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ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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A tablet, a table for notes, a waxed tablet; indicatorium, astula, pugillaris. Du Cange says astula = tabula sectilis, referring to pugillares, under which he gives the following quotation from Cassander in Liturgicis, p. 53, — 'Inter instrumenta sacra

ge-leáfa

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Add: the mental action, condition, or habit of trusting to a person or thing, trust, faith Þín ágen geleáfa þe hæfþ gehǽledne fides tua te saluum fecit, Bl. H. 15, 27: Mk. 10, 51: Lk. 18, 41. Þín geleáfa ( belief in thee ) on úrum móde þurhwunige, Hy

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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To flow different ways, disperse in flowing, flow away Ic tóflówe defluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 175, 14. Tófleówan ł út urnan defluxerant, Hpt. Gl. 473, 37. referring to material objects, to flow in different directions, be dispersed Iudas tóbærst on

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tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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with impersonal construction, to inspire doubt into a person (acc. ), with gen. of object of doubt Wé witon ðæt nánne mon ðæs ne tweóþ, ðæt se seó strong on his mægene ðe mon gesihþ ðæt stronglíc weorc wyrcþ, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 28. Ne tweóþ mé ðæs náuht

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níd

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Add: violence, force, compulsion, exercised by or upon persons Hé cwæð ꝥ wǽre mid gafoles neáde (neóde, v. l.) geþrafod sum geleáffull wer fidelis vir quidam necessitate debiti compulsus. Gr. D. 157, 22. Hé wæs beótiende ꝥ hé wolde mid nýde (violenter

ge-þanc

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Add Geðanc cogitatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 37. Mód vel geþanc animus, 33. Geþancge cogitatione, An. Ox. 56, 3. a thought, what a person thinks Ne wyrð þǽr bedíglod þæt dígleste geþanc þe sénig mon ǽfre geþóhte, Wlfst. 25, 14. Healde hé hine ðæt hine his

háwian

(v.)
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Add: absolute, to look. with the eyes Hé eóde út, and háwode and hercnode egressus est, et erectis auribus adstans, Guth. Gr. 136, 8. Hé wæs eft cyrrende tó þǽre spyrtan, and wærlíce and forðonclíce háwode, and geseah ꝥ seó nǽdre þǽr in wæs qui reversus

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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shape. and add: of material things. form, shape, figure Manig wyht is mistlíce férende geond eorþan, and sint swíþe ungelíces híwes quam variis terras animalia permeant figuris, Bt. 41, 6; F. 254, 24. Þá feówer gesceafta hé ... on óþrum híwe gebrengþ

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Add: to seize, catch, take, of persons Ýþelíce þú his hond beféhst, Nar. 31, 24. Hé (þone méce) mid handa beféng, Exod. 415. to seize, take forcible possession of:-- Laumeneda beféng ealle Asirie, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 28. implying restraint :-- Se anwealda

á-uht

(n.)
Grammar
á-uht, es; n.

Aughtanythingaliquid

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Aught, anything; aliquid Eálá, ðæt on eorþan áuht fæstlíces weorces ne wunaþ ǽfre alas, that on earth aught of permanent work does not ever remain, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 32; Met. 6, 16. Ðe áuht oððe náuht áuðer worhte which could either make aught or naught

Carendre

(n.)
Grammar
Carendre, an; f, A province of Germany, now the duchy of
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Carinthia or Kärnthen, a crown land of the Austrian empire On óðre healfe Donua ðære eá is ðæt land Carendre, súþ óþ ða beorgas ðe man hǽt Alpis on the other side of the river Danube is the country Carinthia, [lying] south to the mountains which are

Éste

(n.)
Grammar
Éste, Éstas; nom. acc: gen. Ésta; dat. éstum; pl. m.
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The Esthonians or Osterlings are a Finnish race, — the Éstas of Wulfstan and the Osterlings of the present day. They dwelt on the shores of the Baltic on the east of the Vistula Ðæt Witland belimpeþ to Éstum Witland belongs to the Esthonians, Ors. 1,

fealwian

(v.)
Grammar
fealwian, fealewian, fealuwian; p. ode; pp. od

To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves flāvescĕre

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To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves; flāvescĕre On hærfest hit fealwaþ in harvest it ripens, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. His leáf ne fealwiaþ its leaves shall not wither, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Lytle hwíle leáf beóþ gréne, ðonne hý eft fealewiaþ, feallaþ on eorþan

for-hicgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hicgan, -higan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To neglectrejectdespisecondemndespĭcĕrespernĕre

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To neglect, reject, despise, condemn; despĭcĕre, spernĕre Se wæs middangeard forhicgende he was despising the world; cum esset contemptu mundi insignis, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 25. Se ðeme forhigþ qui spernit me, Jn. Bos. 12, 48. We forhicgaþ on arísendum

hræd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd-líc, adj.

Quickhastysuddenspeedyprecipitate

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Quick, hasty, sudden, speedy, precipitate Hit wǽre tó hrædlíc gif hé ðá on cildcradole ácweald wurde it had been precipitate, had he been slain then in the cradle, Homl. Th. i. 82, 28. Æfter hrædlíce tíde after a short time, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 28.

in-híréd

(n.)
Grammar
in-híréd, es ; m.

Householdfamilyhouse

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Household, family, house Tirus wæs on Cryst gelýfende ende hé sylf and eall hys ynhýréd Tyrus believed on Christ, he himself and all his household, St. And. 30, 15. Inhýredes clientelæ, Hpt. Gl. 523. Ealle werhádes men his inhírédes ǽgðer ge inbyrdlingas

lácnung

(n.)
Grammar
lácnung, lǽcnung (v. sealf-lǽcnung), e; f.

Healingcureremedymedicine

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Healing, cure, remedy, medicine Lácnung medicamen, R. Ben: medicamentum, Hpt. Gl. 478. On gódan lǽce biþ gelang seóces mannes lácnung the sick man's cure depends on a good doctor, L. Pen, 1; Th. ii. 278, 4. Ða hé gehǽlde ðe lácnunga beþorftun eos qui

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prass

(n.)
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pomp, array, parade Hwǽr syndon démra dómstówa? hwǽr ys heora rícetere and heora prass and orgol, búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. Se cásere fór intó Efese mid ðrymme and mid prasse, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 26. Hí Pantan streám

rǽde-here

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-here, es; m.
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A mounted force, cavalry Rǽdehere cerethi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 76 : cerethei, 130, 15. Of rádehere equitatu, Hpt. Gl. 525, 25. Alexandres næs ná má geslægen ðonne hundtwelftig on ðæm rǽdehere in exercitu Alexandri centum et viginti equites defuere, Ors

stuntness

(n.)
Grammar
stuntness, e; f. Foolishness, folly, stupidity
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Stultitia, ðæt is stuntnys, Wulfst. 52, 17. Ðysses middaneardes wýsdóm is stuntnis ætforan Gode, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 228. Nelle ðú beón eádmód on wísdóm ðínum ne geeádmétt on stuntnesse ( stultitia ), Sciut. 19, 13. Ðá áwende Crist úre stuntnysse tó geráde