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Ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Ǽ, indecl. f.

Law ⬩ statute ⬩ custom ⬩ rite ⬩ marriage ⬩ lex ⬩ statutum ⬩ ceremoniæ ⬩ ritus ⬩ matrimonium

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God is wísdóm and ǽ woruldbúendra God is the wisdom and law of the inhabitants of the world, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 165; Met. 29, 83. Cristes ǽ the Gospel. Bútan ǽ oððe útlaga an outlaw, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 44. Seó æftere ǽ Deuteronomy, Bd. 1, 27.

Linked entries: ǽ-fyllende á

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, hyrd-rǽden, e; f.

Guard ⬩ guardianship ⬩ care ⬩ keeping

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Gehwilc hæbbe him betǽhtne engel tó hyrdrǽdene each has an angel assigned to him as guard, i. 516, 32. Se stæf getácnaþ gýmene and hyrdrǽdene the staff indicates care and guardianship, ii. 280, 35. Tó heordrædene ad custodiam, Hymn. Surt. 11, 27.

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ǽþm

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Þá hátan wæter reócað and mycele ǽþmas ( vapores ) wyrcað, Gr. D. 343, 4. Baþena ǽþmas thermarum uapores, An. Ox. 4778. vapour of the human body Of hómena ǽþme and stiéme cymð eágna mist. Lch. ii. 26, 26.

flocc

a company ⬩ a troop ⬩ band ⬩ legion ⬩ a band ⬩ a flock ⬩ herd

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Hé geseah Críst standan and þone clǽnan flocc mid him, hundteóntig þúsenda and feówer and feówertig þúsenda, Hml. A. 18, 115. a troop of soldiers, band, legion Cwæð se lǽwa tó ðám láðum flocce (cf.cohors, Jn. 18, 3), Hml. Th. ii. 246, II.

húru-þinga

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A. 144, 9. v. húru ; III Mt. 14, 36 (in Dict.). v. húru; Wé willað ꝥ ǽlces hádes menn georne gebúgan tó rihte . . . and húruþinga (praecipue, praesertim) Godes þeówas, . . . And ealle Godes þeówas . . . and húruþinga (maxime) sácerdas, Ll.

á-blycgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-blycgan, p. de; pp. -blyged, -blycged.

to get affected by fear, get dismayed ⬩ to get affected by wonder, get amazed, astonished

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Ábliccedum attonitis, An. Ox. 3506. Similar entries v. un-geblyged in Dict

heorþ-pening

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m.

A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]

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Sý ǽlc heorþpenig ágífen be Petres mæsse dæge: and seðe hine tó ðam ándagan gelǽst næbbe, lǽde hine tó Róme, and ðǽr tó eácan xxx pænega and bringe ðonne swutelunge ðæt hé ðǽr swá micel betǽht hæbbe.

recen

(adj.)
Grammar
recen, adj.
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ready, prompt. v. recenian Mæg sige syllan se ðe symle byþ recon and rǽdfæst, Wald. 108; Vald. 2, 26. [Cumeð her forð, and beð alle reken, And lereð wel quat he sal speken, Gen. and Ex. 3485. Louerd, ic ( Moses ) am unreken of wurdes, 2817.

Linked entries: recene recenlíce

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forth ⬩ shoot ⬩ shoot out ⬩ fall ⬩ jaculari ⬩ cum impetu erumpere

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Ða eágan of his heáfde ascuton, and on eorþan feóllan the eyes shot out of his head, and fell on the earth, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 38

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stunt

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt, adj.
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Stunt folc and unwís popule stulte et insipiens, Deut. 32, 6. Ic wæs stunt, and ic eom nú wís, Homl. Th. i. 433, 6. Ðú sprǽce swá swá án stunt wíf, ii. 452, 31. Ðú stunta fatue, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 22. For eówer stuntan lage per traditionem vestram, Mk.

flyht

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Hé sealde ðám fixum sund, and ðám fugelum fliht, Hml. Th. i. 16, 7. Flihtas convolalus, alatus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 52. Flyhtas convolatus, An. Ox. 5482: 2, 488. Widgillum flihtum passiuis uolatibus, ii. 19. Take here flyþ in Dict., and add

fylgean

to follow ⬩ to pursue ⬩ to follow ⬩ proceed along ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ devote one's self to, diligently attend to. ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thing ⬩ obsequi ⬩ to try to gain ⬩ to follow, do what has already been done by another ⬩ to happen or come at a later time

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Fylian heora bócum and gebedum georne, Ll.

girwan

Grammar
girwan, <b>gierwan, gerwan, gyrwan, gierian, gerian, gyrian</b>
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Ðonne ðú feorme gierwe, Past. 323, 22. to prepare, make ready for a purpose by some process Se háta sumor hæleða bearnum giereð and drígeð sǽd and bléda, Met. 29, 59.

ge-mǽne

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</b> that is shared between persons (dat. ) :-- Þolige hé healfes weres, and ꝥ sý gemǽne hláforde and bisceope, Ll. Th. i. 398, 6. Þ si gemǽne Críste and cyninge, 344, 4:348, 2C. Þ á woruldbóte hig gesetton gemǽne Críste and cynge, 166, 17.

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom ⬩ florere, efflorere, reflorere ⬩ to be in full vigour or bloom ⬩ to burst, blossom

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Aarones gyrd greów and bleów and bær hnyte Aaron's rod grew and blossomed and bare nuts, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 18. Bleów flǽsc mín refloruit caro mea, Ps. Lamb. 27, 7.

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Hig stódon feorran and hyra stefna úp áhófon, Lk. 17, 13. of sound produced with an instrument Heofonbýman stefn, Cri. 949. of sound made by inanimate objects Geómen cwǽdon ꝥ ðrittegum geárum ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes and ceoriendes

a-fétigan

Grammar
a-fétigan, l. afetigan,
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and

a-getan

(v.)
Grammar
a-getan, to destroy, l. á-gétan,
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and

a-ledran

Grammar
a-ledran, l. á-léþran,
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and

clýfa

Grammar
clýfa, l. clyfa,
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and