eáþ-metto
Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas
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Humility; humĭlĭtas Geseóh míne eáþmetto vĭde humĭlĭtātem meam. Ps. Th. 9, 13: 24, 16. On ðam stáne eáþmetta on the rock of humility. Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33
éhtnes
Persecution ⬩ persĕcutio
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Persecution; persĕcutio Seó éhtnes ðara cristenra manna the persecution of christian men, Ors. 6, 23; Bos. 124, 11: Ps. Th. 118, 139. Fram Iudéa éhtnesse from the persecution of the Jews, Ps. Th. arg. 17: Mt. Bos. 13, 21: Chr. 2; Erl. 4, 30. Eádige synd
ele-seocche
A vessel for straining oil, an oil-strainer?
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A vessel for straining oil, an oil-strainer?—Eleseocche fisclum? Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 85; Wrt. Voc. 41, 38
ellen-dǽd
A deed of valour, bold or valiant deed ⬩ virtūtis factum
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A deed of valour, bold or valiant deed; virtūtis factum Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellendǽda age should deprive him of bold deeds, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 13; Gen. 484: Judth. 12; Thw. 35, 22; Jud. 273. He secgan hýrde ellendǽdum he heard tell of valiant deeds
eorþ-burh
An earth mound or burying place ⬩ agger, hŭmātio
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An earth mound or burying place; agger, hŭmātio To ðare eorþ-byrig to the earth mound, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 335 ; A. D. 903 ; Kmbl. iii. 403, 31
éðyl-turf
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Native turf or soil, native country, country; patrium sŏlum, patria, terrĭtōrium. Cd. 12; Th. 14, 26; Gen. 224: 129; Th. 163, 33; Gen. 2707
fægernes
FAIRNESS, beauty ⬩ pulchrĭtūdo
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FAIRNESS, beauty; pulchrĭtūdo On heofona wuldres fægernesse with the beauty of heaven's glory, Homl. Blick. 159, 16. Mid ðínum hiwe oððe wlite and fægernysse ðínre begém spĕcie tua et pulchritūdĭne tua intende, Ps. Lamb. 44, 5
feorh-ben
A life-wound ⬩ mortal wound ⬩ lētāle vulnus
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A life-wound, mortal wound; lētāle vulnus Feorhbennum seóc sick with mortal wounds, Beo. Th. 5473; B. 2740
Linked entry: ben
feówertigeða
Fortieth ⬩ quadrāgēsĭmus
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Fortieth; quadrāgēsĭmus Feówertigeða quadrāgēsĭmus, C. R. Ben. 25. On ðam feówertigóðan [MS. feówerteóðan] geáre in the fortieth year; quadrāgēsĭmo anno, Deut. 1, 3
fóre-býsen
A fore-model ⬩ an example ⬩ exemplum
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A fore-model, an example; exemplum Arcebisceop sceal hálgian and getryman mid gódan mynegunga and fórebýsene an archbishop shall hallow and strengthen them with good admonitions and example, Chr. 694; Th. 67, 43
fóre-tiohung
A fore-appointing ⬩ predestination ⬩ prædestĭnātio
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A fore-appointing, predestination; prædestĭnātio Ǽr hit wæs Godes fóretiohung before it was God's predestination, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 11: 39, 4; Fox 216, 31. Be ðære Godes fóretiohunge concerning the predestination of God, 40, 5; Fox 240, 13. Sió godcunde
Linked entry: fóre-teohung
forþ-spównes
Great success ⬩ An advance ⬩ a growth ⬩ prosperity ⬩ profectus
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Great success, hence An advance, a growth, prosperity; profectus To forþspównesse gedéfenre heánesse ad profectum dēbĭti culmĭnis, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 17
fugeles wíse
The plant larkspur ⬩ delphīnium ⬩ δελφίνιον
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The plant larkspur; delphīnium = δελφίνιον Fugeles wíse delphin, Cot. 211, Som. Ben. Lye. Fugeles wýse delphinion, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 69; Wrt. Voc. 68, 4
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FYRHTO
Fear ⬩ FRIGHT ⬩ dread ⬩ terror ⬩ trembling ⬩ tĭmor ⬩ păvor ⬩ formīdo ⬩ terror ⬩ trĕmor
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Fear, FRIGHT, dread, terror, trembling; tĭmor, păvor, formīdo, terror, trĕmor Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 32: Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 19; Thw. 30, 19. Fyrhto oððe bifung trĕmor, Ps. Lamb. 47, 7. Ðeós firhtu [fyrhtu, MS. D.] hæc formīdo
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ge-bræcseócnes
The falling sickness ⬩ epilepsy ⬩ morbus comĭtiālis ⬩ epilepsia
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The falling sickness, epilepsy; morbus comĭtiālis, epilepsia.Som. Ben. Lye
ealdor-burh
A royal city, metropolis ⬩ rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis
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A royal city, metropolis; rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis On Cantwara byrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces ealdor-burh in civĭtāte Doruvernensi, quæ impĕrii sui tōtīus erat metrŏpŏlis. Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 19: I. 13; S. 482, 6. Godes ealdorburg God's royal city, Exon
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heorot-brér
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Heortbrére moro, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 6
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Hreopa-dún
Repton
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Repton, Chr. 755; Erl. 52, 1: 874; Erl. 76, 21: 875; Erl. 76, 33. Gúþlác férde tó mynstre ðe ys gecweden Hrypadún and ðǽr ða gerýnelícan sceare onféng Sce Petres Guthlac went to a monastery that is called Repton and there received the mystical tonsure
líget
Lightning
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Lightning, a flash of lightning Lígit fulgor vel fulmen, Wrt. Voc. 52, 46. Hys ansýn wæs swylce lígyt, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 3: 24, 27. Ðǽr begann tó brastligenne micel þunor and líget sceótan, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 23. Swá háttra sumor swá mára þunor and líget
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mǽsc-wyrt
Mash-wort ⬩ the wort in the mash-tub
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'Mash-wort, the wort in the mash-tub. On the malt boiling water is poured and allowed to stand three quarters of an hour; the liquid is wort, or mash-wort,' Lchdm. ii. 399, col. i Máxwyrte amber fulne, L. M. 1, 41; Lchdm. ii. 106, 16.