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on-hréran

(v.)

of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violentlyto move, disturb, agitateof emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite

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Grund is onhréred, deópe gedréfed, Andr. Kmbl. 786; An. 393. metaph. to move, disturb, agitate Ðone, ungeþyldegan swíðe lytel scúr ðære costunga mæg onhréran (-hrǽran, Hatt. MS.), Past. 33; Swt. 224, 5.

Linked entry: hréran

spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speedprosperoushaving meanswealthyopulentrich in material wealthrich inabounding inabundantcopiouspowerfuluber, efficax, brevis

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Th. 107, 3; Gen. 1783. having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth Hé wæs swýðe spédig man on ðǽm ǽhtum ðe heora spéda on beóþ, ðæt is, on wildrum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Ic ne eom swá spédig (dives) ðæt ic mǽge bicgean mé wín, Coll.

ge-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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Me is heorte geteorad defecit cor meum, Ps. Th. 72, 21. He sent on eów geteorigende eágan and módes gnornunge he shall send on you failing eyes and sorrow of mind, Deut. 28, 65. Geteorigende ateoraþ deficientes deficient, Ps. Spl. 36, 21.

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

frignan

(v.)
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(la) to ask a question, where the question is given in a dependent clause Þú frugne (frúne, v.l. ) . . . æfter hú fela daga heó móste in cyrican gangan, Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 78, 6. Hé frægn hwæt þæt swefen bude, Dan. 528: Fin. 22.

húru

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Ǽfre hé mæig findan on ðám hé mæig nyt beón . . . húru is mǽst neód . . . Angl. ix. 261, 3. Hit is earfoð tó witane þára biscopa (naman ?)

ongeagn

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S. 33, 33. (4 a) where sound is the result of an act :-- Man lédde tó his breóstum bráde ísene clútas swíðe glówende ꝥ hit sang ongeán, Hml.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Other instances of the occurrence of the word, whose Latin form is often soca, are the following: Ic habbe gegeofen . . . Ælfwine abbod saca and sócna ( sacam et socam, Lat.) . . .

Linked entry: fird-sócn

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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On wintres tíman, ðæt is fram ðan anginne ðæs mónðes, ðe is Nouember geháten, óþ Eástran, R. Ben. 32, 10.

Linked entries: týma tíme

(adv.)
Grammar
má, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Moreratherfurther

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Forðon ðe Godes willa is ðæt tó Columban mynstre hé má fære and lǽre Dei enim voluntatis est ut ad Columbæ monasteria magis pergat docenda, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 39.

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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. ; and the Latin text is proiiciens quam gestabam colum) mé fram áwearp, ðe ic seldon gewunode on handa to hæbbene, Homl.

Linked entry: swincgel

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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Seó grǽdignys is wyrtruma ǽlces yfeles, and seó sóðe lufu is wyrtruma ǽlces gódes, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 3. Ðætte of wyrtruman besmitenes geþóhtes ácenned bið, Bd. 1, 27; M. 80, 13. <b>II a.

Linked entry: -truma

ge-þóht

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Is se sylfa geþóht ( ipsa cogitatio ) tó ásmeágeanne, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 95, 16. Háles giðóhtes sanae mentis, Mk. R. 5, 15. Of alle giðóhte ( mente ) ðínum, 12, 30. On geþóhte besmiten, Sch. 93, 16.

Linked entry: þóht

hund

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Æt hundum, ꝥ is unwyrðum and unclǽnum monnum, Mt. L. 7, 6 marg. some sea-beast, a seal (?), a dog-fish (?) De Scilla ... hí gewiton on sǽ and wurdon tó hundum. Scilla, ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Valir; pl. the Celtic people in France.] wealh is found in many proper names. v. Txts. 489. See also the compounds in wealh-. Grammar wealh, Wealas; gen.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Ðæt is ðæs wyrðe, ðætte werþeóde secgen Dryhtne þonc duguða gehwylcre, Exon. Th. 38, 1; Cri. 600.

ge-weorþan

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Is eal þín blis tó unrótnesse geworden, Bl. H. 85, 33.

Baðan

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
Baðan, [dat. pl. of bæþ a bath, q. v.], Baðan-ceaster; g. -ceastre; acc. -ceastre, -ceaster; f.

The city of Bath, SomersetshireBathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi

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In illa famosa urbe, quæ nominatur calidum balneum, ðæt is æt ðæm hátum baðum, Cod. Dipl. 290: A.D. 864; Kmbl. ii. 80, 8.

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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BACK; dorsum, tergum [dorsum is opposed to venter, especially in animals; and tergum to frons, v. hricg] Mínra feónda bæc ðú onwendest to me inimicorum meorum dedisti mihi dorsum, Ps. Th. 17, 38.

deór

(adj.)
Grammar
deór, diór, dýr; adj. [deór an animal] .

brave, bold, as a wild beast fortis, strēnuus heavy, severe, dire, vehementgrăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens

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Nis mon in his dǽdum to ðæs deór there is not a man so bold in his deeds, Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 17; Seef. 41. Ðæt wæs se deóra, Didĭmus wæs háten that was the bold one, he was called Didymus, Cd. 225; Th. 299, 1; Sat. 543.

fódder

(n.)
Grammar
fódder, fóddor, fóddur, fóder, fódor; gen. fódres; dat. fódre; n.

FODDERdry food for cattlehaycornprovenderfood generallyjūmenti pābŭlumfœnumĕdūliumpābŭlumescavictusa case from which anything is feda casecoversheaththācaθήκη

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Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 26. a case from which anything is fed, a case, cover, sheath; thāca = θήκη Fódder thēca, Ælfc. Gl 53; Som. 66, 68; Wrt. Voc. 35, 54. v. boge*-*fódder

Linked entries: fóter FÓÐER