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be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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trans. to bury Mon sceal morðor under eorðan befeólan þe hit forhelan þenceþ, Gn. Ex. 115. [Cf. O. Sax.] to bear, be pleased with Ne eaþmódnesse iuc ná leng befeólan nellaþ nec iugum humilitatis diutius sustinere contenti sunt (contendunt, v. l. ),

bócian

(v.)
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Þreó hída ðe Oswald bisceop bócað Héhstáne his þægne þreora monna dæg on ðá gerád . . . C. D. iii. 19, 10 : 20, 32. Add

on-mang

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Hé ásende his lác onmang óþra monna lácum, Gr. D. 230, 20. Syðdan hé hæfde gewunad onmang mannum þreó and xxx wintra, Wlfst. 292, 11. Rihtgeleáfa ásprang onmang Godesgelaðunge, 294, 3. Onǽlde his blácern onmang þǽre þearlan hǽtan þæs lustes, Hml. A. 196

ge-bind

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Add: constipation, costiveness Gebind tenacitas ventris, tentigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 60. Wið stede and for gebinde . . . wið innoþa wræce and gif gebind men byþ. Lch. i. 338, 3-9. as a measure of quantity, a bind (v. N. E. D. bind : 'A Bind of eels .

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
  • L. Edg. C. 24
  • ;
  • Th. ii. 248, 28
  • .
(Cf.
O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms
.
)

judicial decision, judgmenta decision which follows an appeal to the Deity

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In the sense of judicial decision, judgment the word is used by O. Frs. O. Sax. O. H. Ger. (v. Richthofen, the Heliand and Graff), but in A. Sax. it is found only in the special sense, which belongs also to the O. Frs., of a decision which follows an

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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v. intrans. To be afraid or frightened, tremble; păvēre, trĕmĕre, trĕpĭdāre, formīdāre Ongan he forhtian, and sárgian cæpit păvēre, et tædēre. Mk. Bos. 14, 33: Boutr. Scrd, 21, 22. Ongunnon hí forhtigan they began to be afraid, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 30.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

met-gird

(n.)
Grammar
met-gird, -geard, -gyrd, e; f.

A rod for measuringa rodperch

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A rod for measuring, a rod, perch Metgeard pertica, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 5. Riht is ðæt ne beo ǽnig metegyrd lengre ðonne óðer, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 6. Ðonne is ðæs imbganges ealles þríó furlanges and þreó metgeurda, Chart. Th. 157, 27. Twegræ metgyrda

Linked entry: mete-gird

hind

Grammar
hind, v hynd.
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Seó þridde hind (this seems a mistake for híd. Cf. seó þridde hid æt Dydincotan, 400, 8) æt Dydin*-*cotan . . . Ðonne is ealles dæs landes þreó hída, . n. æt Penedoc and . 1. æt Dydinecotan, C. D. iii. 19, 7-9. See, however, Kemble's Saxons in England

Linked entry: hind

witon

Grammar
witon, wuton (-an, -un), uton (-an, -un);

let us

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interjectional form with an infinitive, the combination being the equivalent of a subjunctive, = let us . . . Uton (wuton,Cott. MS.) ágifan ðæm esne his wíf, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 6. Wuton wuldrian weorada Dryhten, Hy. 8, 1. Uuton nú gehýran, Blickl. Homl

Linked entries: utan uton

scip-mann

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Add Scypmen nauitę, Germ. 400, 493. a fighting man who goes in a ship Cómon of Denemearcon þreó Swegenes suna mid .cc. scypum and .xl. . . . ǽr þan þe þá scypmenn þider cómon hæfdon þá Frenciscan þá burh forbærned, Chr. 1069; P. 204, 21. Se cyning hæfde

ge-stælan

Grammar
ge-stælan, l. -stǽlan, dele first passage, in last for leágung l. leásung, and add: to bring home to a person a charge, liability, &c., to prove something to have been committed by, or
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to be due from, a person Gif mon on folces gemóte cyninges geréfan geyppe eofot (þeófðe, v.l.), and his eft geswícan wille, gestǽle on ryhtran hand ( let him make the charge good upon one who more justly may be charged; pertrahat hoc ad rectiorem manum

HUND

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
HUND, n.

A HUNDREDcentum

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A HUNDRED; centum Gyf hwylc mann hæfþ hund sceápa si fuerint alicui centum oves, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 12. Hund sestra ... hund mittena hwǽtes, Lk. Skt. 16, 6, 7. Senatum ðæt wæs án hund manna ðéh heora æfter fyrste wǽre þreó hund, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 36. Mid

Linked entry: hundes beó

Affrica

(n.)
Grammar
Affrica, indecl: but Lat. Affrica, gen. æ; acc. am; f.

Africa

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Africa Asia and Affrica togædere licgaþ Asia and Africa lie together, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 14. Ðære Affrica norþ-west gemǽre the north-west boundary of Africa, id; Bos. 16, 4. Nú wille we ymbe Affrica now will we [speak] about Africa, id; Bos. 24, 26.

Linked entry: Africa

reónig

(adj.)
Grammar
reónig, ;adj.;

Mournful, sad, gloomy, weary;

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; Mournful, sad, gloomy, weary; Á mín hige sorgaþ reónig reóteþ and geresteþ nó ;ever hath my heart care, mournful laments and hath not rest,; Elen. Kmbl. 2163; El. 1083. Hé ðǽr þreó métte in ðam reónian hofe ( ;in the hole in which they were buried;

wearme

(adv.)
Grammar
wearme, adv.

Warmly

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Warmly Genim þreó snǽda, gerest æfter wearme take three slices, go to bed afterwards and keep warm, Lchdm. ii. 52, 23. Bewreóh ðé wearme wrap yourself up warmly, 116, 20: 118, 10. Bebinde þonne genóh wearrne, 270, 9. Beþe ðæt heáfod swá wearme use as

ge-frætewian

(v.)
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Add: to equip, dress, attire Wé úrne líchoman gefrætwiað. Bl. H. 99, 7. Gefratwode conficit, Germ. 401, 122. On swylcum heówe swá hié ǽr hié sylfe gefrætwodan. Bl. H. 95, 19. On his lífes þeáwum hé wæs swíþe gefrætewod, Hml. S. 23 b, 20. Mid golde and

ofer-fyllo

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyllo, n.
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Liquid that runs off with straining? Ramgeallan þone fágan cnúa on níwe ealo ǽr þon hit ásiwen sié ; sele ꝥ oferfyllo drincan þreó niht, Lch. ii. 124, 15

ele

(n.)
Grammar
ele, es; m.
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Add: and n. Balzamum se deórweorðesta ele, Nar. 36, 32. Wé tó dæg sceolan dǽlan úrne ele on þreó wísan gehálgodne . . . hálig ele, óþer is crisma, and seóccra manna ele: and gé sceolan habban þreó ampullan gearuwe tó þam þrým elum, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 2

an-bídung

(n.)
Grammar
an-bídung, es; m.

An abidingtarryingawaitingexpectationcommoratioexpectatio

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An abiding, tarrying, awaiting, expectation; commoratio, expectatio Wícode þreó niht on anbídunge moratus est tres dies, Jos. 3, 1. Hwylc is anbídung mín quæ est expectatio mea? Ps. Spl. 38, 11

Linked entries: and-bídung on-bídung

ge-ortréwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortréwan, p. de; pp. ed [tréwan to trust]

To despairdēspērāre

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To despair; dēspērāre Ða þreó ðé ne lǽtaþ geortréwan he ðam écan lífe these three suffer thee not to despair of the everlasting life, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 9