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feáwa

a few

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Feá ǽnig wæs monna cynnes there was only a few of mankind, Rä. 61, 3. On þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána, Hml. S. 20, 77. Ic hæbbe áne feáwa geférena, 23, 733.

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Cuma ic wæs and gé feormadun mec hospes eram et collegistis me, Mt. R. 25, 36. Ꝥ ne geweorðe ꝥ hine man læng feormige, Ll. Th. i. 38, 14. to harbour a criminal, fugitive Be ðon ðe cierlisc man fliéman feormige, Ll.

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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42. of a moving object, to drive aside from its course Ðá gestód hine heáh weder; wearþ ðá fordrifan on án íglond út on ðǽre Wendelsǽ, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 11. to subject to excessive toil or hardship, to overtask Eálá hú earmlice and hú reówlic tíd wæs

ge-rýne

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Ðys syndon þá hálgan gerýnu þe þá twégen wítegan gesáwon and gehýrdon, Nic. 19, 5: 11. 29. what is beyond mere human comprehension, a mystery. of speech (prophecy, allegory, &c. ) Wé nestan ǽr hwæt se blinda wæs ; nú we magon ongytan hwæt ꝥ gerýne

Linked entry: rún

ge-sendan

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Hé gesendad wæs in carcerne, 23, 25. Gesendet, Jn. L. 3, 24. where the object is not a living creature, to cause to be conveyed Rehtlic wére ðec gesende strión mín mynetrum, Mt.

ge-bróþor

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</b> applied to Christians :-- Wé habbað ǽnne heofonlicne fæderr II. those who are united by a common interest :-- Þ á arn se eádiga Ióhannes to eallum þám apostolum and wæs cweðende tó him : 'Bletsiað, gebróðor þá leófestan, úrne Drihten,' Bl.

hund-teóntig

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Ealles þæs folces wæs . . . þrittigum sýþum hundteóntig þúsenda, Bl. H. 79, 25. Fíf eówer filiað hira hundteóntig, and hundteóntig eówer fleóð hira týn þúsendu, Lev. 26, 8. Mid hund-teóntegum sciłł. gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 70, 21.

hord

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Wæs gold áhæfen of horde, B. 1108. Bég and siglu, eall swylce hyrsta swylce on horde ǽr níðhýdige genumen hæfdon, 3165

rúh

(adj.)
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rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy rough, untrimmed, uncultivatedrough, knottyrough, undressed

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Se wæs reód and eall rúh totus in morem pellis hirsutus, Gen. 25, 25. Min bróðer ys rúh and ic eom sméðe, 27, 11. Gif him þince ðæt hé habbe rúh líc, Lchdm. iii. 170, 24 : Exon. Th. 407, 14; Rä. 26, 5. Rúwes nát hwæt, 479, 17; Rä. 62, 9.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORNa grainseedberry frumentumgranumbaccaa hard or cornlike pimplea cornkernel on the feet pustulaclavus

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Wæs corn swá dýre, swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde corn was so dear, as no man before remembered it Chr. 1044; Erl. 168, 21; Homl. Th. ii. 68, 17.

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Heó onfunden wæs men were aware of her presence, Beo. Th. 2591; B. 1293. to meet with, experience, suffer Hé weán oft onfond, Exon. Th. 377, 16; Deor. 4

híwan

(n.)
Grammar
híwan, hígan; pl.

Members of a household, of a religious house, a family

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Gehwilcne ðe his hína wæs wǽpned cynnes every one that of his family was of the male sex, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 34; Gen. 2371. Ða hrýmde heó tó hire híwun vocavit ad se homines domus suæ, Gen. 39, 14. Mid hira híwun cum domibus suis, Ex. 1, 1.

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.

A lady, mistress of a house; after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,

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Ðá forlét se cyng ða hlǽfdian seó wæs gehálgod him tó cwéne [of Eward putting away his wife, Godwin's daughter], Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 20.

hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽw, hláw, hláu, hléw, es; m.

a lowlaw a rising ground, an artificial as well as a natural mound, a funeral mound;tumulusthe interior of a mound, a cave

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a low or law [occurring in names of places], a rising ground, an artificial as well as a natural mound, a funeral mound; tumulus Wæs ðǽr on ðam eálande sum hláw mycel ofer eorþan geworht, ðone ylcan men for feós wilnunga gedulfon and brǽcon there was

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hleóðor

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor, es; n.

hearingwhat is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song

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Heofonlíce hleóðor gehýred wæs a heavenly voice was heard, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 22; Gú. 1297: Cd. 162; Th. 204, 6; Exod. 417: Andr. Kmbl. 1478; An. 740.

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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Nolde gé mé wǽda tíþian, Wulfst. 288, 33. Hit is swíðe geleáflíc, ðæt hé hyre myceles ðinges tíðian wylle, Homl. Th. i. 454, 2: Gen. 18, 3. Hé náteshwón hire ðæs tíðian nolde dui nequaquam acquiescens operi nefario, 39, 8.

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hors

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Wé forbeódað ǽlce láde ǽgðer ge on wǽne ge on horse, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 23. Forfang æt men fífténe peningas, and æt horse healswá, i. 224, 26. Sum bið hafeces cræftig. Sum bið tó horse hwæt, Crä. 81.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Hí bǽdon ðæt hí móston on óðerne weg faran, and sǽdon ðæt him ðæs neód wǽre and eác þearf, Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 62, 6. Hwæs wǽre mé máre þearf, þonne ic mid cilde wǽre quid necesse fuit concipere? Gen. 25, 22.

Linked entries: þarf þærf

freónd-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-scipe, -scype, es; m.

FRIENDSHIPamīcĭtia

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FRIENDSHIP; amīcĭtia Is nú swá hit nó wǽre freóndscipe uncer our friendship is now as it had not been, Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 4; Kl. 25.

HWÝ

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
HWÝ, hwí; inst.of hwæt.

WHY.

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Eall ðæra Iudéiscra teóna árás þurh ðæt hwí Drihten Crist seðe æfter flǽsce sóðlíce is mannes sunu eác swilce wǽre gecweden Godes sunu all the quarrel of the Jews had its origin from this, why Christ, who according to the flesh is truly the son of man

Linked entries: hwí hwig