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fǽr-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-fyll, fǽr-fill, es; m.
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A sudden fall, headlong fall On fǽrfyll head foremost, headlong; in preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 44. Substitute:

ge-byrþen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrþen, e; f.
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What is borne or born, a child Þurh þæt gebyrðor (gebyrðene, v.l. ) wé wurdon álýsede, Wlfst. 251, 14

Linked entry: byrþen

hǽren

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Heó gegyrede hý mid hǽrenre tunecan and mid byrnan, ꝥ is mid lytelre hacelan, Shrn. 140, 30. Add

heardian

(v.)
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Heardadun (gelaverunt) swé swé wall weter heardadon ýðe in midre sae, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 187, 30. Add:

slóh

(n.)
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is also feminine On þá reádan sló . . . of þǽre reádan sló, C. D. iii. 465, 32-466, 1

sund-mere

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On sundmere (printed onfund-) in nataria (l. natatoria, v. Jn. 9, 7), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 12. Add

wæl-cyrging

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-cyrging, es; m.

One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan

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One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan Gorgoneus, ðæt is wælkyrging (-cyrginc, v.l.), Nar. 35, 6

wín-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
wín-sæl, es; n.

A wine-halla hall where there is feasting

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A wine-hall, a hall where there is feasting Wóriaþ ða wínsalo, Exon. Th. 291, 6; Wand. 78

Linked entry: sæl

ofer-geatu

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-geatu, e; f.

Oblivion

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Oblivion Ða his cwide weoldan on ofergeate hæbben (would have it buried in oblivion,Ps. Th. 128, 6

ofer-módigung

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-módigung, -módgung, e; f.

The being proud, pride

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The being proud, pride Hit is ungecyndlícu ofermódgung contra naturam superbire est Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 11

Linked entry: -módigung

ofnet

(n.)

a closed vessel

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a closed vessel Geseóþ ofnete seethe in a closed vessel (vasculo clauso vel operto) Lchdm. ii. 30, 24

on-dóung

(n.)
Grammar
on-dóung, e; f.

A putting in, injection

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A putting in, injection Mid ondóunge wyrtdrences þurh horn sió wamb biþ tó clǽnsianne, Lchdm. ii. 260, 11

Linked entry: dóung

tó-slífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slífan, p. -sláf

To split in twocleavecut to pieces

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To split in two, cleave, cut to pieces Tósláf, tócleáf findit. Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 32 : 93, 8

Linked entry: slífan

beacen-stán

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beácanstán, Farus in promontoria rupis posita, i. fýrtor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 13. Beácenstán farus, 37, 3. Add:

inne-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-weard, adj.

Inwardinternalinteriorintestinesviscera

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Inward, internal, interior; the word may generally be rendered by the phrase the inner part of [the noun with which it agrees]. In the neut. sing. and pl. it is used as a noun, intestines, viscera, the inward part Inneweard þeoh femen, Ælfc.

Linked entry: innan-weard

FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEWpauci

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Drihten, gedó ðæt heora menigo sý læsse ðonne úre feáwena nú is, and tostencte hí geond eorþan libbende of ðis lande Dŏmĭne, a paucis de terra dīvĭde eos in vīta eōrum, Ps. Th. 16, 13.

Linked entry: feá

ge-clánsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clánsian, p. ode; pp. od

To cleanse

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To cleanse Geltas geclánsa, ða ðe ic gefremede cleanse the sins which I have committed, Ps. C. 50, 39; Ps. Grn. ii. 227, 39 : 50, 112, 127; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 112, 127

hrind

(n.; v.; adj.)

barkyrindedcaudexcodexlibercortexfrozen to deathto destroydead

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Thorpe translates barky, Kemble rinded, but in this case there should be no initial h. In Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 68, 5, 6; Wrt.

fram-scipe

(n.)
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C.) mínum in exercitatione mea, Ps. Spl. 54, 2.

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Ðonne hé sprcyþ leásunga, hé sprycþ of him sylfum, forðam ðe hé is leás. Gé ne gelýfaþ mé forðam ðe ic secge eów sóðfæstnysse, Jn. Skt. 8, 44, 45. Ðú settest on mínum múðe ðínre sóðfæstnysse word, Homl. Th. i. 74, 33.