge-mengednys
A mingling together, mixing, mixture, connection ⬩ commixtio, admixtio
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Bútan womme oððe gemencgednysse ðwyrlíces weorces without blemish or admixture of perverse work, Homl. Th. i. 544, 17. Ðære sǽ gemengednyssa the minglings of the sea, 610, 11 : 608, 20
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stapol
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Hé tó healle gong, stód on stapole, geseah Grendles hond ( the hand had been laid in the hall ), Beo. Th. 1856; B. 926